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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1938
Page
7
Sheriff William F. Grall says he is simply continuing an inherited practice amid a dispute over the county jail contract for prisoner meals. Commissioner Oscar G. Dunn argues for a technical interpretation, while Grall notes the law allows appointing three matrons and separating jail kitchens, potentially raising costs if pursued.
Hon Don W Harter congressman for Ohio 14th district speaks at the first annual dinner conference of the National Aeronautic Association at Hotel Carter Cleveland He a House Military Affairs member will discuss military aviation Air defense to be covered in a 15 minute WGAR broadcast 545 pm to 6 pm prior to the dinner.
Eight Lorain County men and women will travel to Bellevue Wednesday and Thursday evenings for final sessions of a recreational training course. The program teaches leadership for supervising local recreational activities in their communities.
Mrs Hattie L Stephens age 78 widow of John Stephens died at home on Root Road late Saturday. She was mother of Carl Stephens and Mrs Irene Healey. Calling hours at Emil C Haag Funeral Home Berea until noon Tuesday. Funeral from Columbia Baptist Church at 2 p m Tuesday.
Aubrey Jim B Aldrich 33 of 1421 Lake avenue died at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 12 30 pm after four and a half days illness. Born in Gratton he came to Elyria 18 years ago. A graduate of Elyria High School he worked as a nurse at the McGuire home on West Broad street. He belonged to the Methedist church of Grafton and the Moose Lodge of Elyria. Survived by wife Wilma a son Keith seven, father Grant S Aldrich two brothers Dan and Charles both of Elyria two sisters Mrs Clay Smith and Mrs Gust Martin of Elyria and grandparents Mr and Mrs William Body of Wellington. His mother preceded him in death two years ago. Remains at father’s home 1408 Lake avenue. Funeral Tuesday at 2:00 Ray Green of Wellington officiating. Burial Nichols Cemetery south of Grafton.
Harry J Showalter a patrolman for the National Tube Company died at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 6 30 this morning after an operation He was born January 9 1885 in Lewistown Pa and lived in Elyria since 1924 He is survived by his wife Hale and daughter Virginia Elizabeth Funeral plans list viewing at 604 Woodland Ave then to Sudro Curtis Funeral Home for 2 00 service Rev Ralph Neighbour officiating Burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park National Tube Company police to pallbearers
Barney J Maiberger died in St Josephs Hospital Lorain at 2 25 am after hospital stay since November 22 He was born in Orl Germany March 29 1872 and lived 14 years in Wellington where he farmed He came to the United States at age three and a half Married February 8 1898 at Holy Trinity Avon He previously lived 17 years in Elyria He was a member of St Patrick in Wellington He is survived by wife Margaret and three sisters Mary Langthorp Elyria Anna Gilbert Grafton and A Parasch Painesville Body moved to Welsh Funeral Home Friends may call Funeral arrangements incomplete
Elyrian is elected Jack Brown of 142 Riverside Court as representative to the Athletic Board of Control among five Bethany College seniors chosen Thursday night. Others elected were Richard Camp of Barberton Ohio president Edward McVeigh of Rochester New York vice president Charles Phillips of Sharon Pennsylvania secretary and Mildred Dawson of Johnstown Pennsylvania treasurer.
The report lists $86,000 from sales tax and additional items not in general operating expense: $63,157 gas tax, $8,429 for state road and bridge funds, $20,286 in the dog and kennel fund, $7,181 aid for dependent children, $64,336 balance in the poor relief fund, and $6,318 for the blind pension fund.
Charles Wottring of 610 East Broad Street told Detective Sergeant Clare Parker he fired a shotgun blast at a man tampering with his car in the garage near his home around 8 a.m. The intruder fled, wheels and tire tugs loosened, but no blood found. A neighbor saw a man flee toward Broad Street and enter a waiting car, description vague.
President Roosevelt will resume conferences with utility experts tomorrow, the White House announced. The utilities consumers national policy committee urged a thorough revision of rate making bases and both state and federal regulatory statutes.
Alfred P. Sloan of General Motors led the 1936 compensation ranking with 561,311 dollars, followed by William S. Knudsen and Hollywood stars Gary Cooper and Ronald Colman. The Treasury-compiled list includes 16 earners above 100,000, with many GM executives and other corporate leaders.
President Roosevelt discussed potential nominees for the sixth U S Circuit Court of Appeals including Miss Allen Florence Ellinwood Allen the first woman to sit on a Federal bench. Allen born 1884 in Salt Lake City rose from assistant county prosecutor to Ohio Supreme Court justice and headed a Three Judge Federal Tribunal on TVA Act challenge.
A fragment from the Toledo market shows wheat quotes including No. 2 red and No. 3 white, butter, eggs, and various produce items. It lists prices for apples, celery, lettuce, Parsley, parsnips, radishes, turnips, squash, tomatoes, and other vegetables with quantities and occasional condition notes.
CATTLE Receipts 1000 market active cheese steers 1100 lbs at about 50 to 1100. Cows and heifers listed with prices across grades. CALVES Receipts 600 market active steady with prices from 7.00 to 13.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts small, market active lower to higher by grade. HOGS Receipts 600 market active with prices from 5.00 to 9.75 and higher for lightweight ranges.
Unsettled butter and eggs quoted with various grade and price adjustments. Poultry including hens, leghorns, broilers, ducks and turkeys listed with weights and prices. Potatoes shown by regional russets with price ranges for 100 pound bags and box quantities.
In Pittsburgh on January 10, 1938 published costs rise due to higher newsprint prices, with professor Robert X. Graham predicting daily newspapers may cost four to five cents more. He notes publishers face vast labor and production costs across staff, print, and distribution, and that newsprint, wages, and added demand for spot news images push expenses upward.
Sweringen president Midamerica Corp Cleveland S108 829 Edward A Deeds president National Cash Register Co Maryland S100 00 Eaton Otis Co Cleveland S134 uun William E Lewis president Owens-Illinois Glass Co Toledo 100000 John M Carrens vice president Plain Dealer Publishing Co Cleveland 191746 Paul Bellamy editor S68 298
Jewel M. Walker sues Ralph J. Walker of Amherst R D 2 today for divorce on cruelty grounds. Married in 1934, they have two sons aged 18 months and three weeks. Anna Stone of Lorain files for divorce from Mike Stone on neglect and cruelty grounds. Married in 1917, they have three children.
Lester Hawke announces 20 new boys join YMCA gymnasium teams, bringing total to 121. Second month contests under way across three classes, with close Intermediate results. Cadet prep and high school divisions show varied scores and new team members joining existing captains.
A Sunday blaze in Hamilton caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to the E H Freestling grocery warehouse. Fire crews fought the flames but the building was destroyed.
In Lansing Michigan Firemen rescued Bishop Joseph H Alberts head of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing after he was overcome by smoke in a blaze that damaged the upper floor of the ecclesiastical residence He was placed in an oxygen tent and revived for transport to a hospital An inhalator squad worked nearly an hour to revive him The fire origin is undetermined and damage estimates are unavailable The blaze destroyed most of the upper floor and flooded the first floor
Three Mansfield Reformatory trusties fled from a cottage at the Soldiers Home Camp in Sandusky Ohio. John Futraynsk of Cuyahoga County Delbert Hardue and Clyde Cremean of Branklitt County were believed to have escaped in a car stolen from a local factory.
Tess driving. Four dollars for not stopping before driving onto a main highway. One dollar for passing a school bus. While stopped for passengers, nine dollars for speeding. One dollar for DWI. One dollar for improper lighting. Two dollars for selling liquor. Twelve dollars for exhibiting gambling devices. A total of 53 traffic violation tickets issued. Department responded to 672 traffic accidents, 67 family quarrels, four lights, 15 fires, six robberies and Chetts, 42 intoxication cases, 31 personal crisis reports, seven nuisance calls, 34 reports of fast animals, 01 reports of dost thirteen, 27 signer and goatmahling investigations, 15 calls to assist township constables, four investigations of reported gangs, 16 holdups, and served as escort for TAQ funerals, totaling 983 responses.
The YMCA announces ladies swim sessions at the Y M C A pool with morning times Tuesday Thursday at 9 30 and evening sessions Wednesday Friday at 7.00. Price 25 cents per swim or available membership rates.
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