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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1939

Page

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Huge Antarctic Snow Cruiser Begins Journey

Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd's 55 by 15 foot Antarctic Snow Cruiser starts an eight day trek from Chicago to Boston to join an expedition. Designed by Armour Institute, it carries a crew of four, a plane on its roof, a full lab and post office. It can cruise 5000 miles on a year’s supplies and crosses crevasses up to 15 feet wide.

Armour Institute of Technology Chicago Admiral Byrd Boston Acme Richard E. Byrd Byrd Antarctica United States Research Foundation of Armour Institute Thomas C. Poulter Armour Research Foundation Poulter Indiana Sand Dunes Fort Warne Mansfield Akron Fredenia Auburn Albany N. Y Framingham Mass

Pope to issue first encyclical tomorrow

Castel Gandolfo Italy October 26 Pope Pius will issue his first encyclical tomorrow an exposition of the churchs opposition to paganism and atheism as affected by the Soviet expansion in eastern Europe

Castel Gandolfo Italy Pope Pius

Ohio Valley Weather Update With Showers Friday

Cloudy tonight in Ohio with showers Friday and little temperature change. High pressure over the Atlantic States rising, disturbances central over Iowa and Colorado. Light to moderate rains in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys and the Rocky Mountain Plateau. Temperature changes in the past 24 hours were slight.

Ohio Atlantic States Dakotas Iowa Colorado Ohio Valley Mississippi Valley Rocky Mountain Plateau

Man Offers To Sell Eye To Pay Bills

Clyde Lowry 45, long unemployed, advertised in a Troy paper offering to sell one of his eyes for 10000 to fund his family. Former foreman of 16 years says he is dead serious and has searched Troy and nearby cities for work without success.

Troy. O Clyde Lowry Lowry Darton Troy Sidney Darion Lima Piqua

Finland Will Not Yield To Russia

Helsinki Feb. 26 The Finnish mission returned from Moscow with written Russian demands described as posing serious obstacles to talks. Leaders Paasikivi and Tanner met President Kallio and Foreign Minister Erkkro immediately after, with a foreign spokesman noting Finland cannot yield on certain points and stressing its integrity remains a nonnegotiable issue.

Helsingfors Finland Moscow J. KK Paasikivi V. A. Tanner Kyrosti Kallio Eljas Erkkos Russia

Mrs Branch Fined 100 And 90 Days In Jail

Alma Branch 25 of 246 Bath Street pleaded guilty before Common Pleas Judge Guy B Findley to one of seven counts of promoting gambling in the Cleveland policy racket. She was fined 100 and costs and sentenced to 90 days in the county jail.

Alma Branch Bath Street Cleveland Common Pleas Guy B. Findley Branch Elyria Polce Lorain William Wickens

Senate Debates Amendments On Neutrality Bill And Embargo

The Senate split over multiple amendments to the neutrality bill. An amendment by Alben Barkley would deny entry to foreign merchant vessels disguising themselves as American ships for three months. Other proposals sought to restore or redefine the embargo, raising the possibility of delaying final action into tomorrow or Saturday.

Washington Senate United States Alben W. Barkley Charles W. Tobey House John N. Garner Las Night Bennett Champ Clark D. Mo Pat McCarran D. Nev Gerald P Nie Clark R. N

Falls From Scaffold Injures Local Worker

Frank Jones, 57, of 528 Pack Place, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 8:35 a m today for minor injuries after a fall from a scaffold while working on a new house under construction on Stanford Avenue near Sherman Street.

Frank Jones Pack Place Elyria Memorial Hospital Stanford Avenue Sherman Street

Plans For Hallowe'en Parade In Elyria

Elyria outlines plans for a Tuesday night Hallowe'en parade with at least 11 prizes. Prizes include two school awards for highest and second highest student participation and multiple individual costume prizes. Parade route runs West avenue to Broad to East to Second to Ely Park with cider and doughnuts for marchers.

Elyria Hallowe'en Committee On Awards Elyria Eagles Elyria Woman’s Club Elyria Council of Parent-Teacher Associations W C. A. Business and Professional Women’s Club Chamber of Commerce City Club Young Men’s Club Mark Willis Elyria Rotary Club George Colburn Kiwanis Club Thomas Welsh Exchange Club West Avenue Broad Street East Avenue Second Street Ely Park Third Street

Drought Broken as Winter Wheat Crop Saved in Ohio

Weather reports from Columbus indicate rain across Ohio and West Virginia will break the drought and save the winter wheat crop. Meteorologist John C. Fisher notes rainfall exceeded an inch in many areas with more showers forecast and cooler, cloudy conditions. The rain promotes germination of dormant winter wheat and lowers fire risk in southern Ohio woods and grasslands.

Columbus. O Ohio West Virginia U. S John C. Fisher Fisher Ohie State Cornell Iowa Rocky 3 Fountains

Incorporation Papers Granted To The C. A. Olsen Co

Columbus reports that the C. A. Olsen Manufacturing Company of Elyria received incorporation papers. Incorporators are C. A. Olsen K. E. Fauver and Florence Hamel with 1500 shares of no par stock for manufacturing heating and cooling devices. Olsen was unavailable for comment.

Elyria Columbus C. A. Olsen

Steamer Amorakia Sinks After Reef Collision

Fifteen sailors died when the 286 ton coastal steamer Amorakia struck a reef at night between Chalkis and Volvolo. Many others were injured in the disaster reported from Athens.

Athens Chalkis Volvolo Exchange

Germany’s Deutschland Free as Atlantic Sea Raider

Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons the German pocket battleship Deutschland is free as a sea raider and has sunk the British steamship Stongate. He noted reports of Admiral Scheer and Emden roaming the Atlantic, confirmed none officially. Deutschland carries six 11 inch guns, 8 five point nine caliber guns, and 10 machine guns, with two airplanes. U boats destroyed or damaged in the past week.

London Atlantic Stongate Neville Chamberlain House of Commons Admiral Scheer Emden North South Arctic Bay Kola Chamberlain Deutschland Graf Sree

School Children To Enjoy Holiday Tomorrow

Thousands of Elyria and Lorain County students will have a holiday as schools close for teachers to attend the North eastern Ohio Teachers Association meeting in Cleveland. Lorain County superintendent R C Maston, president of the association, leads the event with mass attendance expected from 13 000 teachers. General sessions start tomorrow with Maslin presiding. offices will close for the one day meeting.

Elyria and Lorain County Cxik Northeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association Cleveland Lorain Maslin

Slovak Parliament Elects Josef Tiso President

Bratislava reports the Slovak Parliament unanimously elected Josef Tiso as the first president of the Republic. Tiso had previously led the government as Premier.

Tiso Bratislava Josef Tiso Republic

Pair Reunited After 56 Years For Double Ring Wedding

In Delaware Ohio Frank Edwards 81 and Rose McCollum, a Delaware widow, wed yesterday at St Pauls Church parsonage. They had planned to marry 56 years ago but were separated by a relative's death and a move west. They reunited in Florida last winter and renewed their vows with the original rings.

Delaware, O Frank Edwards Rose McCollum St. Paul's Church Anderson Brown Edwards Syracuse McCollum Florida Birs. XicCollum Rev. Brown

French Patrols Seek Contact With Germans

French patrols venture through No Man's Land to probe German dispositions and seize prisoners for questioning. Intelligence indicates German concentrations near the Maginot Line, with risk of a mass attack on any point from the Channel to Switzerland.

Pris No Man's Land Germany Maginot Line Vosges Switzerland Netherlands Belgium Frere Adolf Hitler English Channel

Chamberlain Bids For Russia Friendship In War Time

London reports British leaders defend Soviet actions in Poland as self defense while eyeing trade with Soviet Russia on a barter basis. Halifax says Britain may deepen Anglo Soviet ties amid Baltic concerns as Ribbentrop denounces Britain.

London U. P Viscount Halifax Poland House of Lords Britain Neville Chamberlain House of Commons Red Army Germany Halifax Finland Baltic States

Russia Rejects British Blockade Legitimacy

Moscow declares it will not recognize Britain's blockade of Germany and asserts the right to seek compensation for harms. Russia releases the German prize crew from internment while holding the City of Flint for cargo verification as a 45 member economic delegation heads to Berlin to discuss trade.

Russia Britain Great Britain Germany Vladimir Potemkin William Leeds Kola Bay Russian Arctic Berlin

Hull Demands Release of City of Flint to U S Crew

Secretary Hull said the United States demanded that the Russian government free the freighter City of Flint and its cargo for the American crew. He noted Berlin was warned similarly as the ship, under a German warship, reached Murmansk. Ambassador Steinhardt was authorized to verify events in Murmansk and seek return of vessel and cargo under international law.

Baltic States Poland Hitler Lithuania Latvia Estona Berlin fAcme Radio-Telephoto Washington Hull United States Flint Murmansk Laurence Steinhardt i Aboscow Russan Hult

Three Cars In Collision On Route 254 Near Peart Road

Three cars were damaged in a Route 254 crash near Peart road at 7 35 A M when a driver momentarily looked at a faulty accelerator causing a chain collision. Harold Niesen of Amherst led to the first impact with Earl C. Taylor of Elyria then hit C C King of Lorain. No injuries were reported.

Peart Road Sheriff Department Harold Niesen Amherst Earl C. Taylor Kenyon Avenue Elyria C. C. King of Lorain West Avenue Second Street Thomas E Keating R. D. No Oberlin Harry Claycomb Warren Avenue Keating

Prosecutor Butler Making Rapid Recovery

Prosecutor Howard R. Butler is recovering quickly from a stroke suffered last Friday at Elyria Memorial Hospital. He joked with his nurse by phone saying only the good die young and that he has two long times left. Officials expect he may go home within a week or two to continue convalescence.

Howard R. Butler Elyria Memorial Hospital Butler

Woman Found Dead At Home In Suburban Detroit

The nude body of Mrs. Herbert C Patterson, 46, wife of an automotive engineer, was found on the bloody floor of her home in suburban St Clair Shores. Police said she apparently died from loss of blood due to deep wrist gashes and may have been attacked.

Detroit Herbert C Patterson St Clair Shores

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Antarctic Pope Hallowe’en C. A. Olsen Co Baltics Bulletin United Press Soviet Russia City of Flint Europe Danzig Joachim von Ribbentrop i_P Charles Lewis 13Th Street Winnie Brown la Grange Eighth Street Middle Avenue William Fox Lake Avenue Willam Braeden 18Th Street Fox John Lugaski Eastern Heights Boulevard Abrs Gar McRoberts
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