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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1929
Page
1
Elyria Memorial trustees reported a 5000 donation from Frank A. Smythe, Hospital board president, to launch a project costing about 25000 for expanded maternity facilities. The plan includes two delivery rooms with observation rooms and an expanded nursery. Work begins immediately. first unit due in six weeks.
The mayor's committee led by Dr. G E French W N Bates and R S Silsbee concluded there is no danger from X ray film at Elyria Memorial hospital or Elyria Clinic. They found hospital films moved to a building a hundred feet from the hospital and the clinic will keep only a small stock. The inspectors had approved the hospital and mayor James A Hewitt praised the thorough inquiry and cooperation.
Washington May 18 The Democratic party reports a deficit drop from 300000 to 400000 as funds from John J. Raskob’s appeal pour in with strong response. Leaders predict full eradication within weeks at the party’s permanent headquarters.
R F Loomis aged 21 lived on a LaGrange farm before moving to Elyria about 25 years ago. He drove a one horse dray for Fauver and Robson, then seven years with Wilkins Hurst Furniture, and twelve years ago bought the bookstore he runs today. Loomis is married with three children and once dreamed of attending business college to become a bookkeeper. He resides at 120 Park Avenue.
Rain began in Louisville as Churchill Downs prepared for the Kentucky Derby. By 7 a.m. the field of 26 remained intact, with withdrawals possible. Hiram Kelly and St Ignatius scratched. mutuel field down to 24, with Boris and Ben Mahree among doubtful starters amid drizzling.
Mrs. Anna Echko of Lorain, hunted for over a year after missing while bound to the grand jury on a third offense liquor charge, appeared in court as attorney William F. Hurley won when Judge A R Webber overruled a motion to set aside a $250 attorney fee note. The case began with her indictment on March 8, 1928, and included abandoned children found near Pittsburgh before she returned to Lorain.
Liston G Schooley a former Cleveland councilman spoke from the bars of the Ohio Penitentiary to callers. He and his son Liston G Jr were convicted and sentenced for fraud in Cleveland land deals. Schooley said he never regretted pleading guilty and valued honor over liberty despite publicity.
Two new scarlet fever cases were reported to sanitary police officer F. H. Williams on Friday. The total cases under quarantine remained twenty-five, as two homes were released from quarantine while two new cases were added.
May 18 report from Cleveland details the Clinic disaster in which 123 people died and many more were hospitalized or unaccounted for. Investigators reenacted scenes to test causes, with Dr. R. D. McLauren suggesting a 100 watt bulb near X ray film storage sparked the blasts.
President Hoover announced a 45 year disputed accord between Chile and Peru to divide Tacna and Arica, with Tacna going to Peru and Arica to Chile. The plan includes Peru access to a wharf and free port at Arica, a railway station, and Chile paying Peru six million dollars. Bolivia sought sea access but was not included.
May 15. Pol ice officers were called to a home in Youngstown when a 10 year old boy said two men hid a bottle in an alley. He found it and drank liquor, causing his friends to assist him home.
Lorain legal raids yield multiple fines as John O Cole's officers arrest several men at the Slovenian National Home. John Kotnik and others plead guilty to possession and liquor charges. fines range up to 1000 dollars plus costs. In a feature, W H Giles recalls a life rooted in Eaton township, celebrating 75 years in the same house and decades of public service and community work.
May 18 report details a citywide traffic clean up with 50 motorists given tags or summons for violations. Last night 42 tags were issued for cars parked without taillights as four officers led by Lieut. Frank Bark patrolled the city under Chief Walker stance to curb reckless driving.
Storms across the Midwest and Southwest caused extensive damage and injuries. Great Lakes freighters faced ferocious seas with two lives lost and operations disrupted. Keeweenaw Point wrecks and several vessels suffered, while a landslide warning near San Pedro prompted evacuations. Oklahoma and Texas twisters injured several and damaged property.
In Friedrichshafen Germany on May 18 officials insisted sabotage did not damage Graf Zeppelin motors, which nearly caused disaster over France. Mystery surrounds the trouble with theories of overdue overhauls after 200 hours running. The fate of the airship hangs on updates from Dr Hugo Eckener as Graf Zeppelin may return or proceed to the United States from Toulon after motor replacements.
A. B. Taylor president of Lorain County Savings and Trust Co and head of a delegation from the Ohio Bankers Association attended the Kentucky Derby in Louisville as guests of Governor Flem D. Sampson. Taylor left Elyria Friday night to join the group at the race and they were invited to a box and to be entertained by the governor’s family after the Derby.
Lieut E L Meadows, a Vanderbilt University graduate, was killed in an airplane accident today near Columbus Ohio. He lived in Nashville Tenn and his mother Mrs T R Meadow resides at McEwan Tenn. Lieut Andrew F Solter, who leaped to safety, is listed as living in Los Angeles.
A Los Angeles pilot, Lieut A F Solter, describes leaping from a burning bomber during army maneuvers near Columbus after a collision killed Lieut E L Meadows of Nashville. Solter’s chute opened, he drifted over nearby golf courses, tangled in a walnut tree, and survived with minor injuries while Meadows perished.
Mayor J C Standen proposed city led sea wall construction along the lake shore to protect property from lake erosion. The project would be funded by beneficiary property owners over ten years, via petitions to the council for approval, as a relief measure after heavy cliff and Roundery losses.
Lieut. Lee Meadow of Los Angeles died after his parachute tangled in his plane’s undercarriage during an aerial collision north of Columbus Ohio. Lieut. A F Salter, who jumped to safety, survived. Schultz also landed safely after damage. Witnesses said the wrecks burned and tangled wires filled the sky as crowds watched.
Units of the Red Army and Blue Army mobilize amid air and ground maneuvers near Columbus and Fairfield as the battle intensifies. Panels and maps simulate 400,000 troops per side, with air fleets bombing depots and railways to shape the big push.
Edward W. Browning announces plans to auction a foundation’s $6,000,000 value to fund big toy parties and playgrounds for children. He aims to use proceeds to create and operate playgrounds near hospitals across the city, aiding young patients and their families.
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