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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1940

Page

12

Former Teacher And Rural Mail Carrier Passes

Walter E Baker of Grafton died at 8 25 p m Wednesday after a lingering illness at age 71 Surviving are his wife Laure a son Glen of New Castle Pa a niece and other relatives He taught Lorain county public schools 16 years later worked as a rural mail carrier 29 years retiring in 1933 due to ill health He belonged to the Elyria Church of Christ 1100F lodge and Rural Letter Carriers Association The body lies at Russell D Fulton funeral home Grafton services set for 3 p m Friday with Rev A K Stevenson Rev W J Foster and Rev Chas F Mott officiating Burial at North Eaton Butternut Edge cemetery

Walter E Baker Grafton Fifth Street Laure Glen New Castle C. M. Williams Detroit Lorain County Elyria Church of Christ Associaton Russell D. Fulton A. K. Stevenson Dennison W. J. Foster Elyria

Local Advertisements Showcase Elyria Shops

A collection of old time ads promoting wallpaper from Jackson’s Wall Paper and Paint Store, recording services by Lake Erie Radio Sound Co, Economy Bike Shop rentals, Elyria Stationers gifts, and American Shoe Repair services with price and location details.

Jackson Wall Paper & Paint Elyria Cleveland Street Lake Erie

Two Brothers Arrested by Police in DUI Case

Alfred Taylor of No. 7 Century block and his brother Allen of 615 Broad street were arrested yesterday on alcohol related charges. Patrolman Russell Payne used his iron claw to restrain the driver after observing a fourth passenger enter the coupe. Both men face arraignment in police court Monday per Police Chief FE J Stankare.

Alfred Taylor No. 7 Century Block Allen Broad Street Russell Payne Middle Avenue Payne

Elyria High Player Fractures Leg During Football Game

Rober series 14 of 235 Princeton avenue suffered a fracture left leg at 3 45 pm yesterday while praying football at Elyria High School stadium. The fracture between knee and ankle was reduced at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Feed for livestock is being rationed in the Netherlands.

Rober Princeton Avenue Elyria High School Elyria Memorial Hospital

New Westinghouse Prize Contest Opens April Twenty

A weekly Advise-a-Bride letter writing contest runs five weeks starting April 18. Ten Westinghouse refrigerators and ten Westinghouse ranges are top prizes. fifty Westinghouse irons are weekly second prizes. Enter on official blanks at The Ohio Public Service Co. 405 Broad Street. Winners of major prizes announced on the Westinghouse Thursday radio program Musical Americana.

Westinghouse Ohio Public Service Co Doni Broad Street

Johnson's Wax-O-Namel Gar New Colors Enamel Wax

Johnson's Wax-O-Namel Gar offers a brand new enamel that waxes as enamel and shines with a mellow lustre. It cleans easily and wears well. E. Loeffler Co advertised at 627 Broad St with phone 2454. Ghidden's Rock Spar Gne Cent Varnish Sale promotes a one cent sale by E. F. Whitney and Son at 550 Broad Street, Elyria.

Johnson Weil Tre E. Loeffler CO Broad St Ghidden E. F. Whitney and Son Broad Street

Warns Against Use Of Air Rifles

City warns against air rifle use by under 16s after three reports of bullets through cars. Service Director I D Faxon cites state laws making sales to minors illegal and holding sellers liable for damages. Penalties include fines and up to 30 days in jail for offenders and guardians. Officials urge parental action to stop the reckless activity.

I. D. Faxon Faxon Thieces

Long list of residents and addresses in Huron area

Readable segments list hundreds of names with street addresses across Huron area including Woodford Avenue Ninth Street Maple Street Erie Street and River Streets. Contains full names with occasional initials and multiple rural route designations indicating a community directory or voter/utility listing.

Huron Street Joseph S. Bolash Woodford Avenue Lois Jane Boothrove Ninth Street Bruno Bernno S. Maple Street Frans Joseph Boron Erie Street Phylis Jame Bourquin Park Avenue Keefe Brussell Bridge Street James Alfred Brehm Grant Street Thomas Leonard Briexman East Avenue Marsha H .Broecseck Sixth Street Jesse J. Broka Joan ME Duckett East River William Dutch, Jr Ohio Street Thaddeus FE. Dzieniszewski Longford Avenue Robert Stanley Early Bell Avenue William Ebikee Woodfford Avenue William Albert Ehrke Norme Jean Ehrke Helen Louise Elemes Lodi Bruce Million Eppley R. D Wanda Thelma Ernst Winifred Agnes Eschtruth William J. Farewell Fourth Street Rudolph Paul Farkas W. River Street William Lazear Fell Lois Ann Feil Clff Adolph Fitzpatrick S. Oak Street John Edward Firnh Harrison Donald Perkins Fobes Ninth Streets James George Frank Fourteenth Street Theodore C. Franklin Oberlin Harold Milo Frederick Fifth Street Ruth Mary Fridenstine Camilla Maxine Gaines Bond Street Alberta Mary Gamble Denison Avenue Jane Mary Geisel Clara Mae Gibbons E. River Street Harley C. Gibbs Jr Clinton Avenue Sophia Mary Given Fairlawn Avenue George H Hedaway West Avenue Margaret H. Haniiz Lincoln Court Mary Vance Hard

Toledo grain and market prices report

Market rundown for Toledo showing No. 2 red wheat at 1.09 to 1.18 per bushel and corn No. 2 yellow around 0.74 to 0.75 per bushel. Butter and eggs unsettled. live poultry wholesale pricing in co op lots at the Northern Ohio Food terminal. assorted potato prices for Ohio Russet Katahdin Chippewa and Pennsylvania.

Northern Ohio Pennsylvania New York

Court actions in Lorain span divorce filing and dismissals

Hazel Evelyn Koepke of Lorain files for divorce from James R. Koepke on neglect and cruelty with a 1936 marriage date and seeks her maiden name Hill. Minnie Nuby’s divorce suit from Horace Nuby is dismissed. county commissioners authorize fund transfers and road work.

Hazel Evelyn Koepke Lorain James R. Koepke Hill Minnie Nuby Horace Nuby Common Pleas

Davidson defends board harmony amid party differences

Davidson recalls being the sole Democrat on the board alongside C. D. Murray Ted Vickers and Karry Shaw and argues no friction with their views. He cites Mr Dunn's inability to get along with Wickens or Shaw and notes Shaw resigned due to clashes with Dunn.

Davidson C. D. Murray Ted Vickers Karry Shaw Dunn Wickens Shaw

Norwegians Recapture Aoeros Front Shift and More

Report confirms Norwegian forces recaptured Aoeros and pushed south toward Tynset after a German advance at Dombaas. British air action sunk several German transports in convoy. Counterclaims improve Norwegian morale amid war news. commodity prices listed for various produce.

Serted Aoeros Tynset Dombaas

Grocery and livestock market prices and receipts

A list of produce prices for apples, beets, carrots, cucumbers, chives, dandelion, herbs, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, parsnips, radishes, tomatoes, turnips, and more along with hogs cattle calves calves and sheep and lambs receipts. Market activity noted as high with various price ranges across items and weights.

Jonathan McIntosh Tae Pu Hothouse

Business Defends Neutrality Calls for Reform and Labor Policy

The U S Chamber of Commerce closes its four day annual meeting with a Business Defense program pushing reform of federal finances labor and securities laws and strict neutrality backed by a strong armed force. It endorses amendments to labor relations and wage hour laws and warns against easy money policies while urging voluntary changes to preempt government action.

Washington U. S. Chamber of Commerce James S. Kemper Chicago Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Company National Chamber W. Gibson Carey, Jr New York Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Congress Howard W. Smith Special House Labor Board Philip C. Ebeling Dayton U. S

Pocketbook Lost in Broad Street Store

A sad woman reported the loss of her pocketbook on Broad street containing about $20. She cited serious sickness at home and asked that anyone with information call 36902. a neighbor will relay any finding.

The Chronicle-Telegram Broad Street

Indians Move On After Rain Postpones Third Game

The Cleveland Indians travel to Washington after the Philadelphia Athletics game was postponed by rain, ending the series’ third contest in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Cleveland Indians Washington Philadelphia Athletics

Death Record Mrs. Eva Hailes of Grafton

Mrs Eva Elizabeth Hailes Buswell age 23 of Grafton died at Elyria Memorial Hospital from peritonitis. She leaves two daughters Barbara Jean and Beverly Jean, her father Arthur B of Elyria, one brother Robert, and four sisters Arlene Jacqueline Margaret Buswell and Mrs Betty Beckstein. The body lies at Russell Fulton Funeral Home Grafton. Services Saturday at 2 p m at Fulton Funeral Home with Rev Charles F Mott. Burial Fields Corners Cemetery.

Eva Elizabeth Hailes Buswell Grafton Elyria Menial Hospital Barbara Jean Beverly Jean Arthur B Elyria Robert Elyria Arlene Jacqline Margaret Buswell Betty Beckstein Amherst Russell Fulton Graf Fulton Funeral Home Charles F. Mott Grafton First Methodist Church Fiolating Fields Corners Cemetery

Pittsfield Woman Susan De Glynn Norton Dies at 89

Susan De Glynn Norton aged 89 died at 4 30 morning after a cold developed pneumonia. She was born January 19 1851 in Pittsfield. Her husband Hart died four months and a day ago at 90. Surviving are two sons Verne Glynn of Pittsfield, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral 2 30 Sunday from Keith Andrews Funeral Home Wellington with burial in Pittsfield Cemetery.

Pittsfield Susan de Glynn Norton Verne Janary Hart Pittsfi Methodist Church Verne _ Glynn Keith Andrews Wellington Pittsfield Cemetery

Voters urged to consider education access in school board vote

A letter urges residents to judge the school board vote by its impact on students education. It notes minority votes may not reflect the majority and asks readers to decide which system best offers equal opportunity. The Saturday decision followed parents' demand for a return to the pre year system.

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Barrett Fined for Rocking Driving on Routes 57 and 10

W. J. Barrett of Rocky River paid a $10 fine plus costs after arraignment before Justice Herbert C. Cumming yesterday, as consular M. F. Ban cited him in Carlisle township for rocki driving and failing to stop on Route 57 and Route 10.

W. J. Barrett Rocky River Justice the Peace Herbert C. Cumming M. F. Ban Carlisle Township

Public Sale Notice Near North Ridge on Snow Road

On Snow road 3-4 miles East and 1-4 miles North of North Ridge ville, C. B. Dawson acts as auctioneer with G. W. Woodruff as clerk. Phone LaGrange 60R for details.

Snow Road North Ridge,ville On C. B. Dawson T. Phone LaGrange G. W. Woodruff

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ewaparrre Agl Elbert’s Elyria Stationers Grace Myers American Shoe Repair Capitol Theatre Netherlands Page Ann Harr Richard William Harris Arlyne Jeynette Haven Lloyd W. Hayes Harvard Avenue Claude H. Haynes William Blaine Hearn June Ellen Helling Clark Street James P. Henderson E. Broad Street Jessie McCall Henderson Howard V. Hendricks Eleventh Street Norma Mae Herrick Ruth G. Higgins Howard E. Huston Dick Hysel Floral Court Thomas Cherles Ickes Paul E. Irion Thin Street Marian Louise Ives Sumner Street Jean Beverly Jackson West Street John Alex Jacobs Jean Elizabeth James Cornell Avenue Beulah Grace Jenne Adams Street Patricia N. Jensen Samuel Street Gladys Meii Johnson Bath Street Lillian Mardell Johnston High Street Mary Barbara Jones Louisiana Avenue Frank W. Joviak, Jr Kenyon Avenue Edith Evelyn Joy Oberlin Road Richard J. Justavick Eighth Street Thelma I. Kaiser Frankcourt Stanley H. Karbowniczek Eighteenth Street Robert Arnoll Karp Furnace Street Richard Ll. Kershaw Second Street Lioyd Andrew Kinney Harwood Street Donald J. Kintmer Jeanne F. Knapp Thurlow Max Knepper E. Bridge Street Maxine Emma Keepp Martha Katherine Holler Wiliam Lester Kristof Louis Lanes Irondele Street Eitian Jorce Leach Wiliam Sceott Leedale Evelyn Mae Lehbman Abbe Road Philip Charles Leifer Lois Faith Lersch Columbus Street Marion K. Lindberg Bernard Anthony Linden Wiliam Edward Linden Cat Eastern Heights Blvd Margaret L. McKenzie Northrup Street Joyce Ingwer Maddox Malcolm Court Eileen A. Mab Leona A. Malanowski Twelfth Street Claude F. Martin Spruce Street Vivian Leone Martin Donald F. Matti Walnut Street Edith Lucile Maze Ruth Irene Meinke Hamilton Street Donna Jean Meriz Emma H Messaros Martan E. Messaros Rita Pearl Merer Lydia Lee Michael Winckles Street Helen L. Mike Muldred L Miller Ruby June Miller Carol Elizabeth Myers Bond Edmund Nagorka John Nagy Jr John W. Nevins North Street Harris H. Nichols Walter John Niegowski Bank Street Claire Terese Noonan Tenth Street Charles B. Omahey Lois Ruth Opper Miriam Alice Paeth Denison al Page Tephen Alex Pathay William B. Pawlikowski Garvin Avenue Jack W. Pearson Oxford Avenue Robert Eugene Perry Marseilles Avenue Rudolph Victor Peskuran Ruth Jean Peters Neva C. Pfaff Roberti George Phelps George Street Joseph F. Plas Justin John Plas Roy S. Pointer Angela Marie Polimene Dorothy Mae Powell Everett John Precroit Galen Eugene Ramser Gene Eben Reichard Jim G. Reinhardt Vivian Eileen Resar E. River Road Norma Mae Rhodes Mount Street Wilda Marie Rhodes Sherman Street Geraldine Rigo Warren Lester Robinson Norma Jeanne Rogers Carmella Ross Phyllis Ross Mathew M Ralph Shapero Robert Lee Sharkey Donna Marie Shewell Mona Shryock Adelbert Street Sara Ada Sigel Indian Hollow Road Chester A. Sikora RK. D Donald Wayne Simms Eleanor Lois Simms Mary Helen Simpson Stanford Avenue Maxwell Doyle Slutzker Betty Lou Smith Earl Robert Smith Dever Avenue Frances Mae Smith Hope A. Smith Jack Donald Smith Gulf Road Lois Jean Smith Lottie Smith Prospect Street William George Smith Lottie A. Smithoske Roosevelt Avenue Charles W. Snavely Ridge Street Arthur W. Sparks Jean Sparks Blaine Street Earl E. Spensier Homer Street Martyn Ethel Sprague Harold L. Stanford Alberta Edna Stang John Herbert Stang Bernard Andrew Starchbill Joe C. Staskiews Leonard Joseph Starsniak Robert Warren Stevenson Brandston Avenue Joseph Raymond Stich Corncord Avenue Clayton Robert Stirzaker Dorothy Shirley Stoffer Boston Avenue Virginie Strickler Andrew Sidney Suetta John Alfred Sukey Georgia Hazel Sutton Harwood Avenue Richard E. Terrell Frances Susan Thome Genella Thrisi Seventeenth Street Valerie Tite Ethel Ruth Tittie Lila Lee Tuwsford Dorothy Valassis Lake Avenue Ruth L. van Osdele Belle Avenue Marian Lucille Varsey Longfellow Avenue Clayton Westcott Thomas Edward Weizel Charles Court Dorothy Claire White Doris Marie Wildenhein Foster Avenue Mary Elizabeth Willis Geraldine Donna Wilmot Hugh M. Winchell Millicent Anne Winsor Helen J Sudro-Curtis Toledo Grain Close Cleveland Produce Sheffield Lake Village Penfield Township Daniels Road and Equipment Co Galton Hatahdins Michigan Russets Idaho Fussets Maine California Florida Reds Texas Homegrowers” Market Cleveland Livestock BCALI iLen E. 13Th St G. J. O'Conngk Mrs. Alton Hales Mrs Susan Norton Farrow Fordson Oliver McCormick John Gerhart National Hardware Elyria Day Hardware & Music Store
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