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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1954
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR mentions a village presentation at Shady Greenwood Park in May and a related event. Names and specifics are unclear, but the item signals a local planning or community meeting with a May date at the park.
Amherst residents are asked this week to donate to the Community Chest with a goal of 3000 dollars. canvassers will call at homes to collect contributions with an average target of 56 dollars per donation. funds stay largely in Amherst and support local groups including the Recreation Center sightless center mental health center Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and the hospital.
AMHERST The WSIS of the First Evangelical United Brethren Cheech met yesterday afternoon in church parlors. Mrs John Carter and others hosted. An announcement urged the Fall Institute on Nov 10 at Calvary Church in Cleveland and a church sale fundraiser was planned.
AMHERST The Pilgrim Fellowship of the Congregational Church will hold a paper drive on Saturday starting at 9 a m Anyone wishing to have their papers collected should call before 9 and Sunday morning Arrive
The Women's Guild of St Peter's Church in Amherst will host a regional guild meeting on Oct 27 with guest speaker Miss Ruth Auchenbach. Registration starts at 9 20 with services, prayers, and a luncheon in the church hall.
St Peter Church plans the Festival of the Harvest Sunday service with the pastor speaking on Life's Golden Age focusing on older adults. chi rip fellowship decorates the church and collects canned goods to donate to the Home for the Aged in Upper Sandusky after services.
Stanley Reichert was elected president of the Recreation Board at a recent meeting. Charles Wolf was chosen vice president and Pauline Wenner as secretary. One hundred forty eight students have registered for the recreation activities.
Amherst residents invited to donate items for the Turage sale hosted by the Amherst Hospital Auxiliary at the town hall on October 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Contact Christine Brill or local organizers for contributions.
Amherst PTA plans a panel discussion on Teenage Problems and Juvenile Delinquency at Powers Elementary School Monday evening. Rev. Richard Appel Rev. Dale Jugws Clayton Springer Mrs Zar Kane Mrs Evelyn Smith William Vinning and six high school students will participate. Robert Choate will moderate. Attorney Joseph Zieba will speak on detention home needs in Lorain County. Mrs Jerome Wenner will preside in the president’s absence.
Amherst residents are to be invited to join the Amherst Hospital Association as a solicitation drive starts tomorrow. President Conrad Zilch says the drive is serlist this year to enlist enough helpers for officer selection in January. Letters explaining the move and membership forms are being sent this week.
Beth Stevens of Amherst has been chosen as one of two pianists for the Northfield School for Girls and Herman School for Boys orchestra in East Northfield Mass. She is senior at Northfield and active in the choir. The group performs for the glee club concert and spring sacred concert. The article notes Alec Templeton, a guest artist, entertained Northfield students. Birth announcements follow.
Norma Jean Busser and Richard Kapis will exchange vows November 25 at St. Joseph Catholic Church Amherst in a 10 AM ceremony. The bride, from Jackson Street, and the groom of Pierpont Ohio belong to local churches and sororities and work at Brown Lipe Chapin.
The Lions Club met at St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church where William Young spoke as a representative of Alcoholics Anonymous and described the group's purpose and work. Members also assisted at a light bulb sale at the O Neil Shopping Center with proceeds earmarked for sight saving for children.
Amherst officials move the annual Halloween Festival to Saturday October 30 from October 27. James Evans chairs the event with Alice Flowers overseeing cider and doughnuts and Wayne Spidell organizing the parade. Prizes for student window drawings range from 2 to 5 dollars with plans to bar traffic on Church Street and Park Avenue for the parade at 7 30 p.m. Free parking will be available at the Eagles lot and Central School yard.
Churches of Amherst and Community Christian Training School begin October 18 at the Amherst Church. Classes run Monday nights from 7 to 9. Barbara Collishaw will teach Introduction to Teaching in the Church School. Dewees Singley will teach Stewardship. 50 cent registration. books paid by attendees. Open to all church members. Led by Rev J A Wenner, Rev Richard Appel, Mrs Ludlig Brockseiker and Hayes B Whittlesey. Credits provided through the Ohio Council of Churches.
St Peter Church schedules confirmation classes on Saturday with first-year students at 9 39 and second-year students at 10 30 in the Youth Room. A weekly Bible Study Hour will follow on Tuesday evenings from 7 30 to 8 30 under Rev J A Wenner. This year the group begins studying The Sermon on the Mount. All who wish to join are welcome.
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