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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1939

Page

7

Captain Corbett K Southern’s 23rd Anniversary at Elytria PD

Captain Corbett K Southern, the oldest and most active member of the Elytria police, marks 23 years with the department. He recalls arriving as a patrolman on the beat at city then and Western Heights, where many immigrants spoke little English. He serves as acting chief during Chief Stankard’s absence at the Ohio Police Chiefs Association convention in Youngstown.

Corbett K Southern Southemn Elytria Patro City Western Heights Corbett E. J. Stankard Ohio Police Chiefs Association Youngstown

Avon Lake P T A Papers Sale Planned for Thursday

Mrs Jack Anderson and the ways and means committee finalize arrangements for the Avon Lake P T A paper sale set for Thursday. Papers and magazines will be collected at the school with help offered to those unable to bring them. Proceeds fund annual welfare work by the P T A. A delegation attended the Lorain County Council event in Grafton last Wednesday including Roy Current Fred Lott J I King Carl Dryer Joseph Csaka Edith Deidrich James Butterworth and Hugh Fitzgerald.

Jack Anderson Ways and Means P.T. A Anderson Roy Parent-Teacher Association Avon Lake PT. A Lorain

Opening of Home Coal Company by Walter Machock

Walter Babe Machock announces the opening of the Home Coal Company in Elyria. The coal yard and office are at West Street and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The firm handles Pocahontas Storm King Carbide Black Jack and Blue Flash coal with phone number 2822. Machock is a well known former Elyria High athlete.

Walter Babe Machock Home Coal Company West Street Baltimore and Ohio Elyria Elyria High School

Teachers Get Expenses For Washington Trip

The Elyria City Board of Education agreed that two Elyria High School history teachers Miss Floss Kloppenstein and Mrs Frances Raufus should be paid for two days spent at a current Congress session. The trip was for professional study and to provide students with first hand accounts of the neutrality debate. The board took no formal action but allowed informal pay for the days.

Elyria City

Oberlin Dean Urges Peace to Save Democracy

Dean Carl F. Wittke of Oberlin College tells 1886 students the United States must stay at peace to preserve democracy. He warns economic scars, unemployment, and scarcity harm nationhood, and urges balance between private initiative and government action within a democratic framework while stressing moral and religious dimensions.

U.S Oberlin Carl F. Wittke Oberlin College United States America Europe Dean Wittke

Oberlin Council Studies Proposed Gas Rates

The Oberlin Village Council debated Ohio Fuel Gas proposals for renewal of the franchise due in November. The rate plan raises the minimum from 85 cents to 1 dollar and 1000 cubic feet pricing, with a 53 percent rise overall until 4000 cubic feet and a slight cut beyond seven thousand. Council pressed for a compromise on the minimum to 1 dollar for 1000 cubic feet and will continue discussion. The bicycle ordinance moving to final reading raises license fees to 50 cents and requires immediate plate orders, effective November 1. The council also authorized bidding for a new waterworks truck and a police department car.

Oberlin Ohio Fuel Gas Company Councl Bronson Counci

Oberlin College Calendar Highlights Oct 3–9

Oberlin College calendar lists events from Tuesday October 3 including Freshman Reception in Allen Art Building at 8 pm and Wednesday October 4 assemblies in Finney Chapel with talks by Professor Poister and W D Cairns. Thursday features Miss Muriel Lester program and World Community topics. Football game Oberlin vs Rochester set for Saturday October 6 at 2:30 pm. Also notes district Rebekah lodge rally, varsity schedule, an appendectomy recovery for Miss Elizabeth Carr, and public school closure October 9 for teacher visits.

Finney Chapel Muriel Lester Fellowship of Reconciliation World Community Peace Society Assembly School of Theology Fairchild Chapel World Conference of Christian Youth Amsterdam Holland King Bosworth China Japan The China Club Oberlin Rochester

Real Estate Board Meeting Postponed to October 11

The Real Estate Board announces its regular meeting will be postponed until Wednesday October 11 with notices mailed as usual.

Real Estate Board

Bicycle theft reported near city high school

John Shame of 358 East Bridge Street reported to police yesterday that his bicycle was stolen from the high school while he attended classes.

John Shame East Bridge Street

Death Record Mrs Mabel Pratt Bowk Howk 68

Mabel Pratt Howk sixty eight, who clerked in Wellington stores for 30 years, died at her Wellington area residence at 11 p m yesterday from heart trouble after illness since last fall. She last worked at Watters Dry Goods Store and belonged to First Congregational Church of Wellington. Husband George Hawk survives. Funeral at Keith Andrews Funeral Home Wellington Thursday at 2 p m with Revs Charles W Recard and Lonzo S Green officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.

Mabel Pratt Howk Wellington Howk Watters Dry Goods First Congregational Church of George Hawk Keith Andrews Charles W. Recard Lonzo S. Green Greenwood Cemetery

German born Mrs Birkenfeld dies in Duquesne

Mrs William Birkenfeld of Duquesne Pennsylvania died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after two weeks illness and never regained consciousness. She visited her sister Mrs William B Smith who died Monday. Survived by son Frank W Birkenfeld of Chicago and three daughters Mrs C A Binkney Duquesne Mrs Russell Blair St Petersburg Florida Miss Bertha Birkenfeld Cleveland. Six grandchildren. Body to Sudro Curtis Funeral Home and burial in McKeesport.

William Birkenfeld Duquesne Pennsylvania Elyria Memorial Hospital Frank W Chicago Illinois C. A. Binkney Duquésne Russell Blair St. Petersburg Florida Bertha Birkenfeld Cleveland Birkenfeld Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home McKeesport

Court actions filed in Lorain and Avon Lake

The Union Savings and Loan Co sues Mary Kallenbaugh of Lorain for 2242 and seeks foreclosure. Marie Balmert sues for divorce from John Balmert, married 1924 with two children Patricia LaVern Heimann. Raymond Heinmann sues Charles Burmeister of Avon Lake for 1500 over a July 5 dog bite injuring his daughter, causing nervousness.

The Union Savings and Loan Co Mary Kallenbaugh Lorain Marie Balmert John Balmert Patricia LaVern Heimann Raymond Heinmann Charles Burmeister Avon Lake

Council Approves Land Purchase Near West Side Fire Station

Continued from Purge One Two on Foster for intersection traffic They approved a committee report opposing buying a triangular parcel from Judge A R Webber for 1000 They approved Faxons quarterly report on Brookdale cemetery lot sales for three months ending October 1 During this period 335 collected for land and 295 added to maintenance Account Councilman Fowls urged full council to consider air conditioning in a building ordinance amendment Black opposed saying the rigid ordinance pushes development out of the city No action beyond offering to call a full meeting when desired

Foster West Side A. R. Webber I. D Faxon Brookdale Cemetery Leonard Fowls S. N. Black Fowls

East Carlisle Mothersingers Plan First Practice Night

East Carlisle Mothersingers begin sessions at East Carlisle School on October 5 at 8 PM with an invitation to all. The East Carlisle Community Club hosted a social evening at the school on Grafton Road featuring card games, dancing, group singing, and specialty acts. Awards were given for high scores in bridge, pinochle, pedro, and Chinese Checkers.

Carlisle East Carlisle Grafton Road Pedro William A. Rennie Clayton Smith H. Schildé Edward Smith

School Board To Get 85 000 From Tax Collections

The School Board faces an overdrawn account of 63 300 but expects 38 008 today and 50 000 soon from current tax collections. Clerk-treasurer W O McClellan said the county auditor reported 33 000 available today from a June advance, and the board voted to request an 80 000 advance now available per the auditor.

Elyria City

Cabbage Varieties Featured In Markets This Season

Markets showcase red white and savoy cabbage offering choices for meals. Recipes include sweet and sour red cabbage baked creamy white cabbage and red cabbage cooked in cider sauce with savoy cabbage in tomatoes.

Dinners Roast Pork and Creamy Cabbage Menu

A historic dinner listing features roast pork with a creamy cabbage dish, candied sweet potatoes, and an apple and celery salad. Prune pie and orange souffle are offered with coffee, plus pot roast with red cabbage in cider sauce, potato dumplings, and lettuce with French dressing.

Traditional cabbage dishes with meats and accompaniments

Plain cooked buttered cabbage with corned beef is common. Boiled beef with horseradish sauce and cabbage is another favorite. Start cabbage in boiling water until tender, drain, season, and butter. Soured cabbage pairs with pork dishes like spareribs and knuckles. Frankfurters and cabbage with boiled potatoes is another option. Cabbage varieties include gratin, creamed, stuffed, scalloped, or with cheese and pairs with ham, pork, beef, mutton, and duck.

Cabbage and cucumber pickle salad and kitchen notes

A jumbled page lists cabbage and cucumber pickle salad ingredients with cabbage and apples, plus a stuffed cabbage dish with butter flour milk and bread crumbs. It also reports Halloween party plans, visiting guests, a Lorain County Council meeting at Grafton High School, and extensive local market price data for produce and poultry including apples cucumbers cabbage and more.

Market Prices for Produce and Grains

Detailed price quotations for fruits vegetables and grains from suppliers Sheets elevator Co Montana Milling Co and others. Lists include apples beets cabbage cucumbers lettuce mushrooms tomatoes onions peppers and more with per basket per bushel per hundredweight and per ton figures plus hay straw and mill feeds with varying grades and lots.

Montana Milling Co

Receipts and cattle prices compilation note

Cattle and hog receipts listed with weight ranges and price ranges. Active market shows steady demand for various weight classes. specific figures include hogs 140 to 180 pounds at $6.95 and pigs 100 to 120 pounds at $5.75, with cattle noting 1100 pounds and up at $10.50 to $10.80 and medium to common classes at $7.00 to $9.50.

Townsend Club No 1 To Send Three Delegates

Elyria Townsend Club No 1 voted last night to send three delegates to a state meeting of club presidents secretaries and membership chairmen at Columbus on October 7 and 9. Bulletin readings covered treasurer's report and a Lakewood meeting with speaker Mr Newell. A fish supper at St Peter's Lorain on October 27 was announced by Mrs Fritz, plus a meeting in Akron last Saturday. A Wellington dance and a party at the 1 0 O F Hall with Tom and Jerry's orchestra were planned, along with a Hallowe en party at the same hall on October 28. Short talks by several members and thanks to North Ridgeville Club were noted. Next meeting is 8 PM next Monday at 13 Middle Avenue. open to the public.

Elyria Townsend Club No Columbus Neft Doane Waltz Lakewood Newell Fritz St. Peter’s Church Lorain Lorain Club Akron Elyria Club Wellington Mel Brown Tom and Jerry Carver Haynes Stephens Nichols Brown Sellman Ashtabula North Ridgeville Middle Avenue

County Sealer Reports September of Weights and Shortages

County Sealer Thomas Forbes inspected 1,228 scales and related items in September, with 60 devices adjusted and 124 condemned. He approved 590 measures and rejected 85, scaled 510 scales, and ordered 16 repairs. A total coal shortage of 80 pounds was found in four loads. The report also lists market prices for livestock and produce including cows, calves, sheep, butter, eggs, live poultry, and various potato varieties.

Thomas Forbes C.S Kelser

Toledo Grain Close Prices Report

Grain prices at Toledo elevators show WHEAT No 1 red 86 8 1 0c and No 2 red 85 14 86c. CORN No 2 yellow around 50 5c, No 6 yellow 49 30c. OATS No 2 white 37 38c. RYE No 2 62 45 63c. Track prices list WHEAT No 1 red 86 8 1 0c and No 2 red 85 14 86c. CORN No 2 yellow 50 5c, No 6 yellow 49 30c.

Toledo

Burton Forecast Nomination Seen In Cleveland Race

Cleveland Oct 3 A vote tally built around Mayor Harold H. Burton seeking a third term. Observers favored Burton to win the nomination as he faced opponents John Bonnell Republican William C. Dix Adam Damm Democrats and Yetta Land Communist candidate garnering votes from observers.

Cleveland Harold H. Burton Hucal John Bo’ Nell William C. Dix Adam Damm Yetta Land Communist Party Cadidate

District Superintendent to Address Elyria Church Event

Elder Mack E. Jonas district superintendent of the Cleveland Church of God in Christ will speak at the Elyria church at 15 Woodford Ave at 8 PM on Wednesday.

Mack E. Jonas Distri Clevelan God In Christ Elyria God Christ Woodford Ave

Police return seized boys to parents over tavern damage

Police handed two seven year old boys back to their parents yesterday after they damaged an electric ail at the Empire Tavern. Authorities instructed the parents to cover the damage costs.

Empire Tavern

Potatoes Stolen From Barn on South Middle Avenue

Mrs. Joseph Carter reported to police and sheriff that 23 bushels of potatoes were stolen from her barn last night. She said they planned to market the potatoes today.

Joseph Carter South Middle Avenue Polic Sheriff

Burglary Report At 4 Kenyon Avenue

William Bridgett told police that boys near 4 Kenyon Avenue broke into a vacant house about a week ago and stole turpentine. Last night while he and his brother in law Norman Stark were working inside, someone disconnected the ignition wires of their cars.

William Bridgett Kenyon Avenue Norman Stark

Wayne James fined for intoxication at arraignment

Wayne James, 22, of Grafton, was fined $5 and costs yesterday after arraignment before Justice Preston L. Coon on a charge of intoxication filed by his mother. He was arrested September 30.

Wayne James Grafton Preston L. Coon

Beauty Tips for a Slim Waist by a Reader

A 15 year old asks if she is overweight and how to reduce measurements. The response says she is not overweight and compliments slim hips while noting a slightly large waist. Suggests a morning stretching exercise to slim the waist and describes a twist and bend routine. Mentions that in northwest Japan snow can reach 20 feet deep.

Jean T Northwest Japan

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