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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1939
Page
8
Local Eaton notes recount State Fair attendance by Malcolm Tompkins and family, numerous Sunday visits, and farm community movement. Garnet Jackson wed Renal Schultz in Wheeling, WV with pending East Avenue reception. Travel, reunions, and school plans fill the week as residents visit relatives, attend events, and prepare for autumn returns.
The 1930 40 school year started Tuesday morning with a half session for pupils at the school building. Dismissal at noon preceded a full day Wednesday. The first PTA meeting is set for Wednesday evening September 13 at the school, with a girls and boys 4 H club program. Mrs Mauer of Tuscarawas County died Sunday at her daughter’s home. a brief service was held and her remains moved to her hometown for burial.
Rev and Mrs Homer Doak and baby attend a Methodist Church conference at Lakeside this week. Harold Kent with daughters Barbara and Shirley of Jackson Michigan and Walter Wilton of Elyria visit Mr and Mrs Ted Breyley. John R Bechtel and nephew Paul Tishler of Parlin New Jersey return home after two weeks with Mrs Pycraft and family.
West River Road reports the Buckeye Boys Orchestra led by W E Heck with Harold Trockley Thurman Knight Eugene and Charles Heck performing at the Townsend Club Rally Sunday afternoon at Cascade Park. Mrs Joe Henson of Lorain and several families visit or travel, with steady social notes from Middletown Elyria and Baltimore.
Grafton LODGE MEETS GRAFTON a recap of regular session, birthday party plans, and recreation led by Miss Rhea Beesing. School of Instruction at Brunswick with attendees listed. Social visits include Golden Wedding in North Olmstead and travel plans for Virginia Staysnick. New baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stoll at Memorial Hospital.
Members of the D. C. Club and their families enjoyed a barbecue supper at Lake View Park Wednesday evening. J F Stein of Lakewood attended as supper guest of EC Schubert and family. Alfred and John Biltz families joined the Weat reunion at Metropolitan Park near Rocky River on Sunday. Evelyn Stark of Ambern visiting at the home of cousins Rene Stang and family, with mentions of Mervin Schubert and family.
Weekend social notes record Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Glasow hosting Gordon Gerber Jr and Ann Gorka of Lorain with S. L. Wasserman family for Labor Day. The Glasows and guests also visited the Blue Hole in Castalia. Mervin Schubert and Vera Mae attended the National Air Races in Cleveland on Labor Day, while Charles and Mrs. Dunfee and son Charles of Seville visited Grant Glason.
The vested choir of young people led by Mrs. Robt. Karch returns to Sunday 11 A M services after summer break. Vesper services are set for 4 P M on Sunday September 10 with organ numbers by Billy Hayes Nelson Eldred and Julia Hammond. Mrs. Robert Karch will assist as soprano soloist. Church council met Wednesday to plan hosting the Congregational union meeting later this month.
Mrs. Mary Hampson's Circle will hold card parties at the church every other Tuesday with the first on September 12. Mrs. Roy Johnson's Circle plans a church business meeting on September 13. Mrs. Wilbur Mitzel will host Mrs. Earl Donaldson's Circle on Hall Road September 14. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kennedy and daughter Jane spent the weekend in Cleveland and attended Sunday services at Clague Road church. Mrs. Kennedy was a former member of the ladies quartet and sang a solo.
Mr and Mrs Y E Ruppert of Colingood Ontario and Mr and Mrs Richard of Barrie Ontario visited Mr and Mrs George Kennedy and attended air races. Mrs Ruppert is Mrs Kennedy’s sister and Mrs Rogers a niece. Mrs Allie Cipra returned from Hannah House Cleveland after an operation and recovers well. Mr and Mrs Jacobs of Cleveland and Mr and Mrs W Meither of Cleveland Heights visited Mr and Mrs Adam Oetzel. Mrs Mary Hampson spent time in Columbus and at the State Fair. Mr and Mrs Frank Decker toured the southern part of the state over the holiday weekend. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Wershing hosted for several days James W Pennington and daughter Emma of Zanesville.
Mrs William Glasscock widow of the late William died at her niece Mrs Kamp home in Lakewood Sunday night. Funeral services conducted by Rev William Schneider at the Wm and Roy Daniels parlors Detroit Avenue Lakewood Wednesday at 3 PM. Burial followed at Alger cemetery.
Myrtle Yates Bunts daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Yates formerly of North Olmsted now Florence and Charles Burrow of Florence wed at the Congregational church in Florence on Saturday September 2 at 3 PM A reception followed at the home of the bride s sister and husband Mrs Fred Gerber Mrs Burrow is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Shepard of Mastick Road North Olmsted The couple will live in Ridgeville Ohio
Sullivan Sunday noted Carter Farnsworth injuring his knee and ankle while sliding into the bag. Families from Sullivan and nearby towns attended the State Fair in Columbus. School opened September 5 with Dorothy Freyman teaching at Copley, Fern Dudley and Leona Vines hired in Akron, Ruth Crown to teach in Youngstown. Local residents hosted visitors from Detroit and Wooster, and a Fall Festival was announced at the Congregational parsonage for September 9. The Long reunion at Brookside Park, Ashland, was attended by Mr and Mrs Paul Fleming and son. The Lytle Pennworths and daughter Orme managed farm duties during absence.
In a Bennington era serial, Breck Leedy the music teacher and Julie Daniel the English teacher draw together while Zari Dawton pressures Julie via Ralph Daniel. A fire rescue sparks belief Breck saved Julie, but Earl Bergman hides a lie to protect his future. Etta Saunders agrees to help Earl cover the truth as a scandal looms. To be continued.
Spencer residents hosted and visited family friends across several towns. Kate Moffett of Berea stayed with relatives. Hannah and Zeigler families held a Sunday reunion at Darling Park, Wadsworth. Akron visitors Donald Shelly’s family stayed with Terence Curtice and Clarence Thornton. Other gatherings included Malvern and Worthington stops, plus a Cleveland trio visiting Walter Bowen’s family. A newborn named Donajean greeted James Norris’s home. News of Mrs J G Woodford of Ashtabula’s death reached Spencer. she once lived here and attended local school.
Belden schools announce schedule for the year including October 26 Halloween Carnival November 10 Junior Class Play December 21 Christmas program April 5 Senior Class Play and May 17 Commencement. Teachers Miss Alexander and Miss Thomas reside with local families in town and Grafton Wayne Gander coaches, with typing classes delayed by missing tables others run on schedule. Floyd Moore instrumental work leads orchestras Tuesdays and Wednesdays Miss Mar Rochie Spellbring vocal teacher visits Thursdays.
Columbia residents Mr and Mrs Harry Hunter and Edward Gilpin visited friends at Cadiz and Holloway Ohio over the week end. The southern part of the state is drier than this vicinity. Mrs Ora Walker and children of Eaton and Mrs John Worcester and daughter visited Mrs Roy Walker and family Sunday. Portugal faces its third successive poor agricultural year.
Miss Margaret Bartter of Columbia Station daughter of Mr and Mrs Milford Bartter will attend Ohio State University School of Home Economics this Fall with a Kroger Grocery & Baking Company scholarship. She was chosen from about 230 applicants as part of twenty first year awards plus two additional awards for outstanding 1937 and 1938 graduates. The twenty graduates receive 125 dollars to cover tuition fees books through the freshman year. Bartter, active in 4-H Club for seven years, has held officer roles and contributed to her high school class leadership, editor work, orchestra glee club and plays.
Automotive engineers praised Studebaker for solving overdrive limits by adding a solenoid controlled change. In 1939 overdrive starts around 35 mph, allowing instant shift to conventional gear above this speed by pressing the accelerator. Reverting to overdrive occurs by releasing the pedal.
The U S Civil Service Commission announced two exams for Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. One for steam electric engineman at 1860 a year in the Bureau of Prisons Sixth District. The other for aircraft engine test operators at 1860 a year in the air corps at Wright Field Dayton and Patterson Field Fairfield Ohio. Applications due September 22 to the Sixth District Cincinnati office. Full info from J E Dewhurst Elyria post office.
The Brownhelm Congregational Church led by Rev. Frederick B. Cook holds a 10:00 A M unified service on Youth Sunday with the topic The Priceless Ones and a 6:30 P M Young People's Sunday evening club at the parsonage. Evangelical Church overseen by Rev. R Pferrer hosts 10 A M Sunday School 11 A M Church Service and 7:30 P M Christian Endeavor. Reformed Church under Rev. Harold Weber offers 9:15 A M Church Service and 10:15 A M Sunday School. Paraguay promotes Bolivian trade with exhibitions.
The writer argues that Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia share the same wicked, godless ideologies and harsh rule. They condemn communism’s appeal in American academia and question the credibility of professors who opposed fascism while praising communism, noting their shift now that Stalin and Hitler align.
Elyria Library announces new circulating titles led by General The Human Situation and There's No Place Like Home. Fiction includes The Long Dream Pursuane Hill Top Dirge for a Dog Moran Beats Back. Reading Circle Fall titles ready for circulation, with several new listings highlighted.
Mrs Lena Ramos reports a pair of shoes stolen from her home a year ago and later returned worn and dyed. A new pair then disappeared from the porch, suggesting the same thief returned the used shoes and took another pair.
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