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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1937

Page

16

Slayings Struck Easter Morning In Beekman Hills

Detectives hunted a Beekman Hills slayer after a professional model Veronica Gedeon 20 and her mother Mary 54 were found strangled in their Manhattan apartment. A waiter Frank Byrnes 35, stabbed multiple times, lay in an adjoining room. Police suggest the killer waited and struck as victims moved between rooms. A preliminary exam indicated Mrs Gedeon may have been assaulted, daughter not. The grisly discovery followed Easter dinner plans amid an estranged husband and sister arriving at the scene.

New York Beekman Hills Manhattan Veronica Gedeon Mary Gedeon Frank Byrnes Byrnes Gideon Joseph Gedeon Gedeon Ethel Kudner Joseph Kudner

Mult crime discovery in North Adams apartment case

Detectives found three bodies after a fatal attack in an apartment. A Pekinese barked when officers arrived, the dog later sent to animal protection. Victims include Miss Gedeon and model Stephen Butler, with Fowler questioned and released. Police traced clues to Gedceon unit and relatives in North Adams, Mass.

Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Gedeon Ataeas Byrnes Miss Gedeon Stephen Butler Robert Fowler Fowler Gedceon Rudolph McLauchlin Thomas Tunney Gene Tunney North Adams Mass

Death of Mrs Elizabeth Warner at daughter home

Mrs Elizabeth Warner died after a year illness at her daughter Mrs E A Wells 136 Erie street. Services Wednesday March 31 at 2 30 p m at Second Congregational Church conducted by Dr A E Kemp. Burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery under Loree A Wells of Cleveland grandson of the deceased.

Elizabeth Warner E. A. Wells Erie Street A. E. Kemp Second Congregational Church Ridgelawn Cemetery Loree A. Wells Cleveland

Mrs Margaret Andrews of Elyria dies at 74

Mrs Margaret Andrews longtime Elyria resident died Sunday at 2 15 PM at her home 263 Columbus street She was born April 18 1864 in Barton Ohio married August 1880 her husband died April 28 1907 Surviving sons Henry J John M and Thomas and daughters Mrs P C Kelling Mrs J L O’Hara and others Funeral from St Marys Church Wednesday at 9 AM with Rev Father James T Daley officiating

Margaret Andrews Elyria Columbus Street Barton Ohio St. Mary’s Catholic Church Henry J. Andrews John M. Andrews P. C. Kelling Thomas Andrews Amherst William J. Andrews Canton J. L. O’hara New London Sarah Rhoads Tom Butler Topeka Kansas William Isaac Belle Hughes Harrisville St. Mary’s Church James T. Daley

Mrs. Vina Bartow Dies. Milan native dies at 12:48 Saturday

Mrs. Vina Bartow wife of George Bartow of Milan and sister of Ira Arnold of Elyria died Saturday at 12 48 pm Funeral services will be held in Milan at Rawle Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 pm She is survived by her husband her brother Alton Arnold of Ravenna and sister Mrs Edith Canfield of Cleveland

Vina Bartow George Bartow Milan Ira Arnold Ninth Street Elyria Rawle Funeral Home Arnold Bartow Alton Arnold Ravenna Ohio Edith Canfield Cleveland

Mrs Bessie Ott Dies After Five Week Illness

Mrs Bessie Elizabeth Ott aged 67 of 124 Woodford Avenue died Sunday morning at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a five week illness. Born August 19 1882 in Pennsylvania she had lived in Elyria thirty years. She is survived by husband Severin Ott. Funeral services Tuesday at 1:30 PM from Sandra Curtis Funeral Home with burial in Brookdale Cemetery.

Bessie Elizabeth Ott Woodford Avenue Elyria Memorial Hospital Ott Pennsylvania Elyria Severin Ott Sandra- Curtis Brookdale Cemetery

Death Notice for Mrs Hannah Buell of Penfield

Mrs Hannah Buell died March 28 at 2 00 am at her son’s home on Van Vermont Street Pemhield aged 1 year six months eight days. She leaves son Carl three grandchildren Merie Buell Leona Wayne and Marilyn great grandchild Christie Dague sister Christy Dague Lodi brother Charles Archer Wooster. Funeral March 20 2 00 pm at Penfield M E Church officiated by Rev Charles Darkey burial in Penfield Cemetery.

Hannah Buell van Vermont Pemhield Carl Merie Buell Flyrna Leona Wayne Marilyn Christy Dague Lodi Charles Archer Wooster Penfield M. FE Charles Darkey Penfield Cemetery

Laura Anderson 71 Dies in Cincinnati

Mrs. Laura Anderson, 71, formerly of Elyria, died in Cincinnati. Funeral arrangements are pending as authorities note her longtime residence and recent illness. She is survived by relatives in Ohio.

Laura Anderson Elyria Cin

Vegetable Growers Institute Planned in Lorain County

Plans for a proposed vegetable growers institute will be activated at a Friday night meeting of the vegetable growers committee elected in February. The session will be at the county extension service office in the Elyria Savings and Trust Building. Committee members include N. J. Hoskin president of the Ohio Vegetable Growers Association E J Nussdorfer L H Keller Peter Nissen Walter McAlister Joseph Gerhart and Ralph Miller.

Lorain County

Funeral Services Set for Cincinnati Residence Resident

Cincinnati Sunday notes funeral services will be held at 2 00 p m Wednesday for a deceased resident. She leaves six children including Mrs A Bursiey of Elyria and Mrs Beatrice Peabody with grandchildren and a sister and brother in Ohio. Mrs Anderson moved from Elyria to Cincinnati two years ago.

Cinnati Ween AM Seteere Seaboods Sil Salle Michigan A. Bursiey Elyria Beatrice Peabody Helen Kenyon Wakeman Harry Anderson Gladys Foisy Cincinnati Milton Detroit Lizzie Solem Arthur Ames Cleveland Anderson

Obituary: Mrs Anna Papworth Dies in Oberlin at 75

Mrs Anna Papworth, 75, widow of Fred Papworth, died Saturday at 11 p m at her son Everett Papworths home 18 Union Street Oberlin Born November 10 1861 in Hull England she came to the United States as a child and lived in Oberlin since 1900 Survived by six sons Ernest Elyria Ben Lakewood Everett William George Oberlin Earl Urichsville and daughter Mrs Walter Standen Elyria Also a brother William H Flaxer Redondo Beach California Funeral service Tuesday at 2 p m Sedgeman Funeral Parlors Rev Lee Whiteman Jr in charge Interment in Westwood Cemetery.

Oberlin Anna Papworth Fred Papworth Everett Papworth Union Street Hull England Henrietta Township Ernest Elyria Ben Lakewood William and George Earl Urichsville Walter Standen William H. Flaxer Redondo Beach California Sedgeman Funeral Lee Whiteman, Jr Westwood

Senior Four-H Club To Meet Wednesday

Lorain County Senior Four-H Club members will gather Wednesday night at Eaton School. The program includes an executive committee report on membership and future plans, a talk by C. H. Swan of Grafton State Farm, a recreation period by Oberlin College students, and a radio style etiquette skit.

Lorain County

Jury Wheel Draws 110 Names for April Court Term

Common Pleas Court Jury Commissioners Hart Dickason of Elyria and Viola Peters of Lorain drew 110 names from the jury wheel for the April term beginning April 5. The first 15 will be called for grand jury service. the rest for petit jury as needed. Names will not be announced until called.

Common Pleas Court Hart Dickason Elyria Viola Peters Lorain

Real Estate Board To Meet Wednesday

Members of the Elyria Lorain County Real Estate Board will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Offices of Kolinski and Standen in the Elyria Savings and Trust Building. The announcement urged all members to attend as several important matters of business will be considered.

Elyria Lorain County Real Estate Board Kolinski and Standen Elyria Savings and Trust

Floriculture Specialist to Speak at Oberlin Garden Event

Ries from Ohio State University will be the speaker at a joint Oberlin Garden Club and Oberlin Women’s Club Garden Division meeting at Oberlin Inn tomorrow evening, announced today.

Victor Hi. Ries Ohio State University Oberlin Garden Club Oberlin Women’s Club Overlin Inn

Question for Riven at Second FE Church Tonight

A question event for Riven is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Second FE Church. Contestants will participate and a prize will be awarded.

Riven

Plant Munches Bugs Sundew Discovered in Texas

Kingsville Texas Dr J C Cross head of the biology department at Texas College of Arts and Industries identifies a dut eating plant as the drosera or sundew. The tiny plant seldom reaches two inches in leaf spread and two to three inches tall. Its leaves bear viscid hairs that trap small insects until devoured.

Kingsville Tex J.C. Cross Texas College of Arts and Industries

Breakfast leftovers spark morning arguments among men

Some men have more than the food from breakfast to eat as leftovers and often carry morning disagreements into the day. The snippet hints at tensions over meals and related disputes among a group of men.

Massillon Man Pleads Guilty in Non support Indictment

John Pachuta of Massillon admitted guilt to an indictment charging non support. He surrendered at the county jail after driving from Massillon and faced arraignment before Judge D. A. Cook. He was placed on probation and ordered to pay his wife $18 monthly for his eight year old son.

John Pachuta Massillon Seal Wayon Pachuta Wayne C. Black Justice Court Black Sheriff's Office Howard R. Butler Sheriff's Department Elyria D. A. Cook

Three Persons Are Fined By Petro Justice

Justice Joseph Petro fined three people for city ordinance violations. Charles Delinski of Lorain paid 50 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated on Broad street Saturday night. Frank Adams of Grafton was fined 10 dollars and costs for intoxication after being found asleep in his car on East avenue. Kenneth Barber of East avenue paid 10 dollars and costs for intoxication after being found asleep in his vehicle on Broad street. Merle Eddington's plea of not guilty to drunk driving was entered and trial set for Saturday at 9:30 a m.

Joseph Petro Don A. Baird Charles Delinski Lorain Broad Street Delinski James Boggs Frank Adams Grafton East Avenue Kenneth Barber Barber Merle Eddington Cleveland Street Eddington

Remodeling At Elyria High Offices Near Completion

Remodeled Elyria High School offices will be in use tomorrow when the school resumes after spring vacation though remodeling may not be fully complete. Workmen are rushing progress to have offices ready, with painting and other jobs to finish later. The project began last Wednesday afternoon as the schools closed for vacation.

Elyria High School

Car Collision Lacerates Mrs MacFadyen in Cleveland Ave

Mrs A T MacFadyen of 11 Devon Court suffered a laceration to her left leg when the car she rode in with her husband collided with a truck driven by Walter Calhooly of R D 3 at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Olive Street Saturday around 6 p m.

A. T. MacFadyen Devon Court Walter Calhooly Cleveland Avenue Olive Street

Four paths for employer recourse in sit down protests

The association lists four options for employers: ejectment with minimal force, criminal actions for trespass and related harms, civil actions for damages, and injunctions to curb illegal conduct. Roosevelt aides report no federal intervention unless laws are broken. Green warns sit downs could trigger compulsory arbitration and heavy regulation, harming labor freedom.

Roosevelt Senate Joseph T. Robinson Green

He Eases Burden by Adding Patience on the Road

A pithy saying notes that bearing travel stress is lighter when patience accompanies effort. It frames patience as a practical aid for travelers and daily commutes.

School Officials Ready For Game In Lorain County

Northern Lorain County school officials and coaches prepared for a north south basketball carnival at Grafton School with northern teams having held two practice sessions and southern teams one more session tonight. Two games feature four teams, with superintendents and principals in one game and coaches in the other, pitting northern against southern teams.

Lorain County Grafton School Prinemale Miay

Lorain County Bar Association Meeting April 8

The Lorain County Bar Association schedules an evening meeting for April 8 at Elyria Country Club. Samuel Deutsch, committee chair, announced the gathering to discuss general bar practices and related matters.

Lorain County Bar Association Elyria Country Club Samuel Deutsch

Court fines taxi fare dodger and court actions in Lorain county

Herbert Geasgans, 45, fined $1 plus $7.08 costs for refusing to pay a taxi fare after a trip to his home west of Elyria. He previously owed $10 with costs, nine dollars suspended. Other items: a Lake Road vacation hearing postponed to April 12 due to Beaver Park land issues. Edith Miller, 41, missing since Friday. Lorain relief staff changes with Miss Mar vel Moehl hired and Miss Anna Brickman salary increased. Pilgrim Community Church authorized to borrow $500. Ernest Hay sues for divorce. Walter Root fined $5 for intoxication.

Herbert Geasgans Elyria J. Preston Coon Teasgang Coon Lake Road Benver Park Beaver Park Land Company Hahn Marvel Moehl Earlcourt Lorain County

Police Department Receives Oak File Cabinet Gift

Patrolman M. E. Olmstead, former carpenter, donated a solid oak file cabinet about a yard square and 27 inches high to the Police Department for filing automobile identification cards. The eight-drawer cabinet, finished in natural varnish, was crafted by Sergt. Curtis Hamlin.

M. E. Olmstead Sergt. Curtis Hamlin

Beautiful Easter Decor Lights Up Methodist Church

The First Methodist church presents an exceptionally artistic Easter setting with chancel arrangements of Buster Mies White Cross White Candle and green palms and ferns. The morning sermon on Immortality along with Bach violin solo Aira performed by Henri Gilbert and the choir’s singing drew a large crowd. Mrs. Peter Kolinski is credited for the church decorations and lilies scent filled the space. Today the lies are being distributed to the sick and shut ins.

Buster Mies Aira Bach Henri Gilbert Peter Kolinski

Gasoline Tank Sparks Fuming Blast Fears

A workman at DeBras Body Shop on Cedar Street and a car owner were frightened when gasoline fumes in a removed tank ignited from a soldering iron. The tank from W C Hulbert’s car was drained but fumes remained strong. Fire units arrived and confined the fire to the tank with no explosion.

DeBras Cedar Street W. C. Hulbert Central Fire Station

Sanatorium Board Reappoints Dr Stack For Three Years

Dr L A Stack of Lorain was reappointed a trustee of Pleasant View Sanatorium by the county commissioners for three years ending April 1 1540. Joining him on the board are Prof Lynds Jones of Oberlin and A J Robinson of Elyria. Stack was first appointed April 2 1934.

L. A. Stack Lorain Pleasant View Sanatorium Board of County Commissioners Lynds Jones Oberlin A. J. Robinson Elyria Stack

Aunt Of Elyria Women Dies At Sandusky

Mrs Theodore Lauber wife of Sandusky postmaster and aunt of Mrs Carl Hobert and Mrs Catherine Mueller died yesterday in Sandusky after a stroke. Funeral services set for 9 a m Wednesday at St Peter and St Paul Church in Sandusky.

Theodore Lauber Sandusky Carl Hobert Stanford Avenue Catherine Mueller West River Street St. Peter and St. Paul Church

Legislative patchwork across states in 19th century concerns

The piece surveys varied proposals from multiple states and Congress, including labeling dogs as potential biters, banning bottle tossing from airplanes, and restricting beverage bottles at sports events. It notes efforts on social customs, advertising limits, and odd bills like sterilization proposals for birth-control advocates and barring minors from certain motion pictures.

Minnesota Connecticut Illinois Congress Hamilton Fish Tennessee Lyon South Carolina North Carolina California Ohio Nebraska Towa

Markets Cleveland livestock dull with mixed cattle bids

Receipts: cattle 900, calves 700, sheep and lambs 1800, hogs 2000. Cattle steady to mixed with medium to good steers and butcher grades. calves active with $8.00 to $11.00 ranges. sheep and lambs 25 cents higher with choice lambs $12 to $16. hogs steady with varied weights from $9.00 to $10.50 and some smaller hogs around $3.50 to $7.75 depending on weight.

Cleveland

Barber shops to close Wednesday afternoons year round

Announcement states barbers join the movement to close on Wednesday afternoons throughout the year. It is expected all shops will adopt the proposition after today's decision.

Barbers

Rush In Effort To Get Auto Plates

Elyria offices buzzed as motorists rushed to obtain 1967 license plates due by Thursday. Extra staff handled a peak sales day, with many owners yet to buy tags before the final deadline. Plates sold by W. O. Jenne, Thomas Francis, and the Elyria Automobile Club are distributed at Adams and Foster streets and 70 Broad Street.

Elyria W. O. Jenne Adams Foster Thomas Francis Broad Street Elyria Automobile Club Wey Zid Middle Avenue

Congressional cost concerns prompt requests for greenery

Collins of Mississippi questions why greenhouses cannot supply decorative plants for congressional offices and Rose bushes for garden clubs. The government spent 870000 to produce the 1936 Congressional Record and may spend more this year. Public Printer A E Geigenbach notes alterations after typing cost 222324.53 in 1936, a point Dockweller calls a large expense.

Dockweller

States Place New Rules On Police, Licenses, and Pledges

West Virginia plans to supply each state policeman with a pick shovel sledge broom and two red lights for accident scenes. Idaho exempts blind persons from fishing license requirements. Texas bars barter or sale of children under 15. Wisconsin studies assembly chamber ventilation. Alabama to imprison political candidates who violate written campaign pledges.

West Virginia Idaho Texas Wisconsin Assembly Alabama

Market unsettled commodities and live poultry report

Butter and eggs markets show instability with extra grade prices noted. Live poultry remains weak with hens heavy and leghorns varying. ducks and capons priced per 100 pounds and per unit. Potatoes across regions reported in various bag and carton sizes with Florida Hastings and other regional listings.

Idaho Ohio Pennsylvania Maine Texas Florida

Grain and dairy price listings from Toledo market

Toledo prices show No 2 red wheat at $1.4941.49 and No 2 yellow corn at $1.2141.29 with oats and rye listed similarly. Butter an extra one pound print at 41 cents, eggs extras at 22 22 cents, reflecting commodity quotes and dairy notes.

Toledo St.ia

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