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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1938
Page
3
James E. Price a former Cleveland police sergeant was found guilty on three counts of accepting bribes from bootleggers during prohibition. The verdict follows a department purge led by safety director Eliot Ness. Witnesses testified Price demanded up to 50 dollars monthly to permit speakeasies to operate.
An undercover campaign to push Roosevelt toward renewed spending aims to derail a spring adjournment. Prominent New Dealers push for overspending while budget balancing stalls. Barkley and McNars foresee delays into May or June as tax, anti monopoly and over the counter security bills loom large. The session contends with uncertain prospects after filibustering and a doomed bank holdings bill.
On February 4 Oberlin receives the Young Red Stag sculpture by Anna Huntington, donated to the Allen Memorial Art Museum by Mrs. Huntington. Huntington, famed for equestrian works like Joan of Arc and El Cid Campeador pieces, hails from Cambridge and trained in Boston and New York. Museum officials call the gift a valuable addition to Oberlin's collection.
Insisting on sharp economies to balance the budget, supporters aim to tax more despite an election year. The presidency favors restraint, but powerful congressional New Dealers press for reopening the federal purse. Outcomes hinge on business developments in coming months and a hoped final action on tax legislation and related bills before adjournment.
A Tewksbury state infirmary inmate, John Mack, 70, went beserk with a pistol in the men's ward at night and killed three fellow inmates Michael O Keefe 70 Edward Mercier 7 and Janes McGee 78. Two others were gravely wounded and later died. Mack fled to Lowell four miles away but was captured.
Columbus Ohio Governor Ja ve y announced February 11 Thomas A Edison s birthday as national inventors day in Ohio. The proclamation honors Edison and celebrates innovation across the state with observances and events.
At Majorca base seaplanes bombed and sank the British steamer Alcira 20 miles southeast of Barcelona at 4:44 a.m. Crew of 25 were aboard. 10 saved by a dishing boat and government launch. An Irish Free State movement seeks more Irish characters in drama.
Oberlin report states Dr. R. W. Bradshaw, Oberlin College physician, had an appendicitis operation at Allen Hospital this morning. He rests comfortably and a temporary replacement is expected within 48 hours as Dr. Gertrude EK, Dr. W. R. Marshison, and Dr. J. H. Nichols continue to handle education department duties.
Miss Margaret F. Bolton, Lorain Social Security Board manager, spoke at the Elyria Kiwanians luncheon at the Graystone Hotel. Her talk covered the act’s scope, the national commission’s work, and congressional study of segregating Social Security funds. She noted debates on segregation and questioned its benefits for future generations.
A speaker cited a pension plan with a monthly range from $10 to $85. She noted lump sum payments to workers who reach age 65, totaling 213 payments averaging $30 each. The talk sparked considerable discussion as the speaker answered audience questions.
Mrs J O B Petersen of Montreal says sleeping with dynamite under the bed is common. The Petersens spent summers in Greenland since 1931 living in a one room house that also served as a storehouse. The dynamite was kept under the bed to prevent freezing.
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