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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1934
Page
1
State investigators linked two killings to John Dillingers wooden gun escape from Lake County jail last March. Lew Baker jail warden and Ernst Blunk deputy print expert were seized for questioning. a Lake County attorney ally reportedly taken in as well.
Elyrian, president emeritus of the International Society for Crippled Children, met with President Roosevelt in Washington. The visit aimed to secure support for the society and its 1955 convention, with Roosevelt promising to address the gathering.
Deputy sheriffs report a hay rack rolled down a slope and struck a gas pump at Fred Crowle's station located at LaGrange and Butternut Ridge roads. Edmund Monroe and Joseph Woddings identified the rack as the cause of the destruction.
Lula Angli, 40, of German Ridge, Virginia, was removed from her parents' home to Huntington State Hospital on a lunacy warrant after neighbors complained. Deputies reported she had been kept in a single room furnished only with a bed, and she appeared unkempt and lacking proper clothing.
Partly cloudy conditions continue in Ohio with little temperature change through tonight and Wednesday. Winds calm to light as highs stay in the upper 60s to low 70s.
At the largest Democratic rally here Senator Bulkley led as principal speaker with Congressman Don Harter and Don M. Jackson in support. He defended policies, inflation measures, and devaluation as temporary relief boosting exports while warning future budget gaps. The talk touched on federal aid, balance of payments, and the difficulty of maintaining a balanced budget.
Ten people met at the YMCA to start plans for a new club for young men between the ages served by the YMCA. The group aims for 35 members, with meetings every Wednesday at 7 pm. The first meeting will elect officers and set club rules.
Former Union Trust Co. officers Joseph Nutt and Wilbur Baldwin were acquitted by a federal jury after five hours of deliberation on charges of false bank entries tied to a $10,000,000 purchase of government bonds in 1931. The government may pursue mail fraud charges, officials said today.
Two state Grange officers will speak tomorrow night at the Ridgeville Grange Hall for the Lorain County Cemetery Club meeting. Vernon H. Crouse of North Lima, a member of the Ohio State Grange executive committee, and Mrs. Cronse, an officer in the Juvenile Grange, will appear along with music and readings. Arthur Mason of Wellington will preside as about 100 members expected attend.
Elyria to host annual Halloween parade tomorrow night starting at 7 30 pm with hundreds of marchers in five divisions along West Broad East Third and Middle Avenues to Ely Park. Participants include city police Ohio National Guard Boy Scouts Elyria High and elementary schools plus veterans groups and drum corps. Special stunts will enliven the festivity followed by park cider and doughnuts.
Harvey C. Cheney will address the Plyria Kiwanis Club at Hotel Newell noon Thursday on Elyria's financial condition and the two mill levy on next Tuesday's ballot. The talk was arranged by Frank E. Stevens, public affairs chairman.
Seven machine gun bandits robbed the Aetna State Bank in Chicago taking about $20,000 in currency. They held 11 employees and 15 customers during the attack.
A large Democratic rally is set for Eagles Hall with Ray T. Miller former Cleveland mayor Charles V. Truax Bucyrus congressman at large and Judge Joseph Heffernan Youngstown Mahoning County judge as speakers. It starts at 8 pm under the Lorain County Democratic Executive Committee and a similar event is planned in Lorain. Public invited.
J Russell Craig safety director of the Pennsylvania Indemnity Corp and National Safety Council member speaks at Mivria High School auditorium at 7 30 pm as part of Lorain County Industrial Safety Campaign The event includes a film Public Enemy Number One and draws about 250 local firms executives and workers The campaign is run by Ohio Industrial Commission safety division with cooperation from Lorain and Eighteen Chambers of Commerce.
Lorain barbers are urged to attend a Thursday 8 p m meeting at Elyria Eagles Hall where Heldman will explain the code. The gathering is under the Ohio Recovery Administration. Lorain County was moved to district five with Cleveland as headquarters.
Police and sheriff deputies searched a large area for two inmates who fled the Grafton prison farm. George Kramer aged 20 and William Melcholr aged 21, both from Cincinnati, were serving terms for robbery at the reformatory.
Cleveland reports dispute over Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company ending its local business. City officials deny police failures protected property during labor unrest. A and P intents to dismantle 500 stores as workers remove goods and fixtures amid layoffs. Union conflicts left many employees silent, four nonunion workers seek comment. Continued on Page 2.
Milwaukee and Racine workers walked out of three Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company groceries and joined picketing at twelve Milwaukee locations. Star Groceries faces a possible strike vote if wage talks fail. A&P, Kroger, and BEC Shinners meat departments already closed or joining the walkout amid claims of unprofitability and demands for higher pay.
Dr Edwin W Kemmerer the noted hard money economist told the Investment Bankers Association audience at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia that inflation threatens wealth. He urged investors to buy durable commodities real estate and corporate equities rather than high grade bonds to protect against currency depreciation.
Florence Lee, 42, club proprietor, testified in the first degree murder trial concerning the September 2 incident that led to the death of her business partner Michael Teo. She described retrieving a gun, going to Doc Yankowski’s house, and firing when Teo allegedly advanced. Lee said she loved Teo and did not intend to kill him, while admitting fear during the confrontation.
East Liverpool Ohio October 30 six members of the Lane family perished in a two room home blaze of undetermined origin in the dry run district. Ralph Lane 38 a millworker, an unidentified woman about 40 and their four children aged 8 to 16 were found burned to death. Watchman at Johnson China Company plant alerted neighbors who aided efforts but could not save the occupants. The children were located in bed in one room and the parents in chairs in the other as flames consumed the structure.
Toledo O Oct 0 Twenty five hundred Toledoans will be working in the Willys-Overland plant here within three weeks. David R Wilson receiver and president announced today. Orders many with cash deposits have been received to insure continuous operation at least until near summer. About 600 workers will be recalled early in November as production on the first 6,000 cars gets underway and the force is stepped up as finished products come off the line.
Belgrade dispatch notes King Peter I at 11 relates to brothers Tomislav and Aneher the family tragedy. He describes their father King Alexander I of the Serbs Croats and Slovenes perishing in Marseille during a sea voyage and reassures them to wait patiently for his return.
James Murphy was fined £ 50 and costs for driving while intoxicated when arraigned before Mayor W H Vanoster this morning. His privilege to drive in Elyria was suspended for six months. He was arrested on Lake Avenue two days ago.
Dr Eugene L Swan urged government subsidized marriages between selected young men and women as an inevitable development in the country speaking before the New York State Nurses Convention in Buffalo New York He described the plan as a social reform measure aimed at stabilizing families and improving population trends.
Joseph Burton, 46, signed confession admitting he killed his brother William, 45, at Lucasville, Ohio, two years ago. Prosecutor Emory Smith holds the confession. Burton was arrested after a shotgun tied to the slaying was found in a dried pond. Mrs Mary Burton and Grover Doss, both questioned, with Burton likely to face grand jury action.
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