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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1936
Page
8
A historical piece questions the value of the intentional walk, noting its mixed success like a poker bluff. Fans dislike it as a letdown in key moments, while strategists cling to it for defensive and on base implications. A two base rule is proposed to resolve disputes over intent and keep the tactic alive.
Alvin Karpis and Charles Fitzgerald pleaded guilty in St. Paul and received life terms. Jack Peifer Byron Tuphon and Edmund Bartholomew also faced sentences or awaiting them. The Bureau of Investigation has cleared all St. Paul abductions and solved 65 kidnapings to date. In the last year 88 kidnappers were convicted, 1,089 fugitives caught, and nearly $6 million recovered against a $5 million bill. The record promises continued support and funding.
Fatal auto fatalities for the first half of the year show an eight percent drop but remain high. Pedestrian casualties rose as drivers. Eastern states cut deaths more than Western regions except Island. Many crashes involved trains or street cars at grade crossings.
Colonel Lindbergh spoke to Berlin's Acro Club opposing the Nazi claim of air power supremacy. He warned that modern aviation threatens family safety and cultural institutions, urging a security system based on intelligence rather than force. He noted Nazi plans overlook destruction risks. The speech occurred as Goering boasted Germany could deploy vast air forces, yet Lindbergh’s views remained at odds with Hitler's aviation policy. The column also notes Spain's turmoil and posts a sardonic aside on a soy bean headline and Selassie.
Wellington Aug. 1 a Woman's Relief Corps picnic drew about thirty members and guests on the Beorth lawn with a covered dish supper, prayer, and a Pledge of Allegiance demonstration. Anita Nerard, the youngest member, received a Gettysburg Address copy. a tribute to a long-time member featured a bouquet from Mr. Stevick. games and a patriotic song service followed. guest Mrs. Lottie Lewis of Elyria attended.
A piano recital by 13 year old Gladys Balazs along with vocal numbers by Harry Lee and Alice Diggins highlighted a Monday program at the McCormick home on South Main. Also reported two Wellington properties sold, 4454 Barker Street and 115 Prospect Street, plus the 44th Rowland family reunion set for Aug 13 at Veriton-on-the-Take with a picnic at 1 pm. An August Wellington Fair horse show offers over 300 in premiums and extra events including a Northern Ohio Draft Horse show with $150 in awards.
The notice lists Sunday services for Baptist, Congregational, First Methodist and St Patrick's churches with ministers and Sunday school superintendents, plus park services and Lord's Supper times. It also notes Mass times, recent visits by Mrs Emma Gill and Mrs R R Reighard, a summer festival musical program, and John Hurlits’s discharge from Fans Clinic after an Rabbit Hill accident.
In 1779 Francis Scott Key, the Maryland lawyer who wrote the Star Spangled Banner, was born near Baltimore and died there in 1816. 1840 Richard Henry Dana, Boston lawyer and author, born in Cambridge and died in 1882. 1819 Maria Mitchell, Vassar astronomer and first woman in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, born Nantucket and died 1889. 1819 Herman Melville, sailor and writer, born at an early date in the narrative excerpt.
York section notes multiple obituaries and biographical briefs from late 19th and early 20th century figures. Ed J. Boudinot, Cherokee Lee Indian lawyer of Arkansas, born near Home Georgia, dies at Fort Smith. Walter Launt Palmer, born Albany New York, dies in Albany. Includes brief historical dated items, birthdays, and a horoscope blurb.
Sheriff deeds and transfers list property movements in Lorain including Reid Avenue and King Avenue parcels. Transfers involve Cleve Land Trust Company The Cleveland Trust Company and Squire banks and Ina Tice Ames Ferriman Lillie Wagner G Clifton with parcels in Avon Lake Penfield Oberlin and West Erie Avenue.
A dated diary style piece captures a man in a white linen suit parading New York’s Fifth Avenue. He frets about crowds, reflections, and a self conscious performance while recalling past events and quips about public scrutiny. The piece blends humor about fashion and city life with literary nods to Mark Twain and Carlyle.
Raymond Moley argues Americans swing with economic conditions toward reform during crises and toward conservatism as recovery slows. The piece notes World War I cooperation, the 1929 crash, and New Deal momentum, predicting a future conservative reaction while urging measured change and reader questions to the author.
Local residents attended events and hosted visitors across Wakeman La Grange and surrounding towns. Families including the Shinskys Benson Hoyt and McClellands were seen at wreck views and visits. neighbors hosted guests at cottages and lakeside get togethers.
Charles Humm Jr and his family from Miami Florida visited Mrs. Dora Pomeroy on Wednesday. Lester Pierce and family from Toledo called on Mrs. Flora Pierce the same day. William Peabody hosted extended kin from Parma. Raymond Shinsky and W J Benson arranged visits with the host's relatives.
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