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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1926
Page
4
Cascabe Park presents a stark winter landscape where ice and snow drape hillsides and rock, contrasting with summer scenes. Squirrels, sparrows, and curious children enjoy sledding and skating near the baseball diamond as Black River threads through the scene, creating a tranquil, frosted panorama.
Mrs Fredericka Jorman died at home 933 East River girset yesterday at 4 30 aged 7 1 17. Survived by one daughter Mrs Mary Trumbull two granddaughters Mrs Milter and Miss Esther Stark two sisters and one brother four other grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 1 30 from home and 2 from St Johns Lutheran church Rev W C Birkner to officiate burial Elyria cemetery. Cora Hanson Lamberton funeral details follow.
County officials praise Ohio State Teachers Association gathering in Columbus December 28 to 30. Vaughn notes the county superintendent's division impressed attendees and discusses abolishing districts with minimal enrollment and tax duplicates. He favors distributing the 2 mill levy through the county superintendent's office.
The report outlines a renewed rules focus with the majority floor leader to chair the rules committee and favor confirmations of capable appointees. Bolton notes four joint committees will guide the program, with bills from penal, taxation, elections and highway groups. A broad building program is urged, including continuing the Apple Creek institution for the feeble minded, while partisan politics are seen as a minor factor.
Madrid December 31 A watch claims to run forever. Calixto Orbero a young watchmaker from Lerida Catalonia shows a device that tracks seconds minutes days weeks months years by night and day. It states the zodiac, weeks left in the year, sunrise and moon phases and more though the mechanism relies on unknown principles.
Elyria speakers urge growth with Falcon Motors production move to Willys-Overland plant by March and welcome new prospects. Merchants praise credit bureau protection and Christmas wreath funding. City planning commission and lower industrial rates discussed, with emphasis on preventing fake stock schemes and guiding future city layout.
Leo Alten of Avon Lake, 30, was arrested by Sheriff Al Underhill after allegedly attacking his stepfather Henry Mittendorf of Avon Lake. He will be arraigned before Justice S. J. George probably this afternoon on the assault and battery charge.
Claude Woolridge, 16, of Foster Avenue, was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital after fracturing his left arm while skiing at Cascade Park. Doctors reduced the fracture at the hospital.
Jack Siekkinen, boys’ work secretary, says the group enjoyed the YMCA camp near Verton from December 28 to 39. He notes skating and skiing were excellent and the boys behaved well, describing the period as among the best they have ever enjoyed.
Common Pleas Judges AL H Webber and W B Thompson granted prosecutor D A Baird authority to fix a budget for a stenographer clerk and assistants. The package totals 34 620 with 21 520 for the clerk, 3 300 for assistants, for the year 192 though the appointments have not yet been tested or announced.
The city ends quarantine after December records show five scarlet fever cases for the month. Official reports note the last placard removal by city officials marks the clearance, with December tally described as a small number for the period.
The Lorain County Automobile Club office was jammed with people this morning as motorists flocked to secure 1927 auto license tags before the deadline in a rapid rush of activity.
Charles Winkle, 20, of 6Sth Street, was rushed to Elyria Memorial Hospital after injuring his left hand with a saw at Elyria Tron and Steel Co. He sustained lacerations to the index finger and received medical treatment.
A receiver motion to sell machinery to the Klyria Savings & Trust Company was approved today. The sale covers equipment from the Glohke Fertilizer Company and related entities, with an estimated net bid of 250 dollars.
The highway department reports all main roads in Loraig county are snow free. State plows on Liberty trucks cleared the roads from 2 a.m. until Wednesday night, working nonstop to remove the weather's effects.
Attorney Samuel Meuisch begins a commercial law course. The first meeting will be held January 3, and two young men have signified their intention to take the course.
Dorothy L Bach sued Ve J L Bach in the pleas court. The divorce action was dismissed yesterday afternoon after both parties reached a reconciliation.
In Fayette County grand jury proceeding at Warlingur Court House a defense argument centers on Lew Halterman’s sanity linked to a fractured skull from an army camp. Arthur J Tan and Leo Hainton connected to the case as witnesses. The discussion notes the alleged crime occurred near Beaver and involves Elizabeth Hall Wellston in some repayment context.
A panned outline shows a village race where two men competed over momentous distance as bystanders watched, and a sharp crook tricks tale unfolds with Gilda Gray and a hotel cashier in a staged cash delivery worth 120 dollars. Gilbert Chesterton argues for a new Anglo American understanding, noting friction arises from failed expectations between nations and the need for separate, distinct conditions.
Approximately 5,700 Elyria children return to school Monday morning January 2 following a ten day holiday vacation. Of this number 4,377 are enrolled in public schools. Mid semester examinations will be held three weeks after school reopens.
New York December 3 A coal black cat from the waterfront crashed the Metropolitan Opera stage during the third act of Turandot in a surprise interlude. The feline intruder drew surprised cheers as Jeritea and Lauri Volpi paused their performances and the audience roared with laughter before the cat departed backstage with assistance.
Cleveland and Toledo livestock markets report receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep with mixed gains and steady to higher quotations. New York bond quotations appear at session close with Liberty bonds listed for various maturities. The notes include butter cheese poultry apples and potatoes price points alongside local market movements.
The police questioned Surey, Barre, Riley, Harro, and Y about Fusco's death after findings suggest he fell on stairs and was left in a garage. Coroner Myles Perry will withhold verdict until postmortem, as investigators probe possible foul play and Barre’s reputed house of ill repute draws scrutiny.
PARKING VIOLATORS But two pames were listed on the parking violation cook this morning. The pames were Dara nd Warren G. Brown. LAN SOMERSAULTS PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.- James Ryan, 26, a telephone re prirman, was cremated when trapped beneath a blasing auto malie trick, and his helper, John Roop, 23, was killed when
Columbus, Ohio, Dec 31 Gouvernor Donahey and state leaders unveil New Year resolutions stressing increased obedience to law. They call for neighborly tolerance, moral improvement in social and business life, and a revitalized education to mold a high order of citizenship for 1927. Other officials including the secretary of state and the attorney general urge duties of public service and cheerful compliance with laws.
Rochester report says Charles Swede Risberg of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox accepted Judge Kenesaw Landis invitation to travel to Chicago to tell the baseball commissioner what he knows about crookedness in baseball. He wired his acceptance and will leave Monday night. Risberg denies criticizing Landis and will not discuss charges until meeting Landis.
Prohibition agents and state police conducted raids in Columbus uncovering 32 persons taken into custody. The operation targeted illicit booze sales as part of a broader push, yielding multiple bottles seized and the first wave of field agents reporting progress. Local records indicate ongoing investigations and continued efforts against illicit liquor.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a smaller avaiable corn supply for fall than last year. Ohio State University economist C R Arnold notes farm stocks total 181 million bushels in November, down sharply from the prior year, reflecting a weaker crop despite expectations of carryover.
The clumsy text covers corn supply and quality in central states with 69 percent marketable grain, compares to 82 percent in the past decade, and cites a Tours council in a Christian literature context. It also lists a lost female beagle hound with 1925 1926 license details and a liberal reward offer from E. G. Jenkins.
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