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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1938
Page
1
President Roosevelt’s three man rail committee urged expeditious and economical reorganization of the $26 record railway industry under a special tribunal. The panel headed by Walter M. W. Splawn favors voluntary restructuring and avoids forced consolidations while addressing immediate problems.
Loyalists at Hendaye reinforce lines on the French Spanish frontier after four weeks of defeats. They establish a new cabinet in Lerida and Barcelona led by Sparredsh Jabor umone, vowing to fight the civil war to the bitter end. Nationalist reports say the Tortosa drive has slowed due to weather and cautious tactics.
Elyria and Lorain County school system received 343,426.17 from the state public school fund yesterday afternoon. The checks cover the final quarterly distribution for 1937, with half paid earlier and no 1938 first quarter cash yet received. Certificates were issued showing the due amount and boards could borrow on them. Elyria district received 22,296 and the county system 81,030.17, with district totals including Avon 1,375.71 Avon Lake 1,510.7 Brighton Township 1,400.63 Brownhelm 1,368 Camden 1,196.17 Clearview Rural 5,895.74 Columbia 1,199.56 East Carlisle Rural 920.46 Eaton 1,596.69 Elyria Township 875.48 Grafton Township 1,132.14 Grafton Village 1,281.78 Henrietta 1,156.59 Huntington 586.03. (Continued on Page 2)
The forecast calls for rain and warmer conditions tonight followed by snow and a drop in temperatures on Thursday. A high pressure system centered over Manitoba covers Canada and the northern United States while a western low moves toward Kansas bringing heavy snow eastward from Wyoming to the Great Lakes region and rain in the lower Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley. Warmth persists in the southern plains and lower Mississippi Valley while cooler air settles over the Rockies and central/northern plains.
Three boys from Lorain County Blyma, Lorain, and Carlisle townships were chosen to travel to Washington as representatives of the county in the annual Safety Patrol pilgrimage. James Scardmough, 13, Robert Shepherd, 14, and Francie Devlin, 14, will leave May 8 with a group from Cleveland Auto Club affiliates and tour Washington landmarks before a Constitution Avenue parade with government officials.
County crews in Engineer Harry Dunham's department spread cinders at dangerous highway spots to improve travel as Winter returns with heavy snowfall unseen since late November. Three trucks began distributing the material along curves and grades early today.
WT Roberts of Bridgeport a labor member of the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission will speak tomorrow night at an Elyria Central Labor Union educational meeting. The open public session at 7 30 pm in the YM YL C Hall marks the first in a series. Roberts will discuss Unemployment Insurance and is noted for labor legislative work in Belmont County and eight years as a state representative. He was appointed to a six year term on the commission by Governor Davey when it was created in 1937.
Washington April 6 CP Failure of administration readers to organize opposition to the revised general tax bill today indicated an early victory for the conservative Senate Finance Committee. Chairman Pat Harrison D Miss will call up the bill for consideration this afternoon with possible delays from the war department supply bill. Administration supporters said no effort had been made to organize a drive to restore the undisbursed profile tax eliminated from the House bill. Barkley predicted debate might end in four days, though many expect longer. Time-consuming debate is certain on broadened No. 2 proposals.
Elyria announces a three week spring cleanup for areas east of the east branch of Black River beginning April 14. Service Director I. D. Faxon urges residents to place winter refuse at the curb by Monday morning, excluding ashes, in containers for four city crews to collect. Those east of the river should start April 14, with west areas delayed to April 24.
A night fire destroyed the old Knicker building in downtown Portsmouth. Fire Chief Robert Leedon put damage at 75000 dollars, with unofficial estimates up to 230000. Thirty six Portsmouth firefighters plus recruits from New Boston and South Webster Ohio and Vanceburg Kentucky fought the blaze for hours, with several shops and offices on the first floor and the Y M C A and Interstate Business College on upper floors. John Redden was cut by falling glass. Traffic on Chillicothe Gallia and Sixth streets was halted for hours and utilities were out in the district.
Columbus D April seek Frank T. Brothers aged 50, former head of the conservation division accounting section, died today from a lung ailment. He had been paroled in January from the London prison farm where he served time beginning June 1936 for embezzling $15,000 in state funds.
Elyria Rotary Club marked its twentieth anniversary with a review of two decades of activity. Members and guests heard messages from charter members and local leaders and listened to Gene Carr of WGAR discuss progress in radio and other fields, including aviation and highway building. A long list of notable past meetings was recalled, with singing, orchestral solos, and floral tributes enhancing the celebration at the Elks’ Restaurant.
The Chronicle Telegram reports the body of Perry Koplin, owner of a Lodi Street drug store, was found near Linwood Beach in a field at the Vermilion River bottom near Jerusalem Road and Sunnyside Drive. He disappeared Tuesday afternoon after going fishing around 1:30. The sheriff's department was alerted and recovered the body this afternoon.
Lorain County coroner verdict finds Otis C. Thorn 55 of 36 Samuel Street died by accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. Found by wife Margaret and son Robert in garage at about 10 45 p m after he repaired car exhaust. car running and garage doors closed. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 pm from Taylor Funeral Home with Rev Brunt Tron officiating. Burial in Brookdale Cemetery. Survived by widow, son, a daughter Dorothy Englebry of Vermilion, sister Mrs W E Hammond and brother Forest of Cambridge Ohio.
A westward blizzard blankets northern Ohio with one to five inches of snow. Toledo reports five inches and temporary halt to air and lake traffic while Cleveland Ashland Canton Port Clinton register two inches. Temperatures near 29 degrees raise no immediate crop fears for Northwestern Ohio fruit growers. A small group seeking shelter breaks into Toledo City Relief Headquarters but remains orderly.
Washington reports that a $200,000,000 expansion plan for the Panama Canal is substituted for plans to build a billion dollar canal across Nicaragua. Four administration agencies told the House Merchant Marine Committee that the Central American route is not economically advisable now and its defense value is not worth the cost. President Roosevelt and the Budget Bureau reportedly oppose such a large undertaking amid current economic conditions and call for thorough research first.
President Roosevelt is urged by Mrs. Eleanor Patterson editor of the Washington Herald and Washington Times to speak to allay the fear of the President that she says depresses industry. She calls for administrative silence and a constructive plan to restore peace and secure profits, urging him to address Congress promptly to remove the fear.
A severe April snowstorm sweeps across the north central United States with heavy gusts and widespread travel disruption. Snow totals include 14 inches at Lander Wyoming and significant accumulations in Huron South Dakota, Charles City Iowa, Rapid City South Dakota, and Rockford Illinois as planes ground and railroads slow.
TOKYO April 6 A foreign office spokesman reiterated that Russia did not deny assisting China with military aid while acknowledging new information. He said Moscow would follow up on definite information and stressed no apology to Japan would suffice. The denial counters Japanese claims that Soviet arms fliers and military tech aided China since the war began.
Elyria today received 7220 dollars as its share of the state's quarterly liquor license revenue distribution. The total state distribution is 1444415 dollars for the quarter, Lorain City will receive 923063 dollars.
Growers in Elyria and Lorain County assess potential damage from recent cold snap after several days of warm weather. Some sweet cherry buds show possible injury but many expect clarity after a day or two of thaw. Experts note low risk before Monday night when temperatures fell to about 23 degrees, leaving growers unsure about the extent of harm.
Service Director I. D. Faxon lamented the fresh snowfall that covered recently cleaned streets. The city must once more spread cinders on intersections, delaying efforts to restore clear roads after Winter’s dirt had been swept away.
The Elyria Home for the Aged received a garden tractor with a snowplow. Superintendent Karl Meister ordered the unit for winter use but joked about storing it for summer. Snow covered the campus paths and within minutes the plow cleared the walks after an emergency call.
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