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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1938
Page
10
A 40 ton mud and rock slide struck an automobile on U S Route 35 near Spencer West Virginia injuring Rose King 18 Joyce King 3 and Donald King 7. Mrs Alma Wyatt 73 was killed. The King party planned to meet W L King in Charleston to take him to Calhoun county for the weekend. Rain loosened earth Friday and Saturday per road crew.
The Lorain County Non Partisan Council will convene in Elyria tomorrow evening per an announcement by Albert Mc Wildham council officer and president of the Elyria Central Labor Union.
DETROIT November 21 Father Charles E Coughlin spoke on his Sunday radio sermon attributing Nazi persecution of Jews to Hitler’s anti communism and a belief that Jews are nationals blamed for Germany’s economic woes and the Versailles Treaty. He argued Germans faced oppression from the regime’s policies and urged caution against broad accusations while defending religious freedom.
Local gatherings fill the week with card parties, dances, and meetups. The Bow Scouts formed new patrols while Seventh Grade hosted a close party at the Briden home. Mrs Marden Tidd entertained the Boidee club, and Anna Cooley won first prize at a card party.
A public contest estimates the total bulbs used in Christmas displays including overhead street lights and decorations on City Hall, the courthouse star, Ely Park, and the Ohio Public Service Building Front. It runs 7:30 to 9:00 PM Friday November 25. Entry boxes are at Bell Clothing, Lorain Community Bank, Court and Broad, and Ely Park fountain. Judges will decide.
Oberlin School held its annual banquet and dance on Saturday evening at Oberlin Hall. Attended were present students and faculty, with reports given by the head and council members. The program featured music, a welcome addressed by the president, and a formal address to the graduates, marking a celebratory year for the school community.
Royal Arch Masons install new officers at Oberlin Chapter with High Priest Clarence E. VanaArsdale serving as Grand Marshal. The event included a social gathering and refreshments hosted by the sergeants and Oberlin Chapter members.
Sinclair Lewis returns to Sauk Center Minnesota to repay a debt to Bryant Library by donating 52 books from his personal collection. He notes more are en route including Main Street Dodsworth Arrowsmith and It Can't Happen Here. The donations honor his boyhood reading days in the town that made him famous.
Local groups in Oberlin host a variety of meetings at homes and lodges this week. The Methoast Suvice Guild plans a session with Miss Juanita Scuremim in North Fuser. the Wiimenus Progressive club and others meet at multiple addresses with hosts named. A Sacred Heart church group gathers at 730 Elstia. Loy class and Eastern Star chapters hold regular assemblies. Obituary notes for Mrs John Sothin Euclid, Ohio. The Belmont Republican Committee convenes tonight at Chutes Davis home, West Erie, 630 pm, with Oberlin members possibly attending.
Ohio State basketball or football note outlines that the 1938 squad will close with a squad appreciation dinner in the Ohio Union where the 1939 captain or co captains will be announced. A new captain may be a first year man due to sophomores rising and junior shortages. The 1939 schedule features tough Big Ten foes and non conference games with Missouri and Cornell.
United Press staffer recalls TCU's 63 68 and 52 yard touchdown drives against Rice in six minutes. He praises Davey O Brien and TCU's poise, notes Meyer's philosophy against hype, and muses on a possible Rose Bowl bid.
Market list shows prices for apples such as McIntosh Jonathan and Yucwal Greene varieties, with small crates and bulk rates. Beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, endive, radishes, lettuce, herbs, onions, parsnips, and peppers priced per box basket peck or bunch, plus mushrooms and oats. Index includes outdoor and hothouse items with varying per unit costs and bulk options. Ongoing items feature peppers, squash, tomatoes, and oysters in dozen or basket formats.
Market notes show butter and eggs steady with clean extra and firsts values. Live poultry market remains steady with receipts around two hundred sixty head reported.
In a brief notice, the firm lists services for rheumatism lumbago and arthritis. Contact details include 237 South Street and phone number 2677 for inquiries or appointments.
The census bureau reports a sharp rise in operating costs for 15 analyzed states amid federal works relief. In 1937 total expenditures for operations maintenance interest and capital outlays reached 714.6 million, up from 506.1 million in 1932, while income rose from 480.3 million to 820.8 million.
Receipts mixed as market remains steady with choice steers 1100 pounds and up at 1100 to 1200 dollars, select 1000, medium and good grades noted. Cows and heifers around 750 to 850, calves 900 to 1100. Sheep and lambs receipts present, light but steady. lambs 24 to 40 dollars per hundred, rams and ewes varied with quality. Hog receipts 1590, prices range 60 to 99 dollars, heavy demand for mid weights. pigs 75 to 90, sows 59 to 60, one consignor notes.
Prices for elevators and track goods listed with mixed garbled figures. References to red and yellow varieties, varying weights and costs appear alongside unclear notations for corn and oats. Produce and butter lines show distorted quantities, lacking clear market meaning.
McGill University scientists reveal a process converting waste leather and old shoes into a durable transparent wrapping. Steam treatment and subsequent chemical steps produce a colorful, cheap wrapping material suitable for enclosing articles.
A report notes that smokers in Spain spend about $1,000 monthly on Cuban tobacco products. This highlights high demand and ongoing trade amid market pressures and consumption trends influencing local tobacco businesses and import statistics.
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