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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1932
Page
1
President Hoover accepted an invitation to speak at the Governors Conference in Richmond Virginia. He will discuss state and federal relations, economy and taxation. The Hoover party will depart Washington shortly before noon on Wednesday and return after his mid afternoon address.
Harrisburg April 25 One of the bitter campaigns for Democratic delegates to the national convention centers on Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D Roosevelt. Pennsylvania plays a pivotal role with 76 delegates at stake while Senator James J Davis and General Smedley Butler lead the Republican race over prohibition lines. Roosevelt seeks victory to strengthen his push for the nomination as anti prohibition forces pledge to resist changes at the convention.
The Lorain County Bar Association released the names of seven Lorain county applicants for the June bar examinations. A report on each applicant’s character and reputation will be compiled. Named applicants include John B. Hancock of Elyria, Lloyd R. Smith of Elyria, and Frank Miller Wilcox of Elyria. Also listed are Samuel Herman, Frank Kaufman Levin, John David Pincura Jr., and William George Wickens of Lorain County.
George Andress of 1271 East Avenue was thrown from his car when it struck a pole on Middle Avenue at 16th Street. He sustained lacerations and multiple bruises and was injured in the crash.
The forecast for Ohio calls for showers tonight through Tuesday with little change in temperature. Expect damp conditions and intermittent rain, with temperatures staying near seasonal norms. Localized building humidity possible as the system lingers across the region.
Elyria High School students captured the state Shakespearean reading title at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware on Saturday earning a $200 scholarship. Batty Nilsen and Robert McWilliams led with a woodland scene from As You Like It and the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. Jay Howenstine placed high in extemporaneous speaking preliminaries, advancing to finals but not winning. Second prize went to Hughes High School, while North High School took third. Coaches were Miss Nina Baker and Miss Alice Stofer.
Berlin April 25 The growth of fascism in Germany advances toward control of the Prussian diet as Hitler's Nazis rise from nine seats in 1928 to 162 of 415, with right wing allies at 202. Communists hold decisive balance, Braun's Social Democrats drop 44 seats, coalition partners win 67 and two. fate hinges on Communist votes for Braun.
Washington April 25 The Senate Banking and Currency committee ordered a thorough investigation of all stock market operations and planned creation of a Board of Strategy to conduct it. Chairman Norbeck announced authorized appointment of the board which will meet tomorrow to set future procedure and hire additional investigators and counsel. Hearings resume Wednesday with undisclosed witness testimony. expected participants include Thomas E. Bragg and Bernard E. Smith, associates of Percy A. Rockefeller and John J. Raskob in Bull pool operations.
David S. Ingalls assistant secretary of the navy and Ohio gubernatorial candidate adds a county tour to his schedule. He will address Elyria Rotary at noon, then visit Amherst South Amherst Oberlin Wellington and Oberlin, Lorain for two talks at the Hotel Antlers and Lorain High School auditorium.
United Press survey shows at least eleven killed in weekend Ohio accidents and violent incidents. Akron four-vehicle collision deaths include Ivy Miller 24 M H Voeler 29 Dolly Poole 26 and Anna Lloyd 25, all of Akron. Lancaster youths Judith Houck 18 and Virginia Vernon 18 die near Groveport in a roadster collision with a coal truck. James Irwin 25 dies in Columbus from taxicab collision. An unidentified man killed by an auto in Columbus. Betty Davis 4 of Xenia dies after clothing ignition from a rubbish fire. Alex Rose 53 of Lexington Ky suffers a cerebral hemorrhage at a Cincinnati baseball game and dies shortly after. Richard D. Guy 45 of Dayton dies when the auto overturns on the Dixie highway near Franklin. driver Russell Upton 20 held after pistol and empty cartridges found in car.
The Senate Finance Committee after two weeks of hearings began consideration of the House Revenue Bill and voted in executive session to include tariff levies on coal oil and copper. The panel rejected a lumber tariff and kept an oil tariff by 9 to 9 on a motion to eliminate it. Copper tariff passed 10 to 8 while coal 9 to 8 and currency depreciation tariff proposal 10 to 8.
Washington report reveals prominent political and financial figures linked to multi million dollar stock pools during the 1928 29 bull market. Senate banking committee hearings focus on pools involving John J. Raskob Percy A Rockefeller and other brokers as pool participants amid testimony from Thomas B Bragg and Bernard E Smith.
Assistant Fire Chief Clyde Hudson returned home from Memorial Hospital after six weeks confinement due to injuries from a Cleveland street fire. He fell in a smoke filled attic and injured his back while fighting the blaze. He is not expected to resume duties for several weeks.
Six workers were crushed and suffocated when a mountain of loose earth slid at a government dam construction site near Marmet West Virginia late Saturday night. The dead were James Collins Lewis Thornton Delbert Gordon Harry Coleman Albert Roush and Charles Ryan. Rescue teams labored through mud and water as a third slide impeded progress.
The common pleas court approved an expense allowance of $4,252.18 for the liquidation of Amherst Savings and Banking Company. I. J. Fulton, state superintendent of banking, prepared the statement. The expense will be paid from bank assets after the bank’s second ten percent dividend was declared.
Frank Stetson will discuss "The Citizen in Politics" at Oberlin today in an open Oberlin Women's Republican Club gathering at 7:00 p.m. Republican candidates will be introduced during the meeting.
Washington reports show Congress still enjoys perks despite calls for tightening budgets. The Senate payroll covers items like barber services, gold-letter mugs, and expensive bottled water, with monthly bills ranging from hundreds to over a thousand dollars. Instances include 51 cases of Appolinaris water in six months and nickel plated bottle openers bought for cloak rooms. The piece notes lavish spending even as economic hardship hits others.
Elyria High School students and Elyria Kiwanis members will hear veteran diver Robert M Zimmerman recount hunts for sunken treasure and the mysteries of the sea floor in a talk titled On the Bottom of the Sea. He will describe submarine gardens off the Bahamas, display coral plumes, singing shells, a five foot swordfish, tropical fish, jaws of a man eating shark, and other rare specimens. He has worked with salvage firms and film companies and will narrate battles with barracuda and the time he found a sunken treasure chest, still empty save for three unidentified figurines.
Washington April 25 The omnibus economy bill would cut total federal outlays by over 206 million annually. Key moves include a flat 11 percent federal pay cut, suspending Saturday holidays, merging War and Navy into a National Defense Department, trimming veteran benefits, ending army navy transport services, shifting vocational funding to states, and lowering salaries for several national boards and commissions.
Henry J. Merthe, 76, of 347 Cambridge avenue, died today at his home after four weeks of illness. Born January 30, 1856 in Amherst, Ohio, he was the oldest of ten, a Baldwin-Wallace graduate, and longtime Emmanuel Evangelical church choir director. Survived by four children, six grandchildren, three brothers and three sisters. Body to Sudro Funeral Home. funeral arrangements to be announced.
Common Pleas Judge Ww. B Thompson will rest from the bench for three or four weeks due to weakened condition. Court duties will be handled by Judge A. R. Webber during the absence as Thompson seeks to regain normal health.
Shabby finishes and faded wheels. best time to refinish is now. Auto painting prices have dropped and you save by acting early. For service details see the Want Ad page in The Chronicle Telegram.
The Elyria council adopted a straight rate of 50 cents per thousand cubic feet for gas in a special session after failed negotiations with Ohio Fuel Gas Co. The 50 cent ordinance, presented by Leonard Smith, sets a 5 percent minimum charge and a 5 cent per thousand delinquency penalty, for a two year term. The company has 30 days to accept or file with the public utilities commission. if appealed, current rates remain until the case is settled.
Amherst hosted a district Eagles gathering and Silver Jubilee Membership Campaign launch with 1500 plus delegates from Aerie District No 14 including Cleveland Conneaut Ashtabula Bedford Elyria Lorain Amherst Wellington Norwalk and Wooster. State Welfare Director J J McSweeney spoke in lieu of Governor George White.
A tornado struck farming communities south of Osceola Arkansas shortly before noon today. Early reports said three people were dead and several were injured.
The Holy Cross Civic Club will discuss candidates in the Lorain County primary on May 10 at 1 pm. The meeting at Holy Cross Church Avenue and Fifteenth Street will be informal and aimed at informing attendees about candidates. Participants will have two minutes to speak and share dates to attend.
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