New Eyes for the Needy Aids the Sight-Impaired
In Short Hills New Jersey a nonprofit group New Eyes for the Needy collects used eyeglasses and jewelry, sells donated metals to fund glasses artificial eyes and eye exams. The organization partners with hospitals and welfare groups and improved sight for nearly 9000 people last year. It operates nationwide with endorsements from medical societies.
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Short Hills
New Jersey
New Eyes For
Ohio
New Eyes For the Needy, Inc
Short Hills, N. J
Wit and Whimsy in a Boston Post Tale of Angostura Bitters
The piece recounts Dorothy W. Sanborn crafting long cross Bible markers and a humorous anecdote from the Boston Post about Grey Baby teaching kittens to wean using Angostura bitters. The kittens react to the advertised remedy as the ad slogan promises.
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Dorothy W. Sanborn
Boston Post
Cat Chases Pheasant Startles Grafton Residents
Grafton residents enjoyed the opening day of hunting season with a humorous scene on Main Street. Truman Miller of 1052 Mechanic Street saw an old cat chase a hen pheasant at about 6 a.m. and drew a pen sketch of the moment.
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Grafton
Lorain County
Truman Miller
Mechanic Street
Mr. Miller
Main Street
Miller
Worry of FALSE TEETH
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Youth Fellowship Meets at Mag Yar Evangelical Church
The Mag yar Evangelical and Reformed Youth Fellowship met in church parlors with Edward Abahazi leading devotions on Whats A Man Worth and Thomas Webb presenting. Plans include a rummage sale November 22 at the church to fund the Christmas project and a vesper visit to Oberlin College. Shirley Nagy presided as chairman and reports were reviewed. Grace Rahming of Oberlin spoke at the East District National Needlecraft Guild meeting at the Elyria YWCA with Mrs. Franklin Wright introducing and coordinating the event.
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Youth Fellowship
Magyar Evangelical and Reformed Church
Edward Abahazi
Thomas Webb
Shirley Nagy
Ernest Bartha
Oberlin College
Grace Rahming
Oberlin
East District
National Needlecraft Guild
Elyria Y.W.C
Rahmings
Christmas Promotions Too Early, Is Complaint
Port Huron Council of Churches urged merchants to delay downtown Christmas decorations and promotions until after Thanksgiving, deeming early campaigns push Thanksgiving aside. The council passed a resolution to the Chamber of Commerce asking for restraint.
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Port Huron
Mich
Local Birth Announcements Mix in Elyria and Beyond
A stream of birth notices from Elyria Memorial Hospital lists numerous families welcoming new babies. Glenn Michael Gerber and Robert Alan Jackson are born at Shaw Air Force Base Hospital and St Luke's Hospital respectively, with families traveling from Sumter and Indian Hollow Road to visit or announce. Additional births include Jenifer Lynn Walden, a daughter for Betty Sue Delp and William Walden, and several more newborns to local residents across Elyria and surrounding towns.
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Nelson A. Gerber
Sumter
S. C
Glenn Michael
Shaw Air Force Base Hospital
Gerber
Vivian Horace
Elyria
Harold Horace
No. 1
Frank Scourt
Robert Alan
St. Luke's Hospital
Cleveland
Pfc
John Jackson
Indian Hollow Road
Pfc. Jackson
Korea
Jackson
Betsy MacDonald
William Walden
Caroline Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jenifer Lynn
Truman Gets Offer for One Hour Recording Deal
Roger Brown of a New York recording company offered President Truman forty thousand dollars for one hour’s work after he leaves the White House on January 20. He would pay for Truman to record four of Brown’s piano favorites, a session Brown says would take about an hour. Separate note reports Italian textile and dye firms negotiating to move plants to Paraguay.
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Washington
Roger Brown
New York
President Truman
White House
Brown
Mr. Truman
Licenses Listed For Wellington Lorain Areas
A series of license records lists individuals from Wellington and Lorain and nearby towns. Names include Roy Dyke retiring with Leslie Kelley and Clyde Butler with Joyce Green, among others, detailing occupations and address components.
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Roy Dyke
Wellington
Leslie Kelley
East Avenue
Clyde Butler
Joyce Green
R. D. Wellington
Eliazar Garza
Lorain
Cornelia Alicea
Liberty Street
R.D. Elyria
Jose Roman
Juanita Rodriguez
Shirley Coe
Root Road
Helen Krajece
Roosevelt Avenue
Alfred Baxter
R. D
Elyria
Doris Brownig
Lewis Leiter
Ashland
Jean Hines
Eugene Carter
Diagonal Road
Painter
Sheila Shannon
Lake Avenue
Russell Hand
Ripton
U.S. Army
Beverly Wallhead
Infirmary Road
Donald Kelly
Mary Baumbhardt
Vern H. Andrews, Jr
Center Ridge Road
Marian Mae Osborne
Lodi Street
Louis Hock
Elizabeth Fallis
Albert Princie
Cleveland
Virginia Greszler
Garfield Road
R.D. 2
Oberlin
Elyria Woman Named To Ohio P T A Board
Mrs E Russell Foster of Elyria was elected to chair the motion pictures and visual education committee on the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers board at its fall meeting in Columbus. The 50 member board includes officers district directors and committee chairs from across the state and links with the National Congress. Foster joins Elyria’s other representative Mrs George H Tulk editor of the Ohio Parent Teacher.
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Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Columbus
E. Russell Foster
Middle Avenue
Elyria Council of
Parent-Teacher Associations
National Congress
Ohio Congress
Foster
Elyria
George H. Tulk
Ohio Parent-Teacher
Nativity Church Rectory Hosts Pretty Wedding
In South Amherst on a Saturday afternoon two o clock Fr. Frederick Dietz joined Violet Bozicevich and Richard Beam in a double ring ceremony at Nativity Church rectory. The couple, with violet dress and halo hat, celebrated before 250 guests at a Swiss hall reception with a three tier wedding cake and seasonal bouquets. the bride’s sister Mrs. Jack Clarke served as matron of honor and Don Slack was best man. The couple planned a wedding trip following the ceremony.
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South Amherst
Frederick Dietz
Jack Clarke
Don Slack
Couple Weds In Black Velvet Dress At Amherst Ceremony
The bride wore a black velvet dress with white winter accessories. They will reside at 243 Cleveland Avenue in Amherst. The groom works for Plumb Construction Co. and is an Amherst High School 1946 graduate who served 21 months in the U S Army with 11 months in Korea. The bride, a 1947 South Amherst High School graduate, works at the Cleveland Quarries office.
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Cleveland Avenue
Amherst
Plumb Construction Co
Beam
South Amherst High School
Cleveland Quarries Company
Amherst High School
U. S. Army
Korea
Church Circle Plans Card Party at St. Vincent DePaul
St. Elizabeth Circle of St. Vincent DePaul church met at Mrs Worth Mertz home on Murray Ridge road Wednesday evening to make plans for a card party. Two members attended along with guests.
Chronicle-Telegram item from Elyria November 17 1952
Chronicle Telegram edition from Elyria Ohio reports news items dated Monday November 17 1952. The brief page describes local events and notices typical of a mid twentieth century city newspaper.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Ohio
Circle club plans January card party and December meeting
Mrs Andrew Paleo and Mrs Rigo attended a short business meeting where plans were made for a circle card party in January. Prizes were won by Mrs Robert Willis, Mrs Peter Kokotylo, and Mrs Raymond Klinshira. Hostess and her mother Mrs Margaret Brady served dessert. The group meets December 10 at Mrs Kokotylo’s Dellefield road home for a 50 cent gift exchange.
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Andrew Paleo
Rigo
Robert Willis
Peter Kokotylo
Raymond Klinshira
Margaret Brady
Kokotylo
Dellefield Road
Auckland Traffic Policing Awards Weekly Courtesy Ticket
Each week Auckland traffic police select one motorist for a $15 ticket recognizing good driving and road courtesy. The program aims to encourage safe behavior and positive examples on New Zealand roads.
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Auckland
New Zealand
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State Medical Board
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Franklin Wright
Somers Smith Insurance Agency
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Lodi and
North Sts
Odonnell’s
Emily
West Ave
Treva G. Appleton
Marlene Amenhouser
Ohio Welfare Conference
Appleton
Robert E. O’donnell
Howestreet
Retail,Paint and Wallpaper Distributors of America, Inc
Hotel
Sherman
Chicago
David W. Kelly
Edward Kelly
Columbia Avenue
Purdue University Lafayette
Ind
Harold Weisman, Jr
Weisman
Nancy Browne
Boyce Goldcamp
Second Street
William Wissinger
Fairlawn Avenue
Moses Veres
East Griswold Road
Henry Reed
West River Street
Harley Altop
Samuel Luster
Samuel Istreet
Arthur Farmer
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Arthur Emery
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Eastern Heights Boulevard
Hollywood
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Truman
Paraguay
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Don Cheevers
Clyde McKi
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P.T.A. Board
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Church Circle
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain and Allen Hospital
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H & J Cleaners
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