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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1940

Page

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Sweden Proposes Peace Terms With Russia and Finland

Stockholm reports indicate Sweden early this week proposed peace terms to Russia and Finland. Negotiations have begun but no direct talks yet. Russia Finland Sweden and Germany maintain contact amid high secrecy as officials refuse discussion while observers note some Finnish progress and no major Finnish defeats.

Stockholm Sweden Russia Finland Sweeden Germany Swedish Foreign Office Legation Foreign Office

Reports In Baltic Capitals Say Russia Seeks Mediation To End Conflict

Reports from Copenhagen and Stockholm claim Russia seeks mediation to end the Russo Finnish war. Circulating versions involve Sweden Germany and Finland in peace talks, with preliminary negotiations in Stockholm. Allies may intervene. Finns defend Viipuri as Russian troops shell the west shore.

Baltic Russia Copenhagen Denmark Sweden Germany Finland Berlingske Tiderde Berlingske Tidenden Stockholm Russi Jo Erkkko Mme Alexandra Kollonta J K. Paasikivi Otto Dietrich Rosenbroyer Baron Gustav Mannerheim Wulpert von Bluecher Helsink Axel Wenner-Gren Paris Sumner Welles Roosevelt Europe

Ohio Weather Summary Forecast Tonight Through Friday

A cloudy period with snow expected Friday and in the southern portion tonight. Temperature shows little change overnight. Pressure distribution remains stable since yesterday. The Texas disturbance has moved to Arkansas as barometers rise in the Southwest. Slight temperature shifts and light precipitation shift toward the Central Plains and far Northwest.

Ohio South Portion Texas Arkansas Central Plains

Retired Methodist Minister Dies in Cleveland

The Rev. Dr. Isaac L. Wood, who retired from the Methodist ministry in 1934 after 52 years as a pastor, died in Cleveland today. He underwent an operation Saturday. His family said his birth year was 80 or 82 based on a family Bible destroyed by fire.

Cleveland Isaac L. Wood

Maston To Speak At Vocational Conference

RC Maston a Wooster College graduate from Elyria school superior par ticipates as one of several speakers at a Wooster College vocational conference program this afternoon. He will address Teaching as a Career and hold personal conferences with students interested in teaching. Other talks cover different professions.

RC Maston Elyria Supar’ Sons Wooster College Wooster Maston

Local Buildings To Be Inspected For Fire Hazards

Elyria public buildings to undergo a one day fire hazard inspection on April 18. Forty inspectors from the State Inspection Bureau will survey downtown structures, schools, churches, and other public buildings, with a luncheon at noon hosted by the Elyria Kiwanis Club and a prominent speaker expected.

Elyria Elyria Kiwanis Club

105 Year Old Woman Rose Halavs Dies in Lorain County

Mrs Rose Halavs born in Austria Hungary on August 31 1835 died shortly after midnight at Lorain County Home Her long life included farming with her son in law John Szemets Henrietta Township and later years of care at the county home Surviving daughter Mrs Walavs lives in Pontiac Michigan Funeral arrangements were pending at Welsh Funeral Home.

Austria-Hungary Rose Halavs Loram John Szemets Henrietta Township Mack Mage At Warn Pontiac Michgan Mre Walavs St Mary

Alleges Political Levy Made In Ohio Civil Service Probe

Miss Gertrude Jones chairwoman of the State Civil Service Commission stated she has obtained evidence to substantiate charges by former State examiner Fred Stiles that State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson levied a two percent assessment on employers of the office. She plans further investigation and to submit findings to Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert for action. She termed the levy a straight political levy and suggested it could be a criminal offense.

Columbus Gertrude Jones State Civil Service Commission Fred Stiles Joseph T. Ferguson

Automobile accident claims life of John W Frazier

March 7 news from Ringgold reports that 23 year old John W Frazier of near Ringgold was killed when an automobile he was repairing slipped from a jack and crushed him. His neck was broken in the fatal incident.

Langausien John W Frazier Near Ringgold

Finland Calls Youths Of 20 Years To Fight

Helsinki reports youths of 20 and 19 are being mobilized to join fathers in the fight against the Soviet Red Army. Government calls extend to 1939–1946 classes, while volunteers already serve. Patrols with hand grenades and machine pistols move along the Gulf of Finland coast. Air support, coastal batteries, and bombings traced Russian advances on the three foot ice as islands and bays serve as bases for tanks and armored sledges.

Helsinki Finland Red Army Vupur Bay Suursaat Kotka Kovvisto East Shrine

Abolish Present Labor Board Proposed in House Plan

The House Committee investigating the National Labor Relations Board urged abolishing the current board and creating a three member judicial labor board plus a labor administrator to prosecute cases. The plan limits the board's role in AFL CYTO disputes and sets procedures for certification, subpoenas, and enforcement, with the administrator handling complaints and the board acting as a tribunal.

Washington House National Labor Relations Board Judicial Labor Board NLRB Howard W Smith Charles Halleck Ind Harry N. Routzohn New Deal Arthur Healey Mass Abe Murdock Utah Labor Board AFL CYTO New Labor Board Senate New Labor Act Iq—Board

County relief fund faces acute strain as officials seek funds

Lorain County officials plan a Tuesday delegation to Columbus led by County Auditor Walter J Wright and Relief Director Ernest Holmes to determine potential excess from the relief bond retirement fund for direct relief. State Welfare officials estimate the county will need about 266 844 for direct relief this year with 106 737 to be supplied by the State.

Columbus Walter J Wright Ernest Holmes Wright Holmes Lorain County State Department Elyria Lorain

Vote To Amend The Hatch Act

The Senate voted 48 to 36 to amend the Hatch Act allowing public employees found guilty of pernicious political activity to appeal to federal courts.

Washington UCR Senate Today

German Plane Shot Down by British Fighter Over Scotland

London report says a Royal Air Force fighter shot down a German aircraft over the Scottish northeast coast this afternoon. It marks the 44th German plane lost over Britain since the war began, with nine more believed damaged beyond return.

London Air Ministry Royal Air Force Britain

Former Judge Begins Term In Prison In Lewisburg

Former U S Circuit Court of Appeals senior judge Martin T Manton started a two year prison term at 9 30 am in Lewisburg Pennsylvania after surrendering to federal authorities. Once a social celebrity and millionaire he was jailed for selling judicial decisions from his position.

New York Martin T Manton United States Supreme Court Manton Lewisburg United States Circuit Court of Appeals

Trials Begin Monday for four indicted defendants

Trials of four persons indicted by the last grand jury were set for Monday. Assistant Prosecutor William G Wickens reported. The cases include William John 25 and Russell Guestella 22 charged with burglary of the Mischka Restaurant in Amherst on January 27 Andrew Matusey 18 of Lorain for operating a motor vehicle without consent and James Poisy 21 of Lorain for burglary of a bus station here operated by J P Huumen.

William G Wickens William John Russell Guestella Amherst Andrew Matusey Lorain James Poisy J P. Huumen

Queen Elizabeth Races Into New York Amid Submarine Gamble

The British superliner Queen Elizabeth, the largest ship yet built, arrived in New York after a secret maiden voyage from England without passengers. The 85 000 ton liner docked amid crowds along the Hudson, delayed to slack tide, and berthed at Pier 99. Construction still incomplete, she will share dock space with the Queen Mary and other giant liners while awaiting final interior work.

New York England Hudsor Lde New Jersey Pier 99 West 50Th St New York City Queen's Berth Boulevard East Weenawken West New York Guttenberg Union City North Bergen Clydebank Scotland Greenock Glasgow Cunard Company

Romania to Stand Firm on Neutrality

King Carol told Parliament Romania would defend political and commercial neutrality and honor international law to keep frontier safety and equal trade with all nations. He emphasized maintaining access to armaments and raw materials, without addressing oil negotiations with Germany and the Allies.

Bucharest Rumania Carel

Unusual Lumber Listing Sells Twice in LaPorte Ad

An advertiser reported selling a building after about fifteen calls then resold it immediately when a new buyer rejected the deal. The ad urged cheap lumber and a former blacksmith from Cleveland Street, Reininger, as the seller, with word of mouth prompting twelve more inquiries.

LaPorte Reininger Wed Lumber Tov Reisinger Cleveland Street

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