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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1924
Page
2
Lorain High School defeated Amherst High 35 to 14 to start the 1924-25 season. Coach McCaskey used fifteen players and Lorain led 21 to 4 at the half, maintaining the edge throughout.
A collection of humorous requests to Santa from Arthur Fletcher Mike M'Tigu Battling Sirs and Cornelius M'Gillicuddy seeking sports gear match setups noses lemon sneezer and other playful items for future boxing and baseball competition reflecting old time sports culture.
The Columbia Crescents beat the Oberlin Dodgers 29 to 16 at St. John's Auditorium last night in a clean game. Public notice invites teams to book games by contacting Clarence Roven at 885 Tish St City or by phone 06084 between 6 and 7 pm.
Vermilion High School basketball opens its season hosting Avon. The schedule lists games at home and away against Berlin Heights Huron Milan Birmingham Milan Birmingham and Berlin Heights with several open dates and a potential tournament in March.
The Cleveland Congress Caps defeated the Amherst Eagles 26 to 23 on Amherst floor in an exceptionally fast basketball game last night.
Kid Weplan of Meriden Conn boosted his featherweight title chances by knocking out Jose Lombargoa of Panama in four rounds at Madison Square Garden New York last night. A possible Tom Gibbons versus Harry Wills bout to challenge Dempsey’s crown began to surface with talks simmering.
Racing meetings in New Orleans and Havana. Jockey clubs in Tia Juana and Cuba. Western Golf Association in Chicago. Florida tennis opens in Jacksonville. Los Angeles Kennel Club show. Western Interstate and Pacific Coast conferences meet in Chicago and Portland. Southern California cross country in Los Angeles. Birmingham three mile race. Hinds Plate championship in Chicago.
A Christmas chapel program at the Amherst High School featured solos and vocal duets with student performers. Mr Cole spoke on engineering emphasizing math as essential, outlining civil, mechanical, electrical, mining, chemical, structural fields and linking them to Columbus era contrasts. Eagles to initiate Amherst candidates on December 15 at Porésiers Hall with invitation to members and those with machines asked to bring them.
Amherst December 13 The W W BF OM Society of the APE church met at Mrs A K Jenne home Cleveland avenue with Mrs Harry Williams assisting The program included Edison silent Night and selections from the Messiah Two readings were given by Mrs H A Williams and Mrs Lt Stough Plans were made for next year’s work A social time followed by refreshments Twenty women attended
Funeral rites for Earl Liphardt 31 were held from his Cornell avenue home and at the M E church with a full church, numerous floral offerings, and pallbearers who were relatives. A quartet sang as Rev W A Tabchbert officiated. Burial was in Brownhelm cemetery under Conrad Zilch. Out of town mourners included relatives from Cleveland Wakeman Clarksfield Medina Elyria Ridgeville Leo- and nearby areas.
Rain affected gatherings with Mr. and Mrs. George Craph of Vermilion, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Brill and family of Brownhelm, Wm Brill and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Berkmire of Birmingham noted in local society snippets.
The 3 F class of the Cong Methodist church held a social at the Amherst gym. Boys played basketball while men organized a team and scheduled their first meeting for Thursday the 18th. Pictures were shown and attendees enjoyed coffee buns and wieners.
Robert Mack of Cleveland avenue was thrown to the pavement yesterday morning while entering a machine, injuring his side and right ear. Fred Hopkins sustained two badly lacerated fingers on his right hand at the Ohio Quarries. Dr. Bryce Miller and Dr. Wiseman attended both cases. In Amherst personals F I Hubbard and Grace visited Cleveland. Mrs Lizzie Belden and Mrs George Hoffner attended a W I C meeting in Elyria. Rudolph Brown reported sick. Mrs Matilda Westether returned to Cleveland after a visit. Mrs George Menz spent the weekend in Cleveland. Mrs Ralph Bez admitted to Inval hospital. Beatrice Delbridge and daughter from Cleveland were weekend visitors. Mrs Margaret Whyte was in Lorain yesterday. Mrs John Sabiers was a Lorain caller.
Miss Mary Mallay and Miss Anna Koepke visited friends in Lorain yesterday. Mrs KE Colaban and Mrs Brennan with her daughter were Lorain visitors. Mrs G Drown and granddaughter spent yesterday in Lorain. Ruth Grugle visited friends in Lorain. Mrs Frank Krugman was a Lorain shopper. Mrs George Rice and daughter Marguerite were Lorain visitors. The condition of P V McGarvey is much better.
Death notices report Mrs. Iannah E. Phipps age 92 years six months, baby William Russell McClure dies at age two, Edward Hearne aged nine years ten months dies, funeral details given. Two suits to quiet titles filed in Common Pleas by Morgan against Brooks and others, and Ryals against Risley and others. J G Starr, receiver for Nydla Rubber Co, files discharge request in Hodgeman Rubber Co case.
A remark asserts that women's tendency to reveal confidences leads to widespread harm, describing it as the root cause of high casualty in female friendships across the world.
Markets show butter and cheese prices with various grades. Fresh vegetables and fruits list potatoes onions apples and tomatoes with per unit or per weight figures. poultry and beans display ranges for classes and counts.
Receipts show cattle 400 head calf trade slow with top about 1150. Sheep and lambs 1000 head up about 250, hogs mixed with yards steady to firm and prices around 950 to 1000 in recent scene.
A thoughtful note on social virtue suggests happiness rises when people envy moral excellence rather than external dress. It argues genuine joy comes from appreciating virtue, not fashion or status symbols, urging inward reflection over outward display.
Public auction set for December 20 1924 at the Lorain County Court House Elyria Ohio to sell Lot 26 William Braman Addition Elyria known as 421 Woodland Avenue appraised at 3500 dollars and cash on sale two thirds minimum bid set. Sheriff F A Underhill and attorney John C Conaway listed.
Public auction planned at the Elyria courthouse on January 3, 1925 at 10 a.m. for two parcels in Elyria and Lorain. Parcels involve Lot 8 Block 64 and Lot 487 in Sheffield Land Company Addition. appraisals are 30000 and 9000 dollars respectively, with two-thirds minimum sale rule and tenant rights noted.
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