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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1937
Page
3
Columbia report covers the Far mers Exchange annual meeting at Olmsted Falls School, Christmas planning by church groups, a Dec 3 basketball game at Avon, and recent wins over Brunswick. It notes student activities, weddings, moves, club gatherings, and community birthdays with several local names and institutions.
Voters approved three ordinances in November but may be struck down by common pleas court. Village nonpartisan league plans to push a charter form of government if the ordinances are invalidated. Officials who opposed them seek an earlier injunction hearing date to keep the measures from taking effect.
On Thursday December 2 Zion's Ladies Aid will hold its annual Thank Offering Ingathering program. A luncheon at noon for all Congregation ladies follows with social hour a business meeting and a short playlet titled A Thankoffering Dollar performed by thirteen ladies.
Mr and Mrs Fred Fix of Lakewood hosted Mr and Mrs Richard Reutter for dinner. Mrs Earle Gibbs and daughter Sylvia of Medina were luncheon guests of Mrs Richard Reutter and her son.
Mrs Ralph Feuchter stayed with her mother in Cleveland Monday and Tuesday while Mrs William Grabenstetter visited her daughter in town. Leona Armbruster wed John Roust at St Martin's High Mass officiated by Fr Schaefer. Fred Hasel and Martha Schingleton wed in Litchfield with Rev Nadie. Corwin and Benson Delemore visit Ed Dolomore’s family in Lakewood New Jersey. Albert Hoppe visits Dayton with Mrs Charles Goodman. E C Hadlock and son Loren visit sister-in-law Edwin Lasch. E O Schreiber of Evanston spent week with Louise Mack and Henry Wolf families. Earl Arick and family in Cleveland. Stoskopf move to Meadow Brook Ave Cleveland. About 375 attend chicken dinner at Evangelical Reformed Church hall served by Women’s Union chaired by Mrs Carl Hauck. Basketball teams to Hinckley Wednesday for practice games. Mrs Richard Reutter and Mrs Lamar Harper host A B C Club Friday.
Thanksgiving guests gathered across several households including the Bauers with Stoskopf and Gunkelman families in Abbeyville and Medina, Reed and Wolfe families, Arick guests from Medina and Elyria visitors, Kemp and Weidner households with Abbeyville ties, Reutter family visits to Lakeside Hospital, and multiple invitations among Grabenstetter, Feuchter, Keller, Hill, Wolf, Derek and Evans‑town residents from Cleveland to Columbus. The listings show extended networks hosting relatives and friends from Cleveland Elyria North Olmsted Willard Smithville and Evans, IL Mon.
Ladies Aid will meet on Wednesday, December 1, at the home of Mrs. Frank Sweet for dinner. Note the change of day for this week only.
Mrs Fanny Wilford, ill since last June, died Friday at her son Edward's home. Rev Carpenter led funeral services Sunday afternoon at the M E Church. Interment followed in Fields cemetery.
Miss Margaret Burkley returned from Ohio State to spend the holiday with her parents Mr. and Mrs Otto Burkley. Mrs George Fortune Jr of Youngstown has been visiting Mr and Mrs George Fortune. John Robinson of Elyria was a
In a November birthday celebration at the O Liloyd home Miss Ethel Daniel of Elyria visited her niece Mrs. James Sayers. Charles Nash hosted a dinner party for three November birthdays with guests Volney Nash Merrill Nash and other relatives including Annie Bemis Alvin Bemis Merrill Nash Donald Nash Richard Nash Charles Nash Louise and Nelson Nash.
Numerous Elyria area families hosted guests and relatives for Thanksgiving and other visits. Host lists include A J House, Carl Schuster, James Sayers, Forest Lyndes, E H Terrel, Robert Harding, Jack Meyers, Edward Henson, Miner Eldred, Lynn Eldred, Harold Rose, William Harrison, Mary Bainbridge, Thomas Higham, Vernon Jacques, Burt Green, Archer Shaw, P J Lucus, Joseph Dageven, Thomas Frisbee, G Frisbee, Catherine Frisbee, Erwin Hunter, Charles Madison, and others from Elyria, Cleveland, and nearby towns.
At the Ridgeville Grange meeting in the Grange Hall on Tuesday, officers were elected for the new term. BE. A. Brandt was named Master, Clyde Van Wormer Overseer, Bartter Lecturer, Dan Harding Treasurer, Mrs. George Taylor Secretary, Mrs. John Burke Chaplain, Gage Steward, John Burke Assistant Steward, Henry Baehr Gatekeeper, Hester Taylor Pomona, Mrs. Kammiller Ceres, Mrs. BE. A. Brandt Flora, Mrs. H. Mitchell Legislative Committee member, George Fortune Executive Committee member, Merton Mason Juvenile Master. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Dawson of Old Glory Grange in La Grange attended as guests.
The student body gathered in the Ridgeville school auditorium to bid farewell to Supt. Glenn West after eight years of leadership. West receives a wrist watch from the student body as he prepares to start his new duties as Crawford County schools superintendent. The ceremony included a short talk by West, led by Miss Ford, with the high school chorus closing the program.
Reverend and Mrs. E C Young dined with son Stanley and daughter in law. Detroit guests Mr and Mrs Martin Frency and children Lewis and Jean visited Mrs E M Knowles for Thanksgiving.
Mr and Mrs T M Butler learned two of their grandson DeForrest Butler s children were seriously injured in a school bus accident near their Michigan home with the boys reported in critical condition Joy Jean and Janet Mill entertained their Sunday school class for a Thanksgiving party Friday afternoon Mr and Mrs Fred Bauern tered at dinner on Thanksgiving Day Mr and Mrs Charles Taylor of Berea Mr and Mrs Herbert Bauer and daughter Jean and Mr and Mrs Fred Bauer Jr and children of Elyria Lester Henry of Detroit is visiting friends here over Thanksgiving Alfred Roth of Maryland visiting his parents Mr and Mrs A C Roth
Grafton James Tran and daughter Wini fred, Miss Lucy Robson and Mrs Edith Howard entertained at a family dinner party Tuesday evening at their home. Service was laid for twenty. Present were H C Weinle of Duluth Minnesota, George Gibson of Chicago Illinois, Fannie Wilson, Herbert Whitney, Mary Whitney, Floyd Whitney, Calvin Whitney of Pittsfield, T M Pfeiffer of Wellington, C A Webb, Nereid Webb, Thomas William Webb of Lakewood, and the hosts.
A sequence of Thanksgiving gatherings features Mr. and Mrs. George Hamberg er entertaining in Ohio with relatives from Oberlin Pittsfield Columbus Martella and Cleveland. Other households host visitors from Elyria Akron Mentor Staplehurst Neb. including Grace Park Rev. James Lilly Olive Park and multiple families.
Mrs Delia Hachenburg and Charles Campbell of Wakeman joined Mr and Mrs Arthur Rinehart for Thanksgiving. Miss Lorna Niederfeld of Cleveland and Mr and Mrs Jack Buchholtz and Emil Jantz dined with Mr and Mrs Carl Jantz. Callers included Mrs August Niederfelg of Brecksville and W Sandor of Cleveland. Thanksgiving visitors included Mr and Mrs L Burrer and family of Lorain and W L Benton and Miss Etta Benton of Penfield. A B Pfeiffer spent Thanksgiving with Atty and Mrs H L Emerson of East Cleveland. Mrs Rose Longwell of Lorain visited Mr and Mrs John Beesing. Rose Beesing of Bay Village was a caller Friday. Mrs Franklin Rust spent Thanksgiving with her sister Mrs Ernie Lamb of Lakeswood. Dinner guests on Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving dinners joined neighbors and relatives including C. J. Neff and the Neffs of Lorain and Cleveland guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Dwight Rogers in Lorain. Additional visits by Claud Overdon and Cad Heath to the Rogers home. Mrs Shirley Davidson recovering after four weeks confinement. I O O Lodge to elect officers at Monday’s meeting in November.
Eaton Par ent Teachers Association Executive Committee will meet at the schoolhouse Monday evening November 29. President Mrs Ziehm asks members to remember the towel shower for December. East one is asked to bring a dish towel for kitchen use. Grange members will present the program on December 7 evening.
Members of the Ladies' Aid Society met at Mrs. Lute Alexander's home to finish items for the December 1 bazaar at the church. The Christmas meeting will be at Mrs. George Cornish's home on December 16 with a gift exchange and a program led by Mrs. Robert Grills.
The article lists numerous local visitors and extended family gatherings for Thanksgiving. Included are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ziehm and family visiting relatives in Buffalo. W. H. Giles’s slow improvement. E. M. Hathaway of LaGrange dining with Olive Hopwood and Mame Cornish. the Cook, Jean Cook, Ruth Cook, Alice Nichols, Malcolm Patrick from Elyria. the Splete family hosting all but the Howard Splete clan from Carthage, New York. thirty attended the dinner. Also mentioned are Mrs. Walter Downs and baby returning from Elyria Memorial Hospital. guests of A. J. Carpenter for Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Anna Austin recuperating at home. twenty four at the Hawke home with various Hawke family members and guests. B. Turner returning to Litchfield after two months with his daughter in town.
Mrs. Carrie Fahrion and Mr and Mrs Henry Fahrion attended Elizabeth Mayer’s funeral at Waite funeral home Medina Monday. Carrie Fahrion accompanied Ralph Reutter to visit Dallas Warner ill at Fairview hospital Cleveland Monday evening. Mrs. Sue Treese in Lodi hospital remains unrecovered, and Miss Cora Pelton is very low at Lodi Hospital after two weeks of treatment.
Families and guests from Litchfield and nearby towns shared Thanksgiving at John Yost’s home and at various hosts. Attendees included P A Romp Chester Romp Chester Rindfleisch Olmsted Fails Earl Jameyson Minnie Jameyson Ralph Taylor Milo Gunsaul Wallace Yost Marion Yost Al Nance Edward Yost Harold Jameyson Will Baylor Marion Wagner Clyde Yost Carl Jameyson Will Berry Kenneth Hawke Wilbur Hawke and others from Berea Medina New London and Chatham.
North Eaton and numerous relatives from Cleveland Grafton Medina and Elyria join Mr and Mrs Nelson Scoville and other hosts for a central dinner and afternoon and evening visits at several homes across Lorain and Medina counties, highlighting extensive family hospitality and weekend plans.
Brighton readers note a string of Thanksgiving gatherings with George Everson and siblings from New York City, Mary Green of Washington, D C, and numerous local families including the Var Arsdales, Marshall, McClellan, and Wells families hosting relatives in Wellington Nankin and Clarksfield areas. The reports detail guests from Akron Wellington Greenwich and other towns sharing meals and visiting kin during the holiday period.
Families from Norwalk and surrounding areas hosted or joined Thanksgiving Day visits. Notable attendees included Mr and Mrs H D Sheldon with Etna Burge and J W Green, Harold Hardy with Theodore Hardy in Cleveland, and the Fenner family visiting relatives in New London and Western Reserve. Other gatherings featured Will McKenzie and Howard Everson households, plus guests Cornelius Blackman of Pittsburgh and Corlis Blackman of Berea, with George W Greene, Oscar Share, Rev Howard Patrick, and Ed Hubbard in Clarksfield.
Mr and Mrs Claude Holmes and family spent Thanksgiving day with Mr and Mrs Clyde Yo cum on Pleasant Street. Elizabeth Moore and uncle were also mentioned in the readable fragment.
George Everson spent Friday afternoon with relatives in Milan Ohio Mary Beth Everson returned home with them for the weekend. Mr and Mrs Robert Case visited Clarke field with Elva Case. Dorothy and Marjory Holmes were with relatives in Litchfield Ohio. Mr and Mrs Simon Kraus and daughter who have been visiting with Mrs Kraus sister left for California on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Byron Sprott and daughter Olive of Savannah were supper guests at the Everson home Friday evening. C E Gill and family Teoma Lance Julia Vargo Wellington Margaret Vargo Cleveland Mr and Mrs Fay Perking Brighton and Charles Lampen of Cleveland were dinner guests Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs C E Gill in honor of their grandson Robert Lampen birthday anniversary.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Garber and son stayed at George Stolls Main Street home for the winter while in Daytona Beach Fila Mrs Mina Dideluis visits her sister in Cleveland Mr and Mrs James Felton and daughter spent the weekend with the latter s parents Mr and Mrs Karl Love Mr and Mrs Robert McLaughlin entertained the latter s parents from Berea Mr and Mrs Raymond Shinsky and son Mrs W J Benson and Mrs Dora Pomeroy were in Nor walk Tuesday afternoon Mrs Curtis Todd was in Elyria Tuesday afternoon The Eastern Star held a special meeting at the Masonic Hall Monday evening to confer initiatory degree on Gertrude Byron.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Breisch entertained relatives from Pennsylvania over Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Benson were Thursday guests of John Shinsky in Florence. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartlome spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Amherst. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ketchum in Lorain. Clair Todd of Montana spent Thursday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Albright have moved to Elyria.
The Center aid society meets at Mrs. Ruth Rowland's home Thursday with dinner. The Harmonial Society of the Methodist church plans Friday dinner in the church dining room. Rev. H. H. Patrick attended a convention in Akron. The Methodist choir practiced at Mrs. Retta Richards's home, preparing cantata parts for the Christmas program.
Thanksgiving dinners brought together numerous relatives and friends from Akron Everett Wellington and Clarksfield with host families the Knapps, Chamberlins and Thornpsons. Notable events include a 70th birthday tribute to A C Pohlman and the announced marriage of Bertha Simonson to Walford Greene in Auburn Indiana with plans to housekeep there.
The article notes multiple local residents visiting extended family in the Brighton area. Lois Phelps of Wlyria stayed with relatives including Alma Jewett. Mr. and Mrs. Greydon Jewett hosted a supper party with several couples. Thanksgiving dinners were shared with Oleg Crittenden’s family in Leroy, while Norris Kent of Akron visits the E. D. Thompson home. Harold Geisler and son from Toledo are guests at Paul Jewett’s with other relatives.
Orville Haury and family of Medina joined Mr. and Mrs. G O Haury and other relatives for Thanksgiving dinner with the Frank Ullrich and Gross families. Theo Harry left for Florida for the winter. Ed Mishler of Medina visited George Gross. Albert Gross of Seville and Gilbert Gross with Fulton family members shared Thanksgiving in the area. Betty Partlow and others from North Olmsted and Elyria joined local relatives for holiday gatherings.
A series of Thanksgiving and weekend visits highlighted social life in Berea Parma Lakewood Wellington and surrounding areas. Families including Haury Fries Fiest Bayne and Strittmatter hosted relatives from Cleveland Grafton and North Olmsted. Attendees named include Mr Mrs Edward Fullmer Dan Hall Arthur Haury Cletus Haury Norman Haury Walter Haury Helen Ruty Selden and others with several dinners and Sunday meals noted. The report lists multiple households and guest exchanges across Medina Parma Wellington and surrounding towns.
An advertisement touts Thoxine as fast acting internal throat medicine for sore throats and coughs. It claims relief within minutes, with ingredients approved by doctors, and targets children as well. Available in 35¢ to $1.00 sizes.
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