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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1935
Page
4
Miss Alice Bird county extension agent will judge the Cuyahoga County Four-H Club demonstration contests and style revue next Wednesday afternoon at North Royalton. She accepted the invitation after being asked by county club officials.
Water stood five feet deep in parts of the city with the crest at Cambridge overnight. Ohio National Guardsmen distributed cotton and bedding from state relief headquarters to Zanesville residents. With CCC help, sandbags reinforced a levee, rail lines were reopened after washouts, and highways in the lowlands began to reopen. Damage ranged from 500000 to 1000000 across Holmes Coshocton Tuscarawas Senaecy and Muskingum counties. Red Cross and Salvation Army sheltered 300 homeless in Coshocton, and hundreds worked on rehabilitation projects in Holmes County. More than 200 families were aided at relief centers in Stark County. Charles Anderson, 16, from Malta, is reported missing, feared drowned in Oil Springs run. his family farm is partially underwater.
Water overflow from Shade Creek floods Millersburg area washing out live stock barns and damaging the fairgrounds. A newlywed couple, Bruce and Mrs McCormick, wake to floodwaters at a Walhonding river cottage as a boat party rescues them. Deputy Sheriff Henry Young of Pomeroy is sent to appraise a submerged farm but postpones the sale.
Advertisements urge immediate relief from swollen varicose veins using Emerald Oil. The copy claims quick reduction and a money back guarantee, urging purchase at C. W. Philips Cut Rate or any druggist and to insist on the original two-ounce bottle with full Birengih labeling.
Fourteen Lorain County farmers participate in state wide hybrid corn tests to compare yield growth and ear quality with regular varieties. More than 600 plots statewide, including two Lorain plots at Le Jones and Leon Lehman farms, will be toured August 30.
Members and friends of the Ohio Ayrshire Breeders Association will hold their annual basket picnic next Thursday at the L. W. McConnell farm in Wellington. Co. T. Conklin will discuss market values of inrebred cattle and demonstrate the Ayrshire score card for cow selection. A judging contest and demonstrations using McConnell’s Ayrshire herd will highlight the day. Earl Voeller of Grove City, president of the state association, invites all dairy cattle breeders and farmers to attend.
List of real estate transfers includes Jane Carroll to Albert Roy sublets in Center Ridge Heights Ridgeville Township. Emma Abber to Ghent Abbey 20 acres in Ridgeville. Mike Chuska estate to Anne Stefanek Mary Gingher George Chuska sublet 117 Highland Lorain. National Bank of Commerce to Floyd and Irene Babcock on Waverly Place Lorain. William and Anna Thomas to Maurice and Dorothy Steele on Indiana Ave Lorain. sheriff deed to Central Lorain Mortgage Loan Co sublots 35 346 37 Penfield Ave Subdivision and West Twenty-seventh Street Lorain. Elizabeth Devlin to Tillie Esser sublot 34 Morehouse Foster Lorain. William Nebke to Margaret Nebke quitclaim parts of lots 35 36 block 7 and lots 23 24 block William A Braman trustee First Addition Lorain. Joseph Rudolph deceased to John Rudolph Mary A Parsch Carrie E Finnegan Carl L Rudolph Jot 6 William Turner’s Addition Elyria. Finnegan and Parsch to John and Carl Rudolph half interest in Lot 6 William Turner’s Addition Elyria. Mary Burtis deceased to Viola M Napp one and one sixth acres on Holbrook Road Russia Township. State superintendent of banks to Clarence G and Sadie B coder sublet 20 block D West Shore Subdivision Sheffield Lake. Axel and Margaret Fosselius to Ebba E and Robert H Fosselius half interest in property on Princetown Avenue Elyria.
Announcement states Rev. A K Stevenson has accepted the Eaton Church of Christ pastorate and he and Mrs Stevenson will arrive early in September. Sunday sermon topic announced as Volumes One and Two. The Ladies Aid Society will be entertained next Thursday afternoon at Mrs George Cornish's home.
The 37th national convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles opened with a resolution urging President Roosevelt to favor Congressional action on the Eagles-Ludlow bill to stabilize employment. George F. Cousins, national president, telegraphed the resolution praising the administration for accepting parts of the bill and urging its enactment to reduce depressions and their tragic consequences. The message also commended the President for plans to distribute prosperity to overlooked people.
The U S money stocks rose to a new peak of 15,195,859,217 dollars at the end of July due to heavy gold and silver imports, the Treasury reported.
Salem Oregon August 5 Governor Clarence H Martin plans to require future pardon applicants to agree to sterilization, a policy reportedly announced at a state board of control meeting. Martin, who has granted only eight pardons since January, would extend sterilization to criminals seeking clemency. The board session included the governor, secretary of state, and state treasurer, who oversee 11 state institutions.
A nervous man at Lincoln Fields race track tries to cash a $1,997.60 pink ticket while refusing to reveal his name. He says he is on relief and would be removed if identified, drawing interest from Turf writers.
Joseph Jaycox heard a noise at 2 a m and retrieved a .22 rifle. He fired twice through a window at a man outside the west side of the Stop 61 Cleveland road home. Deputies later found no blood or signs of a hit and the burglar suspect remains at large.
Richard Novak was fined $5 and costs for petit larceny after arraignment by Justice Joseph Q. Bette. Detectives L. W Jones of the B and C Railroad led the case, accusing Novak of stealing 206 pounds of coal.
Deputy Sheriffs arrested five men at the CCC Camp on Golfroad on charges of attempting to incite a riot among about 200 camp members. Capt. Crowther of the U.S. Army said the incident stemmed from disputes over leadership and earlier bed time grumbling. A second lieutenant, Marion F. Gherweayer of Toledo, was assigned to the camp.
Washington January 9 A general order recommending dismissal from the army of Col. Alexander E Williams former assistant quartermaster general was approved today by President Roosevelt.
Lewis Hotten W 30 of Oberlin was released by Common Pleas Judge Guy B Findley after Wall’s case. Wall had been jailed since April 26 for failing to post 31 000 bond in a civil action brought by Marian Wall, his niece. Without counsel, he faced jail until trial potentially next year, then he was ordered to pay 100 to the plaintiff at 5 per month. The release saves the county 63 cents daily for board.
H. B. Goldsmith of Cleveland was fined ten dollars and costs after arraignment before Justice Joseph Q. Petre yesterday, with deputy sheriffs enforcing the judgment.
Senate finance committee began redrafting Roosevelt wealth tax legislation after nine days of hearings. Republicans and Progressives push to alter administration provisions, arguing the measure targets big business and may not balance the budget. Senator Vandenberg led attacks on inheritance taxes, warning Ford Motor Co. could fall under Wall Street control.
John Chidest er, an 8 dollar farmer 19 miles north of Lima, said he was abducted from the public square Wednesday night by two men who took his pocketbook containing 31.60 and threw him from an automobile as he was found unconscious along a road today. The report also mentions thyroid gland knowledge unrelated to the incident.
The Dainty Stitchers 4-H Club met in the Oberlin Grange hall with Lois Brown presiding. They approved plans to exhibit at the Querlin Window Fair in September and to display at Lorain County Fair in Elyria, with two demonstrations by Lois Brown and Dorothy Hobbs. A camping trip to Vermilion-on-the-Lake is planned for August 13. Several members and advisors accompany them, and a note of a Fireland Boy Scouts rep attending a national jamboree in Washington, D. C. on August 21-30. Additional community notices include obituaries and local visits.
At a council meeting action was taken on new village projects with Federal aid. Projects include improving Morgan Prospect and Hollywood streets. City Manager Zahm was authorized to investigate and report at the next regular meeting. Briefs note Wilbur R Hannawalt confined with quinsy at his parents' home. Hannawalt recently named CCC educational advisor in Washington.
Columbus reports that the Ohio State tax commission will appeal a ruling by Municipal Judge Virgil E. Rodgers of Akron which found the sales tax law unconstitutional. Chairman Quincy A. Davis said the appeal is certain and will be pursued promptly, with Carlton S. Dargusch handling inquiries. The commission may ask Attorney General John W. Brieker to file the appeal.
The AAA wheat adjustment contracts for 1936 to 1940 will be four year agreements with withdrawal rights in 1937. The contracts allow annual modifications within a 25 percent range, require planting at least 84 percent of base acreage, and include two annual adjustment payments to provide parity returns for signers.
Phellis Schrammg of Schramm road rode a bicycle when struck by an AC automobile last evening. She sustained a fractured left knee and head bruises. R D Oberlin, driver, was absolved of blame by the girl’s father Frank Schramm who witnessed the accident. The girl was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Minor damage noted in other city collisions including cars of R V Hites and Dewey Hall at Fourth street and a North Ridge road truck collision with Louis Kus’s car.
Harry R. Kolbe aged 33 of 33 Redington block died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a six weeks illness. Born October 12, 1896 in Elyria, he lived there all his life and worked as a brakeman for the New York Central Railroad. Surviving: wife Lura B Kolbe, mother Nellie Maddock, brothers Edward Harvey Arthur, sister Milo Myers. Funeral services Saturday at 2:90 PM at Sudro Funeral Home with American Legion Post and Rev. E W Allen in charge. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Markets report mixed receipts across cattle and lambs with steady to higher week trend. Prime veals, choice veals and lambs show gains. produce section lists apples, beans, peppers, berries and vegetables with varied baskets and prices. Live poultry, butter and eggs market activity noted. grain prices and regional produce markets provided.
The International Ladies' Garment Workers Union Cleveland Area moves its sixth annual Picnic at Cresta Beach Saturday with about four thousand expected. Elyria Royal joins, with Elyria Central Labor Union and AFL affiliates invited. A Keller-Kohn Elyria team faces Printz-Biederman Cleveland cutters in a ball game. George Bush leads the Elyria team. souvenirs for kids and prizes set. Also a brief historical note on how England lost American colonies is included through a London dance anecdote.
Mary Burgett Justis filed partition suit in Lorain naming Charles Burgett. Rose F Meyers sought divorce from Clarence E Meyers on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect. They married in 1926 and have one child, George Delesiminovic, sued for 143 dollars as surety on a note signed for Paul Trescle, injunctive relief against collection claimed due to alleged alcohol influence when signing. The note was given to The Personal Finance Company of Lorain.
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