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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1937

Page

5

Pole Sitting Prisoner Locked in Isolation at San Quentin

San Quentin Calif July 34 Meyer Golss a burglar from Los Angeles who enjoys pole sitting remained atop an 85 foot pole in an isolation block cell. After long stints totaling over 3 hours he descended for meals and was returned to his perch. He has twice earlier crawled up the pole for extended periods and demanded transfer to a separate cell and a fixed sentence.

San Quentin Calif Meyer Golss Los Angeles Court Smith Wa Golas Guardy Smith

Nagy Fined for Intoxication After Taxi Cab Incident

Robert Bodie Nagy aged 29 of Vulcan Street was fined five dollars plus costs after being arraigned before Mayor Leonard Smitt in police court for intoxication. He was arrested at about 1 45 a m following a taxi driver’s complaint that Nagy fell asleep in the cab.

Robert ‘Bodie’ Nagy Vulcan Street Leonard Smitt Nagy

Peiping siege aftermath and foreign observers report

The dispatch details ongoing siege disorder in Peiping with Chinese casualties feared at roadsides and Japanese reinforcement at Tungchor. Reports note Japanese aims in their self defense campaign in the north, nursing Chinese wounded abroad, and aerial displays replacing heavy bombing with mixed success.

15Th Infantry Japan Peiping Chiang Chao- Chung Nine Gates Tungchor Nankai University Tientsin

Some Tall Corn To Be Entered In Classic Derby

DES MOINES July 31 The first elimination trial in the midwest corn derby will be run at noon at the state house between Governors Nelson G Kraschel of Iowa and Philip F Lafollette of Wisconsin. Hopes for Iowa rest on a 16 foot 6 inch stalk from Isaac Ogden farm near Battavia. Kraschel hired highway patrol to escort Lafollette’s car from Cedar Rapids amid fears of a staged theft. Wisconsin entourage includes dairy products and beer as Lafollette teases with Goliath and Goldie.

Des Moines Iowa Statehouse Nelson G. Kraschel Iowa Philp F. Lafollette Wisconsin Isaac Ogden Batavia Jefferson County la Follette Henry Horner Lois R. L. Cochran Nebraska Kraschel Illinois LaFollette Cedar Rapids Madison

Senate Debate Divides Over Labor Bill Amid Ties and Criticism

Opposition led by Republicans and southern Democrats attacks the measure on the floor. Senator Harrison criticizes Frances Perkins and questions administration support, while Ellison Smith defends southern interests. The chamber remains split 40 to 40 on key amendments as debates move toward Wagner housing and court procedures bills.

Warren R. Austin Walter F. George Ellison D. Smith S. C Pat Harrison Miss Senate Finance Committee Harrison Labor Frances Perkins Madame Perkins Miss Perkins South Smith Senate Agriculture Committee Senate Robert R. Reynolds N. C Reynolds David J. Walsh Mass Wagner Barkley

Couple seeks injunction in Nabakowski divorce case

In a divorce action filed today by Caroline Nabakowski, Judge D A Cook granted an injunction preventing Edward Nabakowski of Brownhelm from interfering with his wife and five children and from collecting wages at American Ship Building Co. She accuses neglect cruelty and habitual drunkenness and reports recent threats with a gun and knife.

Edward E. Nabakowski Brown‘helm American Ship Building, Company D. A. Cook Caroline ©. Nabakowski

Fined $50 License to Drive Suspended

Police and Bud Lanaghan 22 of Murray Ridge differed over his drink last night. Lanaghan claimed X-70 gasoline. officers did not believe him. Lanaghan pleaded guilty to two counts of driving while intoxicated, was fined $50 and costs, and his license suspended six months. Ben Bradner 25 of 118 Lawrence Street faced intoxication charges, pleaded not guilty, bond set at $50, case continued to Monday.

Bud Lanaghan Murray Ridge Lanaghan Lenaghan Leonard Smith Ben Bradner Lawrence Street

Ride on Running Board Led to Girl’s Unconsciousness

Miss Jenkins, reportedly persuaded by James and a hitch-hiker to ride, fell unconscious after walking away from Sidney. They allegedly carried her to a cornfield and left her. Blood-like stains found on a rear seat tied to the case. Autopsy ordered. a state-wide search for the hitch-hiker is underway. Michael Hector, 40, was arrested on Broad Street for intoxication and will be arraigned.

James Jenkins Sidney Ale Winger Michael Hector Chestnut Street Broad Street

Avon Lake News Notes Briefs

Mrs Mary Stauder rests at Center road home. Mrs Perry Taylor on sick list. Mary Nussdorfer hosted a dinner for eleven. Theresa Weber visiting sister Frances Heckel in Vincent. Mr and Mrs Jim Bennett of Elyria guests of Stauder Derringer Snyder Durrants. Couple returned from motor trip to Canada.

Mary Stauder Center Road Perry Taylor Mary Nussdorfer Theresa Weber Frances Heckel Vincent Jim Bennett Elyria Bertha Derringer Ella Snyder Roy Durrant Canada

Two Commissions Named By Davey

COLUMBUS July 31 Un-Governor Martin L Wavey day appointed the personnel of two commissions to study Ohio tax and revenue and delinquent tax issues. Tax and revenue commission members are Paul Thornburg Ashland County auditor Joseph A. Luts Carlton Darguach Thomas Donnelly and General L. S. Connelly. Delinquent tax commission members are J Ewing Smith Logan County prosecutor F William Grill Seneca County auditor and Charles Frank Summit County treasurer.

Columbus Martin L Wavey Tor Tax and Revenue Commission Paul Thornburg Ashland Agriculture Joseph A. Luts Montgomery County Carlton 5. Darguach Thomas J. Donnelly Ohio Federation of Labor Labor General L. S. Connelly Logan County F. William Grill Seneca County Charles Frank Summit County

Desert search for girl and kidnapper near Tonopah

In Tonopah Nevada on July 31 sheriff deputies and posses hunted the sagebrush desert for 13 year old Olive Carr and Earl Wilson 29 a man charged with abducting her from home Wednesday night The father E E Carr wealthy merchant said a note warning not to report to police ended You will never take me alive A toolscap scrap with the note was left at Carrs produce store and $46 was missing from the cash register Wilson warned he would report progress within 48 hours The sheriff ordered the search as locals recall seeing Wilson with a bedroll en route to the desert surrounding the town

Tonopah Sagebrush Olive Carr Earl Wilson E. E. Carr Wilson Carr W. H. Tomag

Assistant State Fire Marshal Appointed

Columbus July 31 appointment of Harry Callan of Youngstown as assistant state fire marshal announced by Commerce Director Alfred Benesch. He will assume office Monday. Callan formerly headed the Youngstown fire department and fills the post after Thomas Bran of Columbus, now secretary of the state pharmacy board. Salary listed at 4500 dollars annually.

Columbus Harry Callan Youngstown Commerce Alfred &. Benesch Callan Thomas Rran State Pharmacy Board

Loyalists Bomb Italian Troops in Santander Sector

Madrid dispatches report thirty Loyalist airplanes dropped a rain of aerial bombs on Italian troops in the Santander sector in the north. Three raids were made, described as magnificent, timed with expected fighting on the front. Loyalists believed nationalist attacks were broken except near Teruel, with hints of a new offensive.

Madrid Santander Teruel

Michigan Senate Fails To Pass Labor Act

Governor Murphy announced a new special session to reconsider a Michigan labor act after the Senate adjourned again without passage. He argued a labor relations board is needed amid numerous small strikes and said the session would be convened at the earliest possible date. House Democrats protested the adjournment as the governor left for Washington to meet President Roosevelt.

Lansing Mich Michigan Frank Murphy Washington Roosevelt Senate House Murphy

Nine Jailed Over Springfield Laundry Strike

Springfield police jailed nine men tied to truck drivers union Local 664 and guards hired by Springfield Laundry Co after union members halted a delivery truck. The detainees, listed as Archie Goodwin, Carl Bennett, Russell Minert, Oscar Haughey, John Mack, Roy Manns, Robert Taylor, Richard James, and Emory Lathey, face disorderly conduct charges with bail set at 50 dollars. The strike had been called earlier in the week.

Springfield Union Springfield Laundry Co Archie T. Goodwin Cleveland Carl Bennett Russell Minert Cincinnati Oscar Haughey John Mack Roy Manns Robert Taylor Richard James Emory Lathey

Burglary Fails After Woman Throws Pillow

In Milwaukee on July 31 Mrs Stella Kraft woke to a burglar in the house and, after being told to stay in bed, she threw a pillow at him as he rifled her husband's trousers causing the intruder to flee.

Milwaukee Wis Stella Kraft

Oberlin Summer Band Conductor Leads Reunion Concert

Oberlin Ohio July 31 Don Gibson acts as conductor for the Oberlin Summer Band in place of Larry Gill. alumni join for a reunion concert with Moorish Dance Verdi Atlantis Suite solos by Wilbur Thomas and Kenneth Gayer. Union services begin Aug 1 at Methodist church with sermons on A Christian Balance.

Oberlin Don Gibson Larry Gill Gibson Verdi Wilbur Thomas

Vacation Return and Society Notices

Rev and Mrs Lee Whiteman Jr and two children return after four weeks in Jamaica where Whiteman preached and attended a ministerial conference at Union Seminary Columbia University. Mrs S Lee Whiteman Sr accompanies them. Also noted are visits to Cleveland by the Lyman and Keymer families and plans for Boston, Cape Cod and travel to New York and Washington with stops in Arkansas and New Jersey.

Lee Whiteman, Jr Jamaica L. I Whiteman Union Seminary Columbia University David Lyman North Park Street Lyman Keymer Cleveland Frank Beckwith Paul Davey Kent Boston Mass Larry Gill Shirley Gill Lakewood New York Washington, D. C T. Craig MU Sequoia Arkansas Bruce H. Davis South Yarmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Wounds Fatal To Wellington Man

Belf inflicting revolver wounds killed Glen Fenwick, 46, yesterday near Wellington after he shot himself in the kitchen at about 10 15 am He died at Falls Clinic around 2 50 pm His mother heard the shot and found him The deceased was a former state game farm employee and bachelor with two sisters Margaret Bambrick of Grafton and Zelma Minard of Elyria Funeral arrangements are private with Lonzo Green in charge and burial at Greenwood cemetery Wellington

Fenwick Falls Clinic Mra John Fenwick Syink Wellington State Game Farm Margaret Bambrick Grafton Zelma Minard Elyria Hay Lonzo Green M. E Kieth Andrews Greenwood Cemetery

Death Record Adam L. Senning

Adam L. Senning aged 68 of West River Road died in Toledo Ohio after a seven month illness. Born in Amherst Ohio on June 1 1869 he moved at eight to his present home and farmed. Survived by two nieces Lucille Anna Louise a nephew Charles and sister-in-law Mrs S Senning all at home. Funeral Monday at 2 pm from the late home with Rev James Lyon Cleveland officiating. Burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery.

Adam L. Senning West River Road Toledo Ohio Amherst Lucllie Anna Louise Charles S$. Senning James Lyon Cleveland Ridgelawn Cemetery

Organized Labor Mass Meeting At Akron

Akron organizes a mass labor meeting to protest police actions at the Enterprise Manufacturing Co. speakers invited include Senator Robert LaFollette Heywood Broun and Leo Krzycki. A skirmish between police and strike sympathizers near the plant occurred yesterday, signaling rising tension in the strike.

Akron Enterprise Manufacturing Co Robert LaFollette Heywood Broun American Newspaper Guild Leo Krzycki Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee Enterprise

China Faces War Prospects and Chiang's Four Points

The article discusses potential wider conflict with Japan, noting China would need land sea and air parity to win. It outlines Chiang Kai-shek's four points from July 19 emphasizing sovereignty, territorial integrity, and resistance to outside interference. It observes Chinese leadership remains despite hostility, and suggests China may endure without immediate full-scale war.

China Japan Chiang Nanking Kuling Hopei-Chabar North China 29Th Army Jone Peiping Sun Cheh- Yuan Hopei-Chahar Council Generalisaimo

Three Convicts At Large In Georgia

LA GRANGE July 31 three criminals from the Troup county chain gang escaped after breaking into a stor age house stealing a pistol a rifle and a shotgun. They sawed bars from the prison cage released themselves and shot guard Claude Hobertson in the leg. The trio Vincent Baker William Rolfe and Tom McKeehan fled toward Thomaston after abandoning the truck and stealing another car.

LA Grange Troup County SL Am Georgia Vincent Baker Atlanta William Rolfe Tom McKeehan Claude Hobertson Thomaston

Queen Opens World Scout Jamboree Ceremony

In Vogelzang Netherlands on July 31 Queen Wilhelmina opened a World Scout jamboree as about twenty eight thousand Scouts from fifty nations passed the Royal Tribune. Lord Baden-Powell stood with Lady Baden-Powell, age eighty, while the US contingent led by more than 800 scouts led the march and drew a big cheer, with American Chief Scout James E. West present in the royal stand.

Vogelzang Netherlands Royal Tribune Wilhelmina Lord Baden-Powell Baden-Powell United States Stars and Stripes James E. West

Grafton M E Church Notes and Village Bond Vote

Reverend Geo C Beebe will preach on Not Gone With the Wind at Grafton and Belden M E churches. Village council votes to issue 5000 bond for a new fire truck and equipment at November election. Two hundred feet of new fire hose purchased. Main Street parking marked. streets being repaired. Town to consider remodeling the old brick school for a town hall and fire apparatus housing.

Hostess to Club Gingham Pinochle Meeting

Mrs Vern Cornish hosted the Gingham Pinochle club at Mrs Frank Cousins home on Tuesday afternoon. Prizes went to Mrs Earl Durkee first Mrs Mary Aldtrich second and Mrs Joe Grabenstetter third. Nine members and three guests attended the gathering with guests Mrs Earl Durkee Mrs Clarence Metzge and Mrs Joe Grabenstetter. Refreshments were served, then Mrs Dick Kiinewi entertained.

Vern Cornish Frank Cousins Earl Durkee Mary Ald«trich Joe Grabenstetter Clarence Metzge Dick Kiinewi

Wheat And Hog Prices Gain In Ohio Markets July Report

Ohio farm market indices show July gains in wheat and hog prices offsetting declines in oats barley and rye. Glenn Ray of the Ohio cooperative crop reporting service notes the July index at 126 percent of prewar average, with wheat at 1.17 dollars per bushel and hogs at 11.80 per hundredweight, against 1936 figures.

Coumbus Shuarp Ohio Glenn Ray Agricultural I Stacatetan Ohio Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service

Local notices roundup of weddings funerals and moves

A community update lists a 31st wedding anniversary surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. B A Rothgery with guests from Cleveland, Lakewood, Lorain and Graf ton. Other items note funerals for Leroy Dengate and Miss Jane Wolf, travel plans for Virginia Staysnick, a two week stay for Lillian Janet Miller, and moves by F R Williamson to North Olmsted and Francis Lennerth to Columbia Station along with various social calls and family visits.

B. A. Rothgery Cleveland Lakewood Lorain Grafston Julius Zielke Harry Jantz Leroy Dengate Elyria Virginia Staysnick Lillian Janet Miller Chas, Clapp Columbiana Mark ‘Tabor Harry Wallis North Baltimore Vand! Myers Geo. Spitzer Jane Wolf Miss Wolf Eva Wolf Geo.Spitzer Anan Bartlett Vivian Bartlett James Anderson Memorial Hospital F. R. Williamson North Olmsted Francis Lennerth Columbia Station

Markets Toledo Grain Elevator Prices Report

Market notes from Toledo show mixed grain bids with details for wheat corn oats and rye. No. 2 yellow corn at 1.02 per bushel or 1.20? plus various No. 3 yellow and white oats and rye quotes. Chicago cash quotations list butter eggs poultry and potatoes with company names and location references. overall a snapshot of midyear commodity pricing and related dairy and produce quotes.

Toledo Chicago Plymouth White Rock Leghorn Roosters U. SS. Department of Agriculture United States California White Rose Sheets Elevator Co Mourtana Milling Co

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