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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1929
Page
9
Mrs. Thomas Browneridge former Elyria resident on Garvin Avenue died at her Toronto home Tuesday January fifteenth. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon.
Joseph M Beck died yesterday at his daughter Mrs Cartie Maddock’s home at noon. He is survived by three children Nellie Maddock Rose Hans ford of Elyria and Claude S Beck of Lorain ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The late Mrs Joseph Beck preceded him in death three years ago. Funeral services will be held Friday at Sudro funeral home at 2 30 pm with Reverend Wiseman officiating. Burial is in Ridgelawn cemetery.
Henry Avery died at his Murray Ridge residence at 9:30 this morning at age sixty eight. A resident of Elyria for 27 years he was employed by Logaan Gas Company. The body will be taken to Taylor Funeral Home with funeral arrangements to be announced.
John M. Longbon sixty five of Columbia dies at home after a life spent in North Eaton and Columbia. He leaves wife Hanna nee Herold and three children Edith in Berea Caroline Barter and John H. Longbon of Columbia, six grandchildren and siblings Ella Ross Mary Sumner Charles Frank Grace L ons on Jennie Cole. Services Saturday at two at Columbia Baptist Church where he was a member for more than fifty years.
William Glenn Hammond aged thirteen days, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Hammond of Penfield Junction, died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The body was removed to Taylor's Funeral Home. Services will be held Friday afternoon at the home in Penfield at two o'clock, with the Rev. George Cowper officiating. Interment in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Joseph Leshinski of Murray Ridge Road died last evening January 16 at 6 30 at his home. He was 94. The body was taken to Taylor's Funeral Home and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
A 1928 sedan in a two car garage at 574 Cleveland Street caught fire in the afternoon when a wire near the carburetor shorted. Firefighters from Engine Co No 2 and Hose Co No 1 arrived after a bell alarm, finding owner W Johnson had already extinguished the flames with a bucket of water.
A brown leather pocketbook containing a vanity case was taken from an auto parked in front of the Baptist church on Middle avenue last night. Owner M. Buell of Penfield, Ohio reports the loss, occurred between 8 and 11 o'clock, police notified.
A sermon reflects on Joshua succeeding Moses, urging steadfast faith and refusal to please everyone. It compares leadership transitions to revival or patriotism efforts, condemns wavering and multidirectional effort, and underscores reliance on God. It contrasts disciplined, singular focus with improvised wandering, urging decisive purpose and spiritual progress.
Prayer meetings are scheduled Friday at 10:00 a.m. for multiple districts. Locations include Second Congregational Church and various streets, with district leaders assigned to sections A through J and additional calls for information. Clear, local church gathering notices.
A speaker extols a focused person who devotes body, mind, and energy to one goal. He will overcome obstacles and persist in religion, business, and politics, contrasting with pliant critics. The sermon urges deliberate Christian entry, steadfast Bible faith, and belief that God can save and keep believers from the devil’s power.
Two autos collided yesterday afternoon at Broad Street and East River Street. Bert Szabo of 220 West River Street drove east on Broad when Edgar Plantz of Medina Ohio failed to observe the traffic light and crossed Broad Street striking Szabo’s car. Szabo’s front fender and body were smashed while Plantz’s bumper and right front tile were damaged.
A funeral for Mrs Ruth drew a large crowd despite police barriers as relatives and friends gathered in a two and a half story home. Flowers from Yankee owners Ruppert and Gehrig led a steady stream of tributes while Rev Father Burke conducted the solemn high mass at St Augustine's. Dorothy Ruth, nine, believed daughter of the Ruths, did not attend as the ballplayer prepared to take her to New York.
Oberlin, Jan 17. H H Patton 289 South Professor street died suddenly at 10 30 this morning while tending the furnace at home. Death attributed to apoplectic stroke likely linked to high blood pressure. Patton recently completed a year as president of the Oberlin Business Men's club and headed the Oberlin Ice Company, which he founded seven years ago after moving from Vermilion. He is survived by wife and son Vern, who resides in Florida. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
Organ izations elected officers including the Business Men's club Vine Rebekah Lodge and News Printing Company. Charles W. Wede named president of BeVi ers Inc. for 1929. George F. Broadwell elected VP. J N Stone reelected secretary treasurer. Vine Rebekah officers chosen. News Printing Company board members and officers elected.
Census figures released by the Elyria Board of Trade show Elyria wage earners in manufacturing totaling 4,029 with wages of 6,916,604 in 1927. Lorain County across 136 establishments employed 14,597 workers, with county materials cost at 89,132,856 and product value at 136,835,782.
The annual meeting of the Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Company stockholders was held this morning. Twenty-one directors were re-elected for the coming year. Officers reported one of the bank’s best years and a first class financial condition. Directors re-elected include A. G. Bean, C. E. Blanchard, N. H. Benham, C. M. Braman, F. W. Colsor, King E. Fauver, A. L. Garford, A. C. Hudnutt, A. L. Patrick, B. J. Reisinger, Howard Rogers, M. E. Roe, C. H. Savage, Jas. B. Seward, J. H. Simpson, Pierre J. Smith, W. B. Timms, Lawrence H. Webber, H. C. Well, H. T. Wincklee, H. W. Wurst.
Lillie brought suit against Samuel Brickman for 320,000 for injuries from a July 1926 auto collision on Elyria avenue Lorain near 25th. Plaintiff rode as an invited guest in the defendant's car when negligence caused a head on crash into Joseph Bush’s car.
Elyria will host a group of young magicians and sleight of hand artists. The Y M C A boys division announced plans for a mystic arts class conducted by Roscoe Kauffman. It will begin once enough boys enroll, said John R Siekkinen, director of boys work.
Three reels of motion pictures will be shown in a free program by the Y M C A boys' division this week. John R. Siekkinen, director of boys' work, announced that the after school screening Friday and a 2 p.m. Saturday showing are open to both girls and boys.
Market notes show butter prices for extras and firsts, eggs with various grades, and poultry categories including express stock and leghorn figures. Potatoes are listed by sack size and origin with prices from Ohio, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maine, and Idaho, plus home grown bushel prices.
Receipts total 3,000 hogs and 4,25 cattle and 6,000 sheep. Hogs show varying weights with prices from 6.49 to 9.75 per unit. sows 7.50 to 8.90. Cattle available include beef steers 10.50 to 11.50, yearlings and heifers around 12.50, beef cows 7.09 to 9.00, vealers 13.50 to 19.00. Sheep markets steady to weak. fat lambs up to 17.90, bulk 16.50 to 16.73, cull lambs 14.00 to 14.59.
Hogs receipts 700 market steady with heavies 8.75 to 9.00, mediums 9.25 to 9.50, workers 8.50 to 9.25, good pigs 5.00 to 8.75. Calves receipts light, market steady. Sheep and lambs receipts light, market strong.
The 30 Elyria youths traveling to Washington for a Y M C A spring vacation will ride in a new hired bus with a private chauffeur. They depart March 23 and return March 31, visiting the Smithsonian and viewing Charles Lindbergh’s plane. Stekkinen directs the tour with Carl Wagner as assistant.
The Elyria Savings and Trust Company held its annual meeting on Wednesday afternoon reporting strong finances for 1928. Officers elected include Theo T. Robinson as Chairman of the Board, Elmer M. Rice as president, Henry W. Ingersoll as vice president, John Murbach and Hugh C. Harris as vice presidents, Arthur J. Robinson as cashlier-secretary, and Horace H. Nye as trust officer with others in assistant roles. Reelected directors include Henry M. Andress, N. D. Backus, Fred H. Bryant, Dr. E. P. Clement, Charles J. Crehore, Ernest J. Crisp, Thomas N. Cook, Arthur J. Curten, and many more.
The Associates Investment Co with headquarters in South Bend Indiana has opened offices on the seventh floor of the Lorain County Bank building. R R Hogan formerly tied to their Jackson Michigan office will oversee Elyria operations.
A new extension course on The New American Government and Its Work will start at 7 15 p m Monday under Kent State Normal College direction. It will meet Mondays in the Elyria Savings and Trust directors' room for 15 weeks with Fren Musselman as instructor. Four term hours credit will be given on completion. The class is open to all interested, announced RB Maston.
A jury of twelve returned a unanimous verdict for defendant in an appeal from a justice court over a doctor bill. Dr. Frank Maxwell sued Willam Maginnis for medical attention to his wife. Maginnis claimed mutual separation and nonownership of the debt. the couple has since divorced.
A fragment notes Mr. Coolidge declaring the administration completed its part by joining the world in the first general treaty against war. The remark closes with him turning and leaving the room as the scene ends.
Senior HI Y Club at Spring Valley Country Club plans a Monday party with Tobogganing, skiing and sledding as the featured activities. John R. Siekkinen, director of boys' work at the YMCA, announced the program today.
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