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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1937

Page

8

Rev Earl Peck Found Guilty in Reckless Driving Case

Rev Earl Peck pastor of Lake Avenue Community Church was found guilty of reckless driving in police court before Mayor Don A Baird. He was fined 2 dollars plus costs after a Saturday collision with Norman Eldredge at Court and Second streets. The three hour trial featured several witnesses including Barbara Brodbeck Sergeant Curtis Hamlin Patrolman Frank Waldron Eureene Smith and Peck himself. Peck plans to appeal to the court of common pleas.

Earl Peck Lake Avenue Don A. Baird Peck Norman Eldredge Sixth Street Court Second Street Barbara Brodbeck Curtis Hamlin Frank Waldron Pollen Department Eureene Smith Gulf Road Miss Brodeck Eldredge Waldron Hamlin Smith Hubbard Wilcox Court of Common Pleas Cleveland Road

Grange Lecturers Plan Attendance at Short Course

Lorain County plans two attendees at the Ohio Grange Lecturers Short Course in Columbus next week. Mrs. E. D. Schramm of Russia Township and Mrs. John Barbour of Wellington are named. National and state Grange officials will speak, including L. J. Taber, Harry A. Caton, and W. F. Kirk.

Grage Lorain County Ohio Grange Columbus E. D. Schramm Russia Township John Barbour Wellington Schramm Pomona Grange L. J. Taber National Grange Harry A. Caton Coshocton W. F. Kirk Port Clinton

Chicago’s first city census of 1837

Chicago conducted its first city census in 1837 revealing a population of 4,170. The count marks the town’s early growth phase and provides a baseline for civic planning.

Chicago

Fire crews respond to false alarm at local iron yard

Firemen from Hose Company No 1 Engine Company No 3 and Ladder Company No 1 rushed to Granite Concrete Block and Coal plant then to E Hyman Company iron and steel yard at West and Railroad Streets. A worker was burning wooden auto wheels for salvage and the alarm proved unnecessary after responders found no active blaze.

Toree Cugiputies Esytua Granite’ Concrete Block and Coal Company E. Hyman Company Sor Hose Company No Ladder Company No

Divorces granted in common pleas court today

Elizabeth Miller of Elyria avenue and Paul Miller secured a divorce on extreme cruelty grounds. Helen L. Rogers obtained a divorce from Harold E. Rogers for gross neglect. Ernest Singerberger 22 Lorain facing burglary trial March 25 per Prosecutor Butler. Ralph Dunlap sues Amherst dealers Wagner and Eber for 322.65 commission earnings. Rhoda Burgess sues Ohio Public Service Company for worker’s compensation due to husband Edward Burgess’s icy-step death March 7 193A. Annah Hull of Oberlin sues J A Brady for 575 rent.

Elizabeth Miller Elyria Avenue Paul Miller Common Pleas Helen L. Rogers Harold E. Rogers Gar B. Findley Ernest Singerberger Lorain South Lorain Howard R. Butler Ralph Dunlap Albert Wagner Arthur Ebersold Amherst State Industrial Commission Common Pleas Court Rhoda Burgess East Bridge Street Ohio Public Service Company

Oil field deaths toll tampers with Texas towns

Dallas Fort Worth and Shreveport towns see funeral parlors at capacity after a disaster at the oil field. Identifications progress slowly with about seven bodies not yet identified among the dead, while relief workers assist families facing funeral costs.

Dallas Fort Worth Shreveport American Legion Hall Shepherd Red Cross

Court rules dies tax exemption for National Tube machinery

Ohio Common Pleas Judge Findley ruled that certain rolls guide shoes piercing points plugs and welding balls used by National Tube Company to shape steel are dies and therefore not taxable. The Tax Commission is expected to appeal. ruling cites dies as devices imparting shape and notes the machinery remains taxable only if not dies.

Ohio Tax Commission Common Pleas Guy B. Findley Ohio National Tube Company Tax Commission Appellees Narties Court of Appeals of 9Th Judicial District of Ohio Mong the Tax Commission of

Easter Vacation Set For Elyria Schools

Spring vacation for Elyria students starts Thursday and ends Tuesday March 30. The period is shorter to compensate for a late start last fall and Labor Day shift, ensuring the school year ends June 11.

Elyria Labor Mpar

Hafiz: A Mohammedan Who Memorizes the Koran

A Hafiz is a Mohammedan who commits the entire Koran to memory. The title signifies mastery of the holy text and is accorded as a mark of piety and scholarship within the Muslim community.

Palm Sunday Activities At Oberlin First Church

Oberlin Ohio March 29 Church schedule lists Reverend J A Richards as minister and M M Brammer as Director of Religious Education. Morning services feature Palm Sunday sermon by Dr Richards with violin solo by William Sokol. Evening youth program at James Brand House and Lenten service with Prof Walter M Horton. Holy Thursday pecthan, Good Friday service at church.

Oberlin J. A. Richards M. M. Brammer Dr. Horton Dr. Richards William Sokol James Brand House Walter M. Horton Siddall

Methodist and Baptist church services announced for Holy Week

First Methodist Church lists Rev S Lee Whiteman Jr as pastor with services at 9 45 am Sunday school 10 45 am junior church 11 am church nursery 11 am morning worship The choir led by Mr Fowler performs at 7 30 pm Open house for students at 3 South Cedar Street Mr Turner speaks on Share Croppers in the South Land Holy Week services daily at 7 30 pm First Baptist Church under Rev J Gordon Trick holds Sunday school 9 45 am morning worship 11 am B Y P U 6 45 pm and Song and Vesper 7 30 pm

First Methodist Church S Lee Whiteman Org Burke Laghter Vincent Hart Fowler Methodist Parsonage South Cedar Street Turner South Land First Baptist Church J. Gordon Trick

Christ Church Service Times Announced

Christ Church Episcopal Rector Rev L E Daniels sets Holy Communion at 7 30 am and Church School at 9 30 am on the Sunday schedule.

Christ Church (Episcopal L. E. Daniels Church School

Sunday worship and church activities across three congregations

Mt Zion Baptist Church led by Rev Homer J Tucker holds services at 10 00 a m litany and holy communion 9 45 a m church school 11 00 a m morning worship 5 00 p m junior B Y P U 6 30 p m senior B Y P U 7 30 p m choir concert Christ Triumphant. Rust Methodist Church with Rev Charles Tarter offers 11 00 a m morning worship 6 30 p m Epworth League 7 30 p m evening service Sacred Heart Church led by Rev James P Brennan D D features 7 00 a m low Mass and 7 00 p m high Mass Grace Lutheran Church with Rev H Dawe has 9 30 a m Sunday school and 10 45 a m morning worship.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Homer J. Tucker Christ Rust Methodist Church Charles Tarter Epworth League Sacred Heart Church James P. Brennan D. D Grace Lutheran Church H. Dawe

Palm Sunday Musical Service at First Methodist Church

The First Methodist church choir directed by Carroll Lawler will perform Palm Sunday music at 7 30 in the evening with soloists Mr Edwards Mr Porsch Mrs Boyer and Miss Aber. The public is invited to attend the service.

Edwards Porsch Boyer Miss Aber First Methodist Church Carroll A. Lawler

Ohio State Student Tops Spring Break in Oberlin Visit

Bill Dew, a student at Ohio State University, arrived in Oberlin on Thursday to spend his spring vacation with his parents Dr. and Mrs. F. R. Dew.

Bill Dew Ohio State University Oberlin F. R. Dew

Central Labor Union Sponsors Meeting Tonight

The Elyria Central Labor Union will hold its second of four meetings at Wurst Hall on Broad Street tonight at 8 o'clock. A large crowd is expected tonight and the next two Saturdays. Coleman Claherty, organizer for the American Federation of Labor, will be the speaker.

Elyria

Death of Dela Bonner 74 at Elyria Home

Dela Bonner died at her home on Oberlin Road after a lingering illness at nine this morning. She was born in Morrison Tennessee on June 22 and widowed after Hanabel Bonner. She lived in Elyria eight years. Survived by three daughters Fannie White Viola Tennessee Susie Coonroad Huntsville Alabama and Wayman Northcutt Elyria. Funeral Monday at 10 from Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with Rev C C Smith officiating.

Dela Bonner Oberlin Road Hanabel Bonner Morrison Tennessee Elyria Fannie White Viola Susie Coonroad Huntsville Alabama Wayman Northcutt Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home Ape C. C. Smith

Funeral Services Held for Robert L. Fisher

Funeral services for Robert Leroy Fisher took place at 2 PM at the grandparents home on Poplar Street. Rev Fr Lux officiated and burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery in Lorain.

Robert Leroy Fisher Shultz Poplar Street Fr. Lux Elmwood Cemetery Lorain

Frederick Koepke dies at Elyria Memorial Hospital

Frederick Koepke 47 of Columbia Station died at 8:45 this morning in Elyria Memorial Hospital. He was born in Cuyahoga County in 1889 and worked as a farmer. He leaves a wife Anna, a daughter Dorothy, his mother Wilhelmina Koepke, three brothers Theodore Walter Arthur, and five sisters. Funeral services are from Sudro Curtis Funeral Home Tuesday with burial in Columbia Cemetery.

Frederick Koepke Columbia Station Elyria Memorial Hospital Cuyahoga County Anna C. Koepke Dorothy Wilhhelmina Koepke Chagrin Falls Theodore Walter Arthur Parma Minnie Blum Painesville Anna Austin North Eaton

Funeral services for Mrs Wheeler held Sunday

Wellington March 206 funeral services for Mrs Marg ette Wheeler who died at the Falls Clinic Thursday will be conducted at the Andrews Funeral Home at 2 30 Sunday afternoon with D C W Record officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.

Wellington Margette Wheeler Falls Clinic Andrews Funeral Greenwood Cemetery

Obituary for George H. Savers of North Ridgeville

George H. Savers aged 73 of Cleve land Road North Ridgeville died at 7 this morning after a months long illness. Survived by a daughter Mrs Ralph Cooley two grandchildren and five siblings Carey Savers Melvin Savers Frank Sayers and two sisters Mrs Fred Zacharias and Mrs Clara Root. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.

George H. Savers Cleveland Road North Ridgeville Ralph Cooley Carey Savers Ridgeville Melvin Savers Monroeville Frank Sayers Ashland Fred Zacharias Clara Root

Funeral services for Merrill Hilliker in Wellington

Merrill Hilliker 88 died Thursday evening at Lorain Co Home for the Aged. Funeral services set for Sunday at 3:30 PM from Andrews Funeral Home. He was a Wellington Masonic Lodge member and father of the late Carrie Kane. Burial in North Collins New York Monday afternoon.

Wellington Merrill Hilliker Lorain Co. Home For Andrews Hilliker

Mrs Marie Sanders Prosser Dies After Illness

Marie Sanders Prosser 32 died at Allen Memorial Hospital after a serious illness. Wife of Purdy Prosser of the Dairymen's Cooperative Sales Association Cleveland. Moved from Cleveland last July to 113 McKinley St Wellington. Survived by husband daughter Mabel and foster parents Ralph and Mrs Sanders of LaGrange. Body at Andrews Funeral Home. Funeral Tuesday at 2 at the Sanders home in LaGrange with burial in LaGrange Cemetery.

Wellington Marie Sanders Prosser Allen Memorial Hospital Purdy Prosser Dairymen’s Cooperative Sales Association of Cleveland McKinley Street Pros- Ser LaGrange High School Mabel Ralph W. Sanders LaGrange Andrews Funeral Home Sanders la Grange

Emma Passes After Illness

Following an illness with bronchial pneumonia, Miss Emma passed away. Her death was noted in this late obituary item, with a brief reference to health history and the family.

Emma

Obituary: Stauder Dies at Home on Shife Road

Stauder, born September 5, 1861 in Dover Village, died March 19 at 10:25 p m at her home on Shife Road R D 1 after fifty years there. She belonged to St Marys Church and the Altar Society. Survived by two brothers Simon and Nicholas two sisters Mrs Elizabeth Whitney and Mrs Margaret Rollins. Funeral from St Marys Church Monday at 10 a m with Father J T Daley. burial in St Marys.

Stauder Shife Road R. D Dover Village Siife Road St. Mary's Church Altar Society Simon Nicholas Elizabeth Whitney Margaret Rollins Dover Center Ohio Safe Road St. Mary’s Church J. T. Daley St. Mary's Cemetery

Chrysler Sit Down Strikes Prompt Peace Conference Talks

The text notes Chrysler to keep evacuated plants idle until peace talks with the CIO finish. It calls for immediate CIO corporation conferences to settle differences. Senators consider a congressional inquiry into the strikes, with Hugo Black signaling a distinct possibility. John L. Lewis reportedly willing to join talks if Chrysler attends in Detroit.

Chrysler Corporation Committee For Industrial Organization Capitol Hill Hugo L. Black Senate Labor Committee John L. Lewis Perkins Detroit

Chrysler Strike Talks Continue Amid Court Session

Kelley acted as legal counsel as Homer Martin and other union leaders attended a conference. Martin said Chrysler spurned their amicable settlement proposals. Governor Murphy planned talks with Dewey and a noon press conference before a Monday update.

Chrysler

Civic music plan extend with three concerts in Flyria 1937 38

Under the civic music plan at least three concerts by nationally recognized artists will be presented in Flyria for the 1937 38 season. Membership is reciprocal, allowing holders to attend concerts in any city on the plan. Ohio concert dates to be announced. Participating in the campaign include numerous local women and men such as Mrs D A Baird Mrs A C Hudnutt Mrs Robert Crehore and Rabbi Kramer.

Flyria Ohio D. A. Baird A. C. Hudnutt Robert Crehore Ella Foley Smith Doris Hartwell Louis Kolopus R. S. Silsbee Karl Beety Karl Plocher S. J. Birkbeck George Day Roy Clymer Virginia Champion H. W. Tibball Jack Huge C. H. Cushing James B. Thomas Eric Chapman Lenard Harris Dave Hyman J. Martin Beck Harold Rorick Rabbi Kramer Arthur E. Giles Walter Hinkle

Temple opens foundry for student sculpture work

Philadelphia reports Temple University has opened a foundry to cast the work of students in a sculpture at Elkins Park. It is believed to be the first project of its kind by any educational institution.

Humble Oil Company Philadelphia Temple University Elkins Park

Chicago Live Poultry and Grain Market Report

Markets show live poultry prices with various weights and breeds quoted. Butter eggs and produce values listed alongside wheat corn oats and mill feeds with regional references to Toledo and Montana milling shipments.

Plymouth White Rock Ile U. S Washington Colorado U.S Florida Russ iLile Toledo Sheets Elevator Co Montana Milling Co

Cars In Collision Injures Two Drivers In Avon Lake

Two persons suffer minor injuries when cars driven by John Rockus and Fred Roth collide on Stevemore road near Lake road Avon Lake. Rockus 27 from Stop 66 Avon Lake and Roth 40 from Cleveland. Rockus cut and bruised, Frank Kish 24 riding with Roth injured on head nose and above eye.

John Rockus Stop 66 Avon Lake Fred Roth Cleveland Stevemore Road Lake Road Chalmer Davidson Steve Frolic Rockus Frank Kish Roth

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Carlton A. Squire Redington Blaze Scrap Yard Annah G. Hull East College Street J. A. Brady Orchard Street West Virginia Crooks Crystal Restaurant The O'Donnell Paint and Wallpaper Co Elyria, Ohio Trem C. C. Directa Esther Wood Professor Street Allan Harris Union St Central Labor Union Delia Bonner Fisher Funeral Wheeler Funeral Marie Sanders Rosser Emma Struder Sederis Restaurant Page Allen Wales Adding Machine Corp G. J. O'Connor E. 13Th St F. A. Humphrey Western Reserve Finance Turner Block Court Street 5Th Street Middle Ave Nash-Lafayette Ales & Service Phone Saat Broad Street ST. John’s Lutheran Church Cor West Avenue St. John’s Grace Evangelical Lutheran Churches Prophet Moses Ernst Mueller Noah Henry Dawe Christ the Deliverer Samson Armin Oldson Lakewood David Elmer Miller Cleveland Heights Isaac Frank Schumm
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