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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1939
Page
7
Berlin reports Field Marshal Hermann Goering told the nation the air force is unbeatable and the decisive factor in Munich the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia. He warned of further armament and urged youth to join air service.
Sale of 1939 automobile license tags was to open today but Elyria bureaus were still awaiting arrival of their tags. Applications were taken from owners to keep or reserve numbers, but no tags were issued as none were in the city. Local deputy registrars expected tags to arrive within a quiet two days.
Hart Dickason reported five building permits valued at 1995 dollars, five plumbing and eight electrical permits, and three sign permits in February. Office receipts totaled 24.40 dollars.
A counterfeit Rembrandt titled Angel Appearing to Gideon, sold into three major collections, is on display in London. Despite being a fake, the painting remains valued at more than $10,000.
Common Pleas Judge D A Cook granted a temporary injunction against the incorporation of Vermilion-on-the-Lake as a village. Cornelius Wright filed the amended petition claiming the 1902 law is invalid and that the area is a summer colony not open to the public, with tax and due process concerns. The ruling blocks filing of a village plat and certification of election and names Brownhelm trustees and H L Brandau as included defendants.
Lorain County Treasurer Walter J. Wright is home with intestinal influenza. County Commissioner Edward De Chant, ill for several days, returned to duties today after illness.
Tampa resident Flat Guy C. Avery plans an 18 foot sail boat voyage from Tampa to Genoa but will stay in Bermuda through winter. He left Tampa last May and reached Bermuda in August after a 2000 mile solo voyage, calling resumed spring sailing folly due to strong easterly winds through March.
Burning soot set off a run by Squad Company No 1 to the home of E. L. Wilshere at 821 Park Avenue. No damage occurred as firefighters removed the burning soot from the chimney base and smoke pipe.
Police report a minor crash yesterday afternoon when a car driven by Mrs. W. J. Henke backing from a parking place hit a truck driven by W. A. Spencer of Columbia Station. No injuries were reported.
James L. Hengen, former state relief examiner stationed here, has been promoted to a Columbus office position and began his new duties today according to reports.
Robert B. Cook six year old son of Rev Frederick Cook died in Elyria Memorial Hospital from spinal meningitis He was born April 13 1932 in Port Clinton and was a Brownhelm School first grader Funeral services will be at Brownhelm Congregational Church at 2 P M Friday Rev R E Albright will officiate Burial by Conrad Zilch Amherst
John Kolopos, Elyria post commander, notes the local post is highly active, with 40 000 Legionnaires mobilized for the 1936 Ohio River valley flood. The organization sponsors 3 000 Boy Scout troops and 30 000 boys baseball teams culminating in the Junior World Series, runs 22 state youth camps, and conducts safety and patriotism programs.
Alaska guards grizzly and brown bears with bans on hunting during the summer and on bear hides. Over 8.5 million acres are set as sanctaries including Mount McKinley National Park and Katmai and Glacier Bay monuments. Bears are valued as wildlife and economic resources, with protections and limited hunting.
The Duffs Iron City College in Pittsburgh celebrates 100 years in 1939, tracing back to its 1839 founding and 1840 incorporation. It trained 150,000 graduates in business subjects and has had three presidents: Peter Duff, William H. Duff, and Dr. P. S. Spangler.
A man on Johnson Street throws a newly installed dial phone after his wife pleads to stop. Police alerted by a woman’s plea and a fourth subscriber on the party line helped locate the incident and resolve the disturbance.
Councilman at large Ellsworth Alheit, of 502 Dewey Avenue, filed his petition to run for city auditor ahead of the Republican primary on August 8. Auditor A C Schilleman nears term end after 16 years, prompting anticipated lively contest. Albert, elected to the city council two years ago, chairs the transportation committee and holds the liquor regulation panel seat. He is Baldwin Wallace College A B graduate of 1933 and earned a law degree from Ohio Northern University in 1937.
Jill Edwards tells Westminster College students that walking, not self restraint, is the fix for strong emotions. She urges mastering one social skill to gain respect and lists seven steps for a radiant personality, including daily learning, health, appearance, diction, and grace.
Titusville theater incident ends with a recovered $100 bill. Mrs Daly placed an ad in the paper after misplacing cash. Ruth Nuss of Monongahela found the bill and returned it with a note saying she had left Titusville the day after finding it and had told her sister to notify the loser.
In Greenfield Massachusetts a dog pawing through the town dump uncovered two century old leather bound books from All Souls Unitarian Church Missing since 1926 the volumes cover church founding in 1825 and member lists with data that could not be duplicated despite damaged bindings
Gertrude Long wins 250 against the City of Lorain for injuries from a sidewalk hole at Fifth Street and Broadway. Leo Gerhart awarded 500 in a Lorain traffic collision case. Peter Piros awarded 1152 against the International Workers Order in the second trial of the policy claim. Madeline and Kenneth Beal file for divorce. Stella McGee seeks workmen compensation for her husband John’s fatal 1937 accident. Helen Tates seeks partition of Lorain property with Leo Ferguson named in the suit.
War Admiral son of Man o War owned by Samuel D. Riddle was withdrawn from Saturday’s fourth running of the $50,000 added Widener Challenge Cup at Hialeah Park in Miami Florida.
In Buchanan county Missouri relief clients favored motor cars over relief. Martin Fellhauer, director of the county social security office, ruled that clients using cars must surrender them or drop their licenses to keep county aid. Many drove to his office, left relief rolls, and drove away.
In Edinburg Indiana a 12 year old farm girl says a midnight intruder killed her father Mr Paul Brand and her mother while they slept with a .22 rifle. The assailant then attacked the eldest daughter and threatened the children to stay silent. Police issued a statewide alarm for the missing hired man Chit Redmond. The girl is under medical care and could give few details beyond one man committed the crimes.
Columbus March 1 A special committee of five senators and five representatives starts work to draft a permanent poor relief program for 1939 40. Members include Representatives Shaw Myers Roberts Huml Fair and Senators Whit ney Hoffman Merryman Kane Thomas. The panel must report by April 1 with aims to have a program in operation by May 1 and follows the $5 000 000 emergency relief measure enacted last month for counties hardest hit.
Receipts show hogs steady to higher with 259-300 lb range at 7.50 to 8.15 per cwt and 180-220 lb at 8.40. cattle receipts steady with choice steers 1100+ at 10.00, good 9.00 to 10.00, cows 5.00 to 7.00, calves 11.00 to 12.00. sheep and lambs steady with choice lambs 20.00 to 24.30 and wethers 3.00 to 4.00.
Elevators show prices for wheat and corn futures with wholesale standrd bids. Wheat No 1 red listed at about 72 to 73 cents, No 2 red near 7, while corn No 2 standard trading around 18 cents and No 3 yellow around 47 to 48 cents. Oats and rye bids also appear with varying grades and prices.
Unsettled butter and bug eggs prices with current receipts cited. Live poultry shows steady markets for hens broilers and roosters with varying weights and breeds, including Leghorn and Plymouth Rock. Potatoes listed by origin with price ranges per 50 or 100 pound lots across Michigan Ohio Maine Idaho and Texas and Florida.
Highway Director Robert S. Beightier announced from Columbus that the WPA has approved one half of a proposed 25 million dollar two year rural road program. The remainder hinges on WPA funds next year. Work will start within a month on 800 miles of roads in 12 southeastern counties with plans already completed.
The sale at 1 South of Litchfield on Route 76 lists two farm mares and many cattle including Brown Swiss and Jersey cows. Farm equipment includes tractors, planters, wagons, a cream separator, lumber, and miscellaneous farm goods with cash terms and a lunch by the church ladies.
Ill health prompts M. L. Dartt to auction a large farm listing cattle horses cows and calves, farming tools and implements, building materials, grains, hay, and household goods. Sale on Wednesday March 8 1939 at 9 a.m. in Strongsville Ohio with auctioneers C H Tibbitts and clerks Haag and others. Lunch offered by Strongsville Methods Church Lads.
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