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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1934
Page
4
A Sunday morning wreck on Route 29 near the Lorain County line killed six and injured nearly twenty, prompting swift response from Elyria Memorial Hospital staff and the county sheriff's office. The inquest and official investigation followed, highlighting local hospital loyalty and civic duty.
A city note urges boys to avoid dangerous kite flying near trees and power lines. It warns of injuries from entangled kites and high tension wires, advising not to recover kites and to buy new ones instead.
Elyria editorials warn of rising visible intoxication among drivers as bootleg liquor proliferates. The piece cites unsafe east Broad Street scenes, urges stiff penalties for drunken driving, and calls on authorities to act to prevent fatal traffic outcomes.
Fragmented OCR text depicts economic tension with mentions of bargains harming workers, a grain market menace, price drops, and war rhetoric. It references patriotism blocking profits and uncertain attitudes toward conflict, but the passage is garbled and unclear.
Ahab owed his two great victories to the true God warned against Baal worship. Jezebel and Baal’s priests failed, but the prophet’s wisdom led Israel to triumph. Yet Ahab did not repay with heartfelt devotion to God, mirroring a national pattern of receiving blessings and forgetting the source.
TODAY IN HISTORY lists notable birthdays and deaths from various eras. Figures include Charles W. Peale, Sir John Franklin, Louis A. Thiers, Charles J. Folger, Ernest Solvay, Anatole France, Walour Wright, John M. Lynes, and others with brief birth or death dates. The item resembles a commemorative column with scattered dates and places.
A list of notable birthdays includes US Senator Frederick Var Nuss born in Fal mouth Indiana 60 years ago and Dr Henry S Pritchett born in Fayette Missouri 77 years ago. Other entries mention Charlie Chaplin Lily Pons John L Coulter Henry C Tavior Samuel Davis McReynolds Grace Livingston Hill with assorted birthplaces and ages. Today’s horoscope notes creative powers and ambition driving success in professions.
The American Theatre was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The management has purchased the lease and fixtures of the Brow Theatre and will continue tonight as it did before the blaze. C. W. Hunt named athletic director and math teacher at Elyria High to replace James Swihart who departs year end. Amherst offers over 59 dollars reward for arrest of poison pill feeders to dogs. several dogs have died.
The interurban station must be removed from the city hall when the current contract between Cleveland Southwestern Railway and the city expires.
The Civic Club of Ohertin gathers and distributes pamphlets naming candidates for county office. Ten thousand pamphlets will be distributed through the community this year. Memorial Hospital plans memorials for Emig soldiers who died in World War I.
Ten years ago on April 16 1920 Elyria Rotary Club elected Thomas as president AL Werner vice president AB Vas secretary treasurer and A J Robson sergeant at arms A county wide borers control meetings urged Lorain County farmers under quarantine in townships nearby The county farm agent H Rogers led the borer effort Stiffles and Hizh resign as school coach director and boy physical director were announced AN Smith named as assistant coach for the post A plan to rename Elvira streets and houses was proposed by City Engineer Jack Powell to designate north south as avenues east west as streets and rearrange winding diagonals
A mass meeting of tool and die makers was planned in Detroit to address possible plant shutdowns and wage concessions. Matthew Simich, a representative, said union leaders aim to mobilize workers for a coordinated response as talks with two major jobbers faltered after an earlier three hour session with the Tool and Die Manufacturers Association.
Real estate transfers listed include Adopt and Cornelius Kohlmver to Mike and Tenfo Sawezsa in Sheffield Land and Improvement Company Second Subdivision, Lorain. Kemper to Withens Fiobotta in Grane vine Allotment. Herman Fo Warn to Ida As Wurm for five acres at Ridgeville Center Road and Chestnut Ridge Road, Ridgeville Township. William C and Ella Clauser to James M Hutchinson on Milan Avenue Amherst. Herman Louis Scheer deceased to Harry I Scheer and others.
At last night's council meeting the park commission requested appropriation of 82000 to repair damages in Cascade Park caused by the recent flood. The plan covers major driveways and street-like thoroughfares within the park.
The Lindbergh kidnapping probe flags Stew Donnelly as the last of the Florida Gondorf confidence gang. Arrested in Paris, Donnelly awaits U S detectives and will be questioned in the Lindbergh case. The report also runs through a chaotic list of properties and deeds linked to various parties on streets and townships.
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