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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1936
Page
11
Society page reports the marriage of Miss Jeanne Park and Hal Rothgery of Grafton. The couple wed in Sharon Pennsylvania with attendant James B. Lilley and wife. They plan a Western motor trip and will reside with the bride’s mother in Grafton after returning.
Elyria Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star hosted a York Capella choir of thirty six voices from Litchfield to perform under John F. Beck. Visitors from Lorain and Medina joined a reception and dinner after the meeting at the Masonic Temple.
The wedding of Emma Bement and William Winterfield took place September 16 at 4 pm at the Bement home. Reverend Kuyper officiated as the couple and twelve guests shared a six o clock dinner. Both graduates of Ridgeville High will reside on Center Ridge Road.
Miss Kathryn Hecock hosted a party at The Gables for Miss Doris Storer with contests and towel hemming. Prizes went to Mrs. Carl Storer Miss Margaret Johnston and Miss Storer. A white asters centerpiece and twelve gardenia corsages framed the table. Gifts for Miss Storer followed from Lorain and Elyria. She will wed Clifford Johnston of Lorain on October sixteenth.
Mrs C F Neuwirth and Mrs Deane Burns hosted a small luncheon at the Denison avenue home to honor Miss Maddock who leaves in October for Jacksonville Florida. Flowers adorned the rooms as friends showered her with handkerchiefs and gifts. Several Church of Christ groups sponsor a reception on the evening of October first inviting all friends.
Readers enjoyed a worthwhile exhibit with several items on display and tea served in the parlors for those seeking light refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Frank Perry of Sheffield Lake will celebrate their fifty ninth wedding anniversary with a family dinner on September 23 at the home of Mr and Mrs Wade Harris Stop 53 Sheffield Lake. The couple are eighty years old and have two daughters Mrs Harris and Mrs Clarence Smith of Gulf Read and six grandchildren.
Miss Floss Klopfenstein described a trip to Pine Mountain Settlement School Kentucky for Nettie Finch Webber club of the Church of Christ. She spoke of rugged access to the mountain school founded by a Kentuckian donor and the cooperative effort educating youth within a fifty mile radius.
The notice lists licenses granted to pairs in Lorain and surrounding areas. Joseph Bednar, 29, Lorain, steel worker, with Anna Firment, 28, Sheffield township. Walter Levihos, 31, Amherst, clerk, with Marie Toth, 23, Lorain. Carl Koppes, 24, Florence township, Ehie County, laborer, with Barbara Toth, 21, Pittsfield township. Herbert Watkins, 41, Oberlin, farmer, with Grace Younglass, 29, Oberlin. Charlies R. Markham, 29, Ridgeville township, draftsman, with Leona Jackson, 26, Elyria address.
Four o clock wedding at the Smith home unites Miss June Smith and Philip G Barr in a ceremony before relatives. Rev Will J Foster conducted the service with fifty in attendance. The couple plan a Carolina trip then reside in Elyria after their return.
The birthder committee entertained during the social hour after the Royal Neighbors business session in Woodman Hall. Members played cards and refreshments were served by chairman Mrs. Frank Diederich assisted by Mrs. Mary Bagnell Mrs. Schaefer Miss Julia Hull and Mrs. Charles Hecock.
Local notices list a busy Monday of club meetings and church activities in Amherst and surrounding areas. Groups include the Lorain County Beekeepers Association, Girl Scouts Troop 3 open registration, Young Women’s groups, Ladies and prayer circles, with venues at Legion Home B W C A Y W C A and various churches and homes.
Elyrians celebrate births and marriages while residents travel for education and visits. Highlights include a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Laver Sandra Jean at Elyria Memorial Hospital, students heading to Kent State and Western Reserve Pre medical study, two weddings in Marten Ohio, and Elyrians attending a W C T G conference in Oberlin plus trips to Canada and Lake Placid Club.
Mrs Edna Manzelman joined on Wooa jang avenue with the business session led. Elizabeth Mc Donald became a member. Rose Ryan and Florence Brown won in bridge while Myrile Thorley and Laura Barton won in five hundred. Next meeting set at Mrs Thorley's Nichols court home.
Admissions include Mrs. Arthur Strothers and Alma Klooz with addresses in Cleveland and Fairview Ohio, plus Walter Sherman in 1926 East Ava and others. Discharges note Helen St. John of Geneva Ohio and Mrs. Joseph Sakal with baby boy, plus Bela Bacso and Leslie Cole in Woodford Ave and 119 River Street. Additional names include Doris Ives, Mrs. John Smith, and John Grouse with listed addresses.
A dense directory lists service times and contact details for local churches including Nazarene Presbyterian Methodist Hungarian Baptist and more. It notes Sunday schools morning worship evangelistic and youth programs with addresses on Cleveland Street Court Street East Avenue and other locations along with pastors and service times.
The Lorain County WCTU held its 54th annual convention at the Oberlin Methodist church with Mrs. Lillie Hill of Lorain presiding. Mary Ervin spoke on the S T L work and warned that liquor interests aim to make youth drink while airplanes and autos hasten prohibition's return. Indifference never performed great deeds.
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