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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1937

Page

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Man Beaten By Pickets Uses Pistol At Plant Line

In Warren Ohio on May 28 a WPA worker named John Baugh, 25, was wounded in the ankle by a pistol fire at the Republic Steel Corp plant during picket lines. Alvin Morton, 46, said to be assaulted earlier by pickets, returned with a pistol and fired at the pickets. guards fired back. No others were hurt and several shots were fired at the Brier Hill Works by guards, with three pickets briefly detained before release.

Warren, D Republic Steel Corp Warren John Baugh WPA Alvin Morton Republic Morton Baugh Ines Brier Hill Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co Youngstown

Tornado Lashes Seneca County Ohio Causing Heavy Damage

A tornado cut a 160 foot wide path across southwestern Seneca county near New Riegel and McCutchenville injuring five people and causing up to 75000 dollars in damage. Homes barns and a church suffered destruction while trains were halted by debris as emergency crews responded through the night.

Tiffin Seneca County Fostoria McCurchenville Isadore Tiell Corinne Juella Paul New Riegel Florian Callet Henry Fletcher Earl Shriner Emanuel Aasler Dippery McCutchenville St. John’ Evangelical State Highway Patrol Findlay Ceveral

New Golden Gate Bridge Opens Today

President Roosevelt formally opens San Francisco's new Golden Gate Bridge at 3 p.m. EST from the White House. He will cock a golden telegraph key in his private study to start a west coast celebration marking the completion of the project.

Washington Roosevelt San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge White House

Weather Ohio fair tonight with Saturday slight changes

Generally fair tonight and Saturday with cooler southern Ohio and warmer northern areas. Sunday showers expected. High pressure near the Great Lakes and Gulf states moves in, with rising pressure in the Ohio valley. scattered showers and thunderstorms stretch from Indiana to the Atlantic coast. Temperatures show minor changes elsewhere.

Ohio Great Lakes Gulf States Ohio Valley New England Manitoba Sierra Nevadas Indiana Atlantic Central Plains States

Distinction Day Observed At Elyria High School

Elyria High School marked Senior Distinction Day as graduates in green and white paraded the halls signaling near graduation. A special assembly titled The March of Time featured scenes from 1987 to 1947 with student performances, dances, and skits honoring the June class.

Elyria High School Betty Miller Alvin Adams Nancy Miller Don Taylor Betty Piper Oberlin Oberlin College John Faulkner Rudy Skinletz l James Ferriman James Dall Harold Black Richard Brubaker William Davidson Russell Schrader Jack Ward Watette Rose Bronson Jean Crisp Janet Tichnor Pat Hoke Shirley Simpson Bill Armitage Paul Malenchini Jean Diedrich Jean Taylor Rosemary Boylan Helen Smith Helen Root Joan Bauer Robert Meredith Edmund Wright Jane Unger Keefe

Apartments of U. S. Consul Damaged by Air Raid

Valencia May 28 The apartments of Milton Wells United States consul were damaged and shaken today during a terrific air raid on the temporary Loyalist capital.

U. S. Consul Valencia Milton Wells United States

Well Known Former E H S Athlete Dies Suddenly

Kenneth F. West 1 a of 455 Ninth Street a longtime Elyria High football and basketball player who starred in 1922 23 died yesterday at Elyria Memorial Hospital from heart disease He was 18 19 born December 11 1905 in Elyria Survived by wife Phyllis two children Kenneth Jr and Jean Louise his father Frank West and brother Frank Jr Funeral arrangements are with Nichols Funeral Home with services slated for Tuesday at 10 am Rev BE Bond officiating Burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery.

Kenneth F. West Ninth Street Elyria High Elyria Memorial Hospital West Grid Dwight Peabody Fox Furnace Company Fox Furnace Methodist Church Church Loop First Methodist Church Modern Woodmen of America Young Men's Club Elyria Phyllis, Brown West Kenneth, Jr Jean Louise Frank West Frank Jr Nichols Funeral Home BE. J. Bond Ridgelawn Cemetery

Downpour Floods Cellars in Elyria After Hailstorm

A heavy afternoon rain flooded many cellars and covered low streets in Elyria, following a recent hailstorm that dumped large hailstones across parts of the county. The storms did not cause broader damage, but Elyria faced the worst of both events as the rain intensified around 4 p.m. Continued on page 3.

Elyria

Tenn Boy Testifies of Plow Bond and Murder Charge

Fourteen year old Charley Hensley told of being hitched to a plow by his stepfather John Davis who faces a first degree murder charge after his wife died following a day of plowing in Blue Wing Tennessee. Neighbors and family described a brutal home life with frequent whipping and drinking. Charley and his siblings appeared undernourished and scarred by years of abuse as authorities cited conflicting accounts of the events surrounding the death.

Tenn Blue Wing Charley Hensley Charles John Davis John Davis United Press Charley Evelyn Manuel Charlier Paw

Dionne Quints Celebrate Third Birthday in Ontario

In Callander Ontario the Dionne quintuplets marked their third birthday under nurse supervision. Five birthday cakes sat on the nursery table as the children wore bows and lace while Dr. Allen Roy Dafoe warned against sweets and limited parental visits. The event included a planned nursery broadcast from 5:30 to 6 p m EST and duties to ensure healthful restraint for the five sisters amid public interest.

Callander Ont Marie Emilie Cecile Annette Yvonne National Broadcasting Company Allen Roy Dafoe Olisa Dionne Dr. Dafoe Dionne Farm Dionne Mamma Papa Dionne Oliva Jr Quints Jum Dr. Datoe

Theft at Holy Cross pastor’s home and sisters’ residence

Police investigated a burglary at Rev. Lawrence W. Budny’s Holy Cross church area home and the sisters’ home within the same building complex. About 375 dollars were stolen, roughly half in cash, from a cedar chest and wardrobe boxes. A window was broken to enter the pastor’s home. A tall stranger in a brown coat and gray suit was seen near the church the prior night. The thief appeared to know the layouts of both homes.

Lawrence W. Budny Holy Cross Church West Avenue Budny Slateral Budnys

Theft at Grafton parish house nets $254

Deputy Pollack reports $254 stolen from the Church of the Assumption in Grafton while Father John Foster and parishioners attended Eucharisit Congress in Lorain. Entry believed through a window. money taken from desk in pastor's office between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. Fingerprints to be collected.

John Foster Church of the Assumption Grafton Lorain Anthony Pollack Samuel Poancsea Pollack

Mrs Kenneth Jenson Called By Death in Elyria

Mrs Kenneth R Jenson 55 widow of the late Kenneth R Jenson long active in Elyria industry died at 3 20 yesterday at her home 232 West Avenue after a six week illness. She was born in Canton September 11 1881 lived in Elyria 14 years married 23 years ago survived by two children Robert and Betty her mother Mrs BE Becherer of Canton and brother R F Becherer of Butler Pa funeral at 10 50 am Saturday at St Mary's Church with Rev James T Daley burial in St Mary's Cemetery friends may call at 333 West Avenue on the anniversary of her husband's sudden death last year he was president of Worthington Ball Co and sales manager of Ridge Tool Co at his death.

Kenneth R. Jenson Elyria West Avenue Jenson Canton St. Mary’s Church Altar Society Woman's Club Robert Betty BE. H. Becherer R. F. Becherer Butler Pennsylvania James T. Daley

Spain accuses Italy of invading Spain at UN meeting

Geneva, May 28. The Spanish foreign minister Jacko Alvarez Del Vayo formally charged Italy as guilty of invading Spain during a League of Nations council meeting. The accusation frames Italy as the aggressor in the ongoing border tensions.

Geneva Jacko Alvarez del Vayo Leazure of Nations Council Italy Spain

CCC To Extend Civilian Conservation Corps Three Years

Washington May 28 Senate and House conferees agreed on a compromise bill to extend the CCC life three years. House gave way from two years, Senate opposed permanence. Roosevelt urged permanent status. House conferees adopt Senate clause placing all administrative personnel under civil service. Measure to be reported to Congress. final action expected next week.

Washington CPI Senate House Civilian Conservation Corps CCC Roosevelt Azener

Flowers for Memorial Day at Ridgelawn Cemetery

Citizens wishing to place flowers for Ridgelawn Memorial Day services should contact J. G Schrock secretary of the Memorial Day General Committee. Call tomorrow morning at 1101 to arrange offerings. Flowers will be picked up Saturday afternoon and stored until Sunday.

Ridgelawn Cemetery Nere Sanday J. G Schrock Schrock

Local Republic Plants avoid disruption in Elyria strike activity

Pickets and sympathizers from Lorain gathered at the 15th street plant gates as 7:30 a m shifts began, blocking entry briefly before police moved them. An SWOC organizer warned ongoing pickets at the 15th street and Bond and Adams street divisions, though the Superior division faced no pickets today. The plant did not operate the night shift, and workers were told not to report.

Elyria Altnation Steel and Tubes, Inc Lorain 15Th Street 1Sth Street Steel Workers Organization Committee Paice Tannied Fete Sianle Cleveland SWOC Bond and Adams Street

Pope Blessing Read Elyrians In Procession Joyful Lakview Park Event

Forty thousand worshipers from fourteen northern Ohio counties joined a Eucharistic Congress closing with a papal blessing read by Bishop Schrembs. The outdoor mass and illuminated cross procession in Lorain drew thousands along a mile-long route despite rain in Elyria. A state patrol escort led the march. Sisters, Knights of St John, Catholic Daughters, Lorain High School band, and parish groups filled the procession and city spectators watched from reviewing stands.

Ohio Lakview Park Lorain Cleveland Congress St. Mary’s Chure Park Pope Pils Joseph Schrembs Vatican Eugene Cardinal Pacelli Congresso Cials Elyria Cleveland Accident Prevention Squad Knights of St. John Catholic Daughters of America Lorain High School Cathedral Latin Band Catholic Churchea

Henrietta School appoints new principal and two teachers

Henrietta Township Board of Education approved the hiring of J. G Slack as principal, replacing P. M. Wallace. Paul Boyle of Kent will join as high school coach and teacher, succeeding Paul Johnson who moves to Tecumseh. Jean Wright of Oberlin, a Kent State graduate, becomes first and second grade teacher, succeeding Eleanor McDowell who retires from teaching next year.

Henrietta Henrietta Township Kent State University Jean Wright Oberlin Eleanor McDowell

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E. H.S E.H.S Maw Max Jesse Wallace Jodie Dionne Quints Chronicle-Telegram Bishop Schrembs Father Daley Father Budny Holy Name Society of St. Mary’s Church Holy Name Society of St. Mary's Church K. R. Jenson Bulletin Pope Elyrians Henrietta School
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