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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1937

Page

5

Maurice Ravel Dies Composer of World Famous Works

Paris reports the death of Maurice Ravel at 62, a leading living composer famed for Daphnis and Chloe, The Bolero, Le Tombeau De Couperin and more. He had been hospitalized after an operation to ease a hand condition, then worsened Sunday. His career spanned piano study, Paris Conservatoire training, and landmark works from Les Sites Auriculaines to La Valse and the Bolero.

Paris Maurice Ravel Ravel Cibourne Biarritz Paris Conservatoire Pessard Gedalze Gabriel Faure Mourrha Charles Lenepvne Institute M. Ravel Conservatoire Opera Comique

Actress In Hospital Is Bride's Maid At Double Wedding

Flora Campbell, recovering from appendix surgery, acted as bride s maid in Lutheran hospital for sister Beth Campbell who wed Joseph Madson Short Jr in Cleveland. Flora and Beth, twin sisters, had a pact to be each other s bride s maid. The wedding party included Mrs Wesley Adams Price and the Campbell siblings. Flora is leading lady in Many Mansions.

Cleveland Flora Campbell Lutheran Hospital Miss Campbell Beth Washington Joseph Madson Short, Jr Campbell Beth Campbell Wesley Adams Price Toledo Mrs. Price New York

Writer Ivor Gurney Dies Renowned Song Composer

London reports the death of Ivor Gurney age 47, famous as England's Schubert, poet and composer who wrote over 200 songs though only about 50 survived. Blind in part, he served in WWI, wounded at the Somme and gassed at Passchendaele, health shattered. His best known work was the song cycle Ludlow and Teme, awarded the Legge trust in 1924.

London Ivor Gurney England Schubert Gurney Somme Passchen- Gale Ludlow Teme Clegie Trust

Christmas Ornaments Bite Sparks Hospital Visit

In Columbus Ohio on December 28 a pair of toddlers, Robert Ringler age four and his brother Jackson age two, bit glass ornaments on a Christmas tree. They were treated at a hospital and suffered no lasting harm.

Columbus, CO Robert Ringler Jackson

Traffic Crashes Reported Across City Streets

Police log reports several crashes yesterday. A Coca Cola Bottling Company truck driven by Gerald Bernard 38 collided with a parked truck owned by Leslie White near LaPorte on Graf ton road. Sherman Binbury reported a rear-end collision on Broad street injuring a fender and tail light. An unnamed driver struck an unoccupied vehicle on Cedar street and fled. A damaged fire plug on Cleveland street was found after Frank Hunter’s car lost control when a front tire blew.

Coca Cola Bottling Company Gerald Bernard 13Th Street Leslie White Elyria Grafton Road LaPorte John Fulton Sherman Binbury Fifth Street Broad Street L. Schmauch Huron Street Cedar Street Cleveland Street Frank Hunter

Revolver Shots Stop Reckless Driver on Lake Avenue

Patrolmen Paul Palmer and C. E. Andress halted Wilton Moehle of 1118 Tenth Street Lorain at Stop 14 Lake Avenue after he sped at 65 mph and ignored a police siren. They fired twice at his rear tires to stop him. Moehle faces arraignment in police court this afternoon.

Wilton Moehle Tenth Street Lorain Lake Avenue Paul Palmer C. E. Andress Moehle

Intoxication fined in arrest before Major Smith

Mike Noster faced a fine of 823 and costs for intoxication after appearing before Major Leonard Smith. He was arrested Friday and arraigned today.

Mike Noster Leonard Smith

Bicycle Stolen From Broad Street Store Front

Ted Dowdell of 4530 Jefferson Street reported to police yesterday at noon that his bicycle was stolen from in front of a Broad Street store.

Ted Dowdell Jefferson Street Broad Street

Sobieski Suit Filed For Divorce In Elyria

Mary Sobieski filed suit for divorce from Mike Sobieski of Elyria on grounds of neglect and cruelty. They were married September 7 last year.

Mary Sobieski Mike Sobieski Elyria

First Hearing In Probe By Senate Set For Tonight

In Columbus tonight the Ohio Senate begins its probe into legal graft in state departments. Willard V. Archer of Belle Valley Noble county will testify as the sole witness for tonight's session. Archer operates a liquor agency. Metzenbaum leads the inquiry but gave no reason for Archer's call.

Senate Columbus Ohio Senate Willard V. Archer Belle Valley Noble County James Metzenbaum Archer Liquor Department

Japan Replies To British Protest Over Attacked Gunboat

Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Koki Hirota delivered Japan's note to British ambassador Sir Robert Craigie in response to protests over the artillery strike on the gunboat Ladybird. The note, not released tonight, may echo the Panay incident in tone. Hirota also met Emperor Hirohito and was linked to briefing on both Ladybird and Panay events.

Tokyo Koki Hirota Robert Craigie Ladybird United States Panay Foreign Office Hirota Hirohito

Cleveland Livestock Market Receipts and Prices

Receipts show steady market with mixed cattle notes including high quality and common steers, heifers, and cows priced around 4 to 9 dollars. Sheep and lambs are active and steady with high and medium grades, and hogs, pigs, and poultry items noted with varied prices. Grain and feed items list No 2 and No 3 corn, oats, barley, timothy, and clover values, with regional price ranges and totals.

Cleveland Uae

Market Unsettled As Fresh Produce Prices Fluctuate

Fragmented OCR text lists market items including poultry and potatoes with unstable prices and varying weights. Mentions markets and regions but lacks complete details. Contains numerous misspellings and unclear lines, yet indicates overall market volatility in meat, poultry, and produce.

Grain and Feed Prices From Milling Co Sale Sheet

Prices on corn, wheat, and meal quoted per bushel or ton with breakdowns for flour, middlings, bran, and mill feeds. Hay and straw prices listed by grade and cutting, including timothy, clover, alfalfa, and straw categories. Several quality grades and units shown, reflecting a local market listing for grain and farm feeds.

Stiawadie Slantana Milling Co COHN No. A Gus Timothy Band

Poultry Market Notes and Prices Listed

Fragmentary poultry market data shows live reds and hens with weights near 424 pounds, various car and truck lots, Plymouth and White Rock blends, and colored broilers advertised at 25 cents to 16 cents per pound. Names and exact quantities are partially garbled in the OCR.

Flint Plymouth White Rock

Local Produce Prices from Toledo Market Listing

A garbled market list shows prices for fruits vegetables and staples from Toledo area vendors. Items include lettuce celery cabbage radishes parsley and tomatoes with per basket or per dozen prices, plus bulk staples like butter eggs and various grain grades and wheat and corn quotes.

Toledo

Problems of Farm Income and Expense Studied by Youth

About 120 Lorain County youths attended the monthly Lorain County Cooperative Youth Council meeting at Grafton High School to discuss farm income and expense problems. Led by L F Warbington of Columbus, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation representative, the session included slides and a recreation period. The council, sponsored by Farm Bureau, aims to acquaint young farmers with issues their parents have faced. it operates countywide with three district councils holding separate monthly meetings.

Lorain County Grafton High School Lorain Merritt Powell Lorain County Farm Bureau The Farm Bureau Powell

Governor Davey to Call Special Session

Governor Martin L. Davey announced plans to convene a special Ohio legislature session on January 3 to probe state government departments. The radio address was slated for 7 15 p m lasting about 30 minutes with a call for sweeping investigations of legislative and administrative branches.

Aaron Martin L. Davey Ohio H. H. Hoessley WHRC Columbus WADC Dunvey House Senate Coumbus Davey

Mystery Hike Captures Bridge in Boys Division Action

The Y.M.C.A. boys division staged a mystery hike ending with a pretend capture and recapture of the Third Street Bridge during a Christmas vacation program. For 57 minutes the defense advanced and retreated following printed ecards, then the rush in the last three minutes allowed a successful recapture. Weather postponed a Cascade Park coasting party, shifting focus to the bridge clash as the week’s main event with daily special activities and upcoming events including lobby games, admission to Industrial League games, a scavenger hunt, and a New Year Hobby Show.

Third Street Y. MC. A Cascade Park

Fortune Reverses Wish for Big Ranch Dream

Salem Oregon aged 82 Bill Brown living in a Methodist home recalls a $25000 gift he once endowed and says given a second chance he would choose a wife and a small farm over building one of the Wests largest ranches, reflecting on his altered life plan.

Salem Ore Bill Brown Methodist Old People's Home

UK Baking Firm Shipments 120000 Christmas Pud Dings 1937

A single baking company in England produced 120000 Christmas pud dings in 1937, showcasing substantial holiday confectionery output. The report notes the scale of production and a year of high demand for traditional festive puddings.

England

Lorain educator among 25 nominees for Ohio Education Council

Lorain teacher E. W. Bush is named among 25 nominees for 12 terms on the Ohio Education Association education council meeting in Columbus. Elyria delegates S. C. Smith Zetta Brooks attend with several county staff, including superintendent C. A. Gibbens and Brownhelm principal G. L. Thourot. Election of officers and council members was planned for today with nominees including FE. O. McCowen and C. M. Howe for president and positions on the executive board.

Lorain Ohio Education Council Ohio Education Association Columbus E. W. Bush Elyria Lorain County S. ¢. Smith Zetta Brooks Hamilton Edward F. Witham Jefferson H. L. Wilson R. C. Maston C. P. Shively J. C. Linville C. A. Gibbens G. L. Thourot Brownhelm Evelyn Herrmann Avon Lake W. E. Kessler Eaton Harry Salisbury R .W. Solomon Middletown FE. O. McCowen Portemouth C. M. Howe Cinvindath

Bottfly Control Program Under Way in Lorain County

Lorain County launches a bottfly control program with about forty percent of horses treated or planned for treatment. Vets expect over 2,500 horses to be treated, based on 1935 census data showing 6,418 horses and colts. Early township reports list 267 horses treated across Carlisly, Penfield, Ridgeville, Columbia, Wellington, and Huntington townships. The program is sponsored by the Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association with county extension service coordination.

Lorain County Carlisly Township Penfield Township Ridgeville Township Columbia Township Wellington Township Huntington Township C .L. Hummel Northern Ohio Draft Hose Association of Lorain County Agricultural Extension Service PTI Narlals

Stamp Collectors Expand Club To Include Coins

Members of the M C A boys stamp club voted to enlarge the club’s scope to include coin collecting alongside stamps. Herman Geyer, boys division secretary, said several members have begun collecting coins and the group believes both hobbies share similarities, notably collecting government issues and increasing value with age.

M. C. A. Boys’ Stamp Club Herman Geyer Boys’ Division

Soot Fire Sparks Elyria Chimney Rescue

Elyria firefighters rushed to a residence at 353 Twelfth Street last night after soot in the chimney ignited from the furnace fire. The blaze was confined to the soot with no property damage reported, and Mrs. George Stark was the homeowner.

Elyria George Stark Twelfth Street

Four-H Club Party in Lorain County Tonight

Lorain County Senior Four-H Club hosts its annual holiday party at LaGrange Grange hall inviting members aged 16 and up. The evening features singing games square dancing and other recreation with refreshments served.

Lorain County LaGrange Grange Hall

Motorist Fined After Collision on North and Lodi

Lee Thomas of R. D. 8 North Ridge road was fined five dollars plus costs for reckless driving after appearing before Mayor Leonard on Saturday. His car collided with a machine owned by Jack Jacobs at the North and Lodi streets intersection.

Lee Thomas R. D North Ridge Road Leonard Smith Jack Jacobs North Lodi

Death record of Celia Townsend in Elyria

Celia Townsend widow of William Townsend died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. Born in Elyria June 21 1861 she lived here all her life and was a member of First Methodist church. Survived by brother George Philpott and sister Bertha Philpott. Funeral Wednesday at 2:00 pm from Taylor Funeral Home with Dr E J Bond officiating. Burial in Ridgelawn cemetery.

Celia Townsend William Townsend Middle Avenue Elyria Memorial Hospital Townsend Elyria First Methodist Church George Philpott Bertha Philpott Taylor Funeral Home E. J. Bond Ridgelawn Cemetery

New Fine Adds Eight Days To Sentence For Nagy

Steve Nagy a 38 year old city jail prisoner from West River street was arraigned before Mayor Leonard Smith on an intoxication charge. The mayor fined Nagy 5 dollars and 6 dollars 20 cents costs totaling 11 20. This adds eight days to his sentence as he serves 15 dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct in a Lodi street beer garden at 1 50 a day. Police say Nagy drank Christmas night from a liquor bottle slipped to him through the bars.

Steve Nagy West River Street Leonard Smith Nagy Lodi Street

Club to Study Indian Lore at YMCA

Herman Meyer, YMCAs boys division secretary, announced plans for a new handicraft club to study Indian lore. It will start after January 1 and serve as a forerunner to Camp Iss-See-Kes. Members will study life and prepare Indian costumes for next summer at the camp, with four projects for different camping years.

Herman Meyer Camp Iss-See-Kes Geyer

Flag At Half Mast In Honor Of War Secretary Baker

The Elyria post office flag flew at half staff today in memory of Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war in World War I, who died on Christmas Day in Cleveland. National post office flags will stay at half staff until after funeral services, per Post Office Department orders received by Postmaster C. J. Sartor.

Elyria Newton D. Baker Cleveland Post Officer Department C. J. Sartor

Vine Rebekah Lodge Christmas Party Held at Oberlin

Vine Rebekah lodge held its annual Christmas party after a regular meeting in Oberlin Colorado last evening. About fifty attended with members and families. A Christmas program of music and recitations was presented and gifts were exchanged.

Oberlin, CO Vine Rebekah Lodge

Local Holiday Gatherings and Visits Across Evanston and Nearby Cities

Miss Esther Nash visits Evanston area with Mrs. E J Yeamans on Morgan street. Merrill Gay and family arrive to visit Rev and Mrs C M Gay on North Main street. Dayton Preston from Chicago spent Christmas and New Year with his family. Ray Preston and Walter Ernst relatives visit from North Pleasant street and Leonis ville Kentucky. Leo Kimmel and family and George Bumpus celebrate holidays at local homes. O Scott family from Lorain and George Jackson host guests. A W Parsons wins a $6000 Watkins dealers prize in Ohio. Squire hosts Cheyney and Behr families. Behr studying at University of Chicago visits Elm street. Hanawalt family visits Summers home. Tulk families celebrate Christmas with relatives. Parnell and sons visit Tulk home. William and Smith families return from Xenia after week with Herman Aukeney.

Esther Nash Evanston E. J Yeamans Morgan Street Merrill Gay C. M. Gay North Main Street Dayton Preston Chicago Norel End Ray Preston North Pleasant Street Walter Ernst Leonisville Francis Cheyney Berea Ruby Cheyney Clark Shepard Lakewood Beatrice Behr University of Chicago Oh. J. Behr Elm Street Wilbur Hanawalt Barberton, O C. R. Summers Hollywood Street Arthur Tulk Tiffin Henry Tulk Walnut Street George Parnell Henry Percy New London East Lorain Street William Smith Andre Herman Aukeney Xenia

Local visits and social guests in Oberlin area

Mrs Agnes Princehorn of Medina visits her children in Oberlin while Miss Zona Rodin of LaGrange Road stays with Miss Wendolyn Jackson on North Cedar Avenue. Sunday guests at the L H Kimmel home include Mr and Mrs Walter Boneham and daughter Betty, and Mr and Mrs Harry Brown and Mrs Rose Geiser of Tiffin. Miss Dorothy Hall, an instruct-

Agnes Princehorn Medina Oberlin Zona Rodin LaGrange Road Wendolyn Jackson North Cedar Avenue L. H. Kimmel Walter Boneham Betty Harry Brown Rose Geiser Tiffin Dorothy Hall

Holiday gatherings span several states and kin

Families from Toledo Cleveland Elyria Oberlin and Bridgeport gather for Christmas. Professors and widows visit relatives while Luman Whitney hosts and a pre New Year party by the Progressive club at the American Legion hall features Wesley Stewart’s orchestra and games.

Progressive Club American Lesion Hall Wesley Stewarts Orchestra

Boys Hobbies Display at Y M C A Hobby Show

A wide range of boys hobbies will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Y M C A in the boys division as part of the New Year program. Entries cover stamps coins leathercraft woodcraft art and model airplanes with three prize ribbons in each division. Exhibits run 1 to 5 pm with father son games at 1 30 pm gymnasium exhibition at 2 30 pm and swimming exhibition to follow.

Herman Geyer Geyer

Two Avloists Fined by Justice for Traffic Violation

Justice Preston Coon imposed fines of $1 and costs on Claude F. Bronson and Richard Wiley for failing to stop before entering a common highway. Both men were arrested by Deputies John Judge and John Fulton at Liyria Avenue and Route 57.

Cmnann Preston Coon Claude F. Bronson Frinceton Avenue Richard Wiley Lake Avenue John Judge John Fulton Liyria Avenue Route 57

Maumee Man Killed by Auto Near Home

Maumee resident Holland, 78, died yesterday when struck by an automobile near his home in Toledo area. Police said the accident occurred along a street near his residence. Investigators continued to review the scene and determine fault.

Toledo Mithaw Holland Maumee

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