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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1940
Page
1
Bitter cold grips Finland on January 17 freezing to 42 degrees below zero. Front-line actions halted as troops and refugees suffer. wounded and dead reported. Anti-aircraft crews fire to shield positions while Russians conduct sporadic operations and incendiary bomb drops. Helsinki largely evacuated, but some construction continues amid harsh conditions.
Mostly cloudy with light local snows tonight and Thursday. Disturbances over West Virginia and Colorado, high pressure rising over Montana and the Great Plains. Below zero temperatures extend from the Dakotas to the Upper Lakes and northern New England. Light to moderate snow reported in Michigan and Western Pennsylvania. General rain in western Washington and light snow in Montana noted.
Copenhagen dispatch says more than 12 000 Swedes volunteered for Finnish service since hostilities began. Sweden’s 9 million kronor in private aid, plus daily shipments of clothes from Stockholm, reflect broad public backing despite government caution.
Relief director Mrs. Marie Gilman reported a roughly 40 percent rise in the city direct relief load over the past two weeks. There are 74 cases now, up 20, with some cases receiving supplemental aid. WPA workers laid off by bad weather and advance Christmas pay contribute to the increase.
The county budget commission announced sales tax allocations for Elyria and nearby towns. Elyria will receive 60000 this year, up from last year as part of a broader distribution based on need rather than uniform township grants. Other areas such as Amherst, Oberlin, Sheffield Lake, and Wellington also receive varied sums reflecting projected maintenance needs and prior year figures. The council adopted a quarterly spending plan to cover departments until April 1, with no major changes anticipated.
Miss Alpha Austin of 121 Tan nery street suffered a fractured left hip at 1 20 p m yesterday after slipping on the snow while crossing East avenue at Broad street. She was helped by Homer Turrell of the same address and taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital.
Snowflakes coated Ohio as forecasters predicted a deepening cold spell through the week. U S Meteorologist John C Fisher warned of extremely low temperatures with highs near zero possible Thursday through Saturday. Roads were largely being plowed though driving remained hazardous in several counties. Amos G Miller, 72, a Columbus grocer, was killed in an automobile crash near Bucyrus after finishing snow removal.
In Elyria a special Board of Health meeting was called to resolve a dispute with the city council. The climactic issue is the year's budget cut for the health board and whether council can withhold funds. The board controls its own finances, a point Mayor Josepha Petro called a mud question. The situation continues on Case 2.
Dr. Jan B Kozak former Czecho Slovakia parliamentarian and Oberlin lecturer spoke to the Elyria Women’s club on war aims. He argued the war is not about protecting minorities but about human liberties against tyrannies and urged federation for weaker states. He warned postwar Europe must allow German energy with outlets in a large Soviet space and warned against denationalization and power concentration.
County commissioners receive 1940 funds certification totaling 605 213.78 for general operations, about 29 000 less than 1939’s board allocation. Salaries may be affected as the panel begins the 1940 appropriation, with $303 367 from property tax and $148 210 from fees driving the fund alongside $100 000 from the general sales tax. Additional allocations include dog and kennel 27 164 road and bridge 25 151 auto and gas tax 356 252 state road and bridge 178 Lorain bridges 1 212 33 general bond retirement 423 676 aid for dependent children 1 934 relief 50 276 blind relief 1 792.
Indictments name Athens County commissioners Whitmore and Maccomb and engineer Beckler on six to eight counts for taking bribes in limestone and read equipment purchases. Receipts allege payments from Flat Lime Co. Albany owners and Run Stone Quarry and Southern Oli Equipment, with sums ranging from hundreds to thousands. Defendants pleaded innocent. bond set at 2500 each.
Elyria hospital company to review past year and elect six trustees at tonight's annual dinner meeting. New service pins will honor employees with 10 years of service. about zero workers eligible. Reports by treasurer, Women's Auxiliary, chief of staff, and administrator-director will be presented. F A Smythe to preside. Dinner served as in past.
At the Flyrsa local Fraternal Order of Police annual dinner Parker C BE Parker was reelected president. The winning pistol team, captained by Patrolman FE Olmstead, received a Wiener prize for victory and officers enjoyed a full meal after the event.
A DuPont dynamite plant near Gibbstown New Jersey suffered a massive explosion killing Earl Harbeson of Glassboro and Edward Bundens of Paulsboro and seriously injuring two other workers. Samuel Hartshon and Michael Geitz of Woodbury were rescued with critical injuries. The blast shook a 50 mile area across southern New Jersey eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware.
New Orleans results show Huey P. Long ally Earl K. Long without a decisive lead. Incomplete counts from 241 scattered precincts place Long behind Sam Houston Jones by about 2,000 votes countywide, while James A Noe gains momentum. In New Orleans Long fluctuates around a narrow majority as votes advance.
Lorain County Alumnae Council officers were reelected at the 1940 organization meeting held yesterday at Mrs. T. H. Breyley's home in Pittsfield Township. Officers are Mrs. Harry Lauer president, Mrs. William Brouse vice president, Mrs. John Curtiss secretary, and Mrs. Breyley treasurer. The group planned for the county Achievement Day on April 2 and arranged a February 8 meeting with the county Home Council Achievem ent Day committee to discuss plans. A 1940 activity includes gathering community background information to be reported at the next meeting. The Elyria Township event occurred February 27 at Mrs. L. W. Johnson's Gulf road home.
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