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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1937

Page

12

Women to receive Red Cross home hygiene certificates

Thirty five women in the Elyria area will be awarded home hygiene certificates Friday at Garfield School the initiative by the Elyria Lorain Red Cross chapter in cooperation with the WPA educational program. Mrs Paul Murphy taught at Elyria Edison School Jefferson Junior High and at Columbia Station with WPA funds. About 40 Lorain class members also get certificates from four Lorain classes. A fifth class East Carlisle is still finishing work. Plans for more classes in the fall are under way.

Elyrian American Red Cross Garfield Lorain Harth Metcalf Red Cross Elyria Columbia Station WPA Paul Murphy Mra. Murphy Edison School Jefferson Junior High School East Carlisle

Blimp To Go Over Elyria Tomorrow

The Goodyear blimp Resolute will fly over Elyria Friday afternoon carrying a 40-foot sign to invite residents to the Great Lakes Exposition. Parachutes will drop tickets for free viewings, weather permitting, with timing to be announced by G. M. Maral the local Goodyear representative.

Elyria Goodyear G. M. Maral Cimp Marsh

Names Drawn From Jury Wheel for Common Pleas

Officials prepared a list of 20 persons drawn from the county jury wheel for common pleas jury service beginning June 1. Named Elyria residents include Mary Coleman Maud Copas Florence Hillier May Gwin Sylvia P Chervenka C Coleman Edith Simpson Cora Reiking George Iler Frank Stellar Guerney Randall Clarence Richards and others from Lorain Avon Lake Oberlin and Wellington.

County For Common Pleas Mary Coleman Maud Copas Florence Hillier May Gwin Sylvia P. Chervenka Elyria C. C. Coleman Edith Simpson Cora Reiking George Iler Frank Stellar Guerney Randall Clarence Richards Charles Heiman Edward Cunningham Arthur Ellison Margaret Arnold Lorain A. R. Kiingshirn Avon Lake Mary McGranh Oberlin C. EB. Dickason Fay Douglas Wellington

Bids On Elyria Street Resurfacing Set For June Ninth

Elyria to open bids for street resurfacing June 9 announced by Mayor Don A. Baird. A list of streets is under consideration with a total of 12000 dollars allocated. Lake Avenue is the only street definitely scheduled, costing about 3950 dollars per Service Director I. D. Faxon.

Elyria Don A. Baird Lake Avenue I. D. Faxon

Theft Reported Of A Brown Tarpaulin At Forest City Brewery

Officials of the Forest City Brewing Company reported the theft yesterday. A brown tarpaulin valued at $55 was taken from a company truck in the yard on Winckles Street.

Peice Forest City Brewing Comeny Winckles Street

Three Party Law Suit Settled

A three party lawsuit arising from a traffic accident on Cleveland road east of Ridgeville was settled in common pleas court. Victor P Williams of Baltimore and Joseph Holub of Milan sued Walt. Williams sought 20000 and Holub 15000 in damages, while Walt claimed 25 for his fender. The settlement, reached today at the expense of J A Wait of Pittsfield, involved all parties and prevented a 13 verdict jury trial.

Cleveland Road Ridgeville Common Pleas Court J. A. Wait Pittsfeld Victor P. Willams Baltimore Joseph Holub Milan Walt William Holub Williams Fender Wiliams

Oberlin Deaths Prompt Funeral Notices From May 20

Death records for Sarah Gill Carter of Oberlin Ohio and Ernest Becker of Amherst Ohio note their deaths on May 20. Carter widow of Civil War veteran James T. Carter died at home on 115 East College Street with surviving children and five grandchildren. funeral plans pending and flowers requested to be omitted. Becker aged 68 died at home on Hazel Street in Amherst after retiring from National Tube Company due to injuries. survivors include six sons and three daughters with services set at Zilch Funeral Home Saturday afternoon.

Sarah Gill Carter Oberlin, O James T. Carter East College Street Charles Rufus Gill Brighton Pittsfield Perry James Carter Adrian Minnesota Lillian C. Mann Oberlin Ernest Becker Amherst Ernest Becker Hazel Street Ambherat National Tube Company St. Peter's Evangelical & Reformed Church Mre Walter Struck Elyria Stack South Amherst Alice Amherst Arthur George Howard Norman Carl Robert John Charles Klingbiel Lorain Zilch Funeral C. E. Schmidt Ridgehill Memorial Park

WPA Charges Ruin Private Theatrical Business

Washington May 20 WPA activities have nearly ruined private firms producing plays and pageants with amateur talent. John B. Rogers Producing Co of Fostoria Ohio says WPA undercuts prices, uses unlimited resources, and floods the market with salesmen and equipment at cut price, creating unfair barriers. Rogers urges congressional action, noting 34 years in business and national reach with hundreds of regional managers.

Washington CGP Works Progress Administration Congress John B. Rogers Producing Co Fostoria WPA John B. Rogers Jacob Baker Rogers House Appropriations Committees Dudley A. White Ohio

City’s first linotype operator dies in Elyria

Elizabeth Logue formerly Elizabeth Zimmer, a pioneer linotype operator for the Daily Reporter, died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. Born October 16 1878 in Elyria she was widow of John E Logue. She leaves a mother two daughters a sister and a brother. Funeral at St Agnes Church Friday at 9 am. Burial in St Mary's Cemetery.

Elizabeth Logue Elyria Memorial Hospital Mrs. Logue Elyria John E. Logue Mary Zimmer Seventh Street Cora Catherine Logue Mary Fortin R. D Elyris John Zimmer St. Agnes' Church Leo Brissel St. Mary's Cemetery

Blind Picnic Brings Joy to Lorain County Blind Guests

Seventeen Lorain County men and women attended a Monday picnic at Sheffield Lake for adult blind WPA class members. The event at Mrs. Beulah Williams cottage included games, a lunch, and wieners roasted outdoors. Transportation was provided by the Lorain Lions Club, and additional caning instruction is planned by E. B. Valerius.

Lorain County Sheffield Lake WPA Washington School Elsrna Beulah Williams Lake Road Lorain Elyria County WPA Education Office

County officials dodge five dollar loss in ditch hearing mix up

County commissioners nearly risked a five dollar loss to Commissioner Edward DeChant during a mix up over Oster and Ridgeway ditch hearings. The board moved to delay the Oster hearing to May 28 to avoid exceeding daily or total allowable hearing fees, after it was realized DeChant faced multiple hearings. The alert clerk prompted the adjustment, and DeChant was unaware of the near error.

Edward DeChant Oster Ditch Avon Ridgeway Boards of County Commissioners Oster John E. Davidson Oscar G. Dunn DeChant Roard

Accident Reported After Collision at Middle and Fifth

Ed Mantes of the MC A reported to police yesterday that his automobile was struck by another vehicle at Middle avenue and Fifth street, damaging the right front fender and running board. The other driver refused to give his name and address, Mantel told police.

Ed Mantes MC. A Middle Avenue Fifth Street Mantel

Confirmation At St. Mary's Church On Sunday

The Rt. Rev. James A. McFadden auxiliary bishop of Cleveland will officiate Sunday at the confirmation of 226 children and 40 adults at St. Mary's Church. He is remembered in Elyria for founding St. Agnes Church in 1914 and served there about three years before moving to Cleveland.

James A. McFadden Cleveland St. Mary’s Church Bishop McFadden Elyria St. Agnes Church

Taking Of School Census Begins

Elyria starts the annual school census this morning under C. M. Williams, with 4% delay due to missing blanks. The state law requires listing all children ages five to 18 and handicapped children ages one to 21. Williams asks parents to have birth dates ready and cooperate at door calls. if absent, leave information with a neighbor to speed completion.

Elyria Parent-Teacher Association C. M. Williams Williams

Goodrich Store Reopens In New Second Street Location

The Goodrich Silvertown store moves from East Broad street to 248 Second Street beside the Elks club with a public opening to occur tomorrow and Saturday. The Elyria retailer, active since 1934, offers a full line of automotive accessories including Goodrich Silvertown tires and Motorola radios plus home radios and fixtures. Easy credit terms return. A full tire service room and new vulcanizing equipment are available via Temple court. Management includes J. C. WeKinler as store head with W. Hanzge supervising, J. R. Lease as budget manager, Edward McBride budget assistant, LeRoy Guyeske service manager, and E. J. King farm service rep.

Goodrich Silvertown East Broad Street Second Street Elks Club Elyria Motorola Edward McBride LeRoy Guyeske E. J. King

Signatures at Tours Inn Include Wind sor and Warfield

Visitors signed an inn guest book near Tours with the Duke of Wind sor and Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson, then Mrs. Warfield. Also listed are Mr and Mrs Herman Rogers hosts to Edward and Wally, plus Mr Dudley Forwood.

Duke of Windsor Mra Wallis Warfield Simpson Tours France

Morgenthau Opposes General Monetary Conferences

Washington May 20 Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr is opposed in principle to general monetary conferences. He favors bilateral conferences where government representatives can discuss mutual problems and achieve more through direct talks.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr

Germany protests Mundelein speech to State Department

Germany made representations to the State Department over Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago criticizing Hitler's policies. The embassy cited ill will caused by a prominent church leader's remarks describing Hitler as an Austrian paper hanger.

Washington Germany State Department George Cardinal Mundelein Chicago Adolf Hitler Hang Thomsen James Dunn Mundélein Hitler

Marquis Makes Unusual Request in Will

Paris reports the will of Marquis Marquis d Urre d Aubais left 60600 to the French post office with two odd conditions. Embalm the body and build a small house on the Mediterranean shore on a high point with glass walls facing the sea.

Paris Merquis d‘Urre d'Aubais Mediterranean Carro Roques de Carrosiso Stiny

Court House News and Local Civil Actions in Elyria Area

A Avon man escaped serious injury after his car left Sugar Ridge road and overturned in a peach orchard near Elyria. Separately, divorce suits involving Emma Offenberg vs John Oisabere and Edith Hudnell vs Ralph Hudnell were reported, with several other filings and a $3,009 Dean bridge contract discussed by county officials in Sandusky.

Frank J. Luis Center Road Avon Sugar Ridge Road Elyria Board of County Commissioners Sandusky Ohio

Theft Of Scrap Metal Rises As Prices Go Up

In El Centro California Sheriff R W Ware says rising scrap prices from Europe and Japan spur more thefts of farm machinery brass cast iron and pipe fittings. He links the global armament build up to increased local crime seeking as much scrap as possible.

EL Centro Cal Europe Japan Amerca R. W. Ware

Drunk Bandit Escapes From Grocery Robbery in St Louis

A drunken bandit robs a St Louis grocery of 59 dollars. He orders the clerk to hurry and flee to a taxi waiting outside before escaping. Poland tightens control over alien workers amid the incident.

Sr. Louis Poland

Markets Report On Fresh Produce And Poultry Prices

Market notes show butter steady at 34 cents for extra and 33 for standard. Eggs steady with extra grade at 20 cents. Live poultry steady with hens 19 to 20 cents, Leghorn heavy 16 to 18 cents, roosters 13 cents, fancy rocks 28 cents, colored 26 cents, legs horn 22 cents for 3 pounds and up. Leghorn under 1% 18 cents, small 14 cents, ducks 17 cents, old stock 2 cents.

Jleveland F Chicago Lexhorn Plymouth White Rock Springs White Rockee

Royal wedding gifts and weather dampen island plans

A royal couple's secluded honeymoon plan drew gifts from peasants and foreign dignitaries including Sir Walford Selby and Hugh Lloyd Thomas as weather kept the duke indoors practicing badminton. The page also lists assorted livestock and market prices from Cleveland and Chicago.

Aetria Walford Selby Selby Hugh Lloyd Thomas Paris Warfield

Missing nurse Davenport linked to Watervliet arsenal

Davenport, last seen in April, has been missing with ties to the Watervliet arsenal. Boston police awaited further word before possible travel to Boston. Mary Tully, superintendent of nurses at St. Joseph's Hospital in Troy, said the girl had been a nurse there. Her parents then sent her to Poughkeepsie State Hospital after crying spells and fits of melancholia.

Davenport Watervilet Arsenal Boston Mary Tully St. Joseph's Hospital Troy Poughkeepsie State Hospital

Ohio governor approves cross state pursuit and tax, rail mergers

The governor signed measures allowing out of state authorities to pursue criminals into Ohio with immediate hearings, compel Ohio witnesses in reciprocal cases, tax gasoline sold in Ohio by federal agencies, permit railroad consolidations under unified management, and extend the purse seed act to include vegetable seeds.

Ohio

Undersea Photographer Defends Octopus Against Harm Myths

SAN DIEGO California. Octopuses are maligned by sea fiction writers says Floyd W. Schmoe noted submarine photographer and scientist. He argues octopuses do not deliberately attack humans and only wrap tentacles in self defense, sometimes needing arm removal to escape, but never to harm purposefully.

San Diego Cal Floyd W. Schmoe Schmoe San Juan Islands

Baby With Sixteen Teeth Seeks National Derby Title

In Livingston Montana 15 month old Jack Roger Vaught has 16 teeth and four more on the way. He is entered in the national baby tooth derby against rivals Danny Ray Scott of Lee Massachusetts and Roland Allison of Scottabiu Ned. If he reaches twenty teeth he could win the national championship.

Livingston Mont Jack Roger Vaught Master Jack Danny Ray Scott Lee, Mass Roland Allison Scottabiu Ned

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