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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1920
Page
14
Ridis School presents mid year gatherings and civic activities. Students and families invited to attend school events and class presentations in upcoming days at Ridis facilities.
Miss May Peterson headlines a Musical Art Society concert at Rialto Theatre on December 7. The soloist will perform a varied program including classic arias, folk songs, and concert pieces, with familiar tunes and notable arrangements to please city music lovers.
Announcement today of a wedding quietly solemnized in Cleveland on Tuesday November 30. The bride Misa Ruth Billings daughter of Mr and Mrs L E Billings Reid Avenue Elyria. The groom Paul Glasa of Elyria son of Mrs Horacy Richardson of Seventh Court Elyria. They will be at home after December 15 in Colonial Apartments Middle Avenue Elyria. The couple are well known with many friends. Glass attended Lorain High School and attends St Musry parish. He works as a retard er at the National Tube Company.
Lorain council members of the Daughters of Liberty including Mra Fred Penny Mra Clyde Goodwin Mra Warren Mra Muir Mra Beers and Mrs EE Richards attended a Thursday meeting of the Wigma council with Mrs A Shubert of Miamisburg O present An oyster supper followed. Afterward the Lorain group joined the Odd Fellows dance at Beanea's hall The ladies plan a session on Tuesday December 7 at 9 30 am.
Three Lorain County churches welcomed new pastors in November. Rev M E Goodrich became pastor at Delaware Avenue Methodist Lorain succeeding the late Rev H E Lucas from Lincoln Nebraska Rev Paul Bourquin took over St Pauls Evangelical Elyria succeeding Rev G W Krause who moved to Michigan from Indianapolis, and Rev Si Meek from Akron became pastor of the Camden Center Baptist Church succeeding George Wiggin who moved to southern Ohio near Cincinnati. The Grange Baptist Church currently seeks a successor to Rev F W Stitt who moved for family health reasons.
Squire J. George performed his first marriage ceremony uniting John Gvozdanovich and Miss Zories Milutinovich of Lorain. He struggled with the names, forgot parts of the service, and finally proclaimed them man and wife amid embarrassment.
Judge John M Killits filed a libel suit seeking 200000 against the Toledo News-Herald over printed factual distortions about his tenure as Williams County prosecutor twenty years ago. The paper published statements by Prosecutor Allen J Seney during a county controversy. Killits notes he was later exonerated, restored to office, and repaid salary.
Chicago dispatch notes a 10 am storm warning covering eastern Lake Superior eastern Lake Michigan shore and northern Lake Huron with an additional alert for southern Lake Huron Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The report also lists unrelated ads for gas logs and discounted dress shirts from local vendors.
Miss Wilder, a 19 year old from Tung Chou near Peking, recounts how white explorers found the Min Chinese tribe in a valley where locals still observe 190 year old customs. The party, including her father G. D. Wilder, witnessed three generations of villagers growing from three to thirty villages and traditions tied to a vanished era.
Mrs Muriel MacSwiney widow of Cork’s late lord mayor, arrives in New York to testify before a committee investigating conditions in London’s hunger strike prisons. Crowds greet the visitors as a parade forms and a reception near West Street leads them to Fifth Avenue.
Advertisement seeks a female assistant to aid in designing and implementing a modern system of naturalRan wititization, with simple tasks and liberal wages. Apply at local manager, Standing & Electric Company or Mus Hieckies, demonstrator, at ne On flee.
The Robingan & Hancock Co advertises a sale on men’s fine unlined kid gloves, offering 1 to 3 sizes off the entire stock in a period promotional notice.
Four prisoners escaped from Jefferson County jail in Steubenville. The inmates include George Spears, 4, a safe blower. Charles Spurrier, 29, safe blower and railroad robber. Dea Ron, 35, suspected thief. and Orville Mier, 21, charged with adultery.
A Capper bill seeks a 10 percent levy on futures trading in grain and cotton with exemptions for actual physical property holders. Traders of limited in their dealings and reporting thefts to the Internal Revenue Bureau would be exempt but capped at three times their actual yearly transactions. The bill targets speculators while protecting growers and manufacturers. Congressional hearings in Washington consider relief measures for farmers amid falling prices as officials debate market reforms. A five member bipartisan commission is proposed to study reorganizing federal bureaus for efficiency.
At a Commission on interstate commerce hearing in December, officials discussed bribery involving railroad men and priority car shipments. The inquiry covers alleged connections with big buyers across states and crews, highlighting possible misconduct by railroad officials.
On November 3 the commission ordered an investigation into the matter and secured several witnesses who said they would appeal before the commission and disclose what they know.
Elyria merchants announce a December 14 Dollar Day with the city promising the biggest bargain day yet. Unusual sales will be offered to attract Christmas shoppers and ensure a big event.
The Nantucket Shoals relief lightship arrived at New Bedford after a 90 mile gale tore her adrift near Sankaty Head. Wireless was down for days, while vessels nearby reported not seeing her during the night. Relief Vessel No. 90, a steel ship with electric lights, carried 11 crew members and had been on station before being sent to New Bedford for repairs.
Frank Wilson of Gates Avenue suffered a stroke on Friday morning and remains in serious condition. He had been feeling unwell Thursday night but went to work as a machinist at the steel plant, then collapsed. His friends note his illness and ongoing care.
A fire at a barn on Louleiass avenue caused an alarm Saturday afternoon, injuring a man. The report notes police involvement and an arrest at The Gem Shop in Lorain Ohio. A free Christian Science lecture is scheduled for Sunday evening December 5, 1920, at 8:00 p.m. in the LO Hall on 9th Street.
Notice states that the partnership of Barton and Deutsch is dissolved by mutual consent on November 30, 1920 in Elyria Ohio. E A Deutsch has acquired all assets previously owned by the partnership and will settle all debts or obligations.
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