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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1926
Page
7
A glass cabinet in the police chief’s office showcases a range of weapons from .44 caliber revolvers to palm sized pistols. A Pearl handled gun used by a woman seeking revenge, and a massive .44 tied to a 1923 running battle are among the artifacts. Other items include a curved stiletto, brass knuckles, jacks, and a bootleg evidence shelf.
The report notes Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Jones marking their golden wedding anniversary at home on a Saturday in Penfield. The couple, lifelong Penfield residents, were married by Rev. S. F. L. Starr. The event featured Christmas decor, a multi course noon dinner, and twenty five guests including four generations.
A flood of holiday visits and arrivals fills Penfield and surrounding areas. Out of town guests include Mr and Mrs Arvid Hirman and others from Talmage Wellington Clyde Lorain Atlanta Ga. A daughter born December 18 to Mr and Mrs Harvey Johnson named Joyce Jean. Community ties show visitors to Elyria Cleveland Orlando Fla. and Cleveland area family gatherings and farewells.
Mrs. Rice Newcomb and Mrs. Ina Tice plan Christmas visits with families. Tangible events include a school Christmas dinner with over two hundred attendees, orchestra, and multiple toasts. The town marks the 71st birthday of Mrs. Emma Sooy with a warm ovation. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Tucker of Elyria visited Mr. and Mrs. Wgiter Gregg for Sunday dinner.
Constantinople reports a new scramble over veils as provincial edicts compel women to uncover. The shift follows President Kemal’s earlier pleas for facing public life and marks a pivotal change in Ottoman style rules versus traditional practice.
Belfast December 27 England is the country for serious musicians says Sir Thomas Reechan, composer and impresario. He quips that the only people in England who are truly serious are those who stay on the dole and have no plan to leave it. He jokes that if brains were taken from the public and infused with monkey gland then simmered for 190 years something might emerge.
In French Lick Springs Indiana E L Bowman manager of the Clay Products extension bureau warns that white collar work is drawing bricklayers and plumbers from their trades. He says thousands more apprentices are needed to sustain future construction and the American Face Brick Association has urged more recruits at a recent meeting.
Britain faces heavy costs from the coal strike with official estimates ranging from 1.5 to 1.75 billion dollars. The figure covers direct work stoppage losses, excluding trade disruption and idle contract penalties, as imports rise to 15.4 million tons between May and October.
Two Harlem schemes for easy money emerge the rent party where residents host a night of entertainment as a fund for paying rent and a sidewalk ticket sale. A second scheme runs a lottery or numbers game using stock market figures to set bets with small contributions adding up to larger prizes.
Anton Lang known as the Christus of the Passion Play at Oberammergau shows slang has entered everyday speech in Middletown Cann. Prof C H Conley of Wessoan University notes Lang’s English is strong yet he peppered conversation with Tamny colloquial phrases learned during his stay in the United States last summer.
A drive against petting is under way by the YMCA YWCA and related groups. Aimed at curbing promiscuity among students, a family relations committee leads the effort within a joint YWCA YMCA group representing over 200000 young people. Three thousand delegates will gather in Milwaukee during Christmas holidays to discuss social relations and religion.
Paris observers report barbers reshaping hats to neckline shapes with belt hats and bobbed or shingled styles growing among youths. The trend shows barbers influencing fashion and style choices beyond grooming.
Cleveland prepares for the 36th National Saengerfest with over 4,000 voices and a full symphony orchestra directed by Bruny Walter of the Berlin Staatsoper. The event runs June 22 to 24, marking Cleveland’s first hosting since 1893. Clergymen are being trained to avoid the pulpit voice to improve sermon delivery.
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