Local School Notes Mix City Tales and School Life
A lively, clipped column records school and community vignettes from Orrville to Cleveland. Mentions Wayne Ambrose seventh grader, theater aisle moment, Ludens appeal, Ms. Ethel Mae gossip, and students knitting at home with hints of future recommendations for Red and Hank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Ambrose
Cleveland
Mr. Gravereau
Jean Rohrer
St. Nick
Nick
Ethel Mae
Jane Rolph
Wayne
Time-Exempt Wednesday Arrivals Quietly Near Bell
Students experience shortened prep when flights land two to three minutes before the bell on Wednesdays time-except days. Flights incite delays for late arrivals and classroom entry.
Nicknames and Social Sparks Echo Through Local Gossip
A playful parade of nicknames shows up in town chatter as friends, romances, and rivalries surface. The piece references Billy Bowen Bonehead Jimy Baldwin Baldy and Bull Frog Freddie Waugh among others, with stories of Delores Workman gifting a token and a crowded court for affection over Alfred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Bowen
Bonehead
Jimy Baldwin
Baldy
Jimny Trogdon
Frog
Richard Koon
Red Potts
Corky
Earl Blanton
Watermelon
Harold Walker
Heinie
Gene Ditch
Butchyne Berger—Hamburger
Ronnie Calabria
Fish
Freddie Waugh
Bull Frog
Matilda Cardace
Tillie
Glenna Christian
Chris Loretta Salyer
Stinky
Geraldine Smith
Jerry
Ethel Coffman
Squirt
Connie Steiner
Gravel Gertie
Janet Brickel
Prina
Virginia Lance
Ginny
Dorothy Adams
Lilly Pond
Avonell
Bailey
Blondie
Delores Workman
Ronnie
Gene
Margie
Pat
Alfred
Sparkie
Louisa
Seville
Santa Claus Poem Narrates Jolly Flight and Reindeer
A playful verse describes Santa Claus as fat with fur on his hat, wearing a red suit, and driving a sleigh through the snow on Christmas Eve. The poet notes the reindeer’s mood and holiday mischief in a lighthearted tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Evelyn Wagner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ival
Orrville
Canal Fulton
Mate Chenal
van Gilder
State St
Red
Hank
Wald
Rose Beauty Shop
Main St
Wadsworth, Ohio
Rose Presznice
Vera Buemi
Wadsworth
Thanh Trion
Merry Chassias
Bration
Robert Adams
Dick Merckle
BND Wagner
Ralph Overholt
Chester Winkler
Bertha Sherrick
Ronald Goodhart
Ralph Craig
John Branigan
B.& W. Oil CO
Tom Gatehouse
S Main St
the Church OF God
Ohio Avenue
Salvation
S. Main St
Phon
Yuletide
Springer Furniture CO
College St
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