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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1930
Page
9
Elyria youths favor a refined ideal for girls, preferring modest dress and behavior, limited cosmetics, and marriage stability. Men show broad support for high school education, homemaking skills, and midweight, medium-height standards with dating curfews.
A Greyhound bus driver Arthur Hodges will face Mayor James A. Hewitt in Police court Wednesday on a charge of violating the traffic ordinance by double parking on Second Street. Hodges was arrested Monday afternoon by Police Chief E J Stankard who saw the bus parked beside machines rather than in the regulation bus stand. The chief said these drivers must obey parking regulations and he is tired of such violations.
A Lorain county group of business professional and agricultural leaders met at the County Court House at the request of Governor Myers Cooper to map a plan for immediate employment and business activity gains. Delegates included B C Seiple Cleveland employment chief J Mosinski Thomas A Cook and others from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Bankers Association Farm Bureau and Building Association League. Similar meetings were held in 44 counties statewide with more to follow.
Irene Schroeder, known as the trigger girl, sat nervously at the defense table as jurors were being selected in her murder trial of State Highway Patrol Corporal Brady Paul in Lawrence County court. She grew pale and ill at times, needing medical attention, while six jurors were formed from a pool of candidates after long questioning.
NEW CASTLE Pa March 1 The mother of state Trooper Brady Paul 62 traveled from Washington Iowa to attend the trial of Irene Schroeder the blond girl accused of his murder Mrs McGugin who wore a light blue scarf said it is my last Christmas gift from my son and I want justice if she is guilty she should be punished but I cannot see why she killed my son She entered the courtroom escorted by two sons with lawyer Frank S Nuff Jr of Jeanette Pa and Mrs Ruth Paul
In Cleveland on March 11, Amalgamation of Youngstown Sheet and Tube with Bethlehem Steel appeared blocked as 300,000 shares opposed to the merger had been registered, while Bethlehem’s Eugene V Grace prepared to meet with large shareholders to win support amid a rival plan by Republic Steel led by Cyrus Eaton.
The Atlanta Refining Company of Philadelphia sues Lorain County Commissioners in common pleas court, alleging failure to advertise for bids on asphalt cement for roads. It seeks a temporary injunction to halt letting the contract, claims bids were not advertised two weeks in advance and cites another technical illegality. The case is set for March 15 or soon after.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and expedition officers lauded New Zealand at a Dunedin luncheon with Otago Harbor board. Byrd disclosed the expedition was near bankruptcy on returning home but expressed hope for a remedy. He likely will stay about two weeks before sailing to New York.
In crowded courts Mrs. Marta Bradler 22 of New Oberlin waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on a 305 bond. The case, charged as assault and battery for whipping six year old Mary Margaret Gerhardinger, will be presented to the grand jury when it convenes in April. The hearing was scheduled this morning but was waived, leaving grand jury duty to proceed.
Distribution of 5909 dollars to 26 townships in Lorain County begins today as each township receives 259 dollars for secondary road improvements. The total so far reaches 1058 dollars since the gas tax began about a year ago, with townships receiving 20 percent of the one cent gas tax raise.
Frank Stetson announced appointed enumerators for the federal industrial distribution census as the survey starts in rural areas of Lorain and Medina counties. Districts are split across towns including Amherst Avon Lake Elyria Oberlin Wellington and Lorain with plans for strict confidentiality and fines for noncompliance.
A tax revision board met over two days to consider valuations raised by property owners. The panel, made up of a county commissioner, county treasurer, and county auditor, reviewed 35 cases yesterday and about 20 today to decide if valuations are excessive.
The Home Modernizing movement launches in Elyria with business groups promoting low cost home upgrades. Builders show gun parlors built‑in furniture porch improvements and practical house makeovers for the coming warm weather. Home furnishers showcase interior modernization drapes and new furniture while organizers note remodeling costs about 20 percent of new construction. The effort aligns with Governor Cooper's plan to spur jobs and activity, benefiting homeowners and those producing modernization items.
United Press reports Hans Luther was elected president of the Reichsbank to replace the retiring Hjalmar Schacht. Luther, a former mayor and finance minister, also served as chancellor in 1925 and 1926, and took part in Locarno Treaties with Gustav Stresemann.
Washington March 11 A home judiciary subcommittee recommended amending the Jones law to make terms more definite and to create a new petty offenses category. Two bills to enact these changes were favorably reported to the full committee, while a third measure granting U S commissioners power to try petty offense defendants was sent to the full committee without recommendation.
William Vare withdraws from the U.S. Senate race and backs the anti Grundy Mellon ticket led by Francis Shank Grown for governor and James J. Davis for senator. He made the pledge as he left for his winter home in St Louis, Missouri.
The Lorain County Building Commission met behind closed doors in the county commissioners office to decide on awarding the contract for a $425,000 tuberculosis sanitarium. Officials said the session was locked to outsiders to prevent disruption while business was in progress.
The Elyria Chamber of Commerce dinner at First Congregational church tonight will showcase a musical program with soloists Morris Stott, Cleveland tenor, and Hilma Shuckhart, Elyria, plus an orchestra directed by Jack Flynn. Ted Robinson of Cleveland will present Elyria motion pictures and act as principal speaker.
Coroner Miles E. Perry said no inquiries have been received about the unidentified man found in Lora Lake. He suspects the transient from a distant Great Lakes city, floating in the lake for six weeks to three months, with a missing right-hand finger hindering identification.
Judge W. B. Thompson ruled in common pleas court that two money suits favored the plaintiffs. Rosagarnet Mamtos awarded 31861 assessed, while H against Helsham granted a $75 judgment. A club meeting in progress at Jumer Hi-Y discussed boy girl relations, led by Mayhelle Burner and the W. C. A. organizer.
Thirty five Avon High School Civics students visited court in room one at the county court house today. Accompanied by teacher Mrs Helen Lawrence and Principal A Seamann, they observed criminal and civil proceedings this morning and afternoon.
Elyria merchants plan a spring opening next week under the Merchants Division of the chamber of commerce. Stores will showcase new spring attire in window displays on Tuesday and Wednesday with many staying open March 15, each merchant deciding their own hours.
March 11 report from Columbus states a city prison humorist suggested a vacuum cleaner was the principal tool used by a burglar. Charlie Hop Sing, owner of a Chinese store, said $280.75 was stolen after entry via the basement. Stolen amounts included coins from a cash drawer and cash in a tin box and sack, with additional sums hidden in clothing and rooms.
Fourteen prisoners escaped from a West Virginia jail using a crude key fashioned from an improvised tool. Two inmates, Ciell Chez and Denver Allen, were captured near Bottom Creek after a posse pursued the fugitives. The escape triggered a widespread search as guards reported that communications lines had been cut to hinder recovery.
A jury in the common pleas court of Judge W. B. Thompson hears testimony in a suit by Margaret May against National Tube Co seeking damages for the death of her husband on February 1, 1827. The petition alleges he was killed by an automobile as he left the National Tube Company plant where he worked.
In heavy rain thousands filed through the Capitol rotunda and past the catafalque as William Howard Taft lay in state. The funeral procession moved to All Souls Church for a simple ceremony and the burial at Arlington National Cemetery. A crowd suffered injuries in the crush at the Capitol steps while Miss Alice Finney broke her leg.
March 11 President Hoover's cabinet met briefly then adjourned in memory of William Howard Taft. The session was unusually short with no appointments or agenda and the president cancelled his regular Tuesday press conference as a mark of respect.
New York holds memorial rites for William Howard Taft with city life paused. Trading floors like the New York Stock Exchange and Curt Exchange closed as a 30 day mourning period begins, ceremonies held at Flowerware Island and Navy Yard salutes.
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