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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1934

Page

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Elyria business leaders urge HOLO continuation and tariff safeguards

Elyria bankers manufacturers and professionals met Congressman Don W. Harter at the Hotel Newell to press for continued Home Owners' Loan Corporation support with more funding, and to seek tariff protection against Japanese competiton in toys and small goods. They urged NRA changes for seasonal industries and stronger enforcement to curb noncompliant firms.

Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Elyria Don W. Harter Fourteenth District Newell Harter S. H. Squire Lorain County Savings and Trust Company Hall Kirkham Colson Company Congress United States Japan Akron Tariff Commission Leonard Birch American Lace Manufacturing Company France NRA C. A. Olsen Fox Furnace Company

Weather Ohio Cloudy With Light Snow Possible North Friday

The Ohio forecast calls for cloudy skies with light snow possible in the northern portion tonight and Friday. Temperatures are not expected to vary much.

Ohio

Death by own action verdict in girl's death

Coroner A. J. Pearse ruled Viola Pincombe a 22 year old parachute jumper died by her own action after her pajama clad body was found in a Lakewood apartment bathroom. A .38 caliber pistol belonging to Charles W. Maris was found at the scene. Pincombe had worked in the Maris home before their separation eighteen months earlier. She leaped from Ralph Wensinger's plane before it crashed at Chippewa Lake park on Labor Day 1933.

Cleveland A. J. Pearse Viola Pincombe Lakewood Charles W. Maris Miss Pincombe Ralph Wensinger Chippewa Lake Park

Mob Burns Courthouse in Shelbyville Tennessee

Three hundred National Guardsmen moved into Shelbyville to restore order after a mob burned the courthouse and threatened more violence against public buildings. Additional guard companies from Nashville Jackson Athens and Cleveland were en route to patrol key business districts as officials reported the mob appeared dispersed with no signs of a renewed threat.

Shelbyville Tenn National Nashville Jackson Athens Cleveland

Two Found Dead In Automobile In Cincinnati

In Cincinnati a Christmas party at a downtown hotel ended with two people dead in an automobile on a suburban street. E. L. Dobson, 28, a former University of Cincinnati student, and Marie Sanitto, 23, a Cincinnati resident, had both been shot. a pistol with three bullets was in the car. Neighbors found the bodies around 6 AM after Adolph Zoose investigated the vehicle and notified police. Authorities held uncertainty whether the deaths were murder or self inflicted. a party program was found on Dobson.

Cincinnati E. L. Dobson University of Cincinnati Huntington W. Va Marie Sanitto Adolph Zoose Zoose

Foremen's Club to Elect Officers at December Meeting

Ely ria Foremen's Club will elect officers for 1935 during tonight's December gathering at the Y M C A. Rev. Mackey, Mansfield Reformatory chaplain, speaks on Crime and Criminals. Entertainment features Colson Company quartet and a children’s group directed by Jack Flynn.

Elyria Foremen’s Club Mackey Mansfield Reformatory Colson Company Jack Flynn

Supreme Court Jurisdiction Question in Scottsboro Case

Alabama Attorney General Thomas E. Knight Jr challenged the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to review Haywood Patterson’s conviction and death sentence in the Scottsboro assault cases. The filing clears the way for the court to act when it resumes deliberations on January 7.

Supreme Court Washington Haywood Patterson Scottsboro, Ala Thomas E. Knight, Jr Alabama

Roosevelt Plans White House talks with industry leaders

President Roosevelt will meet soon with 90 industrial leaders to discuss recovery problems and business concerns. The White Sulphur Springs conference yielded a conciliatory mood, with Owen D. Young guiding toward unified but flexible positions and plans for a renewal of the National Recovery Act in a moderated form.

White Sulphur Springs W. Va Washington Col. W. D. Anderson American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association George A. Sloan Cotton Textile Code Authority G. H. Dorr The Cotton Textile Institute Howard Coffin Southeastern Cotton Textile Institute, Inc John C. Gall National Manufacturers’ Association Charles R. Hook American Rolling Mill Co E. T. Weir National Steel United Press Roosevelt White House West Virginia United Business C. B. Ames George Meade New York Owen D. Young John H. Raskob Young Chamber of Commerce of the United States National Association of Manufacturers

Adult Classes Start At Local YMCA Tonight

New organized adult classes in art and English will hold their first regular sessions at 7 50 tonight at the YMCA. Art class leads with David Williams and English by Miss Frances Stinebring. A mathematics class began last night with eight students. fifteen more may enroll at next Thursday’s meeting.

David Williams Frances Stinebring W. C. McClellan

Two Die in Crash In Bellevue Ohio

Edwin Swartz of Cincinnati and his chauffeur Lonnie Bowens of Chicago died when the Swartz car collided with a truck driven by Stanley Lankton of Lansing Michigan in Bellevue Ohio. Mrs Swartz escaped injury.

Bellevue Edwin Swartz Cincinnati Lonnie Bowens Chicago Swartz Stanley Lankton Lansing Mich

Pails of Ashes Foil Foot-Robbery at Shelby Junction

Michael Nelson, night ticket agent at the Big Four Railroad office in Shelby Junction, dropped two buckets of ashes during a basement furnace clean. As he reached the top of the steps, a gun was leveled and the robber demanded money. Nelson dropped his hands and the ashes spilled onto the bandit's foot, sending him hopping away empty handed.

Shelby, O Michael Nelson Big Four Railroad Shelby Junction Nelson

Sugar beets deliver two million to Nebrasksa

Two million dollars in cash arrived in Nebraska this month as the first return on the sugar beet crop. A refinery price of 4.50 dollars per ton plus a government bounty of about 1.50 dollars brings parity for the first time in years. The 2,000,000 payment is the first installment of total returns expected to reach 5,000,000 in the upper North Platte Valley.

Scottsbluff Neb U.P Nebraska Upper North Platte Valley

Steamer Severance in Distress After Rudder Loss

The steamer Severance, a 4993 gross ton collier built in 1909 and owned by Diamond S Transportation, lost its rudder 1 miles southwest of Fire Island in the Atlantic. Coast Guard cutter Champlain and radio marine reports indicate the ship is in distress with Captain Clifford Anderson and a crew of 34 aboard.

New York Severance Atlantic Ocean Fire Island Radio Marine Long Island Coast Guard Champlain Lloyd’s Shipping Register Diamond S. S. Transportation Company Boston MAPI Clifford Anderson South Boston Diamond Steamship Transportation Company Newport News Beverly Mass

Tax Collection Date Extended by County Board

The county board extends the tax collection date from December 20 to January 20 amid awaiting new tax rates. Sales tax funds delay real estate rate calculations. expect about a 5 mill reduction overall. January collection may surpass $150,000 as 25,000 bills go out when ready.

Board of County Commissioners State Tax Commission Walter J. Wright

Four Yeggs Steal $40,000 Payroll in Philadelphia Heist

Four men believed to be armed with submachine guns robbed a Philadelphia Electric Company branch today, stealing about $40,000 in payroll funds. Police report indicates the raid occurred at a branch office and that the suspects fled.

Yeggs Philadelphia Philadelphia Electric Company

Wright Brothers first flight anniversary image sent to Guthrie

Elyria High School freshman James Guthrie received from Orville Wright a photograph of the 1903 flight with inscription noting the 31st anniversary dated December 17, 1934. The image shows Orville at the controls, Wilbur beside, and Guthrie’s parents live on Ohio street nearby.

James Guthrie Ojo — Street Elyria High School Wright Brothers Orville Wright Witts Hawk Jimmie Guthrie Wilbur Wright Guthrie Ohio Street Wrights

Fight Looms Over Ayres Appointment as Bank Superintendent

Ohio officials report a looming Senate battle over Governor-elect Davey’s choice Al lan F Ayres for state banking superintendent. Ayres is tied to Guardian Trust Cleveland and First Central Trust Akron, with notes and debts noted by Guardian Bank and First Central Bank. Questions arise from past loans and director ties to A Co Y railroad, with a pending bill on liquidating banks.

Columbus, CO Ohio Senate Allan F. Ayres Ayers Martin L. Davey Florida Avers Guardian Trust Company Cleveland First Central Trust Company Akron Guardian Bank Guardian Senate

Tax Study To Be Made On Federal State And Local Taxes

President Roosevelt orders a comprehensive tax study of federal state and municipal levies to map overlapping taxes. Secretary Morgenthau says the survey will encompass all taxes to guide a general tax conference next summer and identify which governments can collect most efficiently and where revenues should go.

Washington Roosevelt Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr

Ten Best News Stories of 1934

United Press editors list the top ten stories of 1934 from the American reader perspective. Entries include the Hauptmann arrest, the Alexander Barthou murder, the Dionne quintuplets, Hitler's Blood Purge, the Morro Castle disaster, the Killing of John Dillinger, the San Francisco general strike, the Dollfuss assassination, Samuel Insull's extradition and trial, and Huey Long's rise in Louisiana.

New York United Press Editors Today United Press Bruno M Haupt San Francisco Dollfuss Samuel Insull Huey Long Louisiana

Two Coast Guardsmen Safe After Missing Run

Alpena Michigan December 20 two coastguardsmen Theodore Brown age 20 of Alpena and William J Chapman of Grand Haven were reported safe after going missing yesterday noon when they left Cen ter Bay Island for the mainland. They said a squall drove them to spend the night on Crooked Island and they were not exposed to danger. Coast guards and state police had searched for them.

Alpena Mich Center Bay Island Theodore Brown William J. Chapman Grand Haven Crooked Island

Ninety-seven year old takes first airplane ride

Mrs Lizette Dibble aged 77 in Boise Idaho defies doubters and flies to Salt Lake City in a large air liner. She enjoys the journey and says she would do it again despite initial safety concerns from her daughter.

Boise, Idaho Lizette Dibble

Wooster Family Victims in Parma Heights Car Crash

Three Wooster residents bound for Cleveland on a Christmas shopping trip were killed when their sedan skidded on ice and hit a truck on Pearl road in Parma Heights. Victims include Charles Zarlengo 26 Babe Zarlengo famed Wooster High School athlete, Mrs Henry J Zarlengo 45, and Serafino Zarlengo 70.

Cleveland, O Wooster Cleveland Pearl Road Parma Heights Village Charles ¥. Zarlengo Babe” Zarlengo Wooster High School Henry J Zarlengo Zarlengo Serafino Zarlengo

Christmas Concert At Elyria High Sunday Afternoon

More than 100 Elyria High School students perform in the annual Christmas concert at the school auditorium directed by J. Martin Beck. The 55 voice acapella chorus and 50 voice girls glee club share solo and group numbers including classical carols and selections by Grieg Praetorius and Handel. The program features solos by Irene Hollis and Robert Wilcox with Frances Bennett as speaker. The concert begins at 2 30 p m and is open to the public.

Elyria High School J. Martin Beck Girls’ Glee Club Grieg Jeanette Sheppard Robert Wilcox Handel Frances Bennett Nanini Sistine Chapel Praetorius Gruber

DuPont Urges Preparedness Before War

Irenee Du Pont told the Senate munitions committee that the only way to prevent war is to prepare for war in time of peace. He warned that failing to do so would lead to a “hell of a time.”

Washington Irenee du Pont Delware Senate

Engineer Drowns at Ashtabula Roundhouse

Donald L. Palmer an engineer for the New York Central railroad fell into a water filled pit at the Ashtabula railroad roundhouse and was drowned last night in the accident report dated December 20.

Ashtabula, O Donald L. Palmer New York Central Railroad

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