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Hospital Adds
316 New
Folk in Geauga
Three hundred and sixteen
babies were born at Corey hos
pital last year, according to
figures released today by Super
intendent Walter C. Corey.
Eight caesarian operations
were necessary during the year.
The total includes four sets of
twins.
Besides the principal activity
of bringing babies into the
world the hospital records in
clude 54 major surgery and
156 minor surgery operations
during the past year.
The hospital took care of 129
accident cases during the year
according to Dr. Corey. Twenty
six were hospitalized at Corey
trans-
hospital and eight were
ferred to other hospitals.
Middlefield Man
Elected to Office
MIDDLEFIELD Jo
Shaub, 35 Thompson avenue,
has recently been elected presi
dent of the Printer Supplymens
Guild of Cleveland.
Shaub, well known authority
in the printing business is also
a nationally recognized author
ity on the slitting of steel coils
and recently completed a book
^on the subject. He is district
v manager for the Ohio Knife
company with offices in the
Caxton Building in Cleveland.
Mr. Shaub also is a member
of the Cleveland club of Print
ing House Craftsmen, The
Cleveland Advertising club and
the American Legion.
an average of 435
of butterfat and 12,008
of milk, the 17-cow
of registered Holstein-
Withi
Laura LaMoreaux who was
soloist. Mary, Joan Taylor Jos
^eph, Henry Hansen Wise Men,
Bob Sojka, Bob LaMoreaux
and Glenn Battles. Shepherds,
Carol
Mapes
Kochert, Mary Ann
and Janet LaMoreaux.
The following gave recita
tions,
numbers, Mary, Agnes, Evelyn,
**Yora and Kenneth Sojka Larry
and Bruce Lang Mark LaMor
eaux, Glenda and John Fresh
ley: Donna, David and Douglas
songs or instrumental
Mapes Jimmie Patterson Susan
Martineaux Ralph and Sue
Ellen Smith Douglas Vorel,
and Margaret Taylor. There
Was a Christmas tree and Santa
Claus came with gifts.
The next Grange meeting
will be January 13 at 8:00
p.m.
Resigns Position
William Banfield has been
missed from the Post Office
since Christmas. His last day
of work there was December
24. He started to work as assis
tant clerk when he was still
in high school and has contin
ued for nine years and four
Jfenonths. When he resigned his
work he was head clerk in
the Chesterland office. Mr.
Banfield started his new work
on December 29. He is now
General Manager of the Robert
Siterly Company. This business
W* out-door advertising and is
Seated on West 25th street in
Cleveland.
Birthday Surprise
New Year’s day is
Howard Reiter’s birthday and
it proved to be a double cele
bration for her. Her daughter,
Mrs. Gail McCleary, invited her
parents and sister, Ruth Jane,
to her home for a New Year’s
day dinner. In the afternoon
Mrs. Reiter’s sisters and their
families to the number of 22
arrived to surprise her and re
mind her that she was passing
another milestone.
Can You Believe It?
One family gathering Christ
mas day had a very unpleasant
interruption. A large group had
gathered for Christmas dinner
in a basement recereation room.
The festivities were progressing
very happily when footsteps
were heard on the floor above.
Someone went to investigate
and found a man ransacking
108 8. Park St.
Published weekly by Geauga Publiabers. Inc. Entered
an Second Claaa Matter at the Chardon Postoffice.
Chardon
Beats
Madison
Chardon High remained atop
the Western Reserve League
basketball race last night, turn
ing back Madison, 69-50, for
its fourth loop triumph.
Dennis Grau arched 27 points
home for the Hilltoppers to
pace the Chardon attack. Dave
Behm scored half the Madison
points on 10 field goals
five
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Starr,
Grau,
Temple,
D. McMaster,
McKee, rg
Reef,
Began,
W. McMaster,
Hannan,
Reserves
Fenwick Cows Average
18 Quarts of Milk Daily
pounds
pounds»
herd
Friesians owned by Robert R.
Fenwick, Chardon, Ohio, com
pleted their test year recently.
Their production averaged ap
proximately 18 quarts daily for sity, in cooperation with the
each cow in the herd for a national Holstein headquarters.
NEWS from CHESTER
News by Lennah B. Bond
^Card Party
Mrs. George Parr will enter
tain at a dessert card party
for the benefit of the Grange at
her home, Chillicothe Road on
Wednesday, January 14 at 12:30
p.m. An invitation is extended
io all women who care to at
tend. Please call Mrs. Parr,
'number 7181 if you can come.
Grange .Program
The Grange Christmas sup
per and program was very well
attended. The program was
^presented by the children and
young people. A pageant,
“Christmas Story in Song,” was
given with the following char
acters, The Littlest Angel,
and
free tosses.
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Buchanan,
Klingbeil,
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America,
was done 2
testing was
Ohio State Univer-
Milking
daily and
vised by
inconvenience and pain,
is not entirely discouraged
states that next time she
perform where there is
room. How about the
Chester Briefs
Born in Lake County Memor
ial hospital December 26, a
daughter weighing seven and
one half pounds to Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Albrecht. Also on
December
weighing
ounces to
Talliferro
Talliferro
cher in Chester.
26, a daughter, Holly,
six pounds, two
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis
of Gates Mills. Mrs.
was formerly a
tea-
the
the
the
of
The
Flowers on the altar at
Community church
holidays were
Sperry family
Mrs. Elwood
wreaths were
and Mrs. A. Bifano in memory
of all members of the church
who have entered eternal life.
over
given by
in memory
Sperry.
the gift of Mr.
Holiday happiness for Mrs.
Lewis Russell was marred when
she lost
from her
the diamond setting
engagement ring.
Linchks is a new
’ttie “Chesterland
M.
in
Mrs. J.
Mrs.
employee
Post Office.
Word has
the death of Miss Jennie M.
Herrick, late of Cleveland but
a former resident here. She is
survived by two brothers:
E. N.
been received of
Dr.
and DeWitt Herrick.
by
Edward Wagner left
on
Mrs.
for
December 24
Indiana, and con
Camp Beckinridgo,
where she remained
plane
Evanston,
tinued to
Kentucky,
until December 28 with her
husband who is stationed there.
Mr. and Mrs. Gail McCleary
early
drove
spent
week
with Mr. McCleary’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCleary.
left
and
they
the
and son, Jimmie,
Christmas morning
to Huntsville where
the remainder of
Word has come from Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Jones who
flew to California to spend
(Continued on page 5)
Urge Registration
of Local
Candidates
The Geauga County Board
of Elections is anxious to
give as much publicity as
possible to the fact that
there has been a change in
the state election laws where
by anyone wishing to file
for any municipal or town
ship office or as a member
of any board of education,
must do so by 6:30 p.m. on
Feb. 4.
That is the latest possible
date to file for any local
office in an off-year election.
Petition forms may be ob
tained from Mrs. Beatrice
Van Gorder, clerk of the
Walter Skiba
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Willoughby
39,
Chardon
Madison 36.
on
year. Testing was carried
under the official Herd
provement Registry program of
the Holstein
iation of
Im-
Assoc-
times
super­
sonie
the room above and with
loot in his hands. The mem
bers of the party surrounded
the man and kept him captive
until Lummie Sanders, Deputy
Sheriff, arrived. Even though
the intruder made no disturb
ance all concerned put in a
very unpleasant hour and as
the hostess expressed it, “Our
Christmas party was spoiled.”
Can You Believe It?
Airyoung mother in Chester
and her little daughter were
watching an acrobatic perform
anct' on television. As the pro
gram continued it brought to
mind some of the stunts the
young mother, who was some
what of an acrobat herself,
used to do. She just could
not refrain from trying to see
if her skill in that line had
been entirely’ forgotten. Well,
she started and was getting
along commendably, when, in
the midst of a cartwheel her
ankle hit a piece of furniture.
The injured member is still
taped and has caused consider
able
She
but
will
more
front lawn?
Funeral services for Walter
Skiba. 34, killed in a truck
train crash Monday afternoon
at Willoughby were to be held
today (Thursday) at St.
church in Chardon.
He was in the contract exca
vating business.
I
Mary's
at the
about
The accident occurred
Pelton street crossing
his
four o’clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Skiba was driving
truck at the time.
the
in
Friends were received at
Ritondaro Funeral home
Chardon Wednesday and burial
was scheduled to be in Char
don cemetery.
Besides his wife, Helen, he
leaves two
16
years old.
children, Jamej,
months, and Kathy, nine
He is survived by his mother,
Mary Skiba four sisters, Eliza
beth Hamski, Constance Hamski,
Constance Conrad and Frances
Reb of Chardon three brother.--,
John, Frank and Valentine.
Mr. Skiba was born in Cleve
land but the family moved to
Geauga when ht was about two
years old. His father operated
a farm on Claridon road. He
attended Chardon schools.
In August, 1940, he married
Helen Cox of Kirtland and
the couple settled in their pres
ent home in Kirtland. He en
tered the army in March of
1943 and served in the Pacific
area in the ground crew of thy
Air Corps. He was discharged
in Sept. 1945.
CAROL
MIDDLEFIELD Mrs. Mil
dred Cook who has operated a
Photograph Studio very success
fully for five years, has sold her
business to Miss Carol Minnick,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. And
rew Minnick, who is a
promising successor to
Cook.
very
Mrs.
Miss Carol has been studying
with Geoffrey Landason who is
recognized for his ability among
the photographers in Cleveland,
since last June, and before that,
CHARDON, GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1953
The Geauga Record Publishes
more local news than any other
paper.
Buys Photo Studio
MINNICK
she had apprentice work with
Mrs. Cook. Miss Carol will con
tinue to operate in Mrs. Cook’s
home for the present but plans
soon to have a studio in her
home. Mrs. Cook will assist her
so the future of this thriving
business seems assured.
Mrs. Cook is giving up her
photographic work because of
her approaching mariage to Mr.
Robert Hills of Chardon. She
will continue to live in Middle
field, however, after her mar
riage.
GEAUGA CORD
Geauga’s First New Citizen of 1953
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’IRS. JOSEPH FILLA AND BABY
First new arrival of the year in Geauga was the baby girl born to Mrs. Jo
seph Filla at Corey hospital on New Year’s day. The Fillas live at Route three,
Chardon, and they have two other children.
Potato
at Chardon
School
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The two county Potato
School will be held at the
Pilgrim-Christian church on
South st., in Chardon. A full
day’s program has been
planned starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday morning, January 13.
Potato growers from both Lake
and Geauga counties are cor
dially invited to attend. The
program of the day is sched
uled as follows:
Potato Disease Control
Blair Janson, Extension Plant
Pathologist.
Potato Management Prob
lems in Insect Control—Eugene
Whittmeyer, Ext. Spec., Veg.
Gardening.
Local Restaurants
Lunch
or bring your own.
Seed Situation.
Potato
Potato Marketing Problem in
Lake and Geauga counties
Eugene Whittmeyer, chairman
and 6 potato growers.
Earl B. Tossing Memorial
Fund County Agents.
We will be looking forward
to seeing you at the Annual
Potato School, January 13.
Holy Name to
Attend Mass
of
The Holy Name Society
St. Mary’s church will receive
Holy Communion at the 8:30
Mass Sunday, Jan. 11. Break
fast will be served in the
church hall after the Mass and
the business meeting will be
conducted at that time.
Valvoda is president.
The Rev. Fr. Louis Orosz,
assistant at St. John the Bap
tist church in Cleveland, will
explain the Greek Rite Mass at
a supper meeting at St. Mary’s
church Jan.
Guild, Mrs.
president is
affair.
13. The Study
Carl Pitschman,
sponsoring the
be served at 6:30
Supper will
p.m. Reservations may be made
with Mrs. Carol Franz, phone
5-4165, and should be made by
Sunday, Jan. 11.
Prize for Lighting
at Yule Time
Winners of the Jaycee-spon
sored Holiday Houselighting
Contest were announced there
this week by Bill Hanna, Chair
man of the contest.
Other contest winners, all of
whom received Certified table
lamps, were: Carl F. Gesell,
Jr., 315 Water st. A. L. Cal
houn, 309 Water st. and John
W. Howell, 449 N. Hambden st.
Prize winners in the chil
dren’s Window Decorating Con
test were Gwendolyn Elston,
Laverne Hambleton, and Claude
Moore. All received books of
tickets to the Geauga Theatre.
Chairman Hanna announced
that contest officials were well
pleased with the response to
the contest. He added, “I would
like to congratulate the win
ners and also thank all who
participated in the contest in
any way, especially our judges,
Mrs. Thornton Holder, and
George Letts.”
'Bill' Dremann
Shot in Arm
Emil
Cleveland Priest to
Talk to Study Club
was
The boy
Alton Behm in
transferred to the hospital
special surgical attention.
Baby Born in
Ambulance
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Bi
Harry Gray Wins
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Charles Edward Young
arrived in this world a little
sooner than expected. As a
result he can list his birth
place as John Ritondaro’s
ambulance some place be
tween his father and mother's
home on Butternut Road in
Chester and Corey hospital.
His father, Willis Young,
was at work at Tapco, when
his mother, Mary Young, de
cided to have a baby. A
neighbor called Ritondaro for
an ambulance. Dick Ritondaro
was driving and John Riton
daro was with the mother
when the baby was born.
Baby, mother and John are
doing well at last reports.
John Rusnak
Dies in
Accident
BURTON John Rusnak.
37. of Goodwin st., died early
Wednesday morning at
Luke’s hospital following
automobile accident.
Man Killed
at Chester
Friday
S25
The Grand Prize, a
United States Saving Bond, was
won by Harry Gray of 110
Tilden ave. The award
presented to Mr. Gray last
Monday night at the Jaycee
business meeting. Mr. Gray an
nonuced that he was turning
the award over to the Method
ist Church Organ Fund.
was
Mr.
St.
an
Mr. Rusnak resident of Bur
ton the past 15 years, was,
driving to work at the Cadillac
Tank Plant Tuesday afternoon.
His car swerved or skidded on
the pavement and
a truck driven
Pearl Dayton of
accident occurred
about a mile and
of Auburn Road.
Burton
on
CHESTER—Wallace Stanton,
73, of Kent, Ohio, was killed
instantly in an auto truck
collision at Mulberry Corners,
in Chester, on January 2. The
accident occurred at 5:15 p.m.
According to reports from the
scene of the crash, Mr. Stanton
was driving east. A dump truck
driven by William H. Peters,
Mentor ave., Willoughby, was
traveling north on Route 306.
At the intersection the Stanton
car and truck collided so for
cibly that the truck was pushed
into
Hall
ally
that
was
truck was apparently not in
jured.
the steps at the K. of P.
and the car was practic
demolished. Reports are
Mr. Stanton's jugular vein
severed. The driver of the
Mr. Stanton was returning
from a visit at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Esther Rose,
who lives on Worrell
south of Route 6.
Road,
LB. Aids
5 Schools
Get Nurses
The office of the Geauga
County Tuberculosis and Health
Association has been notified
by A. J. Jordak, Superinten
I dent of Middlefield schools, that
Mrs. William Rowley, RN, has
been employed as their school
nurse. Mrs. Rowley will com-
HAMBDEN William
Dremann, 16-year-old son
Mr. and Mrs. Dremann, is _and
Lake County Memorial hospital week of January 12th.
in Painesville today with a gun According to Mrs. Myrtle
shot wound in his arm. The Rodgers, Executive Secretary,
condition of the arm is critical, to date five school districts
The accident occurred while in Geauga County have been
Bill was out hunting with his successful in hiring school
father and three cousins from nurses by accepting the offer
----Christmas
Cleveland during the of
vacation,
against a
reached for
chief. The
discharged,
his arm.
“Bill’’ mence the school nurse pro- U0^’ ?,ln Parsons.
of gram in the Middlefield Village ar es Hall.
n Hayes Corner schools the
finiancial assistance from
He leaned his gun the Association to work in co
stump while he operation with and udner the
a pocket handker- medical supervision of the
gun fell and was County Health Department. The
the shot entering schools who have employed
nurses for their school health
rushed to
Chardon
Dr. programs are as follows:— Bur
and ton, Chardon, Chester, Russell,
for Thompson, Middlefield Village
and Hayes Corners.
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CofCto
Elect New
Officers
The January meeting of the
Chardon Chamber of Commerce
will be held Monday evening,
Jan. 12, in the Chardon Meth
odist church. There will be no
speaker, as it is the annual
business meeting, with election
of officers.
E. E. Johnson, Jr., chairman
of the nominating committee
has submitted the following list
of nominess:
For President Robert H.
Fowler
For Vice-President Ander
son A. Allyn
Rocco J.
For Treasurer
Dragonette
For Directors
Carlson, Herman Dreyer, Marc
Burr, Henry Gunter, Charles
W. Canfield, Russell Haueter,
Bert Barnum. Hartley C. Par
sons, Tom W. Murray, Mart n
McBride, Harry B. Keenan,
Wilfred G. Fielding.
Lloyd O.
To Canvass
for Donors
to Bloodmobile
collided with A
by Howard A house to house canvass to
Tho recruit donors for the coming
Pnntr «7 B1oodmobile visit will be staged
a hMf «. ?the week ol Feb 2’ Mrs Arthur
C. Dade, chairman of the local
blood program, announced to
was (jay
Russell's ambulance
called and took Mr. Rusnak ni
into St. Luke’s. Ambulance dri- w Allb°ut* ,hL Bloodmobile
vers said Mr. Rusnak was un- n£‘ be“ coun,J'
conscious but showed no out- ‘L "Jr 1
ward sign of injuries II is £lir,C„hardO"’a.?d Feb
thought his ear swerved poss.b- I ®U“°"’ mus‘
ly as a result of a heart attack d°"® ah"“d°f t‘mc “schedule
rather than the ice on the pave- S "J ,8'
ment plained at a meeting of town
ship representatives at Thrasher
Mr. Rusnak leaves a widow. House today (Thursday).
Elizabeth. a son, John Paul,
13, and daughter, Margaret Ann,
who is nine years old.
uneral services for
Mr.
Rusnak will be Saturday after- i
noon at two o'clock. Reverend
Kenneth Peterson will officiate,
Burial will be at Welton cem
etery. Friends may call at the
John Dingman Funeral homo in
Burton.
Serving as co-chairman in
charge of the southern part of
the county is Mrs. Paul Gaither
of Burton.
Recruiting chairmen are Mrs.
Frank Carey of Munson and
Mrs. R. V. Davis of Middlefield.
Mrs. George Holmes is in
charge of nurses and Mrs. Carl
Law will organize the staff
aides for the Chardon visit.
“This is the fifth visit the’
Bloodmobile has made to Ge
auga county under the direction
of the American Red Cross
chapter here,” Mrs. Dade said,
“and the need for blood con
tinues to grow.”
only insure
any civilian
—regardless
when he needs it
be used in Korea and to build
a reserve of plasma for our
national defense.
“Wherever it goes,” says
Mrs. Dade, “this priceless, pain
less gift will some day save
American life.”
JayCees Plan
Party for
Bosses
The Chardon JayCees at their
annual Bosses Night Banquet,
Monday, January 19th, will
award a distinguished service
scroll to Chardon’s outstanding
young man. The purpose of
this award is to reward a young
man for outstanding service to
his community or society.
The qualifications for this
award are: that the man be
between the ages of 21 and 35
inclusive, that he has made out
standing accomplishments in a
business
be from
civic, scientific, or
field, and that he
Chardon or vicinity.
1
the drive will not
use of blood to
of Geauga county
of where he is
but also
Success of
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an
your aid
that no
over
your
with
The JayCees solicit
in the selection so
worthy young man
looked. Please forward
nominations together
qualifications to Warren
cock at R. D. 1, Chardon, as
soon as possible.
be
Bab-
Past winners are Rev. Charles
and
Hold Graveside
Rites for Infant
held
the
Graveside services were
at 11:30 a.m. Friday in
Protestant Cemetery north of
Chardon for Deborah Ann, in
fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Stephenson of Aquilla
Villiage.
Maher, pastor of St. Mary’s
church, Chardon, officiated.
Rev. Fr. James E.
The father, who is serving
in the army, was unable to
be present.
Arrangements were by the
Ritandaro Funeral home.