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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1953
Page
9
Allen PTA executives met at the school to finalize a card party for Tuesday evening November 17 and a bazaar on December 11. Open houses and year plans were discussed as parents visit classrooms and the next meeting at 8 p m was scheduled.
The Rev H K Finley representing the Ohio Association of Regular Baptists attends a reception Friday at Hough Avenue Baptist Cleveland honoring new pastor Rev John G Balgo and wife. William Dale McMan enrolled as a freshman at Duke University this fall and is a cadet in the Duke ROTC. Sandra Marlene Taylor visits her grandparents Fort P Lacure 323 Oxford Ave Traverse City MI this week. Jack H Hafferkamp 15 Devon Ct enrolls for fall term at University of Kansas Lawrence KS. Mrs Alice Smith 814 East Broad St admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital and wishes to see friends. Births announced at Elyria Memorial Hospital: a daughter to Mr and Mrs James Nutter RD 2 and a son to Mr and Mrs Norman Wolf 535 Second St. Also a daughter born yesterday to Mr and Mrs John Young 234
Clearview High School held a PTA organizing meeting with 95 members present. Margaret Lukenic was elected president, John Zidra first vice president, Joseph Kunch second vice president, Alex Posze third vice president, Vera Bryner secretary, and Stella Kalsassay treasurer. Harold Stanford acted as chair. bylaws completed. The event took place in the school cafeteria and was the third organizational meeting. Bath street. Mr. and Mrs. Coy Gillespie announce the birth of a daughter yesterday at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The Gillespies reside on North Murray Ridge road. A son was born to former Elyrians Mr. and Mrs. Don Shepard of Wooster on November 4. Mrs. Shepard, nee Eleanor Bruce.
Yesterday's Brides On Parade opened the Vanity Fair luncheon by the Altar and Rosary Society at St. Mary's Church hall. Mrs. A Findora chaired the event and William Nichols hosted from the Vanity Fair TV program. The society gathered for group Communion at the 8 o'clock Mass Sunday.
At Avon Lake and Vermilion a series of auxiliary events support the Avon Lake Congregational Church building fund. The drive exceeds cash and pledges toward a 145000 goal, with plans for a Thanksgiving dinner November 18 and a card party November 30 to aid the cancer fund.
Ohio labor data show a 41 percent drop in strikes from the prior quarter and a 66 percent fall in man days of idleness. In the third quarter 1953, about 55,000 workers lost 382,000 days across 158 work stoppages, totaling two tenths of a percent of total time worked.
The Elyria Y M C A runs a “Turkey Swim” with a free Thanksgiving turkey for adults who swim during evening classes. Participants must submit cards with name and address, can enter once per night, and drawing occurs at 9 p.m. on November 23. A Senior Life Saving class is also being organized to meet Fridays at 7 p.m.
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Columbus anti bingo ordinances applying to charitable games and operator profits. The ruling reversed a lower court, sustaining Mrs. Clarissa Barr's conviction for a bingo game, and stated city police power can regulate lotteries and penalties. The decision found no conflict with state gambling statutes.
Fifth Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. S. E. Anderson reduced the life sentence of Second Lt. George Schreiber of Brookfield Illinois from murder conviction to five years at hard labor. The general approved dismissal from the service and total forfeiture of pay while maintaining the court-martial findings of premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder in Korea last August.
Oberlin features the Rev Karl Kurth D D executive secretary for Negro Missions US Africa for the Synodical Conference of Lutheran churches as the Mission Festival Speaker at Grace Lutheran on November 15. The event follows his Nigeria Europe tour and promotes native clergy training.
Birmingham Ladies Auxiliary to Davidson Slack VFW Post 8022 met at the Post hall with 13 members and one guest. Louise Purcell installed senior and junior vice presidents and color bearer No. 2. Cub Scouts presented a program and received treats. An Armistice Day event will be held November 11 at Birmingham Missionary Meeting School. The auxiliary serves refreshments this evening at 8. A later November 16 meeting will feature a plastic and toy party.
Washington speech by Assistant Interior Secretary Randahl promises protection for rural electrification administration customers under new power marketing rules. The plan bars withdrawal of contracted power from private industry. non-preference customers face limited residual power, sparking opposition from the National Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives.
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