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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1939

Page

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Jaszi Urges Repeal of Embargo On Arms and Cash and Carry

Dr. Oscar Jaszi former Hungarian minister urged lifting the embargo and enacting a cash and carry policy before Ober students in Finney Chapel. He warned against isolationism and called for a federal union of democracies to counter Nazism and Bolshevism, urging student support for Union Now and a global moral shift.

BRLIN Oscar Hungary Iberlin College Finney Chapel America Italy Turkey Russia France England Jaszi Jaszis Les A. Beard Moorah Idaho Spain

Weather report signals fair spell with colder south zone

Weather forecast notes fair conditions with colder air in the south and parts tonight. Wednesday brings rising temperatures as a sluggish system shifts southeastward over the Great Lakes and Central Valley. Showers edge into the Erie and Upper Ohio regions, with colder air settling over the Central Plains and the lake region.

Head Of Bender Co Declares No Comment on Plant Move

Herman Bender president of the Bender Body Company refused to discuss rumors that the Cleveland plant at West Sixty second street and Barberton avenue might move operations to the Elyria plant. Unofficial reports say a formal policy statement may be issued soon while union officials threaten action if relocation occurs. The firm, founded in 1919, makes automobile and bus bodies and trailers, with the Elyria plant once owned by Willys-Overland.

Herman Bender Bender Body Company Cleveland West Sixty-second Street Barberton Avenue Elyria Bender United Automobile Workers Cleveland Auto Council Herman, Joseph John Bender Willys-Overland Company

Boys See City Government In Operation

Members of Boy Scout Troop 103 attended the city council meeting as part of their troop program. Twenty scouts joined the council viewing, patrol reports were read, Wesley Fackler read last week's minutes, and the meeting closed with the Great Scoutmaster's Benediction after a game of elephant.

Boy Scout Troop 103 Church of Christ Wesley Fackler

Andrews Resigns As Wage Hour Chief

President Roosevelt announced the resignations of Wage Hour administrator Andrews effective yesterday. Philip Prema of the Army Regiment is set to take over the duties and oversee the transition.

Andrews Washington Roosevelt Cerraeneyron Yesterto Ftarent Philip Prema Army Regineer

Organize Here To Defeat Bigelow Plan

Elyria Republican leader Mrs. Goldie Perry and Nelson Pippert, county party chiefs, were named to coordinate a bipartisan campaign against the Bigelow pension plan. The Emergency Committee of Columbus organized a state wide effort to oppose the plan, which would provide pensions to those 60 and older funded by real estate and income taxes. Perry said precinct workers and booth volunteers will distribute anti-Bigelow literature through election day November 7. She planned a meeting with Elyria Republican precinct and booth workers at the Woman's Club tonight.

Goldie Perry Elyria Nelson Pippert Amherst Emergency Committee of Columbus Booth Woman's Club

Avon Lake Sees 974 Register To Vote After First Registration

Election officials report 974 residents registered in Avon Lake at the close of the first registration. The Avon Lake council urged the board of education to register all eligible voters to prevent summer residents voting where their legal residence lies.

Election Board Avon Lake Board of Education

Roosevelt Calls for Homes for Refugee Flood

President Roosevelt urged leaders of the international committee on political refugees to plan housing for 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 potential refugees. The call came as war in Europe continued and officials prepared for mass displacement.

Washington Roosevelt Intergovernmental Committee On Europe

Council Hears Complaints About Smoke

Residents in the Clark and Winckles streets area report smoke from a nearby laundry stacks that fouls washings, forces windows to stay shut, and even closes Garford School windows. 54 residents signed a petition. the issue was sent to the safety committee after councilman Elmer Nelson urged referral to a committee.

Clark and Winckles Garford School Council Elmer Nelson Dan Symons Nelson

Elyria Ballot Presents Seven Special Issues On City Ballot

Elyria voters will face seven special issues on a separate ballot alongside the regular city ticket on November 7. Issues include the fairground bond issue, city welfare levy, county quarter-mill building repair levy, city liquor lateclosing referendum, a state board of education creation question, and the Bigelow amendments on pensions and petition signer limits. The county printed 165,000 ballots for local elections, awarded to Ohio Service Printing Co. of Lorain on a low bid of 5747.

Elyria State Board of Education Board of Élections Ohio Service Printing Co Lorain

Russia to Supply Raw Materials to Germany

Izvestia, the Soviet government newspaper, says the Soviet Union will continue supplying raw materials to Germany while remaining neutral in the European war. It notes the need to strengthen its fleet due to expanding European naval warfare, but gives no clear indication of Baltic fleet cooperation with Germany.

Moscow Soviet Union Germany Izvestia

15 Britons Killed In Air Raids

Londres October 17 Britons awaited sirens as a major German air raid on the Firth of Forth was greeted as a banner for a broader war. Admiralty officials report 15 officers and men killed 12 wounded and two civilians hurt in yesterday's raid. The cruisers Southampton and Edinburgh and destroyer Mohawk suffered light damage with several German planes shot down. The Air Ministry said daylight reconnaissance over western and northwestern Germany found one plane missing. The German high command claimed five enemy planes were shot down, including two British.

London Germany Firth of Forth Admiralty Southampton Edinburg Mohawk America Air Ministry Royal Air Force Moselle Saar

Germany plans to repatriate European German minorities

Berlin reports Germany aims to repatriate all German minorities from European countries as soon as possible, excluding those in the Americas. Estimated at over 2.5 million, the groups span Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, and the Tyrol, with Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania transfers already begun.

Berlin Germany Foreign Office Europe North South America Teutonic Knights Baltic States Russian Ukraine Italian Tyrol Jugoslavia Rumania Hungary Tralian Tyrol Russia Latvia Esthonia Lithuania Lithonia

Fined for Exhibiting Gambling Devices in Lorain Court

Ralph Bardoner of Lorain pleaded guilty to exhibiting gambling devices before Common Pleas Judge D A Cook. He was fined 50 dollars and costs with counts 2 3 and 4 dropped by consent of Prosecutor Howard R Butler. A similar indictment against Harry Ziegman, already serving a penitentiary term for bribery, was abandoned.

Ralph Bardoner Lorain Common Pleas D. A. Cook Howard R. Butler Harry Ziegman

Rains Aerial And Submarine Blows At British Sea Power

United Press reports Adolf Hitler’s war in earnest pounds British sea power with aerial and U boat strikes. Sunk battleship Royal Oak in Scapa, damaged Tron Duke near Scapa and attacks on Firth of Forth. Churchill cites 13 to 20 U boats sunk. Allied counter blows expected as Germans boast bold raids.

Adolf Hitler Germany Scapa Royal Oak Tron Duke Firth of Forth England Admiralty Winston Churchill North Sea

Congregational Association To Meet Tomorrow

The Medina Association of Congregational Churches will hold its eighty seventh annual meeting at Sullivan Congregational Church Lorain County. Dr. Ernest Hatch Wilkins Oberlin College president will speak on The Dilemma of Neutrality at 7 30 p m after a 6 30 p m dinner. Three reels Africa Joins the World will be shown. The morning program includes talks on Children and Missionary Education and A Bird s Eye View of Home Missions. Afternoon features A King in Sackcloth and an African Church for Africans with songs by Miss Widber.

Medina Association of Congregational Churches Sullivan Congregational Church Lorain Ernest Hatch Wilkins Oberlin College Africa Eugene Howard Barth Sullivan Church A E. Kemp Elyria Second Congregational Church New Business Mildred C. Widber National Board of Christian Education Priscilla Chase Ohio O. G. Reiman Medina Fred L. Hall James A. Richards Oberlin Herbert Loomis James van Dusen Fred Coox George Cudeback Merlin W. Ennis Sachikela West Africa Widber Association Ralph E. Albright Lodi Fred Powers Amherst Elizabeth M. Rich

Music Educators To Meet Tonight in Lorain County

Members of the Lorain County In and About club, a group of music educators in and near Lorain county, begin their third year with a meeting at the South Amherst school. Most members reside in Lorain county with a few from Medina and Burcesman.

Lorain County South Amherst School Medina End Burcesmanan

French Halt Major German Offensive On Western Front

Paris report describes a large German assault along a 19 mile front with seventy six thousand shock troops and tanks. French artillery and machine guns halted the advance after promising gains in the Saar and Moselle sectors. heavy German losses were noted though some territory remained useful for observation.

Paris Saar

Associated Charities To Meet October 27

The Associated Charities annual meeting will be held at 8 p.m. October 27 in the disasters room of the Lorain County Serving and Trust Company. Election of a board of directors will be one of the principal features of the session.

Associated Charities Lorain County Sevinge and Trust

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