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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1938

Page

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Crazed Veteran Shoots Doctor In Cleveland

In Cleveland Ohio on October 28 a World War veteran shot Dr Harold C Wise 42 a former semi professional baseball player in his East Side office and then killed himself Joseph San Filippo 46 a railway conductor fled to a nearby yard after the shooting Police said San Filippo believed Wise failed to treat his son for a leg injury properly He had reportedly been released from a veterans hospital in August

Cleveland Harold C. Wise Joseph Sah Filippo Dr. Wise San Filippo Veterans Hospital Alburpuerdgiai Ny M

County Americanization Plan Seeks Broad Legion Involvement

Lerain County Council of the American Legion opened a county wide plan with all posts slated to participate. A meeting at Elyria Legion Home gathered post leaders to discuss community needs. Carl L. Smith leads the county council. Joan F. Buckless was named secretary and treasurer.

Ans All America Legion Lerain County Council of the America Lesion Elyria Carl L. Smith Udian O Lee Joan F. Buckless

Menuhin Refuses To Join Union Over Concert Contract

Famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin declines union membership to fulfill a Los Angeles Philharmonic engagement. He says art must be free from collective bargaining and notes his prior support for the orchestra during financial difficulties, stressing the contract he signed should govern. He dismisses money as a factor and asserts individual artistic freedom in a democratic country.

Los Angeles Qet Yehudi Menuhin Vinhin Los Anfeller Philharmonic Orchestra Orghe American Guild of Musical Artists Untsychestra Min Menuhin Ganecert Tam

Weather Ohio fair with warmer west tonight and east surge

Weather summary notes fair conditions with slight warmth in western portions tonight. Saturday shows partial cloudiness with warmer readings in eastern and southern areas. A high pressure system rests over the eastern lake region and Ohio valley, while another high dominates the Canadian Prairie and Rocky Mountain regions.

Ohio Eastern Lake Region Ohio Valley Canadian Prairie Provinces Rocky Mountain Middle Atlantic North Pacific Ontario Ooklahoma North Atlantic Plains States

Burlington Railroad Elects First Woman Executive

Edith Jarvis Aldtabavel was elected secretary treasurer of the Burlington railroad, the first woman to hold an executive position in the 88 year history of the company. She succeeds Charles Sturgis, retiring after fifty eight years with the road. Aldtabavel’s father, Birry E, became privy to the company January 1, and Perkins, president, announced the retirement of Sturgis in 1922 after forty years with the railroad.

Wweme Phiste Burlington Railroad Edith Jarvis Ald Tabavel Secretar Charles Sturgis The Burlington Alden Birry E RBZ Privary To CO. 2 Perkins

Japan Protests To France Over Alleged Shipments

Tokyo lodged a protest with Paris over alleged WW shipments via French Indo China to China. France replied that surveillance exists on the Indo China frontier and no specific violations were cited. Navy said several French warships were temporarily blocked between Hong Kong and Canton but not endangered.

Paris Oct Tay Japan France Toke Navy Ministry Tongkong Canton

Mrs Longworth Calls For Presidential Term Limits

Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth urged a constitutional amendment to limit presidents to one six-year or two four-year terms to curb one man rule. She said the measure would settle the issue and cited family history of Roosevelt Taft tensions as context. She also voiced support for Senate candidate Robert Taft, noting past Roosevelts' disputes.

Clevelan Alice Roosevelt Longworth Theodore Roosevelt Longworth William McKinley McKinley Robert A. Taft Senate Roosevelt-Taft

Northeastern Ohio Teachers Association Opens in Cleveland

Thousands of school children in Elyria and Lorain County enjoy a holiday as teachers attend the opening day sessions of the Northeastern Ohio Teachers Association meeting in Cleveland. Elyria’s R. C. Maston is unopposed for president while E. G. Baxter is one of two candidates for treasurer and executive secretary, with election results due tomorrow.

Elyria Lorain County Northeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association Cleveland Déday R. C. Maston Ellyria E. G. Baxter

Wife Of Nominee Dies In Ohio Senate Race

Mrs. Frank S. Day, 30, wife of the Democratic nominee for the State Senate, died today in Cleveland after a brief kidney illness. She had been ill only a few days.

Cleveland, O Frank S. Day State Senate

Bricker Denies Patronage Split Charge

United Press reports Bricker, the Republican candidate for Ohio governor, dismissed Democratic charges of a patronage split with Gov. Davey as fiction and fraud. Sawyer labeled Bricker combative, while other GOP figures like Herbert and Knisley defended charges about legal fees and office costs amid campaign battles.

United Press Democratic Martin L. Davey John W. Bricker Bricker Youngstown Charles Sawyer Davey Berrudin Sawyer Herbert Hurls Thomas O. Herbert Atturpe Nelsonville Aty Herbert S. Duffy Guardian Bank of Cleveland Herbert Clarence H. Knisley Don Ebright Akron Harry S. Day Knisley

Three Killed In Slate Fall At Pursegrove Mine

Morgantown Oct 28 three men died and three more were seriously injured in a slate and shale fall late yesterday at Pursegrove No 5 mine. A mine train carrying 40 workers was half a mile below the surface when the fall ripped the last two cars from the track. Victims were Michael Evanoff Jr 20 River side mine foreman Guring Zeni 21 miner New Morgantown James Hunt 44 employee of a mine camp. Injured were A R Hand superintendent Jay Witt and William Faulkher miners.

Morgantown W. Va Pursegrove No. 5 Alex Brice West Virginia Michael Evanoff, Jr Riverside Guring Zeni New Morgantown James Hunt A. R. Hand Jay Witt William Faulkher

Hundreds of Jews rounded up in Berlin arrest sweep

Berlin police in a morning round up arrested several hundred Jews, mostly young men, and transported them by bus to the disused Alexander Barracks near the police headquarters. Authorities suspected they planned emigration to Poland and possibly faced transfer to concentration camps or border escort. Reports also noted arrests of many foreign Jews in Vienna, including Czechs, Hungarians, and Poles.

Berlin U.hi Alexander Barracks Alexanderplatz Poland Vienna Austria

Will Answer Charge of Violating Parole

Homer Baker aged 19 of Ridgeville is to be arraigned before Common Pleas Judge D A Cook this afternoon for parole violation. He was arrested by Lieut Detective L E Sweet after allegedly stealing a $35 battery light from the Abbe street WPA sewer project. Baker had been placed on probation following a prior burglary conviction at the Schroll Coal Company office on Cleveland street.

Homer Baker Ridgeville Common Pleas D. A. Cook L. E. Sweet Baker Abbe Street Cook Schroll Coal Company Cleveland Street

Power Defense Power Program Launched in Nation

Washington announces a 1 billion dollar national defense power program to coordinate power resources, build feeder lines, and quickly mobilize utilities if city facilities are cut. Johnson, head of the National Defense Power Committee, reports commitments from major utilities along the eastern seaboard and plans immediate purchases of turbo generators boilers and filler equipment.

Washington Ccal Tootis Johneson Fodas Roosevelt Johnson National Defense Power Committee Easter Seaboard Pew

Pickaway County Man Wins Flushing Title

London Ohio Oct 26 Lawrence Wright 26 of Kinderhook Pickaway County won the Ohio Shack Corn Husking Championship before a crowd of 50 001 here today.

London Lawrence Wright Kinderhook Pickaway County Ohio Shack

Deputies Seek Bond to Free Sheriff Grail From Jail

Deputies appointed by Sheriff William F Grail launched a united drive to raise the 10,000 bond for his release from county jail. Grail faces a bribery trial in November and has been jailed since October 20 after bail was set at 20,000 and later reduced to 10,000. Deputies C J Cordy John Fultos and John Hudak say they will provide real estate security to cover the bond and Clerk of Courts H E B Agate reports 5 890 pledged so far, leaving 14 110 still needed to reach the amount.

William F. Grail Grail Grall John Hudak H. EB. Agate

Maintain Present Schedule At Tube Plant

Operations at the National Tube Company Lorain plant will continue next week at current high levels under a tentative schedule. Three blast furnaces and 10 open hearths stay in operation. the Bessemer converter runs double turn. the rail mill operates three days starting Monday.

National Tube Company Lorain Bessemer Ip Mill Skelp Mill Butt Mills Seamiel Mills Skelp Mills Seamless

Fire Erupts At Major Marseilles Store In Flames

In Marseilles on October 28 the Nouvelles Galeries department store was ablaze. Unconfirmed reports stated about 15 people were killed as hundreds fled the burning building and emergency crews fought the blaze.

Marseilles France Nouvelles Galeries

Church To Observe 100th Birthday At Route 59 Parish

The South Ridge Evangelical Church marks its 100th anniversary with a Sunday October 30 program. Morning worship features guest speaker Rev. W L Leith of Cleveland after 10 a m Sunday School. A noon tureen dinner precedes an afternoon program with talks, music, and church history.

South Ridge Route 59 John Lutz

Elyrian Sheriff Appointed After Unanimous Board Vote

Carl R. Finegan, 34, of 424 Lodi Street Elyria, was unanimously named sheriff to fill the Grall vacancy after his resignation amid bribery charges. The vote followed morning talks with judges and a crowd of hopeful applicants, with Finegan chosen over Parabek and Knapp. He will serve the remaining term to Jan 1 1941 and posted a $20 000 office bond.

Carl R. Finegan Lodi Street Elyria Board of County Commissioners William F .Grall Judges Chamber C. G. Washburn Common Pleas Guy & Findley D. A. Cook Fred Ruth Finegan Davidson DeChant Dunn Purdue Februz Ely High School Gnd Purdue University Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Cleveland George White State Department of Liquor Control Cincinnati Republic Steel Republic Steel Company Superior The Steel and Tubes, Inc Sheriff Grall Columbus Joseph Conley, Jr J. A. Fauver Elyria Central Labor Union Elyria and Oberlin League

Elyria Plans Standardized School Safety Patrols

The Elyria Community Safety Council proposes standardized equipment and methods for School Safety Patrols. Recommendations include four white belts per patrol bay with badge and flag, weather gear, and waterproof cap. storage in schools. daily captain inspections. mandatory gear. a uniform signaling system. and a police chief directed patrol grading plan to motivate competition among schools.

City of Elyria

Taft Dinner Tonight At Lorain Draws 500 Reservations

Almost five hundred reservations are on record for a Republican dinner at six tonight at the Masonic Temple Lorain. Robert A Taft will give the principal address with Daniel Morgan speaking for the State Republican ticket. Taft and Morgan arrive by five for a brief reception. delegations from Sandusky Medina and Cuyahoga counties join the event hosted by Lorain Young Republican Club.

Masonic Temple Lorain Robert A. Taft United States Senate Daniel Morgan Cleveland Taft Mr. Morgan Roy Rogers Erie County Sandusky Medina Cuyahoga Young Republican Club of Lorainesupty

Chiang Kai-Shek vows relentless war against Japan

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek declared the war would continue relentlessly and that decisive battles might come. He sent the message to the People's Political Council from the Hankow war front, stating Chinese forces would press on in inland areas west of Hankow despite Japanese occupation and that next actions would occur west of the Pinghan line north of Hankow.

Chungking China Chiang Kai-Shek Japan Chiang People’s Political Council Hankow Pinghan

Cleveland Firemen Face Shell Laden Blaze At Repair Shop

Cleveland firemen battled a blaze at Robert Blake's key and gun repair shop as shotgun shells exploded. Battalion Chief William Ferrie described taking strategic positions and directing three high pressure hoses through side windows to soak the shelves until the flames subsided after ten minutes. damage reached about 1000 dollars.

Cleveland Robert Blake William Ferrie

Kiwanians Hear Cleveland Woman Speak on Civil Service

Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride of Cleveland, state chairman of the Reiter Government Personnel of the League of Women Voters, told Kiwanis Club members that the League aims to extend Civil Service in Ohio. She noted Civil Service has become a national issue in four years and that the Ohio League will assess legislature candidates and the two gubernatorial hopefuls on this matter. The League backs a bill to set an uneven number of Civil Service Commissioners and restore many patronage jobs to the commission, along with a larger appropriation to enable proper functioning.

Malcolm L. McBride Cleveland Reiter League of Women Voters Cuyahoga County League Kiwanis Club League Ohio McBride Ohio League

Dayton Schools Close As Funds Are Depleted

Dayton faces an abrupt 34,000 pupil and 1,300 teacher disruption as funds evaporate. The board seeks December state aid and a November 8 two mill levy while an emergency five member committee urges Columbus to convene a special session for more school funding. Two mass meetings paved a plan to form a Montgomery County public advisory panel to improve fiscal handling and report on government tax matters.

Dayton Board of Education State School Foundation Martin L. Davey Columbus Frederick H. Rike Dayton Merchant Ezra Kuhns J. H. Margolis Walter Behm Robert C. Knee Lewis B. Rock Dayton Journal and Herald Montgomery County

Germany cancels deportation order affecting Polish Jews

WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 28 Germany agreed to cancel its deportation order that would have sent thousands of Polish Jews into Poland. The Foreign Office said the decision followed negotiations between Germany and Poland.

Warsaw Poland Germany Foreign Office

WPA Worker Crushed To Death In Cave In Sandusky Ohio

In Sandusky Ohio on October 28 Jess Humford aged 55 was crushed to death when three tons of stone collapsed while he loaded dirt and stone for a bridge fill at Wagner Quarries Company. He was Erie county's first WPA fatality.

Sandusky. O Jess Humford Erie County Humford Wagner Quarries Company

Bargain Counter offers daily wide ranging ads

The notice promotes a daily Bargain Counter section with varied items such as permanent waves at 250, fresh cider at 39 cents, silk hose, rabbit hounds, paint bargains, coal stoves, acre parcels for 2500, and a 1935 Ford at 195. It invites readers to start reading tonight and highlights the daily, broad appeal of the bargain column.

Ford

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Union Bulletin Mrs. Longworth Slate Fall Acme Photat Nellie Babcock Tabave Rochester Ind Indiana Babcncit James L. Babenck Babenck Flushing Elyrian Sheriff's Department John E. Davidson Andrew Parabek Lerain Oscar G. Dunn George Knapp Jahir Fulton Patrick Flaherty D. W. Parker Lanam Cart R. Finegan Chamber of Commerce Small Business Men’s Association WPA
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