Former Sheriff Sentenced to Prison in Bribery Case
Former Sheriff William F. Grall, 56, was taken to the Columbus penitentiary to serve a one to ten year sentence for bribery after a jury conviction. The case stemmed from accepting $30 bribes for permitting an immoral house, part of a wider bribery scandal in the department. Six people have already been sentenced. three more cases are pending, including Penny Morgan and Elias Hanna. Grall’s defense plans a possible appeal, though his finances may hinder it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Grall
Columbus
C. J. Cordy
Chalmer Davidson
Sherff
Common Pleas
Charles H. Huston
Carl R. Finegan
Grall
Sherif
Claude Adams
Huston
Henry King
King
Penny Morgan
William Peer
Dave Crawford
Stanton S. Hobbs
Harry Ziegman
Joseph Balestino
William G. Smith
Elias Hanna
Lorain
Ohio Weather Summary: Cloudy, Warmer Tonight
The article describes a Weather OHIO forecast with cloud cover and rising temperatures. It notes light rain or snow on Saturday, warmer in eastern portions, and a 24 hour temperature trend. A high pressure system moved from the Ohio Valley to New England, with a trough extending from Lake Superior to the Texas Panhandle and varied barometer readings across North America.
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Ohio
Ohio Valley
New England
Lake Superior
Texas Panhandle
British Columbia
Rockies
North Dakota
Lake Region
Wyoming
Colorado
Mississippi Valley
Central
Plains States
Plans for five Lorain County job insurance scheduling stations
The State Unemployment Insurance Commission announced plans to establish five scheduling stations in Lorain County for quick registration of applicants for Ohio job insurance benefits after January 1. The stations supplement Elyria and Lorain offices, with three in Lorain at 1948 Broadway, the Y M C A on East Twenty eighth Street, and Fire Station No. 1 on Fourth Street, plus two in Amherst and Grafton. Eligibility requires at least 20 weeks worked in the prior 52 and jobs covered by unemployment insurance. Applicants must bring Social Security cards, employment service IDs, and a separation notice if unemployed since October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Ohio
Columbus
State
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Commission
Elyria
Lorain
Broadway
East Twenty-eighth Street
Fire Tation No
Fourth Street
City Hall
Amherst
Grafton
Employment Service
Daladier Faces United Opposition Over French Budget
Paris December 16 Premier Edouard Daladier confronted strong opposition from right and left as he began a six day push to pass his 1 744 billion franc national budget. Defense costs exceed 1 billion with 66 hour chamber schedule to finish by next Friday. Key hurdles include De Kerillis demand to include foreign affairs in the debate and socialist communist amendments to chip away at Daladier's majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Tao
Eeither
Daladier
Henri de Kerillis
Plans to Finance Jewish Emigration Discussed
In London on December 16 George Rublee and Earl Winterton discussed Germanys emigration financing proposals brought by Dr Hjalmar Schacht. The plan splits into an international loan backed by refugee wealth and expanded German exports to the United States Britain and others with proceeds aiding refugee settlement. Rublee presented the ideas to Myron C Taylor who stays in London to monitor the talks.
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London
Germany
George Rublee
International Immigration Committee
Earl Winterton
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
United States
Great Britain
Rublee
Myron C. Taylor
International Commission
Italian Jews Must Register Property Registering property under new decree
Rome December 16 the cabinet approved a decree forcing Italian Jews to register all their property. Jews with holdings above set limits must surrender the excess to a government agency which will liquidate it and issue bonds paying 4 percent interest to the owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
U.P
Garner To Confer With President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt said he will confer at length with Vice-President Garner Saturday afternoon for a review of the administration program for the incoming Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Garner
Congress
Eden Sails For Home After Busy Week Abroad
Anthony Eden resigning British foreign secretary sails for home on the Queen Mary. He spent a packed week giving speeches sightseeing and holding informal conferences while abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthony Eden
Two Places Open In U S Cabinet As Resignations Hit
Washington December 16 A rush of vacancies in the federal government follows the retirement of Secretary of Commerce Dan C Roper effective December 23 and Attorney General Cummings January 1. Other posts open include the Supreme Court White House secretariat treasury Federal Reserve Board GAO and the budget bureau. Potential successors cited include Hopkins Jackson Murphy and Bratton with Cardozo and Frankfurter named for court vacancies. James Roosevelt leaves the White House secretariat creating a new vacancy.
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Washington
U.R
Commerce
Dan C. Roper
Ropers
Cummings
Supreme Court
White House
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
General Accounting Office
Budget Bureau
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Chicago
Roper
Works Progress
Hopkins
Robert H. Jackson
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Sam G. Bratton
New Mexico
James Roosevelt
Murphy
Interior
Charles West
Ohio
Capitol
Mediation Of War In Spain Proposed By Cuba Today
In Lima Peru on December 16 Cuba proposed to the Pan American Conference that the American republics seek mediation of the Spanish Civil War. Uruguay opposed the idea as the steering committee planned to meet tomorrow. The conference also discussed continental solidarity among 21 republics and lowering trade barriers.
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Spain
Cuba
Lima
Peru
Uruguay
Lorain County Pension Checks Rise This November
Lorain County old age pensioners averaged $23.02 in November, up from $20.90 a year earlier. A total of 1252 recipients received $28,823 this month, compared with 1271 pensioners who received $26,510 in November 1937.
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Lorain County
State Division of Aid For
Blood Disease Fatal in Akron Death of Edward Beegie
A rare blood disease acute lymphatic leukemia caused the death of 18 year old Edward Beegie in Akron. Physicians said four blood transfusions failed to save his life.
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Akron, D
Edward Beegie
Hit-Skip Victim Found In Ditch Badly Injured
Seven people were injured in traffic crashes reported to the sheriff. One victim of a hit-and-run was Stan ley Mazurek of Graf ton found along Route 10 near Fields Corners. He had fractures and chest injuries and was hospitalized in fair condition. Also injured were Mrs Elizabeth Snyder and Billy Lingenfelter in a separate sideswipe on Grafton road. Mrs Snyder had chest injuries, Billy Lingenfelter a fractured leg, and the other occupants suffered minor injuries. Police cited Carl Bradshaw and Carl Meed as drivers in the incidents with several passengers from Chat ham in the Meed vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Stanley Mazurek
R. D . Grafton
Fields Corners
Clarence Perking
Lansing
Michigan
Karl Ross
Mazurek
Elsoria Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Snyder
Oak Street
Billy Lingenfelter
Carl Bradshaw
Chestnut Street
Grafton Road
Grafton
Carl W. Meed
Spencer
Snyder
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Charles Pickering
Alma Pickering
Chatham
Meek
Lumber Dealers Elect Elyrian President
The Ohio Timber Dealers District 21 annual meeting at Oberlin Inn featured a fine dinner and violin music by Earl W. Templeton of Hixon Peterson Lumber. Charles Benson spoke on state directors’ meeting notes as officers for the coming year were elected: Robert H Crehore chair, E. H. Birch vice chair, and K. L. Kutza secretary. Dusty Miller entertained the group with a wit filled talk.
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Ohio Tarmber Dealers’ Association
Oberlin Inn
Earl W. Templeton
Hixon- Peterson Lumber Company
Oberlin
Charles Benson
Ohio Association
Columbus
Robert H Crehore
Elyria Lumber and Coal Company
E. H. Birch
McMann Lumber Company
Wakeman
K. L. Kutza
Lorain Lumber Company
Dusty Miller
Harvey Cheney To Be Director of Ohio League
Columbus Ohio December 16 The Municipal Finance Officers Association of Ohio and the Ohio League of Municipalities began selecting 1939 officers today The nominating committee named Earl E Hagerman Columbus Dayton as president Myron Geesman Columbus as vice president John Q Carey Toledo as second vice president and J D Williams Portsmouth as third vice president Directors listed include Harold Burton Cleveland Col C O Sherrill Cincinnati Herschel Hunt Youngstown Harvey Cheney Elyria B M Hillyer Warren A C Bergman Oakwood and Lee Wood Martins Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Municipal Finance Officers Association of Ohio
Ohio League of Municipalities
Earl E. Hagerman
Dayton
Myron Geesman
John Q. Carey
Toledo
J. D. Williams
Portsmouth
Harold Burton
Cleveland
Col. C. O. Sherill
Cincinnati
Herschel H. Hunt
Youngstown
Harvey Cheney
Elyria
B. M. Hillyer
Warren
A. C. Bergman
Oakwood
Lee Wood
Martins Ferry
Two More Arrests In Traffic Crusade
Deputy sheriffs conducted a second night traffic crusade on Lake avenue north of Elyria stopping about 400 cars. Clarence Fisher of Lorain was arrested for no tail light and Eric Sharrock of Lorain for driving without a license. Sharrock faces arraignment later. The traffic check was led by Chalmer Davidson with C. J. Cordy, Paul Johnson, and John Judge assisting.
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Lake Avenue
Elyria
Clarence Fisher
Lorain
Eric Sharrock
Sharrock
C. J. Cordy
Paul Johnson
John Judge
Chalmer Davidson
Davidson
Park Named Dean of Heidelberg College in Ohio
Tiffin Ohio December 16 Dr Mary I Park professor of philosophy was appointed Dean of Heidelberg College by trustees to succeed the late Dr Francis W Kennedy. The change places Park as head of the college in the wake of Kennedy’s death.
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Tiffin
Mary I. Park
Heidelberg College
Francis W. Kennedy
Toledo Man To Be State Registrar Of Motor Vehicles
C W Wallace of Toledo was chosen by Governor-elect John W Bricker as State Registrar of Motor Vehicles. Wallace will replace Frank West with a $5 000 salary. He helped direct the Republican campaign in Lucas county and was a former Toledo Chamber of Commerce president.
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Columbus
C. W. Wallace
Toledo
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Wallace
Robert S. Beightler
Frank West
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Toledo Edison Co
Lucas County
Toledo Chamber of Commerce
Quartet Of Kidnapers Sentenced In Lebanon Case
Two men and two women pleaded guilty to kidnapping State Highway Patrolman Parker W. Powell on December 8. They received five to 30 years for kidnapping and 1 to 25 years for armed robbery. Coy Russell, David Cross, Marie Day and Naomi Hayes were named. Sentences for the men run consecutively. women may be served concurrently at separate facilities.
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Lebanon
Parker W. Powell
Charles B. DeChant
Common Pleas
Coy Russell
Houston
Tex
David I Cross
Hamilton
Marie Day
Alias Hatfield
Ashland
Naomi Hayes
Steele
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Marysville Women's Reformatory
Dechant
New Farm Women's Club Organized At Columbia
A new Columbia Township farm women's club was announced by Miss Frances Eckert county home demonstration agent. Officers include Mrs Dorothy Dengler as chairwoman Mr Ora Westfall as vice chairman and Mrs Myrtle Hales as secretary and treasurer. The group will tackle extension service projects starting with Everyday Electricity with a first meeting at Mrs Warren Ives home and a second meeting set for January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Township
Frances Eckert
Dorothy Dengler
Ora Westfall
Myrtle Hales
Columbia Farm Women’s Club
Warren Ives
32 Boys Begin Course In Archery
Thirty two Elyria boys started an archery course at the Y M C A under Leonard K. Osberg of Vermilion a noted archery authority. He brought a case of arrows from ancient Indian Eskimo to modern hunting types and described bow and arrow use for big game noting a 600 pound African lion being taken in ten seconds with a single shot. He explained shooting technique and arrow varieties and the class will practice at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Leonard K. Osberg
Vermilion
Osberg
Esquimaux
Post Office Windows Extended To 6 p m In Elyria
Elyria post office windows will stay open until 6 p m tomorrow per postmaster Charles J Sartor to help with Christmas mail. Regular hours end at 1 p m on Saturdays, but a five hour extension was arranged for holiday rush. Windows otherwise close at 6 p m on other days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Charles J. Sartor
Elyrians
Former Elyrian Killed In Auto Accident
Edward G. Lord aged 67, a former Elyria mail carrier and 25 year resident, was killed in an automobile crash near Findlay while visiting relatives. William Schaver, of Sylvania, was slightly injured. Lord previously ran a fruit farm in Arcadia Michigan and is survived by Lulu Baird Lord, Gertrude Lord Andrew of Findlay, Addison Lord of Detroit, Edward Lord of Lakewood, and Pearl L. Lord. Funeral set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Findlay.
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Edward G. Lord
Elyria
Findlay
Arcadia
Michigan
Pearl L. Lord
Lulu Baird Lord
Gertrude Lord Andrew
Addison Lord
Detroit
Edward Lord
Lakewood
Union Official Fatally Burned
Cincinnati dispatch reports Frank Hammer a 48 year old secretary and business agent of Truck Drivers and Teamsters Union No 100 died in a house fire. His 14 year old son tried to save him while seven of Hammer’s ten motherless children jumped from a porch roof injuring several. Hammer’s wife died in an earlier blaze. Hammer appears to have been overcome by smoke after entering a bedroom to recover valuables.
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Cincinnati
Frank Hammer
Schedule For National Tube Co Coming Week
The National Tube Company Lorain plant will lower output next week per a tentative schedule. Steel production stays steady with three blast furnaces and 10 open hearths. Bessemer converter at 50 percent. Rail mill idle. skelp mill No.5 operates one day Monday. other skelp mills idle. Butt mills 2,6,7 and seamless mills 1,2 run five days from Monday. Seamless mill No.1 set to stop at 7 am Sunday. Schedule may change.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer
Avon Lake Man Eligible For Appointment
Avon Lake resident Charles F. Hohwalt was certified by the Ohio State Civil Service Commission as eligible for a class examiner grade four position in the Unemployment Insurance Commission. He scored 94.21 with military service credit, ranking 58th on a list of 83 eligibles. Fifty-five examiners of this grade will be appointed from the list, which also includes eligibles for claims examiner grades two and three and for accountant grade one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Hohwalt
Avon Lake
Pickets Mingle With Toledo Shopping Crowds
In Toledo on December 16, more than 100 members of the American Federation of Labor unions picketed the entrances of Tiedtke's department store as they protested a settlement reached with the CIO affiliated United Wholesale & Retail Employes' Union. The AFL unions claim the deal violates their contract and demand a closed shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tiedtke
American Federation of Labor Unions
United Wholesale & Retail Employes’ Union
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
CIO
Youths Escape With $1700 Payroll From Higley Co Office
Three youths wearing handkerchiefs over their faces forced entry into the second floor offices of the Albert M. Higley Construction Co in Cleveland and escaped with a payroll totaling 1700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Albert M. Higley Construction Co
Earnings Of Hartford Empire Co Under Glass Patents
Hartford Empire Co owner of key glass machinery patents showed rising profits after 1932 as most of the glass container industry fell under its licenses. A 1937 Justice Department analysis cited by secretary A. T. Safford Jr. noted a 35.43 percent return on capital and a 67.77 percent return on net capital employed.
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Washington
Hartford Empire Co
Vital Glass Machinery
Justice Department
A. T. Safford, Jr
Hartford Empire
Bricker Proposes Major State Budget Reforms
Governor-elect John W. Bricker outlined plans to embed relief financing within the regular state budget rather than use stopgap emergency legislation. He favors abolishing earmarked taxes, pooling all revenues into a general fund for schools, relief, and old age pensions, and promises economies to avoid new taxes while ensuring predictable aid.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Bricker
General Revenue Fund
Nominations Made For Officers Of Foremen's Club
Nominations for officers to head the Elyria Foremen's Club next year were presented at the December meeting. James Wise is nominated for president, Leland R. Minch for first vice president, R. G. Rhodes for second vice president, and Willam Vinson for third vice president. Glenn Broderick presides this year. The program covered activities for boys, with speakers from The Chronicle Telegram, the Y M C A, and the Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association. About 75 foremen and executives attended. football films from 1938 Elyria High season were shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Foremen's Club
James Wise
General Industries Company
Leland R. Minch
Colson Corporation
R. G. Rhodes
Perry-Fay Company
Carl W. Wagner
L. B. Hindman
Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Elyria
Vote To Reduce Fares In Coaches
Washington dispatch reports the Presidents Conference of Southwestern Railroads voted to cut passenger fares to one and one half cents per mile in coaches. The rate cut, worth a half cent per mile, will take effect in January and applies to all railroads east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers.
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Bulletin
Washington
Southwestern Railrooads Presidents Conference
Mississippi River
Ohio
Potomac Rivers
Farmer Fatally Hurt in Dayton Runaway Accident
Albert F. Weist a 76 year old farmer died from injuries after a team of horses bolted and the wagon ran over him in Dayton Ohio on December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, O
Albert F. Weist
Coroner Rules Death by Self-Inflicted Shot in Fairfield
Fairfield, Conn. coroner declares F Donald Coster, president of McKeson & Robbins, shot himself amid disclosure of an $18 million asset shortage. Coster, real name Philip Musica, amid pressure from investigations and threats of arrest, died in his home. Local and federal agents sealed the scene. his widow mourned as the sensational case drew to a close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Conn
Donald Coster
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Samuel Rich
Coster
Philip Musica
New York City
Musica
George Dietrich
Rich
Stanton R. Smith
Custer
United States
Leonard Jenkins
Carol Jenkins Coster
TVA Faces Operating Loss From Last Fiscal Year
A preliminary TVA draft shows power operations ended the year with a net operating deficit of 310171 dollars. Controller Kehler tabulated 748664 dollars deficit for June 16 1933 to June 30 1938, labeled net expense after allocation of common expense. Committee counsel Biddle notes the term reflects development stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congressional
TVA
EB. L. Kehler
Francis Biddle
Storm Claims Two at Sea and Floods Southern California
A December storm at sea claimed two lives and forced many residents to flee flooded homes in Southern California. The Santa Monica mountains region, still recovering from a prior brush fire, and the San Fernando Valley north of Hollywood were hardest hit as five inches of rain overwhelmed low lying districts.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Monica Mountains
San Fernando Valley
Hollywood
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U.S. Cabinet
Lumber Dealers
Elyrian
Ohio League
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
New Farm Women’s Club
Columbia
National Tube Co
Gov't
Foremen’s Club
Farmer
Sania
Storm
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