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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1925
Page
6
Chas. Ford, a leading member of the Reformed Seventh Day Adventists, died by his own hand at his home. A week earlier his group gathered there to await the predicted last judgment and rise on the cloud to heaven.
The voters rejected the bond issue and the centralization measure, while the levy passed though likely insufficient to fund the existing antiquated system. The school board set plans to investigate an additional district building near Stop and Oberlin roads, install window ventilators, and reduce dust.
The county board mandates minimum 16 to 20 square feet per pupil by level and orders extensive repairs: troughs and downspouts drain roof water, leveled doors, sawdust cleaning with chemicals, white ceilings, light wall colors, trimmed shade trees, well drained toilets, hourly thermometer readings, and roof and chimney fixes with portable building changes. Thirty to forty day deadlines set for completion.
Brief, unclear report mentions fumes and fatalities in the Bronx with scattered names and fragments. No clear dates beyond February references. Limited legible facts constrain a concise, accurate summary.
Friday proved unlucky for G. M. Garrison kamese trustee of Darby township Pick Wey County as Governor Donahey vetoed a bill reshuffling Garrison for 2120.04 worth of lumber purchased by the township trustees. Garry Son, a trustee at the time, had been paid but returned the money after a state examiner found the transaction illegal. The veto says Garrison acted in good faith but the bill would set no bad precedent.
Charles Miller, thirty, a painter, was held up on the west side of Marion at about midnight and robbed of all but his trousers and shirt. He was found frozen in a shed this morning. Suspects Cecil Gibson of Marion and Fred Yatel of Lima, both about thirty, are held by police.
Three bandits blinded a messenger with cayenne pepper and stole 86000 from the United National Bank payroll at Franklin Knitting Mills in New York. A separate Senate report casts doubt on Charles B. Warren of Detroit confirming as Attorney General when the new Senate convenes March 4.
Birmingham prisoner claims he killed a woman and hid her body in a basement furnace. County and police officials in Columbus doubt the confession links him to Mrs. C. V. Shearsley’s death and await further information from Birmingham authorities. Reverend Dr Shearsley shows interest in any new developments.
Ohio State University authorities say two student deaths from strychnine poisoning and ten close escapes were the work of a deliberate criminal. Dr ELF McCampbell, dean of the college, leads the renewed investigation into the poison mystery.
A passenger was killed when Moors attacked the Ceuta Tetuan train in Morocco, according to a dispatch received. Strikes in the Donetz district of Russia grow serious per Moscow reports. The Liberal party National committee in Milan criticizes Fascist influence and calls liberal defense. In Allahabad Afghan shopkeepers accused of heresy were stoned, dispatches say.
In Dortmund Germany the total death toll from the worst mine disaster reaches 129 as of this afternoon. The figure includes bodies recovered plus eight miners still unaccounted and trapped in tunnels.
The Inter national and Industrial Leagues of the city gathered at the Y M C A to hear W C McClellan and P M Torrow speak on basketball’s history and its role in recreation. McClellan traced the sport from a YMCA college symposium to modern forms and emphasized endurance and leadership. Torrow praised basketball as a link between major sports and a vehicle for improving character, cooperation, and citizenship through athletic programs.
A religious exhortation stresses keeping the Sabbath and attending church next Sunday. It appeals to the God of Adam and Eve to question absence from services and urges congregants to be present the following Sunday.
The Omars of Lorain and Brownhelm Independents opened the basketball carnival at Amherst High School gym. Lorain led 12 to 0 late in the first period while Brownhelm trailed 16 to 2 as the event progressed.
Since February bring a sudden warm spell Knights of the road have traveled in large numbers. Cold weather pushed wanderers north of the Mason Dixon line as they sought shelter in police lodging quarters at night. Last night nearly a score gathered at police headquarters claiming homes in six states. The night before wanderers drifted in from eleven states. Furnace Pipe Smokes at 214 Broad Street caused a fire alarm as papers in a smoke pipe produced great clouds of smoke.
In Wooster Ohio on February 13 a common pleas court verdict found Joseph Maroni 28 not guilty in the murder of Edwin L. Vetter tied to the August killing.
India now has 2123 S13 textile mills and about 300,900 operatives, indicating expansion in the sector and growing employment.
A sermon recalls the Eden story to stress God’s plan for a defined place of worship and fellowship. It portrays God calling to Adam and Eve when they are absent and likens this to missing Sunday church, urging congregants not to neglect gathering in worship.
Friday session plans in the legislature include second readings for bills on quarantine rules, motor vehicle regulation, insurance limits, and temporary disability compensation. Police report prowler alarms in two homes, with no suspect found. Mussolini claims fascism has won a great battle but not the war, in a message to black-shirt followers.
Fragmented want ads and a legal notice state a probate matter in Lorain County Ohio. Leonore Smalley as executrix of Charles W Smalley’s estate seeks will construction and trustee powers with the case filed in the Court of Common Pleas. Respondents must answer by March 7, 1923, via Attorneys Ingersoll and D. P. L. Glenn.
Court notice filed in Lorain County relates to Cause No 2ISS0 State. Official actions by The Elyria Savings & Trust are described in the common pleas court documents.
In Lorain County Ohio a petition in the Court of Common Pleas No. 120ge seeks relief against KKalman Pentel Mary Pentek Thomas Reid and others over ownership and quieting of title to a Columbia Township lot described by highway center line and bounds. The petition states defendants hold as owners in fee and asks the court to enjoin claims and determine interests with further relief as needed.
Proceedings reveal Blanche Dunfee requests court determine unpaid costs alimony and dower first lien on George Dunfee lands. A May 1924 execution against undivided interests claims priority to satisfy Conaway judgment and costs with hearing set after March.
Cattle receipts 400 with market steady. Fat steers priced around 7-38.30 with good to choice butcher stock. heifers and cows show varied values. Sheep and lambs receipts listed, with ewes and rams trading to 10. Hogs receipts 5900. barter shows Yorkers at 11.25 and mixed loads to 11.84, heavies near 11.50. Market tone steady across divisions.
Testimony to a military court of inquiry cites Collins and accomplices in a pattern of removing rocks and destabilizing caves during expeditions with Collins. Anderson described how rocks were pushed into chasms risking collapse as rescuers struggled to restrain him.
Legal notice states Klunehe Luntee filed S24 with the Court of Common Pleas in Lorain County Ohio in Ita C. Camaway v George Duntee et al. A decree from March 1940 provides for alimony of $3 weekly to November 11 1824 until April 11, with a first lien on 1/8 interest in Lot 5 Elyria land and 1/4 interest in Lots 7 and 8 Bronson’s Addition Elyria, plus railroad rights and other described parcels.
Friends of U S Ambassador Kellogg said they would not be surprised if he offered to resign as secretary of state to save President Coolidge from embarrassment over Kellogg involvement in signing the Paris financial agreement. Kellogg would take the post March 4 when Hughes leaves.
In Oedenburg Germany the town story teller, beloved by children and known for keeping streets spotless, has died. Plans were announced to erect a monument in his memory.
A circus tiger broke through its cage bars at a Manila carnival today and killed the young woman performer as it forced the animal through its tricks.
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