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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1933
Page
12
Winter’s first icy blast froze streets across the county prompting state, county, and city crews to spread cinders on hills and intersections. County Surveyor J W Warden said four trucks worked since 11 p m Tuesday and the sheriff directed traffic as trucks slipped. No serious crashes reported. About seven carloads of cinders distributed. drivers urged to slow down.
Lorain County Automobile Dealers are closing all salesrooms on Sundays and holidays starting next Sunday. The vote covers salesrooms and likely service departments, which will also close on Sundays except for emergencies.
Aimed at parents, the ad warns against habit forming cathartics and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a suitable liquid laxative for children. It claims gentle action, adjustable dosing, and notes mothers corroborate the advice. It urges gradual dose reduction to restore regular bowels and mentions druggists carry the product. It signs as an NRA member.
A 16 year old Elyria girl and an 18 year old man planned a California trip in a second hand car. After a bearing burned out near Wellington they were found stranded and later arrested as police traced their movements from Youngstown to Wellington. The youth named Tom Cannon was bound to the grand jury in Elyria on a charge with charteys filed by the girl's father.
In Akron Ohio four ex bankers were acquitted of misapplying Central Depositors Bank assets. The jury deliberated about seven hours and fifty five minutes before freeing George H Dunn Charles Herberich Walter Herberich and George Merz. Merz faces a second indictment over asset misapplication tied to a note signed by Central Depositors directors. The article also notes a separate etymology about whiskey.
The Ohio Public Service Company agreed to reduce rural service charges from two dollars to one dollar monthly in several divisions including Asmand Elyria Mansfield Lycra m Port Clinton and Warren, with a conditional energy rate rise of one cent per kilowatt hour for the first 50 KWH. The Public Utilities Commission approved the plan citing higher operating costs and previous reductions in Alliance Massillon and Sandusky divisions.
Elyrians are expected to attend the Fifth Annual Akron Civic Forum. Speakers include Frances Perkins on The Program of the NRA, Will Durant on The Tragedy of Russia, Sherwood Eddy on Hitlerism, Ostwald Garrison Villard on Disarmament Shall America Lead the War, and Rabbi James G. Heller on Civilization at the Bar.
In New Philadelphia Ohio Chester Smith and Clyde Bourne Tuscarawas County farm hands were given life sentences for aiding the murders of Lise and Myrtle Carmieltt at the Gilmore home on May 24 A three judge court spared them the electric chair after they pled guilty to first degree murder and the jury recommended mercy during the Miller farm owner trial Miller faces a separate term for the murders.
A group of Elyrians performed a music and entertainment program for residents of the Grafton State Fair, with residents joining in. Participants included George Zomba on accordion, Ted Washke on guitar and harmonica, Vintrymon and Veda Penfound with harmonica, mandolin, and singing, W. Ol McClellan leading group singing, and Tony Maswaees and Johan Wilson contributing vocals and instruments. The show was part of four community programs at the facility and marked the group’s first county extension project performance.
In Columbus Ohio as the repeal dispute rages over prohibition law end dates many Cleveland and Cincinnati outlets are openly selling liquor and wine. Repeal leaders must secure two thirds to add an emergency clause and legalize Christmas drinks. Governor White plans to call the legislature after the December 4 repeal convention as Ohio nears ratification to end national prohibition.
Ohio Farm Bureau reports a poor corn crop due to a very wet spring and subsequent dry spell. Husking yields are low with reports of light, patchy grain. Eastern Ohio corn sells 60 to 60 cents per bushel. oats 48 to 55. wheat marketed slowly with little price change except in the west where higher freight lowers prices for farmers.
Three city crews spread cinders on icy pavements since midnight to cover major intersections and traffic lights for morning business. Trucks remained busy at minor intersections to keep those routes passable as recent snowfall stopped. Safety Director Underhill warns drivers to proceed with caution amid unusual winter hazards. County roads glared with fire from drifting snow and many highways were fully drifted, slowing overall traffic after a paralizing snowfall.
Eva L Maddock was granted a divorce from Thomas Maddock on ground of cross maglec. plus Helen Schremp of Lorain filed for divorce from William on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Mary E Gourdine of Lorain was granted a divorce from James on grounds of gross neglect. County commissioners set December 5 to view Dixon Ditch for repair proposals and hear December 22 at 10 am. J W Warden authorized to widen Reiselsberger bridges in Avon Village with estimated cost 325 dollars. Herman Lehman of Stop 47 Els tia avenue was charged with d... inde34 while intoxicated after a collision. arraignment pending.
Wakeman Ohio November 14 At the Wakeman Gun Club bi monthly shoot is planned for Sunday afternoon at the club grounds one mile east of Wakeman O. Preparations follow a recent event that drew 35 shooters from northern Ohio and indicate another large turnout is expected.
The piece recalls early Bolshevik aims to create a true proletariat, noting peasants resisting with charges of capitalist behavior. It suggests Denmark’s stance included pro-Britain breakfasts, hinting at complex collaboration and tension in the era.
Joseph Kovach of Lorain will be brought from Lima state hospital for criminal insane to stand trial on charges of cutting with intent to wound. Judge W B Thompson signed the order after a communication said Kovach is now sane and fit for trial. he was sentenced to the hospital a year ago.
Death notices for Charles Edward Barnes and Alfred Frank Bly from Canton to Townsend, with burial details and survivors. Also includes multiple real estate transfers in Elyria Lorain and surrounding areas, listing quitclaim deeds and properties on Fifth Street Lorain West Erie Avenue Broad Street and Beebes Subdivisions.
Members of the Avon Lake Parent-Teacher Association home economics group heard county agent Miss Alice Bird present a clothing demonstration. Additional demonstrations on candy making will follow at TD Club and West Ridge Ladies’ Aid meetings, with other groups expected to schedule similar events.
In Detroit a jury exonerates a dog named Queenie, owned by Irving Bacon, in the death of nine-year-old Harold Gardner who was run over by a car after being chased. William Gardner, the boy’s father, sued for damages of 20 000 dollars but the court found the dog not to blame. In Denver, a separate note mentions a clock with a bed tester at the Denver Art Museum’s Zalieries.
John J. Joseph of Ohio Bell Cleveland reviewed the telephone industry’s progress at the Elyria Kiwanis meeting. He noted that modern telephony traced to 57 years after its discovery, with 1876’s Centennial Exposition marking official recognition. He cited 20,000 Bell offices nationwide plus 3,000 independent outlets connected to Bell, and said consolidations improved service and that decentralization may spur Elyria’s growth. Also present were A. J. Curren, Parkin Royce, and B. C. Fraser. 17 members attended along with 350 Kiwanis from northern Ohio. entertainment featured Harland Brown and Robert Burns of Elyria. Mayor W. H. Vanoster attended.
The contest between Councilwoman Anna Kennedy and C. C. Locke, both Republicans, remains unsettled as unofficial results show Kennedy ahead by three votes. Locke may seek a recount if the final official tally does not change after the upcoming count. In Boston, a separate note identifies the wife of former mayor Malcolm E. Nichols as the sister of his first wife, who died in 1926.
A fragmented markets note outlines live poultry, fowl, and eggs with prices for white and colored birds, springers, capons, and ducks. It lists regional prices from Cleveland, Michigan, and New York markets, plus wholesale dairy and meat figures, with a broader snapshot of hogs, cattle, calves, and grain quotes amid winter conditions.
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