Merchants Give Christmas Presents To Elyria Children
Ten Elyria children received Christmas gifts from local merchants aided by Santa Claus as part of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce merchants division plan. Unclaimed gifts remain in store windows with new cards daily until Wednesday. Stores on Middle Avenue Second Street and Court Street participate. Recipients listed include Jack Veetzen Maxine Wamsley Theodore Dowdell Thomas Gill Madeline Maraditis Phyllis Bodamer Antoinette Paonessa Florean Christensen Gertrude Blakeley Douglas Rosencranss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Santa Claus
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Merchants
Middle Avenue
Second Street
Court Street
Jack Veetzen
Foster Avenue
Maxine Wamsley
Cornell Avenue
Theodore Dowdell
Jefferson Avenue
Thomas Gill
Broad Street
Magdeline Maradits
Bond Street
Phyllis Bodamer
Elm Street
Antoinette Paonessa
Tenth Street
Florean Christensen
Gertrude Blakeley
West Second Street
Douglas Rosencranss
Dewey Avenue
Suit Against Patrolman Dismissed
A $3,000 false arrest suit against Patrolman Walter Knitter of Lorain was dismissed for lack of prosecution. Mika Nasteos of Lorain had been arrested for disorderly conduct on July 16, 1929, and the case against Nasteos was tried in Lorain municipal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Knitter
Lorain
Mika Nasteos
Aginst Nasteos
Active Volcano Death Toll Rises Near Merapi
London December 22 A Malay dispatch reports the Merapi volcano in Java has an estimated death toll between 360 and 1000 after becoming active last Thursday. Dispatches reach Rotterdam and state the eruptions continue to threaten nearby settlements and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Merapi
Yava
Daily Mail
Rotterdam
Ice Fails To Break So Man Is Fined 300
Because the ice held on the Black River last Friday Amdy Bashak 456 17th St today paid a fine of 300 dollars and costs for possession of liquor when he pleaded guilty before Mayor James A Hewitt. When police descended on his home Bashak dashed to the rear and threw a jug which landed on ice over the river. Police raced for the jug and though it was broke managed to see evidence in their handker chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Amdy Bashak
17Th St
James A. Hewitt
Bashak
Richwood Teacher Dies After Car Crash
Marysville Ohio December 22 Ernest Clyde Kirby 29 a teacher at Richwood Union county died of injuries from a car crash when the auto he rode in with his brother Robert Kirby skidded at Richwood and struck a car driven by George Fryman and overturned Kirby suffered a severed windpipe and head and face injuries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Ohio
Ernest Clyde Kirby
Richwood
Union County
Robert Kirby
George Fryman
Ernest Kirby
Hobo Migration Toward California Increases
Fresno California report shows 1930 hoboes in central California rising since 1915 as trainmen evict more itinerants. Ten months to November 1 record 127,152 hoboes put off 8. P. trains and right of ways, up from 62,235 in early 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Cal
California
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Modern David Kills Man In Store Hold Up
Irving Staab a 17 year old high school student acted as a modern David during a grocery store holdup with two friends. Staab and comrades fled as the robbers emerged and Stone throwing struck Dan Bunker in the forehead. Bunker died at a hospital hours later. the other two youths escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Irving Staab
David Here
Staab
Staah
Dan Bunker
Bunker
Unwilmed Victims Across Cities Reported Dead From Various Causes
A string of fatal incidents across multiple locales includes Columbus miller William V. Weirs dying from heart disease while Columbus area scenes note another death. Mingo-Raymond Mobster, 40, dies after slipping on ice. Elmer Frazier, 6, dies from poisoning after Christmas candy. John B. Novitch, 40, shot during a fire at a range. Robert Green, 37, dies while shoveling snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William V. Weirsmiller
Mingo
Raymond Mobster
Lancaster
Elmer Frazier
Cleveland
John B. Novitch
Newark
Robert Green
Sues for 325000 in Lorain district court
Augustine Baron sues Hart Whalen of Lorain for 325000 claiming he struck Baron while crossing at the intersection of Oakwood and East 25th Street in Lorain on August 16. The suit alleges negligence in the August incident and seeks monetary damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Whalen
Lorain
Augustine Baron
Oakwood
East 25Th Street
Luther Eames Settles Damages Suit with Lorain
Luther Eames reached a settlement with the City of Lorain for 25 dollars after suing for 602 dollars in damages. Solicitor Henry King reported the case, noting the collision with a police car occurred in March 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Eames
Lorain
Henry King
Eames
Auto drivers fined in reckless driving arraignment
Oscar McGill was fined $10 and costs after arraignment before Mayor James A Hewitt on a reckless driving charge. Julius Bakes received a $5 fine and costs for a similar offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar McGill
James A Hewitt
Julius Bakes
Elyria Tops in Fire Prevention Awards Across Ohio
Elyria and Lakewood tied for first in Ohio in the international fire prevention campaign, with Elyria also named among the eight best U.S. cities for Fire Prevention Week efforts last fall. The awards, announced by T Alfred Fleming, mark Elyria’s second consecutive year at top honors in Ohio and among the eight high cities nationally. Cleveland Columbus and Youngstown also received merit recognitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lakewood
Ohio
National Fire Protection Association
United States
Chamber of Commerce
T. Alfred Fleming
Cleveland
Columbus
Youngstown
Elviia
Pension Board Ruling Over Pension Rules Sparks Court Case
The appellate court supports that pension rules survive only if adopted by a majority of the current trustees. Captain Meyers and Mrs. Drage, both seeking pensions, faced a 3–3 board split with no seventh member chosen. The court notes pensions are gratuities and may be revised by the legislature, unbinding vested rights. Attorneys for plaintiffs stated plans to determine future actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Board
George Stevens
Myron Jones
Citizen
C. C. Stolzenburg
Namies
Capain Meyers
Department
Jones, Stevens
Board of Trustees
Meyers
Robert Rice
D. A. Baird
Leonard Smith
Italy Population Forecast Surpasses Forty-Two Million
Italy's population is projected to exceed 42 million by year’s end with about 250 people per square mile, reflecting steady growth and density trends across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Death Record for Mrs Earl Wheeler at Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mrs Earl Wheeler of No 2 Frank Court died this morning at 2 45 from an operation at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Born March 4 1898 in Bedford Ohio she leaves husband and children Howard Walter Emma Wayne Wanda plus her mother Nina Hist of this city and her father William Furst of Cleveland. Surviving siblings include John Furst D Roland Hist Cecil Hist Edward Hist Karl Hist and sisters H H Tewksbury Cleveland F K Henderson and J E O'Brien of this city. She was a Church of Christ member. Body sent to Nichols Funeral Home with funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wheeler
Frank Court
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Wheeler
Bedford
Ohio
Howard Owen
Walter Owen
Emma Owen
Wayne Owen
Wanda Wheeler
Nina Hist
City
William Furst
Cleveland
Marguerite Eberhart
Grafton
John Furst
Mentor
D. Roland Hist
Cecil Hist
Edward Hist
Karl Hist
H. H. Tewksbury
F. EK. Henderson
J. E. O’brien
Church of Christ
Nichols Funeral Home
Mrs John Holcomb of LaGrange passes away after illness
Mrs John Holcomb of LaGrange died Sunday night at her home after a lingering illness. Born May 15 1881 in LaGrange she lived there all her life. She was a member of the LaGrange Methodist church and the Grange. Funeral from the late home Wednesday at two o'clock with Reverend Jump presiding. Surviving are husband two children Mrs E W Youngbrood and John Jr three grandchildren two sisters Mrs B Clapp and Mrs A Greenfield one brother Joan King and her father John King of LaGrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Holcomb
la- Grange
LaGrange
E. W. Youngbrood
John, Jr
B. Clapp
A. Greenfield
Joan King
John King
Elyria Urges Yuletide Illumination Contest Entries
Elyria residents are urged to join the Chronicle Telegram Yuletide Illumination contest open to all. Entries must operate from Christmas Eve to New Year Eve with three cash prizes of 25, 15, and 10 dollars. Submit by Wednesday using the coupon.
Death of Anna Katherine Moeller at age two in Amherst
Miss Anna Katherine Moeller died Sunday afternoon at 1. She was born in Germany and came to the United States 57 years ago settling in Henrietta Township. Surviving are two brothers Chas and Adam of Elsha. Funeral services will be held at the Zilch Funeral Home Tuesday at noon. Rev IL H Amore of Brownhelm Evangelical Church will officiate. Burial in Brownhelm Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Anna Katherine Moeller
Miss Moeller
Germany
Henrietta Township
Chas
Adam
Elsha
Zilch
Ni O’elock
IL. H. Amore
Brownhelm Evangelical Church
Brownhelm Cemetery
Miller Innes Dies at 48 in Amherst Home
Wm Boyd Innes aged 48 of 197 Milan Avenue Amherst died Saturday morning after years of ill health. Born in Scotland he came to Cleveland in 1907 and settled in Amherst. A stone cutter and contractor he helped build Amherst Public School First Evangelical Church and Amherst Home Telephone Co. Survived by widow Agnes three sons George James John a brother Thomas Elyria three sisters one in Cleveland one in Scotland one in New Zealand. A member of the Scottish Clan of Elyria. Burial at Brownhelm Cemetery after services at Zilch Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 p m officiated by Rev F B Eastman. Clan Robertson to attend.
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Amherst, D
Wm Boyd Innes
Milan Avenue
Innes
Scotland
Cleveland
Amherst
Amherst Public School
First Evangelical Church
Amherst Home Telephone Co
Central
Agnes
George
James
John
Thomas
Elyria
New Zealand
F. EB. Eastman
Phoebe Clifford 82 Die In Amherst Ohio
Phoebe Clifford aged 82 died at 2 13 p m at her son J S Clifford Elyria Avenue residence in Amherst Ohio She was born in Wellington and spent most of her life there later living in Elyria A member of the Methodist Church she is survived by sons Claude Clifford of Philadelphia and J S Clifford florist here six grandchildren two great grandchildren two sisters and two brothers Funeral arrangements are incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ars. Phoelge Clifford Amherst
Mass
Phoebe Clifford
J. S. Clifford
Elyria Avenue
Florist
Emma Brown
Clarksfield
Josephine Talmer
New York
Orville
Bert Gunn
Bankers Trust Company Reorganized After State Takeover
The Bankers Trust Company in Philadelphia was taken over by the State Banking Department after a board meeting. President Samuel H. Barker said the panic was solvent and that plans for reorganization were already under way across its 29 Philadelphia branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bankers Trust Company
State Banking Department
Samuel H. Barker
Saber wound fatal in Budapest theater tragedy
Fritz Kaunitz a 22 year old son of a Viennese merchant died shortly after being struck by a saber during a rehearsal of The Three Musketeers at the Pforgheimer Theater. His death followed the injury sustained in a stage incident during the ere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Fritz Kaunitz
Pforgheimer Theater
Finger bowls dropped by Des Moines tea room
A Des Moines tea room serving elite guests has discontinued finger bowls. An on-menu note states finger bowls are considered useless and obsolete service, and will no longer be used in the dining room.
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Des Moines
Children Have Interesting Christmas Program at Oberlin Church
The First Methodist Sunday school in Oberlin presented a Christmas program featuring carols, readings, recitations, and instrumental solos by Junior and Primary departments. Dr Armington spoke on the Christmas Spirit and a white gift benefited two local homes. Santa Claus distributed treats as the program closed. The Vine Rebekah Lodge plans a charity party with a pot luck dinner and a needy donation drive at Odd Fellows Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
First Methodist Sunday School
Bethlehem
Kutscher
Arminston
Vine Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Christmas Party For Huron County Card Club Hosts Santa Claus
Airs Lawson hosted a Christmas party for the Huron County Card Club on West Lorain street last Saturday. The evening featured Pedro as the diversion, prizes to Mr and Mrs Bedford for high scores, and consolation for Mrs J Q Ford. Dainty refreshments followed and Burdett Lawson dressed as Santa Claus beside a lighted Christmas tree.
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Lawson
West Lorain Street
Huron County Card Club
Pedro
Bedford
J. Q. Ford
Burdett Lawson
Santa Claus
Community gift drive brings photos for theater tickets
The News Tribune invites all children to bring fruit vegetables clothing or toys tomorrow morning at South Main street for photo sessions in exchange for theater tickets. iA L Princehorn will take pictures and Mr Steele will present Gmail gifts at the theater. Lorain County Home children will join the event with baskets arranged by the visiting committee and delivered to the needy by boy and girl scouts. In Christchurch Ladies Auxiliary first meeting elected Mrs Benjamin Wade president and Mrs Thrall vice president with Mrs William Wright treasurer and Mrs Earl Jones secretary. A mission box was sent to a South Dakota family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News- Tribune
South Main Street
Ia L Princehorn
Ladies Auxiliary
Christchurch
F. M. Thrall
Benjamin Wade
Thrall
William Wright
Earl Jones
South Dakota
Fires End Week With Minor Damage At Two Homes
Sparks from a Maple street chimney sparked a small home fire at John Robinson’s house while a fire at Moore Funeral Home on Main street caused little damage after a picture above the fireplace ignited. The Christy Junior W R C held a Christmas party in the American Legion rooms on North Main 51 with carols, a piano solo by Peggy Mason, and gift exchanges. President E H Wilkins of Oberlin College will speak in Cleveland on December 27 before the American Association of University Professors on Current Trends in Higher Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robinson
Maple Street
Moore
Main Street
Christy
American Legion Rooms
North Main 51
Peggy Mason
E. H. Wilkins
Oberlin College
American Association of University Professors
Cleveland
West Russia Club Christmas Parity Planned at Mrs Rudekoff’s
The West Russia Club will hold its annual Christmas parity on Tuesday December 23 at the home of Mrs J Rudekoff on N Pleasant street. Miss Alice Phelps of the library staff has gone to her home in Pennsylvania for the holidays. Harold Holl and his mother Mrs Henry Holl visited relatives in Amherst yesterday. Mrs A Hardesty of East Loraine street is improving after illness. Mrs Harold Hei of South Main Street is in Cleveland for the day. Mr and Mrs James Morris left Friday for St Petersburgh Florida for the winter. Mr and Mrs L E Burgner left Friday for Elmyra Illinois to visit their daughter and husband Rev and Mrs Douglas Decherd until after Christmas. Miss Ethelind Wright, formerly teaching in New Philadelphia, is spending a two week vacation with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Russia Club
J. Rudekoff
N. Pleasant Street
Alice Phelps
Pennsylvania
Mrs
Harold Hei
South Main Street
Cleveland
L. E. Burgner
Elmyra
Ill
Rev
Douglas Decherd
Ethelind Wright
New
Philadelphia
Comings Brothers Return Home For Holidays
Gordon Comings a Western Reserve Academy student at Hudson and his brother Eugene of Miami University arrived home last week to spend the holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs C R Comings. Mr and Mrs B F Tenner of North Professor Street recently left for Tryon North Carolina to spend part of the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Comings
Bean
Western Reserve Academy
Hudson
Eugene
Miami University
C.R. Comings
B. F Tenner
North Professor Street
Tryon
North Carolina
Mrs Clara Crocker Helps Care For Ill Aunt On Willard Court
Mrs Clara Crocker of Columbia visits at Willard Court to assist Miss Clara Reeves in caring for her ailing aunt Mrs Robert Squires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Crocker
Columbia
Miss Clara Reeves
Willard Court
Robert Squires
Franco interview reveals Madrid bombing near miss
Daily Express prints Greenwall dispatch from Mafra in which Franco recalls attempting to bomb Madrid. He says children in Plaza des Arms halted him, saving the king’s life. He declares the king must go and Spain must become a European nation, with the republic to be established and the king tried by the national assembly.
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Daily Express
The
Express Today
Franco
Mafra
Spain
Greenwall
Madrid
Plaza Des Arms
Royal
National Assembly
Fastest Star Speeds Reach About 300 Miles Per Second
Astronomers measure the fastest star moving at roughly 300 miles per second, a pace that challenges prior models of stellar velocities. Researchers note this extreme speed helps constrain theories of star ejection mechanisms and galactic dynamics.
Lorain County Girls to Join All-State Orchestra and Chorus
Four Lorain County high school girls will participate in the Ohio Education Association event in Columbus next Monday night. Leona Wise of Grafton, Eva Rowland and Mildred Brenner of Wellington will join Dorothy Schwarer of Grafton in the All-State Orchestra and Chorus selections, with 125 orchestra players and 350 chorus members participating from across Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Gerald M. Frank
Wellington High School
Grafton
Leona Wise
Eva Rowland
Mildred Brenner
Wellington
Dorothy Schwarer
Toy Collection Marshals Christmas Cheer in Elyria
A vast toy collection at the Y M C A gathers diverse items from many nations, including dolls, trains, toys, and musical instruments. Volunteers sort and distribute to Elyria homes by Christmas morning, but organizers warn more donations are needed to reach every child in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remin
Elyria
W. O. McClellan
McClellan
Cyclone Sally staged by Lagrange Dramatic Club
The Dramatic club presented Cyclone Sally last Thursday in the auditorium to a filled, appreciative audience. Miss Pauline Boehm directed. The cast included Harriette Knowles Jack Webster Robert Fye Ruth Thatcher Rosalie Adams Reginald Manners Atlee Jackson Jennie Thatcher Louise Sooy Jim Jerkins Ralph Miller Vivian Vernon Helen Zeroll Willie Clump Kenneth Linden Effie Varden Mayna Wolcott. Mr and Mrs Ora Sprague hosted dinner guests Sunday Mr and Mrs Stanley Pitts of Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyclone Sally
The
Dramatic Club
Pauline Boehm
Harriette Knowles
Jack Webster
Robert Fye
Ruth Thatcher
Rosalie Adams
Reginald Manners
Atlee Jackson
Jennie Thatcher
Louise Sooy
Jim Jerkins
Ralph Miller
Vivian Vernon
Helen Zeroll
Willie Clump
Kenneth Linden
Effie Varden
Markets and livestock prices from Cleveland market report
Cleveland markets show butter and poultry prices with various grades and weights. Livestock figures list hogs at 3,200 head with steady to higher prices, cattle mostly steady with some higher cows, calves steady, and sheep at 9,600 with fat lambs quoted up to 87.5 per hundredweight, noting unsettled market conditions and occasional price drops in heavier offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Livestock
Cleveland
1. S&s DA
Christmas Mail Rush Slows Post Office in Elyria
The Elyria post office reports a major Christmas rush with twelve baskets of letters and cards processed by 10 A.M. Many packets are heavy and misaddressed or lacking stamps, delaying delivery. Thirty-two extra workers, including carriers and clerks, assist as the city strains to move mail before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McHenry
Elsyria
Pacific Coast
Elyria
E'ria
Smith keeps surname through marriages at Monticello
Monticello Indiana report notes Mrs. Fred B. Smith has always used the surname Smith. Her maiden name was Smith, she married and divorced Archie Smith, and has now married Fred Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Monticello
Ind
Mule Survives Crash Near Memphis Fatal Passenger Dies
A motorist on a highway near Memphis struck a four mule team. One of the four passengers in the car was killed when the vehicle was catapulted over an embankment. The mule survived the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Local families host visits and birthday celebration
Mrs and Mrs Ora Sprague and their son Maxwell visited Cleveland on Friday for shopping. They were supper guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Abbey. Mr and Mrs A W Jones and their son were dinner guests at the C W Sage home in Lorain on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Sprague
Maxwell
Cleveland
Roy Abbey
A. W. Jones and Son
C W. Sage
Lorain
Live Hogs Receipts Higher in Toledo Market Report
Toledo Livestock reports receipts of hogs up 150 with a market rise of 14 cents. Heavy hogs at 7.75, mediums around 7.50, Yorkers near 0.25, calves receipts light with steady market, sheep receipts higher by about 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Marne
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Ice
Man
David
Humbee
SUES
Mrs. Earl Wheeler
Chronicle Telegram
Chronicle
Telegram
Anna Moeller
William Innes
Entertains Club
Harold Holl
Abrs
Henry Holl
A. Hardesty
East Lorain Street
James Morris
St. Petersberg, Fla
Maine
Idaho
Southland
Style Center
Wildercraft
Sibley & Sprague Phones
Elyria HarDwAre Co
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