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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1932
Page
1
U S and Britain join protest over Japan in Nanking while U S speeds troops toward Shanghai. Chicago railroads deduct 10 percent from 1 2 million workers pay after 17 day parley ends. Basic salaries stay, pact auto terminates Jan 31 1933 with nine presidents and 20 labor leaders signing.
Tom Chambers of 1856 Middle avenue is hospitalized with severe burns from a kitchen fire started when a lit cigarette ignited a table cloth after he fell asleep. Sheriff Clarence Adams and Deputy Clarence Dick reported neighbors extinguished the flames. Chambers was alone at home.
Elyria Rotary Club will hear Harry A. Peters principal of University School Cleveland for 24 years at the Tuesday February 9 meeting. Peters has national recognition as head of education groups including the Chamber of Commerce committee, North Central Academic Association, Headmasters Association and Association of Country Day Schools. A. M. Hannaford arranged Peters appearance. his son attends the school.
The Rev. Father James T. Daley of St Marys church will address the Elyria Rotary Club at noon tomorrow at the Hotel Newell. His topic is Our Dependence on Law.
Firemen were called at 12 30 a m Sunday to 362 West River Street the home of Louis Toth when smoke from a furnace caused a pipe to ignite Loot was taken from the scene with no damage reported by firefighters in Elyria authorities say
Increasing cloudiness in Ohio with a hot spell followed by a cool night. Tuesday brings more clouds and rising temperatures, then a mix of snow or rain possible in the afternoon or at night.
The Elyria Chronicle Telegram seeks readers born on February 29 to submit their names for a quadrennial birthday celebration four weeks hence, noting the rarity of the date and the next chance in 1936. The piece highlights residents of Elyria and nearby areas who celebrate once every four years.
United Press reports bitter winter weather sweeping a broad mid western region with subzero temperatures from Helena Montana to Des Moines. Four deaths in Chicago tied to the cold and two pilots missing may raise the toll along with record snow at Yosemite and 46 below zero at Battleford Saskatchewan.
Delegates arrive in Geneva for the first world disarmament conference set to start at 3 p m. amid fears of Far East conflict and European instability. Chinese delegate Dr W W Yen vows China would defend itself against Japan, signaling possible adjournment or extended talks with limited gains.
Fourteen probationers start work at Elyria Memorial Hospital to qualify as student nurses. From about forty-five applicants, Miss L Winifred Bowers selected the group for their scholastic and character strengths. Probation lasts four months with caps awarded on graduation day in June. Names include Hope Gregg Elyria Rosella Gordon Lillian Hadaway Lillian Palmer Edna Richards Mabel Clark Dorothy Owen Harriett Johnson Viva Jean Middling Carrie Miller Mary Schulz Rosalie Reece Evelyn Sharpless and Lorna Smith.
Police seek gunman who robbed five Palace Theatre employees near police headquarters at 10 p.m. Sunday, escaping with 1108 dollars. The attack occurred in Marion Ohio. No injuries reported.
Washington reports a formidable American force moving toward Shanghai to protect lives and property. A thousand infantry and 560 marines join a strong naval fleet as the administration marshals all available forces in the Orient amid rising tensions in the international settlement.
The 21 year old Oberlin Conservatory junior Emil Kaspar died at 12:20 A M in the Cleveland Clinic after injuries from a fall down an elevator shaft in Oberlin. Survived by parents Mrs and Mr Emil Kaspar Sr of Grafton road and sister Marian Kaspar of La Porte. Funeral set for St Mary's Church Thursday at 10 A M with burial in St Mary's cemetery.
An optimistic report from J. B. Johnson of the Ohio Public Service Co notes four teen Elyria power customers increased consumption in January 1932. The January rise was 12.5 percent over December 1931 and 7.5 percent above January 1931, signaling higher local factory production.
The Lorain County Health Council will hold its annual business meeting at 4 p m Thursday in the directors room of Lorain County Savings and Trust Company. Officers for 1932 will be elected and reports on 1931 work will be presented.
Daily want ads show phases of life and human interest while offering a cash selling and cheaper buying market. Readers are urged to use them daily and contact 4412-4413 for access.
United States Ambassador W Cameron Forbes and British and Italian envoys delivered strong protests to Japan over actions in China and Shanghai. Prospects for a truce and neutral zone failed as Japanese commander rejected British troops guard proposal. Reports note Japan favors dispatch of forces to Shanghai, and the destroyer Numakaze moves toward Shanghai from Yokosuka.
Ralph A. Grills son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Grills Columbia Station R F D No 1 serves in the U S Marines in the International Settlement at Shanghai He is in the fourth division serving his second enlistment since last August He re enlisted at Cleveland on March 29 1930 as a hospital apprentice in the hospital corps
R L Stearns was reappointed to the Elyria City Board of Health for two more years and elected president pro tem for 1932 by Mayor W H Van Oster. The board also named three city physicians for the first six months of 1932 to aid indigent families per the Associated Charities.
John Johnson age 21 of Elyria was sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory by Judge A R Webber after pleading guilty to assault with intent to rob He faced two indictments one involving Josephine Wicklacs on January 9 and another against Mary Horvath Johnson admitted attempting to snatch purses from the women.
Summary of Japan's land area and total area including possessions, population census figures for 1930, constitutional government since 1889, and military data. Army totals 259 304 with 17 343 officers. air service 853 planes. Navy 10 battleships, 32 cruisers, 166 destroyers, 65 submarines with 830 328 total tonnage and 85 000 personnel as of end 1930, plus projected completions.
The text outlines China's vast area 4 277 179 square miles and a probable population of about 400 million including Manchuria. It notesKiangsu Province housing Shanghai with 33.7 million people in 58 600 square miles as the most densely populated unit and mentions the republic status since the Manchu dynasty’s overthrow, Chiang Kai Shek’s recent resignation, and armed forces estimated at 2.5 million with a small navy.
Tokyo on February 1 reports the cabinet decided to dispatch a Japanese army unit to Shanghai while marines had previously been the only forces in action there.
In Manchuria at Saichakow heavy fighting marked Japan's Harbin offensive. Reports list 30 Japanese fatalities and 500 Chinese combatants killed with ongoing hostilities.
Rear Admiral Montgomery Taylor heads the Asiatic fleet aboard the Houston to lead a naval task force including nine destroyers and 400 marines. The convoy departs Manila Bay to aid Americans in war torn Shanghai amid the crisis.
Paris reports the Foreign Office says the French Consul General in Shanghai will work with American and British officials to defend the International Settlement. All available French naval units from Indo China are ordered to Shanghai, including the cruiser Waldeck Rousseau. The ambassador to Tokyo will urge Japan to respect the French Concession rights in Shanghai.
Secretary of State Stimson orders Counsel-General Edwin Cunningham in Shanghai to cooperate with the League of Nations Commission assessing conditions in Shanghai. United Press report.
Col J Frank Murbach denied a widely spread rumor this afternoon that he was recalled to military service. He said there is nothing to it and he has no idea how the rumor started.
Reports say renewed hostilities break out across China with Japanese forces seizing a post office used by snipers in Shanghai international settlement. China moves to Loyang as troops prepare defenses near Nanking. Ambassadors from Torio, Hoover, and London protesting Japan’s actions. US and allied reinforcements sail toward Shanghai while preparing to deploy infantry and marines.
London reports a new note sent to Japan protesting the precipitate actions of Japanese forces in Shanghai and the continued use of the International Settlement as a base of operations. It is the third representation made through the British ambassador in Tokio on this subject.
News from February reports Japanese warships bombarding Nanking and heavy clashes in Shanghai. American officials warned of evacuation as Chinese and Japanese forces battle in the Yangtze area and Chapei district amid shifting capitals and international concerns.
The U S battle fleet sailed from San Pedro joining 34 vessels from San Diego and San Francisco en route to the Hawaiian Islands for annual exercises. Two squadrons Red and Blue plan to simulate capturing Oahu with battleships cruisers destroyers and carriers, then return to California for gunnery drills. Vessels are fueled provisioned for a year under Admiral Leigh's preparations.
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