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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1928
Page
1
Washington June 6 The United States plans to ask great powers and British dominions to sign the original American draft for a pacific treaty. Within a week replies to the Kellogg proposal are expected and acceptance would mark a diplomatic victory and a clear stand against war.
Harry K. Thaw was denied permission to land in England after arriving aboard the Aquitania from the United States via Cherbourg. Immigration authorities did not disclose the reason, citing the alien destruction act which bars entry for those convicted of extraditable crimes. Thaw was kept aboard the liner and to depart with the ship when its sailing Saturday.
Mrs Worthington Scranton a Pennsylvania national committeewoman said the state delegation will vote as Andrew Mellon directs. She noted Mellon had not decided which candidate Pennsylvania should back, and that he indicated Bonner seemed the best prospect at the state convention but did not commit.
Roy J Miller, originator of the Elyria Lorain County Real Estate Board, was elected president by the Board of Trustees after aiding the preliminary organization. A former Cleveland newspaperman, he later settled in Elyria and became active in real estate activities, civic affairs, and served on boards of the Chamber of Commerce, the Y M C A, and Rotary.
Washington correspondents favor Herbert Hoover for the Republican nomination at the Kansas City convention. A survey of a large group shows Hoover likely to win the nomination, though some newspapers foresee President Coolidge as the convention choice. The writers argue Coolidge is not a candidate and would not accept the nomination, citing the economy wave and Congress drifting from his program. Continued on Page 2.
Oberlin college chemistry reveals 18 percent of women smoke. A Women’s League vote reaffirmed the campus tradition opposing women smoking, despite some expressing willingness to smoke if no tradition existed. The survey shows 193 yes responses to would you smoke sans tradition and 703 total respondents.
A letter from T Howard Winters assistant director of the State Department of Education states Elyria High School, chartered in 1830, was the first institution in Ohio to bear the name high school. The document notes earlier western reserves institutions and lists founders, tuition, and a 1836 catalogue showing a broad curriculum and mixed boarding and day students.
Nine fines of 10 dollars and costs were issued by Justice S J George this week for reckless driving and speeding. Fined for speeding was Clarence Kouholl of Cleveland. Reckless driving charges were laid against C L Cooney Francis Castle Arnold Bell Joseph La Crockney Willis Schlett Tom Keller Leo Carr and Harold Green, all of Cleveland or North Olmstead. All were arrested by sheriff deputies.
Eight Italian Chasseurs who departed from Mossel Bay aboard the Italia expedition were found alive at Shaers Bay after eight days of interior search. The Hobby located them at 10 a.m. and the Braganza, aiding the Italian government, moved to North Cape to send a rescue squad across the ice. Spitzbergen reports say the Chasseurs' survival offers hope for the Italia crew, relying on Alpine training for mountain and ice navigation.
The Americanization Association board announces through Mrs. Miller that Doris Todd head worker and Dorothy Herbert assistant have been engaged for another year. The secretary praises the two young women for their splendid Settlement House program work.
Dr Preston Bradley of the People's Church Chicago addressed about 200 fishermen in Elyria at an Izaak Walton League rally. He urged conservation and outdoor leadership, noting the outdoors as a heritage and warning against centralization and standardization.
Pacific Fliers Kingsford Smith and crew plan a 3 PM Suva takeoff in the Southern Cross toward Brisbane, hoping for daylight arrival Friday. A three‑mile stretch at Nasasi is touted as a premier runway while world praise pours in for the Australian explorers and their American navigator and radio operator.
Five airmen who had been missing for nearly a month were found safe at Point Barrow Alaska. The group flew from Wiseman to Point Barrow on May 13 with Noel Wien Russell Merrill piloting the relief plane. Merrill walked about 100 miles for help and was hospitalized with snow blindness. others in the party, including Wren L Virgil Hart Charles G Clarke and Jack Robertson, also received medical care for cold and exposure.
Six of seven people killed in a Stade crossing collision near Auburn are children of Mr. and Mrs. Doran Brubaker. Victims include Samuel 21 Mary Elizabeth 18 Calvin 16 Wtosabelle 13 June 5 and Helen 3. Mary Whelen of St Louis, driver of the other car, said he saw the auto stop but it appeared to leap to the center as his vehicle approached.
The Board of Education let a plumbing contract at Lincoln school to Barres and Welsh for 5145 dollars. The board approved two regular summer teachers for a grammar school session and named Dorothy Boor and Jane Weller as half time kindergarten supervisors at McKinley and Franklin. Charles Williams is appointed substitute teacher and attendance officer. The board will grant 145 diplomas to graduating high school seniors.
St John’s N F June 6 Two men and a slender eager eyed young woman paced Trepassey Bay shore hoping adverse winds abate for a start in their Fokker airplane Friendship on flight to England Miss Earhart Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon faced high winds and a tank leak delaying refueling and take-off overnight Forecasts for today spoke air weather with NW winds likely aiding a 24 hour window if winds permit the trio aims for Southampton about 2 070 miles away and a fast time
A. E. Lord, who joined Elyna Lodge T. O. Co. F. in 1871 at age 29, remains the order’s oldest member and has greeted most new members. In an Odd Fellow meeting, 50 new members were initiated, forming the A E Lord class. Officers were elected: R. R. Renouard Noble Grand, Frank McDonald Vice Grand, Mason Smith Captain Initiatory, Chas Decker Captain First Degree, J. Lutz Captain Second Degree, G. A. Friday Captain Third Degree. Four new candidates were elected and will receive initiatory degrees soon.
BIG PINE Calif June 6 The Big Pine creek canyon was flooded after a dam formed by a landslide broke yesterday Three persons are believed dead A man and a boy clung to a car as the torrent swept the ravine Parts of the car were found at the canyon bottom no trace of the bodies A third person a man was camping when the flood hit The cloudburst swelled waters which swept toward the lowlands Little property damage reported
Grass and brush fires in Yolo county of the Sacramento valley remained out of control. Volunteers led by state officers fought four hours to save Dunnigan town as about twenty thousand acres burned and damage reached about one million dollars. nearby towns reported out of danger.
Approximately 140 teachers have been hired to teach in Lorain county schools for the 1928 1929 year announced by county superintendent R P Vaughn. The hiring nearly completes the county program as Sheffield Lake Village splits into two districts delaying posts. Names of teachers and schools listed include Avon Village and Avon Lake Village postings with numerous instructors.
County farm extension agent C E Rowland says heavy rainfall boosts germination and field work in Lorain County. Warmer, sunnier weather is needed to finish crops, with two weeks’ delay tied to earlier cold snaps and dry spells. He notes hay should improve, corn emerging, oats poor, and much wheat frozen earlier, weather conditions uncertain for the corn borer.
June 6 New York University conferred the degree Master of Aeronautics on Col Charles A Lindbergh. President George Alexander announced the award as the lone pilot of the skies received the honor during the universitys Ninety sixth annual commencement.
Herbert Hoover netted 22 delegates amid seating disputes at the Republican convention, with supporters claiming the outcome favors his nomination or a drafting of Coolidge. Farmers plan motorcades to Kansas City for farm plank support. New York hoists Hoover aid, while Indiana delegates back Alfred E. Smith. Illinois Democrats hint at Stevenson for vice president alongside Smith. A US survey suggested Hoover would win the nomination. sixteen convention delegates were chosen to represent states in the primaries, with the delegation remaining uncommitted.
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