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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1939

Page

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Six Year Old Killed by Dump Truck in Front of Home

Thomas Allen Bauer six died instantly Saturday when a dump truck struck him in front of his Longford Street home. Lloyd Jones 24 faced no charges per Police Chief Stankard. Tommy a first grader at Allen School, survived by parents and grandmother. services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. J. R. Urich officiating. Burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park.

Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home Thomas Allen Bauer Ralph F. Bauer Longford Street E. J. Stankard Aday Lloyd Jones Bath Street Jones C. E. Parker Tommy Allen School Elyria High School Anna Bauer Springfield Bauer

Firemen Keep On Jump Over The Week End

Rains late yesterday and this morning seem to have ended Elyria grass fire epidemic, at least temporarily, after nine more runs by Elyria firemen during the week end. Ridgeville Township crews were called out three times yesterday as the four day Elyria total rose to 21 grass fires with five calls Saturday and three Sunday. A run yesterday afternoon to the city limits uncovered a call outside the city. Two fires were extinguished on one Saturday afternoon run as Robert Curtis and Harold Weiland tackled a blaze at Wesley and Bon Air Avenues, burning a quarter acre before returning to the station.

Elyria Ewria Ridgeville Township Robert Curtis Harold Weiland Wesley Bon Air Avenues

Auto Plunges Drowns Lorain Youth in Lake

A car carrying four Lorain youths plunged 50 feet into Lake Erie at Ceylon Junction, 14 miles east of Sandusky. Benjamin Repko, 19, drowned. Chester Uszuynski, 19, injured. driver John Gonas, 25, and another passenger escaped. Surviving trio called for help after the crash. Repko was found after four hours by Lorain coast guards.

Lorain Lake Erie Ceylon Junction Sandusky Benjamin Repko John Repko Chester Uszuynski Good Samaritan Hospital John Gonas Gonas Erie County

Ohio Weather Outlook with Colder Tonight and Rain Midweek

The period brings fair and colder conditions tonight in the south, followed by continued cold and fair Tuesday. Wednesday expected rain. High pressure dominates Canada and the Lake region with low pressure from New England to the Gulf and into Idaho. Rain has affected Mississippi and Alabama through the Ohio Valley into western Pennsylvania. snow in the Rockies. Temperatures are cooler across the U.S. and much of Canada outside the Atlantic coast.

Ohio Canada Lake Region Plains States New England Gulf Idaho Misssissippi Alabama Ohio Valley Pennsylvania Rockies Atlantic United States

Yankee Clipper Lands In Horta Harbor

Pan American Airways 41 ton Yankee Clipper reaches Horta harbor at 8 07 a m Est completing a 2 80 mile hop from Baltimore in 17 hours 33 minutes with 21 passengers. Commanded by Capt Harold B Gray the flying boat prepares for a Lisbon leg on its maiden trans Atlantic cruise testing radio weather and ground handling. The ship will stay several hours before continuing to Lisbon.

Horta Azores Pan-American Airways Horta Harbor Baltimore Bay Harold &. Gray Fiet Lisbon Marseilles Southampton Foynes Ireland trans-Atlantic Air Service

Bar Group Endorses Sheriff Plan To Move Civil Office

The Lorain County Bar Association endorsed Sheriff Carl R. Finegan’s proposal to relocate the civil department from the courthouse to the county jail. A special committee’s report supported efficiency gains from the move, including an extra deputy for service calls and stenographic help at the jail. Deputy Claude Adams remains in charge with assistant Miss Josephine Eisenhardt.

Lorain County Bar Association Carl R. Finegan Frank E. Stevens Civil Department Claude Adams Josephine Eisenhardt

Wage Hour Parley In Coal Industry Has Temporary Interruption

Southern and northern soft coal operators clashed in the Appalachian wage hour talks causing a temporary halt as producers split into caucuses. Spokesmen said the sessions aimed to unite producers on wage and hour demands raised by the United Mine Workers union.

New York United Mine Workers Union

Man Hit By Car Near Oberlin Leaves Some Hope for Recovery

Peter Klein, 55, of Oberlin R D 1, remained in serious condition at Allen Hospital after being struck by a car on Route 20 near Oberlin at 3 40 p m yesterday. The crash caused a Greyhound bus carrying 33 passengers to veer into a ditch to avoid the car. no injuries on the bus were reported. The driver of the car was Henry W Fry, 25, of Euclid. the bus driver was Adrian Newkirk, 26, of Toledo. Klein, a foreman at the Acme Foundry in Cleveland, was helped home by his son Elmer before hospital transfer. his condition today was somewhat improved but still serious.

Peter Klein R. D Oberlin Allen Hospital Klein Greyhound Paul Johnson Albert McWilliams Sheriff's Department Henry W. Fry Euclid Adrian Newkirk Toledo Fry Acme Cleveland Elmer Frank Salo Stop Avon Lake St. Joseph's Hospital Lorain Joseph Yargo Sandusky Lake Road

Can't Have Two Unions Says Green

President William Green of the AFL told 1,000 New England delegates that peace in labor will return only if the CIO dissolves and returns home. He said there can be no peace with two unions and urged the rebel CIO to dissolve and rejoin the AFL.

Boston Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations William Green American Federation of Labor AFL CIO House of Labor Green New England

Airliner crash near Oklahoma City kills eight

A Braniff Douglas plane failed after takeoff from Municipal Airport at 2 42 AM. heavy haze prevented safe landing. Co Pilot Malcolm Wallace and Pilot Clause Seaton escaped as fire consumed the wreck. Eight dead, four injured, all survivors hospitalized.

Oklahoma City Braniff Malcolm Wallace Clause Seaton Municipal Seaton Wallace Bert Ison Civil Aeronautics Authority Allen Evanston Tl. Bate R. T Denver Cairo Senor Sheldon Georgia Salina Kans zZarr Louise Dallas Chicago P. R. Smith E. C. Erickson

Richards Suspended by SEC for Stock Manipulations

The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended Junius A. Richards, a Wall Street broker with Smith, Barney & Co., from seven national stock exchanges for 10 days over allegedly manipulative trades for the British firm Robert Benson & Co. Ltd. The SEC said Richards acted for a prominent British investment bank, while denying any involvement by his firm or partners. The British firm was found guilty of violations but not subject to action due to limited authority.

Washington UCP Securities and Exchange Commission Today Junius A. Richards Wall Street Richards Smith, Barney & Co SEC Robert Benson & Co., Ltd

Eight of Warren family drowned in BC flood surge

An ice jam on the Pine and Murray rivers flooded ranch lands in northeastern British Columbia killing eight family members named Warren. The victims include father mother three children and three grandchildren with one woman’s body recovered. Police sent food and medicine as twelve nearby residents faced exposure and warnings urged downstream evacuation.

Dawson Creek B. C U. P Pine Murray Rivers British Columbia Warrens East Pine Alberta

No Opposition To Confirmation Of Douglas

The Senate Judiciary Committee quickly approved the nomination of William Douglas as Associate Justice and sent it to the Senate for expected confirmation. The panel’s vote was unanimous as Douglas, 40, chairman of the SEC, would succeed retired Justice Louis Brandeis after a brief 10 minute consideration by the committee.

Washington Senate Judiciary Committee William ©. Douglas Supreme Court Senate Douglas Securities and Exchange Commission Louis Dembitz Brandeis

Supreme Court strikes down New Jersey gangster law

Washington March 27 The Supreme Court today held New Jersey's gangster law unconstitutional The statute imposed fines and sentences on known gangsters without proof of a legitimate means of livelihood

Washington Supreme Court New Jersey

Supreme Court Opens Way To Taxation Of Federal Salaries

The Supreme Court ruled that federal and state government salaries can be taxed reciprocally, overturning 19th century immunity precedents. In a 6 to 2 decision, justices Stone and Black rejected implied immunity and upheld federal and state tax authority, aligning with Roosevelt era calls for clarifying legislation.

Supreme Court Washington Harlan F. Stone Hugo L. Black Roosevelt Congress Stone James C. McReynolds Pierce Butler Robert H. Jackson

End Of Civil War Near In Madrid And Across Spain

Nationalists push toward Madrid with heavy bombing and rapid advances in Cordova and Toledo fronts. Madrid defenders reportedly collapse into surrender talks as 10,000 plus prisoners and 3,800 square miles change hands amid fierce fighting and aerial warnings.

Hendaye U.P Spain Madrid Burgos Defense Council Cordova Almaden Mercury Pedroches Toledo Queipo de Llano Pozoblanco Hinojosa del Duque Elviso Villaralto Anora Orgaz

Vital Economic Question Hangs on Farm Benefit Vote

Washington March 27 The House faces a crucial vote on an unbudgeted 230 million dollar farm benefit plan. Passage would complicate tax repeal efforts and growth of business deterrents. Roosevelt backs delaying social security tax hikes to soothe business and farmers.

Washington House Senate Treasury Congress Roosevelt

Franco Willing To Negotiate With Italy But Will Not Cede An Inch Of Territory

Franco signals willingness to negotiate with Italy while refusing any territorial concessions. Nationalist forces report breaking Republican lines on the Toledo front as Madrid loses grip and Madrid authorities warn of rapid advances. In Paris, Daladier pledges no cession of territory but openness to understanding Italy's aspirations, with France insisting negotiations proceed without territorial losses.

Franco Italy Burgos Spain Francisco Franco Toledo Madrid Edouard Daladier Daladier Council of Ministers Albert Lebrun Benito Mussolini Hitler Lebrun London Georges Bonnet Alexis Leger The Foreign Office Pierre Bressy Mussolini France Tunisia Djibouti Suez Canal

Lorain County boards urged to hire teachers carefully

Dick Smith urged more than 100 Lorain County and rural school boards to select teachers who believe in the American way of government. He warned against teachers who belittle Washington or Lincoln and said public education guards against dictatorship. He noted Ohio legislation affecting schools and urged continued support from the boards.

Dick Smith Lorain County Elyria High School Washington Lincoln United States Ohio

Lithuania to Form National Unity Cabinet After Resignation

Premier Vladas Mironas government resigns after Memel tense loss to Germany. General Jonas Tsernius asked to assemble a new national unity cabinet to prevent Nazi domination and unite all political parties following the Memel crisis.

Kaunas Lithuania Vladas Mironas Memel Germany Jonas Tsernius Mironas Nationalist Union Conservative Party

Britain not considering boycott against Germany

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said in the House of Commons he saw no useful purpose in meeting Hitler personally. Foreign Undersecretary R. A. Butler added Britain is not considering an economic boycott of Germany to stop Nazi expansion in central Europe.

London Neville Chamberlain House of Commons Adolf Hitler R. A. Butler House Britain Germany Butler Europe

Mussolini Aims At Mediterranean Dominance In Speech

Rome reports Premier Mussolini’s address as a bid for dominance in the Mediterranean citing Tunisia Djibouti and the Suez Canal as Italian concerns. Officials call the tone moderate and foresee negotiations after Madrid’s fall with Italy seeking recognition of sacrosanct rights and continued arms buildup.

Rome Benito Mussolini Tunisia Djibouti Suez Canal Mediterranean Madrid Italy France Haly Mussolini Adriatic

Sedan Skids Into Path Of Bus Eight Die In Collision

A sedan skidded into the path of an interurban bus on East Valley Boulevard last night in Los Angeles killing eight people. The crash left several others injured as authorities investigated the cause.

Los Angeles East Valley Boulevard

Supreme Court to Review Milk Marketing Agreements

The Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutionality of federal milk marketing agreements. It will consider two lower court rulings: a New York milk shed agreement declared unconstitutional by the New York federal district court and a Boston Massachusetts milk shed agreement upheld by its federal district court.

Washington Supreme Court New York Massachusetts Federal District Court Boston

Sotherden Illness Reported Not Serious

C. L. Sotherden was taken home at 423 West Sixth Street after he became ill at his office in the Lara ry Savings and Trust Building. Early this afternoon reports said his team won a game.

C. L. Sotherden West Sixth Street Larary Savings and Trust

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