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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1939

Page

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Relief May Be Turned Back To Elyria Lorain

County commissioners weigh returning direct relief administration to Elyria and Lorain as state law assigns cities authority to manage relief. With funds dwindling, Dunn and Davidson favor restoration, De Chant opposes. No vote, but action may come soon. If returned, remaining 91,500 raised notes funds will be allocated to the two cities by county relief loads.

Elyria Lorain Oscar G. Dunn John E. Davidson Edward DeChant

Elyrian Dies At Wheel Of Auto In Elyria

Fred Phillips 76 of 161 Spruce street suffered a heart attack while driving on Woodland Avenue at 5 15 P M yesterday. His car, following his grandson’s vehicle, rolled on after Phillips collapsed and struck the rear of the other car. He was pronounced dead at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Margaret four children two sisters and many grandchildren. Funeral planned Saturday at Nichols Funeral Home at 1 30 P M with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park.

Woodland Avenue Fred Phillips Spruce Street Phillips Robert Schroeder Walnut Street Schroeder Aly Elyria Memorial Hospital Mar-garet Verley Phillips A. H. Stockwell Newport Grace Hays Cleveland A. I. Schroeder Elyria Minnie Phillips Titusville James Parkhurst Olean N. Y Nichols Funeral Home Irion Ridgehill Memorial Park

Weather report notes scattered showers and cooler spells

Disturbances centered over the Lake Superior region and over Alberta and Saskatchewan. Showers, mostly light, extend from the Lake region to the Mississippi Valley and southward to the Gulf. Cooler in the southwest tonight with moderate temperatures Thursday. High pressure over the south and east. Generally fair tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions elsewhere.

OHIQ Lake Superior Alberta Saskatchewan Lake Region Mississippi Valley Gulf Stern

St. Louis Mayor Invites Cincinnati Mayor To Series

St. Louis Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann invites Cincinnati Mayor James G. Stewart to the World Series in St. Louis. The letter follows Cincinnati’s hospitality after St. Louis beat the Reds twice in a Sunday double header, with Dickmann proposing Labor Day games or the World Series as the guest occasion.

St. Louis Cincinnati Bernard F. Dickmann James G. Stewart Stewart Dickmann Reds Cardinals

Head Of Prison Farm Asks For Absence Leave

London Ohio August 23 Two welfare agents continued to investigate the escape of six convicts from London State Prison Farm as Superintendent Thomas C Jenkins asked for a six month leave of absence for illness He denied resigning while Welfare Director Charles L Sherwood said the request would be acted on soon Bolan and Kuhen two life term inmates fled with gunfire The search focused on how Bolan a murder convict obtained a pistol at the farm plus four honor prisoners and two more escaped from a nearby camp

London London State Prison Farm Thomas C. Jenkins Charles L. Sherwood Jenkins Columbus Sherwood United Press Jeave Ohio Penitentiary James O. Woodard Hunt State Superintendent of William F. Amrine Steve Bolan Bolan Louis Kuhen Lebanon

Report 63 Die As Steamer Capsizes Near Bahia

The coastal steamer Itacare capsized and sank at Ilheus harbor entrance after heavy seas.63 people killed 46 passengers 17 crew. only three survivors the captain the first officer and a child. The Itacare owned by the Etribeiro Company ran between Bahia and Ilheos 125 miles away. Cocoa port Ilheus suspended business as rescue crews searched the scene.

Bahia Brazil National Telegraph Agency Itacare Ilhcos Harbor National Telegraph Etribeiro Company Ileos Here Ilheos Cocoa

Wellington Woman Hurt In Ashland Car Collision

Mrs Georgia Carey sustained injuries to her right wrist and knee cap when the car she rode in collided with a machine driven by Harry Eastin of Ashland at the Washington and Center streets corner in Ashland at 5 30 P M yesterday. She was riding with Mrs Mabel Whipple of Wellington and was treated at the Faust Clinic in Wellington.

Wellington, O Georgia Carey Harry Eastin Ashland Washington and Center Streets Ste Mabel Whipple Wellington Carey Faust

Lorain County 40 and 8 Wins Child Welfare Trophy Again

Lorain County Voiture 40 and 8, led by E. D. Nielsen, wins the annual state child welfare trophy at the Akron American Legion convention marking its fourth win and first leg toward a new trophy. The group aided Pleasantview Sanatorium Oberlin Children’s Home and juvenile delinquency and crippled children programs with Judge Nye. Cuyahoga County Voiture No. 11 placed second and earned a separate trophy for most general activity.

E. D. Nielsen de Gare Lorain County American Legion Akron Cuyahoga County Pleasantview Sanatorium Oberlin H. H. Nye Cuyahoga

Dies Says Ex-Soviet Official To Testify

Washington dispatch reports Rep. Martin Dies and the House Committee Investigating Un American Activities pursue testimony from Gen. W. G. Krivitsky who claims to have headed the Soviet Western European Intelligence Department. Dies does not know when Krivitsky will be called. The committee also questions Henry D. Allen of Pasadena about alleged fascist and anti semitic efforts and a drive against Jewish Communism including a January 1938 Washington trip involving the Italian and German embassies.

Washington Martin Dies Tex W. G. Krivitsky House Dies Krivitsky Henry D. Allen Pasadena Calif North America Allen Leslie Fry Glendale Cosmelli Giuseppe Cosmelli

Bower Leads Brown In Club Tourney Final

Elyria Country Club Championship final sees Wallace Bower one up on Earl W Brown Jr after nine holes. Both players shot sub par outs with Bower at 35 and Brown at 36, each carding birdies on Nos 6 8 for Bower and No 9 for Brown as they halved the 10th.

Wallace Bower Earl W Bud) Brown, Jr Elyria Bower Brown

Big Backdown Or War Seen As Alternatives In Europe

London reports a European crisis with three likely outcomes, a German move on Poland, British and French reluctance or willingness to aid Poland, and a prediction that Poland might resist or face swift invasion. Hitler may seize prewar Polish territory, bluffing toward peace if Poland resists, as Britain’s cabinet shows resolve to defend Poland.

Europe Hitler Poland Britain Great Britain France Germany Slovakia Silesia Pomerania England United States Neville Chamberlain John Simon Samuel Hoare Home Secretary

County plans to collect care costs for feeble minded residents

County Commissioner Chairman John E. Davidson moves to pursue collection for the support of feeble minded persons funded by the county when families or estates can cover costs. Probate Judge H. H. Nye indicated many such cases exist and will provide a list. The prosecutor will handle the collection, with Mrs. Mary Brandt noting a prior case referred previously.

John E. Davidson Davidson H. H. Nye Judge Nye Mary Brandt

County Treasurer Sees $1,350,000 Real Estate Tax Take

County Treasurer Walter J. Wright projected total real estate tax collections around $1,350,000 as books close this week. He reported about $17,000 collected yesterday, lifting Summer period receipts to roughly $1,328,000. Early payments avoid penalties, while late payments incur up to 10 percent total penalties.

Walter J. Wright Wright

Plan Plant Addition in Fremont to Cut Sandusky River Waste

Fremont officials announced a $35 000 addition to the Fremont Refinery of the Great Lakes Sugar Co. to eliminate waste dumping in the Sandusky river. The project aims to improve environmental handling and comply with pollution controls.

Fremont, O Fremont Great Lakes

Boy aged 10 found dead in trunk in Cincinnati

In Cincinnati on August 23 a 10 year old boy was found dead from apparent suffocation after being locked in a trunk overnight. The mother reported the father locked LeRoy Jr. in the trunk after beating the boys. The father, a WPA worker, was sought for questioning.

Cincinnati LeRoy Miller LeRoy Jr Miller WPA Sebonya Miller LeRoy

Toledo Woman Killed As Train Hits Auto

Mrs. Ruby Crampton, 50, former Toledo City Welfare Director and Board of Education member, was killed near Coatesville, Pennsylvania, when a car carrying her husband Faust Crampton, Toledo patent attorney, was struck by a Reading freight train. Crampton was badly injured.

Toledo, O Ruby Crampton Toledo

New European Developments Ahead of Poland Crisis

London signals will to fight if Poland is attacked while Berlin expects Von Ribben to return from Moscow with a nonaggression treaty by week end. Warsaw says Polish position unchanged as German Russian talks proceed. Five U S government departments draft European report for President Roosevelt on his Friday return.

London Britain Hitler Poland Berlin von Ribbentrop Moscow Warsaw Washington Roosevelt

Roosevelt Cuts Vacation Short Aboard U S S Lang

President Roosevelt truncated his sea vacation due to the European situation and will return to Washington immediately. He will be ashore at Sandy Hook New Jersey tomorrow and travel by special train to the White House, aiming to arrive shortly after noon. Secretary Hull also left White Sulphur Springs to return and work with officials on foreign affairs.

U. S. S. Lang Roosevelt Washington Gulf Stream Tuscaloosa North Atlantic

U S to Negotiate Trade Agreement With Argentina

The United States plans to negotiate a reciprocal trade treaty with Argentina after four years of talks. Acting Secretary Sumner Welles said the accord would be a major achievement and the first broad arrangement since 1855. Public hearings by the Reciprocity committee start Oct 18 at the Tariff Commission. meat concessions are excluded due to 1930 sanitary rules.

Washington United States Argentina Sumner Welles Welles Committee For Tariff Commission

German Plane Shot At By Polish Fire Near Danzig

Berlin reports a German passenger plane traveling from Tempelhof to Danzig and Koenigsberg was fired on by Polish anti-aircraft batteries near the Danzig frontier. The pilot saw a shell explode near the Von Bierbersterm as it departed Berlin at noon.

Berlin Tonight Danzig Tempelhof Koenigsberg East Prussia von Bierbersterm Junkers

Fear For Safety Of Former Druggist Buck Missing With Cash

Columbus police fear for the safety of Frank H. Buck a 52 year old former druggist who disappeared from his mother’s Worthington suburb home after taking about $3000 he was to use from a real estate sale. His wife Mrs Winifred Buck says Buck left the house more than 24 hours ago and has not been seen since.

Columbus U.P Winifred Buck Frank H. Buck Worthington Buck

Hitler Says Germany Will Not Renounce Vital National Interests

BERLIN Aug 23 U P Adolf Hitler told British ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson that Britain cannot force Germany to renounce its vital interests in Poland. The Nazi press said Hitler answered abruptly that German affairs with Poland are none of Britain's concern and hinted at possible territorial aims including Danzig and Pomorze if Poland offers peace. The report noted no talk of a German protectorate over Poland.

Berlin U.P Adolf Hitler Great Britain Germany Hitler Nevile Henderson Berchtesgaden Henderson Britain Poland London Fuehrer Today D N. B Pomorze Danzig Tannenberg

Britain Warns It Will Fight For Poland and Meet Threat

Great Britain warned Adolf Hitler that plans to carve up Poland would spark European war and summoned the privy council to prepare defense measures. Sir Nevile Henderson delivered a firm warning to Berlin while Parliament prepared for emergency sessions.

Britain Poland Great Britain Adolf Hitler Nazifuehrer London Germany Nevile Henderson Berchtesgaden Privy Council Hitler Danzig George Moscow Joachim von Ribbentrop Viacheslav Molotov Berlin

Possible Move For Peace By Roosevelt Hinted As Officials Study Situation

Washington officials from five departments drafted a full outline of the European situation and its potential impact on the United States for President Roosevelt. While hoping for peace, they prepare for the possibility of war and insist the country will not be caught unprepared.

Roosevelt Washington U.b Navy Treasury Justice Adolf Hitler Munich Hitler Benito Mussolini Italy Mussolini Retehetag Poland United States

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