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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1927
Page
3
Twenty seven bodies recovered from the excursion steamer Favorite after a squall capsized off the Chicago lakefront. Sixteen children, ten women, and one man drowned. divers continued to search Lake Michigan for more victims while officials seek to fix responsibility.
A deadly boating disaster near Elyria draws divers to recover victims from the sunken vessel Favorite as a fierce electrical storm hammers the scene. The report notes survivors, victims, and ongoing investigations amid a parallel cross suit involving a film star and accusations of duress.
Murray Ridge column reports greetings and visits from local residents. Mr and Mrs Eugene Sites and daughter spent Tuesday in Milan Ohio. Mr and Mrs Art Fesler attended a birthday dinner for Mrs Samuel Grilly of Lorain. Mrs Emma Baird of Lake Ave visited the Sites home. The Schaff family from Detroit and Ed Powell hosts, with Eugene Sites at the State Agriculture meeting in Columbus.
Local social scene highlights visits and gatherings across Eaton and surrounding towns. Families and friends from Stang, Dawley, Cole, Ross, Crowell, Dawley, Eicher, and others are noted visiting, hosting, or traveling to Oberlin, Lakewood, Akron, and Cedar Point. A Sunday school picnic is planned for August 10 at Chippawa Lake. Hollywood rumor notes about Chaplin divorce trial expectations are included as a separate brief.
A vintage ad touts MELLO GLO Face Powder with a French process claiming long wear and shine control. It promises a peach like complexion, youthfulness, and pore minimization, urging readers to purchase at Crandall's Drug Store and Lewis Mercantile Co.
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