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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1933
Page
5
Lorain County general health district reports January totals with 63 chickenpox and 14 influenza cases. Pneumonia and scarlet fever each appear nine times, while contagion totals reach 99 for the month and diphtheria immunization begins with 445 school children and 77 pre‑schoolers.
Dr. H R O'Brien health commissioner conducted $1 school visits and administered toxoid injections as part of a broad immunization effort. Switch tests reached 650 children and 43 received smallpox vaccines. Nurses educated 244 women in home care with 19 demonstrations, while 106 school visits screened 39 children for defects and 540 for communicable disease. Additional home visits totaled 112 with various focuses. J S Wetherill inspected 15 schools and multiple food and lodging venues. R P Fowler inspected farms, plants, and scored four in the field. Laboratory work counted 52 water samples, milk and butter tests, several enzyme assays, and 43 throat cultures for scarlet fever and diphtheria.
Elyria firemen blamed a motor hacking into a leaking carburetor for the blaze that damaged the hood and cow of an invalid coach on Fourth Street. No other damages were reported. Five dogs were liberated from the Ford Road kennel last night when it was broken into, officers said.
A Carlisle Township Taxpayers' League meeting is set for 7:30 p m Thursday at the Carlisle Township Town Hall. The subject and speakers were not announced.
Berlin reports weekend violence over political fights as Adolf Hitler moves to gag the press and curb assembly rights. A socialist mayor Herman Kasten of Stingsfurt was shot by a Nazi student. the student is under arrest. About fifty injured in street clashes across Breslau Chemnitz Munich and other towns.
Liam J. Dussig and another man died in storm related accidents in Cleveland. Thirteen people were injured in Cleveland. A farm house near Yorktown burned due to an overheated stove. Joseph Haydn, called the Father of the Symphony, composed 157 symphonies.
An advertisement touts MELLO-CLO face powder made by a new French process. It claims smooth, long-lasting wear that hides fine lines and large pores, with a fragrant finish and no irritation. Priced 50c and $1.00. offer includes a free sample.
Governor George White outlines plans to fund underfinanced Ohio schools. He speaks at Columbus with educators and parents, backed by the Ohio Association of Boards of Education, seeking state administrative support and cooperative efforts to reduce local tax burdens.
Public demonstration at the Elvira Y M C A features N W Banks of Denver a renowned checker and chess performer Banks holds world records for blindfold play and will duel Lorain County players and others simultaneously attendees should bring their own boards a few boards available for those without theirs event begins at 5 p m and invites participation or spectators Plans for a county wide tournament will be announced at the meeting
The Elyria Fur Shoppe opens at 120 Middle Avenue after a reorganization with Detroit and New York interests. E. Gross remains manager and gains more powers to run the business, promising improved service. The shop keeps fur inventory and offers remodeling, alterations, and relining services.
John W. Blackwell died January 15 while visiting near Ithaca Michigan at age 77. Survived by widow Florence Snow Blackwell and son Henry Blackwell of Cladstone Michigan. Former Lorain County resident, had lived in southeastern Kansas in recent years.
Notice lists Mrs Esther Alflen at 3 South Pleasant Street Oberlin and provides delivery complaint line for Ronald Wilbond 439 L. calls prompt resolution of missed copies.
The marriage of Ruth Wharton and Edward Koeth took place at Sacred Heart Church in Oberlin on a Saturday morning. Families and a few friends attended as Rev George H Dennerle officiated, with Wallace Wharton giving the bride in marriage and Evelyn Wharton as maid of honor. After a ceremony at the altar adorned with palms and ferns, a wedding dinner followed at the bride’s parents’ home, and the couple departed for a new apartment in Cleveland. Additional attendees included Frank Koeth, Albert Maloney, Florence and Marie Koeth, and William Peterson from Cleveland. The bulletin also lists various local club meetings and notices for Willard and Oberlin in the near future.
Oberlin notices list meetings and hostesses for clubs and departments this week. Events include LT. T. M cub, Women's Progressive club at Grey Gables, Just Us club at Roy Fields home, Garden department at 13 West College, Past Chiefs of Pythian Sisters at Elm street, Pleasant Street PTA at 7 20 pm, Robert T.L. Baird speech on Bir e illustrating slides, Sorosis on Elm street, History department at 210 North Professor, American Legion awaihall at East College, and Oberlin events with local residents and students throughout the week.
Alpert Reeit sues Robert T L Aul Bertha O Neil for 697 alleged due on a promissory note seeking foreclosure of property in Amherst township. Elizabeth Sanders filed against Rubin H Kelly et al for 650 alleged due on a promissory note. Foreclosure of a mortgage on property in Henietta township requested.
Joe Swetz of 355 Beach Street 13 is to be arraigned before Mayor W. J. VanQoster this afternoon on a driving while intoxicated charge. Police stopped Swetz after midnight Saturday on West Avenue noting a zigzagging drive and reported he discarded a bottle of alleged liquor which broke as officers halted him.
Police arrested William Kolk of Eighth street on a charge of intoxication after a Saturday night incident. The report includes an unrelated sentence about Tacitus.
A terse reflective line asserts that lasting peace rests on alloying common sense with temperance, resisting heated passions and factional urge.
A chimney fire burned out and set the roof of D. E. White’s Sun Day morning home on Hollywood Avenue. Damage was estimated at 3159.
Four youths were arrested Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Paul Chapman and Detective Lloyd Sweet in a string of petty thefts reported in recent months. Two arrestees, both on parole for highway robbery, will face the court as parole violators. fugitives named Captain Moore, Joe Vargo, Wilson Vietzen, and Ray Vein were found at Telegraph Road gas station and jailed pending further action.
A group convicted in court and held after admitting to stealing wrenches and road machinery parts from Frank Schibley in Amherst. They sold items to P Vietzen and face charges including a 50 gallon gasoline drum theft. Suspects also believed to have broken into Murray Ridge School. Sheriff reports arraignments pending for Ray Wilson on receiving Glen property.
Noted novelist Sinclair Lewis, author of Main Street and Nobel prize winner, travels to Austria for the winter season. He plans to engage in writing and sightseeing while based in Vienna.
The Leningrad public library reportedly holds about 5,090,000 volumes, marking it as one of the largest in the world. The vast collection spans literature, science, history, and the arts, reflecting broad cultural access for residents and researchers.
Miami reports Democratic leaders compiling lists of patronage posts from Roosevelt administration offices. They aim to fill clerkships and posts with party loyalists, while cautioning against pressure from eager candidates.
A $250000 fire at Coney Island, New York, damaged a solid block of concessions as wind and ice hindered firefighting efforts. The two hour blaze endangered much of the resort but was confined to one block, with some merchandise salvaged by sliding packing cases through the area. The incident follows last summer’s broader board walk destruction and higher losses.
The Senior Four-H Club of Lora County will meet Wednesday night in the Elyria Savings and Trust Company director’s room. Members will finalize the club program and decide on officers from nominees selected at the first meeting. If many new members attend, elections may be postponed to help acquaint members.
Jame Beail of 269 Elm Street Oberlin sustained three fractured ribs after a car driven by J L Gibson of 248 Tis Street rear-ended a truck on West Avenue near Oberlin. Gibson had minor cuts. Martha Scott, also of Oberlin, was uninjured. All were taken to Memorial Hospital. Police said the car skidded on a slippery road while avoiding a head-on collision with a passing machine car driven by Lloyd Ahr of Decatur Illinois.
The Lake Avenue Sewing Circle met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Albert King. A brief business session was held and the rest of the time was spent making garments.
Market steady for butter and eggs with receipts and prices noted. Poultry supplies steady with heavy fowl, springers and leghorn prices listed. Potatoes and vegetables vary with regional grades and prices. Live stock receipts show higher prices for hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep with regional price ranges.
The Circle will reconvene on next Thursday with Mia King joining the group for the planned session.
The King's Orchestra will play for a party at the Knights of Prythias Temple in Cleveland on Wednesday evening. On Friday they appear on a program at the Boys' Industrial Farm at Gratton. King's trio played at the Tax Panels' meeting at Murray Ridge School last Friday evening.
Friday through Sunday visits and social calls across Oberlin include Mr and Mrs J Hackett and children of Akron, and Mr and Mrs T F Callely of LaGrange visiting the Peabody home. card games and dinners feature local residents with Mrs Edith Ford and Mrs Delia Brown noted. Pupils finish first semester as Oberlin schools schedule a vacation.
800 miles from Natal Brazil the Scottish flier hopes to boost British prestige in South America as Royal Air Force pilot Mollison begins a non stop trek from Cranwell to Cape Town. Mollison is joined by his wife Amy Johnson in her Desert Cloud, she recently set a route record from England to Laven Town.
A fragmented market note shows terms for wheat corn and oats with numeric tokens and unclear units. The readable items indicate price directions or quotes but lack complete figures. The content suggests a price or supply bulletin with several garbled entries.
Police suspect an organized kidnap gang targeted Mrs. Skeele after a note demanded $10,000 and warned of harm if police were called. Dr Skeele, longtime USC associate, and family routines were cited as factors in planning. Officers noted the gang studied the family’s patterns.
The passage argues that habit forms our standard of judgment and that encountering new ideas plunges us into obscurity based on how novel the element appears. It suggests a cognitive bias where familiarity guides interpretation and acceptance of unfamiliar concepts.
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