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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1973
Page
6
The Elyria YWCA Enrichment Committee organizes a benefit dessert card party to raise funds for Enrichment Series scholarships. Held Thursday in Holly Hall Lounge and auditorium from 1 p.m., attendees can reserve or share a table for games. Prizes and dessert will be served. Mrs. Tom Elliott chairs.
A quirky survey links Kublai Khan, Hugh Hefner, and Stirling Moss by a taste for lavish beds. Khan’s round moon bed reflected astronomy, Hefner’s era features a circular motorized bed, Moss favored a rectangular, storage‑laden headboard setup. A $15 000 concept bed with TV and morning newspaper conveyor remains unbuilt. Social events run at St. John’s Auditorium Homewood Dr Monday to Wednesday afternoons.
The Elyria YWCA Enrichment Series begins its fourth season tomorrow in Holly Hall from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. with Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony as the opening speaker. Anthony, interim minister at First Congregational Church, will discuss Our Small and Mighty World and bring a world worker viewpoint from his Congo Christian Service Committee work in Greece, France, Italy, Korea, Lebanon, and other regions.
A surprise party honored Mr and Mrs Joseph A LaGrotteria at 307 Michigan. The couple, married Sept 25, 1948, reside in Elyria and have three children. He is a Murphy Brothers Body Shop manager and PTA member. she also belongs to St Mary Church and the PTA. The event was hosted by their children and Mrs Loos.
Gingham and other check patterns dominate this year, with calicos patchworks and prints in earthy hues. Used from tablecloths and bedspreads to gowns and accessories, these washable fabrics brighten rooms with sprightly whites, blacks, reds, maize, and orchid tones.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Green of Rt J Rockbridge Ohio observe their 60th wedding anniversary on October 12. Married in Logan in 1913, they have lived in Rockbridge all their married life. He is 88, a retired farmer and former township trustee while she is 84, active in the United Brethren Church. They have three children Homer deceased Dorothy Daubenmire of McArthur and Tizzie Gillett of Wellington. Six grandchildren, one step grandson, 16 great grandchildren and three step great grandchildren. No open house. a card shower is planned.
Department of Commerce five year figures show amateur home improvement up 63 percent and all home projects up 60 percent. Industry officials predict 22.3 billion in DIY plumbing and remodeling this year. At the National Hardware Show in New York exhibitors see tax credits new packaging and merchandising boosting the trend. Hardware advertisers plan about 1 million dollars for campaigns on hand and power tools and related aids.
Patricia Marie Lysaght daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard H Lysaght announces her engagement to Dr Wayne Stephen Barry of Cleveland son of Mr Lewis Barry and Mrs Ruth Barry both of Skokie Illinois. Lysaght a cum laude Ohio University journalism graduate attended Boston University PR graduate work and now PR assistant for Mid-Continent Telephone Corporation in Hudson. Barry prided cum laude Harvard College and earned a MD from Case Western Reserve University and works at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital. Wedding set for June 29.
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