Elyria Fireman Edson Stokes Dies At Home
Edson A. Stokes 46, a longtime Elyria firefighter, died suddenly at his home on Fairlawn Avenue. He had left the East Side Fire Station yesterday morning and was reported in good health earlier that day. Death attributed to heart trouble. survived by wife and two daughters Annabelle and Patricia Ann. Funeral arrangements pending at Nichols Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Edson A. Stokes
Fairlawn Avenue
Stokes
Fire Department
East Side
East Side Station
Central Station
Annabelle
Patricia Ann
Nichols Funeral Home
German Press Bitter In Attacks
German newspapers intensify anti foreign press campaign and threaten Jews as "hostages" amid protests. Officials refuse to comment on Roosevelt statement while Hitler may speak in Düsseldorf on a martyr’s funeral for Ernst Von Rath. Nazi press shows heightened anger and insists Germany will not recall its ambassador despite U S recall responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U.p
Germany
United States
Roosevelt
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Dusseldorf
Ernst von Rath
Paris
Propaganda Ministry
Henrich Dieckhoff
U. S
Hugh Wilson
Essener National Zeitung
Wilhelm Goering
Aner
Zwolfuhrblatt
Man Given Maximum Penalty for Dog Beating
Lonnie Kimp aged 68 was sentenced by Police Judge Joseph N. Ackerman for beating his dog. Evidence showed he struck the mongrel with a leather strap for half an hour, heard by neighbors a block away. He must serve more than four months in Warrensville workhouse and pay a $200 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lonnie Kimp
Joseph N. Ackerman
Kimp
Warrensville
Successor To Be Named To James Roosevelt
The White House indicated a successor to James Roosevelt as White House secretary will be named, but a specific choice had not yet been selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Weather Ohio Rain and warmer tonight and Thursday
Weather across Ohio shows rain and rising temperatures tonight with warmer conditions Thursday especially in the east. Light precipitation extends from Lake Superior to the Pacific and into the lower Mississippi valley as high pressure sits over the Atlantic states and barometers dip in the plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Atlantic States
Canadian Prairie Provinces
Plains States
Lake Superior
Pacific
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Three Hunters Die and Twelve Wounded in Ohio Opening Hunt
The first day of Ohio’s fall hunting season left four dead and at least 11 wounded. Thomas Lucas, 49, of near Washington D. C., died in Columbus from a shotgun wound after an accident at a gate. his left arm was shattered. Thomas Boston, 18, of Letart Falls, Meigs County, died of neck wounds after a gun discharged on a moving truck. W. J. Lafayette, 40, a Steubenville minister, was killed near Cadiz when a companion’s gun discharged after sliding on an embankment. W. J. Rearick, 60, a steel mill roller, died hunting near Dover. Nine others were injured, including James Delaney, 24, Holland, O.. Ray Bowen, 18, Fly. Harold Seipel, 35, Columbus. Joe Perebzak, 13, Clinton. Arthur Fisher, 13, New Philadelphia. A Delaware County game warden blockade led to 13 arrests for bag-limit violations and fines totaling $372.50. The Ohio League of Sportsmen urged better landowner-sportsman relations and restraint to protect farmers' property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Thomas Lucas
Washington D. C
Columbus
Thomas Boston
Letart Falls
Meigs County
Gallpolis
W. J. Lafayette
Steubenville
Cadiz
W. J. Rearick
Dover
James Delaney
Holland
Ray Bowen
Fly
Washington County
Harold Seipel
Delaware
Joe Perebzak
Clinton
Summit County
Arthur Fisher
New Philadelphia
George White
Cardington
Tom Lucas
Fayette County
Donald Sheldon
Kenton
Porter McClain
Union Furnace
Percy Pack
Harry Ream
Somerset
Robert Taylor
Rushville
Delaware County
Clarence Francis
Chillicothe
Justice of the Peace
John J. Schweitzer
Greene
Seneca
Allen
Marion
Lucas
Williams
Ohio League of Sportsmen
Foremen Hear Mrs Fuldheim at Elyria Club Dinner
A large crowd of foremen and executives from Elyria plants will attend the Elyria Foremen's Club dinner at the Y M C A with Mrs Dorothy Fuldheim as speaker. She will discuss the European situation. talk slated about 7 30 PM, dinner capacity near full, others may listen outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Dorothy Fuldheim
Citizenship Hearings Begun for 28 Applications
Preliminary hearings on twenty eight citizenship applications were held today by four federal naturalization officers in preparation for final hearings next May. The morning session was before senior examiner S. H. Ewing with F. S. Kelleher Theodore Stapenhorst and R. A. F. Fowler listed as examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Ewing
F. S. Kelleher
Theodore Stapenhorst
R. A. F. Fowler
Ault Appoints Nine Acting Division Heads
Acting State Highway Director Ivan Ault named nine acting division engineers to replace resignations amid clashes with the Davey administration. Appointees include Schaeblin Lima division 1 and Terry Toledo division 2, with others across divisions 4 5 6 7 9 10 12. division 3 and 11 already filled by Keller and Smoger respectively. Ault weighs adding a division 8 post at Middletown after prior reshuffles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ivan Ault
Davey
Rumor of Cabinet Changes After Cummings Resigns
Washington reports President Roosevelt’s resignation of Attorney General Homer Cummings sparks talk of a broader reshuffle in the New Deal leadership. The White House denies pending changes but a high official signals a shake up with possible moves including Harry Hopkins replacing commerce or war chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Homer S. Cummings
New Deal High Command
White House
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
James Roosevelt
Cummings
Robert H. Jackson
Scion Of Socially Prominent Family Killed In Crash
Luther Martin IV, 34, heir to a New Jersey family, died in a monoplane crash near Downers Grove Illinois. He circled suburbs west of Chicago for 15 minutes shouting for help before crashing less than a mile from a landing field as firefighters and motorists improvised recovery attempts. He was returning from Chicago, son of Luther Martin III of Washington Valley, New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downers Grove
Ill
Luther Martin IV
New Jersey
Glenview
Chicago
Luther Martin Ili
Washington Valley
N. J
Britain And Italy Make Peace Today
Rome reports Britain and Italy restored normal relations after a three year strain over Ethiopia and the Spanish Civil War. Two ceremonies at Chigi Palace included Britain's recognition of Ethiopia as part of the Italian Empire and the British-Italian mutual agreement. Earl of Perth presented credentials to Count Galeazzo Ciano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Great Britain
Italy
Ethiopia
Chigi Palace
Britain
Earl of Perth
Galeazzo Ciano
Victor Emmanuel
Legion Auxiliary Banquet Hosts Elyria Post Members
About 125 members of Elyria Post No. 12 American Legion were honored at a banquet by the Post Auxiliary before the regular meeting. Guests included Charles Marton from the Cleveland Veterans Administration, Mayor Jos. Q. Petro, Dennis Robison, W. R. Leemhuis, and Beatrice Ferguson and Ella Foley Smith. The group voted to renew support for the Community Chest and Red Cross. Announcements covered the National Commander’s Banquet in Columbus on Dec. 3 and the Fifth District Conference to be hosted by Elyria Post on Jan. 8, with entertainment planned for Jan. 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Post No. 12
American Legion
Post Auxiliary
John J Kolopos
Charles Marton
Legion
Cleveland Veterans’ Administration
Jos. Q. Petro
Dennis Robison
R. &. Leemhuis
40 & 8
Ohio
Beatrice Ferguson
Ella Foley Smith
Community Chest
Red Cross
Fifth District
Special Program To Mark Turning On Of Yuletide Lights
Elyria to mark downtown Christmas lights turning on November 25 with a special program by the retail merchants division of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Petro will officially turn on the lights at 7 30 p m in Ely Park, followed by a brief talk. The Elyria High School band performs 7 to 7 30 p m. A lighting bulbs contest and new window displays accompany the celebration as the Christmas shopping season opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ely Park
Chickens Stolen and Pigs Die From Poison Report
Park Johnson of Gulf road and North Ridge roads reported to the sheriff's department yesterday that between 25 and 50 large chickens were stolen from his place. Deputy sheriffs were detailed to investigate the case, and also were detailed to investigate the report of Paul O Nichols, who lives three miles west of Wellington, that 26 pigs on his farm have died from mysterious poisoning since Sept. 15. He said an examination of the pigs showed that their stomachs were eaten out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Johnson
Gulf Road
North Ridge Roads
Sheriff's Department
Paul O. Nichols
Wellington
Accident On Bridge Sparks $50,000 Suit in Lorain
Miss M Fitzpatrick and James Sydney Graham of Detroit filed federal suits for 50000 damages against the city of Lorain and Lorain County Commissioners. They allege their car skidded on an Erie avenue bridge over the Black river May 23, then crashed through a railing and fell 25 feet onto a box car. Accidents blamed on negligent bridge surface and improper repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lorain
M. Fitzpatrick
James Sydney Graham
Detroit
Erie Avenue
Black River
Board to Inspect Lorain County Charity Institutions
The county board of visitors began annual inspection of Lorain County charity institutions and the county and city jails. Members include J. J. Smythe of Amherst, C. L. Sotherden of Elyria, Henry Pfaff Jr. of Oberlin, Mrs. H. C. Burrell of Sheffield Lake, Mrs. Samuel Wire of Lorain, and Mrs. L. L. Bridgeland of Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
County Board of Visitors
J. J. Smythe
Amherst
C. L. Sotherden
Elyria
Henry Pfaff, Jr
Oberlin
H. C. Burrell
Sheffield Lake
Samuel Wire
Lorain
L. L. Bridgeland
New York State Official Faces Bribes Charge
New York State official Charles A. Hartnett, state commissioner of motor vehicles, was arrested on an indictment charging he accepted bribes totaling 67,000 from Parmalee Transportation Co and subsidiaries. The scheme spanned Oct 1934 to Jan 1938 with Morris Markin paying 1,000 monthly for favors. Hartnett is the 11th indicted in Dewey's taxicab racket probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles A. Hartnett
Parmalee Transportation Co
National Transportation Co
Yellow Taxi Co
Hamilton Peters Operating Co
Morris Markin
Parmalee
Harnett
Thomas E. Dewey
Britain Hosts Roumania King Carol In Lavish Gala
London reports King Carol of Roumania arrived for a three day visit aimed at securing British aid against German economic pressure in southeastern Europe. Officials say his decision will hinge on talks held during his stay as he weighs aligning with Germany or Western democracies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Carol of
Ihe
Two State Highway Employees Killed on Route 23
Marion Ohio November 16 two state highway workers Daniel Miley 54 of Prospect and Co W Tittelbaugh 50 of Marion were killed when struck by a truck while spreading behind a road truck on U S Route 23 five miles south of town. Driver Cody Phelps 235 Huntington West Virginia was at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Here
Daniel Miley
Prospect
W. Tittelbaugh
Cody Phelps
Huntington
W. Va
Dogs kill ewes and lambs at two farms in county
Dog Warden Lee Minkler reports four ewes killed and three injured at the P. H. Blossom farm in Brighton this week, along with two lambs killed at Julius Palaska’s Woodford avenue property. Blossom losses are $33 and Palaska's $5. Both losses certified for county payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Minkler
Brighton
Julius Palaska
Woodford Avenue
Palaska
Contracts Awarded For Materials By County Commissioners
County commissioners awarded $7,590.50 in paying supplies to three of ten bidders for repaving Broadway in Lorain. Inter City Coal and Supply Co won 160 feet of 36 inch reinforced concrete sewer pipe for 560, and 550 feet of 12 inch reinforced concrete pipe for 467.50. Braun Builders Supply Co got 2,200 tons sand for 2,816, slag for 2,392, and 9,300 feet of four inch vitrified pipe for 529. Murbach Coal and Supply Co received 1,500 feet of 15 inch concrete pipe for 630.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Lorain
Inter City Coal and Supply Company
Braun Builders Supply Company
Murbach Coal and Supply Company
James Roosevelt Resigns As His Father's Secretary
James Roosevelt resigns as secretary to President Franklin D Roosevelt and boards an airliner for Washington. He denies accepting a Hollywood job but says he might have news on his return. He will resume recovery from abdominal surgery and does not know who will replace him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
James Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt
Samuel Goldwyn
White House
Destruction Of Property Must Cease In Austria
Vienna reports Reich Commissar Joseph Bürckel warns factory workers at Steyr that anti semitic rioting and property destruction will be met with firing squads. He says the Fuehrer empowers him to declare that future smashers, destroyers, or plunderers will be executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Joseph Buerckel
Austria
Steyr
The
Fuehrer
Three Fishermen Rescued From Tug After Engine Failure
In Conneaut Ohio, November 16, three commercial fishermen were rescued from a disabled tug 12 miles northeast of town in Lake Erie. On board were Albert Person, Arthur Roberts, and John Janda. William Person, owner of Person Fishery, and another tug towed the vessel for four hours through rough seas as a squall briefly threatened both tugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conneaut
Lake Erie
Here
Albert Person
Person Fishery
Arthur Roberts
John Janda
William Person
Elyria Community Chest Campaign Surges on Opening Day
Elyrias Community Chest opened with pledges totaling $22,421.20 at the Y M C A luncheon, led by the industrial division with $12,588.60 and by schools and hospital teams at $1,091.50 and $200.77 respectively. Leaders included Colson Company $2,222 and General Industries Co. $1,302.25 while team captains and speakers stressed three campaign phases economic, sociological and political to bolster support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colson Co
Colson Company
General Industries Company
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
J. Martin Beck
E. J. Stankard
E. M. Tharp
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Columbus Community Fund
Community Chest
American Lace Mgs Co
Colson Corporation
Couch-Uthe Co
Duplex Foundry and Mfg. Co
Electro Alloys Co
Elyria Foundry Co
Elyria Mfg. Co
Elyria Telephone Co
Chronicle-Telegram
Fox Furnace Co
General Industries Co
Harshaw Chemical Co
I. T. S. Rubber Co
K. & S. Tool and Mfg. Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Radiant Mills Co
Romeo Pump Co
Timms Spring Co
Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
Worthington Ball Co
Whidden Mfg. Co
Elyria Canning Co
General Pattern Co
Gilkison and Sons Co
Bender Body Co
Elyria Belting and Machinery Co
Fay Hosiery Co
Ridge Tool Co
Alan Smythe
R. M. Timms
Mark Willis
R. S. Horan
Carl Curtis
C. H. Worthington
N. M. Fitch
Frank Brandau
J. T. Fawcett
Hospital
Richard F. Stevens
Walter Kohn
Joseph Q. Petro
Jack Hannaford
M. E. Whitman
C. A. Persons
Grass fire reported at rear of Hamilton Street home
Firemen were called yesterday afternoon to the rear of 133 Hamilton Street where a grass fire was reported burning there. They found a burned-up pot of something abandoned near the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Street
Ey Fouard
FDR Draws Line Against Fascism
President Roosevelt declares a continental defense for the Western Hemisphere inviting 21 nations and Canada to join. He links the stance to German persecution of Jews and warns against Japanese violations in China, signaling a Pan American conference in Lima. Hull to lead U.S. delegation, conference set for December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Dominion
Canada
United States
China
Italy
Western Hemisphere
Lima
Peru
New World
Europe
Asia
Hull
U S Makes Formal Representations To German Gov t
Berlin Nov 16 The United States has made formal representations to the German government regarding damage to American property during anti Semitic riots. A U S representative reported the move today detailing the complaints and seeking redress from Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. D. Gull
Mrs. Fuldheim
Ault
Lowell Schaeblin
Kenneth Terry
Toledo
Lyle McBride
Venna
H. P. Mason
Newark
J. M. Morrissey
Oscar Schilling
Sid
Wirs
Leo R. Meyer
Elyria Community Chest
New York State
Bulletin
Roumania
Robert Burns
Elyria Foundry and Manufacturing Company
Electro-Alloys
Fox Furnace Company
American Lace Manufacturing Company
Elyria Telephone Company
FDR
War Department
Secretary of State
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!