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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1928
Page
4
Allege husband departed bride less than a month after marriage to June 1925 Merry Narney faced divorce suit today in common pleas court. They wed July 8 and were deserted on July 2, the petition claims.
Oberlin village council approved a fiscal year budget of 54,000 covering January 1 to December 31 with total expenditures of 34,673 and a tax levy of 27,799. A projected year-end surplus of about 5,900 justified the current village management under City Manager Dern F. Herrick. The White War fighting problem plans from Ohio Electric Power Company were also advanced, with further action postponed to July 18.
Officials study a costly program to remove all secondary wires from Oberlin streets, consolidating on a single pole to support lighting and tram circuits. Ward estimates 16000 to 21000 dollars over five years, with more if primary wires are retired. Proposals await business community and Southwestern company approval before late summer action. A sanitary sewer project on South Pleasant and a drain upgrade north of Oberlin are also debated with bond funding discussed. Mrs Nellie Phelps Sewell of New Oberlin dies after a July stroke. funeral at James Brand House and Westwood Cemetery. An Oberlin business man Morris Nichols of Lorain reportedly marries tonight.
The popular Lorain bride met her fiancé at the Lorain steel plant laboratories. The groom is the son of Mrs. EL M. Guide of Oberlin and a Syracuse graduate. They plan to live at 15 Morgan Street after the ceremony next week.
News brief reports a fence search last night for two men seen tampering with a store on Broad Street. They were not found. Also listed are multiple civil suits in common pleas court including rent, collection, alimony, and divorce actions against various defendants with brief claims.
The El Eagles announced awards at the Fourth of July Fair Grounds event. Numerous items were listed including coats, bikes, pianos, ice cream cake, and several fabric and garment prizes. The Fabcor Knight automobile went to Henri Bauer, a camera to L. J. Hotman, a sun dial to Arc Bar Echt, and special camera awards to R Stoll and Miss Helen Smith for outstanding contributions.
An informal baseball game pitted college players against business men with Parker and Jones pitching. Scores and details were scarce as the event concluded late. A separate filing shows Marr F seeking a divorce from Fi enupie in a Pennsylvania court, with dates and parties noted.
The article portrays Al Capone amid sobering tensions and a guarded routine at a Metropole dining room. It notes his private golf outings under armed guard, his desire to live like a normal man, and the strain that unsettles his nerves as he plans a cautious, human existence.
The article recounts testimony from alienists about the suspect Hoppe and the Toledo crime case. Judge Milroy outlines the two penalties death or life imprisonment without parole. Hoppe contemplates pleading as discussions occur at a July 4 conference with his wife and attorneys Bevan and the defense notes a debil SHON found.
An endurance flight by Ferrarin and Del Prete in a Savoia Marchetti monoplane continued along the Brazilian coast toward Natal and then hoped to push to Buenos Aires. They flew roughly 7,000 miles, using secret preparations and constant radio links with Rome and ships at sea. The mission sparked comparison with Clarence Chamberlin and Levine and with Haldeman and Stinson’s record flights.
A jury in the common pleas court under Judge A. R. Webber yesterday returned a verdict of 374921 dollars in favor of the Elyria Plumbing and Heating Company against Elyria Savings and Trust Company in a cross action in the case of John S. versus the Elyria Savings and Trust Company. The Plumbing Company had been named as a defendant in the case.
Herman West died at his North Lake Street home after a brief illness. Born in Germany, he settled largely in Amherst and South Amherst, working forty years as foreman at theGhie Quarries. Survived by widow Amelia West Gren and several relatives including Richard Twigg Elyria and Mrs George Rose Maynard, plus sisters Violet Amelia Witt and others. Funeral at 2:00 p m Sunday from North Lake Street home with Rev R A Penn officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery South Amherst.
The chigger, tiny yet formidable, can disrupt camps and homes by attacking snakes and even babies. The U S Department of Agriculture notes control via clearing brush and applying sulfur powders, with repeated treatments after rains. Ohio State experts warn of increased soil acidity and possible grass damage, though weeds are discouraged.
Gardner complained to police that fishermer invasions ruined his garden and flower beds. He claimed the intruders wore number nine shoes and mocked them as "lads wearing number one shoes" for trampling his yard in the United States.
Report describes the arrival of Earhart companions and Miss Earhart at a luncheon with Commander Richard Byrd. The flight from the Atlantic totaled 70 hours and 4 minutes. The aviators circled New York at altitudes of 1200 to 400 600 feet before landing at Senitabau Beach and heading south toward Natal or Rio de Janeiro.
A July market roundup reports potato prices in Ynuano and Virginia brands at 1.90 to 2.90 per unit, poultry values for heavy broilers and leghorns, plus varied stock prices. Columbus wholesale activity shows cherries, raspberries, and tomatoes with per crate and per basket figures, while Cleveland livestock receipts and prices for hogs, cattle, and lambs are listed. Chicago cash quotes cover butter eggs and potatoes with national grain futures noted. Toledo and Minneapolis grain prices also appear for corn oats and wheat alongside flour and seed values.
Rene La Coste defeated Henri Corbet in four sets 6 1 4 6 6 4 6 2 to capture the all England singles championship at Wimbledon. He outplayed Corbet with strong backhand drives and precise net passing dominating the match. Senorita D Alva res is slated to face Helen Wills in the women's singles. D Alvare z is out with laryngitis as plans proceed. Plante that perch on tree tops have been discovered in British Guiana.
John K. Ahrens of Ahrens-Fox Co. Cincinnati conferred with Major James A. Hewitt and service director Juba X. Eidt about a pumper for Fire Station No. 3 on the West Side. Hewitt said further data would be sent and the pumper purchase was expected around September 1. The company’s bulletin features a photo of the Ahrens-Fox engine at Central fire station two summers ago.
Clareece Hanes of Columbus Street was fined five dollars and costs in police court today for violating the street traffic ordinance. Hanes pleaded guilty to speeding on Middle Avenue Thursday.
A 12 year old Albuquerque resident, LES FOR SMITH ALBUQUERQUE, XN, declares loyalty to the Democratic Party. He refuses to sell any presidential nomination related extras after Herbert Hoover is named the Republican standard bearer, stating he is a Democrat and will not sell Republican materials.
Stanley Hurley alias Taddy White, 22, escaped from Kilby prison in Alabama on visitors day July 12, 1927, and was seized in Cleveland while loitering near a cigar store. Living in Fairfield Alabama, he had fled with “Diamond Jack” Harris, recaptured. He claimed he earned by dancing and had danced in Pittsburgh six months earlier. detectives pursued his bride, and he was to dance at a hotel dinner in Cleveland.
Henry Raland of Shelby, famed stunt climber, will scale the Lorain County Courthouse at 7 39 p m Saturday, organizers announced today.
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