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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1938

Page

7

Elyria Elks Map January February Activities

Elyria Lodge leadership outlined a busy schedule with plans for Dr Edward J McCormick from Toledo visiting January 25 and a new Dr Edward J McCormick class to be formed. Other events include inter lodge visits Mansfield host, bridge tournament next Monday, several Christmas and New Year parties, a special meeting February 8 past exalted rulers night, seventieth anniversary observance February 16, and invitations to Alliance mortgage burning January 22 and Cleveland marriage celebration tomorrow night.

Elyria Elks’ Lodge Edward J. McCormick Toledo O. J. Shafer Mansfield Elyria Curtis Spence Joe Otten J. M. Powell Powell Earl Bell Mose Wilder J. R. Holcombe George Yost Charles Spencer Wart Elyria Lodge Alliance Elks Cleveland Lodge Frank Wilberding

Joint Dinner Planned by Junior HiY and Friendship Clubs

Following the lead of older siblings, members of the Junior Hip Club and Junior Friendship Club organize a joint dinner for both clubs on February 14. Plans began at a YWCA committee meeting last night. Earlier dinners by senior HiY and Senior Friendship Clubs set a precedent.

Junior Friendship Club

Mystery Clipper Search Hinted Near Tutuila Island

Reported sighting 74 miles west of the island proved unreliable after a private radio operator saw a plane unloading gasoline in Apia. Clipper under Captain Musick was believed near the north side of Tutuila, with radio silence suggesting no safe landing. Tutuila spans 17 by five miles with 1,500 foot mountains.

United States Apia British Samoa Tutuila Island Musick

Church Of Christ To Elect Officers

The annual meeting of the Church of Christ will be held in the church dining room tonight, starting with a three course supper at 6:30. Election of officers will follow the supper and annual reports from church organizations will be heard.

Church of Christ

Death Record Mrs Caroline Gringle Amherst

Mrs Caroline Gringle 86 died at her home on Elyria avenue Amherst after living in the area for 55 years born in Germany. Her husband Frederick died 17 years ago. She leaves four children Minnie Eaddy Elyria Augusta Peters Oak Harbor Arthur Brownhelm Edward Amherst and eight grandchildren. She was a member of St Pauls Lutheran church. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Amherst Caroline Gringle Elyria Avenue Germany Grafton Frederick Minnie Eaddy Elyria Augusta Peters Oak Harbor Arthur Brownhelm Edward

Death of Alice M White widow at Stop 70 Cleveland Road

Alice M White widow of John White died at her home on Cleveland Road Tuesday after a lingering illness. Born in Pittsfield Ohio April 12 1855 she lived nine years at the Cleveland Road residence. She belonged to the Baptist church of Wellington. Surviving are sons Leonard White Pittsfield Lee White Elyria Mart White Cleveland and daughters Mrs Esther Adams and Mrs Oliver Pearsall Elyria. Funeral services Thursday at 2 pm from Taylor Funeral Home with Dr E J Bond officiating. Burial in Wellington cemetery.

Alice M. White John White Cleveland Road White Pittsfield Ohio Baptist Church of Wellington Leonard White Pitsfield Lee White Elyria Mart White Cleveland Esther Adams Oliver Pearsall Taylor Funeral Home E. J. Bond Wellington Cemetery

Mrs Hattie Rodgers Dies at Martha's Convalescent Home

Mrs Hattie Rodgers died at Martha's Convalescent Home on 345 Twelfth Street at eight o'clock last evening. She had lived in Pittsfield for many years.

Hattie Rodgers Martha’s Twelfth Street

49 Boys To Be Given Letters

Elyria boys will receive letters for their records in YMCA interseason. A gymnastics class competition in January awards letters for perfect attendance across Cadets Preps Juniors newspaper carriers and high school groups. Team captains Webman and Bell led their classes to 68 and 65 points respectively.

Elyria Lestey Hawke William Phillips Robert Henry Paul Wehman David Taylor Ralph Cox Joe Hamula Corwin Burrer Stanley Olmstead John Welton Ralph Scarborough Loren Miller Robert Hendrickson Bernard Lysagut Junior Gotro Ed Woodruff Thomas Gilder Donald Lumadue Webman Juniiers Ed Gutowski Geza Kozmits Gordon Ball Robert Clark Keefe Brassell Robert Botamer Thomas Carr George Hadaway Ivan Johnson Jacek Terry Curtis Atkinson James Frank Bell Alan Sehlmeier Jack Fox Robert Wolfe Frans Dennis Robert Doebel Thomas Kelly Jack Yos David Ter- Tess

Car Veers Off Road Injures None On Abbe Road

Carl Von Durke of 429 Abbe Road escaped injury when his car left the road and hit a ditch along Abbe Road. He swerved to avoid mud and water on schoolchildren, then struck two mail boxes before ending in the ditch. vehicle towed, home listed as Essyria, body taken to Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Carl von Durke Abbe Road von Durke

Chicago Markets Amid Sparse Poultry and Produce Listings

Readable portions show Chicago market quotes for poultry, eggs, butter, and vegetables with scattered prices and trends. Dressed meats and dairy values appear steady while grain and produce items reference regional lots and wholesale figures.

Chicago Lre Iruc Isc Aeuter Stener Durvanks Los Dakow Timothy Leed

Roosevelt Conference Signals Cautious Start With Industrialists

Report on the White House conference notes a cordial mood and several new ideas from industrialists aimed at improving business conditions. No specific proposals or concrete plans emerged, and disagreements over government action tempered expectations. The gathering reflected broader tensions as Roosevelt outlined his general philosophy while some aides suggested adjustments to methods and job assignments.

White House Burt Bae Roosevelt

Toledo Grain Elevator Quotations From Local Millers

Quotations on rain and milling prices appear from the Elevator and milling firms. Flour by carret and mill feeds and hay by top. oats, corn and wheat bid figures listed for spring and winter varieties. Prices include standard middling flour, meal, and cottonseed meal, with per cent figures and crate-like listings for various grain products.

Menrtana Milling Co T.montly

Can't Find Way To Release Elderly Woman From Jail

Miss Hattie Shepherd, 16, faces up to a year in county jail because she cannot post a 300 bond and the magistrate who committed her will not modify the order. Attorney L. B. Hamlin says habeas corpus would be costly and impractical for the elderly woman. Authorities sympathize but no legal route exists to release her without a bond or magistrate action.

Belden Miss Shepherd Ohio c Hamlin William F Grall Board of County Commissioners Common Pleas D. A. Cook

Chief Bates Faults Fireman Over Auto Fire Response

Fire Chief Bates said a No 1 station fireman failed to advise West Side crews about an auto fire near 149 Courtland Street. The claim by W O Bates about 78.60 damage from delay prompts rule revisions adopted in 1982. The department will treat auto fires like other fires and tighten future responses.

W. O. Bates Tod Council No. 1 Council FL. L. Heskitt Courtland Street Heskiuit Bates West Side

Police Court Records Show 521 Cases in 1937 Scene

Police Chief E J Stankard reported to council that 621 total cases were brought to police court in 1937. Intoxication led violations, followed by traffic and driving under the influence, with lists detailing disorderly conduct and other offenses and small numbers for assault, rape, and zoning infractions.

Police Department E. J. Stankard Stankard

Court Actions Report From Local Docket

Geraldine H Slade sues Charles B Slade for divorce alleging incompatibility with a 1992 marriage and one child. Fines of 31 and costs imposed on Samuel F Jackson and Raymond Lippen for traffic violations at city intersections. Trial for Elyria Savings and The Masonic Temple Company postponed to January 29 over licensing of engineers and heating boiler operation duties.

Preston Coan Samuel F. Jackson Columbia Center Raymond Lippen Akron Jackson Lippen Elyria Savings and Trust Company Masonic Temple Company P. I. Allen

YMCA Drops Junior Class In Boys Swimming Program

Herman Geyer, boys' work director, announced the elimination of the no junior class in YMCA boys swimming and gymnasium activities due to small enrollment. He said the junior group will be merged with the intermediate class, with younger members moving to intermediate and older members to the junior young men's class.

Herman Geyer

Rotary Talk on Farm Life Highlights Clinton State Park

Elyria Rotarians heard C E B Swan discuss life in a rural setting versus 25 years ago at Clinton State Park. Swan contrasted past home recreation with today’s easy outside access and said life’s satisfactions were similar then and now. Three new members were welcomed: Ray Williamson, Howard Gollimar, and Burton Ohlemacher. A gavel fashioned from a spindle of the Plocher home was presented to president Karl Plocher.

C. E B. Swan Clintton State Ray Williamson Elyria Coca Cola Bottling Company Howard Gollimar Elyria Foundry Company Burton Ohlemacher Elyria Manufacturing Company Karl Plocher Plocher A. J. Plocher

Lorain Man Dies From Exposure at Service

Saniel Korosky 65 of Lorain a National Tube Company worker was found dead in woods near Pearl road after missing since January 8. A liquor bottle lay beside him and coroner Ward ruled death due to exposure. services to be held at St Marys Ukrainian Church in Lorain at 9 30 a m tomorrow.

St. Mary’s William 4. Smith Samuel Paonessa Ward

NYSE Institute Talk Prompts Local Club Meeting

A club plans a meeting next week with Cameron Beck, director of the New York Stock Exchange Institute, as the speaker. Officials expect about 200 attendees and have invited other city organizations and interested residents to attend the talk.

Mittee Cameron Beck New York Stock Exchange Institute

Oberlin to Open Free Employment Bureau for Girls

Oberlin Ohio will open a free employment bureau on Monday January 27 run by the Oberlin Junior Forum. The service helps high school girls find caring for children washing dishes domestic work and other unskilled labor with hours 2 to 4 from Monday to Saturday. Employers may call to have workers sent out. no charge. Office space donated by H. Arnold at Oberlin Laundry. Mrs. C Berg chairs the committee.

Oberelin. O Free Employment Bureau Oberlin Oberlin Junior Forum Spor Sothts de Nour Arnold C. ©. Berg

Lecture on Spode China by Laura Sorenson at Allen Art Museum

Miss Laura Sorenson will deliver a Friday evening lecture on Spode China and earthenware at Allen Art Museum. She will recount Spode’s 16th century origins and show a motion picture titled The Magic of the Potter's Wheel, with a representative display of original Spode pieces. Admission is free.

Spode Laura Sorens Allen Art Museum Miss Sorenson

Oberlin Women’s Club Holds First Meeting of Year

The Oberlin Business and Professional Women held their first meeting of the year at Mrs. Vernon Stevens’s home on North Main with about twenty-five present. A new member joined and routine business was conducted. A social and refreshments followed. Next meeting is January 25 at Miss Eva Smith’s home on Walnut. Mrs. B. Parsons hosted the Literature de Ladies swim at the Y M C A with sessions Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 mornings and 7:00 evenings. 25 cents per swim or membership rates.

Oberlin Business Vernon Stevens North Main Street Eva Smith Walnut Street

Nebraska literature stories discussed by Oberlin club group

Yesterday afternoon at the Oberlin Women’s club Dome on Woodland avenue the study of American Literature of the West featured papers on Bess Streeter Aldrich by Mero Woa Breed and remarks by Mrs C C Bubb and Wille Cath ey. Mrs P M Petree will host the next regular meeting in January.

Oberlin Women’s Club Woodland Avenue West Nebraska Mero Woa Breed Bess Streeter Aldrich C .C. Bubb Wille Cathey P.M. Petree

Forum address set for Thursday on James Brand Hose

Professor Leonard Sudley of the Graduate School of Theo Joey will speak at the Forum meeting Thursday evening at 7 38. He will discuss the work of the Church of All Nations in New York City. Moving pictures will illustrate the address and the public is invited.

Leonard Sudley Graduate School of Theo Joey Forum James Brand Hose Church-of-all-Nations New York City

Neighborhood club to meet at 297 West College

The Weat College and Prospect Streets Neighborhood club will meet Thursday January 13 with Mrs. E R Comings at 297 West College Street. Mr and Mrs Durward Knepper hosted a dinner in honor of Mr and Mrs Herman Peabody of Elyria for their wedding anniversary with card games.

Weat College and Prospect Streets E.R. Comings West College Street Durward Knepper Y South Pleasant Street Herman Peabody Elymia Peabody George T. Sedgeman Elm Street St. Petersburg Florda T. O. Murphy West Lorain Street W. C. Carpenter

Boys Build Fish Themed Titles In YMCA Swim Program

The YMCA boys division unveil a new swim training scheme starting next week with three classes on Monday and Friday afternoons. Beginners earn Turtle rating with stars, then Minnow Perch and nerve tests lead to Bass Pickerel and Salmon, culminating in advanced instructional roles and recognition. Captains will be chosen in each class and monthly awards awarded. A large progress chart tracks each boy’s advancement as they swim and earn stars toward higher titles.

Lester Hawke

Greece orders probes of foreign electric appliances

Greece has ordered government inspectors to examine all imported electrical appliances for safety and compliance, signaling a broad review of foreign products entering the market and potential enforcement actions against noncompliant items.

Greece

Peterson’s Cream Promises Quick Pile Relief

An old Buffalo advertisement touts a “unique formula” for pile irritation relief. It claims rapid results and money-back protection, urging readers not to give up before trying Tee Peterson’sointment in a trial tube, with no risk of loss.

Peterson

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