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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
12
Elyria teachers must wait longer for salary increments after the Elyria Board of Education voted to pay in June if funds are available. A $30,000 county auditor advance split between bond and general accounts leaves the bond fund about $8,500 overdrawn, with $7,500 in bond payments due August 15.
Rockwood told the board a $15000 advance leaves a deficit in the general account with at least 4600 to be paid in August. Other expenses may arise before more funds arrive and teacher increments would need about 159000.
A petition from residents near The Sunshine Laundry on Winckles Street claimed a smoke nuisance from the laundry. They say the smoke forces windows shut and ruins washings. Council President Leonard Smith sent the matter to a committee for investigation. Commissioner Frank Henke added a verbal nuisance complaint.
Councilman Seward Black urged the council last night to adopt a city ordinance modeled on the new state driver license law. The measure would allow local convictions for violations and retain revenue from such fines by the city, effective October 1.
Ex choir singer and scoutmaster Paige Sherman was electrocuted for the murder of his wife, mother of two, to gain access to a 17 year old girl. The governor refused clemency after last minute appeals. Sherman faced execution at 12 02 am, offering no comment on his crime. A separate ad promises a compact instant hot water cabinet with a gas burner and no storage tank.
Louisville returns show Warver Wills Logan leading Democrat challenger Jo Beckham by 3 188 votes as counting continued. With 3 937 of 4 296 precincts reporting Beckham held 166 314 to Logan 169 502, while in the Republican race Robert H Lucas led Elmer C Roberts by 58 426 with 2 174 precincts tallied.
The notice warns of forthcoming issues over the next five years from a water main project from North Radio Road to the new water tower. Connulman Flmer Nelson suggested the council delay part of the payment as a guarantee against expected trouble, but Doane took no action on the suggestion.
A cautionary note on brick use highlights its long history and resilience as an outside finish. It stresses sealing joints with mortar, keeping pores filled, and waterproofing the back of masonry walls to prevent water damage.
John F Hicok, a grand nephew of Wild Bill Hickok, returns from China to honor the frontier legend. Standing at the grave, Younus Hickok says Wild Bill would have preferred whiskey to flowers as a bottle is poured on the grave.
A fragment discusses ends helping keep upstairs rooms coal in summer and advises provisions to close them in winter to preserve warmth and efficiency. The terse note highlights ventilation and seasonal heating considerations in a historic setting.
Advice on finishing an attic room stresses adequate insulation and air space ventilation. The sun heats the roof, so a constant air current over the ceiling helps carry off heat, protecting walls and ceiling from overheating.
Ohio's 17 million telephone rate case moves toward the U S Supreme Court after the Ohio Supreme Court rehearing request. Ohio Bell argues depreciation and property valuation findings were flawed and that rates should be set separately for each municipality, not by a statewide scheme. Aristophanes is quoted noting concerns about younger generation morals two millennia ago.
The council passed an ordinance last night creating the position of auditor's clerk with a salary of 1200 dollars a year. The measure allows payment of the present bookkeeper Mrs Walter Smith from one fund instead of two and adds a five dollar monthly increase in her gallery.
In Columbus Ohio Dr A H Kanter delivered a seven pound son to Mrs Jane Moore after hypnotizing her two weeks after a previous birth done by the same method. A dozen nurses watched as the baby was born three hours after hypnosis. The doctor called the patient an ideal subject.
A garbled OCR fragment references a one to three pound baby and alleged separation and a meth method. The text is incomplete and lacks clear facts, names, places, dates, or outcomes. Further context is needed to form a coherent news item with identifiable entities.
Ted Gehl of 220 1-2 Third Street was fined five dollars and costs after being arraigned before Mayor Dow A Baird in police court this morning on an intoxication charge. He was arrested the prior evening on complaint of his wife.
A newspaper snippet urges reducing fat by choosing lean meats and fruit rich vegetables while cutting butter and cream. It quotes Maryland Indy and Mrs N taking off 21 pounds and claims Kruschen Salts help weight loss with a money back guarantee.
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