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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1931

Page

2

Promptly Advertised Used Cars and Services

Classified listing shows multiple used cars including a 1928 Pontiac Coupe priced at 250 dollars and a 1927 Pontiac Landau Sedan at 250 dollars. Also offers 1926 and 1928 Essex Coaches, torches for sale, washing machines, ranges, and other household items with contact numbers for Elyria and Davenport dealers. Includes public utilities notice about Anguiller Coach Lines seeking an extension to certificate of convenience and necessity with hearing date February 2, 1931 in Columbus Ohio.

Essex Coach Florence J. Barnes Curtis A. Barnes Court of Common Pleas Lorain County Elyria Ohio Dunn Motors Company Clarence E. Adams G. B. Findley Anguiller Coach Lines, Inc Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Ashland Oberlin Wellington Pittsfield Public Utilities Commission Columbus Awwiller Coach Lines, Inc

Brighton News Highlights and Local Obituaries

Brighton reports a family visit from Spencer as Leon Stone and his daughter Virginia join Mrs O S Coats and kin. Eva Prosser dies suddenly. funeral at home, burial in Greenwood Wellington. Community sympathy to George Herbert family. Mrs John Caswell improves. Mrs Will Bursley visits Wellington kin. Farmers Institute draws well with speakers. Mrs Dunner of Ohio visits Mildred Seeley family. Donald Dudley of Lodi visits his in laws. Walter Mosher checks on Marjory Holmes who is ill.

Brighton Leon Stone Virginia Spencer O. S. Coats Eva Prosser George Herbert Greenwood Cemetery Wellington John Caswell Will Bursley Cole Farmer’s Institute Ed Dunner Rousbureg Ohio McConnell Pittsfield Mildred Seeley Dunner Seeley Donald Dudley Lodi D. §. Coats Walter Mosher Claude Holmes Litchfield Marjory Holmes

Murray Ridge Briefs Chronicle Local Visits and Affairs

Murray Ridge notes show Mrs. Walter Bennett and her son visiting John Bechtel from Henrietta. Irvin Eldred and family from West Ridge spent Sunday with Nettie Eldred’s family. Edwin Powell and Sherman Powell with son visit Saranac Lake, NY. Faust and Nugent party guests of BE Eppley from Akron. Beatrice Burrer attended a birthday party at Gladys Freeland’s home. Nettie Eldred’s family joined a WCTU meeting at the Porters on Oberlin road Friday.

Murray Ridge Walter Bennett Henrietta John Bechtel Irvin Eldred West Ridge Nettie Eldred Edwin Powell Sherman Powell Saranac Lake New York Robert Faust Charles Nugent Ethel Akron BE. Eppley Beatrice Burrer Gladys Freeland W. C. Porter Oberlin Road

Social Guests Attend Elyria Event And Club Supper

Mrs Lillian Noveska and others from Detroit and Elyria attended a gathering hosted by Mrs A J Derek on Tuesday. Miss Pearl Eppley joined the oyster supper hosted by the D C Club at South Ridge Church on Wednesday evening. Louis and Frank Eldred attended a farm meeting at the M E Church in Elyria on Saturday.

Lillian Noveska Mary McHale Detroit Kate Noveska G. Faulhaber Elyria A. J. Derek Pearl Eppley D. C South Ridge Louis Frank Eldred M. E

Laundry Of '49 Still Operating

SANTE FE New Mexico Frank Huebsch owner of four San Francisco laundries and president of the Laundry Owners National Association recalls the California gold rush era. He says his Oakland founded laundry dates to 1849 when miners needed washing services and distant shipments to Honolulu were common. The operation used a donkey engine a boat hogshead and a moving pole to agitate clothes.

Sante FE N. M California Frank Huebsch San Francisco Laundry Owners’ National Association Huebsch Oakland Fal Honolulu

Indians Reject Election Plan at Isleta Pueblo

At Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico, Indians voted 100 to 29 to keep the governor and Indian office selecting six councilmen rather than holding a democratic election. The meeting in the community hall lasted three hours with nominations ruled out of order.

Isleta N. M Isleta Pueblo Indian Office Bautista Zuni

Ears Decide Wine Quality

Paris report on M Raymond Brunet, a professor of oenology, claiming wine appreciation is via ear impulses rather than taste. He demonstrated that fine wines produce strong electrical signals in the ear, while cheap wines yield weaker impulses, with others confirming the result.

Paris France M. Raymond Brunet High College of Commerce Brunet

Ships never been home port for Reardon-Smith line

Captain William Egerton explains that all 36 freighters bear the name Bideford as home port though none can reach that shallow English harbor. The Reardon-Smith family from England has long used Bideford, chosen by Sir William, despite water depths preventing ships from visiting.

San Francisco Reardon-Smith Line Bideford William Egerton Vancouver Reardon-Smith England Sir William

Hitching Rides Banned North to Nawanda News

Police announce arrests for motorists allowing boys to fasten sleds to rear of their cars amid a string of fatal sledding accidents during the season’s first heavy snowfall.

Nawanda N. Y

Kissing booth ban shocks Stanford carnival plans

Stanford University in Palo Alto halted a student carnival aimed at raising 20000 dollars for a new gym. Officials described a "mystery maze that promises to be intriguing" but rejected maintaining an old fashioned kissing booth as part of the event.

Stanford University Palo Alto Cal Stanford

Wisconsin plans album of rural life photos from 1930s

Madison Wisconsin rural life as it existed in 1930 will be preserved in a pictorial survey by the Wisconsin Historical Society. About 4500 rural teachers are asked to contribute photos for a century after the Blackhawk War. Each image will be mounted with teacher school town and county details.

Madison Wis Wisconsin Wisconsin Historical Society Joseph Schafer Schafer

Black Dominates London Winter Footwear Trends

Black emerges as the leading color in London winter footwear this year with strong advance showings west of Regent Street. Dull surfaces and matte finishes appear fashionable, often paired with white, grey, or piping. Materials include calf, glace and matte leathers, suede, reptile skins, and exotic makes like ostrich and sharkskin in black. browns also challenge for top spot.

London Regent Street

Women Demand Quiet From Loud-Voiced Bridge Tender

In Oroville California Hen Turner, bridge tender at a local span, is urged by Oroville women to stop his loud storytelling. Turner, known for chatting and being slightly deaf, reportedly speaks loudly to amuse listeners, prompting a formal complaint to the county board of supervisors.

Chico Cal

Deaf School Hears Through Radio Invention

In San Francisco the Gough Oral Deaf School uses radio to aid hearing. A master control operated by the teacher sends sound through headphones at 18 desks, helping wholly or partially deaf children hear.

San Francisco Gough Oral Deaf School

Deer gored Fort Frances park chief to death in Minnesota

An infuriated buck charged Charles A. Gadd 64 Fort Frances Ont park superintendent as he tried to feed the animal at Pitchers Point Park. Keepers were forced to shoot the buck to remove Gadd's body.

International Falls Minn Charles A. Gadd Fort Frances Ont Gadd Pitchers Point Park

Two Valuables Old Letters Found in Newport

Newport Rhode Island officials unearthed two authentic letters in a city hall vault. One from George Washington after his Newport visit of August 17, 1790 praises Newport’s affection for his government. The other from General Rochambeau, dated July 29, 1780, pledges Newport’s zeal and gallantry would secure defense and arms for residents if attacked.

Newport R. I George Washington Count de Rochambeau W. Norman Sayer Washington Rochambeau

Seven Saves Negro From Jail Term in Knoxville

Tom Thomas, a Black man in Knoxville Tennessee, was acquitted of a liquor storing charge after proving his residence at 207 Common Alley, not 205 as listed in the search warrant. The court ruled the warrant invalid, preventing a jail sentence.

Knoxville Tenn Tom Thomas Common Alley

Lawmakers Use Two Languages in New Mexico House

In Santa Fe the New Mexico house operates with dual language translation. English speeches are rendered into Spanish and vice versa for both the presiding officer and the members. The chaplain’s prayer remains in English. The system primarily serves the gallery audience.

Spain Seeks Joint Arms Conference Bid From Two Cities

Madrid reports that San Sebastian and Barcelona compete for the next General Disarmament Conference. San Sebastian, famed for Concha Beach on the Bay of Biscay, is a top summer resort with many hotels. Barcelona, a winter retreat on the Mediterranean, hosts a population around 710,000 and numerous hotels built after the 1923 International Exhibition. The two cities offer strong access and hotel capacity.

Madrid Spain San Sebastian Barcelona Bay of Biscay Mediterranean Paris

Famed railroad passes San Francisco

The once world famous Tameais Rail road, winding up the mountain from Mill Valley, is now a thing of the past. Abandoned early in 1930 due to automobile and hiker competition, the rails and ties laid at a cost of 600000 were recently sold for 15000.

San Francisco Mill Valley

Harvard libraries hold over three million volumes

Cambridge, mass March authorities report Harvard shelves contain 2 371 tons of books totaling 3 168 390 volumes. The Chinese library holds 47 775 books and the Law library lists 59 400 volumes.

Cambridge Mass Harvard

Tourists Seen Registering in St Petersburg Season

The Chamber of Commerce projects 61 047 tourists will register in St Petersburg during the 1930 31 winter season, up from 48 563 last year.

ST. Petersburg Fla Chamber of Commerce

Geese as Burglar Alarms in Council Bluffs

A. H. Beese, a feed store owner, says his geese acted as burglar alarms when burglars attempted a break in. He was roused by the excited gabbling of the ganders, confirming the deterrent effect of vigilant poultry.

Council Bluffs A. H. Beese

Press meeting planned in Sioux Falls

The South Dakota Press Association will hold its annual winter convention here February 12 13. The summer meeting is held annually at Lake Madison Madison SD.

Sioux Falls S. D South Dakota Press Association Lake Madison Madison

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