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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1938
Page
1
British forces prepare to storm the walls of Old Jerusalem to liberate 27,000 residents held under siege. Over 2,000 soldiers surround the wall as Arab rebels encircle the city in the surrounding mountains and desert. Sir Harold MacMichael imposes military rule, placing civil police and Jewish authorities under control.
BUCHAREST Roumania Oct 19 A military seaplane taking part in army maneuvers exploded while landing yesterday killing all three crew members.
Cloudy and colder with rain tonight in Ohio. Thursday partly cloudy and colder. Over the last 24 hours low pressure centers move from eastern Ontario to Texas with a trough of low pressure. Pressure remains high in the Atlantic States while the western high strengthens into the Plains. Rain follows the troughs eastward. the Northern and Central Plains see fair, colder conditions.
Edwin Rathwell a 20 year old Oberlin youth died when his car and a large Michigan Motor Freight Line Truck collided on Route 13 west of Penfield at 10 36 P M. Three friends were injured Ted Sigsby 20 La Grange fractured arm Martin Nasipak 21 Oberlin Route 1 and Perry Shook 18 Oberlin suffered severe bruises and lacerations. The car was demolished and both vehicles were traveling in opposite directions. Rathwell son of Elmer Rathwell of Oberlin leaves three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services are set for Friday at East Oberlin Community Church with burial in Oberlin.
Four Medina residents were seriously injured when an automobile driven by 60 year old O W Carahoff skidded on wet pavement and left the road into a ditch in Bowling Green. Mrs Carahoff and Mr and Mrs William Baylor were among the injured occupants. They had been returning from a vacation in Wisconsin.
Marion Lanning twenty five of Zanesville Ohio was accidentally shot to death while duck hunting on Buckeye Lake near Avondale. He rode in a boat with Jack Zavers and C D Moore both of Zanesville. After Moore and Zavers fired their shotguns Lanning was struck by shot and died.
Harry B Owens of Stop 18 sustained severe lacerations and bruises after his car left the road and struck a tree in front of the Hreykins residence on East Avenue and Tatsiren. Myron Albert's rear damaged at Chestnut and Broad when hit by Harry West. Two 11 year old boys William Burk and Wayne Snyder hurt slightly in a bicycle collision with a car driven by M. Wilson at Chestnut Street West Avenue and Sixth Street. J J Jobson's rear fender damaged in collision on West Avenue with Nelson Brazie.
Rome reports the Italian government, aligned with Fascist racial policy, outlawed Kosher slaughter rites today. A telegraphic order to all prefects bans Jewish ritual slaughter, published in the Turin Gazette under the heading Government Provision Ends Barbaric Practice, in step with recent Grand Council actions restricting Jews.
Central Madrid was shelled heavily by insurgent artillery this afternoon. Government batteries answered with intense fire. An insurgent plane bombarded Alcala Henares, killing three people and wounding 13, as Loyalist pursuit planes countered the attacker.
Senator Bulkley announced a Presidential approval of a Public Works Administration grant totaling $65,250 for an Amherst electrical plant. Japanese reports claimed Hwangshihyang captured near Shanghai, leaving only Ocheng as a Yangtse stronghold.
Montgomery reporting pilot Dave Hissong landed a burning Eastern Air Lines prop plane from 1400 feet saving 14 lives including his own. Passengers included Hearst manager Joseph W. Connolly and Georgia governor’s son E D Rivers Jr. Co-pilot C R Russell guided passengers to safety as the craft glided to a field six miles north of the airport. No one was hurt except the pilot.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Republic Steel violated the Wagner Act during the 1937 Little Steel strike and ordered back pay and reinstatement for about 5,000 workers across six Ohio plants. The decision, focusing on unfair labor practices, requires back pay from five days after reinstatement applications and allows deduction of relief funds from back pay. It also disestablishes the Massillon Canton bargaining agency and outlines preferential rehiring if needed.
Washington Oct 19 Federal control over wages and hours in inter state industry becomes effective at 12 01 a m Monday under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 About 11 000 000 workers will be affected The act sets a 44 hour week and a 25 cent minimum wage The long term aim is a 40 hour week and 40 cent minimum with overtime paid at one and one half times the regular rate Officials say enforcement will bar from commerce goods made in violation of the act
Parish mourns Father Rhein long tenured pastor of St. Peter's Church dies after stroke and cerebral hemorrhage. He had been at Ridgeville since 1921 and led the church and rectory project begun in 1923. Born Wooster Ohio February 22 1876 he was ordained June 1 1902 and served in Canton Massillon before moving to Ridgeville.
Congressman Dow W. Harter of Akron Democratic candidate accuses opponent of opposing New Deal spending while backing pensions of 200 dollars a month. He cites Townsend Plan support by Edward S. Sherk and questions Sheck’s stance at a Graystone Hotel rally. Other meetings in Lorain and a Wooster rep attended.
A high administration official told United Press that immediate U S policy will focus on uniting republics to safeguard democratic governments. Citing the Munich agreement as unsettled, Washington plans to concentrate on Western Hemisphere interests while denying any material policy change. The emphasis shifts toward hemispheric affairs without altering core aims.
Lorain’s grand jury investigates gambling vice and corruption with 18 Lorain police members subpoenaed including Chief Theodore Walker. Sheriff Grall summoned as prosecutors William Wickens and Howard Butler press on into tomorrow after hearing from witnesses like James Valerd and Mary Ureanek. former Chief Deputy Sheriff William G. Smith testified yesterday.
Speculation over who should fill the Lorain sheriff vacancy grew after Commissioner Edward DeChant moved to appoint Joseph Conley Jr, son of Mayor Joseph Conley. The motion failed for lack of a second as other commissioners urged caution and possible court involvement. The board weighs about 50 applications, with Fulton, Parolbek, and Conley among favored candidates.
State examiner Rene M. Baker and assistant Alice M. Fisher report findings totaling 12375.28 in favor of Lorain County village and rural school boards for exams of 1935 to 1938. They note no wrongful intent, but identify illegal payments mainly from misunderstandings of the law, with Amherst Village Board of Education receiving over half the total.
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