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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1938

Page

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U S Refuses To Apologize To Germany

Washington report notes U S will not apologize for Ickes speech and warns Germany may strain or sever relations. Welles rebuke targets German controlled press. Roosevelt will not back down and may press the Friendship treaty to protect Americans in Germany. Proceedings hinge on German government response.

Washington United States State Department Germany Sumner Welles Welles Ickes Roosevelt Hans Thomsen H. Dieckhoff Thomsen Cleveland Woodrow Watson

Hitler to Decide Germany's Answer to U.S. Rebuke

Berlin reports say Adolf Hitler will personally determine Germany's reply to the United States blunt rejection of a Nazi protest over the Ickes attack. Private talk hints at possible break, but officials note potential harm to German trade. press silence suggests Nazi leaders have not yet chosen a course.

Berlin Roosevelt Germany United States Hachtausgabe Adolf Hitler Harold L. Ickes Sumner Welles

Weather summary for Ohio and surrounding region

General rain stretched from Texas to the Lower Lakes with freezing rain reported in Ohio and Lower Michigan. Snow fell in the Lake region as the Central Valleys warmed while the Central and Northern Plains grew colder. High pressure dominated the Atlantic coast with western highs over the Pacific and Mountain States.

Ohio Atlantic Pacific Coast Manitoba Lake Superior Texas Lower Lakes Michigan Lake Plains

National Society Formed to Lead Crippled Children Work

A new organization the National Society for Crippled Children of the United States of America Inc. will begin operations from its Columbus headquarters on January 1. Incorporators Paul H. King E J Howenstine and A H Thompson plan to integrate with the International Society for Crippled Children which founded the movement in Elyria and will retain its headquarters there. The two bodies will operate separately yet share officers, and The Crippled Child magazine will continue under the International Society with editor Miss Vivian Hackett.

Crippled Children’s Movement Cripled Children’s Movement Eigrin National Society For Crippled Children of the United States of America, Inc Columbus Paul H. King Detroit International Society For Crippled Children E. J. Howenstine Elyria International Society A. H. Thompson Thompson National Society Vivian Hackett

Rescue Dog Patsy Is Saved From Frigid Black River

Patsy a collie shepherd owned by Mr. and Mrs. Allan W. Fritzsche, was rescued from the Black River near the Washington Avenue bridge after stepping on thin ice. Elyria firefighters with a quadruple truck and park warden John Madock, lowered by rope, pulled the dog to safety after about a half hour in the water. Mrs. Fritzsche thanks the rescuers and hopes Patsy suffers no ill effects.

Patsy Allan W. Fritzsche Washington Avenue Black River Elyria John Madock

Old Age Pension Checks In Mails

Ohio State officials rushed December old age pension payments to 112,000 recipients totaling 2,571,522.53 dollars with half funded by federal sources. Deputy State Auditor George Harris and staff worked overnight to mail checks in time for Christmas Day.

Columbus George Herris M. Ray Allison Joseph T. Ferguson

Hopkins Named Successor To Sec'v Roper

President Roosevelt named Harry L. Hopkins to be Secretary of Commerce amid cabinet reshuffle. Col F C Harrington designated to head the Works Progress Administration while Aubrey Williams remains Deputy Administrator to lead the National Youth Administration. Hopkins requires Senate confirmation. Roper’s resignation takes effect soon.

Washington Roosevelt Works Progress Harry L. Hopkins Commerce Mr. Roosevelt Col F. C. Harrington West Point Aubrey Williams National Youth Administration Spiehen T. Early Harrington Cummings

Rush Continues At Postoffice In Elyria

Elyrians send markedly more Christmas mail than last year with totals more than 50 000 higher. Late mail may miss Christmas delivery unless addressed nearby. Special delivery advised for late items. Parcel post and stamp windows reopen tomorrow after noon until 6 p.m. Registry postal savings and money order windows close at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Elyrians C. J. Sartor Elyria

Franco's Armies Begin Thrust In Catalonia War

Burgos Spain December 23 Franco’s armies launched four rapid offensive thrusts against Loyalist defenses in Catalonia aiming to smash the Republican stronghold and hasten the Civil War end. Generalissimo Francisco Franco ordered large scale operations at eight in the morning.

Burgos Spain Catalonia Francisco Franco

Parcel Post Packages Looted by Two Brothers

Cincinnati police arrested Walter Smith 21 and Henry Smith 15 for questioning in a case of looting more than 500 Christmas parcel post packages at a downtown postal station. A milk bottle finger paint left by burglars, traced to the elder Smith, ties him to the crime. he is a paroled convict.

Cincinnati Walter Smith Henry Smith

Man shoots to defend evergreens in fatal home theft

William Case, 84, of Columbia Township, shot at two car occupants late at night guarding his evergreen grove. William Rousseau, 37, died from pellet wounds, Mae Rousseau, 29, injured. Case faces possible manslaughter charges as the sheriff reviews the case for the grand jury. The couple had come to buy a tree for Christmas.

William Case Columbia Township William Rousseau Mae Elyria Memorial Hospital Boone Road Evergreen Grove Martin Carl R. Finegan Howard R. Butler Charles Hale Columbia Station Roy Texas Clarence Rochester N.Y Rousseaus Cleveland Rousseau Calvin Kinsley Route 57 Grafton Albert Stebbins Finegan Stebbins Hudak Hts Sheriffs Department Lyman Hitchcock Columbia Jung Nichols Funeral J. W. Rose Willis Hitchcock Grafton Township Greegers Greenhouse Hitchcock Penna Grove City Lorain County Butler Sherif Elyria L. B. Brown Kenneth Martin Catherine Dovas

Santa Visits Gates Hospital Crippled Children Gift Distribution

At Gates Hospital for Crippled Children an enthusiastic group of twenty-two patients awaits Santa Claus for the annual gift distribution Sunday. Miss Isabelle Hasley, social service director, oversees gifts chosen to suit each child’s needs as some cannot use certain items. A 17 year old and four babies under eight months are among the patients, while one boy progress sees him hoping to walk soon with a football.

Santa Claus Gates Hospital Santa Isabelle Hasley Miss Hasley

Boy Killed by Truck in Canton Suburb

Six year old Joseph Crum, son of Mr and Mrs Anthony B Crum, died after being struck by a bakery truck in front of his Canton home yesterday.

Canton, O Joseph Anthony B. Crum

Mrs Mary A Johnson Dies at 100 in Marion

Marion Ohio reports Mrs Mary A Johnson the oldest resident of Marion county died in Marion after a 12 week illness at age 100. The death occurred December 23 in Marion.

Marion, O Mary A. Johnson Marion County

Dangerous Rescue In Heavy Seas Near New York

The American freighter Schodack completed a dangerous rescue at dawn 550 miles east southeast of New York. Twenty people and two women aboard the sinking Norwegian tanker Smaragd were saved after a night vigil alongside the stricken ship. All hands, including the captain, were evacuated by lifeboats crewed by Schodack members.

New York Schodack Smaragd Radio Marine Chatham Mass Smaragh

Suggest Ways To Aid Ailing Railroads

Washington December 23 Roosevelt's railroad committee urged a national transportation policy to equalize treatment across all transport modes. It called for centralizing rate making under the Interstate Commerce Commission and revising rules to cover all forms of transportation.

Washington Roosevelt Rail Management Rail Union Interstate Commerce Commission ICC

Hensley Case Slated For Hearing January Fifth

The court of appeals tentatively sets January 5 for the hearing of Edward Hensley’s first degree murder conviction. Graf ton prison farm trusty, sentenced to life for the October 1937 murder of Miss Louise Hornbeck, will be considered in Akron where the court is in session. Prosecutor Howard R. Butler says the state will present its case. defense attorney D. F. Rendinell of Youngstown has not yet confirmed attendance.

Court of Appeals Edward Hensley Grafton Prison Farm Trusty Louise Hornbeck Akron Howard R. Butler D. F. Rendinell Youngstown Butler Rendinell

Burglar Leaves His Social Security Card In Discarded Trousers

Cleveland police report a burglary at Mrs. Sarah Givelber Dry Goods Store where Robert Coleman aged 21 was jailed on suspicion after police found his social security card in a discarded pair of pants. The intruder had changed into a fresh pair from the store and left the old ones behind.

Cleveland Robert Coleman Sarah Givelber Coleman

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U.S Hitler Arerr Harwich England Acnie Hopkins Sec V. Roper Franco Strongsville Cas American Magazine America Kris Kringle Bulletin Hensley Scan Rchne
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