Fire Loss For First Quarter Shows Decrease
Elyria sees 63 alarms and 4403.35 loss in first quarter 1934, down from 1932 and 1933 figures. Chief Bates notes 21 March alarms with 1016.90 loss, while March 1932 had higher fires and losses.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1934
Page
11
Elyria sees 63 alarms and 4403.35 loss in first quarter 1934, down from 1932 and 1933 figures. Chief Bates notes 21 March alarms with 1016.90 loss, while March 1932 had higher fires and losses.
Huntington April 2 P T A met last Thursday with good attendance. Sullivan band selections and Virginia Simonson recitation entertained along with songs by five first and second graders. About fifty from Sullivan and thirty from Huntington attended. Hot lunches were discontinued after twelve weeks. Miss Evalin Ruge returned to Columbus to finish her teaching course this spring. Sunday visitors included O H Dirl am family and Mrs George Gott of Wton Ohio. Mr and Mrs Adeloa Schmidt of Wadsworth visited relatives. Anna Willard of Wellington and Mary Pratt were guests. Mr and Mrs H J Solida and son Floyd traveled to Akron to visit Floyd Solida Jr. and wife.
A traveler chronicles a long rail journey from Stalinabad to Tiflis through southern Russia. He describes crowded river docks, hard and soft travel classes, vast grain movements, daily boiled water at stations, curious peasants, flea bites on a Volga trip, and reflections on life in the Soviet Union during the late imperial era.
Gary Ind April 3 Dr William A Wirt Gary Schools customs superintendent today shifted his criticism from the named members of the brain trust to a group he called intellectual radicals. He said they advocate revolution but not bloodshed and praised their candor in speaking publicly for change.
New London March 31 The American Legion leads the local dart ball league with five victories and two losses. The Masons follow in second place with four wins and three losses. League standings show W Te Pet 52 wins 43 losses and related figures for area teams Fitchville and others.
South Ridge residents report visitors from Lorain South Amherst and North Murray Ridge. Welfare League meets with Mrs. Herman Gannett. Geraldine Woods spends weekend in Toledo. Bruce Eppley fractures his limb after slipping on ice and is in Elyria Memorial Hospital.
A traveler describes riding a workers’ train from Moscow toward the Caucasus on vacation. The narrator notes rough rail conditions and contrasts a rapid passenger train with the recalled 20th Century Limited style, emphasizing the absence of famous industrial magnates and the worker-oriented journey.
Tiggie faces a perilous cliff descent to save Norman as a mist shrouds Slimby Rock. Norman confesses regrets before dying of injuries, while Joe Penny and Walls discuss the disaster and lead the coroner to declare death by misadventure.
Women gathered at Mrs. Clarence Lapp’s Elyria home for a routine meeting. Members listed include Mrs. Milton Baus, Mrs. Matilda Dram, Mrs. Gust Smith, and others. refreshments followed the souvenir distribution. The next meeting will be hosted by Dr Mrs. Arthur Hiscox, with a separate note about a famous king’s vault remark.
On April 1 mission talk and instrumental music will honor Mission Day at the Methodist Sunday school with a freewill offering for missions. The Ridgerille Grange presents Lookout Lizzie at the town hall April 4. Local families, grange plays, and Easter church plans fill Columbia activity calendars this week.
Century-old reflection credits Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle along with Florentine historians and publicists as the main sources of political wisdom for the modern world.
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