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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1931
Page
9
Central Press Association Coptriget presents a Miles Burton mystery featuring Dick Ponton and Inspector Pollard. A corpse and stolen diamonds drive investigations from Teetas to Mendips. A fingerprint match links a gang at Margate Jetty to the theft and a robbed Tobotson home.
Inspector Pollard questions Dick Penhampton about Ibbotson and the Maharajah rubies after new prints point to a man at the Margate Jetty. Sir Edric presses for identity as Pollard links events to the Funny Toff and Hardway case, with Dick’s whereabouts under scrutiny and a continuation promised.
Local notes report visitors from Medina and Cleveland and a town hall event. The MaHet Creek Grange will present the home talent play Civil Service on Wednesday evening March 11 to benefit the Miz pak class of the Congregational Sunday School. Other items include neighborly calls at Miss Cora Pelton and a birthday celebration by the Ladies Benevolent society at Mrs. Hastings’s home.
After the business meeting refreshments honored Grandma Rising’s 85th birthday. Upcoming events include a March 12 meeting at Mrs. Mittie Winkler’s Lance Medina home and a church social March 4 at the Smeth residence. Local girls and boys prepare for a regional tournament and a Medina Savings Deposit Bank acquisition is noted along with a major music contest schedule at Wadsworth High School.
A June 22 1815 London Times recounts the Battle of Waterloo signed by the Duke of Wellington. The edition is owned by F P Warrin and presents the first authentic account of the struggle with Napoleon's defeat.
London cinemas aided a country wide manhunt for a murderer after the nude body of Miss Louisa Steel was found on Blackheath Common. Scotland Yard mobilized all resources and a knife point sighting near the scene is noted while cinema audiences are urged to report if they saw the victim with any man.
Sheffield March 3 Leo Gedardt of Avon called on B F Jackson Thursday Neva Carrick visited Katherine Root Friday Several from here attended the play at Murray Ridge schoolhouse Friday and Saturday evenings given by PTA Many farmers on North Ridge started spring flowing The Sophomore girls at Broox side played the Freshman girls Friday basketball 11 to 10 in favor of the Sophomores A large number of people from
Three club members long dead will speak through a dictaphone at the Last Man's Club final dinner in West Philadelphia. To test the preserved wax records made when the club organized, the voices of the three deceased members were heard at a special dinner Friday the 13th.
Surplus fat ages people and harms health, but Bonkura is advertised as a safe, effective method to slim down. The ad claims fat loss improves skin, energy, and digestion, featuring testimonials from Mrs. R. Bearinger of Defiance Ohio and a Battle Creek resident who report weight loss and health gains after using multiple bottles. Sold at Mull’s Drug Store.
Oklahoma City faces a high court showdown over an abandoned Rock Island right of way in the business district. Pioneers from the 1889 run claimed ownership with placards as city and railroad interests contest surface and mineral rights, seeking to quiet title after a $4 million bond purchase.
Local dealers push Zemo as a safe antiseptic claiming it cures itching and skin eruptions when applied to affected areas. The ad touts relief from rashes burns and inflamed skin and highlights affordable pricing at 38 cents 60 cents and one dollar.
Montgomery Missouri. Captain T J J Lee, famed naval astronomer, writes to his brother File More, mayor of Montgomery, predicting a decade will pass before another drought as severe as this summer.
A bandit tied W. B. Dightman and his wife to chairs in their home then rendered aid as Dightman suffered a heart attack caused by the shock. He offered medicine and remained polite and considerate during the incident.
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