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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1928
Page
14
In Columbus Ohio on May 2 a stove explosion ignited a blaze at a Wagram home. Joseph Boyer a 65 year old retired farmer died in bed as flames trapped him. Mrs Boyer 65 was kindling a fire when the blast occurred and her clothing burned. The fire injured the wife and daughter and destroyed the dwelling.
The 32nd annual National Congress of Parents and Teachers met in Cleveland to study mental physical and moral welfare of American schoolchildren. Brookhart motion picture bill to end block booking drew focus as delegates elected new officers and debated recreation and play ideas.
Council passed on first reading an interim zoning ordinance to restrict building. A $15000 malpractice suit against two county doctors ended with a defense verdict. The General Health District Advisory Council met at First Congregational church. Four speeders were fined $10 plus costs by Justice S J George. A Sugar Ridge resident had his car damaged in a hit and run on East Avenue. Mercury remains the only common metal liquid at room temperature.
A publisher laments rash bridge play and presents a sample hand from a Cleveland expert. It lists spades hearts diamonds clubs with incomplete card ranks, illustrating how careful analysis can yield higher scores. The note urges taking time to study distribution and plan the play rather than rushing.
In Kaifeng China the Christian General Feng Yu-shiang orders a sweeping house cleaning. He mandates every resident repaint homes and shops and clear generations of dirt. Visitors report the city has been transformed and is now unrecognizable.
Muss Belle Sherwin, in Chicago for the National League of Women Voters convention, asserts women now teach men new tricks in politics. She notes women foster open campaigns, popularize candidate questionnaires, and push for unity on platforms. Sherwin, in her third term as league president, recalls the struggle to win women’s participation in voting and political study.
Advertisement notes that MELLOGLO French Process Face Powder is favored by nurses for its purity and gentle, non drying effect. It supposedly lasts longer, controls shine, and benefits the complexion, with Crandall's Drugstore and Lewis' Mercantile Co. as sellers.
Miss Sherwin, heir to Henry A. Sherwin of Cleveland paint fame, notes women power in city politics. Since leaving Wellesley in 1890 she has taught and worked in social and educational causes, praising the 40,000 vote turnout in Cleveland and urging women to align with a party as primaries offer state influence and growth in party conclaves.
Miss Sherwin argues compromise is needed for progress but women remain adamant on home and child issues. She cites league convention scenes applauding child labor, prohibition, and antiwar measures while noting a shift as professional women and many with modest incomes enter the movement. Alien women’s political education is also discussed.
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