Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-10-15

Dorm III OneSEer
Sympathy is extended to
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gruss
and family of Troy whose
home and other buildings on
the place were damaged by
a tornado Tuesday night. Mrs.
Gruss is the former Audrey
Richmond, daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Manley
Richmond. Audrey was born
in Chester and was reared
here. Her brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rich
mond were called to aid them
Tuesday night. George re-
ports that all the buildings
were wrecked except the
main barn and that was twis-
ted and not safe. Mrs. Gruss
and the ten children ESCAPED
injury by going to the base
ment. Mr.. GrusS was in the
barn, he opened the east door
letting the wind pass through
the open west door. He had
presence of mind to cut off
the electricity, before joining
his wife and children in the
basement, as wires were pull
led down every where. A gal
varized tool shed was blown
against the side of the house
pieces of steel penetrated the
siding. The roof was all off
on the upright part of the
house, and one of the three
huge trees in the yard which
were blown down, fell on the
house. The five youngest
children stayed in Chester
three days with the George
Richmonds and Dick Rich
monds. Mr.. and Mrs. Gruss
and the five older children
stayed with the neighbors
Tuesday night. On Wednesday
morning the Gruss family
started to move to a farm in
Ashtabula Co, between Cole
brook and Jefferson on Route
46. BY Saturday the moving
was completed and the family
reunited. Mrs. Gruss has
2 other brothers in Chester
John and Melvin Richmond.
Chester News
Mrs. Forrest Bond was hos
tess at a OAR luncheon held
on Thursday at the K of P
Hall. The Pythian Sisters
served creamed chicken on
toast to the 22 ladies of the,
OAR.
New banking hours at the
First National Bank of Bur
ton (Chester Office, are as
follows: Mon, Tues, Wed,
and Thurs. 10-4; Friday, 1913:
Saturday 1912.
DR.. and Mrs. Dewey Bond
and children from Mclean,
Va, spent last week at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest Bond. DR.. Bond
is enroute home from attend
ing a convention in Chicago
last week. Mrs. Bond and
children spent last week in
Michigan visiting her par.
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Paint
er left Saturday to their home
in Mt. Dura, Fla, and their
son, Howard Painter accom-
panied them. Mrs. Wyllo
Wood will occupy their home
here this winter.
Mrs. Hazel Gribble, Cedar
Rd., is in Geauga County Hos
pital where she underwent
surgery on Tuesday.
Mrs Frank Krupp is re-
covering. at home, following
an operation at Geauga Com
munity Hospital en- Tuesday,
Her mother Mrs. EsteIle Scan
Ion, OF Meyersdale, Pa, is
caring for her at her home,
80 Lincoln Drive.
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Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Ander-
sen of Warren, Pa, spent
last week end with their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Andersen, 1876
Cherry Lane.
Mr.. Melvin K. Rear is con-
fined to his home with a Sc
we're case of Elumbago, but
is improving.
Russell Braund is in Ge-
auga Community Hospital re-
covering satisfactorily, from
an operation performed there
on Tuesday,
Miss Polly Richmond, who
Is a freshman at Bethany
College was home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Noonan of Chicago, H., was
a week end guest at the Sam
Mills home on Cherry Lane
Mrs. Mills is their daughter,
and this is their first visit
to see the new granddaughter
born recently.
Josette Trivisonno, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Tri-
visonno of Ranch Drive, is
now at the Lady of the Woods
Convent, Cincinnati. Her ad-
dress Is Provincial Convent
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