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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1933
Page
8
Helena report shows Montana State National Guard units ranked first among 22 states for combat readiness in 1933. War Department records give Montana an 89 percent rating, higher than the 78 percent average of other states.
Elyria Rotary Club paid tribute to Arthur L. Garford with a moment of silence at the Elks Club meeting. City auditor A C Schilleman spoke on eight Rotary opportunities aligned with the motto service to God country neighbors and self.
Pittsfield Jan 25 The Ladies Aid Society of the Community Church met at Mrs Mary Lounsbrough in Oberlin. Twenty ladies attended a pot luck noon meal with five joining in the afternoon. Sewing dominated the day. Guests from Oberlin included Mrs Mina Pitts Mrs Christ Oliver Mrs J W Albright Mrs Lucinda Feakins Miss Ella Fast Mrs J W Hill and Mrs Dubal Poik was Miss Fast’s home.
The Pittsfield Athletic Association hosted a well attended dance on Friday evening. A subsequent dance is planned for Thursday evening February 2 in the town hall with Moshers providing the music.
The Win One Sunday School class of the Community church gathered Saturday evening at Mr and Mrs Felton home with good attendance. Guests Rev and Mrs William Smith and daughter Mrs Florence Holden of Oberlin and Robert Avery attended. Games and music provided diversions and refreshments were served to close.
The brief lists numerous local gatherings and visits. Elyria and Oberlin residents including Miss Mabel Brown, Miss Esther Brown, Mrs. Eva Piper, and families of Harris, Carpenter, and Lounsborough share Sunday hospitality and church attendance. Several out of town guests from Camden Ridgeville Lakewood and Cleveland appear with noted dates and places.
The New York gossip notes a faltering opera season and fading Broadway vaudeville while praising a revived interest in lavish social displays. It highlights Metropolitan Opera Association status, ticket-tax exemption, slashed prices, aging stars, and public fascination with wealth and spectacle.
The Girl Scouts sponsor a lecture titled In Quest of Color in Nature with colored slides of landscapes sunsets and wildflowers. Doors open at 7 15 Thursday evening Jan 26. The program starts at 9 45 PM.
Judge Wilcox spoke to the P T A at the high school on Thursday stressing youth education. Miss Christman led community singing as the PTA sponsors dental service for first and second grades with Dr. Benty of N Olmstead engaged. Announcement noted the PTA Congress gathering on Feb 6.
The report notes Miss Wilcox's girls in the Oberlin College girls gymnasium inter class swimming meet. Several local families are mentioned visiting or moving, including the Papes moving to Rocky River and Emmons visiting Elyria and Wallington in Fields. It also covers a funeral in Cleveland and a historical remark on Europe’s 1913 division.
Jake Smith travels in a brand new coupe accompanied by his two children Dorothy and Robert.
An arriving guest is met by a despondent Ward Morehouse amid a bustling New York afternoon tea, the crowd described as a sea of faces with voices in full babble. The line “They all came” underscores the overwhelming turnout and tension.
A sudden burst of song prompts a peering visitor at a kitchen door. Verne Porter reassures that the speaker is fine, noting it as one of his lucid intervals.
Dr. Lafayette J. Dull of Salt Lake City is held after allegedly shooting his son-in-law Horace Randels age 32 during a quarrel over two eggs. Police say Dull fired in fury when Randels refused more than two eggs for milk. Randels, once tied to an Detroit auto finance firm, is survived by a wife and two young children.
Avon residents host and visit relatives across Elyria Birmingham and Lorain. Sunday guests include Mr and Mrs Walter Herbert with Nina Warden of Avon and Jennie Hunston. Other visits involve the Bungerts, DeRussys, Smiths, and Knippers among many families.
In Cleveland on January 25 nine men and women were arrested after a crowd of about 350 unemployed clashed with police in front of an Associated Charities relief station. Tear gas forced the crowd back and 25 staffers were affected while one woman was overcome by fumes. Barbara Kenestick, 25, faces assault and battery charges after allegedly striking Patrolman William Kennedy. The disturbance began when a crowd committee was ordered from the building after demanding unrestricted aid.
Real estate transfers recorded include Anna I Earl transferring one third interest on Church Street Amherst to Donald Earl. Chester B Pease transfers 30 acres on Case Road Ridgeville Township to Dorothy C Pease Speck. Sebastian and Anna M Nieding transfer two acres on Adelbert Street Elyria Township to Henry Witt. Adam J and Helen R Yulkiewicz transfer property on Elyria Avenue Lorain to Mary Yulkiewicz. Thomas F Smith transfers half interests in Morningside Addition Wellington lots 41 42 and half of lot 43 to Jennie L Smith. Sheriff's deed transfers two lots on Lake Avenue Elyria to Union National Life Insurance Company.
A reflection on how clothing marks time and borders, arguing dress shapes perceived national identity more than any other symbol. The author links era, culture, and attire to define historical periods.
In Corvallis Oregon the state sees a historic first as the Oregon College radio station offers classes in advanced farm mechanics. The new program broadcasts this winter making education over the airwaves a first for the state.
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