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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1939

Page

3

Former Head of Tenn. Federation of Labor Slugged

S McCann former president of the Tennessee Federation of Labor and opponent of the Crump machine was beaten and left unconscious beside his car at the Memphis Labor Temple. Doctors at St Josephs Hospital flagged possible skull fracture and internal injuries. He regained consciousness hours later and said he argued over jurisdiction on a labor project before the assault.

Memphis Tenn S. McCann Tennessee Federation of Labor E. H. Crump St. Joseph's Hospital McCann

Man Stabbed In Case At Marion

Marion police questioned three men in a stabbing investigation. Edward McElroy remained in hospital with a seven inch cut and six smaller wounds in the back and shoulders. His brother Donald McElroy and Floyd Van Meter were treated for cuts and bruises after a brawl broken plate glass window. No charges yet filed pending Edward McElroy’s outcome.

Marion Edward McElroy McElroy Donald McElroy Floyd van Meter

Berlin Prepares For Air Raid Drills

Berlin plans a week of daily air raid drills starting Monday at 3 p.m. with sirens signaling three two minute blasts. Thousands of sirens will alert residents to seek shelter in cellars or pre arranged stations while babies and invalids are exempt.

Berlin Germany Danzig Reich

Britain Boosts Armed Forces Training Surge

London reports Britain mobilizes vast reserves as 60 000 Territorial Army members enter camps for month long drills. Nearly a million men expected under arms in August with 60 000 more to camps next weekend. Earlier 34 000 of 200 000 twenty year olds began six months of training last week.

London Great Britain Territorial Army National Guards Territorials

Colijn Forms New Dutch Cabinet After Budget Battle

In The Hague on July 22 Premier Hendrik Colijn announced a new cabinet after a prolonged political fight over budgetary economics. Colijn’s reshuffle aims to stabilize policy and secure parliamentary support for fiscal plans.

The Hague Netherlands Hendrik Colijn

Window Viewing Contest Prizes At Elyria Picnic

The Elyria Community Picnic Committee launches a Window Viewing Contest from today to Thursday evening. Up to 10 000 people are expected at Cascade Park for the August second picnic. Merchants display donor cards. entries list participating donors for prizes.

Elyria Cascade Park Chamber of Commerce Champer of Commerce

First Aid Rescue Committee Forms in Elyria Area

The rescue committee, led by Charles A. Kremser with Ellis D. Nielsen as vice-chairman, will form a class at the Styria American Legion Home. Members from Elvira head by a large team, with future additions from Oberlin Wellington and Grafton. Dunaway will run first aid berths at Red Cross fairs and events, and the Elyria Chapter has a highway first aid station in Columbia Township run by volunteer firemen.

Lorain County Styria Walter F. Hill William Moir J. P. Mulroy Thomas Smith Thomas Michalis Elvira Oberlin Wellington Grafton Dunaway Red Cross Elyria Columbia Township

Markets Grain and Mill Feeds Quotation Report

Grain, hay, and flour quotations from Sheets Elevator Co and Montana Milling Co. Prices given per bushel for grains and per ton for feeds and hay, with flour by the barrel from Montana Milling Co. Oats, corn, wheat, and flour price ranges listed. straw and alfalfa quotes shown by type and cut.

Sheets Elevator Co Montana Rilling Co

Apples and Produce Prices Listed in Dense Market Ledger

A garbled market list shows baskets of apples beans cabbage carrots celery corn cucumbers onions and greens with varied prices and weights. The fragment mentions mushrooms peppers spinach lettuce and other produce, plus unclear notes on eggs poultry and related items, resembling a late 19th or early 20th century city ledger.

Court actions span injuries foreclosures and a divorce

A Ridgeville man faces a $15246 personal injury suit after a horse hitched to a hayrake spooked by his horse and bolted. Other suits include a $25000 claim over a Broadway Lorain crossing, a $3172 bank foreclosure action, a $246 auto collision claim, and a divorce granted for neglect of duty by Judge Findley.

William Barnes Station Road Ridgeville Barnes James L. Bolger Bolger Barnes Day Guy Crawford Margaret Brown Sheffield Lake Broadway 18Th Street Lorain Tra B. Vaughn Lena E. Vaughn Guy 5. Findley

Horse Owners To Visit 8 Farms on Lorain County Tour

Lorain County draft horse owners and Colt Club members will tour eight farms next Thursday to inspect thousands of dollars in horses. Led by Ohio State University specialist L. P. McCann, the stops include Belgian and Percheron stock at Leon Witcek, Stanley Riggs, Fleetwing Farms, Huntington, William Murray, Guy Radcliffe, Ed Lamslow and Son, Sim Nash, and Bert Squires farms.

Lorain County Colt Club Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association L. P. McCann Ohio State University Leon Witceck Route Wellington Stanley Riggs Fleetwing Homerville Huntington William Murray Rochester Township Guy Radcliffe Camden Township Brighton Ed Lamslow and Son Oberlin Sim Nash Bert Squires

Farm Women Head To Camp Crag Tomorrow

Eleven Lorain county farm women will leave tomorrow for Camp Crag in Medina county to spend four days at a rural women’s camp with peers from five other counties. The camp closes Wednesday. The Lorain group size matches last year, says Miss Frances Eckert, county home demonstration agent.

Lorain County Camp Crag Medina County Frances Eckert

Cleveland man fined for reckless driving arraignment

Harry Bennett of Cleveland was fined five dollars with costs suspended after a morning arraignment before Mayor Joseph Q. Peiro on a reckless driving charge. He was arrested last midnight on East Bridge Street.

Harry Bennett Cleveland Joseph Q. Peiro East Bridge Street

RFC chief warns of losses on industrial loan plan

Federal Loan Administrator Jesse H. Jones told a congressional committee that RFC losses from the proposed industrial loan program could be substantial. He noted the RFC’s borrowing capacity could support up to 770 million in the coming year, and said returns would resemble grants if loans are more liberal than RFC standards.

Jesse H. Jones RFC Jones

Fragmentary OCR note with scattered numbers and names

Readable text lists various coded items and names such as track, white numbers, and person names like Conan and Ali. The passage appears as an OCR fragment with unclear context and no coherent event or outcome to describe.

RY MeNo Princes Conan Ted Ghize Gti Ge WhAtan Awan Mmi Ali

Dog Abduction Reported From Sheffield Lake Car

Deputy reports theft of a snappy Spitz from a car in front of city hall Sheffield Lake. The dog, owned by Penns Morgan, had been given to the deputy by Miss Morgans attorneys after her indictment for bribery.

Miss Morgan Henry Miller Sheffield Lake Carl R. Finegan Lee Minkler Penns Morgan William F. Grall Penny Miller

Cinder Paths for Bikes Proposed Along Main Highways

The Elyria Safety Council urges the county to request the State Highway Department study and fund cinder paths for bicycles on main routes. The letter highlights Route 537 between Elyria and Lorain near schools and bicycle factories, noting a potential multi year program but a start is needed.

Safety Council Elyria

More Girls Needed for Pageant at Fair

Wellington July 22 Robert Bancroft director of the Pageant at the Lorain County Fair in Elyria seeks additional participants Fifty six girls are needed and only 19 reported at the first Wellington meeting yesterday A second gathering is set for Monday at 3 20 PM at the Grange Hall Ruth Jameyson daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Jamerson was chosen to represent Wellington as queen at the fair Present were Mrs A C Norris Frank Mason representing the Granges and Gene St Marie Dagant music director The 19 girls came from Huntington Penfield and Wellington

Wellington Robert Bancroft Elyria Grange Hall Ruth Jameyson Earl Jamerson Mre A. C. Norris Frank Mason The Granges Gene St. Marie Dagsant Huntington Penfield

Four-H Club Girls to Attend Health Program Meetings

Four-H Club girls from seven townships in Lorain County will attend health program exams at two meetings. The first, Monday night in South Amherst, serves Henrietta Brownhelm and Amherst Townships. The second, Friday night in Oberlin at Dr F R Dew’s office, serves Camden Pittsfield Russia and Carlisle Townships. Lorain County Senior Four-H will present a program for both boys and girls at both gatherings.

South Amherst Henrietta Brownhelm Amherst F. R. Dew Oberlin Camden Pittsfield Russia Carlisle Lorain County

Poland to Resist Any Attempt to Annex Danzig

Warsaw officials say Poland will resist by all necessary means any move by Germany to seize Danzig. They note Berlin’s claim Germany seeks no war but insists on Danzig and expect Britain to push Poland toward a peaceful settlement. Polish frontier guards have orders to fire on illegal crossers.

Warsaw Poland Germany Danzig Berlin Britain

Deny Plans For Stabilizing Peace Report From Europe

London reports say Britain and France deny circulating news that negotiations began to stabilize peace in Europe. French authorities call the claims Nazi propaganda aimed at sowing distrust among Britain France and Poland. A British spokesman says no cabinet member knows of such plans.

London Great Britain France Europe Britain Poland Rome Foreign Office Germany Italy Japan Far East China Neville Chamberlain House of Commons Danzig

Lie-Down Strike Averts Eviction in New Jersey Home

In Mantua New Jersey an 82 year old invalid her ill daughter and a paralyzed grandson staged a lie down strike after deputy sheriffs removed all furniture but the beds during an eviction. Sheriff Harry A Black said he moved the furniture after three weeks of pleading and doctors were sent to aid the family. The family refused to be moved claiming illness and paralysis. Charles Evans a Temple University teacher refused entry.

Mantua N. J Agnes Evans Mary E. Scott Augustus Harry A. Black Black Supreme Court Ralph W. E. Donges Scott Charles Evans Philadelphia Temple University Evans

Son of Armenian Leader Vanishes

Yonkers, July 22. Hovannes Dadourian, 16, son of Dickran Dadourian a prominent Armenian leader in New York, disappeared two weeks ago. Family fears kidnapping or murder by enemies. father notes he left only $2.25 when he went to the movies July 8 and had $200 later in his room. No ransom demands received.

Yonkers N. Y Ho- Vannes Dadourian New York City Dickran Dadourian United States Hovannes Leon Tourian Armenian National Apostolic Church Americas New York Tive Sing Sing Haiguzoon Kasarjian Hudson River Palisades Fort Lee N. J

Rains And High Winds Leave Five Dead In North Carolina

Torrential rains and high winds killed five in North Carolina. Four children drowned at Charlotte when a Sugar Creek bridge they watched from collapsed. Sam Park, 31, died in Wilson County when a tobacco barn was blown over by winds.

Raleigh N. C North Carolina Charlotte Sugar Creek Sam Park Wilson County

Conneaut Man Drowns Off Port Rowan Wharf

John Abbott age 42 of Conneaut Ohio drowned after falling from his motor cruiser PG near the Port Rowan wharf, the likely cause being a fainting spell that sent him overboard.

Port Rowan Ont John Abbott Conneaut Ohio Port Rowan Wharf

Break Ground For New Lutheran Church Here

Ground broken in Oberlin Ohio for Grace Lutheran Church on West Lorain across Prospect street. White frame chapel will seat about 140, with 60 by 20 main room and 28 by 30 parish hall. expansion possible by joining spaces. Labor donated by members, architect J Adam Fichter Akron, construction supervised by Fred W Kleps Oberlin, completion expected in three months. Reverend H C Dawe pastor.

Oberlin, O Grace Lutheran Oberlin West Lorain Street Prospect Street J. Adam Fichter Akron Fred W. Kleps H. C. Dawe Grace Lutheran Church

Oberlin Rotary hears Chicago University economist speaker

George Brown of the University of Chicago spoke on Competition and Business Management at the Oberlin Rotary meeting held at the Oberlin Inn. Rotary members reported ticket sales for the Monday softball game aimed at 200, with proceeds to the light fund, and officers Phipps and Bentley plan to attend the district Rotary meeting in Findlay next Thursday.

George Brown Chicago University Oberlin Rotary Oberlin Inn Brown University of Chicago Rotary Light Fund Ray A. Phipps Frederick W. Bentley Oberlin Club Rotary Clubs Findlay

Union Church Services at First Baptist Sunday

Union services of the First Church, First Baptist and First Methodist will be held at 11 o clock at the First Baptist church with Rev H S Foster preaching Then What Happened In the evening the subject Christ Going Before will be taught at 7 30 P M Union Church school will meet at 9 45 A M all departments gather in the James Brand House Ernest Yocom and Clarke Cochrane are in charge

First Church First Baptist First Methodist First Baptist Church H. S. Foster The Baptist Church Union Church Methodist First Churches James Brand Ernest Yocom Clarke Cochrane

District Rally set for Vine Rebekah Lodge meeting night

A district rally is scheduled for Monday night during the Vine Rebekah Lodge regular meeting. About 100 guests from other district lodges are expected, with refreshments to follow the meeting.

Vine Rebekah Lodge

Oberlin School of Commerce President Undergoes Operation

President J. T. Henderson of the Oberlin School of Commerce had an operation Wednesday at Lakeside hospital in Cleveland. His condition is reported to be very good. Mr and Mrs Lea Comings departed Wednesday by train for California.

J. T. Henderson Oberlin School of Commerce Lakeside Hospital Cleveland Lea Comings California

LaGrange Business Men Form Chamber of Commerce

LaGrange businessmen met at Stage Coach Trading Post and organized the LaGrange Chamber of Commerce. Directors named include Dr. Jesse L Saddler J P Jackson Rev N A M Weyrick George L Fairbank R Q Sanborn A A Wilcox H M M Sheldon Edward Haynes and F A Weaver. They will meet later to draft bylaws and elect officers. A lecture on merchandising psychology titled Down On Main Street was shown courtesy of the Coca Cola Company, followed by a buffet luncheon.

LaGrange Coca Cola Company

Delegates Return From Akron A F L Convention

Two Elvira labor delegates from the Central Labor Union and the Federal Labor Union, A RB Kemp and William Rose, returned home after five days in Akron at the Ohio State Federation of Labor session. Key speeches by William Green Homer Martin and I M Ornburn highlighted the gathering.

Elvira Ohio State Federation of Labor Akron A. RB. Kemp Central Labor Union William Rose Federal Labor Union William Green A. F. of L Homer Martin A. F. of L. Auto Workers Union I. M. Ornburn Treasure Labor Department Kemp

Russian Book Anniversary Exhibition Opens in Moscow

Moscow marked the 375th anniversary of the first Rus sian printed book by opening an exhibition of The Acts of the Apostles issued in Moscow in 1564.

Russia Moscow

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