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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1940
Page
1
Elyria will adopt a 1940 appropriation ordinance Monday to cover full year operating needs. Mayor Joseph Q. Petra said council will receive copies tonight or tomorrow and that $285,464 is certified for general operating expenses, about $32,000 less than last year due to fund adjustments.
Amherst Feb 16 Dr H L Hall 79 a longtime Amherst physician died at 245 this morning at his home He would have been eighty next May 27 He was born in Jefferson O to pioneer parents and grew up in Rock Creek Ashtabula Co He graduated from Grand River Institute in Austinburg Ohio and Western Reserve Medical School in 1884 He married Hattie Tinker of Rome Ohio in 1885 and came to Amherst to practice He survived by a son Howard Hail a law professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison and two grandsons Howard Lowell and Hugh Finch Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 00 from the home on South Main Street with Rev Kenneth Kuntz officiating Burial will be Crown Hill Cemetery Flowers omitted
Cloudy conditions and snow possible Saturday with rain in extreme west tonight. Temperatures slowly rise. Overnight plateau low centered over southern Texas to start, high over the Great Lakes intensifies. Central States and South Atlantic cool gradually while upper Ohio Valley and eastern Lake Region stay cold. Next, a trend to lower temperatures spreads across the Rocky Mountain Plateau with precipitation reported from the Central and Southern Plains and Central Mountain States.
Federal Loan Administrator Jesse Jones told the House Banking Committee that Finland will survive Russian aggression and repay debts. He supported increasing the Export-Import Bank revolving fund by 100 million dollars, enabling a 420 million loan for nonmilitary purposes, while noting loans for war materiel should be Congress’s call. Jones stressed Finnish resilience and ally stability after the war.
Hyman Bader of Sharon Pennsylvania dodged a parking ticket by paying with a ten dollar check in Warren municipal court on February 3. He later stopped payment on the check. Returning to Warren on business, he was arrested again by the same officer and jailed on a bad check charge. He was fined fifty dollars and costs, and remains in jail.
County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to require the Soldiers Relief Commission to provide a full monthly report. Introduced by Commissioner John E Davidson, the measure seeks details on relief recipients, family sizes, amounts received, and how funds are spent.
The February blizzard killed almost 70 people and caused several million dollars in damage. Highways across the northeastern seaboard remained blocked by deep snowdrifts, with New York reporting five deaths from over-exertion while shoveling. New England saw 28 deaths and about $1,000,000 in damage.
Helsinki reports the Finns, under pressure from the Russian Red Army on day 15 of the offensive against the Mannerheim line, withdrew from their most advanced outposts yet vow to defend the line to the death. Front dispatches say the Mannerheim line remains intact despite intensified Russian hammering and reinforced shock troops.
Reports from Stockholm say Finland plans to appeal to the Allies for active military assistance after Sweden reportedly rejected a Swedish corps for Finland. Prime Minister Hansson and Swedish officials dispute active aid, while Finnish defense lines faced heavy Russian pressure and a retreat from advanced positions.
The Republican National Committee set the 1949 GOP nominating convention for Monday June 24 after fixing the date. The decision followed maneuvering with Democrats over the final site. Chicago was favored to host, with Philadelphia as Philadelphia’s rival proposed for a July 4 nomination.
Moscow reports on February 16 that after an 11 day Red Army offensive against the Finnish Mannerheim line it approaches Kamara station on the Leningrad Viipuri railroad, prompting Finnish retreat and losses. The communique says 53 Finnish fortifications, including 21 iron and concrete forts, were captured as Russia eyes a direct supply line from Leningrad.
Washington Feb 16 Republican National Committee Chairman John D M Hamilton urged nominating Roosevelt as a third term to settle the New Deal issue in November He accused New Dealers of importing European dictatorship ideas and said the New Deal abandoned the American way He said unemployment stems from planned economy and urged a return to free enterprise and American principles to combat deficits and stagnation
Moscow reports that under the new Russo German trade agreement Germany will furnish Russia with armaments and receive raw materials that might have gone to the allies. This marks the first explicit indication that Russia would obtain more than commercial industrial supplies from Germany.
Stockholm reports Sweden will not permit foreign troops en route to Finland to traverse Swedish territory. Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson said Sweden generally complies with Finland’s appeals for aid, but outlined that aid would stop short of military action to preserve neutrality. Finland had requested military aid as of February 13.
Danish legation reports three Danish ships sunk along with the Italian freighter Giorgio Ohlsen in the past 24 hours as Scandinavian papers denounce German attacks on neutral shipping. Vessels Martin Goldschmidt, Ruoue, and Sleipner are listed with tonnage, while Britain announces six U boats sunk this week and that destroyer Antelope sank two in a day.
The 5694 ton Italian freighter Giorgio Ohlsen hit a mine off Britain's East coast and sank. Sixteen crew members were landed at a Scottish port. the ship carried 32 aboard and several are feared lost. Survivors reported losing all belongings as lifeboat debris washed ashore.
Britain signed two accords, one with France creating a new commercial pact and another with Iran described as technical and financial, reportedly supplying British credit to the Iranian government. Berlin warned neutrals to learn from the torpedoing of the Burgerdijk and said vessels heading to allied blockade control areas would be treated as contraband.
Lorain County marks the close of its ninth industrial safety campaign with a banquet at the First Methodist Church. About 300 business and industrial leaders gathered to honor winners and discuss reducing accidents. Michael P Grady urged foremen to take human property responsibility and push disciplined safety with justice.
A change in speakers for the annual banquet of the Federated Men's Clubs of Elyria Churches was announced. Edward Blythin, chief assistant law director of Cleveland, will speak on Americanism at the Tuesday dinner, replacing Jami son who must be in New York. Blythin, born in North Wales, came to the United States in 1906 and has had a varied legal career in Cleveland and Strongsville. The musical program includes Dr Charles E Guth and Alfred O'Donnell Jr. of St Mary's Church. Tickets indicate a large attendance.
Harry W Lucthi of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce attends the National Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries convention in Columbus today and tomorrow.
Editor Webb Miller notes Finland’s harsh reverse but says Finnish resistance remains intact. He argues Mannerheim line guns and flanking batteries block Soviet advances, keeping front lines and morale from collapsing. Russians attack the Isthmus front where transport and open spaces favor their mechanized superiority.
Operations at the National Tube Company plant at Lorain will show no change next week from this week's level. Four blast furnaces will continue in operation with No 2 idle since December now operating and No 3 shut down for repairs. Eleven open hearth furnaces will continue in operation and the Bessemer converter will operate on alternate turns. Other departments will operate to suit.
A Chronicle-Telegram classified note urges readers to phone 4412 4413 for Want-Ad cash loans during the short month. It mentions selling bedroom furniture and tables and lists an address 325 W atch St and phone 3022 325 W.
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