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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1932
Page
14
Capt. A E Avery reports the Salvation Army aided 128 Elyria families in June. They distributed 300 garments and 46 pairs of shoes along with groceries. Demand was higher than supply, prompting an appeal for donations of clothing and shoes for summer needs and upcoming cold weather.
Capt Avery said there is time to fix clothing for distribution when needed. The Army is also searching for a small cook stove required by a local widow and will request it if offered.
John Moore of Lorain pleaded guilty to possession of liquor after failing to appear for trial on an indictment charging manufacturing liquor. He was fined 100 and costs by Judge W B Thompson. Moore had been free on a 3000 bond since the yearlong indictment. two key witnesses were not found.
Polly Jones of 25 West Avenue was released from county jail by Judge W B Thompson after being held since April 8 on a charge of cutting with intent to wound.
Sweet reports Gibson admitted his identity yesterday after fingerprints were sent to Indiana prison for positive ID. Records show Estes served 10 months before escaping. He and William Cecil Lorain were arrested here and both pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Mayor W H Van Oster yesterday.
Rankin, in belated response to a letter to the Voice of the People, met with City Solicitor Butler and H. H. Nye to demand complete copies of the Edison school building contract plus all plans and specifications. He will hand these to two builders for inspection and says he will file a taxpayers suit if the contract terms are not met. Bellevue’s highway and bridge projects, led by the Federal Highway No. 20 Association, include Route 20 widening from Clyde to Fremont, Route 102 improvements, bridge work near Woodville, and new bridges between Woodville and Perrysburg, with state cost sharing and local funding details.
State plans a July 15 let for Route 20 work including widening Elyria to Berlin, improving city streets, and upgrading rights of way. Projects cover eliminating turns at Kipton Wakeman and Scram corner, building two bridges, resurfacing Main Street in Norwalk and Monroeville, and widening Route 20 toward Route 99.
The text notes traffic restoration on a junction road and ongoing paving maintenance. It highlights the association’s intense interest in improvement projects, mentioning routine matters and several projects already referred to, outlining the type of work pursued.
About 75 Ohio florists and retailers gathered at Daniels Villa Cleveland Toad for the annual Ohio Florists and Retailers Association meeting. Speakers included William Hanson and Kilmer of Chicago with editor of the Florists Review. J B Diedrich organized the visit and Frank Schramm led the event with Alex Laurie as secretary.
County commissioners authorized purchasing a small parcel from John and Laura Rose at the East River road and Chestnut Ridge road intersection to widen the curve. The land was bought for 100 dollars.
County commissioners purchase 20000 gallons of summer emulsion from Inter City Coal and Supply Co Elyria for 1450 dollars for use on roads. They inspect the tuberculosis sanatorium on North Ridge road during their regular monthly visit as trustees. In unrelated court action John Komives Lo Rain faces manslaughter trial in common pleas court over the June 21 death of Josephine Baker, with Judge W B Thompson presiding.
In a strained courtroom scene Libby Judson described meeting Smith in Baltimore in 1930 and a vision of him with a revolver. Prosecutors pressed as she sobbed over her husband’s death and lamented memory gaps. Separately Helen Rowe Judson of Oberlin filed for divorce from William S. Judson, married in 1928 with one child, citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
Mt. Sinai Cleveland veteran Dr. Herbert A. Mahrer will serve as X-ray consultant for Elyria Memorial Hospital beginning next Tuesday. He has led Mt. Sinai X-Ray since 1924 after joining its opening in 1916, succeeding Dr. J. R. McDowell of Lakewood who resigned. Superintendent Frank Hoover called Dr. Mahrer a prominent and skilled choice.
Police will stop free rides on the remaining handcars of the Cleveland Southwestern Railway Company after reports that youths rode the devices around the company yards at Oberlin road and Middle avenue. Officer Ernest Oldag filed the eyewitness account of the incidents at the barns and power house locations.
Hal Knight of Akron led the state amateur tournament qualifiers with a 44 44 88 at Portage Country Club Akron. Bill Sharp posted 48 42 90 and Stanley Austin 49 42 91 as early finishers in the Akron section. A surprise program is planned for Kiwanis Club members.
At a Thursday meeting J C George of the Chronicle Telegram will discuss Going Native. Admission Day commemorating Wyoming's 1890 statehood will be observed there on July 10.
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