The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-07-17
NEWS from
News by Lennah B. Bond

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Mrs. Lyle Battles of Chester,
who has been farm program di-
rector of radio station WLW
since 1943, has resigned. He
will leave the station on July Is
to become executive assistant to
the master of the national
grange farm organization with
headquarters in Washington, D.
G.
A very well known broad
caster, Mr.. Battles was featured
on many of the stations rural
programs, including Every
body's Farm Hour" 'F m
Front" Sunday on the Farm, !"
and From the Ground Up"
Mr.. Battles graduated from
Chester high school in 1929 and
later from Ohio State universi-
ty college of agriculture. He
was agricultural agent in Pike
county and in Clermont county
before joining WLW.
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Community Church .
Improvement
After much planning and a
number of meetings the congre-
cation of the Chester Communi-
ty church voted to go ahead
with an Improvement plan for
the lower floor of the church
church building. The approx
mate cost of which will be $4,-
$50. Of this $4,000 has been
raised or pledged. Included in
this amount is 100000 from the
Women's Council. The most
extensive Improvement will be
on the Boy Scout room also US
ed for church school meetings,
and the kitchen.
Christmas Party
Yes, Christmas party in
July. July IL to be exact. This
is given by the Baptist Mission
ary society at the home of Mrs
c. c.. Stevens. Each member
will bring an individually wrap
ped gift. These are to be sent
to Miss Ruth Mather, a Mission
ary in Burma.
Chester Grange
Chester Grange met in regu
lar form on Tuesday evening
with Master Ralph Smith in the
chair. Routine business, com
mittee reports and appeals fol
AID were given attention. A com
mittee will be appointed to look
over the grange building lot anc
make recommendations for it,
care and improvement. Thi:
grange will have an exhibit al
the County Fair and is also
planning a food booth. Emph
asis was again placed on the re
quest from state headquarters
for Changers to work for a NO
vote on the State Constitutions
Convention which will come be
fore the voters at the Novem
ber election. q
From the standpoint of mem
Der participation, the lecturers
program, planned by Mrs. Muir
ray LaMoreaux, was probably
one of the best for some time
The group was divided into four
divisions by numbering. o n
division was to plan the musica!
numbers, the next, the part Of
the program on Ohio, the mair
program was next and last {
game. The lecturer had provid.
ed material for each group A
brief interval was allowed while
everyone worked on the pro
gram.
The results were as follows
a series of piano numbers b.
Albert Freshley; a history o
the Ohio flag read by Mrs. Ma
BILE Ranney, a quiz on Ohio by
Mrs. Freshley in which every
one took part. The main pro
gram was Peace on the Home
Front" This was by o. A. Ran
neys and Lennah Bond. Ranney
started with some appropriate
| jokes. Mrs. Bond followed with
some pertinent Agree Disagree
questions. This promoted a live
Fly, discussion in which all pres
eht Joined. The game selected
fWas a pencil : paper game or
weeds conducted by Mrs. Frank
piorcot again All fook mart