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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
2
The county horse shoe tournament, with teams from Elyria Grafton Lorain Amherst Wellington and others, will start at 1 pm at Cascade Park. Prizes include a cup donated by Overcar Haserodt $5 cash second prize medal and $5 cash third prize smoking set and other rewards. refreshments will follow.
The Green Line plans freight operations linking reland Elrria Birmingham lin Heights Florence and Well son. Shipments in both full carload and less than carload lots will be accepted starting soon. A strong fruit season is expected with melons staged for shipment from Berlin Heights. Roads are being prepared to support rail freight ready by the date.
Hunters in the region note woodchucks are the only game in season, making chucks a common target despite difficulty. Local shooters claim properly prepared chuck meat is a table delicacy, prompting many farmers to seek destruction of the pests. Firearms commonly used include the .22 rifle with required safety measures.
J B Johnston of Lorain County Electric Company responds to a Chronicle-Telegram piece about Bowling Green’s electric rate cut. He notes Bowling Green’s residential rate fell from 12 to 11 cents per KWH for under 100 KW H per month, and that local bills average around 50 cents monthly, while his company’s own rates average about 6 cents per KWH. He argues the Bowling Green rate relief aligns with prior schedules and warns against misinterpretation of the local rate question.
London based Dairy Herald, voice of the British labor movement, expresses pessimism about the Washington disarmament conference. It warns war profiteers and warns the peace drive may be exploited by business interests. The paper questions American humanitarian aims and suggests eastern powers influence.
Admissions include Laura Tompkns Bactrus Dibar Iregus at 219 Weat River Street Mrs Gertrude Barron RD No 3. Discharged Mrs D A Baird 121 Harvard avenue Mildred Stack 118 Charles Court Mrs Clara Waldrow Oberliz Woodrow Wilsoy Wellington.
Stephen Kos, 34, a steel worker, and Kathrina Ribarick, 32, both of Lorain, wed by a Lorain priest. Joe Tahas, 40, a felman, and Rosa Popp Horvath, 33, also of Lorain, wed by a justice of the peace. Middletown reports a theft at Hatfield Coal Co. office where burglars cut a rear window, opened a safe, and took 660 dollars in cash and endorsed ebooks.
The Odd Fellows plan a district picnic for Wednesday August 17 at Avon Beach Park serving Lorain County and Dover with Rebekahs families invited. Five baseball teams from Dover Lorain Elyria Grafton and Oberlin will compete for the district championship along with a 15 event sport program and prizes. A handicap race for men over 40 will add novelty with one foot per year over age. First game at 10 o clock.
Opening Liberty bonds show 3 1 2s at 88 58 with several maturities listed. In August and February, bid levels for 4s and Victory bonds range from about 87 50 to 92 68, with various 3 3 45 and 4 3 45 notes quoted.
The New York market opened stronger with General Electric up 1-2 to 1-2, L and Steel at 74 5-8, General Asphalt at 46, Rock Island at 31 3-4, Atlantic Gulf to 21 1-2, Mexican Pete 99 1-2, Baldwin down to 73 3-4, Utah Copper at 46 1-2, American Smelting up to 34 1-2, and Reading at 67 1-2.
New York on August 13 reports total stock sales of 145 804 shares and bonds worth 2 457 969. Weekly totals show stock sales at 2 298 890 shares and bonds at 55 015 060. The market closed irregularly with government bonds unchanged while railway and other bonds were irregular.
Chicago market notes Aug 12 with receipts of 5500 cattle and 3900 sheep. Bulk items quoted around 29 cents higher, heavies near 960 dollars, mediums 1025, lights 1060, packing sows around 525 to 550. Cattle receipts total about 500, with sheep at 3900.
Livestock receipts show Calves 300 top 10.00, Sheep 590 top 10.66, Hogs 1900 with steady market. Yorkers 311.35, Mixed 3 11.25, Heavies 33 59, Mediums 11.25, Pigs 11.35, Roughs 5.25, Stags 6.25.
Chicago market notes show mixed activity with fats and heavy traders quoted at varied prices while wheat and corn futures drift, oats rise slightly, and pork and lard futures hold. Cash grain prices in Toledo list soy updates and minor shifts in clover seed and Timothy.
The Ohio Elks Association gathers at Cedar Point from August 30 to September 2 with varied sessions. Delegates from the city include E J Whitney and nine others as plans call for open house, ritual exemplification, a big parade, ball, and boat ride. Many members will bring wives, aiming for the largest delegation.
Yesterday at the ladies matinee at the American Theater Karma Tou offered a free reading to the first twenty entrants. About 250 women rushed the doors causing hair to be torn, waists ripped, and skirts torn as the crowd surged to secure the prize. It provided amusement to some onlookers.
A mass meeting of citizens was called in Cham sion tV Va to plan steps against crime gripping Charleston area. Officials discussed forming special deputies to patrol roads and other measures as shootings and holdups prompt residents to demand safety and orderly travel.
A roundup of terse news briefs from Washington to Cleveland notes denials on Pani's Washington trip for Mexico ties, a printer's appearance in a baseball pools probe, a near collision on Clark and Madison avenues, and local civil service rulings affecting veteran and military discharge certificates.
Gut Gar wood of Macomb today claimed the Ohio amateur checker championship by default after opponent Hegars An Leng of Toledo, the holder, abandoned the 20th championship match at Cedar Point. Garwood said he had the advantage in the games played and would have won had the match continued.
State Examiner John A. Elios released findings totaling over 4000 dollars involving 35 Erie county officials. The report accuses county treasurer George W. Wiles of cashing personal checks in the treasury and returning cash to the examiner, plus interest calculations on deposits and delinquencies with four county banks.
Charles Boston received a postal card from Cumberland dated July 12, 1910. The note said a friend would visit Lorain on July 15, 1910. Boston missed the train that day and, after eleven years, can prove he did not receive the message announcing the visit.
A stream of items from Berea and Columbia includes a community picnic at Columbia Station schools, Mildred Bartter’s tonsil removal in Cleveland, George Osborne joining Hennie Lumber in Besbetown, and local visits by Miss Adah Meekly and Miss Gertrude Aking. A new bridge across Rocky River and a temporary light-vehicle bridge are mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Bert Galaway hosted visitors at Sandusk and Ela Tia while Miss Fannie Grant returned to Ogontz. Mrs John Rahl and Mrs Lewis Bennke hosted relatives in Amherst and Lorain. A Keller and Cyvel Praw visited Emil Schroeder. Jennie Fowler and Bert Fisher from Cleveland joined gatherings. Winifred Behnke visited friends in Ogontz.
Secretary of War Weeks declares Wood needed to adjust Philippine affairs on verge of bankruptcy while refusing to comment on former governor Harrison. He adds that if he had led the Philippines in recent years he would not be proud of his work.
Canton Ohio August 13 Charles Lungren—convicted with Ben Rudner for liquor violations and sent to Atlanta prison by Judge Westenhaver—was arrested by Sheriff Cathon on a charge of contributing to delinquency of young girls. He is held as a suspect in the killing of Moony Kitsig. Lungren’s wife testified in a divorce suit that spurred the government’s Ohio liquor prosecutions last spring.
The city teams tournament launches tomorrow at the Country Club courts with the finish scheduled for the 21st. A large entry list includes S. Fishel, E. G. Lupp, G. Kimbk, P. Smith, Co. Keyes, Worth Fauver, T. L. Hartman, James Dillon, George Johnson, Orne, William Gamble, Allen Bates, Dick Koppas, Dick Horton, Farl Brown, Charles Fell, Sidney Boynton, Kenseth Bills, Don Cook, John Smith, Robert Savage, Pasal Savage, Wayne Koppas, H. Faxon, C. Harpeter, Harry Calvert, George Sharp, C. W. Herald, John Duncan, Frank Slough, and hh. Stevens.
The Church Baseball League outlines next weeks games with Methodists versus Presbyterians Tuesday, Presbyterians versus Lutherans Wednesday, Congregationalists versus Methodists Friday, and the court house rats postponed game from last week rescheduled for Thursday in Az.
The American Legion baseball team will travel to Madison tomorrow to face the strong Madison club with their best players and seek a victory. Unionville is touted as one of the best in the section.
Motorists increasingly maintain storage batteries with periodic distilled water top ups. At Eh ria Storage Battery Co and Great O Life Service Station managers note drivers now seek longer battery life. Technicians inspect batteries when servicing water additions to catch issues motorists might miss.
New York August 13. Harry Heilman of Detroit leads American League batters with a .417 clubbing average. Roger Hornsby continues to pace the National League at .407. Babe Adams of the Pirates has 12 victories with percent losses, while Red Faber of the White Sox has 21 wins and 9 defeats.
The Y M C A tennis tourney reaches finals with seniors singles featuring Dick Horan Kenneth Bills and Dwight Koppas as finalists. Dick Stevens Arthur Horan and Bob Urban compete for the juniors title with schedule to be announced. The doubles champions are Dick Horan and Wayne Koppas after defeating Kenneth Bills and Dwight Koppas. Arrangements are in progress for a Y champion match between Elyria and Lorain.
Herbert R Henderson and Miss Mary G Hedges plan a Reading Mass wedding after his Oberlin College background and wartime service. The couple will honeymoon in Oberlin then Evansville Ind where Henderson will coach and teach.
A report draws a bleak forecast for engineering demand as railway and building prospects lag. Yet some college trained engineers find openings in industry, especially automotive firms, while only about five percent of engineering students stay in the field.
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