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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1939

Page

5

Man Found Dead in Garage After Matrimonial Split

Charles H Kay 63 of Stop 50 Cleveland Rd Ridgeville was found dead in his garage with the car running. Coroner ruled death by own action amid matrimonial troubles that led to a February divorce settlement of 2250 to his ex wife. Surviving are son Elowyne and two other children, Elowyne and Kenneth, with a family history of relocations from Rocky River to Ridgeville four years ago.

Charles H. Kay Stop Cleveland Road Ridgeville Kay Elowyne Pease Dover Center S. C. Ward Carl R. Finegan D A South Amherst Kenneth Garretsville Rocky River

Postal Clerks To Hear Humorist Dusty Miller

Dusty Miller, famed humorist, will speak at the seventh annual Washington's Birthday dinner of Lorain County postal clerks next Wednesday at the Second Congregational Church. About 150 attendees from across the county are expected, with J Sartor as roastmaster and Mayor Quetro giving the welcome. The program includes music and entertainment, with county officers listed.

Dusty Miller Washington Wilmington Ohio Co. J. Sartor Elyria Joseph Quetro T. W. Corlett Oberlin Charles Tope Lorain W. H. Curts Goldie Kreger

Educators Meet To Discuss Secondary Education Today

Oberlin hosts the fourth in a series of meetings on secondary education at Carnegie Library with superintendents principals and teachers. C P Shively of Elyria High School chairs. Sessions cover minimum graduation essentials for social studies English mathematics and science with afternoon and evening programs and a six o clock dinner at Oberlin Inn.

Oberlin Carnegie Library C. P. Shively Elyria High School Oberlin Inn Mabel F. Gibson Oberlin High School Paul F. Taning Sandusky High School Harold Wilson G. M. Lawrence Norwalk High School

Peterson's Ointment for Piles Rights Relief

Millions spent yearly on pile cures but many sufferers find Peterson's Ointment relieves pain quickly. It cools and soothes, offering prompt relief. available in tubs with a hard rubber nozzle. Money-back guarantee if not delighted. Dose details not provided.

Peterson

Court House Arrests And Trials In Elyria Area

Reports from Elyria show Deputy Sheriff Emil Kubishke fined Vickershaw 10 dollars and costs after a 63 mph Route 20 speeding arrest. Woodville’s S G Price paid 10 dollars and costs for 70 mph on Route 18. Ralph Standen sues W E McVeigh and Franklin Milk Cartage for 70 dollars over a Route 20 crash near Ridgeville. Barbara Butti seeks divorce from Andrew Buti. Alberta Gates seeks divorce from Cyril Gates. Mae Cassi’s suit against Ernest Cassidy dismissed. Edwin Nordrum 3 held for investigation after a Route 20 crash with Erma May. disposition pending.

Vickershaw West Bridge Street Elyria Emil Kubishke John von Blum Oberlin Ralph Standen Common Pleas Court W. E. McVeigh North Ridgeville Franklin Milk Cartage Company Route 20 Ridgeville Edwin Nordrum East Avenue Chalmer Davidson Paul Johnson Nordrum Erma May Dover Center

Ohio House Roll Call Summary From Page One

Continued from Page One list of proposed measures. Names include Baumhart Erie Pollock Stark Maston Coshocton Hughes Butler Gallagher and others. Items cover exemptions for goods, voting machine authority, fair trade regulation, per diems for health boards, real estate tax collection limits, local government extra levies, and liquor advertising relaxations.

Ion Baumhart Erie Pollock Stark R. Stark Maston Coshocton Hughes Butler Oxford Township Butler County John Cleves Symmes Gallagher Cuyahoga PWA

New Concern To Provide Complete Typewriter Service

H B Bishop announced opening of the Office Service Company at the Elyria Hotel to offer complete repair and rebuilding on typewriters of all makes. Former Lorain General Office Equipment manager, Bishop partners with R E Ray to sell portable typewriters, duplicating machines, adding machines, and office furniture.

Elyria Hotel H. B. Bishop Bishop Lorain R. E. Ray

Firemen Extinguish Basement Blaze At Foster Avenue

Firemen from Squad Company No 1 and Engine Company No 3 responded to a basement fire at 614 Foster Avenue late yesterday afternoon. A six year old boy reportedly set kindling and paper alight with a stick. The flames were confined to the basement and caused no property damage, battled with two buckets of water from a basement faucet.

C. E. Reising Foster Avenue

Past Exalted Rulers Lead Elyria Elks Night Meeting

Elyria lodge of Elks observed Past Exalted Rulers Night with 100 plus in attendance. Officers for the night included H C Wilcox exalted ruler and J M Powell as leading knight. Roy Wickard announced a Washington's birthday dinner sneaker and a Columbus trip for a father and son meeting on February 26. Gerald C Nau, Elvira lodge exalted ruler, named to lead initiatory work in Columbus and announced Elyria ritual contest set for March 26 with five teams. Nau chairs district ritual action.

Elyria Lodge of Elks H.C Wilcox J. M Powell Thomas J. Gorman J N Eidt R. J. Agate J. Helfrich Ohio Gerald C Nau Elvira Lodge Columbus Nau Elyria

Boy Scouts Win Nine Awards At Court Of Honor

Members of Boy Scout Troop No. 100 sponsored by Emmanuel Lutheran Church will receive nine awards at a church court of honor this evening. Merit badges go to Tom Mynchenberg and George Mynchenberg. first-class to Robert Shryeck. second class to Gordon Carlson, Tom Mynchenberg, Jim Lamadue. and tenderfoot to Ed Kaviak, Milan Bendix, Robert Greene. Dr George Mynchenberg chairs. program opens with patriotic rites and lunch. Demonstrations include the Scout oath, knots, flag history, and patrol stunts. Photos of the 1938 Camporee will be shown. refreshments served.

Skt Emmanuel Lutheran Church Tom Mynchenberg George Mynchenberg Robert Shryeck Gordon Carlson Jim Lamadue Arthur Hess Ed. Kaviak Milan Bendix Robert Greene Myncherberg Robert Shryock Dr. Mynchenberg Arthur P. Hess Carl W. Wagner

Farm Women Camp Party Brings Lorain Medina Group Together

Eighty women campers and their husbands from Lorain and Medina Counties attended the mid-Winter Farm Women's camp party at Belden Grange Hall. The event followed prior Farm Women's Camp sessions begun in 1926 by Medina County women, with 120 attending last year. Activities included a Valentine exchange, camp songs, old-time tunes led by Paul Wainwright of Elyria, games, and refreshments led by Max Drake, Medina County club agent.

Mabel Wade North Professor Street Electa Sage P. Hall B. Hindman Elyria Lorain County Tubercuosis and Health Association Lorain Medina Counties Belden Grange Hall Camp Crag Paul Wainwright Max Drake Medina County

Dairymens Banquet Attendance Planned in Lorain County

More than 130 dairy herd owners have reserved for the Lorain County dairy men banquet set for February 97 at a county extension meeting. W. E. Krause of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station will speak, and 5 N Salisbury, head of dairy husbandry at Ohio State University, will serve as toastmaster. Cars badly damaged in a two car collision on Lodi street near Park Avenue at 8:45 A M. Pete Demos and E H Buswell reported. Demos drove a car owned by George Kantos which skidded into Buswell’s vehicle.

Lorain County W.E. Krause Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station N Salisbury Ohio State University Pete Demos Lodi Street E. H. Buswell Park Avenue Polce Demos George Kantos Broad Street Buswell

Death Records Bring News From Elyria And Amherst

Death notices report Miss Carlotta Dengate daughter of Clarence Dengate of Santa Barbara died February 6 after a serious operation. Elyria memories include the Dengate family and former owner status of a local hardware firm. Amherst records note Peter Wohl over aging 70 dying at 6:15 p.m. after nine months illness, with service details at St Joseph’s church. Laura Welgamott of Elyria Apple Creek area dies at 1:00 a.m., leaving four daughters and four grandchildren. services at Apple Creek Methodist church followed by burial in Apple Creek cemetery.

Carlotta Dengate Clarence Dengate Dengate Santa Barbara California Elyria Mr. Dengate Elyria Hardware Company Amherst Peter Wohlover Franklin Avenue St Joseph's Catholic Church Elizabeth John Michael Willard Holden Lorain Margaret Dellafield Tucson Arizona Jacob George Brownhelm Michael Fauldine Sandusky St. Joseph’s Church James Schmidt St. Joseph's Cemetery Laura Alice Welgamott West Avenue Wolgamott Apple Creek Otto Seaman Wooster L J Berkley Cleveland Pearl Jackson Oberlin Harry Perry Stauffer Wallace Jacob Stauffer Orville Ohio Howard Hess Frank Wagner Nichols Funeral Edward Spence

School Boards To Hear Assistant Director Richard Smith

Richard Smith assistant state director of education will speak at Lorain County village and rural boards annual meeting at 2 PM March 25 announced by C A Gibbens county school superintendent. Meeting location not yet chosen. Local board members will receive two dollars for attendance. Discussions will cover problems affecting schools.

Richard Smith Lorain County C. A. Gibbens

Youths Held On Kidnapping Charge In Wilmington

Two Columbus youths Everett Marks 21 and Harold F Williams 20 were held in the county jail in default of $3,000 bonds each after arraignment before Mayor Hildebrandt on charges of kidnapping armed robbery and automobile theft. They pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the grand jury in Wilmington. C O Minton was kidnapped and robbed by them.

Wilmington Columbus Everett Marks Harold F. Williams Wilmingjton Hildebrandt C. O Minton

Motorist Fined By Mayor For DUI In Elyria

Neva Sigmund, 25, of 434 Earl Court, was fined 50 dollars and costs and had her driving privileges suspended for six months after arraignment before Mayor Joseph Q Petro on a DUI charge. She was arrested at Middle Avenue and Fifth Street at 4 45 a m by Sound Patrolmen L B Brown Russell Payne, with Patrolman Kenneth Martin. Martin said Sigmund drove on the wrong side of Broad Street then onto Court Street, ignored warnings, prompting police to seek assistance.

Neva Sigmund Earlcourt Elyria Joseph Q Petro Yquor Middle Avenue Fifth Street L. B. Brown Russell Payne Kenneth Martin Martin Broad Street Court Street Police

Fender damaged in hit and run collision at East avenue

Gladys West of 14 Devon Apartments reported a truck struck her car at East avenue and Fourth street at 8 30 a m today. The front fender was damaged and the truck fled the scene after police obtained its license number.

Gladys Devon Apartments East Avenue Fourth Street

Unusual Suit On Trial Before Judge Findley

In Court Room No 1 today a jury heard testimony about the arrest and imprisonment of a woman for a third offense liquor violation almost 14 years ago. Helen V. Kurtz sues John S Recznik estate executor over a $1,000 loan to Rose Recznik, claiming a promissory note and mortgage. the defendant disputes signatures were genuine and says Kurtz acted as surety and was paid $200 for signing.

Guy B. Findley Helen V. Kurtz John S Recznik Rose Recznik Resnick Plainttiff Stanley Kurtz Lorain Marysville Kurtz

Farm Tractor Study Plans Invite R D Barden

A one day meeting for a study of farm tractor problems is planned to start Friday. The committee will hold a meeting here announced by C Hummel county agricultural extension agent. R D Barden Ohio State University agricultural engineering specialist is to attend.

C . Hummel R. D. Barden Ohio State Universite

Twenty Awards Set For Cub Pack Four Meeting

Sixteen members of Cub Pack No. 4 will receive twenty awards tomorrow afternoon at the February pack meeting in the Gates Room of the First Congregational church. The meeting is at 4 pm and marks a larger count than any other recent gathering. Two new Cubs join, bringing the pack to 49 active members. Awards will be given by den chiefs to dens No 2 through 7 Howe, with attending mothers and den mothers noted by Cubmaster J. C. Linville.

Gates First Congregational Church Howe J. C. Linville Firelands Area Council Oberlin Sandusky Norwalk Linville Elyria Firelands Area

Influenza Forces Closing Of Schools In The Midwest

Health authorities report a secondary influenza outbreak with mild flu and severe colds forcing school closures in several Midwest communities. The nationwide survey shows Illinois Indiana Michigan Texas South Carolina and Virginia most affected while New York New England Deep South and the West remain near normal.

Chicago Illinois Indiana Michigan Texas South Carolina Virginia New York New England Deep South West

Lorain County Herd Improvement elects new officers 1939

Leon Lehman of Grafton Township was chosen president of the Lorain County Herd Improvement Association for 1939 at the annual LaGrange meeting. Howard Dayton of Pittsfield became vice president and Harry Rowland of Rochester was reelected secretary and treasurer. Ray Eppley and Norman Leininger were reemployed as herd testers. C. L. Blackman of Ohio State University spoke on the value of good pastures for dairy cattle. Reports were given by Eppley and Leininger.

Leon Lehman Grafton Township Lorain County Ohio State University Eppley and Leininger

Isaly Day Store Names New Manager

Appointment of a new manager for the Isaly Day store at 529 Broad Street was announced by Isaly Dairy Company. The new manager is William O Nea l, formerly assistant manager at the Sandusky store, with one and a half years with the company.

Isaly Broadstreet Isaly Dairy Company William O'Neal Sandusky Fone

Hail Launching Of New Battleship By Germany

Fascist newspapers in Rome announced the launching of Germanys 35000 ton battleship Bismarck and hailed it as a return of German naval power. Popolo di Roma headlined power of the Berlin Roma axis on the Sea and said the event marks Germanys rise among naval powers.

Rome Germany Popolo di Roma Berlin-Rome

Monroeville to Build Its Own Power Plant

Monroeville voters approved a municipal power plant by 389 to 119. The project costs 78060 with a 45 percent WPA grant. construction begins after Washington approval. Currently the town buys power from the Ohio Public Service Co. while distribution lines are city property.

Monroeville WPA Washington Ohio Public Service Co

Markets News From Cleveland Hauling Livestock and Produce

Prices from Cleveland markets show active hogs and cattle with steady beef and calf receipts. Eggs, butter, and live poultry hold steady as fruits and vegetables list varied values. farm produce includes apples like Baldwin and Jonathan with storage and fresh hedged by regional prices.

ELAND Breiterst

Bankrupt petition filed in Cleveland federal court

Hiram D. Hopkins of Elyria filed a bankruptcy petition in federal court listing liabilities of 1778.27 and assets of 850. Corliss E. Sullivan, 62, chairman of the board of the Central National Bank, died at his Hunting Valley estate. Funeral services set for Thursday. M. E. Mead, 66, cashier of the Pataskala Banking Co., died after a long illness.

Cleveland, O Hiram D. Hopkins Elyria Cleveland Pataskala M. E. Mead The Pataskala Banking Co

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