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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1938
Page
5
Lorain County village and rural schools show 6 157 total students at period end, up 85 from start. Boys outnumber girls 3123 to 3034 with elementary lead for boys while high schools favor girls. grade enrollments vary by year and grade.
A freak windstorm sweeping Cincinnati and northern Kentucky caused thousand of dollars in damage. Bricks and timber fell into streets as roofs were torn off and trees uprooted. One gust hit 37 mph for a minute, unroofing a building housing nine families, leaving several residents displaced.
October proved a busy month for Lorain County school officials as reports to the county board detail extensive travel and meetings. Superintendent C A Gibbons visited 47 teachers and attended multiple board, PTA, and association meetings, while music supervisor Gerald M Frank covered 28 schools and several PTA events and adult education activities. Assistant superintendent Miss Emma Gleason attended numerous meetings and visited 72 teachers.
Jola Harvey aged 15 from 25 West avenue was reported missing this week and found yesterday in Cadiz Ohio. Three older occupants from Elyria who accompanied her are being detained by juvenile authorities for questioning.
A meeting of the officers and committeemen of the Farmers Institute will be held at the Elyria YMCA on Monday evening, reported today by county extension agent C. I. Hummel.
Republicans close the 1938 campaign with speeches in Spokane Boston and Washington. Herbert Hoover will address Spokane from 9 to 10 p m EST via Mutual network. John D M Hamilton speaks 10 to 10 30 p m EST on Red Network NBC. Joseph W Martin Jr speaks Boston 10 45 to 11 p m EST on CBS.
County extension agent C. I. Hummel reported about 100 reservations are in for the Poultry Congress dinner to be held at the Oberlin M E Church on Monday November 14. The event is open to all county residents. World Poultry Congress chair Glen H Campbell will be principal speaker assisted by Walter Lloyd editor of Ohio Farmer and committee chairman.
In New York the government aims to rest its case by Monday against Erich Glaser Otto Hermann Voss and Johanna Hofmann three alleged Nazi spies. Attorneys said the trial could conclude by next Saturday as witnesses supported the plot alleged to be conceived in and directed from Germany.
CLARKSBURG W V Nov 5 If Sport the Spelter Community Dog is still alive in the mine sink hole that has imprisoned him 17 days he must wait another 24 hours before rescue workers break through the rock that holds him. Cold rains beat down on the crew of men that has been toiling night and day for more than two weeks to save Sport their pet a brown and white Beagle hound. They said they could not sink a shaft to the point where Sport is believed lying before Sunday. Using a hose and bellows the miner reesue workers pumped fresh air into the fissure in which Sport was trapped.
In a pointed address, Franklin D. Roosevelt urged voters to avoid returning to conservative leadership next Tuesday. He warned that a shift could erode liberal progress and cited past rollbacks under Taft and Harding. Roosevelt endorsed Governor Lehman and pressed for continued liberal government and social reforms.
The court filed suit today against Frank O Betts et al of Pinsfield by Union Joint Stock Land Bank of Detroit for 2057 and foreclosure. Helen Kristosik obtained a divorce from Frank Kristosek on neglect grounds. Irene Carson was granted divorce from Clifford Carson on neglect grounds. Norman Wax 18 of Parma, a former Shadix Diner employee, was sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory for parole violation connected to embezzlement and a gas theft arrest. William Coleman 74 of Elyria pled guilty to assault and battery after an indictment for attempted rape. A wine-related case resulted in a $25 fine, costs, and 69 days in county jail. he had served three months prior.
Saul E. Towery of Shreveport suffered fractures of both feet after leaping 18 feet from a third floor Gibson Hotel room during a fire. The blaze confined to Towery’s room forced about a dozen guests to crawl to safety as smoke thickened. A bellboy raised the alarm and helped responders rush in as Towery clung to a window ledge before leaping to the roof below. His left arm was burned.
Henry King, attorney for ex Sheriff William F Grall, said he will seek a change of venue due to publicity. If denied, he may request a judge from outside Lorain County and a continuance if Perry Morgan is not held for trial. The indictment alleges Mrs Morgan paid Grall 30 dollars last June for immoral house permission.
The Lorain County Senior Four-H Club will meet at 8 P M Wednesday at West Ridge School. During the business session two members will be chosen as representatives to the Four-H Club Council. William Kneisel leads a discussion on Personality Development The Right Thing To Do and Say. Executive committee plans discussed.
Cleveland dispatch reports 26 year old boxer Billy Koerlin died after surgery to remove a dental plate he swallowed in his sleep. The light heavyweight, a former Golden Gloves champion, died at his Mantua area farm home after the freak mishap Tuesday night. Funeral services are planned for Monday in Mantua.
Berlin reports the final phase of Czechoslovakia's breakup as Hungarian troops begin pontoon bridge crossings at dawn to seize the first occupation zone on the Danube island of Shuett. The Munich settlement has already divested Czechoslovakia of about 16,000 square miles and nearly 4.9 million people.
Balestino entered a guilty plea before Common Pleas Judge Gur after a prior not guilty plea. Indicted on a charge of paying ex Sheriff Graith $100 on January 17, 1938 to permit operation of a house of ill repute. Bond set at 5,000 and remains pending disposition with Judge Findle to rule November 14.
Drew Pearson warned the Central Ohio Teachers Association in Columbus that war in Europe could begin within six to twelve months. He faulted the Munich accord for failing to secure peace and cited British prestige waning. Pearson said Roosevelt has shifted to a war prevention policy and that the coming election may reveal whether Taft or Dewey could lead the Republican ticket in 1940.
Common Pleas Judge Gur B Findley ordered Prosecutor Howard R Butler to return keys to slot operator Stan ton S Hobbs. The keys were held as evidence in the appeal of Hobbs and three other operators after confiscation with 69 machines. The court found no authority to impound the keys and thus they must be returned. Hobbs was represented by Long Adams of Lorain.
Oberlin church announcements list Rev d A Richards services at 9:45 and 11:00 with Sunday School and student classes, plus youth activities at 6:30 and parsonage open houses. Nearby events include Armis tice Day service, forum in James Brand House, quarterly conference, and a panel at Mt. Zion Baptist on recreation. Local visits note Mrs C D Herrick, Mr Hubbard visiting family, and Tippecanoe Club luncheon with Bricker Taft Burton as speakers.
Oberlin College professor Dr Oscar Jaszi will speak to the Men's Class of the local group. The address aims to discuss political science topics and current events.
In Toledo Ohio Mrs Henrietta Leow 27 was wounded by a jealous suitor who then killed himself. F Tom Yost 43 former WPA supervisor and architect shot Leow after forcing her vehicle to the curb then died by self inflicted bullet. He reportedly said Here is something for you before shooting. A letter he mailed expressed his love for Leow.
Miss Frances Eckert county demonstration agent will discuss Every Day Electricity in the Home at a Grafton women’s meeting at Mrs. Dunlap’s Wheeler road home from 12:30 to 4 p m on Wednesday November 9. Earlier meetings this week covered appliance repair wire sizes meter reading and cost calculations. The second series led by Miss Ruth Beard will cover care and safety of electrical equipment and app liance construction with the first session set for November 15 for West Ridge and East Carlisle groups.
Ohio voters face 143 school levy questions next Tuesday with 92 renewals, fewer than last year’s 169. The average millage rises to 2.64 from 2.53. City districts see 20 proposals, up from 17, with an average millage of 3.08 versus 2.70 last year.
Samuel Harris of Oberlin road was fined $1 and costs for intoxication when arraigned before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro by State Highway Patrolman Davey, who arrested him last night on Oberlin road.
Owen Gott 68 drops dead at his yard pump near route 18 in Wellington township. A lifelong resident and livestock dealer, he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs William Gott. Survived by two nieces and a nephew W K Gott. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Robert H. Broadwell of 325 Ninth Street was fined $50 and costs and his driving privilege suspended for six months by Mayor Petro yesterday afternoon after a 4 a.m. arrest for driving while intoxicated. Patrolmen Corwin Burrer and Russell Payne nabbed him at Chestnut and Second streets.
Three minor automobile accidents were reported to police and sheriff departments yesterday. Fred Zimmerman, 54, of Wellington, and Herbert W. Gohl, 40, of Upper Sandusky, were damaged in a collision at LaGrange Road and Route 10 just after noon. Thomas H. Gray of Elyria sustained damage on Lodi street hill at Broad street when James Glover of Hamlet backed into Gray’s car. Denton Whitmore of Lorain had fender damage on Second Street in a collision with Jacob Levin of Lorain.
Housewives groups in the Rand districts unite to press for lower milk prices. They stage demonstrations and petition local officials to address rising costs affecting families and daily meals. Large crowds gather outside municipal offices as organizers call for sustained price reductions.
The Chicago market column lists steady to unchanged prices across meat and produce lines. Reets tubs and eggs show firm or unchanged values while poultry, potatoes, and corn futures reflect little movement. reports note liberal demand and mixed shipments for U.S. Department of Agriculture monitored commodities.
Local market offers MelIntash 23 inch apples at one dollar plus. Carolina 2g inches measured in market display. price points indicate promotional discounts for bulk buyers and variety availability as listed by the homegrowers cooperative.
Privator prices list Wheat No 2 at 68 cents per bushel, Corn No 2 yellow at 68 450, Oats No 2 white at 29 28 cents, Rye No 2 at 43 venture, Track prices show Wheat No 1 red at 1650, No 2 red 64 cents, Corn No 2 yellow 84 50, No 3 yellow 41 47, Oats No 2 white 27 28, No 3 white 24 44. Eggs extras 33 38, current receipts 15 M 18 BIn, Butter extra 89 60, ralis 29 44, standard prints 27 44.
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