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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1936
Page
9
A Common Pleas judge considers if a widow with three children can keep her $3,000 cash from attachment in a suit seeking $16,236 secured by a mortgage. The court issued a temporary restraining order to prevent disposal of the funds while briefs are filed. parties' names are withheld to protect the defendant.
In Elyria, 67 year old Froward Burchard testified he loves his wife Em and would live with her even if divorced, offering to rent the finest house at Elyria for their use. The case, marked by Mrs Burchard collapsing in court after questioning, involves grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. A property settlement is under advisement with estimated Lake Avenue property value of 10,000. Their son is 38 and daughter 28. Separately, Frank Jones reported his bicycle stolen from Cascade Park swimming pool around 8 p.m.
An old Mansfield Ohio advertisement from HA Relief Inc offers a mail in deal. Send name and address by September first and if relieved mail a dollar. otherwise the relief is free. The ad frames a simple postal solicitation with a bold promise and a refund if not relieved.
Lorain County dairymen plan to attend Dairy Day at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster with an all day program. The Brownhelm 25 piece 4-H Clan band will perform in the afternoon.
Benton Jennings reports to police that his car on Mid dle avenue was broken into last night. Missing items include a blue serge coat, a flashlight and a pair of sunglasses.
John Brazo of 429 Bond Street was fined 1 and costs after arraignment before Justice of the Peace Joseph Q. Petro in police court this morning on an intoxication charge.
A multi-vehicle crash on Netral Road left numerous passengers shaken while Leslie, a bus employee, escaped with a bruised shoulder. John Crotty of the Southwestern Bus Co. praised the driver as safety minded amid a string of local accidents reported by police.
A Chicago note says 152 Congress members are pledged supporters of NUSJ, with estimates placing 295 to 300 total endorsers by mid September. Roosevelt plans a Cleveland visit amid SUSJ convention chatter, while Coughlin rejects any merger with other minor groups and insists no change to NUSJ line.
Raymond E. Johnson surrendered to police in Corona California and confessed to killing Japanese actress Midhi Takaoka with a butcher knife. He said he saw photos of himself and Midi in papers and cited a guilty conscience.
A rural electrification meeting for Lorain and Medina County residents is scheduled in Wellington at the Herrick Auditorium this evening. The program will cover uses of electrical appliances and their costs, with I P Blauser, rural electrification specialist from Ohio State University, on the speaking lineup.
The New York Central Railroad runs a special train for the Pilgrimage to the Carey Shrine in Carey Ohio. It leaves Cleveland at 11 a.m. arrives in Elyria at 11:40 a.m. The return from Carey departs at 3:30 p.m. arrives Elyria at 7:40 p.m. and Cleveland at 8:20 p.m.
Doris Anderson of 412 Elm Street was bitten on the hand by a dog yesterday on Woodford Avenue. Police reports say the owner, Jake Glass, was warned to keep the dog tied in the future.
Harry Arnanas of Lorain sues Auto laulaway Co seeking 3909 for injuries from a truck on East 28th Street Lorain. Adah Godfrey granted a cae from James W Godfrey Judge D A Cook grounds gross neglect of duty. John Lehman seeks custody in divorce citing extreme cruelty. Charles Zenich filed for divorce on grounds of EqTOSS Neeice.
Elyria resident TK Webb is among a limited group of Ohio motorists honored by the Cleveland Automobile Club for safe driving. Webb has 35 years of driving and 850000 miles without accident or traffic violation. First place went to Charles D. Risthardt of Wickliffe for 945000 miles with no violations, who will join the National Safety Motorcade trip to New York in his own car, with all expenses paid.
In Conneaut Ohio three fishermen were rescued after a tug ran out of gasoline eight miles off the harbor. Joseph Mylias, William Smith, and Daniel Smith were stranded in Lake Erie for more than seven hours while attempting to row the heavy tug to shore with improvised oars. A rescue crew sighted them as they drifted toward the lake.
Three Cleveland youths were detained by sheriff's deputies last evening at Vermilion on the lake shore and charged with intoxication and disorderly conduct. The suspects are Charles Butler 17 of 1691 Edgewater Drive Jack McNe YS of SLT West Starh street and Elmer Johnson 15 of L2s9 West 116th street. They are to be arraigned before Justice Joseph Q. Petro this afternoon.
BERLIN August 13 The United States basketball team advanced to the Olympic final by defeating Mexico 10 to 2 in the semi finals at the tennis platz. The Americans led 14 to 2 at halftime.
Xenia August 18 Jesse Owens Ohio State University track star and 1936 Berlin Olympic hero was offered a job as track coach at Wilberforce University upon his graduation. Dr D Ormond Walker president of the university sent a cablegram to Owens in Europe stating Wilberforce offers you a position as coach of the track team to prepare for the 1940 Olympics.
The Democratic state convention will be held at Memorial Hall in Columbus on September 11, announced by Francis Poulson, chairman of the state executive committee. With Roosevelt absent, organizers are seeking Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky as the lead speaker.
The eighth district Republican campaign opens with a rally on Mt Gilead public square September 1. Republican candidate John W Bricker for governor and other state candidates will speak at the event.
Harold Frank Mich, missing 20 years, is named as one of three heirs to the $100,909 estate of Joseph Mich, Jr. The will directs the estate be held in trust until 1943 when son Flor d and a sister may share it if Harold has not appeared.
County commissioners awarded a contract for office supplies for the county clerk's office to The Hi J Heer Printing Company of Columbus on a low bid of 397.50.
In Madrid the Marxist militia dominates while the cabinet remains, with ten workers under arms per national soldier. In Valencia the Junta De Levante holds power with an iron hand and autonomous authorities, shaping the regional rule under the popular front influence.
Mrs Esther Wood notes Rev Lyman Cady and wife touring Oberlin after long service with the American Board in China. Cady formerly professor of Arts and History at the Shantung Christian University in Nanjing, spent seventeen years in Shan tung Province and earlier worked with Cornell College in Tehchow. Both graduates of Oberlin and Phi Betas, they plan to reside at 120 East College Street for an extended period.
A group of ten Obertin residents gathered last evening at Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bradley’s home in Spearer for a wiener roast followed by an evening of pinoche. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Albert Parsons Mr. and Mrs. QO. W. Carper Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clon Mr. and Mrs. A. Stanfield Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Bradley.
General Industries earned their second straight Industrial League win by defeating Perry-Fay 9 to 1 at Hamilton diamond. Joe Alatkowski pitched well for the Generals allowing two hits while Wolovacs and Gurney shared mound duties for Perry-Fay. Costello homered for the winners as Mahl, Schmittgen, and Hess delivered sharp defensive plays.
Tomorrow marks the final day for the girls camp with ten full days offered at ten dollars. The YMCA organization runs the program and invites participants to join before closing.
During vacation the pleas court workload is light yet clerk of courts business runs briskly. Miss Margaret Rupert and Mrs May Zimmerman are notably busy while Misa Kubert handles recordings of court orders and decrees with 110 entries to post this week. One day’s recordings fill 37 large typewritten pages.
Death notice reports Mrs Mary Miller 70 of Barner ton Ohio dying before noon while visiting granddaughter in Barner ton She was widow of Frank Miller former federal printing office worker and had lived here intermittently for 20 years Also surviving sisters Mrs H B Isler Mrs Arthur Clifford and Mrs Fred Nutt and brother Dan McCarty Body to be brought here for burial George H Tran longtime American Lace Co engineer died at home on St George Street after a 2 week illness He was born in Ontario and lived in EI 20 years He leaves widow Jane W Tran son Elmor Tran and three grandchildren two sisters and a brother Funeral arrangements made by Nichols Funeral Home
The text describes a Madrid led Junta and popular front emergency committees in San Sebastian, Santander, and Bilbao, with labor militias taking control of commerce and industry. It notes workers' juntas running railroads and committees shaping utilities, hinting at broader expansion to banks and public services. Cam is available for private parties.
Market reports show fluctuating prices for cattle, lambs, and hogs with receipts in the hundreds. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, and rye quotes span No 2 red, No 1 yellow, and mixed varieties, alongside hay and mill feeds. Regional reports list futures and cash quotes, with notes on steady or slower markets and mixed quality deliveries.
An old treatment claims tired kidneys cause backache and offers Doan’s Pills as a quick relief. It describes kidneys filtering waste, suggests flushing 3 pints daily, and warns of symptoms like frequent urination, pain, swelling, and fatigue. The ad urges readers to ask druggists for Doan’s Pills, noting decades of use.
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