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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1934

Page

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Wallace urges farmer cooperation over compulsory controls

Secretary Wallace spoke in Madison urging dairy leaders to join voluntary production controls under the agricultural adjustment act. He warned that failure to expand cooperative efforts could push regimentation, licensing, and compulsory adjustment as proposed by Midwest governors, while criticizing milk distributors for profit in higher costs to producers and consumers.

Madison Wis Wallace Wisconsin State College of Agriculture

Metallurgist to Address Elyria Kiwanis Meeting

J. W. Henry of Electro Alloys Company will speak at the Elyria Kiwanis Club gathering tomorrow at the Hotel Newell. He will discuss the work at the Electro Alloys plant.

Kiwanis J. W. Henry Electro-Alloys Company Elyria Kiwanis Club Newell

Mayor Swetx Fined for Intoxication

Joe Swetx was fined five dollars and costs after being arraigned before Mayor W H Van Oster this morning for intoxication.

Joe Swetx

Insanity hearing set for James A Solandt in Elyria

Judge H C Wilcox will hear the insanity case against 70 year old James A Solandt a former Greek professor at a large eastern university. Police Chief E J Stankard filed the insanity warrant after multiple complaints made in recent days. He has lived in Elyria for about three years.

H. C. Wilcox James A. Solandt Elyria E. J. Stankard

Solets Name Labiffet as Defendant in Carlisle Lease Suit

In court here John and Mary Solet sue to cancel a lease on property in Carlisle Township naming John Labiffet as a defendant.

John Mary Solet John Labiffet Carlisle Township

Taxation Reforms debated as 1934 issues loom

The joint taxation commission meets to craft bills for a workable tax program and bond refunding. Proposals include delinquent tax collection measures, receivership for property, a state agency, and expanded local operating expense levies. Funds may come from liquor and cigarette taxes amid weak school districts needing about 6.5 million.

General Assembly Joint Taxation Commission Carlton S. Dargusch The Taxation Commission Dargusch Special Joint Tax Committee Joint Lquor Darevern Haquor

YM C A to Organize New Swimming Team

The YMCA starts organizing a swimming team with tryouts tonight at the association building. Three coaches will evaluate aspirants led by life-saving instructor Elmo Brooks as free-style coach, diving coach Gerald Hultz, and backstroke coach Thomas Moody.

Association Elmo Brooks Gerald Hultz Thomas Moody

Harmon ial Society to stage Safety First at Town Hall

Rochester church group and friends present the three act country farce Safety First at the Town Hall on Thursday night February first at eight o clock. Rev Cobb directs the cast featuring Jack Montgomery Greydon Jewett Jerry Arnold Maurice Switzer and others to raise funds for the church.

Rochester Jap. O Harmonial Society of the M.fe Cobb Jack Montgomery Greydon Jewett Jerry Arnold Maurice Switzer Mr. McNutt Ralph Taylor Elmer Flannel Lee Conklin Abou Ben Mocha Turkey Arthur Jewett Mabel Montgomery Jack Dorothy Switzer Virginia Bridger Eva Ward Barrington Bridger Ella Taylor Zuljeka Abbie Jewett Mary Ann O'Finner Jr Mary Storrow

Brief social notes from the Good Will Class and area visits

Social updates cover the Good Will Class gathering at the Langdon home, visits by Mrs. Rilla Crumrine, a birthday dinner for Myron Shelton in Wakeman, Epworth League delegates to a Norwalk convention, and various local travels. Blizzard-disrupted travel caused some to stay overnight. several residents and relatives are noted visiting, hosting, or moving.

Good Will The Baptist Sunday School James Langdon Rilla Crumrine Nova Wayne Earl Eaton Eugene Babcock Elva McConnell New London Arthur Jewett Howard Fulton Olena Samuel Schicks Ruth Barnes Arthur Barnes Anna Miller Elizabeth Dudonis Cleveland Alice Weeks Carl Curtiss Loren Pifer Pifer Rochester Farmer's Institute Brighton Lawrence Snyder Lorain County Jersey Cattle Club Frank McClellan Cleo Crittenden Akron Lois Easley Easley Don Phelps Phelps W. A. Jewett Elizabeth Chamberlain Ralph Weiss Wellington Ralph Taylor Lakewood Shirley Gill Stanley Storrow Helen Klein Mildred Presant Lorain Jennie Beck Jeromesville del Richards Richards Allen Richards Sullivan James Williams Mac Swartz Norwalk

Former Oberlin Resident Rupert P. Hodge Dies in Florida

News reaches Oberlin of the death of Rupert P. Hodge formerly of Oberlin and now of Sebring Florida. Born March 12 1847 in Oberlin he moved to Janesville Wisconsin in 1854. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1874 and had a career in teaching and business before retiring. He is survived by his brother C F Hodge.

Oberlin. O Rupert P. Hodge Sebring Florida Oberlin Mr. Hodge Janesville Wisconsin Forest House Frances E. Willard Oberlin College Wile Fothas C. F. Hodge

Scotch History Studied By Club

The Oberlin Women’s club History department met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. W. W. Tremaine’s home on Morgan Street. Papers by Mrs. Jennifer McRoberts on Scotland’s Golden Age and Miss Isabel Smith on England Scotland and Wales under the Three Edwards were read. A trio with Mrs. Kimpton Mrs. Dan Dudley and Mrs. Barricksew entertained with a Scotch song. The next meeting will be February 14 at Allen Art Building with Charles M. Richards giving an illustrated lecture.

Oberlin Women’s Club W. W. Tremaine Morgan Street Jennie McRoberts Scotland Isabel Smith England Wales Edwards Kimpton Dan Dudley Barricksew Ferguson Allen Art Building Charles M. Richards

Nineteenth Century Club Reviews Books at Elm Street Meeting

Mrs W L Persons hosted the Nineteenth Century club at her Elm street home yesterday afternoon. The program explored Three United States Visioned Through Fiction with reviews of As the Earth Turns by Gladys Hasty Carroll and The Farm by Louis Bromfield. The next meeting marks the anniversary night.

W. L. Persons Nineteenth Century Club Elm Street United States

Health Officer Addresses Club By Dr OBrien Siam Talk

The Business and Professional Women group held a dinner meeting at Hi-C-Hi Tea rooms. County Health Commissioner Dr H R OBrien spoke on Siam, addressing public health topics and related concerns.

H. R. O'Brien Siam

Weather disrupts Brighton School. heating failure forces closure

Severe storm forces Brighton School to send pupils home as the heating plant fails and rooms become too cold. Frank Wright injures his side after tripping on a vine while carrying a heavy jar and is bedridden but improving. Mr and Mrs Mahion Burnham and son from Cleveland stay with Frank Rowland's family and delay their trip due to the storm, pausing at Ed Massard’s in Wellington.

Brighton Frank Wright Mahion Burnham Cleveland Frank Rowland Ed Massard Wellington

Two Small Fires Answered By Elyria Fire Department

Cold weather caused two small blazes in Elyria last night and this morning. A chimney fire at P. C. Myers 693 Cambridge Avenue caused no damage. An automobile owned by H. Wilcox 510 Fast Avenue caught fire from backfire while carburetor flooded. fire stayed in the engine block area.

Elyria P. C. Myers Cambridge Avenue Second Third Streets

Education Vital to Nations’ Competitive Power

The article argues that education shapes a country's future industrial competitiveness. It stresses sound education systems as essential for national strength and economic leadership in the modern era.

Top president honored for Warm Springs work with foundation

The feature describes a founder and victim of infantile paralysis being honored at a birthday hall event to aid Warm Springs children. Elyria holds special interest in the anti paralysis campaign through the International Society for Crippled Children founded by a local resident.

Warm Springs Elyria International Society For Crippled Children Elyrian

Health Worker’s Siam Years Revealed in Slides

A speaker presented slides from seven years in Siam documenting health work under the Rockefeller Foundation and Presbyterian Board. He detailed projects, experiences, and the impact of missionary and philanthropic health initiatives in the region.

Siam Rockefeller Foundation Presbyterian Board

Play Review Heard By Sorosis Club

Sorosis met yesterday with Mrs. L. E. Steiner at 38 Elmwood Place. Mrs. James Hall offered an engaging review of Philip Barry's Paris Bound. Next meeting will be guest night at Oberlin Inn on February 13.

Sorosis L. E. Steiner Elmwood Place James Hall Philip Barry Oberlin Inn

Death notices and social updates from Norwalk area

Word has come of the day old son of Mr and Mrs Carl Sly of Norwalk. Mrs Sly was formerly Edith Watters of this place. Mrs H O Worcester of Spring street learned of her brother William Nalon of Columbus death. Mrs Charles Magruder of North Pleasant street visits daughter Mrs Yost Fulton in Cleveland. Mrs J R Kroll and daughter Maria depart for New York City where Maria will enter Juilliard. W W E Bontrager attends conventions in Columbus at the State University. Girl Scout Council meets with Mrs Monroe 105 Elm street Friday February 2 at 4 00 P M.

Carl Sly Norwalk Sly Edith Watters H. O. Worcester Spring Street William Nalon Columbus Charles Magruder North Pleasant Street Mrs Yost Fulton Cleveland J. R. Kroll Maria New York City Juilliard Institute of Music Girl Scout Council

Oxford Movement Influence on Church Music Lecture

The Reverend L. E. Daniels addressed the Catholic Club of Cleveland on the influence of the Oxford Movement on church music at Grace Church Cleveland, Monday evening.

L. E. Daniels Catholic Club of Cleveland Oxford Movement Grace Church

City Leaders Attend Columbus Hearing on Gas Issue

City Manager Sears and Solicitor Summers traveled to Columbus on Monday for a hearing before the Ohio Utilities Commission regarding the gas question.

Sears Summers Columbus Ohio Utilities Commission

Mrs Avis Munger Ill With Pneumonia in Toledo

Mrs Avis Munger of South Pleasant street is ill with pneumonia at the home of William Parmele in Toledo.

Avis Munger South Pleasant Street William Parmele Toledo

Local Notables Report Illness and Family Visit

Mrs. Clarence Wright of Woodland Avenue is confined to her home with illness. Robert Martin of Miami University spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.A. Martin.

Clarence Wright Woodland Avenue Robert Martin Miami University Mrs N.A. Martin

Elyria Drives Birthday Ball for Warm Springs Foundation

E F Allen led a citywide effort in Elyria to fund raise for the Warm Springs Foundation. Local businesses and individuals funded expenses for a birthday ball celebrating the president, with proceeds from Elyria tickets to be sent to the national committee.

Elks Elyria Warm Springs Foundation National Committee Sartor

Students Chosen To Produce Mrs Moonlight Play

Fifty seven Elyria High School students have been chosen as the production staff for the school play Mrs Moonlight to be staged in the high school auditorium on February 21. The staff includes stage crew electrical crew properties crew costume crew publicity and business staff and ushers with Nina Baker as dramatic coach.

Elyria High School Moonlight Nina Baker Seseca Lasse Creak Eel John Roepp David Wainwright Robert Kriec Weldon Albaugh Richard Bell Roger Williams Frank Humphrey Thomas Vaughen Robert Knuff Robert Eady Richard Kreps Robert Roe Joseph Tonry Ruth Stark Donald White Robert Corts Robert Wissinger Genevieve Garriss Louise Rameer Mary Lou Duffs Marion Nilsen Fred Welly Helen Rudy Jeannette Linville Jack Brown Bernice Atkinson Anne Brodrick Beverly Peterman Ruth Shipley Doris Storer Merle Vanost

Death of Blanche McCullough in Madison County Sanitarium

Blanche McCullough formerly of Elyria Township died January 29 at Madison County Sanitarium Edwardsville after long illness. Born October 9, 1901 in Pittsburgh she lived in Elyria and Granite City with family ties to Detroit and Billingham. Funeral at Wickens Memorial Lorain with Elmwood Cemetery burial. time to be announced.

Blanche McCullough Blancha McCullough Elyria Township Madison County Sanitarium Edwardsville Miss McCullough Pittsburgh Elyria Uge Granite City Illinois Elmer E. McCullough Louis Detroit William Thelma Melzer Billingham Wickens Lorain Elmwood

Mrs Elizabeth Hoffman Dies At Lorain Home

Mrs Elizabeth Hoffman 68 wife of Gust Hoffman of Lorain died yesterday at 497 West 22nd Street Lorain. Besides her husband she leaves two children Gust Jr and Mrs Ed Becker both of Lorain. Funeral services Friday at 139 from the home and 200 from St John Evangelical church Lorain with Rev Theodore Merten officiating. The Hoffman family were former residents of this city.

Elizabeth Hoffman Gust Hoffman Lorain West 22Nd Street Gust, Jr Ed Becker St. John’s Evangelical Church Theodore Merten Hoffman

Edgar Sober Dies at Lorain County Home

Edgar Sober died last evening at 5 30 at the Lorain County Home. The body was removed to Taylor's Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.

Edgar Sober Lorain County Taylor

Funeral Services for George Stopp Planned

Funeral services for the late George Stopp are set for Friday morning at 9 30 from Holy Trinity Church in Avon.

George Stopp Holy Trinity Church Avon

The Living Joy of Art and Nature’s Sound

The passage argues that a person truly alive to beauty finds immediate delight in art and nature. It links visual art to natural sounds like wind in trees, buzzing life among flowers, and the music of a brook, suggesting such perception awakens vivid joy. It emphasizes the intertwined sensibility of art appreciation and natural beauty.

Markets Slim and Steady Across Livestock and Grain

Cleveland livestock markets show full steady tone with steers fat cattle and cows trading firm. Calves and lambs see strong demand with prime and choice lots advancing. grain and produce quot accurate with no major changes as potatoes wheat corn oats and other staples hold steady amid weather effects.

Cleveland Elcy Qhum United State

Chicago Price Quotation Summary Of Poultry And Eggs

Jan receipts show steady prices with only minor shifts across eggs and poultry. Fresh cadet firsts rise to 13 1-8 with other lines hovering near prior levels as freight and storage standards stabilize.

Chicago Jan Juan Ave

Market Prices for Vegetables and Produce Baskets

A list of fresh produce with basket sizes and prices. Asparagus in 45 bunch baskets priced from 2.25 to 400 dollars per bunch, carrots in 1-2 bushel baskets, parsnips and turnips in 1-2 bushel baskets with varied pricing, celery cabbage in 1-2 by baskets, lettuce in 10-lb baskets with house-grown notes, mushrooms white and buttons with per pound and carton rates, radishes peck baskets hot houses reds priced by quality, ash Hubbard per bushel and water dress in peck baskets at 1.15.

Hubbard

Ohio legislature weighs tax reform and bond refinancing shifts

The commission outlines a policy for next year replacement taxes and whether to raise 40 million or more. A revision of tax collection machinery is proposed with state and county powers to enforce prompt payments. Debates on refinancing maturing municipal bonds without harming bond holders are expected to replace prior sinking fund plans. Equor law amendments may raise state profit margins on sales from 59 to up to 30 percent.

Commission Ohio White Equor Equor Control Board

Former Auditor of Union Trust Takes Own Life

Ralph K. Johnson, 44, former auditor at Union Trust Co., shot himself in a 4th floor washroom of the banking building in Cleveland. A brown paper wrapped package with the gun was found near the body. Officials offered no motive, noting he had money but was pessimistic about the future.

Cleveland, O Ralph K. Johnson Union Trus Company

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