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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1935
Page
13
A city official, Mayor Venoster, was tried in police court for a $50 fine with his address missing from the police record. He was ordered to six days in jail for nonpayment. The article notes local measures to combat a locust pest using finely powdered sodium in an aviator’s files over a migration issue.
The county commissioners reiterated they are not a NRA compliance detective agency and refused to reevaluate awards for county supplies. They defended bid procedures and affidavits while challenging a compliance officer's protest over two builders supplies contracts to Farmers Elevator Co Amherst and Farmers Grain and Milling Co Kipton. The board pledged to proceed with these firms and noted Beal Lumber withdrew its bid on lumber.
A Dixon trial for Charles Skinner, accused of fatally shooting Olive Derwent, resumed with defense led by Clyde Smith after Harold Nimz, the original attorney, collapsed into insanity. Nimz, 43, derailed amid public misstatements and violent behavior, was sent to East Moline asylum with his father consent. Smith questions prospects of acquittal while four state witnesses pin Skinner to the crime alongside John Scott, Derwent’s rival.
Washington officials today unanimously believed German officials erred yet again by proposing to avoid full payment of interest on the Dawes plan loan. The plan would have discriminated against American investors and drew a strong protest from Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
Sammy Watkins and his NBC orchestra return to Elberta Dance Pavilion for a Sunday performance. The band has played at Cleveland venues Willoughby Country Club and Golden Cafe, then Detroit Memphis Pebody Hotel and other major cities. Their radio audience covers New York Dallas Nashville and more.
The United States views Germany's partial default on bonds held by American citizens as a flagrant violation of Germany's pledge of honor. State department officials see the act as tying the United States to allied powers in the European crisis, with the sum involved totaling about 2,000,000.
A fossil mosquito from the pre-Christian era, believed to have lived around 600 years B C, is owned by H. C. Page of Saint John. The insect is preserved in amber with hairs intact, and the amber is said to come from Russia’s northern coast where land has lain undated for centuries.
Ace Brigode and his Virginians, hailed as the nation's most danceable band, perform Sunday at the Crystal Beach Ballroom in Vermilion. Brigode said dancers crave rhythm, comparing it to food for the hungry, and noted dancers quickly appreciate their rhythm.
Lorain County commissioners and County Surveyor J W Warden submitted 60 miles of improved roads for possible adoption into the state highway system under a new bill allowing the state department to acquire up to 5 000 miles. The list includes Avon Belden, Ridgeville Lorain, Wakeman Belden, North Ridge, Hallover, Vermilion, and Cooper Foster Park roads totaling 60 miles, all connecting state or federal routes. Additional roads may be submitted if not yet suitable, with I R Ault to receive the list.
The state tax commission issues a ruling to remove uncertainty about sales tax. Tax exemption applies only when the sold article is used directly in producing tangible personal property or aiding field products. Exemptions cover cultivation, production, fertilization, harvesting, and power equipment plus maintenance materials. Livestock used in producing property is exempt. Building materials, household and office equipment, fencing, posts, and lighting are not exempt.
A social dance tonight features Tom and Jerry’s Orchestra performing at the Hedges venue. Couples and families encouraged to attend for an evening of live music and dancing.
Dreamland Theatre will show the Harold Bell Wright tale When a Man's a Man tomorrow with George O'Brien leading the cast. The popular western film star headlines the bill for an afternoon and evening program at the Dreamland venue.
An Associated Press dispatch from London notes the British Guiana magenta, hailed as the rarest stamp in the world, insured by Lloyds for 10,000 pounds. It belonged to Utica millionaire Arthur Hind, died 1933, and was not part of his estate or sale. Mrs Hind agreed to auction the stamp next month. The Hind collection had already yielded large sums from other items. Postmaster General Farley announced a stamp for the California Pacific Exposition and a complex flight schedule for Friedrichshafen and South American routes with cadet marking on covers.
The Graf Zeppelin is slated to make fourteen round trips between Friedrichshafen in Germany and Pernambuco in Brazil. The first flight is planned for May, with the route marking a major airship link across the Atlantic in this era.
The Postmaster General unveils a new official flag featuring a man on horseback, the only U S flag with a horse. The dark blue field carries four white stars and the Post Office Department seal in the center, set inside the 1837 seal design including a post rider and mail bags.
The Lorain Stamp Club holds the first and third Wednesday evenings monthly at 956 Broadway. The Lilac City Stamp Club for Junior Collectors meets the second and fourth Monday evenings at 956 Broadway Lorain. A new Hobby Club for all hobbies is organized in Elyria. Mrs. Huston can be reached at phone 5782. The Elyria Collectors Club meets Monday evening April 22 at 8 o'clock at Heldmeyer Hardware Building. The Elyria Junior Stamp Club meets Saturdays at the YMCA. The Oberlin Stamp Club meets the first and third Fridays monthly at Toen Hall.
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