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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1934
Page
5
A jumble of dated notes and memorials from January entries recount St Vincent's Day lore and long widowhood of Jean, Countess of Roxburghe, plus historical events from 1905 Petersburg emigration clashes, 1910 Manchurian policy, and 1926 aviation milestones. Also lists notable births and figures like Bacon, Byron, Ampere, Strindberg, Harkness, and Ditmars with a zodiac prognostication and weather note.
Paris authorities prohibited two unmarried persons of different sexes from ascending in balloons together in 1798. The rule aimed at public morality and social propriety during the revolutionary era.
George Westinghouse offered the airbrake to Cornelius Vanderbilt by mail. Vanderbilt dismissed the idea as foolish. After tests drew interest from A. J. Cassett of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Vanderbilt warmed to the concept and offered to buy, but Westinghouse remained firm, insisting he had no time to waste upon fools.
Eaton January 22 In connection with the Farmers Institute a cake contest and novelty display are planned. The first day will feature cake exhibits with prizes for orange, food, sponge, white and devil food varieties. Novelties and fancy articles will be displayed the front day but no prizes. Committee includes Mrs John Leach Mrs Orin Durkee Mrs Charles Strickland Mrs Frank Hales and Mrs Clarence Tildes.
Mr and Mrs Carl Smith entertained their card club Thursday evening. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Blake Hicks, Mr and Mrs John Hahn, and Mr and Mrs Edward Pickard. Leon Mapes visited his mother at Mrs Bertha Pember 5 home. Arthur Squites and Mrs Phebe
Edward Ashleman of the Goodrich Tire & Rubber Co. reports Natex greatly improved his chronic constipation and digestive ailments after a few weeks. He praises its effect on appetite, bowels, nerves, and sleep and recommends a fair trial. The Natex Specialist is at Muir's Original Cut Rate Drug Store, 413 Broad St., daily offering samples.
Jimes from Carlisle visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henney last week. East Carlisle PTA sponsored a Grange Hall dance with Eaton guests in attendance. Fred Phelps and family spent time with daughter Mrs. Robert Morgan and husband in Lodi as Gus Henney dies suddenly and is buried in Lakewood. Local visitors include Mrs. Lyman Sabins from Columbia and Mrs. Harold Betts and twins from Cleveland. Miner Burns moving to Longben farm. Longben family to occupy part of the house. Minnie Tite visited Mrs. Seba Baker in LaGrange. Fred Strait recovering from surgery at Memorial Hospital. William Henney attends sister Mrs. John Alway’s funeral in Grimsby, Ontario. sister died from paralytic stroke. Gus from Cleveland accompanies him to Canada. Miss Lewis, high school teacher, resumes duties after absence for fitness. Simon and Mary Rice from Spencer visit Blake Hicks en route to Elyria to see a sick cousin. Mary Hahn of West Ridge visits son John in Carlisle. Lloyd Yost and children from Carlisle visit Blake Hicks. Carlisle basketball teams host South Amherst Friday night. Mrs. Frank Whanney learns of cousin Gott’s death in Wellington. Mrs. A. R. Chapman helps care for her ill father William Lord in Elyria. Masters Nyles and Dale Hahn listed among the sick.
MIDDLE RIDGE BRIEFS including Mr. and Mrs. William Bechtel and Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Bechtel with Kenneth and Mrs. Philipena Schubert of Elyria as Tuesday guests of Fred Schubert of Eaton. Gaehr family visits Cleveland area relatives amid health updates and Florida plans. Adelaide Hall tours Cleveland. Prescott relatives from Cleveland visit here. Lorain Garden Club annual dinner attended by J. S. Clifford and H. W. Schmitken families.
Mrs Katherine Kolbe hosted a refined dinner Wednesday evening in compliment to her son and his wife Mrs Oliver Kolbe whose marriage occurred January 9 at New Castle Pennsylvania. A course dinner was served.
A Home method claim promises to help the infertile through a Kansas City contact. The ad urges writing to Mildred Owens at 020 Coates House for details after 15 years of disappointment.
Advertises a fashion pattern book with Style No 3285 for sizes 14 to 40 inches bust and yardage 214 for size 16. Promises a full 48 page spring fashion guide with patterns for ages, bridal ideas, beauty article, and a call to order the magazine.
A Amherst K of P member group serenaded the newlyweds at the Kolbe home Thursday evening. Guests enjoyed pinochle and soaviett and refreshments followed in pink and white table settings with fifty seven guests served at long tables.
Alfons Paquet urged German readers to keep Berlin as the capital in a front page appeal in the Frankfurter Zeitung. The discussion centers on relocating to a more centrally located city, with Berlin noted as only about 60 miles from the Polish frontier.
A vintage ad promises quick relief for high blood pressure symptoms with a free trial and postpaid regular treatment. It claims rapid improvement within three days and states no salts opiates or dope, with payment only after substantial improvement. The offer lists Dr Hayes Assn 3950 Coates Kansas City Missouri.
A jumbled diary of prominent figures and tastemakers in New York’s social circle. Gerald Stanley Lee hides on Mount Tom while Will Sibley is praised by Dawes. The piece details parties, fashion, and encounters with Hepburn, Hepburn’s play, Duchin, Walker, and other luminaries amid cocktail nights and arrivals.
A clipped exchange centers on timing and restraint as a character warns against rushing to act. The line hints at internal resolve and the challenge of tempering ambition with discipline amid tense dialogue.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Webber held a second housewarming in Henrietta on January 22 with cards and music as the main entertainment. Rex Lees won in bridge, Mrs. Otto Knoble led in hearts, and George Mynor earned consolation. A pot luck dinner followed for family and friends. The Methodist Missionary Society met at Mrs. Anna Wyttenbach’s home with Mrs. Earl Munn presiding. a returned missionary spoke and lunch was served to twenty eight attendees.
Lieutenant H G Portman of the U S air corp from Selfridge field Michigan joined a maintenance flight of the squadron to Miami Florida last week. Mrs Earl Kendeigh hosted the Ladies Aid at her home with Mrs C H Currier leading devotionals and a planned chicken supper for Valentine season. Members listed include Mrs C H Currier Mrs Oscar Zureher Mrs Chauncey Currier Mrs Melvin Unger and son Mrs Wallace Court Mrs Ralph McDowell Mrs Rex Lees Mrs Ernest Lannvermyer Mrs Charles Cook Mrs O C Sanders Miss Mattie Sanders and guests Mrs Eliza Sanders Miss Emma Larsen. A lunch was served. Class A Grange Independent Basket Ball vs Everinger Coal Co Lorain on local floor and Class B vs Lorain Eagles Thursday evening January 25.
Historic Lockerbie Street once famed by James Whitcomb Riley will be resurfaced and improved as a Civil Works Administration project. The street known as dear little street will lose hitching posts jagged curbs and cobblestones as part of the makeover.
A study of the November 7 election returns shows only 46 percent of Pennsylvania voters participated in the prohibition question. Of 3,992,278 registered voters, 3,447,934 cast ballots on the issue.
Draper Virginia veteran mail carrier B T Gilmer will retire after 32 years of service at the Draper post office. He estimates he has traveled about 250000 miles on his route in 88 years of postal work.
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