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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
11
Fire Prevention Week observers in Elyria report a full week with no fires, marking the halfway point at noon yesterday and continuing to noon today. The last alarm was October 4 as officials aim for county and national competition honors. Last week had some fires but low losses, offering cautious optimism.
Division D of the Second Congregational church held its regular meeting with Mrs. Frank Page and Mrs. Clifford Squires as hostesses A 16 member and two guests birthday tureen dinner was served at 12 30 Plans were made for a family dinner Thursday October 18 Final arrangements for the Evelyn Schulz Memorial Dance were completed The dance will be at the American Legion hall on Wednesday evening October 31 The Kommands have just returned from a coastal engagement Ticket committee includes Hilda Mendelsohn Larene Schiff Daniel Schon J B Rassler and Albert Mason Proceeds will buy books for the Public Library
Edward Haslop of 147 Fairlawn avenue asked police to find his son Norman 17 who left for EG 10 school Monday and has not returned. A card sent to his mother Fr Wayne, Ind was received yesterday by police.
John Heary Lapp died suddenly at his home 1347 Reid avenue Lorain at 6 20 p m Tuesday aged eighty born in Huron and lived in Lorain county sixty years a farmer later ran a grocery on Broadway retired twenty five years ago survived by wife Mary and four cousins in Lorain funeral Friday at 2 p m from J Ford Thompson Funeral Home Sixth street with burial in Elm Wood cemetery
Five Elyria High School students Richards Bell Josephine Faulkner Betty Jackson Robert Lee and Oliver Townsend will compete Saturday in scholastic nominations tied to the sixth annual High School Day at Kennelny College. Other local students will attend without entering exams.
Held over for display at the American Legion Home daily from 2 to 10 PM. The exhibit titled Shadow of the Cross remains available for public viewing at the venue on We-25e, extending its run.
A 50,000 libel suit by M. F. Peer of Lorain against Samuel Horvitz and publisher David Gibson was postponed to Monday at the plaintiff attorney’s request due to the attorney’s wife illness. The trial, before Judge C. H. Huston, featured new evidence on Horvitz’s alleged ownership role and questioned the Journal’s corporate ownership versus a personal stake.
Blanche Howard filed for divorce from Elijah Howard of Davron on cross-need orders. They wed in 1924 and Common Pleas Judge Webber. Commissioners Ban Vagler were ordered to add 244 mere imau nes to the meeting.
The Sight Saving Council of Elyria hosts a dramatized program at St Pauls Evangelical Church to promote eye health. Jim Armitage leads the show with Nela Park selection, featuring exhibits and skits to highlight dangers to eyesight and the benefits of improved lighting.
An air circus will take place at Port Mills Lorain from October 12 to 17. The blimp Defender is expected to appear on at least three of the six days. The show runs daily from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. with events scattered throughout the week.
The piece notes a shift in attitudes toward work as a social obligation. It cites increased responsibility to engage in any form of labor, paid or unpaid, as a sign of dignity. It also records Eleanor Roosevelt on how women’s roles have broadened beyond housework and family duties.
Mrs. King declares that a defeat of the New Deal would pass to future generations “something more terrible than annihilation,” describing it as a form of Godless Communism and urging continued support.
Oberlin College hosts the Sixth Annual High School Day on October 13 drawing 1 600 students parents and teachers from Ohio and nearby states. 350 prize scholarships in ten subjects plus 125 in Conservatory music will be awarded to qualified seniors. a new science teachers' program is added with lectures by Dr Harry N Holmes and Prof Lloyd W Taylor.
Oberlin College schedules Open House for examination competitors and music contestants plus a late afternoon football game against Denison University. An all college bonfire and sing precedes a campus dance at Warner gymnasium and the Men's Building, with a theater program at the Apollo Theatre for rest and relaxation.
Announcement of Frances Zavodsky and Paul Revers marriage on October 4 at Whitefish Bay Wisconsin. Ceremony led by Rev Peter E Dietz. Couple to reside in Elyria where he will start a business. Mrs Revers worked in Dr Beattr’s office.
Free program for Prospect and Pleasant Street school children in fourth through sixth grade will feature the Several Marionettes. Two showings are scheduled Friday October 12 at 7 00 p m and 8 15 p m to accommodate all ages with older children urged to attend the later performance.
Reports say a serious automobile accident killed Foreign Minister Barthou as he rode to Marseille. Queen Marie mourns, Peter asks questions, while Paris plans a state funeral. Barthou’s body lies in state at the Quai d Orsay ahead of Notre Dame service.
George Makary, 63, of Stop 48 near Canton Avenue, was found dead in his home hanging by a rope tied to a clothes hook. Neighbor Mary Dobis alerted the sheriff’s deputies William Holst and Paul Chapman after discovering him. Makary appeared to have stepped off a chair. His body was taken to a Lorain undertaking establishment.
Local officials discussed moving school funding to state control starting January. Proposals include per-student payments of 47.50 for elementary and 65 for high school, with extra levies allowed. Revenue ideas cover gasoline diversion, income tax, personal property tax restoration, luxury tax, and a broad sales tax with safeguards. County auditor warned the 10 mill limit will strain finances. committees and economy measures were announced. The article notes immigrant French roots and population growth in Canada.
A dense market update lists prices for poultry, grains, livestock, and produce with figures across items like corn, wheat, potatoes, and butter. It includes cattle, calves, sheep and hog quotes, as well as regional dairy and produce market data and names of local officials and club speakers.
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