Peanut superstition motive in Oberlin stabbing case
Sam Marrow of Oberlin stabbed Dennis Holmes while riding with three friends after a peanut eating superstition was cited by Eva Parker as a motive. Marrow pleaded guilty to assault and battery and received a 90 day county jail sentence. he had previously served 16 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for killing two people in Cleveland and was paroled by Governor White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Marrow
Oberlin
Dennis Holmes
Guy B. Findley
Marrow
Eva Parker
Holmes
Robert McClain
Richard Sims
Otis Dickson
Elyria
Common Pleas
Guy 5
Findley
Ohio
Cleveland
George White
J C Penney to Meet Elyria Store Patrons and Executives
J C Penney, chairman of the board, will visit the Elyria store tomorrow and Wednesday to meet patrons and store managers from 15 nearby cities. Executives from Sandusky Norwalk Bellevue Tiffin Marion Bucyrus Mansfield Canton Massillon Ashland Mill Vernon Lorain and others will join a manager and associate gathering at 8 p m. Penney will also tour the Elyria store and later visit Wellington to see the William B Murray farm famed for Percheron horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney Company
Elyria
Penney
M. E. Whitman
Sandusky
Norwalk
Bellevue
Tiffin
Marion
Bucyrus
Mansfield
Canton
Massillon
Ashland
Vernon
Lorain
Wellington
William B. Murray
Ohio State Draft Horse Association
Murray
LaGrange High Class of '38 Holds First Reunion
Members of the LaGrange High School Class of 1938 held their first annual reunion at Marian Godridge’s home. After a brief business meeting the group enjoyed games, a picnic supper at Campbell's Grove, with ten attendees and three absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGrange
la Grange High School
Marian Godridge
Campbell’s Grove
Betty Holcomb
Lola Conklin
Louise Schoenberger
Dorothy Pease
Lorene Jones
Robert Simmons
Lyle Smith
John Holcomb
Peter Kavala
Quality Baby Chicks From Blood-Tested Breeders
Hatcheries ad promotes Dorenkott Hatcheries Inc listing blood-tested breeders and supplies. Location 22790 Lorain Ave Cleveland Ohio. Contact in Cleveland via phone Clearwater 2678.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorenkott Hatcheries, Inc
Lorain Ave
Cleveland
Death Record of Helen Ann Matvichuk in Elyria
Helen Ann Matvichuk aged eighteen died June 24 at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a weeklong illness. She was born in Elyria January 6, 1921 and lived here her life. Funeral services at St Marys Church followed by burial in St Marys Cemetery. She leaves parents four sisters and one brother. Interment at St Marys Cemetery. Funeral home B B Biter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ann Matvichuk
Samuel Matvichuk
West Sixteenth Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
W. B. Timms
Gulf Farms
St. Mary's Church
Robert Delmege
St. Mary's Cemetery
Anna
Pauline
Bernice Matvichuk
John Toth
Detroit
Michigan
Joseph Kocsis
B. B. Biter
Death Notice of Joseph E. Merxers of Lorain County
Joseph E. Merxers of Butternut Ridge died at Elyria Memorial Hospital Sunday at 4 35 after a short illness from a heart ailment. Born June 27 1868 in Burbank Wayne County he lived in Lorain County about 17 years. He was a member of St. Pauls Evangelical Church and leaves a daughter Mrs Thomas Oliver of Elyria a son Ralph Myers of South Amherst and two sisters Mrs Jane Nafizgar of West Salem and Mrs James Hess of Polk. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 30 pm from Welshs Funeral Home with Rev Ernst Irion officiating. Burial will be in Ridge Hall Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Merxers
Butternut Ridge
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Myers
Burbank
Ohio
Wayne County
Lorain County
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Thomas Oliver
Elyria
Ralph Myers
South Amherst
Jane Nafizgar
West Salem
James Hess
Polk
Welsh
Ernst Irion
Ridge Hall Memorial Park
Mrs Maude Maple Maples Buried After Berea Death
Mrs Maude Maples Maples 74 of Berea died Sunday at her nephew C R Maples home at 299 Cornell Avenue. She was the widow of Charles Maples. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM from Baker Funeral Home Berea with Rev Benjamin F Leach of the Collinwood Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Maple Tee Price
Berea
C. R. Maples
Cornell Avenue
Charles Maples
Baker Funeral Home
Benjamin F. Leach
Collinwood Church of Christ
Sunset Memorial Park
Mrs Lena Berg 58 Dies After Stroke At Amherst Hospital
Mrs Lena M Berg of 58 Leavitt Road Amherst died at Amherst Hospital at 11 00 after a brief illness following a stroke She was lifelong resident of Amherst and member of St Peters Evangelical Reform Church Surviving husband Carl two sons Harold and Walter at home three grandchildren mother Minnie Starck of Amherst two sisters Ed Stang Elyria and Carl Dellefield Parma two brothers William Starck Elyria and Frank Starck Amherst Burial plans to be announced later by the family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Lena M. Berg
Leavitt Road
Amherst Hospital
Carl
Harold
Walter
Minnie Starck
Ed Stang
Elyria
Carl Dellefield
Parma
Willam Starck
Frank Starck
St Peter's Evangelical Reform Church
C. E. Schmidt
Amherst S Citizen Frederick Schultz dies at 68
Frederick Christ Schultz, 68, died suddenly at 8 yesterday morning at 661 Tenney Avenue Amherst after a heart attack. He was born in Germany, lived here since age two, worked 40 years at Cleveland Stone Quarries, and belonged to St Pauls Lutheran Church. Survived by wife Bertha, sons Alfred Cleveland and Harry Elyria, daughter Mildred Arndt Amherst, five grandchildren, brothers John and William Elyria, sister Lena Schultz Toledo. Body to 661 Tenney Avenue. service at St Pauls Church 2 30. Burial Crown Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst, O
Frederick Christ Schultz
Tenney Avenue
Germany
Cleveland Stone Quarries
St. Paul's Lutheran
Amherst
John
William
Elyria
Lena Schultz
Toledo
St Paul's Church
R. C. Bosse
Crown Hill Cemetery
Mrs Estelle Gilson 79 Elyria Widow Dies After Illness
Mrs Estelle Gilson 79 widow of W R Gilson died at 126 Riverside court yesterday morning after a lingering illness. Born January 13 1860 in Fremont Ohio she lived in Elyria 22 years and belonged to the Second Congregational church and the American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving are daughters Mrs Besse M Squires and Mrs Charles Grate of Elyria. Friends may call Nichols Funeral Home services Tuesday at 2:00 officiated by Dr A E Kemp burial Ridgelawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Gilson
W. R. Gilson
Riverside Court
Fremont
Ohio
Elyria
Second Congregational Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Besse M. Squires
Charles Grate
Nichols Funeral Home
Elks To Initiate Class Tomorrow
Elyria Elks Lodge prepares to initiate a new class at 8 p m Tuesday under Walter S Kohn exalted ruler who led officers elected in April A brief business session will follow with committee chairmen giving short reports The birthday dinner for June members starts at 6 30 p m before the lodge meeting and the summer meeting schedule begins next month with sessions on July 25 and August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elyria Elks’ Lodge
Walter S. Kohn
Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association Field Day Planned
The Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association of Loram County announces a field day and picnic for members and families. The committee meets tonight in Wellington to complete plans for Sunday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association
Loram County
Wellington
Man Given Fine and Court Reporting for Disorderly Conduct
John Anthony of 806 Bend Street was fined 3 dollars and costs after arraignment before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro on a disorderly conduct charge. He must report weekly for a month to Police Chief E J Stankard after an 11 20 a m arrest following a domestic altercation per police report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anthony
Bend Street
Joseph Q. Petro
E. J. Stankard
Homer Carmmeran
Elbe Street
Preston L. Coon
Sam Bornine
Carlisle Inn
Oberlin Road
Carmmeran
Bornine
Sheriffs Department
Fresh Produce Pricing From Local Market List
A long reader OCR listing apples and vegetables with assorted prices and baskets. Includes apples Baldwins and other produce such as cauliflowers, celery, lettuce, onions, and strawberries, with price ranges like 1.79 for maple syrup and 1.25 for mushrooms per pint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALION
KALI
Kroplrabi
Ite Dozer Paneles
V. Leewes
Toe Burch
Ina
West Wa
New Ste
Grain Price Snapshot From Local Markets
Wheat No 2 red stands at 71 1 2 cents per bushel while No 2 yellow corn sits at 54 55 cents. Oats No 2 white at 21 32 cents and rye at 32 1 2 cents. A second line shows Wheat No 1 red at 70 7 8 cents and corn No 2 yellow at 49 0 0 cents with oats at 35 0 8 cents.
Vague Market-Receipt Totals Across Livestock and Produce
Market notes show mixed receipts across hogs cattle and sheep with varied prices. Cattle receipts list values from 39 50 to 10 60 with classifications good medium and butcher. Poultry and produce show unsettled lines with ranges for Leghorn ducks and potatoes from multiple regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tseers
Ntea
Chonwe Ewes
Anedium Tata
Cleveland
Michigan
Tex
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Reese Roembo
Louisiana
Alabama
Carolina
Alauma
California
Court actions mix fines, jail, and civil suits
Dan Rottari of Henrietta faced a suspended $25 fine and 10 days in jail plus six months probation after a petit larceny arraignment over a stolen plow point from the Myron Schlecter farm. Other cases include Lowell Wynn's $3 reckless driving fine, Homer Carmmeran's $3 assault charge, and multiple civil suits against John Ziverc, Lacey J. McClintock, Luella Muffles, and George W. Schwartz for property, debt, and divorce actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Rottari
Henrietta
Myron Schlecter
Herbert C. Cummings
Carl R. Finegan
Ambulance and car fender damage in Elyria collision
Right rear fenders on the Sudro Curtis ambulance and a car driven by Frank Prochaska of West Lith Street Elyria were damaged in a 325 p m collision yesterday at Broad Street and West Avenue as the ambulance was responding to an emergency call. A rear fender on a car driven by A W Gode of Lakewood was damaged on Broad Street near East Avenue last evening in a collision with a truck operated by Thomas Hesmond of Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudro- Curtis
Frank Prochaska
West Lith Street
Elyria
Broad Street
West Avenue
A. W. Gode
Lakewood
East Avenue
Thomas Hesmond
Buffalo
N. Y
Homer man given suspended fine on disorderly conduct charge
John Schuster of Homer street faced Mayor Joseph Q Petro and received a suspended $5 fine plus court costs after arrest on a disorderly conduct complaint filed by neighbor Mrs. Bertha McAllister following a June 21 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schuster
Homer Street
Joseph Q Petro
Bertha McAllister
Motorist Fined for Reckless Driving After Lake Avenue Collision
Arthur Bauer of 262 Spruce Street was fined 10 dollars with 5 dollars suspended after arraignment before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro on reckless driving charges. His car collided with a machine driven by Merl Berkheimer of Hollidaysburg, Pa, near Erie Street and Lake Avenue at 9 10 p m yesterday. Berkheimer sustained a minor left arm injury treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bauer
Spruce Street
Joseph Q. Petro
Merl Berkheimer
Hollidaysburg
Lake Avenue
Erie Street
Berkheimer
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Duluth Man Fined for Petit Larceny at City Hall
Andrew Brown of Duluth Minnesota was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 15 days in the county jail after arraignment before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro on a petty larceny charge. He stole five boxes of hose from J C Penney Co Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Brown
Duluth
GM workers poised to vote on strike over supplementary agreement
Detroit June 26 J P. Tool and die makers engineers and maintenance men at General Motors plants in Michigan Ohio and Indiana prepared to vote within five days to press the UAW CIO union demands for a new supplementary agreement with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
J.p.—Tool and Die
General Motors
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Uaw-Cio
Medical-Dental Clinics To Tour Nova Scotia
Halifax physicians dentists and nurses will tour the province this summer with trailer laboratories. The roving clinics will stay two or three days in outlying communities to treat children unable to obtain regular dental and medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Persuader with Skunk Forces Gas Station Payment
A well dressed man in an automobile asked for change for 3.10 dollars of gas and oil at a Wilmington station. When refused, he fled with his chauffeur as the attendant hesitated. He reappeared with his pet skunk and threatened to drop it on the attendant’s lap if paid. The driver paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Portugal Maine sized nation with six million people
A compact reading notes Portugal is nearly as large as Maine in area and hosts about six million residents. It also contrasts ancient Carthage near modern Tunis with Rome, Italy facing a surplus of cooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Maine
Carthage
Tunis
Desert House Haunted by Radio Waves Near Salt Lake City
Sheepmen use a one room desert shack as their headquarters west of Salt Lake City on alkaline flats. They report a store plays music while cooking and electric lights burn without direct power connection. The cabin sits near a 50 000 watt radio station transmitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Waves Operate the Singing Stove and Lights
A brief item notes waves running the singing stove and connection free lights. The report highlights the use of wave technology in household devices and its impact on energy use and convenience. The piece cites ongoing experiments with wave power and consumer devices.
Smuggled Hen Disrupts University Convocation
In Edmonton Alberta a white leghorn hen was smuggled into the University of Alberta convocation by a student. The bird clucked and flopped through the auditorium causing uproar before being caught and removed from the hall. The second line appears to be unrelated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
University of Alberta
Beauty Tips and Historical Snippets From a Vintage Column
A humorous beauty column advises against heavy trims and suggests outdoor sports like swimming for a lighter look. It mentions Abbe de l Espee as a deaf sculptor in Paris, Britain's Parliament starting at 2 45 pm, Mussolini praising Italy’s recognition of Soviet Russia, Albany’s trading post origins in 1614, and Iran’s national defense plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbe de l Espee
Paris
Oberlin By Mrs Esther Wood Delivery Service Ad
Mrs Esther Wood offers delivery from 306 N Professor St Oberlin with contact at 550. Richard Clevenger provides delivery services at 4174 32 Union St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Wood
Professor St
Richard Clevenger
YWCA Summer School Set in Oberlin This Summer
Oberlin hosts the annual YWCA conference Summer school from June 28 to July 26 with about thirty attendees, housed in the Theological Quadrangle. Representatives will attend from various U S locations marking the third Oberlin hosting year. Nearby social and church events fill the community calendar as residents travel and reunite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Theological
United States
Lodge and Legion Hold Regular Meetings This Evening
The Vine Rebekah Lodge schedules its regular meeting for this evening at 7 30. Karl Wilson Locke Post 102 American Legion also plans its regular meeting this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vine Rebekah Lodge
Karl Wilson Locke
American Legion
Civic Club and Society Meetings Schedule
The Men s Civic Club meets at Henry Bows home on South Park street. Martha Chapter O E S meets at the regular time. The Martel Club gathers at Mrs Sam White s home on North Professor street. A picnic dinner will be served at i cc o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men’s Civic Club
Henry Bows
South Park Street
Martha Chapter
Martel Club
Sam White
North Professor Street
I.cc
Pansy Chapter O E S Plans Wednesday Meeting and Tour
The regular meeting of Pansy Chapter O E S is set for Wednesday evening. The Oberlin Business and Professional Women will tour Robinson Dry Cleaning in Lorain on Wednesday afternoon then proceed to Vermilion on the Lake for a picnic supper and swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansy Chapter
Odd Fellows Lodge
Oberlin
Robinson
Lorain
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
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J.C. Penney
Clearwater
Joseph E. Myers
Frederick C. Schultz
South America
Lima
Ohio and Vicinity
L. H. Peder
Reliance Life Ins. CO
Pittsburgh, PA
Elks
Horse Association
Homegrowers’ Market
Toledo Grain Close
Cleveland Livestock
Lowell Wynn
Joseph Tokarz
Thomas C. Terrett
Citizens Home and Savings Association
John Ziverc
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co
Lacey J. McClintock Et al of
Elgins
Charles Norman Muffflev
Luella Muffles
L. J. Dean
George W. Schwartz
Nova Scotia
Rome
Italy
Bluebird
SODA
Desert House
Ughes Provision Co
Nu-Way Market Corner
Broad & West Ave
Hughes
Bologna
Bailey
VEAL
Frankfurts
Cala Hams
Shorty
Britain
London
Mussolini
Soviet Russia
City of
Albany, N. Y
Iran
Union St
Y.W.C. A
Helen Cameron
Electa Sage
Alice Holton
Mona Champion
Woman's Relief Corps
Columbus
Jean Seiver
Christy
Miss Seiver
Brighton
Carl Sylvester
Wyandoft
J. Rudekoff
N. Pleasant Street
Frank Gould
Foster
First Baptist Church
Stewart Beckley
Cooperstown
M. A. Houghton
East College Street
Spring Street
Max Catkins
Charleston
W. Va
Bishop
Cass Gibson
W. Lorain Street
New London
Dover
Mt. Blanchard
B. E. Hakes
Nancy
Mabel Hakes
East Lorain Street
A. Pistell
Sudro - Curtis Ambulance
Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle-Telegram Circulation Department
the Chronicle- Telegram
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