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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1939
Page
7
Elyria plans a physical inspection of hundreds of public school children tomorrow under City Health Commissioner Dr. G. E. French. Kindergarten and grades one, two, four, and six will be examined for throat ears and chest. Parents will be notified to seek corrections with family physicians. Eve exams will follow by nurse Mabel Ellis but not at this time.
Oberlin College students began a search for an elephant to lead the 190 Oberlin Republican Mock Political Convention parade slated May 9 and 10 1940. The campus voted for Republicans 713 of 1401 votes with Democrats 574 and Progressives 11. The 1936 event lost an elephant when the circus folded in Cleveland and since 1936 the Cleveland Zoo has housed an elephant. Negotiations with the Zoo are anticipated to secure the animal for the mile long parade. The mock convention officers are Dick Davis Edward Kempner Dave Anderegg and Fred Fairfield all seniors.
Police report two juveniles arrested over the weekend for reckless driving are ordered to appear in police court tomorrow with their parents. Police Chief E. J. Stankard said one teen crowded a city bus into the curb on Harwood street after midnight Saturday. The other was cited for speeding 60 miles an hour on West avenue.
Ror Becker of R D 2 Eizria was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Joseph Q Petro after Becker and Cari Fey of 211 Spruce Sheet played around and fell through a front window of Evria Furniture Co on Broad Street. Police reported Becker had been drinking.
Claire Albert sues Stuard Hunt of Lorain for 10,000 after a collision on Lake Road near Vermilion on July 1. Roy S. Coates of Wellington, freed from county jail after contempt, must pay 15 immediately and continue five more. Mary Jane Bran seeks divorce from David Bran on cruelty grounds. Ellen S. Beckwith sues to quiet Avon Lake property title. Several divorces dismissed. an injunction blocks county taxing officials over 500 assessments on three Keller lots valued at 1500.
The Elyria Central Labor Union endorsed a three mill levy for schools and opposed a proposed state board of education amendment. The union did not act on other issues, leaving decisions to individual voters.
A representative from a major tobacco company will speak at the Elvins Rotary Club luncheon at the Elks Restaurant tomorrow on Tobacco from a Weed to an Industry. Dan B. Symons will discuss the county fairgrounds purchase bond issue. Dr. Mark Willis announced Halloween committee members Harlie Stevick Burton Ohlemacher and C. W Hodgson.
K. A. Ericsson of 411 Lith Street was arrested on a reckless driving charge after his car struck a parked vehicle in front of 403 West Avenue. The owner, Thomas Oliver of 240 Winckles Street, sustained neck pain. Ericsson is to appear in court Thursday, police said.
Elyria firemen responded to a report of grass fire near Glen Rogers Motors Inc at 112 East Bridge Street. They found no fire atop arrival and the call was ruled a false alarm. The dispatch followed unusual reports, while another item notes German sources publicizing attempts to ship merchandise to Brazil via a neutral country.
Washington October 3 The House faces a tight vote on repealing the arms embargo as administration allies and isolationists push for a repeal while predicting a close result. Rules panel meets to set debate and possible conference with the Senate as adjournment looms.
The German American mixed claims commission announced awards totaling 50 million dollars to 153 American and Canadian claimants for damages from the Black Tom and Kingsland explosions just before the US entered World War I. Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts, the umpire, approved the awards and noted 21,157,227.01 dollars plus 3 percent interest over 20 years. The German government had attempted to quash the proceedings via a note to Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
Carl Nommesen aged 23 of Cleveland is licensed as a subordinate engineer and Ruth Daie aged 23 from Russia township is also licensed.
A list of hospital admissions and discharges names multiple residents by street and city, including Mrs. William Borac, Airs. Chester Fulton, Chris Youngless, Edna Thompson, Mrs. Nell Reichard, Harisa Chapman, Mrs. Leslie Bowman, Marion Gossman, Mrs. Joe Kerekes, Airs. Fuul Kahoxsxt1, Georgine Kralizewski, Nat Townsend, Larry Fogel Jr, Harlan Chapman, Ciri Fev, Angelo Pena, James Cook, Mrs. Lelan Leser, Mrs. Edward Frye, Mrs. Don Pankoff and babies, Mrs. Merritt Thatcher and baby, Dwight Burr, Robert Lee, Mrs. Nettie Reichard, Mrs. Joseph Guggenbiller, Mrs. Avon, Mrs. Tony Whirman, Paul Kerns, Mrs. Cyrial Moran and baby. A note mentions jewelry and other valuables moved to safe deposits in London since the war began.
Survivors from the Stonegate tell how the German pocket battleship Deutschland sank their ship and placed a prize crew of 30 to 40 men aboard the American freighter City Flint. The City of Flint tried to run the British blockade from Murmansk to a German port, then headed toward Europe. Stonegate crew were later transferred to the City of Flint and repatriated via Tromsö. they say they were treated well by both the Deutschland and the prize crew aboard the Flint.
Area clubs announce a full slate including the Men's Civic Club meeting at John Peters home on South Pleasant, the Literature Department of the Oberlin Women's club at 291 Elm, Nineteenth Century guest day at Oberlin Inn, and Halloween activities at Richman cottage. Community events include church receptions, a tea for Mr Washington at the Phill Wheatley Community Center, and various lodge, youth, and service group gatherings.
A meeting for Oberlin Phillis Wheatley Community Center is set for Tuesday at St Zion Baptist Church at 8:00 p m. A band concert by Stewart's orchestra runs 7 40 to 8 00 p m. Speakers include E H Wilkins president of Oberlin College and Forrester B Washington director at Atlanta University School of Social Sciences. Mr Washington is well known through
The annual Father and Son banquet of the First Church will be held Thursday evening November 2 at 6 15 in the James Brand House. The Boy Scout troop of the First Bar will be special guests. A live wire program for boys young and old will follow the banquet. This banquet is sponsored by the larmen's fellowship.
The American Legion Auxiliary hosts a Hallowe en party at Airs D L Simpson s home in Oberlin A weekend visit by Roscoe Collins from New York City to Oberlin precedes a San Francisco job start Mrs Nelson Nickel hosts a dinner honoring Roscoe Collins with guests including the Collins family Miss Marietta Stewart and Charles Alexander Others visit Oberlin area residents and Cleveland trips are noted including Delray Florida winter plans for Minnie Broadwell and relatives Final entries list local residents and weekend travel around Oberlin and nearby towns
The Pleasant Street Parent Teacher Association sponsors a game night in the auditorium on Thursday November 2. Attendees will enjoy various games, deer prizes, and refreshments. Cuba investigates several alleged government office frauds.
John Kachure of Lorain pleaded guilty to exhibiting gambling devices in a county case tied to four big slot machine operators. Common Pleas Judge Guy B Findley fined him 30 dollars. Kachure now works for National Tube Co. All four operators are serving penitentiary sentences for bribery.
The listing details baskets and pecks of vegetables and fruits from local growers. It notes apples, beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, cauliflower, lettuce, spinach, peas, potatoes, and onions with varied quantities and prices, plus dairy items and cattle market notes from Cleveland Produce and local vendors.
The Lorain County Bar Association adopted resolutions opposing two Bigelow amendments on the November 7 ballot. One amendment guarantees monthly incomes of 30 dollars for single seniors over 60 and 80 dollars for married couples, funded by a 2 percent real estate tax on properties valued at 20 000 dollars or more and an income tax. The other would reduce signers needed to initiate laws or constitutional changes and allow signatures to be gathered from large groups rather than a fixed per county quota.
Helsinki news release says all parliamentary groups stand united behind Finland's reply to the Soviet Union. The answer flatly refuses permission for Red Army bases on Finnish soil, signaling strong national resolve.
Building Inspector Hart Dickason reported issuance of a permit to Air and Mrs Addison Hewitt of 126 Harrison Street for a two story frame dwelling at 276 Hamilton Street. The six room house is estimated at 6750 dollars and will be built by Henry Hendrich as general contractor.
The notice lists live poultry categories with prices for hens, leghorns, springers, ducklings, geese, turkeys, and roosters by weight. Also included are potatoes from Ohio Pennsylvania and New York, with prices per 100 pounds and russet Burbank varieties.
A reader seeks affordable beauty advice after wasting money on an ineffective cream. An expert suggests rest, face washing, and relaxation to reduce lines. Separately, Jamaica seeks repayment on a $000 banana crop loan while France restricts public appearances and political broadcasts.
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