17 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1939
Page
1
A tornado struck Ranburn Alabama injuring more than 15 and destroying about 18 to 20 homes. Dr R Styles of Carrollton Clinic treated the injured as wind ripped through the town on April 17.
A Milan report states the body of inventor Thomas Edison will be brought to Milan for burial this summer. The Edison Memorial committee led by A. E. Myers plans a national park near the old Edison home with a floodlight globe. Mrs. Edison Hughes will dedicate a shrine at Milan for the late entrepreneur.
Cloudy with showers in eastern and northern Ohio tonight and likely Tuesday morning. Colder in the south and central tonight and cooler Tuesday. Heavy rainfall elsewhere in the central Mississippi and Ohio valleys has worsened flood conditions in southern Ohio, especially in the Scioto and Hocking rivers. Scioto at Columbus falls while the Scioto at Athens remains steady.
Residents in southern Ohio watched clouds as rains threatened to swell the Ohio River and tributaries. Cincinnati topped 52 feet with flash flood warnings. five deaths were reported in three states and hundreds evacuated as landslides and high water hit Portsmouth Ironton and nearby areas. Red Cross deployed workers and officials warned thousands could become homeless if rains continue.
In a running gun battle near Lauderdale Mississippi two bandits, Armon Clay Davis and James E. Holland, were killed after firing on federal agents who halted them. G-man R L Morgan was wounded. the suspects' bodies lay in a wrecked car a mile north of Meridian. Davis faced a fugitive charge in Brownsville Tennessee for attempted robbery and shooting.
Berlin reports indicate an agreement with Poland on returning the Free City of Danzig to the Reich is near completion. No direct talks between Ribbentrop and Lipski have occurred recently, though reliable sources expect talks to resume. Warsaw reports say secret conversations have begun there.
Mayor Joseph Q Petro announced immediate enforcement of the citys new midnight music ordinance banning all music or broadcasting after midnight in public places selling food or drink. Police Chief E J Stankard delayed enforcement pending mayoral notification though petitions for a referendum failed to meet required signatures. The measure passed in March and was to take effect in April but was delayed until signature checks showed 522 valid names, short of the threshold.
County commissioners pledged to fund a $500 engineering survey for a WPA water line project in the East avenue and LaPorte district. They will consult Prosecutor Butler on transferring the funds. The $10,000 improvement is to be assessed to benefiting property owners, with most district property owners signing the petition. Water would be supplied by the City of Elyria.
William O Douglass 40 becomes youngest Supreme Court appointee since 1811 after taking oath to join nine justices. Former SEC chairman succeeds retired Louis D Brandeis, restoring full court in Washington on April 17-02.
A new driver failed to stop at a main thoroughfare causing a crash at Smith and Telegraph roads. Five people were injured and taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Edna Buell 18 and Mildred 17 suffered serious injuries. Charles Hoffman 74 and Mrs Hoffman 71 plus John and Mrs Rindfleish sustained injuries in the other vehicle.
Eight automobiles were damaged as burning gasoline leaked from tanks unearthed along Prospect street. Gasoline flowed down a gutter and ignited, prompting firefighters to extinguish the blaze at the scene.
A week end survey in Paris Berlin Rome and London finds that President Roosevelt's message did not halt the moves toward war. It boosted anti aggression morale and united European powers but most officials doubt any halt to war plans is possible. The article notes American influence may aid Britain and France but cannot stop preparations.
Avon Lake High School tops county in 1939 scholarship placements with six secured spots and one tie pending. Clearview trails with five and one tie, while Ridgeville and LaGrange each place five. Forty students total will form the team on May 6 at Kent, eight more than prior years due to four added commercial subjects.
Berlin reports Hitler will speak to the Reichstag on April 28 to outline Germany's reply to President Roosevelt's peace appeal. The decision follows speculation Hitler may accept parts of the proposals or offer counter terms. Hitler, en route to Austria, was to confer with Goering on the plan.
Diplomatic officials in Washington said President Roosevelt quietly pursues a quarantine of Germany and Italy, with major Western Hemisphere backing and Latin American approval, while Germany and Italy may reject a 10 year non aggression pledge. Congress debates neutrality and defense funding as Lindbergh expected to testify.
A week end of traffic deaths in Ohio claims ten lives including Miss Marguerite Bruerd a 24 year old teacher from Hillards Ohio who was en route to her wedding in Kentucky. The fatalities span several towns and involved multiple vehicles with details of other injured and deceased listed.
London reports Ivan Maisky the Russian ambassador leaves for Moscow to join British French Russian negotiations toward Russia’s adherence to the European peace front. He will aid Maximin Litvinov in talks with Britain’s Sir William Thursby Leeds as plans grow for a joint air fleet and war materiel pool for a potential attack on aggressor nations.
Rome reports that Mussolini and Goering drafted a united reply denying the president’s peace proposals, with Hitler urged to respond. The plan, seen as an act of war by Messagero, outlines a clear rejection while questioning the note’s justification. Separate but similar replies were expected in a few days as tensions rise.
The Dacca mail train collided with a passenger train near Calcutta today, killing 25 people and injuring 26. Local authorities report a high casualty toll as rescue operations continue.
Mercy Flink traps Jerry Crandon in a dangerous plot as romance and peril unfold. Crandon, falling into love and danger, confronts twists that outpace even his own fiction. Read the first chapter tonight on page 9.
Sheriff Carl R. Finegan announced the resignation of Deputy Sheriff Albert Stebbins of Lorain and the appointment of Lorain resident Chris Lewis as his new chief deputy. Lewis, 57, longtime Democratic worker and operator of Lewis Sign Company, will earn 190 dollars monthly and succeeds Chief Deputy Chester J. Cordy, who shifts to regular deputy pay with the title chief investigator.
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