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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1939

Page

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New Industry Begins Manufacturing at Elyria Plant

Manu facturers and Fabricators Inc starts partial operations at its Elyria plant with several lines. New dry cleaning and laundry equipment for hospitals and hotels are planned, welded steel fabrication expands, and a machine shop and tubing mill are being installed though full staffing awaits completion in two to three weeks. President T. F. Schilling is in a Cleveland hospital for operative treatment.

Elyria Manufacturers and Fabricators, Inc Cleveland American Rolling Mills Company Dry Cleaning Outfit T. F. Schilling

New Bids Sought On Police Radio Equipment

Service Director I D Faxon reports four bids on police two way radio gear were rejected after a radio experts review. New specifications will place the antenna on Elyria Savings and Trust Co building for efficiency and cost savings. Bids will be readvertised with no change to the 3500 dollar limit.

I. D. Faxon Board of Control Faxon Elyria Savings and Trust Co Joseph Q. Petro E. J. Stankard

Verdict Affirmed For City Of Elyria In Delayed Station Case

The district court of appeals affirmed a Common Pleas verdict for the City of Elyria over contractor Fred Ross for 714 damages due to delay in completing the Water Street elevator station caused by the March 1933 banking holiday. The court also upheld a verdict for the Industrial Commission in Maude Lautzenheiser's related suit.

District Court of Appeals Common Pleas Guy B. Findley City of Elyria Fred Ross Water Street Industrial Commission

Weather outlook for Ohio shows showers tonight then cooler conditions

Partly cloudy and cooler with showers in eastern and southern Ohio tonight. Sunday brings fair skies and cooler temperatures in central and eastern regions with variable winds.

Ohio

Fearful Refugees Aboard the St. Louis Seek Homes

The Hamburg America liner St. Louis carried 922 German Jewish refugees amid appeals to the New World for asylum. Panama granted entry to Dr Julius Lewith and wife. Dominican Republic offered to take all for 500 immigration deposits. Passengers faced self harm as they awaited a solution. Captain Schroeder kept tight control to prevent mass hysteria.

Havana St. Louis Caribbean New World Federico Laredo Bru Wile Ane West Indies Dominican Republic Juan Demosthenes Arosemena Panama Julius Lewith Vienna United States Schroeder Germany

Seaplane Crashes near Toledo Rescue Three Navy Officers

A seaplane from the Grosse Ile reserve base en route to Lake Erie crashed between Toledo and Sandusky Ohio. Aviation Cadet Gordon D Cady Lieut Delphos O Coffman and Ensign Herbert B Richards were rescued after two hours afloat with minor injuries. A tug assisted the operation.

Washington Navy Naval Aviation Reserve Lake Erie Toledo Ohio Gordon D. Cady Delphos O. Coffman Herbert B. Richards Grosse Isle Mich Sandusky, O

Open House At Elyria Y M C A Camp This Weekend

Elyria Y M C A camp on the Vermilion River hosts a two day event with a Friday morning play day for 25 Elyria boys and an open house Sunday afternoon for the public from 2 to 5. Last year drew over 200 visitors and this year is expected to surpass that if weather cooperates.

Iss-See-Kes Elyria Y. M. C. A Vermilion River Elyria Elyrians

Lorain County Board Recommends State Approval for Small Schools

The Lorain County Board of Education voted to urge the State Department of Education to approve all village and rural schools under 180 students for operation next school year. Larger schools require no such recommendation. Approval is needed for access to state funds under the Ohio School Foundation Program. C. A. Gibbons reported.

Lorain County C. A. Gibbons

Gas direct cause of School Blast at Barberton

Gas was the direct cause of the explosion in the Barberton school house injuring 55 children and four adults. Investigators reported a ruptured gas pipe within six feet of the basement and will review further to determine the gas source.

Columbus Barberton Indusa Relations George A. Strain Toay Strain

Royal visit marred by Edmonton protests and mob

King George and Queen Elizabeth travel a 522 mile western Canada route amid Edmonton uproar over Alberta Premier Aberhart and Lieut. Gov. Bowen. A violent crowd attack at University Hospital disrupts the royal procession as the Queen and King are forced to retreat to their car.

ROYAL King George Queen Elizabeth Canada Edmonton Ville Saskatchewan Mounts Scere William Aberhart Social Credit Alberta J. C. Bowen Aberhart Bowen University Hospital

Chief Justice Hughes Diagnosed With Ulcer

The Supreme Court announces Chief Justice Charlies Evans Hughes has a duodenal ulcer and will be bedbound for an extended period. He will miss the royal welcome for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and other court events, after an earlier grippe illness this year.

Washington Supreme Court Charlies Evans Hughes George VI Queen Elizabeth Great Britain Nelson A. Potter Hughes Grippe Congress

Driver Of Death Car Placed On Probation

Walter Cleveland proprietor of a West 117th street garage was placed on 18 month probation after pleading guilty to a second degree manslaughter indictment for the March 5 traffic death of Fritz Buhler a Cleveland motorcyclist on Lake road in Avon Lake. He was accused by officers of driving under the influence of liquor. Mayor F H McQuillen of Huron his probation officer.

Walter Cleveland West 117Th Street Cleveland Fritz Buhler Lake Road Avon Lake Buhler F.H. McQuillen Huron

Kidnaper Beatrice Wood Held For Grand Jury In Baby Abduction

Beatrice Wood 18 confessed kidnapping five month old Gerald McCrohan to force marriage. Magistrate Lindell ordered her held without bail as the recovered baby smiled in his mother's arms. Frederick Bauer 23, her former sweetheart, was released after police said he was an innocent dupe.

Gerald Margaret McCrohan Philadelphia Beatrice Wood Gerald McCrohan N. Edwin Lindell Frederick Bauer Miss Wood Jerry John McCrohan Harold Simmons

County’s Finance Problem May Be Solved Next Week

Lorain County faces a strained general fund after 11 000 in salaries and pending benefit payments totaling 7 600 for 825 women and children. Treasurer Walter J. Wright and Auditor C. A. Horn may confer with Kelser to unlock relief, but transfers to the ADC account require county commissioner authorization.

Lorain County Financial Jum Bene County Board Walter J. Wright C. A. Horn Kelser Davidson General Fund Law Arthur Giles

Workman Injured At Plant In Wellington

Earl Conkle of 422 Herrick Avenue West lost his left hand when caught in a 150 ton press at Cleveland Steel and Metal Products in Wellington. He was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital in Oberlin where the hand was amputated after surgery at 9:30 P.M. last night during the night shift.

Wellington Earl Conkle Herrick Avenue West Cleveland Steel and Metal Products Company Conkle William A. Klann Allen Memorial Hospital Oberlin

Girl Recovers From Rare Skin Disease After Sulfanilamide

Six week old Patricia Wieland of Cincinnati showed steady improvement from Ritter's disease after sulfa pyridine treatment at Children’s Hospital. Doctors noted no prior use of the drug for this illness and tied recovery to its use alongside blood transfusions and exterior care. Mortality from Ritter’s disease runs 98 to 100 percent.

Cincinnati Patricia Wieland Ritter Children's Hospital Patricia S.K. Wieland

Administration Seeks Broader Tax Hearing Scope

Republican members of the House Ways and Means committee press to expand hearings to cover excise taxes alongside corporation levies. They aim for a general review of the federal tax system, while the panel keeps changes to corporate levies and undistributed profits tax, amid White House advisory committee input.

Washington House Ways and Means Committee Allen TT Treadway Mass Thomas Jenkins Robert L. Coughton N.C National Association of Manufacturers White House Ways and Means

County Plans Relief Note Issue to Meet State Funds

County commissioners plan early issuance of 94,600 relief notes against excise taxes to qualify for state relief matching funds. The county has already issued 151,000 relief notes financing direct aid and faces a probable 20,000 deficit by July 1. After July 1 the county must use funds from the new 94,800 note issue with the state matching any remaining deficit.

Columbus Oscar G. Dunn Dunn

House panel backs pension increase to forty dollars a month

The Ways and Means Committee proposed raising old age pensions from 30 to 40 dollars monthly as part of revising the social security act. The plan would lift the federal match to 20 dollars, potentially costing up to 100 million dollars, with no mandatory requirement. The committee aims for action this year.

Washington House ,Ways, and Means House Robert L. Coughton N. C Coughton

Bolt Of Lightning Rambles Through Morgantown School

A lightning bolt tore through a Morgantown school during a storm, ripping a roof section and starting fires in two Eureka Oil tanks. Teachers battled the flames with extinguishers, stopping spread inside the building while a 7,000 barrel tank and a 46,000 barrel tank ignited in the Eureka field. The disruption also hit telephone service prompting evacuation actions nearby.

Morgantown W. Va Eureka Oil Company Eureka Donald Reeder

Thetis Submarine Tragedy Ends as Hope Dies

British officials and rescue teams abandoned all hope for 96 men trapped in the sunken submarine Thetis off Liverpool Bay. After 13 hours without air, divers failed to revive any crew, with officials citing lethal chlorine gas from batteries as a likely cause of death.

Thetis North Wales Liverpool Eng Admiralty Liverpool Bay Cammell-Laird, Ltd Cammell Company axCam

Survivor Tells Of Conditions On Thetis Submarine

Liverpool reporting of the Thetis disaster recounts F F Shaw civilian technician of Cammell Laird describing the deadly gas filled compartments at the bottom of Liverpool Bay. He said two men attempted escape through the conning tower and drowned others died from gas effects or went insane as the doomed crew faced a deathly fate with no panic.

Liverpool England Liverpool Bay F.F. Shaw Cammell Laird Company Grebecock Shaw London Daily Express Admiralty

Thetis Submarine Had Two Prior Accidents

In Birkenhead on June 3 officials disclosed the Thetis had been in two previous accidents including an incident during a trial when it struck the front of the dock. Cammell-Laird noted trouble outfitting the $1,700,000 submarine after its launch a year ago.

Birkenhead Eng Thetis Cammell- Laird, Ltd R. S. Johnson Cammell-Laird Johnson

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