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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1935
Page
1
Mrs. Stella Bucey, 39, of Lorain, once adjudged insane and held on murder charges for the September 24 shooting of Jack Burnett, has been declared sane. Prosecutor Hutler said she will be returned to Lorain County Jail to await the next grand jury session on November 19.
Dispatches from the northern front report Italy and Ethiopia near their first major clash to begin within two weeks. Ethiopian forces advance to extend about 160 miles east to west in Tigre province while Ras Mula Geila travels from Addis Ababa to assume supreme command alongside Ras Kassa and Ras Siroam. Ethiopian strength estimates range from 334,900 to 1,900,000, with the smaller figure deemed more accurate.
London Oct 23 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin planned a major address to urge a gigantic rearmament program and announce dissolution of parliament for a general election. Anthony Eden and Hoare stood with him as debates on foreign policy continued amid the Italian Ethiopian crisis. New elections set for November 14 with nominations on November 4.
Partly cloudy and colder weather in Ohio with possible rain in the extreme east tonight. Thursday should be fair but colder, especially in the extreme southeast portion.
Addis Ababa reports from Oct 23 describe Ethiopian forces claiming to have killed 400 Italian troops in a roadside ambush near Yalual on the southeastern front. The account cites camouflaged gun pits and crossfire as Italians retreated in panic.
London Oct 23 Parliament will be dissolved on Friday and a general election will be held Nov 14 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin announced in the House of Commons today The new parliament will convene Nov 26 and the state opening by the king is scheduled for Dec 3.
Ohio lawmakers face a merged November special session after a September technical session, with items carried over including a 1 060,900 bond issue for building, a 23,000.60 building program appropriation, a 40 90560 direct relief bond, creation of a state police department, a driver’s license bill with higher fees, and adjustments to biennial appropriations. Funds remain tight, risking cuts to coal, postage, books, and other needs for Kent State and Bowling Green universities.
London October 23 The British oiltanker British Workman and the Italian troopship Belvedere collided at the entrance to the Suez Canal. The British Tanker Company said no serious damage to either ship is expected. The Belvedere left Naples for Massawa with 62 officers and 1,506 men. The Workman, 6594 tons, home port London. The Belvedere, 29 tons, owned by Cosulich Ling, home port Trieste.
Pasadena fire roared through Altadena and Mt Lowe areas driven by a 245 mile an hour gale. Two blocks of homes were destroyed before hoses from about four fire companies halted the blaze. La Vina sanitarium was destroyed and 25 patients evacuated. Mt Lowe tavern faced threats as wires burned and the Pacific Electric line was reported intact.
Oct 23 Bowling Green reports two Detroit men Hal Ellington and Guy Critter escaped death when their private airplane stalled motor at 1000 feet and crashed in a cornfield seven miles south of Cygnet. Ellington dislocated shoulder. Poor visibility from heavy rain hindered a safe landing. plane overturned. They returned to Detroit.
A tropical storm stationary between Cuba and Jamaica over the Caribbean Sea caused at least four deaths in Cuba and heavy property damage in both Cuba and Jamaica. Winds reached up to 35 miles per hour, with the system diminishing in intensity noted by the federal warning system.
Britain offers an open bid for peace as Sir Samuel Hoare signals that Britain will act with others if Geneva imposes force. He warns Mussolini to halt the war without European fighting and urges a collective approach before October 31 to apply penalties. Ethiopian forces, boasting large numbers, press for action even as Haile Selassie prefers restraint and the north could see first real fighting.
HAV NA Cuba Oct 23 A hurricane that struck Cuba's eastern tip and Jamaica blew out to sea through the Bahamas Channel. It caused about 590,900 in damage across Santiago and Guantanamo and other eastern cities. Communication with Santiago, home to 143,000, was cut and streets flooded. The city reported around 100 houses destroyed.
William T. Bentz and another former Elyria Iron and Steel Co official died within weeks of each other. Bentz, 2 former Elyria executives, passed at Charity Hospital Cleveland after a four week illness. Surviving wife Mrs Bentz and two Columbus siblings. Funeral in Columbus Saturday. Burial planned in Lebanon Indiana. Also note: James Monroe, 91, a Civil War veteran and Elyria resident for years, died in Kentucky. He served in the Sixth Indiana Infantry with extensive service and was later active in public affairs. Burial expected in Lebanon Indiana. Other veterans in Elyria reduced to two.
Miss Leona Marie Esch urges repeal of Ohio indeterminate sentence law at Cleveland Women’s club meeting. She argues lawmakers should restore judges’ power to sentence and notes Al Capone might be free under current rules. She cites Hoover remarks on parole ease and shows how reforms affect long-term prisoners.
A 25 pound dynamite charge felled the 212 foot smokestack of the old Cleveland Southwestern power house on Oberlin road. The landmark stack, built in 1913 for 18000 dollars, stood as a Route 20 beacon before the traction line's decline. Aldrich of Spencer owns the property and ordered the demolition to salvage usable equipment. Engineers report about 100 pounds of dynamite used. some bricks and tile to be repurposed for a local church.
Hollywood October 23 Fearful exodus from California grows as William Randolph Hearst vows to quit to escape heavy income taxes. He says combined state and federal taxes could take up to 96 percent of earnings, prompting talk that film magnates and stars will move to Florida or New York. Louis B Mayer and Kathleen Norris join the campaign against the new tax, while Hearst plans to close his San Simeon ranch and shift Cosmopolitan productions to New York. Variety No. 3 continued on Page 2.
Bond issues and extra levy proposals will be voted on in 18 Lorain County school districts next month. Five districts face bond issues totaling $215,000 while 14 districts vote on extra levies. most are renewals with no tax increase. Wellington and LaGrange will consider both bond issues and levies. Other bond amounts include Amherst 321,990, Camden Township 37,000, and South Amherst 36,99. Ballots on extra levies will note proposed tax-rate increases. Renewal districts include Brownhelm Eaton Elyria Township Grafton Henrietta Huntington LaGreuse Sheffield Lake and Wellington. Renewal extra levies cover Black River East Carlisle Ridgeville Ely and Township.
Judge Guy B. Fincher directed the jury to find for Howard Holcomb in a La Grange collision suit filed by James Maxwell Oliver. The new state law shields drivers unless wanton or willful misconduct is proven. testimony failed to establish such conduct in the Lorain crash near 18th street and Reid avenue on October 21, 1943. Oliver’s attorneys said they would seek appellate review.
Ohio climate news from United Press notes an end to eight days of unusually mild weather. State meteorologist W H Alexander predicts a sharp temperature drop toward freezing, with a heavy frost likely. October had warm spells after an early cool start, July-like highs near 77 recently, and a record October 22 deviation factors into the yearly temperature excess and rainfall tally.
The county board voted to arrest parole violators from the county jail after receiving numerous parole requests from friends seeking to free inmates. Commissioners Dunn and Davidson pushed for stricter enforcement, with Dunn listing parolees since January 1 and opposing leniency except in rare cases.
Elyria merchants invite a Thursday night audience to hear Z. F. Norton of Omaha present The Human Element in Selling at the M. C. 4. The event, organized by the Elrria Chamber of Commerce executive committee, aims to boost sales for attendees and staff. The program begins at 7:30 p.m.
AKRON O Oct R Cox of Canton became governor of the Ohio Kiwanis district at the annual convention concluding today He will succeed Dr Ben A Arenson of Delaware Floyd Pratt of Marietta was elected treasurer and the lieutenant governors for 11 divisions include Fred Webber Barberton Norman Reed Toledo Charles Mattocks Troy Ray Meyers Lockland H F Moore Tiffin Dana Reynolds Columbus Russ Glass Euclid C Williamson Wooster Fred Mere Lean Girard Sexard Dan Wells ville and Henry Fox Woods gic.
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