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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1939

Page

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Coroner Finds Baby Died Of Suffocation

Sandusky County officers and Sheriff Herbert L. Myers pursue clues in the suffocation murder of 11 week old Haldon Baker Fink of Clyde. The infant was stolen from Clyde and found in Green Creek near Fremont with a blanket suffocating the child. Coroner Dr. Philo performed the autopsy confirming suffocation. grand jury consideration expected within days.

Babys Philo Green Creek Fremont Clyde Myers E. A. Baker Roy Krugh Ted Paul U. S Highway 20

Train derailment kills ten in Mittelgrund Sudetenland

Ten people died and twenty were injured when a Berlin Prague express derailed at Mittelgrund near Bodenbach in the Sudetenland. The accident occurred in territory ceded to Germany last October and the cause was not determined.

Dresden Germany Mittelgrund Bodenbach Sudetenland Sudeten

Ohio Weather Forecast Fragments and Conditions

Partly cloudy with showers in extreme east and south portions. Warmer in south and extreme east tonight. Friday partly cloudy and cooler in extreme north with south showers. Disturbances linger over Great Lakes Alabama coast Idaho and Utah. High pressure over Atlantic States and Prairie Provinces. Showers general in Atlantic States and from Lake region to Pacific. temperature changes slight.

Ohio Great Lakes Alabama Idaho Utah Middle Atlantic States Canadian Prairie Provinces Great Plains Atlantic States Lake

Mrs L M Schroll Killed in Texas Car Crash

Mrs L M Schroll 29 of Avon Lake died and her husband head of Schroll Coal Co was injured in a Texas auto wreck when their car hit a steer. She had lived in Lorain county all her life. Funeral at Lake Road home Friday at 2 pm officiated by Rev E C Young. no flowers.

Luther M. Schroll Avon Lake Schroll Coal Company Buffalo Texas Schrell Elyria Schroll Lorain County Dover Beebe Court Lake Road E C Young Ridgeville

King George and Queen Elizabeth Sail Tonight

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth conclude a 9,127 male tour of Canada and the United States. They plan a radio farewell from Halifax after luncheon and sail tonight aboard the Empress of Britain. The New Glasgow stop drew a weary king who urged brevity after 30 days of receptions.

Halifax N.S George VI Elizabeth Canada United States Americas England Britain Nova Scotia British Empire New Glasgow W L. MacKenzie King

Auto Goes Through Fence On Route 357 Near LaPorte

H C Newport a Cleveland bakery supervisor for Laub Baking Company had a narrow escape when his auto ran through a guard fence on Route 357 near LaPorte while avoiding a collision. No injuries were reported though damage limited to the right rear fender and radiator. A tow truck pulled the car free.

Cleveland LaPorte H C Newport Laub Baking Company Robson Road Newport

Two Girls Beaten By Masked Man In Spencerville

Wanda Angel 16 and Maxine Meyers 15 were beaten on a Spencerville street by a masked assailant. They suffered severe head cuts and body bruises and remained hospitalized. They were struck from behind at about 10 pm. Sheriff William Daley arrested several suspects during the disturbance but released them the next morning.

Huge Crowd Attends Elyria Flag Day Event At Stadium

A crowd of about 2,000 at Ely Stadium witnessed Elyria’s first Municipal Flag Day celebration. Former Congressman Samuel B Pettengill warned of threats to free government, urging citizenship duties and the oath of allegiance to the flag and Constitution.

Pettengill E J. Stankard Ely Stadium Elyria Joseph Q Petro Samuel B Pettengill South Bend Ind America Washington Jefferson Lincoln Jackson

Britain and France Challenge Japan over China concessions

London dispatch reports Britain and France have challenged Japan's control of foreign concessions in China. A government spokesman said British and French ambassadors delivered memoranda to Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita in Tokyo protesting Japan's assertion of sovereignty over the Chinese foreign areas.

London U.P Britain France Formans Japan China Tokyo Hachiro Arita

Cascade Park Pool Opens for 1939 Summer Season

Cascade Park opened its 1939 summer recreational facilities with the 300,000 gallon pool not yet full. About 50 children, mostly boys, swam briefly as workers completed a safety fence and rebuilt diving stand. Other facilities saw heavy use, including playgrounds and tennis courts.

Cascade Park

Vacation Bible School Opens Monday At Bethany Baptist

Bethany Baptist Church will begin daily Vacation Bible School next Monday. J R Monk supervisor announced the program calling children to enroll at 9 AM and asking parents to cooperate. Assistant supervisor is Rev E Hamblen with Annie Lewis as secretary.

Bethany Baptist Church J R. Monk Hayrson E. Hamblen Annie Lewis

Bricker Signs 225 Bills as Session Closes

Governor Bricker cleared his desk after adjourning the 93rd General Assembly. He signed 225 of 227 bills, vetoing two. The approved measures include pay and personnel boosts for the highway patrol and a two percent salary cut for police pension funding.

Columbus Bricker 93Rd General Assembly

Unions End Strife as Flint Plants Open Quietly

In Flint Michigan General Motors plants opened without union fighting after a week of clashes between rival unions. Homer Martin UAW head announced settlement terms including no discrimination for strikers and a return to work with strikes to be called off. The strike began at Chevrolet and Fisher No 1 and Grey Iron Foundry in Saginaw last week.

Flint Mich General Motors United Automobile Workers Union AFL Chevrolet Fisher Homer Martin UAW American Federation of Labor International Union Martin Grey Iron Saginaw

Veterans encampment opens in Columbus with Corbett Southam presiding

Corbett E Southam, Elyria commander of the Ohio Department United Spanish War Veterans, will open the joint session of veterans and auxiliaries Monday morning at the Neil House in Columbus for the four day state encampment. Memorial services are set for Sunday night at the Central Presbyterian Church and a military parade will march Tuesday afternoon through downtown to a reviewing stand before the state house for officials of the organization.

Elderly Woman Falls in Sleep at Home

Mrs. Ada Lauck, 85, of 217 East Avenue, fell downstairs at 3 30 A M and suffered a cut over her left eye a scalp laceration and multiple injuries. She was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital where she was admitted for treatment. hospital reports indicate she may have been walking in her sleep.

Ada Lauck East Avenue Elyria Memorial Hospital

Man Who Surrendered Given His Freedom

Olivier Dennis Brown, 28, surrendered to Lorain County authorities at a carnival, ending his fugitive status from Santa Fe after eight months for forgery. Santa Fe authorities stated he is not wanted, and Brown left for Santa Fe with gratitude for local officials.

Olivier Dennis Brown Santa Fe Brown Cr. Cordy Lorain Carl R Finegan

More Intensified Labor War Seen

Washington June 13 Roosevelt’s intervention was seen as the last hope to avert a deeper labor war between the AFL and CIO. Leaders blamed each other for stalled peace talks in recess since April 4, with negotiations unlikely to resume without strong pressure from the President and his aides.

Washington Roosevelt American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations AFL CIO

Church Leaders Plan Day at Elyria Home for the Aged

Tomorrow a banner day unfolds at the Elyria Home for the Aged with a trustees meeting in the morning, a 12 30 luncheon for residents and families, and Bishop Ralph Ward addressing residents at 2 30. At 7 30 p m he speaks at First Methodist Church to Methodists from the Norwalk district. events are open to the public.

Elyria Board of Trustees Ralph Ward Lorain County Methodist Church China Ohio Ward First Methodist Church Norwalk Home For the

Japan Extends Blockade Along Chinese Coasts

Japanese forces expanded the blockade to Kulangsu and Amoy foreign areas threatening a British steamship and intensifying pressure on British and French concessions. Reports note searches and strip searches of entrants while consuls investigate a reported injury to Roy Hoch, a veterinary surgeon from Indianapolis, as tensions rise near the Hai river.

Jientsin China Japan Kulangsu Amoy United States Roy J. Hoch Indianapolis

Spaght Quits State Job in Welfare Department

Columbus Ohio June 15 Resignation of Oakley Spaght of Stow as chief of the division of business administration in the state welfare department, effective July 1, was announced by Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood. Spaght’s $5000 position to be left vacant as he enters the realty investment business.

Columbus Oakley Spaght Stow Division of Business Administration State Welfare Department Charles L. Sherwood Sherwood Spaght

Finland Repeats War Debt Payment to United States

The Finnish government sent 160 693 dollars to the U S Treasury. This covered the semiannual interest of 141 662 50 dollars under the May 1 1923 funding agreement and 19 030 50 dollars as the twelfth semiannual annuity due under the May 23 1932 moratorium agreement.

Washington Finland United States Treasury

Former Coshocton Auditor Dies

Evan O Evans aged 68 a pioneer Coshocton public schools music teacher and former Coshocton city auditor died of cancer at his Columbus home. Immigrant from Wales who came to the United States in 1899 retired nine years ago and will be buried in Coshocton Friday with funeral services set locally.

Columbus O Evan O Evans Coshocton United States Wales Columbus

Funeral services for Harry L Conn in Van Wert

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Friday for Harry L Conn 72 former Ohio Supreme Court official and superintendent who died from injuries sustained in an accident. He was cremated as requested.

Subpoenas Issued In Lorain County Horse Race Probe

A Lorain County grand jury expanded its horse race betting investigation today issuing new subpoenas and probing private telephone lines linking bookie operations from Lorain to Youngstown. Sheriff Finegan described raids on two residences tapping eight lines and confiscating four telephones as the panel scrutinizes operators tied to a Colonial Hotel raid.

Grand Jury Carl R. Finegan Colonial Hotel Lorain Lorain County Youngstown Finegan Erie Avenue Stop 86 Lake Road Sheffield Lake Elyria John A. Collins Common Pleas D. A. Cook Collins Boston

Norwalk May Get Automobile Plant

Norwalk Ohio reports negotiations underway for a factory to produce the Remway 400 motor car with rear engine, 1200 pound weight, and 350 miles per gallon efficiency. Bemway Aircraft Development Corp. plans a $50,000 capital base, with expansion, and financing reportedly assured. Norwalk Chamber of Commerce backs the deal and studies site options including the former A B Chase Plane Works.

Norwalk. O Remway Gram Wieuser Marisa D W Reno Detroit F. S. Naylor Cleveland Mouser Bemway Aircraft Development Corp A. B. Chase Plane Norwalk

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