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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
16
Lorain and the Amalgamated Order of Confirmed Bachelors, led by secretary Earl Leach, report 73 men to take the leap year oath tomorrow. The initial 13 founders, now split into rival factions, are revealed including seven previously suspected members.
A bold ad promotes a paste that allegedly removes tobacco stains from teeth in three minutes. The pitch claims surface enamel whitening without harming the enamel, touting a fast action and wide availability via druggists and merchants.
The group led by President Frank Kutting Jr plans a formal vote on a strict constitution and by laws to curb flirtations. They propose Spartan clubroom decor on Broadway, with weekly ladies nights hosted by select members and penalties for rule breaches.
Wellington December 20 representatives from Lodi New London Amherst and Vermilion high schools will meet here tonight to form a high school athletic association and discuss organizing interscholastic activities.
The page compiles children's requests to Santa Claus including a tool chest toy autos dolls trains books games candy and nuts along with household items like an ironing board and a drawing book. Names and addresses accompany each plea from youngsters in the city.
Wellington Des 20 basketball season opens as Sullivan leads the ninth and final squad against an in town team. The game starts at 7 45 p m with high school action and a 7 45 tip off.
New York trading spurs renewed bullish action led by oils with gains for Houston Oil Cosden and Standard Oil of California among others. Steel, locomotives, and tobacco shares climb while rails firm with Reading Union Pacific and Lehigh Valley advancing as copper and grain markets show mixed moves.
Wellington sees an examination set for the Wellington postmaster appointment with the current term ending February 24 and the position valued at 2500 dollars annually.
Elyria High prepares for a decisive Friday night clash with Cleveland West Tech as Akron South also looms. The basketball squad of about 33 works over two hours nightly to prove they can match West Tech’s size and strength, with Braddon Buswell and Henry Heinzetling among probable starters.
In Shiloh Richland county gas field more wells are drilled daily. At forty feet a gas pocket was struck strong enough to blow rock and mud twenty six feet into the air.
Newark reports Claude Wallace of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died after injuries from a Tuesday evening collision with a Pennsylvania train. He passed away yesterday afternoon.
Cincinnati reporters note multiple thefts and arrests across Tennessee and Kentucky with mentions of contractors at work on Mars and a $10.5 million project. Mary Brown and Martha Baker are among those arrested as police report several thefts and recoveries.
A fragment notes Alberta Wattere of Ober attending a Christmas season event with a misfortune on a porch causing an ankle injury. The short item lists a Wellington area social context and a December date.
A brief item notes students at Un College will participate in Christmas vacation exercises on Friday morning starting at 8:20. The readable text emphasizes a local school activity during the holiday break.
Business leaders across the nation express optimistic forecasts for 1924. J Ogden Armour cites a strong harvest and work, Robert D Lay notes higher life insurance applications, and Herbert Hoover highlights rising employment and real wages. Wrigley and others foresee a bull market and robust buying power. Oregon bankers anticipate prosperity, while nationwide conditions improve with firm commodity prices and rising demand for homes and building materials.
The comptroller notes profits of 203.506 million dollars for the past year despite 160 million in losses written off. Dividends totaling 179 million dollars were paid, a record in national banks. This signals a satisfactory condition and suggests banks can meet 1924 demands.
Willie Hoppe defeated Welker Cochran of San Francisco 1600 to 161 in the International tournament in New York to maintain his world championship in balkline billiards. The Dec 20 match left Hoppe ahead 18-2 in the series.
Dwight Harries, general manager of the Phoenix Portland Com Company of Ohio, was found guilty by a jury last night in a fraud case involving sales practices. A new trial motion is scheduled for today in Columbus, Des Moines.
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