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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
1
Residents urged to store water ahead of a citywide shutdown from 4:00 AM Sunday until late Sunday to connect new water mains. Fire alarms to sound when pressure returns, and residents told to keep faucets closed to prevent siphoning and fires. Cisterns are limited. expect low protection and scarce water through the period.
The Willys-Overland Company announced the local plant will close this afternoon and not reopen until further notice. The company kept many workers at the plant as long as possible due to conditions in manufacturing volumes. A small force will be affected by the shutdown for the rest of the year, with many laid off in recent weeks.
Lorain County Electric Company announced a twenty year lease on the Ely Block on Broad Street effective January 1. The National Bank room will be first used after renovations, with banking space moved and departments shifted to the Ely block as plans approve.
Thomas Woods aged 24 of Akron a rubber worker and Helen Parow aged 20 of Lorain were issued marriage licenses. Harry Robinson of Wanckles Street was granted a divorce this morning from Elizabeth Robinson on grounds of gross neglect of duty and was awarded custody of the children. Mrs Robinson now resides in East Liverpool.
Sheriff Sheff Backus and Prosecutor Kilurney returned from California with two men wanted for non support of minor children. Grant Smith of Norwalk and Glenn Crombly were found in Los Angeles and arrested in Cincinnati. Smith and Crombly pled not guilty. each posted $860 bond after arraignment before Judge Redington.
J J Jones of Third street summoned the police to rout burglars from his home late last night Three husky patrolmen arrived and dispersed a bevy of tom cats on the back porch where a feline battle was in progress
White House report outlines Wilson invitation note to allied premier for redefining Armenia’s frontier. Article notes the new frontier line on the Turkish side extends less into former Turkish territory than earlier limits, with continuation promised on page 10. The dispatch highlights ongoing diplomacy and the complexity of wartime redrawing borders.
City council President J. A. Hewitt aimed to dodge traffic this year but was disappointed when another car cut in on Broad Street. He swerved to pass and collided with the other vehicle near the Cedar and Gast avenue filling station, causing his car to be damaged.
Cleveland police chase five bandits who killed president W. W. Sly and vice president and looted $4200 from Sly Foundry officials. A maroon car fled toward Lorain County as officers, sheriffs, and volunteers flood nearby routes. An army officer elsewhere foils a separate train robbery near New Bern before a bandit is killed.
Interurban lines entering Cleveland raise five cent fares to 10 cent city fare amid a state inquiry. Cleveland Railways seeks clarity on through tickets and 10 cent fares from Filyria to Akron, with Law Director Woods asked to interpret the ordinance clause.
The Chronicle Telegram announces will not publish on New Year’s Day a regal holiday. Stores offices and public buildings such as the court house will suspend for the day. The paper extends New Year greetings to its patrons.
About 1500 youngsters attended a daytime show at Dreamland Theatre presented by the Elyria Theatres Company. The free event aimed to entertain the children of the elite, with standing room tight and crowds cheering the program. The feature films included "Heart of a Bandit" and a comedy titled "Carter Care," captivating the young audience despite limited control over the crowd.
Red O'Brien, 18, of Erie street, was badly hurt yesterday afternoon when struck by a yellow line car while pursuing a companion across the tracks on Lodi street. He was treated at a nearby physician's office for facial cuts and a head injury after running from behind a car and not seeing an approaching second vehicle.
Barney Majeste and Otto Meyers both sixteen, of Lorain, escaped from Parole Officer Black in a city park, vowed not to return to Lancaster Boys Industrial School. They fled toward New York Central tracks, pursued by the officer with a barber helper, then recaptured and jailed, later inspected for rehandcuffing. An infant, three weeks old, died at 460 Cambridge Street, child of Mr and Mrs William Diedrich.
The board welcomed Mrs. J. H. Leonard as a new member during its monthly meeting. Debate centered on whether a plumbing inspector should fall under the board or city council, with a decision to come next Thursday. In Cleveland, jurors in a separate case faced multiple ballots and potential discharge after lengthy deliberations.
The Kiwanis relief fund for unemployed Elyrians reports multiple donations since the last update. Daughters of Isabella contributed 159, Jackson Hotel and guests 15, Attorney Vandemark 10, Troxel Manufacturing 10, Kagies Judge 25. The fund is carefully administered and aid has reached several cases with more expected before winter.
Mayor Jones issues a warning against walking on railroad tracks near the New York Central property. Railroad detectives target pedestrians trespassing on private right of way as the city faces potential action to curb the long standing practice.
Charles H Waldron of 16 Sumner Street dies after a lengthy illness from tuberculosis. He is survived by his widow, his father, one sister, and four brothers. siblings reside in Clarksfield, Bernie Norwalk and James Illinois. Funeral services will be held at the Sumner Street home Sunday afternoon at 2.30 with burial in Murray Ridge Cemetery.
Local factories will shut for New Year's Day and resume work Monday, per company officials. Rumors of an indefinite shutdown circulated, but no confirmation was provided.
Chief Bates reports the fire department handled no fewer than 145 alarms in the past year, up from 123 the year before, with seventeen more alarms overall and only one general alarm this year versus five in 1919, signaling a larger but contained year.
Otto Meyers of this city files a divorce suit charging his wife with gross neglect of duty cruelty and adultery He alleges she deserted the home entrusted to others and was intimate with a Lorain man Sophia Steiner files a separate suit against Carl Steamer for divorce amid similar allegations of gross neglect and similar grounds.
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