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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1940

Page

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Republican Group Suggests 20 Percent Cut In Spending To Balance Budget By 1942

The Republican Program Committee urged a 20 percent reduction in federal spending toward a balanced 1942 budget. The report endorses some New Deal policies on foreign affairs, calls for tax increases on corporations and top earners, and favors limiting wage and hour regulation while preserving labor’s right to organize. It outlines a broader program to curb government spending, reform labor laws, maintain defense, and extend old age insurance to select workers.

Washington Roosevelt Party Glenn Frank Frank Americas National Labor Relations Board

Weather update cites light rain to snow tonight

Intermittent rain changes to snow tonight with little temperature change. Slightly colder in the southern area. Tuesday will be cloudy with light snow in the east. A gulf disturbance moves to the Middle Atlantic States as a low forms over New Mexico. Pressure at 13 high along the Canadian border. Rain and snow have been general east of the Mississippi in the past 24 hours. In Ohio precipitation is mainly rain with snow on higher grounds.

Middle Atlantic States New Mexico Canadian Lake Superior Puget Sound Mississippi Ohio

Berlin Reports Successes By U Boats

Berlin reports German U boats have attacked four enemy convoys sinking a destroyer and multiple freighters in retaliation for Britain's Altmark action. The high command described three hits on steamships and tankers and a destroyer sunk in a fourth convoy.

Berlin High Command Weys Allmark League of Nations Great Britain Viscount Halifax Norway Halifax Germany Britain Altmark England

Several Hurt In Accidents Over Week-End

Miss Florence O'Neill of 11915 Ashbury avenue Cleveland was critically injured in a Sunday crash on Route 252 near Route 82 after falling from a car. Julius Kral, 37, of the same address, reported the door opened forcing her out. a passing car driven by Joseph Schmegler took her to Berea Hospital.

Florence O'Neill Ashbury Avenue Cleveland Miss O'Neill Berea Hospital Route 252 Route 82 Julius Kral Joseph Schmegler Valley City

Relief Costs Rise in January in Lorain County

Lorain County’s January relief disbursement totaled 9645 dollars, part of Ohio’s 1,000,773 distribution for counties and cities. The state’s January relief costs reached 2,483,647 dollars, up 483,196 from December, with severe January weather shutting many WPA projects cited as the main cause.

Lorain County State Welfare Department Ohio

Injuries Fatal To Townsend Speaker Died After Car Crash

MT VERNON Feb 19 Brooks M C 55 Virginia Ill townsend club speaker died at Mt Vernon hospital from injuries suffered in an auto accident near here Sunday. Mrs Rheema Addis 5 Zanesville Ohio who drove Brooks to Mt Vernon was cut and taken to hospital.

MT. Vernon M. C. Brooks Virginia Townsend Club Rheema Addis Zanesville Brooks Mt Vernon

Snow forecast for Ohio as heavy snow returns

The United States Weather Bureau warned of colder weather and more snow across Ohio after a day of mixed precipitation. Snowfalls up to eight inches slowed traffic and disrupted electric service, with airports canceling flights and roads flooding in Muskingum and Hocking counties. Schools closed as rural districts paused while routes 666 and 278 remained impassable due to high water.

Ohio United States Weather Bureau East Liverpool Bull Lockmmen Dam No. 8 Cleveland Youngstown Canton Akron Warren Ashtabula Lake Erie Ashland Wooster Steubenville St. Clairsville Paulding Defiance Mt. Gilead State Highway Patrol Muskingum County Dresden Zanesville Hocking County Carbon Hill Greendale

Naval Warfare Escalates. Destroyer Daring Sunk

British destroyer Daring was torpedoed by a German U boat with nine officers and 148 men lost. Nine survivors were among 162 crew. A French warship seized the German freighter Rostock and a British warship captured the Morea, both sailing from Vigo laden with manganese ore.

London Admiralty Daring Imperial Transport North Sea Rostock Morea Germany Vigo Spain No. 2 Page

Finns Claim Red Division Destroyed Near Ladoga

Helsinki reports the Red Army 18th division was annihilated northeast of Lake Ladoga with about 18 000 men killed or captured. Finnish forces also seized a strong point, 20 tanks, 36 cannons, 17 tractors, and 32 field kitchens as they defend the Mannerheim line and halt a Red offensive on the Karelian Isthmus.

Helsinki U.p Red Army Lake Ladoga Mannerheim Karelian Viipuri Suomussalmi Isthmusepypeeaeus Salmoenkaita Taipale Mannerheim Line Lake Ladoga Finland

Scout Leaders Of Three Counties To Meet Here

Scout leaders from three counties gather at First Congregational Church on February 23 for the Eurelands Area Council annual meeting. Firelands Area includes Lorain, Erie and Huron Counties with Sandusky as headquarters. G H Berg, director of training, speaks at the banquet and conference sessions, with West presiding over business and awards including the Silver Beaver and Adventure Trails certificates. Reservations are due by next Monday via West, Birch, or Ingersoll.

First Congregational Church Eurelands Boy Scouts of America Firelands Lorain Erie Huron Sandusky G.H. Berg Berg Rts Elyrian A. H. West of Elyria Area Council J. A. Daniel Firelands Area Council Wil West Harold Birch Henry Ingersoll ingBlyria

Funeral Services Held For Lake Victims

Funeral services were held at St James Catholic Church Cleveland for Dr. George J Edam 44 his wife Loretta 42 and their children George Jr 3 and Barbara 2 who drowned in Lake Erie when their car broke through the ice off Middle Bass Island The Rev Fr Vincent P Jones led the solemn requiem mass with assistants Minor details follow from the report of the tragedy.

Cleveland St. James George J Edam Loretta George, Jr Barbara Lake Erie Middle Bass Island Vincent P. Jones Lee A. Schlindwein Ravenne Mamer Berta

Europe's Wars Exacting Costly Toll From Scandinavians

Copenhagen dispatch outlines how Sweden Denmark and Norway incur rising economic costs from Europe’s wars. Neutral shipping is disrupted by warring sides with trade balances deteriorating and prices soaring. Despite the costs the three governments maintain neutrality while Finland’s invasion and heavy sea warfare press on.

Copenhagen Denmark Europe Scandinavia Sweden Norway Red Army Finland Germany England France Baltic Reich

Finnish Reinforcements Bolster Mannerheim Line Front

Strong Finnish reinforcements arrived to strengthen the second section of the Mannerheim Line in the Gulf of Finland to Lake Vuoksi area. The move allowed exhausted troops to retreat in good order, while Russian offensives faced minefields and limited progress. Helsinki denied Russian claims of reaching Sainio near Viipuri and noted coastal batteries and Taipale River positions as part of the line.

Mannerheim Finland fAcme Telephoto Stockholm Sweden Mannerheim Line Helsinki Gulf of Finland Lake Vuoksi Red Army Sainio Viipuri Koivisto Island Taipale River Koivisto Karelian

Bus Skids Into Two Trees Near Avon Lake

Twenty nine passengers on a Lake Shore bus traveling from Lorain to Cleveland were jolted when the bus skidded on a slippery curve at Stop 48 Avon Lake and struck two six inch trees on attorney Thomas Brinsmade property. The impact broke the trees and disabled the bus. Passengers were moved to another bus. Driver Carl E Snyder, 29, of 2008 East Erie avenue, Cleveland, reported.

Lake Shore Lake Road Avon Lake Thomas Brinsmade Lorain Carl E. Snyder Erie Avenue

Heavy Snow Paralyzes Roads and Grounds Planes

A major snow storm swept the Midwest blocking highways stalling cars and grounding aircraft. Moist air from the Atlantic fed the system while high moisture hindered plow crews around Hutchinson Kansas as roads out of town remained blocked. The storm spread from Missouri into eastern Kansas with western Kansas facing dual moisture from east and southwest as air traffic faced grounding east of Kansas City.

Kansas City Middlewest Weather Bureau Atlantic Oklahoma Texas Rio Grande Hutchinson Kan State Highway Department Missouri Kansas Ilinois Iowa Wisconsin

Rotarians to Celebrate 35th Anniversary in Elyria

Elyria Hefizy Rotarians will observe the 35th anniversary of Rotary International at noon tomorrow during the weekly luncheon at Elks Restaurant. L. B. Hindman, charter member and early secretary, will be principal speaker. The Elyria club No. 382, founded April 1 1918, reports 6 members, its largest in 10 years. Plans include an inter-city stag meeting and Elyria participation in the district conference opening April 24 in Lima.

Elyria Hefizy Club Rotary International Elks L. B. Hindman Elyria Club Mark Willis Community Chest The Gates Hospital Crippled Children Camp-Iss-See-Kes Tuberculosis Fund Ohio Society For Crippled Children Lima

Capacity crowd eyed for Lorain County Dairymen Banquet

A capacity crowd is assured for the Lorain County Dairymen Banquet at Grafton High School tomorrow night with 400 reservations. Carlton F. Christian secretary of the Milx Producers Federation of Cleveland will be principal speaker. Jack Nisbet of the Ohio Dairy Products Association will serve as toastmaster. Heavy snow in Youngstown disrupts electric service and delays interurban buses up to an hour.

Lorain County Dairymen Grafton High School Carlton F. Christian Milx Producers’ Federation of Cleveland Jack Nisbet Ohio Dairy Products Association Youngstown Mahoning Valley

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