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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1934
Page
1
Litzie Thomas Ross, 15 months, was badly burned on face chest and armpits when a celluloid comb he played with at 118 Lewis Court caught fire from an open stove burner. His mother smothered the flames with a rug, then rushed him to hospital after seeking help from a neighbor.
Leaders of the steel industry met NRA officials behind closed doors at the American Iron & Steel Institute to discuss possible changes to the steel code. General Hugh Johnson did not attend. Government representatives included Donald Richberg and Kenneth Simpson, with executives William Irvin, Eugene Grace, Ernest Weir, and Tom Girdler among those present.
Federal agents arrested William F. Wiedler, a Minneapolis convict, in Cricago on April 27 after finding 2,065 in currency in his possession. The money was part of a $200,000 ransom paid by Edward G. Bremer of St Paul to the kidnappers.
A notice reports a suit filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court seeking to stop the Hamilton Jockey Club races and asking for the appointment of a receiver. Plaintiff John Carr of Cincinnati names Jockey Club officials Jar Alston Cherie Cornette and others in the action.
April 27 report from Cleveland says former mayor Jay T. Miller was named special assistant U S District Attorney to handle lumbering projects with a $5,000 yearly salary. Observers see the appointment as another move in the insurgency against Congressman Martin L. Sweeney and party factions.
Ohio forecast calls for extreme wind risk tonight with frost possible. Saturday brings cooler air and lower visibility as temperatures dip and conditions remain icy in exposed areas.
Lorain County schools present a varied spring concert at Clearview High School with choruses, glee clubs, mixed choir, a student string group, and bands. Selections include Song of the Swing, At Dusk, The Lost Chord, Canadian Line March, and Pomp and Circumstance. More than a hundred students join the performances under supervisors and directors including Gerald M. Frank, Mrs Ethel Hart, and Miss Marian Sponsoller.
In Washington on April 27, the conspiracy trial of Bishop James Cannon Jr and Miss Adam Bur Toughs went to the jury after three weeks of testimony. District of Columbia Supreme Court Justice Peyton Gordon finished instructions and sent the case to the panel at 12:20 p.m.
Elyria Aerie 431 Fraternal Order of Eagles named nominees at a meeting with over 2011 members. Officers elected May 10 with two candidates for worthy president E B Haylor and Karl Kaiser. Other nominees include Lyle Castle worthy VP Arthur Graber secretary Robert Heilman chaplain Robert Jensen treasurer William Cashman George Krugman John J Bullock trustees William McDonald inside guard James France Arthur Alexander conductors and physicians Dr H D Austin Dr G B French Dr K P Scott Dr J L Sullivan. A district meeting warns Amherst Elyria Sandusky Norwalk Wellington Willard join for a day of activities.
The YMCA Travel Club will show Siam pictures at its monthly meeting with Dr. H R O'Brien health commissioner as speaker and exhibitor. Taken during seven years serving as Rockefeller Foundation hospital director, many images have appeared in National Geographic. Members invite others to attend. the final meeting of the year is May 28.
Hundreds of California peace officers chase two escapees Wanda Stewart and Walter Wyeth with two San Rafael officers held hostage. After being captured near San Rafael they overpowered the officers and forced a drive toward the mountain ranges toward Lake Tahoe country and Reno. A highway patrolman saw the coupe but did not know of the break.
Washington April 27 The House judiciary committee voted to report favorably the Putnam Bill authorizing a federal reward of 25000 for the capture dead or alive of anyone designated by the attorney general as a public enemy.
M I L Brown head of the state welfare division estimates nearly 1299 Lorain County residents will apply for old age pensions based on population figures. About 6000 are 35 or older and a fifth may apply. Applications will be thoroughly investigated by social service specialists. The state will fund investigations and salaries. county officials plan to file in Columbus for guidance. Pensions are expected to start before July 1.
New York April 27. Ex Cuban president Gerardo Machado fled arrest on murder and assassination charges. Police in five states broadcast warnings as border points to Canada were guarded and U S Marshal Mulligan prepared to serve the warrant. Machado faces charges including murder torture and misappropriation of public funds under Cuban authority.
Elyria's annual spring cleanup runs April 30 to May 10 with crews of three trucks handling a single pass per street. Underhill notes a shortened window requires full resident cooperation to place rubbish curbside or alleyside and to exclude ashes from collection. The council authorized 5090 dollars to fund the campaign.
Federal agents pursue George Baby Face Nelson as the Dillinger bandit, believed responsible for the Little Bohemia Lodge raid, forces a Chippewa Indian, Ole Catfish, to hide him for three days. Nelson later absconds with Catfish amid a regional manhunt near Fifield and Montrouqua, after fleeing from a stolen car.
In Cleveland on April 27 fearing violence and property destruction, independent gasoline dealers refused to reopen their 500 stations despite a union defying Major Harry L. Davis. Only about 40 stations operated in Cuyahoga County as night riots damaged eight West Side stations. The gasoline station operators union rejected Davis's 10 day truce plan, booing his name at a stormy meeting attended by around 2000 members. Police action and station control are anticipated as officials weigh drastic steps.
Five auto loads of justice agents swept the wooded slopes around Squaw Lake Wisconsin on April 27 pursuing John Dillinger gang members. Reports say four outlaws hid in a lakefront resort. Nelson was suspected in a Lac du Flambeau theft. Authorities warned two cars may flee the area as patrols tightened and roads were blocked despite civilian camp observers remaining unaware.
Frank E. Stevens announces his candidacy for Lorain County prosecutor subject to Republican primaries. Former assistant prosecutor named by Judge after John M. Harding’s death. Stevens began practicing law in 1928 and has held civic and political roles including Lorain County Republican Executive Committee chair and Elyria Community Chest drive leader in 1933. He lives at 159 Cornell Avenue with his wife.
A large explosion and fire in Chicopee Falls Massachusetts left one woman dead and 21 injured with 50 000 dollars in property damage. Mrs Mary Pronto was the only confirmed victim while her husband Joseph Pronto and boarder Beaulieu remained missing along with youth Francis Stanchowicz. Firemen reported seeing likely bodies in the ruins of the home where the blast originated from a suspected gas leak.
Washington April 27 Postmaster General James A Farley lifted a ban on vacations effective July 1 restoring paid leaves for postal staff The move ends economy restrictions and should increase hours for substitute workers who had faced layoffs or limited duties The April 14 curtailments were also affected by the action
Washington reports a large loan from the Public Works Administration will fund new railroad cars and equipment. About 2,129,000 dollars will be distributed to workmen and suppliers, with routes including Ohio New York Massachusetts and Massachusetts. Steel firms involved include Youngstown Steel and Ohio works, along with Reedate Signal and others.
The National Labor Board handed down seven main points to end the strike at Cleveland Worsted Mills Company plants in Cleveland and Ravenna. Workers return to work without discrimination, wages and hours stay the same, August elections for local representatives, seniority governs layoffs, discrimination charges to Cleveland Regional Board, Ravenna plant bargaining with United Textile Workers committees without formal recognition, and elections to follow Board regulations.
In Columbus on April 27 the Ohio Senate failed to enact a revenue plan for schools and local government. A one percent general sales tax was defeated 13 to 15, and a gross receipts tax of half a percent failed 9 to 15. The chamber sent the sales tax back to the committee and adjourned until Monday, signaling the possible end of the current special session as the House already rejected the taxes.
Cleveland April 27 The first break in the Fisher Beds Company strike stalemate appeared as Detroit relayed word of a meeting being arranged between company officials and employee group representatives from Fisher plants nationwide. Dr. Leo Wolman, impartial chairman of the automobile labor board, will arrange the meeting, sent to AFL organizer Louis J Hart.
BALUSTIN NANKING China April 37 The United Press reliably reports that the foreign office of the Chinese Nationalist government plans to seek an immediate conference of the signatories to the pine power treaty 74 Crecag and Japan's hand off China policy described as Japan's policy.
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