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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1933
Page
3
Reports from Dr. H R O'Brien and Dr. H G Southard warn that lethargic encephalitis, a brain affecting illness causing prolonged sleep, has already existed in Ohio for 15 years and reached epidemic levels in Missouri. Twenty four cases have been officially reported in Ohio this year, with high death rates and no satisfactory treatment.
Police Chief E J Stankard warned Elyria of a crackdown on home brew makers and sellers. He said officers will arrest offenders to protect licensed dealers and enforce taxes, framing the move as fair competition.
Multiple obituaries and death notices from Cleveland area papers. Katherine Brandeau, nurse born in Amherst, dies at City Hospital after nursing in Elyria. four nieces listed. Mrs. Henrietta Johnson dies in Elyria at 78. Avon Lake life noted. Joseph Edward Kowaleski dies at home at 23 after illness. services planned at Dry Cross Church. The interwoven notices include funeral details, family relations, and a brief cultural note on the term Socialism.
Herbert Hrawley south of Wellington reported an attempted burglary after midnight Saturday but the intruder fled. Deputies Samuel Provenza and William Holst searched the area without locating anyone. Walter Woods of Cleveland pleaded not guilty to a concealed weapon charge after police found a revolver and seven rounds during a 3:45 am arrest on Lake Avenue near High Street. He faces trial today. A man named Fred Loos faced intoxication charges and was fined five dollars plus costs.
Ohio State University extension specialist Virgil Overholt will visit Lora County Thursday to study fruit and vegetable storage issues, advise growers on suitable storage facilities, and answer questions. The aim is to provide concrete recommendations and address growers concerns.
A fragmented report from the September term court notes a docket print request and pending cases. Judge WLR Thouip presides with several accused, including a murder case involving Grace and testimony from Provocutor J. Fo Marpny. The Union of South Africa document mentions $00,000 Latch and related financials.
Swanee Earl Chamberlain a World War hero and veteran racing driver will begin a four o clock Friday drive in Elyria to set a new world record for continuous driving. He will drive a white Ford coach handcuffed to the wheel with motor and radiator sealed and will choose the oil and lube before starting amid Elyria street scenes over the next few days.
In Portland Maine voters cast ballots on ratification of the 21st amendment ending prohibition. The dry status that has lasted since 1851 faces repeal as the measure heads to outcome.
Henry Ford returns to Detroit and holds talks with officials from his last motor car company. He had concealed himself from reporters by riding in a canvas covered trailer from his mountain retreat in Marquette, and later emerged with Mrs. Ford at West Branch before joining a car with Ford’s vacation club members.
The district opened last Monday with 143 students enrolled but delayed start due to financial uncertainty. The budget is reduced by last year’s salary cuts and service curtailments, with kindergarten elimination and a reduction of 14 teachers from the previous year. Total staff reaches 146 including the superintendent and school nurse.
Local notes reveal Oberlin gathering on Thursday September 14 at Mrs. Frank W on South Main with officer elections. Regular men's relief event set for Friday September 13 in Legion rooms Lorain. Mentions visitors from Grand Rapids Michigan and various residents attending dinners and social calls around East College and South Main areas.
Announcement from Oberlin Ohio reports the marriage of Mrs. Cor a Wilcox formerly of Oberlin to Rufus from Pittsfield. The ceremony occurred on Thursday at Elm Grove West Virginia with her daughter present. Afterward the couple hosted neighbors at home for a belting and simple refreshments. The couple plans to live on Rufus Pittsfield farm in the northeast township.
The notice outlines freshman week activities beginning Monday with a program of exams and orientation led by staff and officers. Students will meet the public and welcome callers on September 21, though several words appear garbled or missing.
The Vic club lists events for the coming week including defense practice sessions and meetings. A Wednesday evening gathering is planned with an officer group and a special dinner. The Ta Me Grand Circle of the Vine Rebekah Lodge will host activities at East 2. Tain street, with details to be announced.
Cleveland reports rising enthusiasm for the steel code and NRA favors, with Steel noting a freer market amid price extensions into the fourth quarter. Composite steel at 31.23, finished steel 48.30, scrap 11. output down in many districts, Pittsburgh 35, Chicago 45, Cleveland 56.
The Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees gains full recognition as arbitration machinery is set up for wages and working conditions. Mayor Miller lauds the effort to avoid a transit tie up and notes cooperation between union and company after an eight year unrest following the 1825 court ruling.
Judge A. R. Webber told a Warren audience of Comperance workers and a later summit crowd that the nation is awakening to the evils posed by non-temperance elements. He warned Americans will not sit by as moral gains slip away.
Elyria residents battled three small fires over the weekend with limited damage. A burner defect caused a blaze at R A Green’s home at 4 Frank Court injuring Mrs Green slightly. A waste sawdust fire at Perry Fays plant was confined to the origin and took 50 minutes to control. The third fire at Glenn Seeley’s home 319 East Avenue was extinguished by occupants and cause undetermined.
Police search for a man alleged to have slashed Abraham Brown, 25, operator of an Oberlin road pool room, during a quarrel at 6:45 p m. Brown was taken to Memorial hospital in serious condition. He said the attacker backed him into a corner, then attacked with a knife after a disputed friendly wrestling match days earlier. Brown’s brother chased the assailant who fled to the river and likely crossed to Oberlin, where he once lived.
A motion to transfer the $50,600 libel suit of M. F. Peer against Samuel Horvitz and David Gibson of the Lorain Journal from Lorain county to another county will be heard in common pleas court next Monday. The two week trial ended with a jury disagreement. Peer says publicity would prevent a fair trial in this county over an old Journal publication calling him a rum king.
Nineteen annual 4-H Club Congress opens at Ohio State University on September 18. Lorain County plans up to four delegates with private sponsors covering travel. Wellington American Legion and Lorain County Farm Bureau will fund two delegates, two more awaiting arrangements. Five day congress expects about 2590 youths and 115 leaders, housed in university dormitories with sessions in college laboratories and lecture rooms.
Police vote on two pension trustees to serve for the coming year. Present trustees are Sergeants Arthur Hard and Curtis Hamlin.
Market steadies with mixed dairy and poultry notes. eggs firm for eating, Leghorn fowl and broilers rise slightly. turkeys and ducks noted. In Cleveland, cattle steady to 25 cents lower after a slow Monday run. hogs 11,000 head, market steady with good demand. wheat, corn and flour prices listed. New Jersey No.1 potatoes around $2.50 per 100 pounds, Idaho tuss¢et rural at $2.60-4.05 per hundredweight.
Lorain county women will see a county extension service program this fall and winter focused on food and clothing. Five sewing machine clinics just completed lead into candy making schools with Ohio State specialist guidance. The clothing project begins November 16 with Eunice Teal replacing Bertha Baker Everhart. A December 7 cleaning and pressing session precedes home accounts schooling December 9. Major food projects start January 4 with nutrition leaders, and a January 17 summary on home accounting.
The Secretary of Agriculture will not permit hog purchases under the Agricultural Adjustment Act without prior shipment permission from an authorized processor. New permits must be written and issued only to original owners of hogs. Minimum sow weight lowered from 275 to 240 pounds. Lorain County farmers should contact one of three authorized Cleveland processors: Lake Erie Provision, Theurer Norton Provision, or Armour and Company.
Two Perry Ohio youths aged 15 and 16 were stopped by detective Wibber of the New York Central Railroad on a Saturday night when found with a loaded revolver, flashlights and tape. They were held until parents were summoned as they claimed intent to ride a freight train toward Missouri. The remark about old age adds a melancholy note to the report.
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