Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-09-04
BY FLO LYMAN
Phon ELmWOod 7-7609

L
busy holiday weekend, and with
our search for Hambden's Best
Neighbor only a few days old,
already four nominations to
wear this noteworthy title have
been received. Have YOU phon-
ed or mailed your choice in yet?
Remember, all you have to do
is: Be a subscriber to the Re-
cord, merely phone (no. listed a.
8bove) or mail address Mrs. P.
A. Lyman, r. D. 3, Chardon)
the name of the person you feel
best suited to be awarded
HAMBDEN'S B E IT NEIGH
BOR giving the reason for your
Individual sele C t ION Contest
ends Oct. 2. Look to last weeks
issue of The Geauga Record for
more complete details-and sub
NIT your entry SO we may as
sure representation of the entire
community in this matter.
Rt. 608 stands out as tops in
this weeks enteries. Three, of
the four nominations received to
date, reside, on this road.
First, Is MRS. GEORGE CAR
YER, Better known by young
and old alike throughout the
community as Aunt Mollie', the
etaoin shrdlu
person nominating Mrs. Carver
had this to say: To me, she is
the most wonderful person that
ever livedi' The nominator went
on to tell how Aunt Mollie had
become her second mother all
through life when she (the NOM
inator) had suffered the loss of
her own mother at an early age.
Many are the local residents
who can testify, as well, of flow
ers given them by Aunt Mollie'
or, if they were lucky, of the de-
lectable taste of h famed
Sour Cream Cookies, which
this kind Hambden lady is noted
for. Other good deeds, too num-
erous to mention, have been Gre
dited to our first nominee to be-
come Hambden's Best Neighbor
MRS. JOSEPH M. BLAFIA of
608 is the second nomnitai oner
608 is the second nomination re-
ceived to wear this title. Her
nominator gave the following
reason for this choice: Frances
Blaha is the best person I've ev-
er met in life!' She related no
Mrs. Blaha had befriended her
when she first came to this
country from her native Eng
land; and told of several person
al experiences when Mrs. Blaha
had proven to be most wond-
erful neighbor. While the person
nominating Mrs. Blaha was hos
pitalized year ago, Frances
had occasion to put her friend
ship into action and did so by
caring for the five children,
keeping the house-work caught
up, and doing the washing and
ironing for her friend who was
i'll Yes, it would seem Frances
Blaha is another certainly wor-
thy of being called Hambden' S
Best Neighbor.
Our third nomination, also a
resident of 608, is: MRS. MER,
RIFT WEDGE. The Individual
nominating Mrs. Wedge-betteI
known as Mae-could not say E.
nough in honor of all the gooc
deeds this Hambdenite has done
for her neighbors, relativs, anc
for her community. An avic
member of the Hambden Con
gregational Church, Mrs. Wedge
has, for years, continued tc
serve as a Sunday School teach
er, leads the junior choir, ano
joins in singing with the senior
choir. According to her nomina
tor, Mae is always doing some,
thing for somebody. She is not
ed, as well, for her good works
with the local All groups ano
spends many hours each year
acting as advisor for this unit
group. Another praise worthy
Hambden name has been added
to our list!
The last - though far from
INSTRUMENTATION of this week
is: MRS. VIM. MAHAFFEY, o.
Cults Road. Mary Jane is al
ways there when she is needed
most" were the spoken words o,
Mrs. Mahaffey's nominator. II
spite of her busy schedule
which includes a m ong other
things her work with the Hamb
den Congregational Church, hel