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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1928

Page

4

Time To Spray Potatoes Demonstration In Ohio

A county potato spray workshop on June 1 at 1:30 p.m. at Suntry Club Farm Murry Ridge will cover Bordeaux mixture usage, with HL Parks Entomologist and A J Pierstorff Plant Pathologist of Ohio State University leading. They will discuss insect control and disease prevention for vegetable growers. Public invited. attendees urged to bring potato problems.

Murry Ridge HL Parks A. J. Plerstorf Ohio State University

Odd Fellows Lodge Initiates New Class in Emotional Ceremony

Community leaders and lodge members framed the initiation as a high honor. Mr Lord expressed deep gratitude as Rev Wiseman and Grand Master Sumner urged new brothers to commit seriously, emphasizing fraternity, service, and a future legacy. The gathering honored deceased members and the flag carried into forthcoming exercises.

Odd Fellows Initiatory Degree and Lodge Growth noted

The initiatory degree sets the proper Odd Fellows atmosphere and underscores community service. Meadville Home for Orphans, built by Odd Fellows, is highlighted. Elyria Lodge No. 103 reports 643 members, a rise of over 100 since January 1, 1928, with six more applications and twenty candidates to receive initiatory degree on Tuesday the 5th. The Initiatory Degree Team led by Mason Smith receives praise for its work.

Odd Fellowship Odd Fellows Meadville A. E. Lord Elyria Lodge Independant Order of Odd Fellows Mason Smith

Wellington Marks Memorial Day With Decoration Exercises

Wellington observed Memorial Day with Decoration Day exercises held yesterday in the opera house. The event honored war dead and followed a formal program reflecting local traditions and remembrance.

Wellington Opera House

Memorial Day Program at Opera House Opens Exercises

The morning event featured a girl kidnapped from this house ending with grave decorations in the afternoon. The high school orchestra directed by Ray Rowland opened the exercises, followed by the junior choir under Miss May Belle Williams. A tableau Memories of a Night in Camp started with Taps by Dan Rowland and included Nervo Serenade and Tenting Tonight performed by Lee Powell Wadsworth and Cole. Mrs. Robert Holland sang There Is No Death and The Girl I Left Behind Me, then the sketch concluded with Reveille. Elton Parker presented Memories of Lincoln The Gettysburg Address as a Civil War tribute. Chaplain Henry J. Becker gave a patriotic address on Our Country, and the audience sang America. Benediction by Rev. C. W. Pagry and a Civil War soldiers recessional closed the service. Grand Army men present included Levi H. Derry, Ben Marshall, Miles June, John Hawk, Elvis J. Cooper, Reuben Knapp, and Commander S. S. A. Williams. L. N. Bailey of the United States Army attended on furlough. The American Legion, the Bor Scouts, the W. A. C., S. of V., the A. L. A. and the Girl Scouts joined the local G. A. R. Post to honor Memorial Day.

Ray Rowland Opera House Maybelle Williams Dan Rowland Lee, Powell, Wadsworth Cole Robert Holland Reveille Lincoln Elton Parker Henry J. Becker America C. W. Pagry Grand Army Post Department Levi H. Derry Norwalk Ben Marshall Rochester Miles June Greenwich John Hawk Oberlin Elvis J. Cooper Reuben Knapp S&s. A. Williams L. N. Bailey United States Army of Washington, D. C Wellington American Legion Bor S. of

Elmer Wadsworth Burial Planned Here After Death

Word arrives of Mrs. Elmer Wadsworth, formerly of this place, dying at her daughter Jessica Hogan’s Brooklyn home. Funeral 2 PM tomorrow at Wadsworth Funeral Home with Rev. Record. burial here under Wadsworth charge. Also Nina Simpkinson’s funeral and burial by Wadsworth’s in Huntington cemetery. Burglars break into Wellington Hardware Co. window broken. entry gained Tuesday night.

Elmer Wadswearth Jessicy M. Hogan Brooklyn N. Y Wadsworth Funeral Home Record Wadsworth Simpkinson Nina Simpkinson Union Street Wadsworth’s Huntington Cemetery Thornton Wellington Hardware Co

Golf And Tennis Popular Here Wednesday

Golf and tennis drew strong participation across Cascade Park Spring Valley Elyria Country Club and Oberlin Club on Wednesday. M A Staff won the Spring Valley flag tourney with 78 gross 66 net while Tom Schutkins of Cleveland placed second after a hole in one. Mixed foursome winners Mrs Staff and Mr Staff posted net 69 with runners up Mrs Greene and Joe Toth. Airs Menning Steeve and Mrs Gummoe Slocum led on nets while a 9 ruled best gross. Also noted were Canada pilot training grants and a spike in New York forest fires.

Cascade Park Spring Valley Elyria Country Club Oberlin Club M. A Tom Schutkins Cleveland Dr. Hagedorn J. R. Jones Staf J. M. Greene Joe Toth Ray Menning Lewis Steeve Ed. Gummoe B. Slocum

Store Stock Scan for Theft Estimate

Mr. Thornton conducts a stock check to estimate the amount taken from the store. He reviews inventory levels and compares them with records to determine the loss and assess theft impact.

Mr. Thornton

Burt in Auto Accident

Mrs. E. L. Barrick rushed to Cleveland Tuesday after an automobile accident wounded her mother, father, and sister. The sister suffered deep cuts while the mother sustained internal injuries. All three remain bruised and are hospitalized or resting.

Burt E. L. Barrick Cleveland

Wellington Player Howard Vans Sprains Ankle

Howard Vans sprained his ankle a few days ago while practicing with the Wellington baseball team and has been confined to bed the past several days.

Howard Vans Wellington

Mugwump Party Recalled In Local Voter Registration

A voter registered as an adherent to the Mugwump party, a group born from a 1884 Republican split. The registration supervisor had not heard of Mugwumps and questioned the claim until the voter clarified the party’s origins and stance.

London Mugwuimp Republican

Women shine as first London greyhound owner wins

The new sport of greyhound racing in England sees growing female participation. One of the early women owners wins a dog race on a London track, highlighting a shift in the sport's gender dynamics.

England London

Relief From Constipation Cure Promoted By Doctor

A Battle Creek physician states constipation causes much misery but Rexall Orderlie offers relief. The tablet draws water into the colon to soften waste, producing a gentle natural movement without habit. Chew a Rexall Orderlie at night. next day relief. 24 for 25c at Rexall Drug Store.

Battle Creek Rexall Orderlies Rexal Drug Store

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Mgr. Lord Wiseman Lord Brother Lord C. R. Sumners Dorothy Selangowski Toledo Aves M&s Elmer Wadsworth Canada Dominion New York State Phil’s Betty Baldwin W.t.fric E. Bridge St Lars Price Yria Free Soe Robinson & Hamzock
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