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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1924
Page
3
The council cut six firefighter positions to save money, arguing a leaner force can still protect life and property. Editorial voices warn against compromising fire dept efficiency, noting insurance losses and fire hazards amid rain and havoc, urging caution to avoid higher fire losses in Elyria.
Elyria City Council approved a resolution inviting the government to establish an air mail field near Elyria. The move is hailed as boosting local commerce with nearby Cleveland still a consideration, promising job opportunities, repair parts proximity, and faster mail service within a twenty minute drive from the Elyria post office.
Citizens flock to council meetings amid debate over a nine dollar annual contribution to the gas company. The write up praises public engagement, likening the city to a corporation with voters as stockholders and councilmen as directors, urging informed decisions at election time.
Councilmen praise public attendance, noting the time and labor behind city work. The piece contrasts local governance with New York politics under Governor Al Smith facing Theodore Roosevelt opposition. It mentions women candidates Miriam A Ferguson and Nellie Ross, and signals numerous referenda on daylight saving and state constitutional questions.
A columnist proposes increasing gas company collections beyond fifty thousand dollars at nine dollars per family to fund a Community Chest. The piece urges using gas revenue to support city services, street cleaning, and city needs, claiming the gas company could easily extract funds. It portrays the gas company as adept at taking money from residents.
A compact snapshot lists yesterday's notable anniversaries from 1874 to 1922 including figures like Joseph M. Bradford and General Ernest O Malley. It also notes a one year ago flood tragedy in Mexican states Puebla and Oaxaca and today's birthdays of Raoul Dandurand Eden Phillpotts Robert Vinson James Earl Fraser and Thomas Butler with brief birthplace details.
The third party movement backs a national ticket shaping a pivotal election. All 435 House seats in the Sixty-ninth Congress will be contested, along with one third of the Senate. Governors in 32 states are on the ballot amid varied state officer contests.
An unfinished regional speech fragment recalls Silver dollars returned after a man named Bud handed a Watcher a five dollar bill for mutton. It adds a jab about Art Smiley not playing golf and getting exercise walking from his parked car.
News from New York confirms Gen W W Atterbury will become president of the Pennsylvania Railroad system after Samuel Healy’s retirement at age seventy. Born January 1 1866 in Albany he studied Yale and Penn and rose through Pennsylvania lines roles before serving as brigadier general in World War I. He received top honors including the Distinguished Service Medal and several international orders. Also a wall painting in a 1380 English parish church shows bobbed hair as an old fashion rather than a new trend.
Judge Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel lauds Mexico's future under president elect Calles. He predicts social and economic progress, peace across domains, and the upholding of rights for Mexicans and foreign nations. Gary says Calles will lead with education and experience, securing capital confidence and a bright national horizon.
A New York policeman who visited London notes London police are quiet and courteous under all circumstances. He believes trained firmness and courtesy make the law respected and obedience easier than loud yelling. He contrasts this with American police behavior and urges restraint and proper training.
Mrs. Bogart, dressed in a blue gown with gold braid, sits in a Chicago courtroom amid relatives as her attorney fights for a share in the Jennings millions. She estimates over 500000, plans to buy a house in Elyria, and says she would avoid Chicago if given a choice. The transcript ends with her remark about life in Elyria.
Testimony identifies pictures and family Bible entries as Mrs King denies seeking a share of the Bogart estate. Most Bogart children reside in Elyria with six named heirs listed at addresses in Prospect street and nearby towns Vermilion Bronson Mich.
Ten years ago the New Gates School opened to a large crowd on Friday evening November 6. The district meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M E church held a two day session. Savage's Jewelry Store was burglarized with about 400 dollars in jewelry stolen. The Elks opened a 330000 addition to their lodge and club rooms with a dinner dance for 450 guests. The campaign closed with a whirlwind finish with Democrats Republicans and Progressives claiming victory and Willis elected governor while suffrage and war amendments failed. In Columbus Ohio a hearing on railroad abandonment before the utilities commission was postponed to November 18 with farmers opposing the move and the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation expected to oppose on behalf of farmers in Lorain Wayne and Ashland counties.
Several famous hunt clubs still existing in England trace their origins to the early 1600s. The note highlights long historical continuity of traditional fox hunting associations and their enduring roles in rural sporting culture.
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