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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1931
Page
14
Clarence Darrow addressed Oberlin College about crime and morality asserting that crime ties to poverty and that legality does not define goodness. He argued rights and wrongs vary by context, religion, and conscience, challenging fixed moral rules and legal judgments.
The Elyria Coach Company issues Sunday and holiday bus times between BK and O, Abbeyload, Shows, Elsha Station east, Abbe Read, and Elyria Station south starting May 17 1931. Services run from early morning at 6:55 A.M. with hourly and half hour departures varying by stop through 11:25 P.M. H. A. Searles presides, contact 42475.
A promotional notice for a dining room upgrade package priced at 1.25 dollars per unit, featuring 10 wall panels and 6 ceiling borders with a 16 unit border option. Details on colors materials and installation are provided in the accompanying advertisement.
The text argues habit shapes morality and that criminals are those unable to adapt to society. It asserts punishment breeds crime, poverty causes crime, and life is a sequence of exposures. Darrow favors education and social reform, proposing many manual training schools and emphasis on kinship to reduce criminality.
Dr. Garry C. Myers urges a national program to give entering students a full free health exam, immunizations, and treatment for defects. He notes PTA and medical group collaboration, free services by public health authorities, and aims to have children ready for fall entry. He advocates dental and vision care, and seeks to prepare children mentally and emotionally for school.
Ohio Fuel Gas Company secured permission from the Public Utilities Commission to establish gas service in Black River, Sheffield and Elyria townships in Lorain County. The approved schedule sets rates at 1.55 dollars per 1,000 cubic feet for the first 1,000 and 0.65 dollars per 1,000 cubic feet for usage above 1,000 per month.
Margaret Reed of Lorain sues Grant for divorce on extreme cruelty from a 1925 marriage with one child Mabel Hopp. Mabel Hopp of North Ridgeville seeks divorce from Harry after a 1908 marriage with two children Ethel Nickler of Elyria seeks divorce from Hugh on extreme cruelty and gross neglect from 1925 Daisy Cooke of Lorain sues Edward for willful absence after a 1923 marriage Nancy Burns Lee of Cleveland sues Fred and Rosa Miller of Avon to deprive them of a life estate in Avon farm property purchased with that reserve.
The Prudential Insurance Company of Newark filed suit against Charles Hill and others for 4748 dollars alleging default on a promissory note and asking foreclosure of property in Elyria. Tony Visci of Lorain paid a 160 dollar fine after arraignment for liquor possession before Justice S J George. he was arrested by State Agent O P Davis on April 17.
Carroll L and Anne B Beck transfer three acres on Walker road Avona Lake to William Daniels Inc. Anna Dunfee quit claims half interest in three acres on East River road Sheffield Lake and a lot at Gulf and North Ridge roads Sheffield Lake to Raymond C Dunfee. Farmers Savings Bank transfers 27 acres on Smith road Penfield Township and two acres on Smith road to Charles W and Ethel V Haught. Frank F Berg transfers 27 acres in Russia Township to Gottfried Foster Wilhelmina Foster and Frederick Schneider.
Madrid May 15 the Republican government seized two palaces and a Cortejada island estate once owned by former king Alfonso XIII as private properties valued at about 10 million dollars. The move follows anti religious riots blamed partly on Alfonso. Patrols kept order while many convents and church properties were looted and burned. The government says it will maintain caution against further disturbances. Ducks marked with bands have appeared in 19 states, four Canadian provinces, Alaska and Mexico.
Geneva May 13 Arthur Henderson British foreign secretary pays tribute to Aristide Briand as the League s grand old man and a great international statesman The commission adopts a plan of yearly re eligibility for its presidency Briand may become permanent president regardless of his status in France Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Boy Scouts gather June 4 for a court of honor led by Daniel Carter Beard Governor George White possible speaker Paul Siple Eric Pa also to speak
An advertisement claims RU-MA cleanses blood and organs to end rheumatic pain. It asserts symptoms like swollen joints vanish by the first day and promises a money back guarantee if there is no complete relief. Endorsed by C. W. Phillips.
The article notes a laminated glass product with a thin composite layer between two glass sheets used for walls, tabletops, and shelves. It mentions New York City as Dickens saw it in 1842 lacking baths and plumbing, lit by gas and scavenged by pigs, and identifies the Wine and Spirits Central as Sweden’s sole wholesale liquor manufacturer and seller.
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