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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1938

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No Change In Night Club Regulation By City Council

A five to four vote kept current night club liquor rules unchanged. A committee led by Frank Henke recommended no change, citing that a $1000 license fee mostly goes to the city and that closing clubs at 2:30 a m would push patrons outside the city. President W E B Notley broke the tie. voters for the report were Henke Edward Wilcox Seward N Black Henry Sassmanhausen and Notley. opposed were Elsworth Albert James Scott George Thompson and Leonard Fowls. Council member Elmer Nelson was absent.

Frank Henke Henke W. E. B. Notley Edward Wilcox Seward N. Black Henry Sassmanhausen Notley Elsworth Albert Jaems Scott George Thompson Leonard Fowls Elmer Nelson

Patrolman Miller to Attend Traffic Course This Summer

Patrolman C L Miller will depart August 8 for a two week traffic course at the University of Michigan under the National Institute for Traffic Safety. Expenses of 40 are appropriated. Miller will share gained traffic division insights after his return. Sergeant Detective C E Parker also heads to the FBI Crime School in Washington for six weeks starting in August.

Elyria C. L. Miller University of Michigan National Institute For Traffic Safety Council Muller I. D. Faxon Miller C. E. Parker Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C

Attempt To Reopen Strike Closed Plant Fails

Newton Indiana July 6 An attempt to reopen the Maytag Washing Machine Company plant failed as CIO affiliated pickets clashed with back to work employees. The plant closed May 9 after union members rejected a 10 percent wage cut. One man was slugged and several were roughed up. no further reopening will occur per Governor Kraschel's advice.

Newton Maytag Washing Machine Company Committee For Industrial Organization Edward Ford Chicago Nelson G. Kraschel Ford

Russia and Britain sign naval arms limit pact

London reports Russia and Great Britain end active talks by signing a naval agreement to cap battleships at 45 000 tons and keep 16 inch guns. The pact mirrors terms Britain already reached with the United States and France.

Russia Great Britain London Britain United States France

Civil War Vet James Goad Dies in Portsmouth

James Goad 91 a Civil War veteran and one of the last survivors in the region died today in Portsmouth Ohio The obituary notes his age and status among local veterans reflecting on the dwindling Civil War generation.

Portsmouth James Goad Ohio

Weather Ohio Forecast This Week

Fair tonight and Thursday with possible local thunder showers in the northwest. Warmer tonight in the south. High pressure remains over the Lake region Ohio Valley and South Atlantic States while a Plains low moves east. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Central and Northern Plains. Warmer conditions in the Ohio Valley with slight temperature changes overall.

Ohio Northwest South Portion Lake Region Ohio Valley South Atlantic Plains States Central Plains

First Year Casualties Mount In China Japanese War

Shanghai dispatch notes over a million lives lost in the first year of the Sino Japanese conflict. Foreign observers say Japan controls most ports yet objectives remain out of reach. Casualties include about 450 000 Chinese soldiers and 500 000 civilians with Japanese losses over 300 000.

Shanghai Japan Peiping China Europe Yellow River Shantung Province North China

Chiang Kai Shek Denounces Japanese at Hankow Address

Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, addressing the Japanese on the eve of the war’s first anniversary, called their army barbarous and cruel and questioned the costs of war. Meanwhile Japanese forces mounted a three way advance toward Hankow, threatening the provincial capital along the Yangtse River.

Shanghai Chiang Kai Shek Japan Osaka Tokyo Canton Manchukuo

Predict Population Peak In 1980

The National Resources Committee predicted a 1980 population peak of 158,335,000 with fewer children. In a report to President Roosevelt, the panel said a gradual decline would follow, leaving America with a larger share of wealth per citizen and urging calm over the change.

Washington National Resources Committee Roosevelt America

Still No Word Of Six Scientists

Two U S Geological Survey employees at Lee s Ferry Arizona began a 24 hour watch to locate six scientists overdue on a Colorado River expedition. One worker will stay on duty day and night and both will monitor flood swollen waters and possible wrecks in the rapids and rocky canyons to summon aid if a boat is found adrift.

Lee's Ferry Ariz U. S. Geological Survey Colorado River Colorado

Meister Reelected Association Head

Karl P. Meister was reelected president of the Ohio Association of Hospitals and Homes at Lakeside meeting. He serves as superintendent of the Elyria Home for the Aged. The reelection covers the forthcoming year.

The Ohio Association of Hospitals and Homes Lakeside Karl P. Meister Elyria Home For the Aged

Child Bitten by Dog In Yard Attack

Patricia Ann Murphy four year old of 1222 Lake avenue sustained a small laceration on her right forearm after being bitten by a dog while playing in her yard about 6 p m yesterday.

Patricia Ann Murphy Lake Avenue

Kobe Stricken as Floods Wreck City and Injure Thousands

Official tally from Hyogo Prefecture lists 441 dead and over 1,000 injured with 185 dead in Kobe and 220 at other sites. A wireless log from the S S President Cleveland reports Kobe's business district destroyed by floods and three reservoirs collapsed. Floods flood Japan as storms persist.

Osaka Japan iCp Hyogo Prefecture Kobe Hanshin Globe Wireless Company S. S Cleveland

City Council Acts On Fees And Local Projects

Council approved amending the auction ordinance to charge 25 dollars daily per local jewelers request. They okayed repairing curbing on Oxford and Kenyon courts and rejected a Chestnut Broad traffic light while approving a Hayes Bond light. A suggestion for Ely Park band concerts was tentatively noted by the mayor. Traffic light at Fur nace Hillsdale was sent to the safety committee. Brookdale cemetery maintenance received 417 dollars for the quarter ending June 30.

Oxford Kenyon Ellsworth Albert Chestnut and Broad Streets Logan and Clark Streets Hayes Bond Streets Robert Chesler Ely Park Joseph Q. Petro American Legion Paul Atherton Furnace Hillsdale Court Cascade Park Council Brookdale Cemetery

School Employees Of Cleveland Will Get Wage Increases

The Cleveland school board approved wage raises for 1400 employes starting in September. Teachers will gain $120 to $150 yearly via increments for extra credits, while other staff receive automatic $100 to $200 yearly raises that had been suspended during the low mood years.

Cleveland

Called Back to Work at Cleveland Collinwood Shops

July 6 saw 230 workers return at the Collinwood shops of the New York Central system to repair nine locomotives, a task expected to take most of the month.

Cleveland Collinwood New York Central

Delegates Study Refugee Problem at Intergovernmental Meet

Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the American delegation, criticizes nations that dump refugees and warns of possible international anarchy. He urges a permanent European committee, Paris meetings, and cooperation with the League of Nations and the Nansen Office to aid political emigrants from Germany.

Evian France Myron Co Taylor Roosevelt Germany Paris Intergovernmental Committee League of Nations Commission Nansen Norway

Lorain County Rural Youth Council Plans Anniversary

The Lorain County Rural Youth Council mapped plans for its first anniversary and officer elections at the Lorain County Farm Bureau office. The event will be July 25 at Grafton High School with a dance for members July 27 at Penfield High School. William Kneisel reported on the National Cooperative Recreational School he attended in Waukegan Illinois.

Lorain County Penfield High School William Kneisel Brownhelm National Cooperative Recreational School Waukegan Ilinois

Six Trucks Move Silver From Federal Vaults to West Point

Six trucks transport the first cargo worth 1.29 billion dollars of foot long silver pigs from federal vaults to the West Point underground sanctuary on the Hudson. The convoy travels from New York to Buffalo and back, delivering massive reserves within the U S military academy grounds.

New York Hudson West Point Fron Buffalo Federal United States Military Academy

Fox Furnace Joins The American Radiator Co

C A Olsen announces that effective July first the Fox Furnace Co of Elyria is taken over by American Radiator Company as Fox Furnace Division. Fox Furnace becomes a subsidiary, plant remains in Elyria, personnel stay the same, and merchandising and manufacturing policies remain unchanged.

C. A. Olsen Fox Furnace Co Elyria Concern American Radiator Company Fox Furnace Division Fox Furnace Company Elyria

President Roosevelt Faces Heavy Schedule Before Western Trip

President Roosevelt reviews a full list of appointments in Washington before departing for a western trip. Harold Ickes joins the first call, with figures such as A F Whitney, A A Berle, W O Douglas, Daniel Bell, Laurence Steinhardt, and Henry Morgenthau Jr. on the schedule. Morgenthau slated for luncheon and cabinet meeting at 2 PM. A Marietta Ohio speech is planned at 9 30 AM Friday, with stops in Covington Kentucky and San Francisco.

Washington Roosevelt Interior Harold L. Ickes A. F. Whitney Cleveland Brotherhood of Railroad A. A. Berle W. O. Douglas Securities and Exchange Commission Daniel W. Bell Laurence A. Steinhardt Peru Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr Marietta Covington San Francisco

County awards spot oiling contract to Hart of Elyria

County commissioners awarded the annual spot oiling contract for unimproved roads to Henry J. Hart of Elyria at 4256. The bid was not the lowest as a $2926 bid from C. E. Edgington and Sons of Findlay was rejected for not meeting form and financial requirements. Other bids were Pond and Galvin of Cleveland for Byerlite Corp. at 4621 and Ohio Road Improvement Co. of Columbus at 4655.66. The job covers 66 500 gallons of oil over 400 feet in front of each residence on listed roads with an engineer’s estimate of 4322.50.

Henry J. Hart Elyria C. E. Edgington and Sons of Findlay Lorain County Pond and Galvin Cleveland Byerlite Corporation Ohio Road Improvement Company Columbus Cowley Grafton

Roosevelt Campaigns For Reorganization Bill In 1938

President Roosevelt vows to press the Reorganization Bill during his July 7 cross country trip. He argues Congress rejected the plan this year and will push for a business style executive branch with potential moderation. The campaign centers on a renewed push for the same proposals.

Washington Roosevelt Congress House Democrats Executive House

Narrow Escape From Gas Fumes At Elyria Home

Two Elyria men, J H Schildt and P F Konsesky, nearly asphyxiated by gas from a hot water heater in a basement at 234 Marseilles Avenue. Firemen report improper venting caused fumes to enter the basement. both men escaped to the back porch and recovered with headaches. The Konseskys spent the night at the Schildt home. both remained weak but improved the next morning.

Elyria J. H. Schildt Marseilles Avenue Schildt P. F. Konsesky Woodland Avenue Konsesky Mrs. Konsesky

Elyria Graduate Harlan Barnes Dies in Detroit

Harlan Barnes 28 Elyria High School graduate and son of Earl Barnes died Friday at his parents home in Detroit after illness since November from a streptococcic infection. Funeral services were held in Jackson Michigan with surviving sister Lois and parents. The family moved from Elyria in 1930 and resided at 156 Eastern Heights Boulevard while in Detroit.

Harlan Barnes Elyria High School Earl Barnes Falcon Knight Detroit Horton, Mich Lewis Heidrich Denison Avenue Barnes Michigan Harlan Jackson Mich Lois Elyria Toledo

Officials Of Paying Concern Fail To Appear

In Cleveland on July 6 officials of the Cleveland Trinidad Paving Co. did not attend a deposition hearing in a taxpayer suit. David B. Stone, represented by George B. Harris, asked Franklin County Common Pleas Court for a body attachment to compel the company leaders J Harold Bramley and Arthur G. Schwartz to appear and to produce books. The suit, filed June 30, seeks to restrain State Highway Director John J. Jaster and others from payment for a 2.9 mile Euclid Avenue highway job in East Cleveland and to bar the company from bidding on state highway work until it meets state qualification laws.

Cleveland Cleveland Trinidad Paving Co George B. Harris Common Pleas Court Harris David B. Stone Martin L. O'Donnell J. Harold Bramley Arthur G. Schwartz

Elyria Boys Plan Moon Observation Trip to Oberlin

Fifteen Elyria boys will visit the Oberlin College observatory tomorrow night to view the moon and other sky features. The Y M C A boys work director Herman Geyer announced this is the second observatory trip this summer as part of the summer activities in the boys division. Names include William Kenawell John Wellert Richard Seekins Ed Rasner Ted Gilde Paul Wehman Thomas Wehman Ed Woodruff Robert Cooley Neil Hansen David Alten Thomas Chapman Harry Chapman Frank Janzen ki and Junior Gard. Another group of 15 will tour the Colson Corporation plant tomorrow morning.

Elyria Oberlin College Observatory Herman Geyer Oberlin William Kenawell John Wellert Richard Seekins Ed Rasner Ted Gilde Paul Wehman Thomas Wehman Ed Woodruff Robert Cooley Neil Hansen David Alten Thomas Chapman Harry Chapman Frank Janezinski Junior Gard Colson Corporation

Voters Warned to Check Registration Before Primary

Election officials urge citizens in Elyria Lorain and Sheffield Lake to confirm registration by July 11 to vote in the August 9 primary. Those unsure can call the board for clarification. If moved within a district, registrants must update records by July 11 to participate.

Board of Election Officials Board of Elections Elyria Lorain Sheffield Lake

West Side residents question PTA playground allocations

Council criticism focused on the Parent-Teacher Association report showing $1,176 spent on supervision at Allen McKinley Hamilton Edison and Cascade Park with $1,283.44 for equipment none of which is on the West Side where Lake Roosevelt Jefferson and St Agnes schools lie. Mayor Petro promised to raise the issue with PTA officers and council approved an Elyna Recreation Board ordinance to replace the Elyria Recreation Commission. The new five member board will receive $200 to promote recreation and four new playgrounds were proposed at Dewey Roosevelt Hamilton and Garford avenues. The council also approved $30 for the Elyria Boxing and Wrestling Commission for secretarial and printing costs.

Parent-Teacher Association Council Frank Henke Sixth Ward PTA West Side Lucille Flint Allen McKinley Hamilton and Edison Cascade Park Henke Lake, Roosevelt Jefferson St. Agnes Board of Education P.T. A Ellsworth Albert Jefferson School Joseph Q. Petro Elyria Recreation Commission Elyna Recreation Board Dewey Avenue Roosevelt Hamilton Garford Avenue Elyria Boxing and Wrestling Commission

Roosevelt reviews 50 candidates for wages and hours post

President Roosevelt studied a list of 50 nominees for the wages and hours administrator role ahead of a trans continental tour. Among names discussed were Josephine Roche and John D. Biggers while Lubin and Henderson were ruled out for not wanting the position.

Washington Roosevelt Sidney Hillman Committee For Industrial Organization Textile Workers’ Organization Committee Isador Lubin Bureau of Labor Statistics Leon Henderson WPA Josephine Roche the Treasury Colorado John D. Biggers Lowell Mellett National Emergency Council Edward F. McGrady Radio Corporation of America

Veteran who attended reunion dies in Carlisle hospital

Gettsyburg telegraphic report states Daniel Price, 90, of Marion Indiana, the first of about two thousand Civil War veterans to die after the Gettysburg battlefield reunion, passed away at Carlisle Hospital from bronchial pneumonia contracted at the reunion.

Gettysburg Daniel Price Marion Ind Carlisle Reunites of Gettysburg

Public Hearing On Elyria 1939 Budget Set For July 18

Elyria prepares a public hearing at 7 P M July 18 after releasing the 1939 budget totaling 906842 through City Auditor A C Schilleman. The plan includes a 276000 bond and interest retirement item and a 334242 general fund with rises in safety and service accounts.

Council Elyria A. C. Schilleman

Avon Lake Board of Education adopts 1939 budget and elects member

Avon Lake Board of Education last night elected James Tomer to replace N C Hall who resigned for welfare work duties. The board approved a tentative 1939 budget with 541,640 in the general fund 517,060 for bond retirement and a cafeteria fund of 2,000 not raised by taxes. The bond retirement fund rises about 4,000 due to maturation of bonds for the new PWA school addition.

Avon Lake Board of Education James Tomer N. C. Hall Cleveland Electric Iluminating Company Hall Fred Lott Myrtle Werdel Wayne Black Rena Thoma Joseph M. Boehm PWA Boehm

18 Freight Cars Derailed Near Lancaster

Lancaster, July 6 A New York Central investigation began after 18 cars derailed from a 56 car freight train at Pickerington northwest of the city. The Columbus bound train blocked the main line between Columbus and Corning while crews cleared wreckage. Most cars carried coal. no injuries were reported.

Lancaster New York Central Railroad Pickerington Here Columbus Corning

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Bulletin Gen. Chiang Meister Rural Youth Council Fox Furnace American Radiator Co EDR Elyria Boys Park Department Service Schilleman
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