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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1939

Page

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Capitol Capitulation to Economy Bloc in Relief Funding Fight

Washington March 21 A U S House leaders yielded to economy bloc demands and called a meeting to cut President Roosevelt relief funds from 150 million to 100 million. The House Appropriations subcommittee will seek quick general agreement to trim 50 million and speed the bill. Roosevelt faces another setback as prior reductions were upheld by the Senate and House.

Washington U Py— Administration House Roosevelt Edward T Taylor D. Cole Senate

Nervousness Grows In Bucharest Over War Talks

In Bucharest on March 21 nervousness rose as King Carol held urgent talks with Cabinet and military leaders. Hoarding of food and bank withdrawals increased while a Germany trade pact faced a brief postponement. Rumors spread of British kingly messages and possible Hungarian troop movements near the frontier as Rumanians awaited calls to the colors.

Bucharest Romania Carol Germany George VI Great Britain George Slovakia Hungary Russia Britain

Ohio Real Estate Board Heads To Be Here Tomorrow

The Elyria Real Estate Board meets at the Hotel Graystone tomorrow evening at 6:30. Invited guests include William P. Zinn president of the Ohio Real Estate Board, William Ewing secretary, and William Beers distributor of Scenses, all from Columbus. Lorain Real Estate Board members will also be invited.

Ohio Real Estate Board Elysa Real Estate Board Graystone Tomoorrow William P. Zinn William Ewing William Beers Scenses Columbus Lorain Real Estate Board

Ashbolt Recovers and Returns to State Legislature

State Representative William E Ashbolt of Lorain fully recovered from a heart ailment after three months and returned to duty. He departed for Columbus this morning from his Ashbolt residence to rejoin the legislature.

Willam E Ashbolt Lorain Ashbolt Columbus

Weather Ohio Outlook and Regional Conditions

Mostly cloudy and warmer tonight and Wednesday with Thursday showers. High pressure dominates the U S this morning, with the lake region Ohio Valley and Northern Rocky Mountain Plateau at higher pressure. Snow observed in the Northern Lake region of Sault Ste. Marie and White River, while Del Rio Texas sees rain.

Ohio United States Lake Region Ohio Valley Rocky Mountain Plateau Alberta Arizona Sault Ste. Marie White River Texas del Rio Mississippi Valley Gulf States

New Deal Philosophy Strengthens in Supreme Court via Roosevelt Nominations

President Roosevelt's recent court picks push New Deal philosophy toward a de facto majority on the Supreme Court for 15 to 20 years. With Douglas confirmed as associate justice, expected to join four others, the balance could favor New Deal jurisprudence for decades. Jerome Frank may succeed as SEC chairman. Ganson Purcell emerges as a leading SEC board candidate.

Supreme Court Roosevelt Washington U.P William O Douglas Connecticut Douglas Securities and Exchange Commission New Deal Hugo L. Black Alabama Stanley F. Reed Kentucky Felix Frankfurter Harvard University Willis Vandevanter George Sutherland Louis Brandies Benjamin N. Cardozo Securities and Exchange Jerome Frank SEC Commission White House Ganson Purcell Trading and Exchange Division

Mussolini to declare Italy's new goals in Mediterranean dispute

Rome awaitS a Mussolini speech linked to the 20th anniversary of Fascism. Reports from Bologna cite Tr Resto Del Carlino. Italy is perceived to press France amid Germany's seizure of Czecho-Slovakia, with a Sunday address expected.

Rome Italy Benito Mussolini France Mediterranean Mussolini Tr Resto del Carlino Bologna Cacamica Nera Germany Czecho-Slovakia

Protest Against Any Reduction In Personnel

A resolution from the Henrietta Grange condemns cutting Lorain County Agricultural Extension Department staff from 3000 to 2000 dollars. It argues farmers rely on the service and urges county commissioners to consider restoring funding.

Lorain County Agricultural Extension Department Henrietta Grange Grange

Wright Reports on Tax Collection

County Treasurer Walter J. Wright announced a real estate tax collection of 1,414,500 for the current period. Taxes paid this week will be credited without penalty, a result he called very good, higher than the expected 1,300,000 amid slow business conditions.

Walter J. Wright

Scout Fund Workers to Gather for Sustaining Membership Dinner

About 150 workers are expected at the Elks Club tomorrow night for the opening dinner of the Sustaining Membership Appeal for the Boy Scouts in the Southeast District of Firelands Area Council. Henry W. Ingersoll Jr. announces the campaign details and distribution of prospect cards.

Elks’ Club Boy Scouts Firelands Area Council Henry W. Ingersoll, Jr

Archbishop Appeals to Pope on European tension

Vatican officials doubt Pope Pius will take the initiative to ease European political tension. The Archbishop of Canterbury urged the Pope in the British House of Lords to unite Christendom against Nazi aggression in central Europe.

Vatican City Vatican Pope Pius Canterbury House of Lords Europe

Penfield Township Reemploys Entire Teaching Staff

The Penfield Township Board of Education reemployed the district’s teaching corps for the coming year. S R Zellers will continue as superintendent and social science and industrial arts teacher. Edgar Wilms remains coach and mathematics teacher. Margaret Berger handles home economics and Latin. Dorothy Smith teaches seventh and eighth grades. Helen Brucker covers fifth and sixth grades. Nellie Jackson teaches third and fourth grades. Frances E Bancroft remains primary grade teacher for first and second grades.

Penfield Township

War Dept to Store Vital Minerals for War Effort

The House Military Affairs Committee reported favorably a bill authorizing $100 million in four years for acquisition and storage of minerals vital for war. Chairman Andrew May said they dropped a fixed price provision and left decisions to the War Department to buy at any rate deemed necessary.

Washington House Military Affairs Committee Today Andrew May D. Ky War Department

Building Used For Storage Damaged By Fire

A one story frame building on the Black River bank behind 86 Broad Street was badly damaged by an early morning fire of undetermined origin. The owner J W Smith estimated the damage at about 200 dollars. Tires stored by Elderread Tire and Supply Company burned. manager J E Flynn did not expect large losses. Fire alarm at 12 31 A M. two engine companies fought the blaze for 42 minutes, starting in the northeast corner and burning through siding, ceiling and roof.

Black River Broad Street J. W. Smith Elderread Tire and Supply Company Lessee J. E Flynn

Demand Action Against Bund and Nazi Consul General

One thousand German Americans in Los Angeles demanded Roosevelt remove Capt Fritz Wiedemann as Nazi Consul General of San Francisco and called for action against the German American Bund for un American activities. The mass meeting in Hollywood authorized a telegraphic protest in the name of the German American League for Culture, a nationwide group with 85 000 members.

Los Angeles Roosevelt Congress Fritz Wiedemann San Francisco Bund Hollywood

France Moves to Tighten War Production and Army

Premier Daladier announced to hold April conscripts, boosting army by 90,000 and strengthening Maginot line. War industries adopt 64 hour weeks with wage bonuses, labor mobilization ordered, Metz region split into two military zones, and military governors gain control of industry and civil life. Lebrun departs for London as decree grants near dictatorial mobilization powers.

Paris Edouard Daladier Albert Lebrun England George Daladier Maginot Line Metz Lyons Strasbourg Ministry of War Morocco Lebrun London France

Two Councilmen Block Police Radio Ordinance Vote

Final passage of the police radio ordinance was blocked by Councilmen George Thompson and Elmer Nelson due to their negative votes in the absence of James Scott. The measure, seeking to buy two-way radio equipment for up to $3500 funded by pension funds, will return for another suspension vote.

George Thompson Elmer Nelson James Scott Police and Firemen

Parking Ordinance Delayed For Minor Revision

The Broad street parking ordinance faced another delay after a special committee draft. It would set one hour parking between East and West avenues and create 20 minute zones for 60 cars with director discretion. Court street near Ely Park would see reduced parking while post office and banks retain current limits.

Council Broad Street Council Safety Committee East West Avenues Banks Court Street Ely Park

Income Taxes Down About One Third

Treasury reports March 1 20 tax collections totaled 473,122,052 dollars, about 30 percent below last year but above the President's budget estimate. The figure reflects early March revenue and contrasts with prior year totals.

Bulletin Washington The Treasury

Stop Hitler bloc to issue condemnation of Germany

London reports a new Stop Hitler bloc may issue within 48 hours a declaration condemning Germanys annexation of Czechoslovakia and pledging to resist further aggression. Britain France and the Soviet Union may lead, with Russia proposing a six power peace bloc and Britain preferring day to day diplomatic action.

Hitler Germany London UCP Czechoslovakia Great Britain France Soviet Union Poland Rumania Bulgaria Turkey Jugoslavia Greece Russia Britain Biitain Tig

Injured Woman Dies After Car Crash in Massillon

Mrs. Cecil Beebe aged 28 died from injuries sustained March 11 when the automobile she rode in struck a tree. The accident occurred in Massillon Ohio and the death was reported March 21.

Massillon, O Cecil Beebe

Ohio lawmaker seeks list of spouses on state payroll

Rep. Patrick J. Dunn proposes Governor Bricker submit to the Legislature a list of husbands and wives on the state payroll with their salaries. The House passed the related prohibition bill 91 to 24, but the Senate Labor and Commerce committee indefinitely postponed action.

Columbus Patrick J. Dunn D. Tuscarawas Dunn Bricker House Labor and Commerce Committee Senate

Nazis Weigh Retaliation Against United States

Berlin reports say Germany may retaliate over a 25 percent tariff boost on German imports by the United States. Hitler consults aides as Memel status and a broader bloc against Britain and Europe loom. Dispatches indicate possible moves before the weekend on Memel.

Berlin Germany Great Britain Naz Adolf Hitler United States Fuehrer Memel Reich

United States Refuses to Recognize Czech Absorption

The United States told Germany it does not recognize any legal basis for the German absorption of Bohemia and Moravia in Czecho-Slovakia. Acting Secretary Sumner Welles delivered the note to the German embassy, reiterating Washington’s condemnation of Germany’s move as unlawful and a threat to world peace. France Britain and Soviet Russia have also rejected the German action.

Washington Mar United States Sumner Welles Bohemia Moravia State Department Hans Thomsen Bohemia and Moravia Welles France Great Britain Soviet Russia Berlin Czecho-Slovakia Thomsen Germany Reich Bohemia and

Deputy Shot By Woman Fights For His Life

In Columbus Ohio Deputy Sheriff Frank Burgstaller remained critically injured after a woman shot him with a .38 caliber pistol when he attempted to serve a truancy warrant at her home. Estella Schultz 61 admitted firing through a door to stop authorities who had come to address her foster daughter Juanita Awanna. The case raises questions about custody and enforcement while the deputy fights for life in hospital.

Columbus Frank Burgstaller Estella Schultz Burgstaller Schultz Harold Amrine Harriett Heller Heller Juanita Awanna

Law School Dean Nominated For Appeals Court

President Roosevelt nominates Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. dean of the University of Iowa Law School as associate justice of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in a March 21 announcement.

Washington Roosevelt Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr Iowa University Law School District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Members Of Boards Of Education To Meet Saturday

The Wellington High School band will perform a 20 minute concert at the Elyria High School auditorium at 2 p m Saturday for the Loram County boards of education annual meeting. Principal speaker is Dick Smith assistant state director of education. Board members receive two dollars for attending. topics include proposed changes in certification requirements for school bus drivers.

Wellington High School Boards of Education Loram County Elyria High School C. A. Gibbons Wellington Dick Smith Gibbons Beon

Cleveland Ironworker Falls From Bridge, Killed

A Cleveland iron worker named John McDonald died today after falling feet from a new bridge construction. Authorities examined the scene and identified the fatal industrial accident near the bridge site.

Cleveland John McDonald

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