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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1923
Page
3
A telegram from Hattiesburg Mississippi reports Ray Draegert has requested and received unconditional release as pitcher for the Hattiesburg club. He had faced factional dissensions but will join another strong club. Draegert has five wins and three losses in the Cotton States League.
Eighteen Putnam county school patrons led by John Laidlow announce they will report to common pleas court to block re employment of county school superintendent George J Kennath after proceedings today. Ohio fire chiefs club adopts referendum backing Taft tax bill to fund fire and police departments. Federal prohibition commissioner Haynes says Ohio can handle enforcement under state provisions in telegram to Attorney General Crabbe.
John Coinmam one other workers suffered a leg injury when a hot piece of iron pierced his leg at the Elyria Iron and Steel Co plant yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Memorial hospital and is reported as doing nicely.
Mrs. Edmunie Marie Clarke Borland, once a musical comedy star, sues John Morland in the New York Supreme Court. The couple wed while she acted in The Pink Lady. The action centers on their troubled marriage and seeks a relief yet unspecified.
Minneapolis mayor George B. Leach campaigns for another term amid a high profile fight with the Ku Klux Klan. The veteran leader frames the contest as a battle for civic values and safety, vowing to press the issue in upcoming elections.
Local notes from LaGrange detail visits and sickness as families from Erwin Howard to Carrie Tran cope with scarlet fever and school attendance. In Athens Ohio, former Governor Harry L. Davis criticizes wartime political prisoner relief appeals as false sentimentality.
Residents voice strong backing for centralizing public schools arguing better instruction with fewer teachers and closer community ties. Critics admit improvements in student life, while concerns over travel distance and home schooling persist. The reform is portrayed as a lasting trend with near unanimous local support.
Early trading showed irregular general lists with leather stocks weak and several issues hitting new lows. New York Central led gains on strong buying, with steel oils and metals posting small advances and grain markets opening mixed in Chicago as Liberty bonds opened for business.
Local items report visits, engagements, and travel across Elyria Henrietta and nearby towns with multiple relatives calling on residents in Elyria Norwalk Ridgeville Chatham and Grafton. Columbus files incorporation papers for a 12 mile belt Line railway costing 12 to 15 million dollars.
Oberlin June 6 report lists American Association of University Women officers for next year: President Dr Florence Fitch and Mrs F E Leonard. Secretary Treas Nellie Reed. Health education talk by Harriet Deterly Batard highlights dinner at Cat and Fiddle. Upcoming events include tennis reserves on June 16, senior piano recitals by Leslie Howard Jolliff and Mitsu Yoshida, and Exchange Club Ladies Night. Registration for 1923-24 stands at 824 with 259 graduates and 13 special students. John Frederick Oberlin Essay prize split between Marie Klats and Elizabeth Bennett. Headed by Karl Aughenbausch as 1923-24 Men’s Senate president.
Dr Leonhardt's HEM-ROLD tablet claims quick relief for piles without cutting or salves. The ad promises to remove the cause and offers money back if not satisfied, signed by C W Phillips.
Oberlin notices report Booth Tarrington play next Saturday in Sturges Hall with seven performances starting at 7 45 and 7 30. Student reports include China education talk at chapel and June concert and commencement events at Oberlin College with various chaperoned gatherings and examinations.
Mrs Iva Austin hosts Union Ladies Aid Society on Thursday afternoon. Oberlin preacher Mr Loomis delivered a fine sermon at Union church last Sunday. Mrs Minnie Page returns to Oberlin after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Geist. Local visitors include Misses Margaret Staul Alberta French Mrs Don Cook and baby from Wakeman for Decoration Day. Families from Cleveland Avon Elyria and Wellington figure in visits and outings around Kipton.
High School invites alumni to hear Hubert Leon Cope on Friday June 8 at the high school.
Mrs Moehl and Ednah spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Glen Beecher of Wakeman. Mr and Mrs John Sigsworth were Sunday callers. Mrs Etla Whitney of Camden is ill with pneumonia. Clayton Whitney of Springfield was called by his mother’s illness. Mrs Alton Pitts and daughter and Mrs Harry Rings of Pittsfield were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Adam Geist. Otto Huene and daughter and Mrs Haigh and Gwendolyn spent Sunday in Elyria. Edna Bates and two friends from Oberlin visited the L C Bates home.
A Southwestern street car collided with a truck driven by J. E. Smith on West Broad Street. The truck suffered no injuries and both vehicles were able to continue, but the car was heavily scratched.
Chas F Wearec files suit to quiet title against George Seymour and multiple defendants over land in Avon township. A marriage license was issued to John Conetta and Carmelia Argento of Lorain. Ohio National Guard officials will attend the funeral of former Adjutant General Bryant in Bloomdale. The U S government declines to join any international conference on foreign ships liquor controversy, saying there is nothing to discuss.
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