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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1927
Page
3
Lawrence Webber found her husband’s car missing from the garage this morning. Police were notified and a search is underway for a blue 1925 Nash touring car bearing license A-97194 that had not been touched.
The world’s only flying lion named Leo accompanied Martin Jensen, a Dole flier, on a California to New York non stop flight. Leo represents a motion picture company and rode as a passenger today in San Diego California.
Miss Leona Marie Esch, director of the Cleveland association for criminal justice, becomes the first woman named to the Ohio State Bar Association legislative committee. Appointment announced by Charles B Hunt, president. Committee members include Herbert Shaffer Cincinnati Hector B Young Marion Harry La Conn Columbus William J Meyer Portsmouth Edward C Seke Dover Frank E Calkins Toledo R L Vandemark Elsha and L L Guarnirie Warren.
Local briefs note Justice St George hosting sheriff and prosecutor guests at a Vermilion restaurant banquet. Other items cover minor injuries from a machine strike on Second Street, a fractured ankle from a fall in Elyria, arrests for statutory charge and mortgage fraud, a divorce filing, two cars stolen from Elyria area, and population notes on Somerset and Smelsonville political and wildlife activity.
Murray Ridge records a flurry of social calls and visits across town. A P Grills of Toledo spent Friday with Art and Rose Fesler and Mrs Eugene Sites. Pearl Eppley and Ruth Hunger visited in Oberlin. Adolph Scho of Detroit stayed with Aunt Mrs Ed Powell. The Murray Ridge Symphony performed at Baptist Church Wellington, and local families from Elyria La Grange Grafton Huron and Berea hosted relatives and friends throughout the week.
A sequence of social calls and visits in Elysia, Lorain, Amherst, and surrounding areas. Residents including C Corfman, Henry and Elizabeth Ernst, John Delfield, Edwin Shubert, Lewis Smegelbers, and others host or greet guests through mid September. Events include dinners, club meetings, and a Wiener Toast hosted by the DDN Club at Middle Ridge with attendees from Lorain, Elyria, and nearby towns.
Oberlin Road notes from September 17 describe Mrs Carl Hansen hosting her parents Mr and Mrs Tf A Tucker of New London. Miss Pearl Klaper visited Aunt Mrs RF. Clark. Mrs Butler retired to Ft Wayne after months with Mrs Morri Case and nephew Glenn Fobbs. Mrs Dan Dudley and Aunt Mrs W Christy attended the National Relief Corps convention in Grand Rapids. Campbell of Elyria and Cyril Hart of Amherst joined. Henry Hulbert and his young daughter from New London visited.
Week end guests included Mr and Mrs Fred How er and others visiting their uncle Harvey Bassman in Cleveland. Mrs Gar McRoberts and son Ward returned from Detroit area after visiting friends. Mr and Mrs Frank Wellehia Titner Sugar Ridge and Mrs Ben Dudiew of Weer Russa visited Mr and Mrs BD J Campbell. William Weller in Rome after weeks in Pe t o ski. Henriet Tucker of Nor walk stayed with sister Mrs Carl Hansen. A mad dog halted activity Friday as it approached Charles Raedes’ property. Oberla officers were called and subdued the animal.
Rochester news column reports visitors and residents from Mrs E A Gariss. Highlights include Mr Robert Black visiting from Learsbore, Mrs F A Black and daughter Peggy returning home, and several local families hosting guests. A spring storm caused a barn fire near New rimer. multiple households mention travel, visits, and community events with names such as H Stebbins Coffin W N, Frank Wight, R J Have, and A Beardere. The Cats Club hosts a pot luck dinner as September Town events continue.
Real estate transfers list several property allotments and sublets. Names include Michael Seafanek Tekla Na corka and Grace W Wearhtenoors connected to a Portsmouth death case for patronage after Dr Fred Vachtenoors was killed last August.
Miss Beatrice Townsend, a New Orleans school teacher, flew last June and soon traveled to Lambert Field in St. Louis for intensive aviation training in flying and mechanics. She now holds a pilot's license, hopes to own a plane, and has applied for a pilot position with the civil mail service between New Orleans and Atlanta.
Alternes General Vaward Turner will be the printing Yorpab speaker when Marion Republicans gather on September for a pre election campaign meeting.
Delaware Theta Upsilon, a national sorority, recorded the highest scholastic rating at Ohio Wesleyan University for the second semester of 1926 27 according to newly available figures.
A local Colson Co supplied seven thousand dollars worth of equipment for Chicago Memorial Hospital, the second largest city’s hospital, erected this year. The purchase accounts for twenty percent of standard equipment spending. J R Mannix, superintendent of Flysha Memorial Hospital, notes the Colson line includes food carts, stretcher carts, wheelchairs, and filing decalers.
Markets in Cleveland show oats steady and butter unchanged with 180-lb sacks at 3.75 and round whites at 3.59 while livestock prices dip slightly. Hogs range 9.50 to 12.10 per hundredweight, cattle steadies, sheep lower. Chicago quotes list butter eggs and produce values for Sept 17. Toledo and Minneapolis grain and feed prices noted with regional fluctuations.
Oberlin and Cleveland visitors noted with names of residents. Mrs Craine Ireneva Rasar Oberling sister Fidav Mrs Eblinore Wiley return to Cleveland after Oberlin stay. Sarah Bosworth returns from Detroit. Firet Methodist rally planned at Mrs J T Hoanderson home with out of town speaker. Ladies Aid First Baptist to meet Sept 21. Farm Womens club Russia township to meet at Grange hall Sept 21. TY M club to meet Sept 19 at Mildred Prince home. American Legion auxiliary meets Sept 20. Mrs T BR Grant and Ruth return from New York and Long Island with Niagara Falls stop en route.
Amherst residents share a busy period of calls and gatherings. Oberlin guests William and Marguerite Greber hosted a six o'clock dinner for local and California visitors, amid a stream of shop visits, neighborhood calls, and afternoon social calls across Amherst Lorain Elyria and Oberlin.
Sullivan Sept 17 The WW Cc TV held its last meeting with Mrs Claude Arndt with a good number in attendance officers were elected for the coming year Mrs Ettie Cole president Mrs Frances Langford vice president Mrs Zula Arndt secretary Mrs Lottie Brillmart assistant secretary Mrs Maude Eaton treasurer Meeting to be held October 11 at the home of Mrs Arthur Thompson Alan Snively found not guilty of charges at homecoming time Mr and Mrs Hildreth Ellert and two youngest children spent a week with relatives in Warren Eagleville and Pierpoint Ohio The two children stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs Dudley Finkle Mr and Mrs Carl Thompson Louisville Kentucky spent a few days with Arthur Thompson and family Mrs Gus Geanol visiting Detroit Coleman Mr and Mrs Charles Cowie Mr and Mrs John Arndt New London left for two weeks in Kent County Michigan Mrs Ida Rogers shopped in Bivria Paul Immel and Miss Mary McQuate Wellington callers at H B Immel home Rev Dannenberg invites friends to see Chinese outsels The family wore Chinese clothes Chinese tea and cookies served Rev Dannenberg and family spent eleven years in China The Christian churches of Ashland county held an all day conference at the Christian church Ladies served dinner and supper Clinton Holbrook and sons Herman and Earl visited Mrs Holbrook and daughter in Samarian hospital Helen Christene Miss James Smith leased the filling station at McQuillan corners Polk and Cleveland roads and will take possession He serves hot lunches also Mr and Mrs E Forney Homerville visited Ganard Fast Thursday Westley Lindon in an uster accident last week with chest and arm injuries treated by Dr Marquette
Mr and Mrs Paul Shick relocate to Ashland to be nearer to Mr Shick s place of work.
Homer Langton of Akron and a friend spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs George Langton. Mrs George Beese chaired Division No 2 of the Ladies Ald sorority. Miss Laurabell Stoughton elected secretary. Mrs Westcott treasurer. Next meeting Sept 27 at Mrs McMilan's. Various local updates: Dick Myers and Henry Jackson Wade Johnson recovering from bronchial trouble. Edith White and Mrs Mary Westcott to Berea. Ella Smith visiting Mrs Harvey Lewis. Mrs Caley and daughter Helen visited Mrs Hecke. Andrew Myers returned from Huntington. Mrs William Reese visited Youngstown. Rowland Morris injured at Lorain steel mill. Mrs Dorothy Johnson of Lima fined for DWI and not driving one year. Marysville wheat sowing three weeks late. Louie Reese family expecting later due to corn gathering delays.
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