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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1938

Page

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Roosevelt Plants Westward Migration Theme in Marietta Speech

President Roosevelt spoke to about 5 000 in Muskingum Park Marietta praising forward looking representatives to run government and likening today’s national shift to the 18th century westward migration. He urged collective security via statutory safeguards for deposits homes and mortgage credit as modern mutual self help.

Marietta Ohio Roosevelt Muskingum Park Senate George White Robert J Bulkley Harvard Bulkley Bob Northwest Bob Bulkley Bob Secrest Robert Secrest White House Buikley White Sawyer Cincinnati Davey Francis Poulson Democratic National Pacific Coast Robert J. Bulkley Northwest Territory Kentucky Alben W. Barkley A. B Happy) Chandler Old Northwest Territory Covington Barkley Federal Commission Gutzon Borglum

Local Thunder Showers Likely Tonight Through Saturday

Ohio forecast shows scattered showers and thunderstorms from Texas to Ontario. Cooler conditions arrive Saturday with near Lake Erie cooling tonight as high pressure dominates plains and Atlantic regions. Temperature changes in the last 24 hours are noted as unimportant.

Ohio Lake Erie Plains States Atlantic States Great Lakes Sierra Nevada Texas Ilinois Indiana Lake Ontario

Eight Cleveland Businesses Arrested Over Slot Machines

Eight proprietors of city licensed slot machine establishments were held for police court on gambling charges after Judge Joy Seth Hurd ruled the devices gambling in nature. The arrests followed the ruling that the city lacked authority to enact the licensing ordinance in conflict with state gambling laws. The city plans to appeal the injunction blocking spending on administering the ordinance.

Cleveland Common Pleas Joy Seth Hurd

Board of Elections Extends Hours for Registration

The board will stay open until 8 P M Saturday and Monday to help unregistered voters. Monday is the final registration day for those who want to vote in the August 9 primary election.

Board of Elections

Fourth Victim Of Three Car Crash Dies

L. C. Belding, 49, of Cleveland, died at General Hospital Mansfield, the fourth death from a three car collision on U S Route 42 near Mansfield a week earlier. He had been unconscious since the accident.

Lorain G O P Leader Near Death After Amputation

Charles W. Davis, 65, longtime Lorain Republican leader and Lorain County Board of Elections member since 1904, has been gravely ill after a gangrenous infection requiring right leg amputation above the knee. He had suffered from transitory diabetes for years and has been ill since March.

Charles W. Davis Lorain Lorain County

Four Arabs Killed By Exploding Hand Grenade

Four Arabs were killed and 15 wounded when a hand grenade exploded near the American colony stores in Jerusalem's old quarter. A Jewess was arrested on suspicion, British troops fortified Haifa, and reinforcements were sought as tensions rose over Arab and Jewish violence. Civil war fears mounted as frontier clashes near trans Jordan intensified, with casualties reported on both sides.

Jerusalem Repulse Emerald Haifa Trans- Jordan Palestine Royal Air Force Harold MacMichael

Jurors Interviewed for Next County Jury Year

Hart Dickason of Elyria and Mrs Viola Peters of Lorain led interviews with about 100 people to assess juror eligibility as 400 names are chosen from county poll books for the next jury year. The pool includes those known to officials or reached by phone.

Hart Dickason Elyria Viola Peters Lorain Common Pleas Court Dickason

Two Men Rescued From Burning Cruiser on Lake Erie

In Buffalo on July 8 two men Edward Brisk and Lloyd Sautheran were rescued from a burning cruiser on Lake Erie, three mules stood from shore as the loss reached about 12000 dollars. They escaped in a skiff.

Buffalo N. Y Lake Erie Edward Brisk Lloyd Sautheran

Lisbon Girl 10 Dies From Bonfire Burns

Mary Chan ten of Lisbon died in Salem from burns suffered when a bonfire set her clothing on fire. Her mother Mrs. John Chan was burned seriously trying to extinguish the flames yesterday.

Salem.o Mary Chan Lisbon John Chan

Portage Shoe Co. workers vote against strike

In Portsmouth Ohio a Shoe Company employee vote decided not to strike for restoring a 10 percent wage cut in effect since May 1. The ballot tallied 1015 against striking and 967 in favor.

Portsmouth Selby Shoe Co

Elyrians Seek Relief From Extreme Heat

Elyrians battled a scorching day following the year's hottest thus far. Miss Francis Sanders, 21, was treated after collapsing while hanging laundry, with cooling spots like Cascade Park pool and the Y M C A pool crowded. Benches and shade provided relief as residents sought breezes, fans hummed, and water use stayed steady.

Francis Sanders Woodford Avenue Elyria Memorial Hospital Cascade Park Water Department Ely Park Elyria

Honor C. E. Southam Elected State Commander in Elyria

Representatives from eight northern Ohio cities attended a ceremony in Elyria to honor Corbett E. Southam, newly elected state commander, and other officers of the United Spanish War Veterans. Local officials welcomed guests, and a program featured remarks by Mayors Petro and Comings, plus speeches by Mother Isabelle Alexander and others.

Ohio Elyria Woodworth United Spanish War Veterans Corbett E. Southam Joseph Q. Petro Charles R. Comings Oberlin Isabelle Alexander Cleveland Frederick G. Robinson E. J. Stankard George F. Horn Lakewood Woodworth Camp Paul Collins American Legion E. G. Martin Norwalk Gertrude Smith American Legion Auxiliary Hannah Alexander Ashtabula Dan Rothe Ann Southam Anna Haake Winters Brothers Emil T. Struck

Conspiracy Charge Opened On Milk Industry Monopoly

Government lawyers presented to a federal grand jury in Chicago charging a price maintenance and monopoly conspiracy in the milk industry. U.S. Attorney Michael L. Igoe and Leo F. Tierney outlined a large trust inquiry likely to extend beyond the summer as evidence is shown in secret sessions starting July 18.

Chicago U.S Michael L. Igoe Leo F. Tierney Homer S. Cummings Department of Justice Igoe

Harold Walker of Standard Oil Dies at 61

Harold Walker, vice president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, died in Lenox Hill Hospital after a heart attack. He was 61 and based in Washington, D. C. The death occurred early today, July 8, in New York City.

New York Harold, Walker Washington, D. C Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Lenox Hill Hospital

Locomotive Explodes In Canyon Killing Five and Injuring Fifteen

MISSOULA MT July 8 The locomotive of a 75 car Northern Pacific freight train exploded in Hell Gate Canyon 27 miles east of Missoula early today killing five men and injuring 15. Ten cars splintered along the right of way while engine wreckage fell into the Clark Fork River. The dead include engineer Ernest Weston fireman Elva Dunlap and brakeman Ernest Bedilion a 15 year old transient from Norfolk Nebraska and an unidentified transient. Six injured were taken to Northern Pacific Hospital including Charles Zaremba of Plainfield New Jersey and Sam Watson four men Medicus Cosette Zambid and Julian.

Missoula Mont Northern Pacific Railway Hell Gate Canyon Clark Fork Ernest Weston Elva Dunlap Ernest Bedilion Norfolk Neb Northern Pacific Hospital Charles Zaremba Plainfield N. J Sam Watson Medicus Cosette Zambid Julian

Lorain County Farmers Eye Federal Wheat Loan Program

Lorain County farmers expect a 400000 bushel wheat crop with 22,000 acres planted. A 1938 loan program subject to July crop report will back loans on stored high quality grain, with details to be explained after the report.

Lorain County County Agricultural Conservation Committee C. I. Hummel Hummel County Conservation Committee

Missing Party of Scientists Safe Coast Guard Report

Two Coast Guard fliers reported that a missing Colorado River expedition near Lee's Ferry Arizona was found safe. The group includes botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter, zoologist Eugene Atkinson, guide Norman Nevills, engineer Don Harris and photographer W C Gibson.

EL Paso Tex U. S. Coast Guard Colorado River Lee's Ferry Ariz Perry S. Lyons Lee’s Ferry Coast Guard Green River Utah Elzada Clover Lois Jotter

Lodi Street Traffic To Be Rerouted

The city will reroute all through traffic on Lodi street next week during resurfacing. Service Director I D Faxon announced work starts at the east end and residents must stay off the new surface as crews proceed.

Lodi Street I. D. Faxon

Wage Administrator Job Offered To Donald M Nelson

President Roosevelt offered Donald M. Nelson the post of wage hour administrator. Nelson, vice president of Sears Roebuck and former NRA official, indicated he could not accept permanently due to business ties. The White House delayed the announcement awaiting Nelson’s response and whether a temporary appointment would be possible. Nelson declined to confirm the offer when contacted in Chicago.

United Press Washington Roosevelt Donald M. Nelson Sears, Roebuck Co NRA Nelson Chicago

Girl Hangs From Window Ledge Then Falls in Net

In New York the Belmont Plaza Hotel sixth floor window ledge scene ends with Muriel Strong 24 plunging into a fire net after hanging by her fingertips. She sustained a broken leg on impact with the window ledge and the fall followed a confrontation with Sidney Smith who found her in room 603 after an alleged drinking episode.

New York Lexington Avenue Belmont Plaza Hotel Muriel Strong Sidney Smith Los Angeles Miss Strong

Grand Jury to Probe Charges Against Governor Earle

Judge Paul N Schaeffer announced a county grand jury would be convened in Harrisburg to investigate bribery and corruption in Governor George H. Earle's administration. The move follows a request by three Republican judges to be relieved of responsibility and comes after assignment by the state supreme court.

Harrisburg Paul N Schaeffer George H. Earle State Supreme Court

Shoots Herself Near Mother's Grave in Cemetery

Mrs. George Mears 43 shot herself near her mother's grave in a Paulding Ohio cemetery yesterday. Doctors say she is critically injured. She had just married her cousin at Celina Ohio. Relatives note despondency since her mother's death a year ago. She had been teaching in Paulding and earlier in Los Angeles.

Fort Wayne Ind George Mears Paulding Mears Clara Weigel Celina

Amherst Woman Wounded In Family Shotgun Incident

Two blasts from a 12 gauge shotgun during a bean patch dispute left Mrs Bertha Abraham 48 gravely wounded in Amherst. Her son in law Abraham George 43 was injured from a beating by her son Joseph 21. police and deputies investigated after neighbors aided victims and residents described a long history of family trouble.

Amherst Hospital Bertha Abraham Mills Street Amherst Abraham George George Joseph C. E. Cooper Abraham Amherst Lumber Company Emery Redman Sadie Emil Kubishke Ernie Haylor

Federal Trade Commission Links Living Cost Rise to Monopolies

The FTC reports to President Roosevelt that higher living costs in late 1937 stemmed mainly from monopoly and price fixing. The four month study, finished in April, was kept private by commission officials but viewed as relevant to the new anti trust inquiry. The six front investigation will proceed with executive department participation. The Justice Department also presents evidence to a Chicago grand jury on milk and ice cream market anti trust violations.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Roosevelt Commission Joseph C. O’mahoney

Widow guilty of poisoning eleven for money in Brussels

Marie Petitjean Becker a 38 year old widow was found guilty by a jury in Brussels today of poisoning eleven persons for their money. Sentence will be passed later.

Brussels Belgium Marie Petitjean Becker

Shriners Leader Walter Sugden Dies in West Virginia

Walter Smith Sugden 58 who served as immediate past national potentate of the Shriners died in Sistersville West Virginia after a cerebral hemorrhage that left him in a coma since Wednesday.

Sistersville W. Va Walter Smith Sugden The Shriners

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