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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1928

Page

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Elyria Drum and Bugle Corps Heads to San Antonio for American Legion Meet

Ninety seven Elyria American Legionnaires and Cream Puff the Drum and Bugle Corps depart New York Central Station at 2 30 p m Friday on a special train bound for the annual American Legion convention in San Antonio Texas Jerry Ferguson in charge of reservations says the group drills nightly and has freshened drums and equipment They lead the Ohio Forty and Eight delegation in Hot Springs Arkansas and will compete in San Antonio against the Miami and Fort Dodge corps among others The Elyria unit has eight members and travels in three Pullmans two dining cars a club car and two baggage cars Cream Puff travels in state with a private baggage compartment Arrival in San Antonio is due Sunday at 2 20 p m and Elyria plans a 3 3 0 p m return on October 14 with a 12 hour stopover in New Orleans The convention runs October 7 through 12 with parades Tuesday and Wednesday and the Ohio Forty and High represented by Eisra Drum and Bugle corps Local Legionnaires seek Mayor Hewitt to join the delegation on the No 3 page 2 continuation.

Elyria American Drum and Bugle Corps New York Central American Legion San Antonio Texas Jerry Ferguson Ohio Hot Springs Arkansas Miami Fort Dodge Iowa Elyria Corps Elyrians Elyria New Orleans Eisra James A. Hewitt

Annual Meeting of Associated Charities

The annual meeting of the Associated Charities will be held Thursday October fourth in the Loraig County Bank committee room at seven thirty o clock. The annual reports will be given and plans for the year's work will be made. The meeting is open to the public.

Associated Charities Loraig County Bank Committee

White Prepares To Take Stump For Hoover

Emporia editor Allen White says he will campaign for Herbert Hoover in the impending presidential race. He accuses Tammany Hall operatives of drafting speeches for Democratic rival Joseph Robinson while defending Governor Alfred E. Smith. White plans a ten day period of typed rebuttal before joining Hoover publicly. A separate Riga report notes two Latvian university students fatally wounded in a duel near the campus.

Emporla Kas Act Wilam Allen White Emporia Ihay Ammany Hall Joseph Tobinson White Keepig Robinson Alfred E. Smith Ing Senator Robinson Wichita Smith Aidh Herbert Hoover Ving Riga Latvia Univerty Hornz Ofs University Tole

Board Approves Band Budget and School Upgrades

The Elyria Board of Education voted 10 to 0 to appropriate 509 for the Elyria High School Band including funds for new uniforms and large instruments. It approved 359 for eraser cleaners, purchasing kindergarten chairs for first and second grades, and improving basement lighting to create a meeting room for the PTA with clear glass windows.

Elyria High School Board of Education Sindergarten McKinley Scool Parent-Teachers Association Themelves

YMCA Dinner Launches Membership Drive At Muskingum Talk

The Y M C A membership campaign opened with a dinner meeting led by Dr J Knox Montgomery president of Muskingum College He urged four elements for success and urged campaign captains and members to promote the cause while Roger Moore M M A physical director led singing and music by Jack Flynn with about 139 attendees and prospect cards passed out Continued on Page 2.

Y.M.C. A J. Knox Montgomery Muskingum College Robert T. Moore

Two Men Held on Suspicion After Train Incident

A New York Central detective fired into the ground to halt two men trying to breach a box-car on a switched freight train. Daniel Reed 19 of New Providence Jow2 and Seaman Seedath 27 of Fort Worth Texas were detained as suspicious. Reed carried a hunting knife a camera and money travelers checks. They waited in jail as railroad officials sorted the case and claimed they were bound for New York City via the bum's route.

New York Central Railroad Daniel Reed New Providence Jow2 Seaman Seedath Fort Worth Texas Reed Seaman New York City

Council Adjourns to Meet Monday

City council members arrived to find the president, clerk, and another councilman absent. Under temporary chairman George Stevens the first motion was to adjourn, which passed unanimously. A special meeting is scheduled for next Monday.

George Stevens Amondar

Elyrians to Attend Avon Lake Civic Forum

Elyrians will attend an Avon Lake Village Civic Association political forum at Avon Lake Village School this evening. Elshang will speak, followed by candidates addressing tasks. Audience questions will be invited after the program.

Avon Lake Avon Lake Village

Political battle in brief spans governors and campaigns

Governor Smith leaves Rochester as the Democratic convention sits in session and heads to Albany for the western leg of his campaign. Herbert Hoover, amid few callers, works on the Elizabethton speech after delaying the New York address due to October 13 registration. William Allen White praises Smith as a man of courage and honesty, while Senator Curtis meets in Chicago to plan his role in the GOP campaign where Robinson accuses farm relief leaders of trifling with the issue.

Smith Rochester New York State Albany Herbert Hoover Elizabethton Tenn New York William Alen White White

Election Board Denies Elyria Poll Involvement

Lorain county elections official Atty Frank Stetson stated no presidential straw vote is or will be taken by the election board. He said reports of such a poll in Elyria are private, not connected to the official board, which cannot participate.

Lorain County Board of Elections

Lorain W C T U to Convene at Wellington October 4 5

Lorain County Women s Christian Temperance Union to hold its forty sixth annual convention at the Congregational church in Wellington on Thursday and Friday October 4 and 5 with James A White, former state manager of the Ohio Dry Federation as principal speaker. Officers and committee appointments, county banners, music and reports of county superintendents are planned along with a luncheon and musical program.

Lorain County Women’s Christian Temperance Union Congregational Church Wellington James A. White Ohio Dry Federation Ohio Anti-Saloon League Etta Gessinger Mary Miller Maud Meyers White Lorain County Nellie 3 Hill Elsria Ohio Ida L. Jaycer Lorain Edwin Kirby Elyria H.¥. Merriman Elstia Etta Wight Susan F. Hinman Oberlin Lena Dirlam Ona Goss Brighton Louise Smith A. R. Kimplon S. H Strickler D. A. Baird F. G. Neely Charles Miller la Porte Charles Recard Creta Gessinger McCormick Maude Strickler

Lorain County seeks rehearing on bridge case ruling

Lorain County Board of Commissioners filed for a rehearing of a supreme court order upholding Joseph Finegold in the injunction suit over a Lorain county bridge project. The request, filed earlier, could not be heard due to the court’s recess. a decision is expected in about two weeks.

Columbus Lorain

Rotarians Hear Engineer John Warden on Local Water Mains

At the midday Rotary meeting speaker John Warden, a local engineer, outlined engineering feats in Lorain county villages Sheffield and Avon Lake. He described the lake water main route and predicted rapid Avon Lake growth, plus discussion of a new Cleveland to Elyria super highway.

John Warden Warden Sheffield Avon Lake Lorain County Clevle Vermilion Lakewood Lake Wiscoms Cleveland Elyria

Tunney Weds Miss Lauder Tomorrow in Catholic Ceremony

Gene Tunney and Miss Mary Josephine Lauder set to marry tomorrow with a civil ceremony at 1 p.m. and a Catholic religious service later in the day. Tunney will go to confession tonight in preparation for matrimony and a dispensation was granted to allow a Catholic to marry a non Catholic.

Gulletin Rome Gene Tunney Mary Josephine Lauder Tunney

Methodist ministers back Hoover in Ohio amid Willebrandt speeches

Bishop Theodore S Henderson sent telegrams to Herbert Hoover and Dr Hubert Work claiming over 1000 Ohio Methodist ministers pledged enthusiastic support for Hoover. The messages deny Willebrandt appealed to religious tolerance and state the speeches impressed moral forces across the state.

Columbus Mabel Walker Willebrandt U. S Ohio Herbert Hoover Hoover Hubert Work Republican National Committee Theodore S. Henderson Cincinnati Methodist Episcopal Church Galo Willebrandt

Turner waits on orders from Donahey

Attorney General Edward C. Turner said he will send a special assistant to Lorain County to probe the Lorain city squad if Governor Donahey orders him, after a conference with State Senator George H. Bender who heads the constitutional government league. Bender urged an inquiry to uncover liquor activities and the shooting of Betty Heywood. The Lorain County Grand Jury continues its inquiry into vice conditions and the shooting with 40 witnesses awaiting testimony.

Cleveland Edward C. Turner Lorain County Lorain City Vic Donahey United Press George H. Bender Bender Constitutional Government League Donahey Turner Lorain Betty Heywood Elyria

Look Forward To The Coming Of Billy Sunday

Local preparations are underway for the appearance of Rev. W. A. Billy Sunday in tabernacle meetings beginning January sixth. A Sunday representative will visit to discuss site selection and construction of two large tabernacles and the financial plan. Delegations from Lorain Cleveland and other cities are expected as thousands may attend.

W. A Billy) Sunday Mr. Sunday Cleveland

Dogs Wake Warren Avenue Residents at Dawn

Early morning barking from neighborhood dogs on Warren Avenue disturbs sleep. Residents complain the dogs howl at dawn and disrupt rest, prompting calls for police action and consideration of housing a farm clock or other noise restraint measures to restore quiet.

Warren Avenue

German Dirigible Count Zeppelin Takes Third Trial Flight

Friedrichshafen October 2 the new German dirigible Count Zeppelin began a 7 am trial flight heading north toward foreign territories. This marks the third test run with plans that include a potential voyage to the United States.

Friederichshafen Count Zeppelin Germany United States

Testimony in Lorain Jungle Probe Pauses for Card Games

In Lorain County Court, grand jury witnesses in the Rain vice investigation waited to testify while spectators and reporters huddled in hallways. An intermission saw two groups play Hearts with petit jurors and reporters joining briefly. One witness slept as testimony continued behind courtroom number two.

Lorain

Cooper Guest of Coolidge in Washington Luncheon

Republican gubernatorial candidate Cooper will dine with President Coolidge and Herber Hoover in Washington on Monday to discuss Ohio politics. He is slated to officiate at Mt Union College’s new Athletic Stadium dedication near Alliance, Ohio, Saturday.

Cincinnati A. Sars Cooper Coolidge Herber Washington Ohio Mt. Union College Alliarce

Mrs Coolidge To Return To Washington Tonight

Mrs Coolidge will return to Washington tonight from Northampton Massachusetts where she has been at the bedside of her mother Mrs Lemira Goodhue to be with President Coolidge on October 4 the twenty third anniversary of their marriage as learned at the White House today

Not Interested in Rumors Says Co. Prosecutor

New witnesses appeared as the Lorain County Grand Jury resumed after lunch. County Prosecutor D A Baird urged any Lorain resident with facts to contact him, stressing the panel seeks truth not rumors. Witness questioning continued, street reporters crowded the court, and spectators awaited further developments in the probe into city sea conditions.

Court House Lorain Lorain County Grand Jury D. A. Baird Baird South Lorain Uill The Bay Sherif E. G. Mathews Sherif Mathews Bethr Herwood Emiia Judson C. Jackson Ong

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