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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
15
Ohio banks issued over 231,236 new loans totaling 372.35 million and renewed 675,498 existing loans totaling 750.39 million from January 1 to June 30, 1939. In Ohio, 452 banks, about 64 percent of the state’s banks, extended credit reaching nearly one billion dollars.
The International Society for Crippled Children will move its offices to Cleveland while the National Society for Crippled Children keeps its headquarters and staff in Elyria. The two groups became separate on January 1 after a London world congress approved the change, and Muss Bell Grove will serve as secretary general of the new International Cripples. The Elyria based National Society will focus on coordinating U.S. state societies.
Cedar Point unveils two top names for a week starting Friday August 18. Ethel Shutta and Bob Zurke headline the Parade of Famous Names, followed by Henry Busse and his Band on August 25. Entry to Bar notes Mrs. Miles H Knowles, a Detroit College of Law graduate admitted to practice after a long interval.
One of Manhattan’s largest buildings, Elevator A of the New York Central Railroad, is being torn down to reduce tax burdens. Built in 1890 at the edge of Deep Hudson River, it stored up to 1.5 million bushels and shipped grain to Europe. The demolition follows a dispute with Commissioner Robert Moses over a highway curve, with the railroad preferring to preserve the structure. The site will be landscaped after Park Row post office removal, reshaping City Hall Plaza.
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