Chamberlain Defends His Foreign Policy
London reports that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain warned it would be a tragic error to misinterpret Britain’s peace efforts as weakness He defended appeasement arguing it would not lead Britain to war with Japan Germany Italy or Spain and rejected a Labor misconfidence motion The Four-Power Maurich accord was cited as making frontiers unsafe and Europe unsettled by the doctoring of collective security.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Great Britain
House of Commons Today
Poly
Japan
Italy
Spain
Chamberlain
Hugo Dalton
Liabarte
Britain
Europe
Schoolboy Safety Patrol Members Get New Coats
White raincoats will be standard for Schoolboy Safety Patrol members in Elaria after a gift from local citizens. About 30 coats arrived at the police station for distribution to patrols at Allen Garford Roosevelt Edison and Gates schools plus St Marys St Agnes and Holy Cross. Other districts already have coats funded by the Parent Teacher Association or other sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaria
Police Rtiion
Allen, Garford
Roosevelt
Edison
Gates
St Mary's
St. Agnes
Holy Cross
Parent-Teacher Association
Tag Day Boosts Elyria Dinner Fund by $110
Elyria’s fund for Christmas dinners for needy families gained $110 on Saturday from a Tag Day sale sponsored by the Not an Empty Stocking Committee. Contributions from various sources over the past two weeks continue, with lists of families in need being received and checked as preparations for dinner distribution begin.
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Elyria
Boy Drowns Saving Brother in Canal at Barberton
In Barberton Ohio Dec 19 Richard Sheldon nine drowned while attempting to rescue his eight year old brother Donald from the Ohio Canal. The brothers were playing on thin ice when it gave way Donald was saved by bystanders Richard disappeared under the ice and his body was recovered after about thirty minutes.
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Barberton. O
Richard Sheldon
Ohio Canal
Donald
Richard
Weather summary for West region with clouds and rain or snow
Increasing cloudiness and milder conditions in the West tonight. Tuesday będzie cloudy and slightly warmer with light rain or snow in the north. High pressure over the lake region and central valleys, with a trough from Manitoba to the Texas Panhandle and a disturbance off California coast. Low temperatures favor central and eastern states, with heavy frosts in Alabama and Georgia, though mountains and plains are warmer. Generally fair except for rain along the North Atlantic and California coasts.
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Ghio
North
Lake Region
Manitoba
Texas Panhandle
California
Alabama
Georgia
Mountains
Plains
North Atlantic
Intensify Search Into Shadowy Dealings Of F Donald Coster
New York dispatch reports the government probing a vast munitions trafficking network built by Philip Musica under the alias F Donald Coster while he led McKesson Robbins. The attorney general's office says the operation may have centered in Montreal where an old U S government arsenal was used.
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New York
Philip Musica
F Donald Coster
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Montreal
Attorney General
Rush Nearing Its Peak At Post Office
Long lines formed at the Elyria post office as the Christmas rush began with stamp and parcel windows crowded. Postmaster C. J. Sartor urged air mail and special delivery for long distance cards and packages, noting no deliveries Sunday or Monday and possible post Christmas delays for regular-rate mail.
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Elyria
Sam
Elyrians
C. J. Sartor
Meth. Clergyman For 54 Years Passes
DELAWARE Ohio December 19 Dr Austin M Courtenay 88 former superintendent of the Columbus District of the Methodist Episcopal Church died at his home He served in Pittsburgh Baltimore and several Ohio churches He was a past chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Ohio After retirement he became a field agent for the Methodist Children's Home at Worthington The funeral will be held at 2 PM Wednesday Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery, Delaware County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Austin M. Courtenay
Columbus
Methodist Episcopal Church
Coster Musica Case Deepens as Schism Grips McKesson
Federal and state investigators intensified probes into F. Donald Coster who posed as Philp Musica, exposing a vast looting of the $87,000,000 McKesson and Robbins empire. Bodies, bonds, and two jailed brothers loom as hearings reveal gun running links and securities violations.
Hat, blanket and flashlight stolen from garage
Clifford Zeroll reported to police Saturday that a hat, blanket and flashlight were stolen from his machine in the garage. The loss was estimated at $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Zeroll
Park Place
France Will Not Give Up Territory
Paris dispatch reports Foreign Minister George Bonnet declaiming in the Chamber of Deputies that France will never surrender an inch of territory to Fascist Italy. He pledged France and Britain will aid each other in any attack and defended the Franco British entente while rejecting any cession of Corsica Tunisia Savoy or French Somaliland.
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Paris
George Bonnet
Chamber of Deputies
France
Iray
Italy
Benito
Chamber
Foreign Office
Bonnet
Great Britain
Germany
Berlin- Rome
Europe
Corsica
Tunisia
Savoia
12 Killed In Ohio Traffic Over Week End
Ohio counted 12 traffic deaths over a weekend including a Rocky Ridge crossing crash near Port Clinton where the Belews and a neighbor died after a train struck their car. Five of six occupants perished, with one injured, as others in Lima and Ada also died or were injured in separate crashes.
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Ohio
New York Central
Rocky Ridge
Port Clinton
Arthur Below
Mary
Calvin
Martin Madison
Alice May Floriana
Orlena Below
Arthur
Calvin Belew
Belews
Alice May
Madison
New Citizens To Be Given Recognition Wednesday Evening
Ninety foreign-born residents of Lorain County will become American citizens at a 7 30 PM program in the Elyria High School Auditorium. Speakers include Mayor Joseph Q Petro and civic representatives. H E Agate, clerk of courts, will present citizenship certificates to graduates of Federal Adult Education classes in English and citizenship. Special music is arranged.
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Lorain County
Elyria High School
Alice C Platner
Supervisos Wpa
Joseph Q. Petro
H. E. Agate
Toy Fund Receives A Fine Boost
The Elyria Toy Shop fund gained momentum as two large gifts arrived. Electro Alloys employees sent 31.00 and General Industries workers followed with 31.80. Captain Henry Hillier of the Salvation Army hopes to finish the fund by tomorrow and continue delivering Christmas baskets and toys to needy families.
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Elyria Toy Shop
Electro Alloys
General Industries Office
Henry Hillier
Salvation Army
Funeral for John Fuller of Geneva Ohio
Funeral services are held for John Fuller a renowned dry goods merchant of Geneva Ohio formerly of Elyria. He died at his Geneva home and leaves wife Pearl Hovt remembered by Elyrians.
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John Fuller
Geneva
Ohio
Fuller
Elyria
Biggs, Fuller and Everhart Dry Goods
Sweeping Changes In Social Security Act Proposed
The White House planned to send to Congress in January a message on expanding and strengthening the Social Security Act. The advisory council urged shared costs with employers and employees, broadened coverage to over 5 million more workers, and proposed changes to benefits, eligibility, and payment timing, with a restudy by 1942.
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Washington
Usy
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen T. Baily
Advisory Committee On Social Security
Advisory Council of Social Security
Federal Reserve System
Capacity Audience Hears E.H.S. Concert
A capacity Elyria High School crowd filled the venue for the annual Christmas concert by the a cappella choir. A stained glass replica by art students gave a cathedral-like stage backdrop as voices performed traditional carols and rarer pieces. Alumni joined for a reunion number while a violin quartet, featuring Elyria High students Eugene Sabo and Geraldine Rigo and Lori and Evelyn Farschman of Lorain, performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Art Department
Eugene Sabo
Geraldine Rigo
Lois and
Evelyn Farschman
Lorain
Large Truck Upsets Near Wellington
A large truck owned by W. H. Vaughn of Plymouth Michigan overturned on Route 18 near Whipple Hill, spilling steel onto the pavement and demolishing the cab. The driver escaped unhurt. traffic was halted about two hours.
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Wellington, CO
Wellington
W. H. Vaughn
Plymouth
Mich
Whipple Hill
Supreme Court to Hear Tax and Coal Data Cases
The Supreme Court agreed to review New York State's authority to tax income of federal agency employees including Home Owners Loan Corporation workers. It also considered a coal industry bid to block public release of production and sales cost data by field producers, while enjoining the coal commission from publishing the disputed figures until the court acts.
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Washington
The
Supreme Court Today
New York State
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Supreme Court
Bituminous Coal Commission
Coal Commission
Direct Relief To Cost Elyria Five Thousand A Month
Elyria faces about 5000 dollars a month to finance direct relief under the present plan. County relief director Ernest Holmes and Mrs. Mark S Gilman of the Associated Charities will accompany state relief examiner William Klebold and May Petro to a city council meeting following the regular session. Notes against excise tax revenues would fund the relief as provided by state law.
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Elyria
Joseph Q Petro
William Klebold
Ernest Holmes
Mark S Gilman
Associated Chartres
Auto accidents injure several in Elyria area
Alfred Damm 38 of 326 13th street, owner of Kente Sandwich Shop, suffered knee laceration and chest injuries when his car ran out of control on Lake avenue north of Elyria and hit a tree. He was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Lawrence Justin of 136 Garvin avenue received a scalp wound when his head struck the windshield of a car driven by Bernice Walend of 957 Foster avenue, and Justin was taken to the hospital by Clarence McDaniels. Cars driven by Murdock Davis and Richard M Greene were damaged in a collision on Lake avenue north of Elyria at 2:30 am. An iron I beam on a truck back end damaged Roger Babson's front door and glass at Lake and Elyria avenues. Fenders were damaged on a car driven by Joseph Leitold on Route 20 east of Elyria and on cars driven by F A Haas and Bert Frill at Middle avenue and Broad street.
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Alfred Damm
13Th Street
Kente
Temple Court
Lake Avenue
Elyria
Sheriff Department
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Justin
Garvin Avenue
Bernice Walend
Foster Avenue
Empire Tavern
Justin
Clarence McDaniels
George Street
Murdock Davis
Lorain
Richard M Greene
Middle Avenue
Roger Babson
Wellngton
Joseph Miller
Lake and
Elyria Avenues
Joseph Leitold
Cleveland
Route 20
Ray Fryzdeski
Bagby Road
F. A. Haas
Bert Frill
Avon Lake
Broad Street
Torrential Rains Hit Southern California Plains and Mountains
Torrential rains deluged lowlands of Southern California while snow piled up to 12 inches on nearby mountains. Fresh earthslides and washed-out railsides blocked highways as a three-inch rain swept across the Los Angeles area. Canyon homes in the Santa Monica Mountains were damaged or under threat from floods and slides.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Monica
Roosevelt to seek funds for two 45000 ton battleships
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress for immediate construction of two 45,000 ton battleships as part of a drive to match and surpass rival powers in naval buildup. Officials note the United States leads in ships under construction with 100 fleet units, ahead of Britain, France, Italy, Germany, and Russia. Japan’s program remains partly undisclosed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Japan
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Russia
Locomotive Powers Itself With Steam Turbine Drive
In Erie Pennsylvania on December 19 a giant steam electric locomotive built by General Electric and Union Pacific engineers demonstrated self generated electricity at 125 mph before GE officials and railroad men. The unit uses steam to generate electricity for motors powering the wheels, promising twice the work per pound of fuel and three times the mileage, with no water stops in warm weather.
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Erie
General Electric
Union Pacific
Chicago
West Coast
Study Women's Angle Of Poultry Congress
A tea and meeting at the Y M C A this afternoon will discuss the World's Poultry Congress with Miss Lucille Smith Ohio Farmer home economics editor as speaker. Lorain County farm women invited to join the Congress consumers committee, per Miss Frances Eckert, county home demonstration agent.
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Y. W. CA
Lucille Smith
The
Ohio Farmer
Lorain County
Consumers’ Committee
Frances Eckert
Burns Prove Fatal In Toledo Fire
Mrs. Nancy Eddy, 80, died in a Toledo hospital after her clothing caught fire from a pipe at night. Her son-in-law James O'Brien and daughter Mrs. O'Brien were injured while attempting rescue. O'Brien suffered severe hand burns while tearing away the burning garments, and Mrs. O'Brien sustained minor burns.
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Toledo
Nancy Eddy
James O'Brien
O’brien
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Orville Wright
Betty Mains
Dayton, O
Kitty Hawk
N.C
F. Donald Coster
Philp Musica
McKesson and Robbins
Coster-Musica
Brien Mmcmahon
Musica Brothers
Corporation
Ambrose V. McCall
Cester-Musica
South America
Carol Jenkins Coster
Bridgeport
Conn
George Musica
George Dietrich
McKesson and
Robbins
New Haven
Securities and Exchange
Robert Musica
Robert Dietrich
Arthur Musica
George Vernard
Vic Donahey
D. O
Joint Congressional Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
John J, Woloch
Stanley Woloch
Lima
Pennsylvania
Theodore Bedell
Vincent Longo
Ivan Lacko
Edith Brooks
Middletown
Mable Wolfrom
Dola
Erhoal
William Conner
Ada
Miss Wolfrom
S. W. Wolfrom
Social Security
E.H.S
F. D.R
Ross
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