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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1931

Page

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Winter arrives in Elyria as snow covers city

Elyrians woke to a white coating after a warm spell signaling the first winter blast. Snow shovels reappeared, sidewalks cleared, cars plowed slush, and garages buzzed with anti freeze sales. Cascade Park road to close for winter. some holiday travelers returned late. Fire department warns of new blazes from heating suggests. Indian summer ended, winter arrives.

Cascade Park Mercury Fue Elyria Lorain County

Blaze At Troy Damages $25,000 In Tire Shop Fire

Troy November 27 fire at the Standard Tire and Repair Company Shop in the business district caused about $25,000 in damage. Firefighters from Troy and assistance from Piqua battled the blaze for about two hours before it was brought under control.

Troy, O Standard Tire and Repair Company Fremen Piqua

Ohio Weather Forecast Sees Light Wintry Mix Across State

Cloudy conditions with light snow or rain this afternoon and a likely chances in the east portion tonight. Saturday looks fair with little temperature change. Yesterday’s highs included Miami 78 Jacksonville 74 New Orleans 72, today’s lows Havre 10 Medicine Hat minus 6 Calgary minus 4. Unsettled weather continues for 86 hours with possible snow or rain in the Wilas vicinity.

Ohio Wila

Aviator Bert Hinkler completes South Atlantic crossing

Paris reports Bert Hinkler arrived at St Louis Senegal from Natal Brazil at 2 P M completing the first nonstop West to East crossing of the South Atlantic by airplane The flight from Natal was done with secrecy and mystery The distance Natal to St Louis is about 1650 miles He plans to move on to Port Etienne next day according to Aeropostale advisories

Paris Aeropostale Company Bert Hinkler Hier St. Louis Senegal Africa Natal Brazil South Atlantic Hinkler Port Etienne Aeropostale South America

Steel and goal cost increase schedules in Pittsburgh

Ten thousand furloughed workers or those on reduced schedules will receive full pay until January 1 amid announced production increases. Carnegie Steel plans 5,000 workers at Edgar Thomson mills, Bradock, with $560,000 worth of steel ordered and stored for future use. McKeesport Tin Plate adds about 3,000 full-time workers starting next Sunday. Bethlehem Steel to lift several hundred in Connellsville area near Johnstown. Wheeling Steel and other miners resume higher output as river shipping rises.

Pittsburgh Carnegie Steel Company Edgar Thomson Mills Bradock McKeesport Tin Plate Company Conemaugh Johnstown Bethlehem Steel Corporation Wheeling Steel Companies Carnegie

County Agricultural Society to Elect Five Directors

The annual meeting of the Lorrain County Agricultural Society will be held Saturday, November 28 in courtroom two starting at 9:30 AM. Five directors will be elected and other matters of importance will come before the meeting.

County Agricultural Society The Lorrain, County Agricultural Society

Arsenal Two Men Held In Cleveland Robberies

Two men Alfred Papp and Frank Martin were held after a large arsenal was found in their Cleveland rooms. Detectives traced tip from William Cunningham, hospitalized in Flint, Mich., for gunshot wounds. Cunningham said he was shot in a Cleveland robbery and his friends were at the raid scene. Papp allegedly confessed to multiple robberies including Canton restaurant holdup yielding $1200. machine gun was used in that crime. Other alleged incidents include a Knickerbocker Theatre safe robbery on November 8 and a $500 payroll robbery at the Columbia Refining Company station.

Cleveland Alfred Papp Frank Martin William Cunningham Flint Mich Cunningham Rapp Canton, O Knickerbocker Theatre Columbia Refining Company

Women Injured In Accident At LaPorte

Mrs W D Poling 26 of Mt Hope WV suffered a fractured right arm and facial lacerations when the car she rode in collided with a machine driven by Ralph Weimer Lorain on the LaPorte bridge about 10 am. She was taken to Memorial hospital. She was riding with Mrs W H Poling of Lorain, who also suffered a fractured jaw and multiple lacerations.

W. D. Poling Mt. Hope West Virginia Ralph Weimer Lorain LaPorte Bridge Poling Meimorical Hospital W. H. Poling Lorato

Former Martins Ferry mayor dies at 87

Martins Ferry Ohio November 27 George Barr 87 former mayor and Civil War veteran died today after a paralysis stroke. He helped found the Martins Ferry Daily Times.

Martins Ferry George Barr Hoe

Two Men Shot in Toledo Hotel Room Labor Dispute

In Toledo on November 27 two men were shot in a hotel room amid a claimed labor dispute. John McGeorge 44 Toledo business agent for the Steamfitters Union was shot in the abdomen and in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. Joe Libinar Columbus Ohio Woodward Wire Company salesman was wounded in the left palm but described the incident as accidental. J W Wilson was also questioned and taken to the Safety Building.

Toledo Pole John McGeorge Steamfitters’ Union Mercy Hospital Joe Lobinar Columbus Ohio Woodward Wire Company Libinar J. W. Wilson

New Tax Law Changes Real Estate Payment Rules

County Treasurer N D Backus explains under the new tax law taxes on real estate must be paid in full with no partial payments. Delinquent taxes may be paid in five equal installments only if the current tax is paid in full. Collection period extended from December 20 to January 20 for real estate taxes. personal property returns due February 15 to March 31 with 50 percent due within ten days and the balance in August, per County Auditor C S Kelser.

N. D. Backus C. 5 Kelser

Merrie and Christy on Thanksgiving at Grandma's House

Merrie and Christy enjoy Thanksgiving Day at Grandma's as they play and dine. Father offers blessings while Merrie peeks at the turkey and dressing. Cranberry sauce and pumpkin pies delight Christy as Grandmother vows Christmas will come soon.

Merrie Christy Father Blessing Brees

Zager Named Aiwans Head

William O. Zaiser of Guarantee Title and Trust Co was chosen president of Elyria Kiwanis Club for 1932 at a crowded weekly luncheon in Hotel Newell. The program featured Elyria High School football teams and coaches with talks on physical education and life conduct.

William O. Zaiser Guarantee Title and Trust Co Elyria Kiwanis Club Smith Roy Clymer Thomas W. Graham Oberlin College School of Theology Dr. Graham C. L. Vessey Ed. Notley A. N. Smith Roy B. Clymer Carl S. Smith Melvin Gethardinger Bob Gleason Fred Carlson Joseph Bedocs Joseph E. Braye Gene Myers William Mehman Charles Cavagna Herbert Disbrow Carl Triplett Joe Kaminski Duke Gull Kenny Lyons George Novotny James Lamberton Lester Drusendahl Bob Kelly Carl Dodsley Donald Andress Wendell Perkins Fred Lehment Richard House Russell Beal Willis Jones Neal Dunstan Hubert Herold George Dunstan Charles Rhookire Wilford Gleason Jack Adamson Richard Baird Max Eldred Russell Koehn Stacy Jezewski Paul Coniam Henderson Wood Gordon Boddy Howard Butler

Hunger marchers demand hall and police non interference

A letter from W. C. Sandberg of the Unemployed Councils of Ohio to Mayor James A. Hewitt and Lorain County commissioners requests a heated hall free lunch and non interference by police for about 180 hunger marchers traveling to Washington. The missive notes a stop in Elyria next Wednesday and outlines the marchers will present demands to Congress upon its December session.

Lnch Toda James A. Hewitt Lorain County W. C. Sandberg Cleveland Unemployed Councils of Ohio Elyria Washington Hewitt Washington, D. C United States Congress

Japan Delivers Ultimatum Amid Tientsin Riots

In Tientsin China on November 27, Japan issued an ultimatum after a night of fighting where artillery mowed rioters and troops swept streets with machine guns. Tokyo requested naval reinforcements for civilian evacuations as Chinese authorities questioned the authority of the demands. The ultimatum demanded a halt to Chinese military action, seven mile troop withdrawals beyond Tientsin, end of gendarme presence on the river front, halt of troop movements in Hopei, and stop anti Japanese demonstrations.

Tientsin China Japan Tokio Tientain Hopei

Japanese and Chinese Clash Near Hsinminfu on Rail Line

Chinese and Japanese forces engaged at Paichipan on the Peiping Mukden Railway, 22 miles west of Hsinminfu. The Japanese had occupied Hsinminfu two days earlier, while a Japanese air squadron moved south from Changchun.

Tokio Paichipan Peiping-Mukden Hsinminfu Manchuria Changchun Chinchow Chang Hsenh-Liang

Elymians to Attend First Annual Federal Highway No 20 Banquet

Elymians prepare for the first annual banquet of the Federal Highway No 20 Association at Bellevue Monday evening. The six o'clock event at the Methodist church will feature Governor White and State Highway Director Merrill on the program with the governor delivering the main address. Wake man reportedly sent 24 reservations as plans were formed to serve three hundred guests, with Sol M. Wolf as general chairman guiding the event. The association, now in its second year, promotes Route 20 across Ohio.

Federal Highway No. 20 Association Bellevue White Merrill Wakeman Ands Sol M. Wolf Ohio

Avon Family Hurt in Auto Crash Near York Pa

Mr and Mrs Paul Dellinger of Avon and their four children Wilbur Raymond Audrey and Miriam were injured in an automobile crash on the Lincoln highway near York Pa as they returned from an eastern trip The Dellingers were in a car that collided with another driven by B H Baker of Waynesboro R I Dellinger an employee of the National Tube Company was among those hurt

Paul Dellinger Avon Lincoln Highway York Dellinger B. H. Baker Waynesbro R. I Wilbur Raymond Audrey Merriam National Tube Company

Flames Level Mining Town Business District in Hopewell

A devastating fire destroyed virtually all of Hopewell mining town’s business district. Red Cross workers aided residents whose homes burned yesterday. Twenty one buildings including businesses and public structures were burned as five nearby fire companies fought the eight hour blaze. Report denied Hoover convention rumor at White House.

Hopewell Red Cross Ning

Japanese Offensive Rolls South From Mukden in China Clash

Maeden Manchuria November 27 reports trainloads of Japanese soldiers moving south under Gen. Sheguri Honjo in an offensive aimed at China. Tokyo denies planning, while Mukden holds, and Japanese HQ says Chinese forces attacked at Tientsin prompting a Japanese counterstrike as tensions rise along the border.

Maeden Manchura Sheguri Honjo Foreign Office Tokio United Press Mukden Chinchow Steat Wall China Tientsin Kwantung Army

Ohio Gets Wet Snow After Thanksgiving Day

Ohio woke to a wet snowfall that capped outdoor surfaces in white after a chilly Thanksgiving. Temperatures fell to 25 in places while statewide readings hovered near 32. Cleveland ground westbound mail planes, but eastbound flights resumed as snow mainly affected the Lakes region.

Columbuus Ohio Cleveland Lakes

Two Injured In Auto Crash On Oberlin Road

Two persons were injured in a Mountainabie style auto crash on Oberlin Road just east of Oberlin yesterday at about 8 30 P M according to deputies Mrs Minnie Franklin and Rose Cline riding in a car driven by George Franklin of Cleveland were taken to Oberlin hospital suffering injuries when their car was struck by a car driven by William Bremser of Norwalk and then struck again by a car driven by P M Cellar of Ashland Injuries to Mrs Franklin and Miss Cline were not serious and Franklin's car was badly damaged

Oberlin Road Oberlin Minnie Franklin Rose 'Cline George Franklin Cleveland Oberlin Hospital William Bremser Norwalk P. M. Cellar Ashland Franklin

Elyrian to Attend Conference in Washington

Robert Crekere of this city received an invitation from Washington to attend President's conference on Home and Homes Ownership. The conference will be held Dayetaber second to fifth cadette, Orekere will attend.

Robert Crekere Washington Preeldesteeter Orekere

Hunter fatally wounded by own gun near home

Paul K. Wood, 46, of Grafton, died after his shotgun discharged while he stepped down from a two rung stand during a morning hunt. He was found by companions Jack Brandt and George Powell and died at Elyria Clinic. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Oberlin Masonic Lodge. Survived by wife Grace, mother, sisters in Texas and Florida, and brothers in Ohio and Youngstown.

Paul K. Wood Grafton Wood Atump Jack Brandt George Powell Elyria Clinic Nichols Funeral Home Oberlin Grace K. Wood Dallas Texas Marie Mueller Baltimore Helen Barnum Lakeland Fla Louise McCullough Anna Wood Glen Elmore, O Phillip Youngstown

Laval wins strong confidence vote in France policy

Premier Laval’s policy demanding German reparations before private debts, including two billion dollars in America, gains strong support in Paris. He cited talks with President Hoover and Berlin, denying secret agreements, as the Chamber of Deputies backs his approach 325 to 150 with abstentions by radicals. The vote supports Laval until next spring elections.

Paris Pierre Laval Germany America Washington Hoover Berlin Chamber of Deputies Fhe Laval

Kalassy Pleads Guilty and Seeks Parole

Rev Alexander Kalassy pleaded guilty to embezzlement before Judge A R Webber. He filed a parole application and a hearing is set for next Monday. Kalassy has been jailed in Lorain County for several months awaiting disposition of the indictment.

Alexander Kalassy A R. Webber Kalassty Loraim

What Protection Have You As Snow Flies

In icy conditions a travel farm offers guidance on staying safe. The advisory outlines car control, braking, and skid prevention to reduce crash risk. It emphasizes keeping a safe distance, reducing speed, and using proper tires to handle snow and ice safely.

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Grafton Road Troy Weaterday Miami Jacksonville New Orleans Foday Havre Medicine Hat Calgary Louisiana Tech Dorothy Harrell Rushdon Atlantic S. America LaPorte Rotel Chitocmas Remi Zager Aiwans Bulletin Governor White Elyrian Hunter Kalassy
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