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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1934
Page
4
Fourteen Republican candidates spoke at the Lorain County Young Men's Republican Club meeting in Ridgeville town hall. Leonard Smith introduced the speakers as they outlined their qualifications for office. The club also formed its executive committee, electing three directors: Carl B. Newsberry of Oberlin, Lathrop Smith of Carlisle, and James A. Diederich of Ridgeville.
South Ridge Intermediate Group of the First Evangelical church of Amherst met with Mr and Mrs Walter Grobe Tuesday evening with eight members present Attendance at weddings Edward Frye attended the wedding of Stephen Cantor and Nellie Washkre at St Pauls Elyria Cantor is Fryes brother Marion Knittle won a prize in a S T I contest at a W C T U Institute at the church West Ridge W C T U held program included Onward Christian Soldiers invocation music one act play Daughters to the Rescue solo offertory address and prizes 4 H Club Stitching Kates met Marion Grobe with adviser Mrs Earl Dehn and several 4 H members a cattle judging tour by 4 H Banner Club Naomi Bock visiting Middle Ridge and others from Elyria also noted
Arthur Stick of Amherst reported yesterday afternoon that his maroon Pontiac sport coupe was stolen during the day. Two boys were seen driving the car toward Elyria. license number 200-778.
Ludwig Schneider of 363 College street Oberlin filed a motion in the mayor s court for a new trial claiming the arresting officer deceived him into pleading guilty to indecent exposure. Mayor Vanoster fined him 50 dollars and jailed him four months, Schneider says the officer promised a 5 dollar fine and a cheaper outcome than trial. Charges against Steve Myers of South Amherst were dismissed after a hearing on a warrant charging knife threats to a neighbor.
Judge W B Thompson raised the bond from 500 to 2006 in a taxpayer injunction suit against the board of county commissioners and the county surveyor over a $36000 road contract. Prosecutor Frank E Stevens filed the motion. The case, heard today, concerns alleged bid suppression and conspiracy to favor a chosen bidder. The hearing is set for July.
Caroline A Crowther widow of Charles Crowther died at her home after a lingering illness. Born in LaGrange December 21, 1854 she lived in Elyria sixty years. She belonged to the Macabees and the Women’s Relief Corps. Surviving are two sons Jake Hallauer of Elyria and Ho Crowther of Rochester NY. Funeral Monday at 1 PM from Taylors funeral home with Rev Ralph Neighbour officiating. Burial in Ridgelawn cemetery.
Mrs Viola Haueter Berrington longtime Lorain resident and manager of Lorain Window Shade and Gift Shop dies at her sister's home on North Ridge Road Amherst after a lingering illness. Born October 3 1997 she was a member of St Johns Evangelical church and Round Towners Club. Survived by husband George Haueter sister L C Terrell and brother George Haueter. Funeral at Ridge home Monday 2 30 PM Rev Teo P Merten officiating with interment in family plot.
Mrs Jane Motter aged 90 died Friday afternoon at her son C B Motter’s home in Nova Funeral services are set for 2 30 Sunday at the Nova Methodist church with Rev Harry Young presiding Burial will be in Nova She is survived by a son a granddaughter living in Alaska and a nephew J B Motter of New London
Albert Palmer died Friday morning at his Murray Ridge home after a lingering illness. The body was sent to Taylor Funeral Home for arrangements to be announced later.
E. J. Davis will close his College Street confectionery in Oberlin today as Oberlin College plans renovations. The store, a longtime community hub across from the campus, will be merged with Fred Maddock’s adjacent Dus station. Davis and his wife, plus their two granddaughters, helped patrons for decades and will consider selling candy locally from home while pondering next steps.
Emma Feigi wins divorce from Frank Feigi for wilful absence in common pleas Judge A R Webber presides. William Dare gains divorce from Florence Dare for gross neglect. Jeanette Scanlan sues Harry Scanlan for divorce on gross neglect. Floy Mackey sues Velma Fitzsimmons and Floyd Nagel for 310000 in an Avon auto accident. Deputies seek three youths who allegedly stole Arthur Stick’s car. A car found on Foster Park road, believed stolen from Cleveland, is impounded.
William Gooch, with 30 years in the Far East, says Japan has advanced in whisky. After learning from Scottish distillers, Japan now distills whisky rivaling Scotland in maturity and flavor. It is supplying the domestic Far East market and bidding to capture Scotland's export trade in British possessions.
J B Shephard preserves a pickle in whisky for over 35 years. He owned it 25 years and learned the delicacy soaked in liquor a decade before that. The item, a prize relic from West Jefferson, highlights quirky local history and long curiosity about preservation.
Oberlin Ohio June 30 The Oberlin Summer Band directed by Emil A Hulz will give the second concert in a series tonight at the campus band stand The program includes Keiters Special The Bohemian Girl Overture Balfe two Folk Songs Londonerry Air Deep River Regimental Pride Mignonette Our Director Merch Bigelow Japanese Sunset Tane Poem Deppen Americans We March Fillmore
Miss Ann Creighton and John A Harbourt of Cleveland were wed Thursday evening at the home of Professor and Mrs F C Grover 180 Morgan street Oberlin Rev David Creighton father of the bride performed the ceremony in front of immediate family Beatrice Creighton sister of the bride was maid of honor Stephen Harbourt was a groomsman Robert MacKenzie an uncle of the bride gave her in marriage A wedding supper followed then the couple left for a motor trip and will reside in Cleveland
Dozens of farmers in Lorain County face a serious chinch bug threat to corn as the pest moves earlier than usual. Creosote barriers, 23 miles of protection, and five distribution points aid defenses, with two weeks more needed. nicotine spray advised for small outbreaks though costly for large fields. Local agents urge use of barriers and hole-digging to trap insects.
The Rev M E Koonce died suddenly at his home on Tuesday and funeral services were held Thursday afternoon. Remains were taken to Sharon Pennsylvania for burial. He had lived in Oberlin less than a year at 227 Oak Street.
A vacation church school for children will open at the James Brand House in Oberlin on Monday July 2 at 9 am. It runs weekdays 9 to 11 except weekends. Enrollment invites boys and girls from kindergarten to sixth grade for Bible study music games and crafts.
Vincent community news covers visits by the White and Barkley families from Lod and Elyria, plus calls from Krautter Vogler Morris Heck and Harnish. Birth announced for a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harley Rean to combine with Four-H Club activities, with meetings at Mrs Eschtruth’s home and a period of sewing, games, and songs.
Tommy Gibbons returned to a Montana ring in Miles City on May 26 as a heavyweight title contender. He acted as the third man on the Montana Stockgrowers' Diamond Jubilee fight card.
In Grand Coulee Washington the state liquor agency established a store within a drug store to curb bootlegging tied to work at the nearby Grand Zoulee Dam project. The $63,000,000 dam site is noted as the location for this pioneering control effort.
In Lorain County hay crops suffer severe damage from chinch bugs as stomach poisons fail. Expert Hum mel notes the pests require contact poisons and warns that corn crop losses would deprive livestock farmers of feed for cattle.
In New York June 30 a writer escapes the city for Darien Connecticut's quiet countryside. She praises bucolic scenery, recalls poets and actors who sought rural peace, and laments urban excess while cherishing a tranquil farmlike pace and rustic inns.
Warren Ohio June 30 Louis Durst twelve years old drowned in Lake Milton while swimming near the city yesterday. A fisherman rescued the girl's companion and the companion's mother after the near-drowning incident.
June 30 report from Chillicothe Ohio states Mrs. Ethel Houser, 28, mother of three, was killed when her truck collided with a Greyhound bus on U S Route 50, nine miles west of the city.
A fragment notes a term Geb related to mining and steam engines, indicating a technical term or concept tied to machinery or mining methods. No clear event, person, or place is established in the readable text.
The text argues that reckless driving includes abrupt signalless stops which force others to brake suddenly. It notes many serious accidents result from drivers stopping quickly with no warning, urging awareness of this dangerous behavior.
Chicago cash quotations show butter receipts and varied scores with prices listed for creamery butter and related items. Eggs reflect unsettled rates, potato stocks on track with modest demand and warm weather dampening activity. Toledo and other markets show grain prices for wheat corn and oats, with supplementary early produce listings for butter eggs beans beets cucumbers mushrooms and related farm items.
After a long public romance stemming from the Astor era, John Jacob Astor's heir prepares to wed Fiermonte’s former spouse with a private ceremony guarded by detectives. Parishioners may attend as space allows at Trinity Church, America’s oldest Episcopal house of worship, with Parker set to play Lohengrin at the procession.
Wagner Widor and Schumann are linked in the ceremony as Mendelssohn's wedding march will accompany Tucky and her groom as they exit the church.
About 750 people gathered at Attorney Charles S. Murphy's Worcester home where Democratic district attorney candidate was honored. Adrian Cousine, a Frenchman, praised the Murphys and spoke on their fine qualities and virtues.
In Howell Arkansas an elderly African American woman, Aunt Amy Curry aged 109, uses weeds as medicine. When ill she picks weeds in the fields, boils them into tea, and claims each weed has a specific curative purpose guided by knowledge of its use.
The State Liquor Control Board reported over 600 000 dollars in business in its first month operating its 18 stores in Olympia Washington. Income included license and permit fees with a gross profit exceeding 400 000 dollars. The article notes the moon’s orbit is driven by Earth mutual gravity.
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