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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1935
Page
4
Approximately $75,000 will be distributed this week and next to club members of Cheney Savings Bank and its associated trust company. Funds come from system savings bonds and cover a three year term for 2A members across local banks. Distribution is slated for this week end or Saturday.
A report from union sources mentions a potential agreement between Italy and a foreign oil company. The plan would see an Italian subsidiary obtain oil from Roumania and other non American sources, with a 34 year concession and a large payment for supply. Officials expect disclosure and wary public reaction as tensions rise.
Kiwanis clubs of Wellington and Lorain join with the Kiwanis club at Hotel Newell for a meeting tomorrow. Dr. Ben A. Arneson, district governor, will speak on government and may discuss trends toward dictatorship. Local officials expect a large turnout.
Rain fell as Elyria issued permits for building improvements totaling 11 255 last month per L P Kaiser monthly report. The tenth month saw 2 building permits 3 sign permits 4 plumbing permits and 28 electrical permits for 92 in fees. October issued 21 building permits for 19 140 in improvements with 19 plumbing fire and 26 electrical permits issued.
Generally fair and colder tonight in southeast Ohio with increasing clouds tomorrow. Temperature rise expected, followed by light precipitation in the extreme north portion.
Two Lorain County road projects are designated for next year under the State Highway Department program. One is paving Broadway in Lorain from 28th Street south to Elgin, about a mile, costing 213,006 with Lorain city contributing 25,900 and the county a possible 4,000. The second project funds part of the dirt road improvement program from Oberlin Avenue to Kolber Road at 11,506, with the county allotted 24,190 and the balance for Chestnut Ridge road improvements in Ridgeville Township.
Ohio faced extreme winter conditions with early December cold waves. Temperatures hovered around 12 to 14 degrees in most areas before dropping to about 10 degrees above zero, with lake areas warmer, and Joleda reporting six degrees above zero for the coldest December day.
The Knights of Columbus announce a plan to provide a new toy for every needy child in Elyria at Christmas. A committee led by Russ Moran will organize financing, child lists, and toy purchases with expected backing from the Salvation Army, Legion, and other groups.
NORWALK. The estranged wife of Allan Hanes testified today that her husband shot Max Peabody when Peabody surprised him at the Hanes home last summer. The shooting ended a long running feud between the two men, both workers on the Triumphes farm near Norwalk.
Lorain County farmers gain from CCC ditch and drainage work by the Cre camp. Engineering officials estimate improvements could reach 504000 dollars if extended two years. CCC crews save farmers about 39 percent compared with private costs, requiring farmer cooperation with teams or tractors for land work. Elyria CCC Camp operates within a 25 mile radius and coordinates with the county engineering department and sanitary engineer.
Lorain County gained voting population as Common Pleas Judge D A Cook admitted sixty four aliens to U S citizenship after final exams. A December 16 ceremony at Hawthorne school will present certificates. Italy 15 and Czechoslovakia 11 lead among 11 nations represented. Elyria, Lorain residents dominate the list with recipients from Sheffield Lake and Wellington among others.
C P Shively announced the appointment of 16 Kiwanis Committee chairmen for the Elyria club for 1936. Names included Walter H. Otto program committee and J E Beitteridge public affairs, with Frank E. Stevens laws and regulations and Adjutant R W Amore overseeing boys and girls. Shively Dusthimer and A H Waters attended a Cleveland session to learn Kiwanis activities from District Governor-elect Al Cox and others.
The $124.3 PWa water case awaits a Norwalk district court of appeals hearing at 1 p.m. December 6 to determine whether the current temporary injunction, set to dissolve Saturday, will be extended pending appeal. Common Pleas Judge Phillip Vernon extended the injunction to allow time for appeal by the defendant. Plaintiff T. R. Cookston, a taxpayer, brought the suit to stop construction of the main.
Eretrian observers report increased Ethiopian activity on the Makale front amid signs a large scale clash in the Jalian Ethiopian war may occur. A skirmish southwest of Makale killed four Italian regulars. Ethiopian casualties not given. A second clash north of the Takkaze river wounded one Italian soldier.
Neely Powers of Colson Company addressed Elyria Rotary Club at the Elks Restaurant, sharing insights on life and business in the Deep South and cotton crops. The meeting announced the Christmas party for crippled children on December 17 at the Ezra Memorial Hospital, with members bringing cent ers for the hospital children. Visitors included L. B. Sziauer A. B. Taylor Arthur J. Robinson M. F. Forbes Spencer Kean and Winfield Blakeman.
Sugar beet growers urged the Supreme Court to uphold the farm law cornplementing agricultural aid. They argued the AAA extends the same protections and support that protective tariffs provide to industry.
Four Oklahoma bank robbers and a fellow escapee fled into the Kiamichi mountains pursued by hundreds of possemen. Police and guards clashed with the fugitives, who abandoned a car near Muskogee after a gunfight. one officer and a suspect were wounded as authorities pressed the hunt.
Italian forces under Marshal Bodogno are rumored to plan a large scale push in East Africa. The strategy reportedly relies on air power and tanks, with camels and mules supplementing fuel-heavy mechanized units to conserve scarce gasoline amid possible embargo.
A mother, Mrs G W Z, saved her daughter from serious harm in a chaotic incident. The girl sustained injuries to a leg and arm described as second degree while the exact circumstances remain unclear. Local reports note the family’s quick actions prevented worse outcomes.
County Treasurer Wright announces better real estate tax collections amid final distribution of 1,469,517 dollars from real estate and public utilities taxes. Delinquency growth slowed this year 1935 shows a near reversal with only about 74,000 dollars added, aiding 1936 starts with lower accrued delinquencies than prior years.
Advertising in the Want-Ads urges readers to call any of the listed service men for radio repair. The notice references the four telephone listings and points to the Business Directory for additional services in the Want-Ads Daily.
The Elyria Chamber of Commerce reports progress in a bid to secure at least one new industry and additional prospects. Key figures solicit subscriptions to buy Willys Overland Co buildings to house the Dunham Co farm machinery plant and other firms, with plans to start operations here by leasing the buildings and employing about 100 workers.
Two farm youths Clarence Rutter 24 and Dale Gordon 21 were killed when the automobile they rode in was struck by a Nickel Plate freight train east of Shawtown. The car was carried beneath the train and mangled, bodies ejected. Coroner Dr H Q Crests ruled accidental death. Gordon’s parents live in McClure. Rutter’s in Grand Rapids Ohio. Both worked on a Shawtown area farm.
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