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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1934
Page
14
Jake hides near a shack watching for a mysterious big car and a woman passenger. He follows faint clues through thick woods and meets an old mule rider who hints the car headed toward Bascom place and Leesburg, as dusk falls on a lonely road.
Carlisle area news reports a well attended Masonic chorus concert at LaPorte Methodist Church. Alfred J. Hopkins is installed as commander of Elyria Post 1079 Veterans of Foreign Wars. A birthday party honors Miss Pearl Godfrey with a white and silver theme and gifts. New East Carlisle Parent Teachers Association projects Mothersingers and a ParentEducation Study Course begin. Bridges and social events are noted, with details on guests and venues as listed.
The piece records several Carlisle area gatherings including the Carlisle Men's Five Hundred Club at LaGrange road with prizes awarded to Jack Diedrich Richard Squire William McGuire and Carl Diedrich followed by a social hour and supper. A chicken supper at East Carlisle school benefited the church. Miss Joyce Gregg and Miss June Harrison planned Thanksgiving visits. Martha Krebs hosted Four H club activities with games a luncheon and visits from Gilbert Diedrich and Ceci Pfeiffer.
Local residents and visitors are listed as spending weekends and holidays with relatives across LaPorte Elyria Lorain and surrounding areas. Names include Gullett Krebs Smith Whitmore Rennie Lantsberry Chow in homes on Butternut Ridge Chestnut Ridge Grafton and Lorain with hospital confinements and holiday visits noted.
Donnie and Mrs Jane Smith of Elyria visited at LaPorte at Clayton Smiths home. Lon Bungart of Floral Acres and Mrs Catherine Bungart of Avon visited. Mrs Frank Rahi attended a Ladies Aid meeting at Elyria. Local Methodist church members attended Quarterly Conference in Columbia led by Dr Vernon W Wagar. Margaret Lilley hosted Sorosiety club on Grafton road. Mrs Osca Thompson was honored on her birthday by East River road club. Eric D Chapman attended First Congregational church anniversary dinner in Elyria. Hope Gregg of City Hospital Nurses' Training School recovering from scarlet fever. Mrs Thad Wilson and Mrs Carl Ives visited South Amherst. Russell Kubach and Olive Hall visited A G Kubach's home. Allen Darby family and Emma Darby of Vermilion called on T J Early's family.
The Brownhelm Parent-Teachers Association gathered in the school auditorium for an evening of reports from state and county conventions, a community recreation talk, readings by prize winners, and friendly games. Attendees included Mrs. Parker Baid, Mrs. Bauman, Miss Bertha Barber, Miss Ruth Secrest, Miss Emma Kubiske, and Mr. Cecil Young. Nearby visits were noted with residents visiting and staying with local families in Brownhelm and Vermilion areas.
The West Ridge 4 H Senior Club met at Carlisle Grange Hall on Wednesday evening with attorney Howard A. Butler of Lyria delivering a talk on The History of Ohio. Attendees included Lillian and Lois Eldred, Marian Lauer, Leota Drusendahl, Marguerite Mason, Margaret and Mildred Pallas, Janet Baus, Zelia Schramm, Dorothy Tittle, Beatrice, Raymond Wensink, Chester Sprague, Robert Penfound, and Leroy Gotro. A roller skating party was planned for December with date to be announced.
The Lake Avenue Women's Association of Lake Avenue Community Church held an all day gathering at Mrs. Robert Shryock's home in Elyria with 21 members and three visitors. Activities included quilting, block making, hymn book repairs, and a December 19 Christmas gift exchange set by Mrs. Schaeffer. Briefer notes cover Grange meetings, Christmas party plans, and local social visits.
Birmingham area note: high school and junior high teams traveled to Milan Friday for season openers and both squads suffered defeats. Weekend guests at Hartman Holzhauer included Stinsons of Lorain, Baetzs of Amherst, Holzhauer family, and John. Elyria shopped with Griffens. Nellie Broughton returned from Sandusky after caring for her ill daughter Harold Hauk. Clarence Opperman in Cleveland on business. Early and Opperman families plus Shrunk and Kilmer Clary mentioned in local chatter.
Nov 25 South Ridge reports Rev and Mrs R G Pferrer hosted the Sandusky Ministerial Group with devotions business and talks on proper observance of the holiday season Dinner served to a roster of local pastors. The Brownhelm church class staged a surprise party for the Pferrers with music and games. Members attended the WCTU meeting at Oberlin road and the funeral of Mrs Mary Beal. British air service claims 100 percent regularity on Cairo to India route.
Lyndon Chapter members Charlotte Wilcox Leola Wilcox Nellie Lehman Mabel Durkee and Edna Hastings attended initiation in Elyria. A musical program at Elgin Home for the Aged featured Rev and Mrs J J McAlpine choir members Mr and Mrs C B Rawson four grandchildren R H Denham Mrs Fred Tran and daughter Ruth Mrs J H W Curtiss Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones and son and Miss Hazel Miner attended. the choir performed several numbers and Miss Miner played.
A fragmentary advertisement by Laura L Baldt from Forears Disintest Household Arts promotes Tiny Boand sewing patterns for young children. It lists Style No. 3055 for sizes 2, 4, 6 with yardage details, urges sending 1 cent coins for the pattern, and claims the Fall Winter Book of Fashions provides inexpensive clothing solutions and sewing lessons.
Mr and Mrs L M Youtay and Mr and Mrs P L Chambers returned Friday from Columbus where they attended the 16th annual Ohio Farm Bureau Federation at the Niel House. Lorain county members joined in visiting the State Capitol, the state representatives session, and the Farm Bureau offices. Farm Women’s Breakfast drew over 200 farm women Thursday morning at the Niel House dining room.
Miss Alma Kriebel daughter of Mr and Mrs Simon Kriebel was surprised at a pre nuptial party at her home on Wednesday evening in her honor. She is to marry James Stack son of Mrs Martha Stack of Lorain. Guests enjoyed games and music with refreshments. Miss Kriebel received many gifts.
Sheffield Lake council met Tuesday to discuss Ohio Fuel Gas Co terms for supplying gas to the village. The issue will be put to residents to decide the guaranteed amount the utility requests from consumers. Mrs AL V James resigned as president of the Sheffield Lake Social Club after four years, planning to spend winter in Florida. Nearby, Brookside teams split: girls beat Alumni 17 to 12. boys defeated Grafton 41 to 18. A two act comedy Sound Your Horn is slated for Nov 28 at the Brookside auditorium. A Gulf Road PTA social featured violin numbers by local girls and music by several residents. Rev McAlpine spoke on Being Thankful. he and wife hosted dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss.
A day evening event drew a good crowd and raised funds to purchase reading books for the school. Proceeds support classroom libraries and student access to new titles.
The Port of Quarantine at Essington on the Delaware River, founded in 1700 by William Penn to shield Philadelphia from imported diseases, nears its 235th birth day. It has been under English authority, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and now the U S Public Health Service, making it the oldest permanent quarantine station in the nation.
In Neillsville Wisconsin an $8005 estate awaits Dr Leslie Pitcher once a local dentist. His 88 year old mother Mrs Allie Pitcher long sought him and died recently in an asylum leaving her entire estate to him. Friends sent hundreds of letters and tracked trains for years without success.
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