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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1929
Page
1
City park authorities report 1927 1928 bond funds for Cascade and Elywood parks reduced to 1.35 dollars after spending 20 000 annually. Auto trail 11526 69 bathhouse 11170 20 completion pool 2297 46 new land 14693 07 incidentals 311 22. Continued on page 2.
More than 200 ballots were expected in the Ely chamber of commerce primary to nominate 30 candidates for the board of directors. At noon 168 ballots had been received and three judges were ready to count after 2 p m with results due tomorrow. The final election to select 15 directors from the 30 nominees is set for March 29.
Federal forces in Mazatlan prepare for a renewed rebel assault on the western route to Mexico City after rebels surrounded the city following bombardment yesterday. Minor casualties reported. Gen Calles orders 6,000 troops toward Mazatlan and advances on Chihuahua as officials say Mazatlan will hold and defend the capital.
W N Bates began in construction with his father at age 21 while serving in the Elyria volunteer fire department as a member of Hose company four. Seven years later, in 1906, he became chief of the newly established paid fire department, starting August 1 and remaining the only chief since. He was married and resided at 362 East Bridge Street at age 21.
The Ely Memorial project finance committee met with the memorial committee in the council chamber on Thursday afternoon. Mayor James A Hewitt chaired as the sketch design was approved. The panel will start drafting a financial plan to fund a memorial for city founder Heman Ely in Ely Park, about 15 feet high with a granite base seven feet tall and a bronze figure eight feet high, eight to ten feet wide.
John Diedrich, 64, of 115 Bellefield avenue, was seriously injured at 5:00 p m while crossing Cleveland street when an auto struck him. He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and multiple lacerations and is under care at Memorial hospital. Witnesses said a second auto swerved around the man as he stepped into traffic. Roy Stickradt, 498 Woodland avenue, drove the vehicle that hit him and transported him to the hospital. police report says he was not speeding and he was not held.
Kent, Ohio March 22 A procession of faculty in gowns Gov Myers Y Cooper address alumni from sixty colleges and universities and Kent State Normal College installs new president Dr James Ozro Engleman. The Rockwell Library building costing 305000 is dedicated with two more buildings to follow the Claf Training School at 430000 dedicated tomorrow. The events mark Kent College’s first bachelor’s degrees in arts and sciences.
Washington reports Communist uprisings spread across southern Kiangsi in China. Missionaries have been forced to flee as the insurgents burn many places, according to the American consul general at Cannon cited by the State Department.
Paris marches in grief as the body of Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch lies in state in a grand casket. Admirers include veterans widows and orphans, with national funeral plans set for Tuesday. Allied leaders may attend as France showcases military pomp under strict security.
E S White of Nashville Michigan, visiting Elyria, produced a land grant signed June 1 1850 by Zachary Taylor. The document, issued to William A Mason for 160 acres near Kalama zoo Michigan, was approved Feb 11 1847 but signed by the twelfth president in 1850. White’s father E R White of Nashville, Michigan, handed the grant down.
Carl H. Lohse of Cleveland Heights sues C. D. Kline Cartage Co. of Sandusky for 10250 alleging injuries from an November 6 accident on Lake Road two miles west of Lorain. The complaint was filed in common pleas court.
Wellington Ohio March 22 Mayor Otis B Williams, longtime station agent and mayor of Wellington, reveals he is 72 but claims to be the youngest man in town. He has served 40 years with the Wheeling and Lake Erie and 35 years as station agent, speaking to everyone, and staying busy between the depot and village hall. He recounts a past bystander clash and a major train wreck incident where he summoned the fire department and helped.
At Oberlin College a Population conference features Dr. East arguing nature will curb growth via war and famine while birth control offers a humane alternative. Dr. Dublin warns of a U S population standstill within 25 years, prompting heated discussion and calls for immigration and policy talks to follow.
John Usowski age 39 of 2872 West 32nd Street Cleveland died at St Joseph's hospital in Lorain after falling beneath a Nickle Plate freight train while attempting to board for a ride to Cleveland. Several cars passed over his legs severing both above the ankles. Death attributed to blood loss and shock. Accident occurred just east of Washington avenue near the city’s main business district.
Kinloch mine in Parnassus, Pa, saw the death list reach 25 at noon as three more bodies were recovered from the wreck. Lawrence Allshouse, one of the missing miners, was found alive and injured almost a mile from the pit entrance. Earlier, the death count stood at 22 with about 15 miners still missing.
A $200000 Peoria fire in Illinois today killed two firemen Dick Keusel and Tom O Connor when a roof collapsed and left watchman M E Stroyer missing. The blaze damaged Peoria market valued at $150000 and the Block and Kuhl Department Store for $50000.
Columbus March 22 The Ohio house passed a bill by Rep G M Forney of Hancock county requiring autos to stop when approaching school busses discharging passengers outside municipalities. The vote stood 97 for 5 against. The measure advances to the senate and a prior amendment to only slow to 1010 miles per hour was defeated after an hour of debate.
The Federal Reserve Board met in an extraordinary session in Washington to address the brokers loan crisis and curb stock market speculation. Treasury Secretary Mellon joined after returning from the White House cabinet meeting, with Governor George L. Harrison of the New York Fed in attendance.
Joseph Paul Harrod aged 26 and Floyd Shanks 21 confessed they held up Jacob Freeman merchant last Saturday night and killed him Harrod admitted owning the gun used both men named each other as the killer A special session of the grand jury will be called to review the case.
Washington March 22 unofficial reports say Gov Horace M Townar will resign as soon as a successor is chosen Brigadier General Francis I Parker head of the bureau of Insular Affairs said no definite successor had been picked The White House offered no comment Governor Townar, a former Iowa congressman, was appointed by President Coolidge.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey signs a two year contract to partner with Hubert J. Fugazy to promote fights in New York. Ed Cole and other wealthy backers pledge support for the venture.
Conflicting early reports say a tornado struck a negro school two miles west of Maxwellborn Alabama on March 22. Two pupils were killed and eight to ten injured, with damage reported near Lincoln and Anniston and at Jacksonville area.
Gary March 22 A 28 year old man Gillis Mack confessed to clubbing two people to death and aiding in the beating of a 20 year old woman while a companion killed Miss Josephine Adorizzi. Mack named no accomplice but said the bloodstained hatchet found at his home was used. Miss Mary Gigl 16 and Chester Dybalski 19 were beaten and hospitalized. Miss Gigl not expected to survive. Mack said another man killed Thomas Gordon.
Lorain County will keep four state aided farmer institutes annually, with C E Rowland reporting after a Columbus meeting of the Ohio County Extension Agents Association. The program funds include 175 dollars to the state and 25 dollars per institute for local expenses, while the county also runs six independent institutes.
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