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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1935
Page
10
County tax funds are tight as townships face debts to support county highway needs. County Engineer W Ward en urged the board to collect overdue sums, noting many townships owe money that could sustain the highway department through the year.
County commissioners announced progress in negotiating long standing road assessment debts with township trustees. Promises totaling about twelve thousand dollars are anticipated this month, with additional townships expected to respond and settle remaining balances.
Mrs. Harold Hurst hosted a surprise party Friday for her husband Harold Hurst's birthday with bridge and bunco, followed by refreshments and a guest list including H. P. Meclatire and daughter Marian, C. E. MeIntire and Shirley Mae, Kenneth Hurst and family, and others from Wakeman Vincent and New Oberlin. Booster Night at Oberlin Grange next Tuesday features a pot luck supper at 7 and a business session. Oberlin Farm Women's Club met at Grange Hall with a noon pot-luck.
The report lists numerous hosts and guests from Wyandotte, Oberlin, Elyria, Mansfield and Cleveland. It notes dinners, suppers, hospital visits, a funeral attendance for Katherine Kramer, and a successful Oberlin Farm Women's Bazaar with 175 guests served.
Oct 18 North Olmsted items report Bertha Gould returning home after visit with Uranger friends Roger Barnard Wayne Cowley came home from Ohio State over the weekend Charlotte Cowley also home from Oberlin Freda Feuchter returned to Cleveland after visiting cousin Mrs Anna Perkins Verna Southam of Akron spent time with sister in law Miss Elizabeth Kelley Lillian Fischley and Bert Kellys party visited Lansing Mich 80 attended a missionary supper at Congregational Rev Elgin Sherk spoke on The Peace Predicate Mr and Mrs H J Thompson and children of Porter road visited Pittsburgh relatives Franklyn Stearns and two children of Elyria spent an afternoon with his parents Mackenzie road Beryl Ware home after weeks with friends in Spartanburg South Carolina.
Brother Matt Schmitz of Lorain visited Saturday. Frank Justice and family were Sunday evening callers at the N Webber home. Mr Denger of Elyria called on his son Joe Lenzger Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Herman Foote celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their Cen ter Ridge home on Tuesday Oct 15. About fifty members of the Neighborhood club and the Adult Bible class visited with congratulatory calls from 2 to 5 pm and again in the evening. Ice cream cake and sandwiches were served. Their son Arthur arranged enlargements of photographs from fifty years ago for each family present. Yellow chrysanthemums and yellow roses were given as gifts.
Mr and Mrs John Martins of Huntington West Virginia spent a short time this week with Mrs Martings sister Mrs Edward Crowell. They came to Cleveland for the birthday of their grandfather Mr J Harlow. A daughter of Mr Harlow Mrs J B Elderkin of Milan was also calling on old friends here while on her way to Cleveland.
Amateur entertainers from Elyria and surrounding area invited to compete for prizes in the fourteenth annual Birmingham Fair. Contests run Thursday Friday and Saturday in Birmingham, as announced by fair organizers.
The Birmingham Future Farmers of America sponsors the upcoming fair with entertainment features beside the contest including a motion picture showcasing local talent and community projects.
A school night program will award six dollars in prizes in the entertainment contest. Tuttle urged potential entrants to inform him of their intention so they could be included on the program.
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