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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1929
Page
14
In Columbus Ohio on January 23 Sen Wiles Kuhns of Dayton introduced a bill granting the attorney general power to prosecute all cases involving canal bed lease disputes. The measure reflects ongoing concerns over lands once forming the Miami and Erie Canal.
Mrs. Janna Mendenhall of 119 South Whitelaw St Xenia reports two years of poor appetite headaches dizziness and nerves. After trying Konjola she claims digestion improved nerves calm and sleep restored. Advert says Konjola sold in Elyria and by local druggists.
A measure requires defaulting renters along the canal route to forfeit crop benefits until back rents are paid. If approved by the senate, the lessor would claim a lien on all agricultural outputs from the land. Senator C J Anderson of Shelby seeks creation of an extra common pleas judge for Richland county with a six year term and salary per state scale.
A bill introduced in the Ohio House by Rep. Earle L. Johnson seeks to discourage thumbsjorking in the state. It denies damages to a “pick up” passenger in any car or airplane who is not traveling as a fare paying customer. Rep. H. A. Baldwin of Wadsworth co sponsored a nearly identical measure but excludes aircraft as a means of locomotion.
Spencer High School observed Prohibition with a program featuring song America the Beautiful scripture reading Isaiah five, recitations and papers by May Lamp Dorothy Hange Helen Boone Evelyn Fuller Dolla Allen, and dialogues How Prohibition Came About Before and After Prohibition plus music by seventh grade and a Prohibition song Onward Christian Soldiers. Local residents Mr and Mrs W A Moore visited Wellington and Mrs J T McCourt spent time in West Salem with her daughter Mrs Glenn Fenp.
Parish life and sports notes fill a busy period with visits from Rev McGraff and family, Fairs and dinners at the Methodist school house, plus Spencer Tigers defeating Akron and Ashland teams. Local hospitality includes numerous guest visits to residents in Wellington, Lorain and Oberlin, and a birthday party hosted by Mrs Will Moore.
South Ridge residents note a Thursday church choir practice after many attended Billy Sunday services at Elyria tabernacle Sunday evening. Bernice Fowl hosted Elyria friends last week with music and dancing. refreshments were shared. Mr. and Mrs. Ernst ill with flu. Newton Baus and daughter Shirley Jean visited Shirley's parents in Amherst Sunday. Ruth Fowl of Barberton spent the weekend with relatives.
Mrs Elizabeth Fowl hosts, with Mr and Mrs H Merrie and son Henry among dinner guests. Elyria pairs visit Townline road friends, while Gordon and James Collier spend Sunday with J P Bechtel. Several locals attend banker institute in Lorain, and many families, including Budd Schaub and Laraway, host or visit relatives across Elyria Amherst Cleveland and Oberlin road communities.
FINDLAY O Jan 23 Con victed of assault and battery the Rev Roy M Johnston pastor of the First Church of Christ here was expected to file a motion for new trial today A jury of seven men and five women found the pastor guilty after deliberating an hour and a half Hart a member of Johnston s congregation filed the charge claiming the pastor struck him during an argument over retention. Hart was among congregation members opposing Johnston s retention Four new hospitals and 6 000 new beds will be provided for Paris this year.
Paul Hartley senior at Portsmouth High School won first place in the Prince of Peace declamation contest with 700 state high school competitors. Vernon Hooker of Kenton High was runner up by a narrow margin, Hetty Schultz of Galena High placed third, with Frank Dodge, Ruth Grossman, and Ester Vance also among the runners up. Hartley earned $100 and a college scholarship. Hooker $200 and a scholarship. Schultz $100 and a scholarship. the other three each $50.
Places may select that college from among Mt. Union Marietta Findlay Hiram Ashland Defiance Bluffton Hartley and Miss Schuits read selections from Helen Montgomery winning Peace while Hooker read American Obstacles to International Friendships Contest judges included Rev Charles Base Ashland President W H McMaster Mt Union Prof G W Kelley Wittenberg Rev W B Turner Findlay Prof R G Guthrie Marietta and Helen McCoy Wilmington
Japan backs a major migration program sending a sizable group to Brazil to settle and work, signaling government support for cross continental movement. The initiative aims to boost labor supply and cultural exchange, with officials citing economic and demographic motivations.
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