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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1921
Page
10
The piece recalls the sad passing of Edwin P. Jones and ponders courage and resilience amid tragedy. It then shifts to community remarks praising Elks philosophy, auto sales persistence, river bathing, a Chamber of Commerce drive, and a Riverview park baby railroad locomotive as a curious local feature.
Donal O Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork who came to the United States as a stowaway, has left the country after assurances from the labor department. He was to depart by midnight and surrendered to immigration authorities if not. The department will not announce his departure for two weeks to avoid alerting British authorities.
Washington June 4 The state department cabled American consular representatives abroad fixing immigration quotas for European countries allowed to send to the United States under the new restrictive bill. The United Kingdom dominion leads with 77206, followed by Germany at 68090, quotas based on the share of aliens already here.
The Elyria Chamber highlights city focused actions from street signs to safety programs and business development. It emphasizes the chamber as a community institution welcoming all and urging new memberships to boost influence and welfare.
The New York market closed irregular today with government bonds unchanged and many issues fluctuating. Total stock sales reached 2,714,100 shares for the week, bonds amounting to $64,021,000.
The forecast from the weather bureau calls for a cool and fair start to the week across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region. Later in the week temperatures are expected to return to normal with local showers developing.
Farm Agent Myron A. Bechtel announces June 16 as Wayne County Day at the Ohio Experiment Station. The Farm Bureau the Grange and other local farm groups join the effort to promote the event.
A bee caused an auto accident near Circleville as Charles W. Barnett of 1505 North Fifth Street swerved to brush the insect from his face. He suffered cuts to the head and face while his 5 year old passenger was hurt and the car was wrecked after hitting a telephone pole.
Orin Springer 17 and Melvin Leuthold 19 bound over to juvenile court on charges of entering F Walther hardware store and stealing a dozen automatic pistols with ammunition. Springer allegedly planned to flee to Canada. The case connects with Boston Hangs Whitewash on Speaker's Indian Tribe Umpires Connelly and Dineen.
Webb dominated on the mound for LaGrange allowing ten hits and scoring a key run as Martin, Nichols and Tulk led the offense. The Rats tied late but LaGrange pulled away with three in the eleventh, while Hastings and McClellan provided late sparks for the visitors. Ambrose, Reynolds and Ryans also contributed in a tense county league showdown at Cascade park.
Elyria high school won the Northern Ohio Interscholastic League meet at Oberlin with 72.5 points, ahead of Fremont in second. Lorain, Sandusky, Oberlin, and Norwalk followed as records fell in shot put, dash, high jump, pole vault, discuss, and javelin events led by Busek, Guthrie, Wendler, and Smith among others.
Umpire Stevenson and Joy. Scorer Cook. Two base hits Ed Talk. Three base hits Hastings. Home runs Nichels. Sacrifice hits Hastings Moore Reynolds and Talk. Stolen bases Pay Nichols Talk. Malik struck out TW Webb 15. Bases on balls Malik 1. Wild pitches Malik. Totals 416.89. Lagange 00 02 10 61.
Paris June 4 William Tilden of Philadelphia won the world hard court tennis singles title defeating M Washer of Belgium in straight sets 6 3 6 3 6 3. The American also claimed inland grass court singles honors.
In Pittsburgh New York1 beat Pittsburgh 0 while Chicago hosted Brooklyn with a 4 to 3 result. Cincinnati hosted Boston as Cincinnati led 0 goals.
In New York St. Louis and in Boston Cleveland Bes ton results noted, with a long game Philadelphia at Detroit after ten innings. At Washington Chicago 4. In Xenia Mrs Ruth Seman 23 sent her daughter to fetch toothache medicine and later committed suicide by overdose.
A long roster lists numerous Elyria businesses and officials including auto shops, shoe makers, confectioners, real estate, insurance, hotels, dry goods, bakeries, and the City Chamber build notes. It also mentions Minute Men special police corps guarding the area.
A long list of new commerce members includes R. H. King plumbing and heating contractor EH Lesnick fish dealer A J Laundon meat dealer W C Lauch Manhattan Laundry Co manager and others across Elyria city firms such as window cleaning concrete blocks real estate and insurance fire insurance and advertising firms hotels auto wash and storage restaurants and electrical contractors along with several professionals and civic groups plus the local Y M C A reference.
The Elyria Chamber of Commerce announces its leadership slate with James Smith as President Glade B. Thomas as Vice President T N Cook as Treasurer Norman Allderdice J T Annas Dr J E Betteridge KT Crisp J H Simpson L Sotherden and R J Whelan named as directors.
Elyria residents are urged to engage with the Chamber of Commerce and the Let’s Go program in a local community push. Organizers emphasize participation to boost business activity and civic spirit this season.
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