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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1944
Page
5
Local notices cover Avon Lake and Grafton events, a Ridgeville party, a Brownhelm class gathering, and Avon Lake church services. Reports include Melbourne style civic meetings, paper drive schedules, wartime labor concerns, and social club activities with guests from Cleveland and Penfield. A Sunday swing ban in Abergele draws comment from a clergyman.
W Myron Glick will preach An Adequate Gospel for the New World at Lake Avenue Church with Junior Choir music. Bindings committee meets Tuesday 7:30 pm at Mrs C Jackson’s home to fund a new church building. Midweek prayer is Wednesday 8:00 pm in the school. Second Corinthians is the study. Junior Choir rehearsal Friday 7:00 pm. Eaton Church of Christ led by Weaver J Keener holds services in Raton schools with 11:00 am worship and Luke 19:15-28 and 1 Thessalonians 3:16-12 as background. Columbia Methodist hears Dr W Wofford Duncan discuss What’s Wrong with the Church and chaplain’s view. morning service 10:00 am. Plans for Christmas celebration and Youth Fellowship gathering at Bartier home. Woman’s Society meeting at Mrs Leonard Buchs house. Deaconess program presented. Berea Club addressed by Dr Deniean.
Grafton J E Bohn spoke at the Elyria Kiwanis dinner held at the school. Supt Burn discussed the topic As Americans Think. Kiwanis wives attended and fish dinner was served by Metro district church group. Newt Hoskin attended from Elyria club. Richard Steven to speak next week at 6 30 pm Thursday at the school. In Basel Switzerland museum displays a grotesque head titled Lallenkenge with features of Austrian nets. Texas envoy signed annexation treaty with United States on April 12 1844, per dispatch.
Amherst reports the Thanksgiving wedding of Miss Dessie Cromayell and George Krapp at the Congregational church with Rev Bod. Satherser officiating. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Cragin of Grafton. The bride wore crepe with bronze mums. guests came from Clare Michigan T Larken Verily Elyria Lorain and Amherst. The couple will reside at the bride’s home. Thanksgiving service, Bible reading drive, and religious reflections followed at St. Peter’s Evangelical, with contributions from local pastors and the Amherst Ministers Association.
Mrs Lucy Roemer presided at the Aveme Club of theastern Stars meeting in the Masonic club rooms. Officers elected include president Mrs Margaret Maelonaie and secretary Mrs Lignise Sehule. Plans for a Christmas party and a wartime relief drive were announced. 11 members attended and gifts were exchanged. Also noted were Thanksgivings guests and members in service including LeRoy Hall on D-day leave after 22 months in the Pacific and others sent to France.
A jumble of local names and events lists discharge notices for Amherst residents and relatives visiting in Jackson. References to church activities, Thanksgiving gatherings, and family updates fill the page, alongside stray notes about dogs and wartime concerns.
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