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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
6
Classified section lists rates for multiple insertion options, legal notices of divorce cases, real estate ads, job requests for waitress and stenographer, and help wanted. Includes names like Lena Bartlett and Harr York, addresses and payment terms, with warnings on responsibility for errors.
Beatrice Benson and Edward Confran appear in Lorain County Ohio court filings seeking divorce on grounds of neglect and cruelty. petitions request temporary and permanent relief as Beatrice seeks restoration of her maiden name Beatrice Benson and the court set hearings after November 1 1920 and November 29 1920 respectively.
Miss Rose Moriarty will address a Friday meeting at the Town Wall at 1 30 PM on the political scene and voter advice. The event, open to all voters, aims to organize a Women’s Republican club and uses sample ballots to illustrate proper marking to reduce voting mistakes.
After a decade of contention the water power development bill promises to unlock vast resources. The plan aims to replace millions of tons of coal annually by tapping fifty million horsepower of water power for industry and homes, reducing strain on coal and oil fields nationwide.
Oberlin alumni news reports the wedding of Miss Georgia Linn Brown of Lakewood to William A. Brown. They will reside in Chicago as both pursue studies at the University of Chicago this year. Also announced is the engagement of ex ’21 Beulah Zimmerman of Fremont Olive to Lawrence K. Carroll, a University of Wisconsin graduate.
Oberlin reports Bruce Baxter, class of 1916, former varsity debater and track athlete, accepted as chair of Bible and religious education at Mount Union College Alliance Ohio. He earned AB in 1916, studied theology, earned Bachelor of Divinity at Boston University, led Methodist broader work including YMCA and centenary movements, served as Y secretary at Camp Sherman and Oberlin during WWI.
Five new men join the Oberlin College Glee Club this year. They are Robert C. Wright Udell H. Stallings William E. Parkhill and Daniel Gurney. Gurney’s father was a famous bass singer. Leslie H. Jolire is admitted as pianist. he played for Wooster University last year. Seventeen old members return.
Oberlin announces start of interclass football Friday with freshmen versus sophomores. Freshmen expected to win title, last year’s class 192? won the championship. Junior-senior likely next Tuesday, then four class matchups until wheel completes twice. Dorothe Sploney to give readings Oct 9 and 12 in Finney chapel with The Alcestis and Hamlet.
Oberlin observer Prof H L Lutz of the economics department argues there will be no general fall in prices despite isolated declines in shirts collars autos and sugar He notes wholesale price reductions may boost sales briefly and cites job layoffs in mining plants with subsequent hiring at lower wages as part of a broader trend toward potential financial panic rather than a stable downturn.
Norwalk reports from Huron County Grand Jury proceedings and obituaries. Mrs. Jome Hyland, 85, longtime Clarksville Township resident, dies after 52 years at home. Marriages listed include Arthur Frankenfield Willard and Sylvia Raudeburh Africa at Tiffin Edmund Clough Sagveland and Paulna Mattaon Greenwich. World Series tickets and Elmer Smith reception in Milan. William Fishman of Toledo sought in $3,600 clothing store robbery. extradition fight noted. Fishman jailed in Missouri on separate charges.
Ashland Oct 6 Harry Magon 19 dies after running for a fly ball and stepping into traffic. Harold Schru er 17 suffers a leg injury as the accident involved an automobile. Police report details are partial and the incident occurred on a road near the city.
Fragmentary local items report a woman amputated after slipping while boarding a freight train near Erie. A motorcycle collision injures Ashland Eight freshman Clifford Siler. A 33 year old, Garst Welch of Loudaville, dies by self harm. J C Richards marries Lizzie Nichols in Charlotte Michigan. Walter Good confronts a burglar at his bike shop, naming Charles Hoseborough in police court.
An old advertisement promotes the Got It corn peeler claiming fast relief. It promises instant pain stop and easy removal of corns with a two minute application. Sold by E Lawrence & Co Chicago and carried by local Elyria drugstores.
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