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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1928
Page
4
Samuel Deutsch named chairman of the local committee to circulate initiative petitions for a proposed amendment on salaries of Supreme Court and Court of Common Pleas judges. Some municipal judges earn more than the Chief Justice under current rules. The plan seeks 1,909 signatures by August 1.
Large crowd watches Elyria's pet alligator Snoozer capture a pigeon near his resting spot and drag it beneath the fountain to feast. An earlier item notes Calido Gonzales of 216 Third Street injured his left ankle by a falling stove while working for Gallagher-Bay Construction on the Go Toad project. no fracture.
A feature titled History of Elvrra and Her People by Judge A. R. Webber is planned for Saturday’s paper though it is normally published on Friday. Police report a stolen auto belonging to C A Glass of 353 Correll Avenue was recovered in Lorain after being taken from Lodi Street near the railroad yesterday afternoon. Elyria police are seeking a large blue sedan stolen from Helen Keating in Lorain yesterday. the theft was reported by Lorain police.
An elaborate library notice lists numerous juvenile and adult titles added to the Amherst library catalog including works by Barclay Browne MacManus Altsheler and Ouida. The notice mentions a Polish picnic at Lincoln Park on July 29 with an AMGike Wise program and free bridge lamp, plus a Saturday offer of turtle soup and Hungarian goulash at Louie’s lunch room 48 West Ave.
Akron and Youngstown lawyers faced questions before Common Pleas Judge E D Fritch as the local bar association probes ambulance chasing. The Osborne and Philips firm defended its conduct amid accusations of poaching legal business, stressing they do not rely on improper solicitation and detailing their stance on the probe. Community events and local notices fill the remainder with beekeeping convention plans in Amherst and social updates from Lorain and Amherst residents.
At this stage of the primaries Republicans and Democrats mingle. candidates exude confidence and deny opposition doubts. They insist everything is set and continue working hard, with some likely to be disappointed around midnight August 14.
Cleveland market notes show prices for potatoes poultry butter eggs and hog pork and cattle with varying grade ranges and packer values. pork and calves higher and dairy sections steady. Toledo grain markets report cash No 2 yellow corn at 1.12 to 1.13 and No 3 yellow at 1.11 to 1.52 with other grain unchanged.
Charlies R. Summers of Oberlin rises for a second term on the Republican ticket as he prepares to go to Columbus in 1927. He previously served Lorain county and Oberlin as city solicitor and sponsored a bill to place municipal courts under a city manager form of government.
In Paris at Roland Garros Stadium on July 27, Bill Tilden defeated Rene Lacoste 1-6 6-4 2-6 3-6 in a hard fought Davis Cup opener. The American veteran rallied from a rough start to claim victory after a tense fourth set. The report also notes a trumpet trio planned for Saturday and a Cleveland American Legion event at Ely Park tonight.
Mrs John Koppler died at her parents home after eleven months illness. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Pitts home in Piusfeld Ohio. Rosemary Diederich eleven months old of 209 Tuscarawas Street died after five weeks illness. Services planned Saturday at St Agnes church at 2:30 p.m.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Dorothy Wibec k daughter of Mrs L D Smith and Wallace W Baker of New York City. The ceremony occurred at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York on Saturday. The bride was head dietitian at a hospital on Welfare Islands NY. Baker is an accountant for a large New York firm. They will reside in New York City.
Philip Lindstock, Leon Jones, Russell S. Smith, Charles Warner and Angela Dubio are listed along with several others. Miss Debora Still assists at the Oberiinu Children's Home. Mr and Mrs Paul Clifford and daughter Pauline are on a motor trip to Boston Massachusetts for a two week stay with Dr.
Mr and Mrs Buell, Mr and Mrs C A Gariss and daughter Eleanor, and Mr and Mrs Chas Mitchell of Rochester attend commencement exercises at Kent State Normal University. Mitchells' daughter Letta will graduate today.
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