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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1933
Page
7
Police report two garages on Broad Street were entered last night. J R Dall Motor Company was forced open and cash in a desk drawer stolen. Leo Meyer’s garage sustained a rear window break and a door forced but burglars fled before opening the safe. Detective Sweet noted tools and a hammer at the scene but left no fingerprints.
Elyria Chamber of Commerce directors back 12 of 18 national Chamber referenda questions on transportation. They oppose six items and support measures on water transportation, vehicle standards, fuel tax, licensing, intrastate carrier rules, rates fairness, financial responsibility, hours of service, interstate regulation, and delegation to state boards amid unresolved eartha: text and section 340 of the Trzzecccm-.
Congress regards the Transportation Act of 1920 as a declaration of the public importance of major transportation forms. It states no preference for rail or water transport over highway systems and emphasizes balanced national transportation needs.
Four boys aged 13 to 16 and their parents were ordered to report to police headquarters after Halloween celebrators damaged a display case at Frank Day's studio on Middle Avenue. Serg. Arthur Hurd caught the youths, who admitted they opened the case and destroyed the photographs.
Lorain county common pleas courts will hear 40 divorce cases next week under new bar rules designating the last week of each month for divorce matters. Assignment Commissioner Charles Heiman arranged the docket. One petit jury will try cases in Judge A R Webber's court, with the grand jury also in session. Divorce matters and other equity cases go before Judge W B Thompson.
Martins Ferry Ohio Oct 26 two suspects questioned in the slaying of Benjamin Oliver 57 former Yorkville mayor who was shot in the back as a car passed his store Wednesday night Oliver who served two mayoral terms until 1931 was not convicted in a prior federal liquor conspiracy indictment two years earlier at Steubenville suspects were arrested later at Bridgeport
Police were asked to locate two men who robbed a gas station on 3st street and Grove avenue South Lorain at 3 am and fled in a car with license 268 102. One suspect was about 35, 160 pounds. the other about 30, 125 pounds.
In Elyria court notes, Charles Shepard sues John and Brones Site to foreclose Elyria property to satisfy a $1150 auto accident judgment from February 1931. O Wilford sues Mae Wilford on gross cruelty grounds. Mark G Ushkiein seeks divorce from Leo on gross neglect and ermeny, a 1913 marriage with five children. Martin Zadorozny seeks divorce from Edna on gross neglect. Rosa B Gordon sues David Glassgold for $10000, settled and dismissed yesterday.
Ekoria Memorial Hospital earns praise from Fire Inspector Beebe for superior fire protection and maintenance. The report notes excellent condition with almost nothing to criticize and urges continued vigilance to maintain safety standards.
In Oberlin on October 27 Sacred Heart Church hosts a Hallowe'en costume party for children in the Parish hall with Elizabeth and Theresa Dietz as organizers. An adults party at Cascade pavilion in Elyria benefits the church, hosted by the O E A club and church members.
The Oberlin Business Men's Club will meet tomorrow evening to discuss proposed state constitutional amendments on the November ballot. Speakers include Erwin Worcester addressing the ten mill tax levy limit, another member presenting the old age pension measure, and J F Shreiner on the county home rule amendment. County Home Superintendent Baus may attend to discuss county relief as it relates to the pension proposal, with J C George, Chronicle Telegram city editor, present to speak on the Federal Twenty Highway Association activities.
Oberlin Alumni and faculty attending the Northeast Ohio Teachers Association convention in Cleveland will be invited to a noon luncheon in the Rainbow Room of the Hotel Carter. Dr. Joel B. Hayden will speak, as Oberlin trustee and Western Reserve Academy headmaster. Students gain a free day on Saturday October 28 with tentative Oberlin-Case trip plans if enough students wish to go.
Missionary societies of the Methodist church heard Luella Evelsiver of Cleveland discuss the West Side Community House and Deaconess Training School. Brief items note Legion Auxiliary, children's story hour, chicken dinner, Kouple Klub gathering, and various local residents traveling, illness, or academic honors.
In a brief local note, Mrs. C. W. Oakley reports a peach tree at 325 East River Street in bloom, easing the sense of spring despite cool weather. A companion line quotes a husband noting a physician’s remark that women require more sleep than men.
Chronicle-Telegram reports there will be no admission fee for the P T A party tonight in Carlisle and refreshments will be provided at no cost.
After a summer of intensive work, Four-H Club members in Lorain County are learning grades on their 1933 projects. Mating of grades to members has begun at the county agricultural extension service offices, with expected completion by November 1 or shortly thereafter. Over 725 youths enrolled in Four-H activities last season, tackling clothing, poultry, dairy, nutrition, potato growing, rabbit raising, and gardening, with season exhibits across the county.
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Guilmette of West River Street died at Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon. Funeral arrangements at Sudro Funeral Home with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Robert Miller, horse trainer, 540 Third Street, died this morning. Funeral at Sudro Funeral Home Saturday at 10 A.M. with burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Pauline E. Zamour, 23, of 130 Rush Street, died last evening. Survived by husband Stanley and three children. parents Virgil and Mrs. Ellis, siblings listed. Nelson Lawrence Wakeman, 66, died after an auto accident. Survived by widow Efie and six children. funeral Saturday at 2 P.M. from the Wakeman home with burial in Wakeman Cemetery.
The Carlisle Citizens Welfare League hosts a candidates fall festival on Saturday October 28 starting at ten in the morning and running through the afternoon. The item includes a note on local commerce and bargaining practices as an anecdote from a regional market.
The Lorain County Reserve Officers Club discussed plans for future meetings to be held at the National Guard Armory in Elyria. President B L Hukili presided and Sergt Leo R Womack of the local National Guard unit will speak on Customs and Courtesy of the Army at the next meeting.
Washington October 26 IUP J Henry Ford risks loss of government orders for army motorization gear as war department officers report no contracts to Ford while he refuses to display the Blue Eagle. Ford dealers submitted bids, NRA says his code applies though he did not sign. Ford must sign a compliance certificate to display the Eagle. NRA officials welcomed the department's stance and the public buying push, despite Ford's stance on government involvement. Propaganda is the moral sustenance of Soviet Russia.
Cleveland markets show Butter at 23c per lb in tubs and eggs with current receipts 20c. Poultry listings include colored fowl and Leghorns with various weights and prices. Potatoes ranged by variety with several regional deltas. Toledo and Chicago market notes cite cattle, calves, sheep, and hog movements plus grain futures. Local homegrown items cover beans carrots cukes mushrooms radishes and tomatoes with assorted prices and basket sizes.
The discussion centered on the gasoline tax as a praised levy. A speaker recalled paying about 75 dollars yearly, noting the tax is paid gradually and hardly missed. C C Stolzenburg opened the meeting and introduced Carl Curtis, the Republican mayoral candidate, with other candidates following.
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