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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1939

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Britain and France Reject Hitler Peace Terms

London reports Britain and France reject Hitler's peace terms as "impossible" and warn Germany to choose between definite guarantees for permanent European security or war. Prime Minister Chamberlain tells the House of Commons that the German government alone blocks peace, urging Berlin to abandon Hitler for a real settlement.

Germany London U.P Great Britain France Adolf Hitler Neville Chamberlain House of Commons Hitler Chamberlain Commons Communism Soviet Russia Britain

Front Line Action Moves Into General Offensive Phase

UPI report from ARIS notes the fighting in the western front has entered the front line action stage with British troops in the advance guard. Officials say larger German patrols along the Moselle have been repelled by combined Allied fire, signaling an imminent broad offensive and intensified front line operations. The German high command reportedly shifted to stronger resistance as Allied efforts, including French units, press the Saar front.

ARIS Moselle Adolf Hitler

Elyria High Drum Line Trials Attract Forty Six Aspirants

Elyria High School aims to select the best drum corps from 46 aspirants attempting out for the band as the squad plans to field five or six drummers by the Elyria Lorain football game on November 1.

Lyria High School J. Martin Beck Elyria-Lorain

Restaurant Chain President Is Dead In Cincinnati Hotel

O Mills 56 president of the Js Restaurant Company of Ohio died in a Cincinnati hotel. He began as a janitor at Columbus Athletic Club after moving from Marysville in 1902, opened his first Columbus restaurant in 1911, then Cincinnati in 1915 and Cleveland in 1919. A heart condition troubled him recent years. active in politics as a Be Siclan party figure, he was GOP lieutenant governor candidate in 1926. Born September 18, 1883, he attended Union County schools and Lima business college.

Pars Gover Republican le Union County Lima Business College

Central Labor Union to Hear Neuger Tonight

Elyria Central Labor Union will hold its regular meeting at W. F. W. Hall at 7 30 tonight with E. Neuger business manager of American Majority as speaker. A discussion of labor questions is planned for the session.

E. Neuger American Majority Elyria Central Labor Union W. F. W. Hall

Weather Brief Fair and Colder with Frost Tonight

The area will have fair conditions tonight with frost in exposed spots. Friday remains fair. Pressure patterns show a high over the rest of the United States, with the northwest enjoying the highest readings. Light to moderate showers are reported from Minnesota to Michigan, with heavier rain in Idaho. Temperatures trend lower in the Ohio Valley and move into the Great Plains.

United Tes Minnesota Mich Ohio Valley Great Plains

Five Pupils And Driver Die In Bus Crash

In Welch West Virginia five Abe Big Creek school pupils and a bus driver died after a large school bus plunged 150 feet down a hillside near War West Virginia. Sixty four pupils were injured with six in serious condition. The bus driver Herbert Belcher 39 died after his leg was amputated following the crash and his statements said a right front axle spindle broke triggering loss of control.

Welch W- Va Abe Big Creek War W. Va Ralph Earls Bartley Charles Colvard Raysal Herbert Belcher Maxine Beavers Ernest Woody, Jr Lucille Mullins Belcher

Britains Announce Capture Of Big German Liner Cap Norte

London reports from semi official naval sources that the 13 615 ton German liner Cap Norte, a passenger vessel, has been captured somewhere in the South Atlantic. The British Press Association asserted the capture as a positive fact.

London U.P South Atlantic British Press Association

Miss Zaiser to Teach Half Time at Carlisle School

Virginia Mae Zaiser of Elyria will teach half time at East Carlisle School starting Monday. A University of Michigan graduate, she will oversee girls' physical education, hygiene, and history in the upper grades as program resumes after a lapse.

Virginia Mae Zaiser Hamilton Avenue Elyria East Carlisle Board of Education East Carlisle Miss Zaiser University of Michigan

Speaker predicts US involvement in Europe's coming war

Frederic Snyder, lecturer and publicist, told a near capacity audience at First Congregational Church that the United States will be organically involved in the coming European conflict within about 123 days. He cautioned against neutrality, urged moral urgency, and warned that the era will hinge on ethical choices and a global peace framework.

United States Frederic Snyder First Congregational Church Europe Russia Canada Alaska U. S. of America United States of America

Passengers on Iroquois Safe but Complain

Passengers aboard the Iroquois expressed anger at the ship’s handling after a stormy voyage from Liverpool to New York. They complained of cramped conditions, floor-sleeping, and high cabin fares, despite the craft being refitted for transatlantic service. The voyage carried 211 Americans amid storm damage and sickness, with authorities warning the vessel could be sunk near the coast.

New York Coast Guard Thomas Murphy M. J. Clifford Denver Colo United States Europe United States Lines Clyde-Mallory Line Edgar A. Chelton Liverpool Cobh Old Country Roosevelt Erich Raeder Berlin Athenia Chelton Michael Grace Shelbine Chreiton

Bremen set for Murmansk voyage amid German resolve

Amsterdam dispatch reports Bremen crew member Ed pard Post, the ship’s only Dutch sailor, recounting the liner’s 33 mph dash from New York to Murmansk. He says the crew painted the hull dull gray, and Captain Ahrens declared war, vowing the Bremen would not fall into British hands.

Amsterdam Bremen New York Murmansk Edpard Post Hetvolk Ymuiden Holland Post Ahrens

U S Expresses Earnest Hope On Soviet Finland Peace Talks

Washington reports the United States, in a unilateral move, expresses its earnest hope that no action will harm the peaceful relations between Soviet Russia and Finland. Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt met Molotov in Moscow as Russia resumed talks with a Finnish envoy on Baltic matters.

Washington United States Russia Finland Laurence Steinhardt Kremlin Moscow Molotov Baltic

Finland Hopes US Nordic Pressure Could Halt Russian Demands

Helsinki reports rising hope that the United States and the Nordic countries will press Russia to respect Finland’s independence. J K Paasikivi arrives in Moscow as Finland braces for possible Russian demands, while army reserves drill and civilians aid with meals and bullets. Refugees flood from Helsinki as guards tighten rails, bridges, tunnels with mines and barbed wire.

Helsingfors Finland United States Sweden Norway Denmark Russia J. K. Paasikivi Moscow Borga Lovisa Civil Women's Auxiliary Corps

Record Attendance At Dinner Meeting Of County Tuberculosis And Health Group

A record attendance of 118 marked the Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association annual dinner at the Elks restaurant. Key reports by Executive Secretary Hindman covered 4426 people tested for tuberculosis with 524 positives, and 83 new active cases bringing total active cases to 31. The group discussed hospitalization, case finding, nurse followups, and a larger Christmas drive for funds. Sidney B. Royce presided, with remarks by C. A. Gibbons and C. J. W. Luttrell.

Lorain County Lorain High School Sidney B. Royce Association Hindman Seneterien Una B. Frisbie Dean Minnis H. E. Birch Royce

Nazis Plan Consultations With Russia And Italy

Berlin reports Nazis believe the war will continue after Allied rejection of Hitler’s peace terms. They forecast urgent talks among Germany, Russia, and Italy to decide future policy and warn of a broader air and submarine offensive against Allied forces, with potential strikes on French and British naval bases.

Berlin U.P Adolf Hitler Italy Russia Hitler Neville Chamberlain Fuehrer Joachim von Ribbentrop Chamberlain North Sea Iportant France England Germany

Grafton Road Man Returns from Europe at Sea

A Grafton Road man arrived home after a 15 day voyage at sea following a telephone from New York City. He came back yesterday after three o'clock in the afternoon, with reports of his European trip.

Frank Mate Europe Estonia Italy Atlantic Mate Pilaudski Budapest Hungary Elyria Grafton Ocean New York Tre Vores

Also Mentioned on This Page

David Lloyd George Edouard Daladier Front Nch Saar Front Chool Entral Labor Union Neuger Red Army Helsinki Carlisle Speaker U. S Snyder K. J. Howenastine Harriet Rut Bard Iroquois Sailor Bulletin U.S F. R. Dew You & Monty
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