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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1933
Page
5
The Lorain county potato and apple show was a success educationally and financially. N. J. Hoskin of Raton will chair the potato division and E. C. Cotton of Elyria Township will chair the apple division for the 1934 show, both continuing their roles. Receipts covered all expenses, confirming a financial success and affirming the committee’s aim to showcase local growers.
Elyria High School seniors near opening night of The Family Upstairs a modern comedy of American life. Miss Nina Baker says dress rehearsals will run with full scenery Friday night, and another rehearsal Thursday will finish touches. An assembly tomorrow will preview scenes from the production.
A letter from Mrs. Vern Harding of Olmsted Falls clarifies that the bank robbery occurred in Olmsted Falls, not North Olmsted, noting the two towns are distinct and about three miles apart.
An abandoned automobile found on Diagonal road yesterday afternoon was ordered impounded by Sheriff Clarence W. Dick. The car appeared to have broken down before being left on the highway.
Common Pleas Judge A R Webber directed a verdict for the defendant in the case of John Kobiaski administrator of Columbia Station against Reserve Power and Light Co. Kobiaski sought 15000 for the death of his 15 year old son electrocuted by a high tension line while the boy was attempting to throw a wire over the line.
Police logged two burglary attempts yesterday. A rear window at Kroger Srocery 618 Lodi Street was broken in an apparent entry attempt. Oscar Haserodt of Haserodt Jewelry reported a rear door jimmied in an apparent entry attempt.
Stewart Spitzer of Grafton faced speeding charges after officers clocked him at 48 mph near Wooster court and East Avenue, then stopped him near 16th Street and issued a ticket for police court. Patrolmen C L Miller and M E Olmstead reported the event.
Thirty six contract bridge players competed in a clash of skill at the Contract Bridge League. The nine top pairs were Ervin and Charles Wentz 9 1 2, Roy Claver and W G Ludewig 31 2, Fred Brown and R Humason 83, R Broughton and Robert Morrison 72, Lewis Huffman and Ror Zeilman 734 2, Al Taylor and William Henderson 72, Ted Kumler and T Kumler 71 1 2, V Waite and Mel Maddock 68, A W Arter and R Murbach 65 8.
State items report Fred G. Daniels resigning as deputy Internal Revenue collector at Ashtabula effective Dec 15. A Bre appointee is named as successor. Carl E. Dick, 58, owner of Johnson's Island port in Sandusky Bay, dies. In Tiffin Russell Semer, 15, injured in football practice after a companion's hit. Mayor G H Worrel will not contest Peter H Curtin, Democrat, who is declared elected mayor by an 8 vote margin after a recount. Goshen plant of Universal Sewer Pipe Co opens in New Philadelphia, closed since July.
Number Two continues from Page 1 noting groups would likely prefer packing baskets to giving cash. Baskets would aid communities and lessen the burden on the committer. Committees ask all groups and individuals who would like to pack baskets to notify the committee.
Final preparations for a free public victory celebration follow a daytime procession led by Mayor W H Vanoster. The event at Diebles Club features a large orchestra and a reception by new members of the 1804 administration to foster social contacts with attendees.
The Cleveland Trust Company sued William A. Cox and others of Avon Lake for 2555 on a promissory note. County commissioners approved 37.50 for sheep claims from dog attacks over three months. An allowance of 2890 was set for the Lorain County Humane Society for 1994. Dog kennel fund expenses were 900, and 4580 from the dog lease was transferred to the county general fund. Myrtle Cooke filed for divorce from Raymond Cooke of Lorain, citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty. they married in 1927.
Funeral services for Mrs Frank Wierzbowski of 421 West South Street Lorain will be held Wednesday at ten in the morning from the Church of the Nativity. A brother Rev Frances Dyazkowski of St Peter and Paul's in Scerboro West Virginia will say the Solemn High Mass. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
The text describes a committee planning to inform all groups how many baskets to expect and the remaining workload. It notes a list to be distributed to cooperating organizations to ensure baskets go to deserving families, and mentions logistics about distribution and packing limits. It references J. Stankard and an opera night at paths Church.
A fragmented notice lists several local residents and families connected to a Thanksgiving event in Litchfield. Names include Mr and Mrs Olmsted, Mr Oberlitner, Mr and Mrs Barth, Curtiss Swindle, and the Scudder family, among others.
A delivery complaint line lists Mrs Esther Alfsen at 107 North Pleasant Street Oberlin and urges calls to Louis Bliss at 13 2236 N Pleasant Street for service or address queries. The notice references bone 461 W and repeats the Oberlin address and contact.
The notice lists Oberlin College calendar items for December 6 to 9, including assemblies, lectures by Maurice Keesler and Edward Capps, a Geologic Conference, concerts, and club meetings. It also notes the marriage of Myron Worcester to Johanna Lawrence in Missouri and a Past Chiefs Christmas party with gifts for needy children.
The Pleasant Street School Parent Teacher Association hosted Rev C F McBride of the First Methodist church as the evening’s principal speaker on Rethinking Public School Education. A business session followed with plans to fund relief work via educational film showings starting December 14 and continuing through March 26, plus a bottle-collection drive to aid undernourished children.
This evening at 7:15 p m in the high school auditorium S A Postle chief of the Cincinnati Bureau of Agriculture will give a briefing on the food and drug bill. The talk aims to outline provisions and potential impact for local residents and businesses.
A sequence of social visits highlights arrangements where DeLong Agnes Hankey and multiple couples host relatives in Copley, Kenmore, Berea, Cleveland, Lakewood, Elyria, Rocky River, and more. Briefs note meetings, school talks, and a Thanksgiving incident, plus performances by Litchfield Grenge and local residents.
Oberlin Exchange Club heard W H Phillips speak on Oberlin Founders yesterday at Oberlin Inn in connection with Founders Day on December 3. Also brief notes list recent family visits and club meetings including Merry Wives and Phyllis Wheatley Club events and visits by Gunn and Coulter families from Detroit Grand Rapids and Cleveland.
Myron Barth Norris Leach Ruth Landfried and Mrs. F J Schott attend a school lunch at the Congregational inn on Thursday noon. The L B S meets later in the afternoon. Hazel Landfried visited grandmother in North Olmsted over Thanksgiving. Evelyn Watkins of Cleveland visited Thursday with her parents. Mrs Mott Starr suffers an infection in her finger.
A room in the Palace of Versailles, France, is titled the Room of American Independence, a designated exhibit within the museum space.
Lorain County exhibitors will bring apples and potatoes to the Ravenna district show. Nineteen exhibits and ten displays from Lorain growers include numerous named individuals and farms. The district gathers apples from eleven counties and features county prize winners in multiple classes. A separate item notes a rabbit shooting incident near Amherst Township and sheriff investigation.
Grafton Grange will hold its regular meeting at the Hall on Thursday evening December. Members with twenty five years or more service are urged to attend to sign up for silver certificates.
Harrisburg and Providence report limited license availability as legal liquor begins under repeal. Package liquor will be sold. In Salem Oregon the Knox plan faces senate action while local communities prepare enforcement of varied rules. Seattle mentions local option on hard liquor sales.
Cleveland and Toledo market reports show futures and cash for grains Butter prices eggs and poultry totals for receipts. Wheat and corn bids vary with No 2 red and No 2 yellow priced around mid 40s to 50s cents. Fresh vegetables and dairy goods list beets carrots celery lettuce and tomatoes with varied regional availability and recent car arrivals.
Washington moves to enact new liquor laws while Seattle stores expect easy access to supplies from dry era sources. Missouri faces a deadlocked legislature over equor control as repeal nears. Michigan delays ratifying 21st amendment amid wrangling over liquor provisions and continued dry law enforcement.
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