Fred Underhill Named Safety Service Head
Elyria elects Fred A. Underhill as Safety Service Director. Born in LaGrange, he has lived in Elyria since 1903 and has prior duties as bailiff, sheriff, and deputy sheriff. Mayor elect W H VanOster announced the appointment, praising his experience and commitment to efficient city service.
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Fred A. Underhill
Elyria
W. H. VanOster
Chronicle-Telegram
Wr. Underhill
E. Fifth Street
LaGrange
Redington
Underhill
Clarence Adams
Chronicle- Telegram Today
Benzak fights for his life amid murder case
A 28 year old Eaton township farm hand Michael Benzak lies wounded with a bullet at the base of the brain and faces possible death or the electric chair if he recovers. Sheriff Adame swears a first degree murder warrant as authorities link him to the murder of Alice Wedie a 21 year old divorcee mother. A 22 caliber revolver found at the scene is identified as Benzak owned. A guard sits beside his bed as he remains dazed and has given only a partial confession. Wedie is buried at Grafton and is survived by a two year old daughter.
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Michael Benzak
Eaton Township
Clarence Adame
Coutt of Justice
George
Benzak
Memorial Hospital
Alice Dernier Wedic
Harry Hart
Adams
Fred Underhill
William Caley
Durkee Road
Wedie
Grafton
Red Cross Badge Is Swallowed By Hurley Daughter
Ruth Hurley, daughter of Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, was resting at Waller Reed hospital after swallowing a Red Cross button. Doctors said no operation needed and she is expected to be well enough to return home within a day or two.
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Washington
Waller Reed Hospital
Ruth Hurley
Patrick J. Hurley
Appointment of Health Director Advocated by Council
Columbus Ohio November 21 The State Public Health Council pushed for the appointment of the State Health Director by the Commission for a term of at least seven years.
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Columbus
State Public Health Council
Smith Resigns as Head Grd at Elyria High School
Smith resigns after three years as Director of Athletics and head football coach at Elyria High. Effective at season end, the move follows earlier plans for Roy Clymer to lead the basketball team. Smith came to Elyria from Toronto in 1925 and improved both football and basketball programs during his tenure.
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Chick’ Smith
Elyria High School
Day
Smith
Elyria- Lorain
Crimson Flast
Roy Clymer
Clymer
Toronto
Elyria Im
Ohi
Atheltics
H. WH
Lake Ere
Toraim
Lakewood
Cleveland Heights
Toran
Lotain Loday
Crimson
Lake Erie
Freighter Baron Glen Connor in Distress Off Point Judith
Coast Guard cutter Woods rushed to aid the freighter Baron Glen Connor ashore off Point Judith after the master reported the plight to Radio Marine Corporation at Chatham. The Woods was dispatched immediately to assist as daylight limited visibility hampered operations.
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New York
Coast Guard
Woods
Baron Glen Connor
Point Judith
Chatham
Radio Marine Corporation
Elyria to House MECO-SAZH Scalp Massager Factory
Elyria has been chosen for a new MECO-SAZH scalp massage machine plant by Foster Manufacturing Co. Earl Foster will run the 10,000 foot facility at Tear of the Worthington Ball Co. site with a Cleveland sales office to follow. The venture builds on Claude H. Foster’s automotive and manufacturing legacy and links to Gabriel Manufacturing ties.
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Elyria
I. T. S. Rubber Co
Worthington Ball Co
Chronicle-Telegram
Earl Foster
Foster
Claude H. Foster
Timms
Foster Manufacturing Co
Gabriel Manufacturing Co
Mr. Foster
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank
Europe
King Edward
England
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
German Empire
Gabriel Manfacturing
Gammons Outlines Admission Procedures at Sanatorium
Dr H F Gammons, superintendent of Pleasant View Sanatorium, details Lorain County Tuberculosis Sanitorium admission rules. Applications must be filed by licensed physicians and reviewed by Reuben Baus for payment ability. Each packet includes a clothing list, then patients are admitted in order as beds become available.
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H. F. Gammons
Pleasant View
Chronicle- Telegram
Lorain County
Reuben Baus
Chest Workers In Final Drive To Attain Goal
Elyria Community Chest workers 250 strong push to exceed 89000 goal with reports due after Monday meeting. Campaign aims to complete last 11000 stretch amid widespread support from students and residents despite some overlooked contributors.
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Elyria Community Chest
Schools rally for Community Chest drive in sharp contest
Fine response in schools to support the Community Chest with a total of 4096.12 subscribed by teachers staff and students. Teachers increased their gifts by 117 percent over last year and students contributed 488.50. St Johns Lutheran led with 1974 cents per student. Ely and McKinley followed. The Garford and Roosevelt schools posted notable gains in per student increases. John J. Roderick, once an honor guard at Lincoln's state funeral, dies at 87 in Cleveland.
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Bharia
Community Chest
Dever
R. D. Perry
Dorothy Snyder
St. John’s Lutheran School
Ely School
McKinley School
Miss Barnes
Miss Campbell
Elyria High School
Miss Hewitt
Garford School
Roosevelt School
Wheat futures rise at opening on Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat futures prices leaped upward at the opening of trading on the Chicago Board of Trade with gains from a fraction of a cent to nearly cents. Corn, oats and rye moved higher in tandem with wheat. Also noted were a double funeral in Dennison for Mr and Mrs Russell Scheideger shot by Thomas Wheseler who then killed himself.
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Bulletin
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Driver of Death Car to Face Charge
Sheriff Clarence Adams swore a manslaughter warrant for John Yaschan 21 of Oberlin in the death of his uncle John Yaschan on Root road east of Elyria Thursday night. The car reportedly rolled over multiple times after failing to make a turn. A five gallon liquor container was found in the vehicle during the sheriff’s investigation.
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John Yaschan
Clarence Adams
R. D. J. Oberlin
Oberlin
Adams
Court of Justice
J George
Root Road
Elyria
Sherif
Pleads Guilty and Fined in Liquor Transport Case
John Sabo pleaded guilty to transporting liquor and was fined $290 and costs by Major James Hewitt. Sabo fled police during a search, leaping a back fence to escape. Officers found a jug of liquor in his car and impounded it until his appearance.
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John Sabo
James
Hewitt
Mornice
Sabo
League Attempts End to Warfare in Manchuria
Paris reports the League of Nations Council, aided by US Ambassador Charles G. Dawes, resumed private talks to end warfare in Manchuria. Chinese and Japanese delegates remained adamant, with Dr. Alfred Sze noting discussion of a proposed commission of enquiry but awaiting Japan's stance on troop evacuation.
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Paris
Soy
League of Nations Council
United States
Charles G Dates
Manchuria
China
Alfred Sze
Dawes
Sze
Mother and Child Perish in Fire in Toronto Home
A young mother of three children perished by suffocation today in a Toronto fire after staying to try to save her eldest son Tommy five who was trapped in the burning home. Father Thomas Booth escaped with two other children Ronald four and George fifteen months as flames raged through the dwelling.
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Toronto
Ont
Tommy
Thomas Booth
Ronald
George
Lay Cornerstone For Cincinnati Union Terminal
Cincinnati officials and railroad leaders attended the laying of the cornerstone for the new union terminal. The $7,000,000 project is a unit of a $40,000,000 terminal expansion including extensive track relaying and is scheduled for completion in 1933.
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Cincinnati Union Terminal
Cincinnati
Union Terminal Railroad
Snowstorm Slam Hits Rockies and Denver Area
A severe midwinter storm blasted the Rockies and Denver region, dropping inches to over a foot of snow. Temperatures plunged to five below, with wind driven snow halting auto traffic from Fort Collins to Denver. Roads and mountain passes faced near shutdowns as the storm swept eastward, shutting parts of Nevada and Idaho.
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Denver Cole
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Neva Idaho
Cortmental Divide
Fort Collins
Greeley
Denver
Walkden Enters Commissioner Contest
Clarence Walkden deputy sheriff and county jail turnkey announced his candidacy for county commissioner in the Republican primary on May 10 1938. He is 59 born in Lorain county resident of Elyria for 25 years and has worked 13 years at National Tube Company. He is married with two sons and would be one of the two new commissioners joining a three member board.
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Clarence Walkden
George Rhoads
Thomas Peebles
Walkden
Lorain County
Elyria
The
National Tube Company
Sacrificing Teammate Dies In Field Play
St Edward high school football grimly recounts a tragic game where 18 year old William Week died from a skull fracture after aiding teammate Alian Wake who had previously donated blood for a transfusion. Wake underwent a third transfusion but died as efforts failed.
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ST. Edward
Neb
Allan Wake
Omaha
William Week
Weed
Deceola
Yeterday
St Edward
Wake
Don Wake
Omaha News-Bee
Wrie
Record Throne Seed Annual Classic at Recreation Field
At Lorain on November 21 Elyria and Lorain High Schools faced off in their annual clash under ideal conditions. A five-stand from Oberlin Stadium increased seating as spectators poured in for a near record crowd. Lorain hoped to clinch the Lake Erie League title, while Elyria aimed to upset the favored hosts in a battle expected to be close and high scoring.
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Lorain
Elyria and
Lorain High Schools
Oberlin Stadium
Elyria
Lake Erst
Bktorta
Crimson Flash
Japan Moves Toward Armistice Concession in Manchuria
Tokyo announces acceptance of the League of Nations armistice plan for Manchuria as a first step toward a nonaggression policy. It signals a shift from earlier rejection and follows Stimson warning that occupying Tsitsihar could invite danger. Foreign Minister Shidehara notes Tsitsihar lies in a Russian sphere of influence.
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Torio
League of Nations
al Armistica
United States
Henry L Stimson
Japan
Washington
Tsitsthar
Baron Shudehara
Tajtsihar
Japanese Favorable to Summerall for China inquiry panel
The Japanese delegation suggested naming Gen Charles P Summerall U S A as chairman of a proposed commission of inquiry to visit China over the Chinese Japanese conflict. Summerall, a Florida native, US Military Academy graduate, rose to general and chief of staff. He served in the Philippines, the 1900 China relief expedition, and World War I with decorations from France Belgium Italy and Panama.
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Paris
Charles P. Summerall
Commission of Inquiry
China
Summerall
Florida
United States Military Academy
Philippines
France
Belgium
Italy
Panama
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J. N. Eidt
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Red Cross
Hurley
GRD New
Chich” Smith
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Gammons
Community Service Council
Elyrian
Chauncey B Smythe
Chest
Elyria School of Office Training
Ed. Kotley
Cleveland, D
John J. Roderick
Lincoln
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Jane R. Downs
Roderick
League
Urbana
Masonic Council
Oho
Horace L. Stephens
Dayton
Clarence Walkdeln
Gridder
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