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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1937

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Nye Protests Cut In Aid For Needy Children

County Board limits next year’s child aid, sparking clash with Judge H H Nye and Oscar G Dunn. Nye condemns curtailment as political risk to needy families. Dunn cites county money shortage and higher historical funding. Doris Todd outlines the program’s scope as 824 now cared for.

Nye County Board of Public Assistance Department of Aid For Public Assistance Board H. H. Nye Oscar G. Dunn Board of County Commissioners Dunn Duon Doris Todd

Adjournment Delayed By House Battle Over Wages Hours Bill

Washington Aug 12 The House fight over the Administration Wage and Hours bill blocks adjournment by Aug 21 and may sidetrack the measure this session Southern Democrats oppose the labor standards proposal and criticize President Roosevelt's crop loan stance Administration leaders fail to secure House Rules Committee support risking a deadlock They warned adjournment by Aug 31 is out and no action on wages hours housing or tax loophole bills until next week Senate delays over anti lynching and a sugar marketing compromise amid a veto threat Rayburn vows the bill will be acted on this session

Washington Congress Roosevelt House Rules Committee House Senate Pat Harrison Senate Finance Committee Sam Rayburn

Weather in Ohio Shifts With Showers and Cooler Temperatures

Partly cloudy conditions follow showers in southeast Ohio with a cooler night in the northeast. Friday will be partly cloudy as a low pressure system moves from eastern Ontario into a trough stretching southwest through the Ohio Valley. A high pressure area sits over the south Atlantic states while extending to the central plains. Showers and thunderstorms cover the Ohio Valley, lower lake region, and eastern states, with cooler temperatures across the central plains and Great Lakes.

Ohio Ontario Ohio Valley South Atlantic States Puget Sound Rockies Central Plains States Lower Lake Region Atlantic Central Plaina States Great Lakes

Rural Youth Council Planned In County

About 100 youths gathered at La Grange High School to launch a Lo tain County Rural Youth Council. Ohio Farm Bureau staffers L. F. Warhington and Darwin Bryan spoke. A plan session led to a committee chaired by Kenneth Mason to organize an August 26 meeting.

Lotain County la Grange High School L. F. Warhington Darwin Bryan Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Kenneth Mason Oberlin Doris Portman Eleanor Petty Amherst Marguerite Swan Grafton Mary Elizabeth Whitney Lyle Pierce Wellington Melvin Kolbe William Knessel Harold Krueck Huntington Ernest Maddock Columbia Station

Youth Fatally Hurt In Lake Road Accident

Dale Hastings, 19, of East Avenue near LaPorte, died at St Joseph's Hospital Lorain at 11:15 a.m. from injuries after a car carrying four youths left Brownhelm road near Lake road and rolled twice. Driver Wilson Fox 26 of 1344 Lake Avenue, other passengers Fred Pallas 17 Allan McCauley 18 and Hastings were returning from Vermilion on the Lake dance hall. The car owned by Holmes McCauley, Allan's father, was driven at about 45 mph when the driver was blinded by oncoming lights and failed to turn. Hastings survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hastings, a sister Avis, three grandparents. He had been a Chronicle-Telegram carrier. member of Second Congregational Church. Funeral plans pending.

Dale Hastings East Avenue LaPorte St. Joseph’s Hospital Lorain Brownhelm Road Lake Road Pierce Rathburn Fred Pallas Schramm Road Allan McCauley Murray Ridge Road Wilson Fox Lake Avenue Fox Holmes McCauley Allan Rathburn Vermilion-on-the- Lake Lorain County Hastings S. J. Hastings Slater Avis Lizzie Hastings Collins C. A. Bissell Birmingham Chronicle-Telegram la Porte Second Congregational Church Nichols

Amherst businesswoman Nettie Norton dies at 78

Mrs Nettie A Norton 78 a former teacher and for 25 years operator of a tire business in Amherst died in Amherst hospital at 2 15 am after three weeks' hospitalization for a broken hip She was born in Williamstown PA and moved to Amherst as a child becoming a resident there since age 16 The obituary notes her long local involvement and that further details continue on page 2

Amherst Nettie A. Norton Amherst Hospital

Narrow Escape From Drowning Off Lorain Pier

John Valassis, 42, of Elyria, nearly drowned when he slipped from a mossy pier at Century Park on Lake Erie. Gus Ruselis, 43, of Cleveland, grabbed Valassis’ shirt with his line, both fell in, but the Meyers brothers then rescued Valassis. Ruselis was saved by Leo Meyers as the trio struggled in the lake, with bystanders offering help.

Elyria Lake Erie John Valassis Third Street Jack Leo Meyers, Jr Leo R. Meyer Gus Ruselis East 20Th Street Cleveland Valassis Ruselis Sone Meyer Brothers East Erie Avenue Leo

Zionist Congress Delegates Attacked in Zurich

A mob from the Frontist party attacked two Zionist Congress delegates in Zurich, Rabbi Wolf Gold and painter Mane Katz, despite heavy police precautions. Officials protested to authorities and sought heightened police protection.

Zurich Frontist Zionist Congress Wolf Gold Mane Katz

Swims 5 Miles From Capsized Boat Companion Hunted

Milford scene follows a capsizing in Long Island Sound as Wallace Thorpe, a New Haven highway employee, swam five miles to a yacht club dock exhausted and muttered an incoherent tale about tying his 35 year old school teacher companion to an oyster stake after their 17 foot sailboat capsized. Police hunted for Mrs Charlotte M Lucas of Bridgeport though no trace was found.

Milford Conn Wallace Thorpe New Haven Highway Department Long Island Sound Thorpe Charlotte M. Lucas Bridgeport Yacht Club John A. Oakey Eoats Houstonic Milford Hospital Mrs. Lucas

Lorain County Tops Ohio In Sales Tax Gain

Lorain County is one of only two Ohio counties reporting higher sales tax collections this year, rising from 396 879 to 409 589. San dusky County is the other with an increase from 153 382 to 160 483. Ohio totals lag behind 1936 for the year seven months in, with a required surge in the final five months to match last year. Automobile and use tax receipts show notable changes, underscoring uneven retail activity statewide.

Lorain County Ohio Columbus Sandusky County Haa

Cleveland Mayor Greets Elyrians At Exposition

Elyria Day visitors arrive for the Cleveland Great Lakes Exposition amid a smaller crowd than last year. Mayor Harold Burton of Cleveland welcomed the Elyria group as Elyria Mayor Leonard Smith thanked the hosts. Police and sheriff officials escorted the delegation from the Cuyahoga county line to the expo grounds.

Radioland Orchestra Elyria Middle Avenue State Highway Patrol Cuyahoga County Lakewood Cleveland Jim Armitage Harold Burton Leonard Smith FE. J. Stankard Lorain County William F. Grall

Baby Dies Under Truck In Defiance Ohio

Kenneth Richard Lough aged 17 months crawled under a truck while his mother shopped and was crushed to death yesterday in Defiance Ohio. Local authorities reported no foul play. The tragedy occurred around the time shops opened in the morning hours.

Defiance. O Kenneth Richard Lough

Three Lorain County teachers reassigned and two hired

Superintendent C A Gibbons announced shifting three teachers in Lorain County Schools. Glen Stevenson moves from Huntington elementary to South Amherst High to teach Industrial Arts and History and assist athletic director Gordon Splete. Charlen Browne transfers to Huntington as principal, Glen Slusser from Bluffton hired as seventh grade teacher at South Amherst, and Alice Parsons from Westerose joins as third grade teacher replacing Viola Kreeger.

Lorain C. A. Gibbons Glen Stevenson Huntington South Amherst High School South Amherst Gordon Splete Stevenson Kansas State Teachers College Gibbons Charlen Browne Browne South Amherst Board of Educattion Glen Slusser Bluffton Slusser Bluffton College Minko Alice Parsons Westerwise Viola Kreeger Elyria Nhat Misa Parsons Otterbein College Mill Greek School T*nion County

American Novelist Edith Wharton Dies in France

Paris reports Edith Wharton, American novelist, died today at Chateau Brice Sur Foret near Paris. The notable author of Ethan Frome and The Age of Innocence passed away in France, marking a final chapter in a storied literary career.

France Paris Edith Wharton Chateau Brice Sur Foret Here

Masons Share In Will At Kerr Estate

Indigent Masons receive 25 000 for a home and 26 000 in trust from the Kerr will as Gallipolis officials report. The remaining estate, estimated at 250 000, goes to relatives churches hospitals and city activities.

Gallipolis Mra. C. D. Kerr

Japs and Chinese Are Intrenched Near Shanghai War Fires

United Press reports tense buildup as Japanese and Chinese forces dig trenches in Shanghai area. An airdrome prepared for early aerial arrivals. naval landing party guards a cotton mill at Woosung. Foreign forces meet to reinforce settlement police while Japanese nationals are urged to evacuate northern districts.

United Press Shanghai International Settlement U.S International Settlement Police Woosung Peace Preservation Guard Ranger Road Szechuen Road Hoken Dag Shanghai Volunteer Corps Hongkew Ark

Six-Family Dwelling Wrecked by Water in Staten Island

In Staten Island a six family dwelling collapsed after flood waters undermined a 60 year old foundation. Police and fire crews recovered 19 bodies with at least two more feared. The disaster followed torrential rains and a clogged storm sewer flooding Port Richmond-New Brighton. Local residents reported hearing screams before the collapse as rescuers searched the wreckage amid evacuations of nearby buildings.

Staten Island N. Y New York U. P New Street Port Richmond New Brighton Felix Szewcyk New York City Szewczyk United Press Joseph McBreen Mary Peterson Louise Peterson

Senator Black Nominated For Supreme Court

President Roosevelt nominated Senator Hugo L. Black of Alabama to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Willis Van Devanter. Black, a ten-year senator and advocate of New Deal reforms, was seen as a surprise choice after prior reports favored a federal judge nomination. The move followed speculation and a White House briefing that the nomination might not reach Capitol Hill this session.

Washington Roosevelt Senate Hugo L. Black Ala Supreme Court Willis van Devanter Black Alabama Senate Education and Labor Committee White House Capitol Hill

Tax Revenue Grows as Clerk Reports 1.25 Million Collected

County Treasurer Walter J. Wright announced a total of about 1,250,000 in taxes collected by close of business yesterday. He expects 1,600,900 by period end and will close the books on August 16. Unpaid taxes after closure incur a 10 percent penalty.

Walter J. Wright Wright

Vermilion Centennial Parade Opens Five Day Celebration

Vermilion marked its centennial with a mile long parade drawing about 400 residents, a third of the town, and jammed traffic on Routes 2 and 6. Mayor J A Berk led the procession with city officials and veterans groups followed by bands, floats, antique carriages, and the centennial bandwagon. The event kicked off with a Rotary luncheon and an exhibit at Fischer Hall, plus contests and a pageant later in the evening. Nick Wagner, 93, noted as Vermilion’s oldest resident, was honored.

Vermilion J. A. Berk Veterana of Foreign Wars American Legion Knights of Pythias Trns Rotary Harlow Lindley The Olay Archeological and Historical Society Fischer Hall E. C. Cook

Let Us Have Your Favorite Jelly Or Canning Recipe

The Chronicle-Telegram seeks practical economical jelly and canning recipes from readers. Submit four tips or methods on camera preserving or making jelly by Thursday 6 PM for weekly judging and possible publication and a dollar prize.

Chronicle-Telegram Chronicle- Telegram

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