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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1935
Page
22
German heavy industries led by coal mining and metallurgy show an unbroken boom in September with rising coal and pig iron outputs and near ninety per cent higher raw steel than prior year. Electrical industry employment climbs as orders from public bodies, especially for armaments, fuel revival while textile and automobile sectors weaken despite export gains.
A 27-year-old Premier Duke of England and a gray-haired wood carver lead the new mayors in England and Wales as 400 town leaders are installed. The Duke of Norfolk becomes mayor of Arundel, his birthplace, while his duchess serves as mayoress. W. Davies, a 70-year-old London councillor, is named mayor of Shoreditch. The pageantry recalls Sir Percy Vincent’s Lord Mayor era with parades and banquets. Five days before a general election Conservatives win 222 seats, Liberals 68, Laborites 9, independents 39. ten boroughs appoint women mayors, including Mrs. H. Roberts of Stepney, claimed as the country’s first woman mayor with Labor ties. Lieutenant-Colonel S. Boyle, a Municipal Reform Conservative, secures a fifth term in Chelsea. England’s first Labor mayor, T. Summerbell of Sunderland, is re-elected unanimously.
The report notes 1 540 motor cars exported in August while overall auto production fell to 9 285 units in August 1933. Retail trade dipped 2 percent in September 1934 from the prior year, with price inflation eroding purchasing power. Food sales rose 19 percent but higher prices offset gains, squeezing budgets and reducing textile and shoe sales.
Holland expands war supplies purchases and boosts the army to counter trade declines and a war-conscious world. Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn strengthens his grip as opposition collapses. Planes for smelting furnaces and steel tube factories emerge, with Utrecht steel works to be enlarged. Tulip exports curtailed as bulbs dump into fodder, reducing foreign credits and redirecting funds domestically.
The article explains Holland's shift to domestic production of aluminum, tinplates, and zinc due to foreign trade restrictions and the need to balance a fair exchange. It notes Colijn’s strengthened position and argues unity keeps the Netherlands financially secure while Megunder’s position remains robust barring political discord. Demand rises for cheaper living costs to reduce rents and mortgages as Dutch citizens seek access to overseas markets.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marietta Powell nee Smith were held Saturday from her Ashland home. She died Thanksgiving morning at 3 a.m. after pneumonia illness. Wife of Dr. H. S. Powell, pastor of the Ashland Fi Methodist Episcopal church, she supported church missions and community work. Survived by husband and others.
Dr Powell's husband and a sizable family mourned at a Penfield Meadeville region funeral. Survivors include son Paul of Orville, daughters Marian Anderson and Betty Kiefling, four grandchildren, two brothers Guy and Levi, a half sister Blanche, and many relatives. Reverends Anderson Rush and Dr Smith led services. a spray honored the deceased before interment by Penfield.
A schoolhouse lunch on Wednesday included Mrs. E L Pierce and other locals. William Frey’s name drawn from the jury wheel as the Monday jury opens. Ernest Sanders hosted a serenade for his bride Dorothy Brubaker of Ashland, with a trailer ride to an inn near Oberlin where refreshments were served. Attendees included the Ford Johnson family of La Grange, Long family of Ashland, Sooyr and Devin families and Penfield couple. Upcoming events mention South Amherst game and local keteer activity. Mrs Hartle is ill but improving.
Rochester Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Forrest Burdve included Mr and Mrs Warren Phillyps and children and George Phillips of Bissfield Michigan. George Phillips joined his daughter and her husband the Ervin Johns in attendance.
A series of short visits and gatherings spread through Berlin Heights and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bland and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Webster of Cleveland visited their parents, the Richardsons. Miss Eugenia Woodall guest in Barberton. Richard Sennet staying with the Will Bursley family after work at Harold Ringler home. Grace Williams and daughters Mary and Hazel visited Mrs. Austin Swartz in Burbank. Charles Livermore family hosted and were visited by relatives including Marian Sen and family in Kipton. Thanksgiving Day spent with Joy Leitner in Clarksfield. Marion Gels of Kipton spent the day with Mrs. Livermore.
Houston area farmer M Arla reports growing a red Coxcome fruit 2 inches in diameter and 46 inches in circumference. He asserts it is the largest seen in the region, noting the unusually enormous flower and fruit size for the season.
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