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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1938

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Russia warns Britain and France of dangers over Sudetenland

Pravda in Moscow blasts British and French appeasement of Hitler over Czechoslovakia. It says denying aggression is a dangerous precedent and warns that western democracies, by yielding on Sudetenland, may invite future pressures in Asia and Africa. It questions German and British plunderers equally and cautions Polish sovereignty in Ukrainian White Russian districts.

Moscow Soviet Russia Pravde Great Britain France Czechoslovakia Sudetenland Pravda Soviet Union Asia Africa India Indo China Mervees Hitler Austria Poland Pravd

The Situation In Europe The Sudetenland Crisis Deepens

Prague reports the Czechoslovak government surrender subject to parliamentary approval to Hitler’s demands for Sudetenland annexation. Berlin notes 330000 troops massed on the Czech frontier as Hitler warns Britain and France to meet his terms without war. Godesberg says Hitler will meet Chamberlain for completion of the Sudetenland deal while London’s cabinet is summoned as Czech leaders capitulate. Geneva quotes Litvinov accusing powers of betraying the Czechs by aiding sabre-parting.

United Press Prague Adolf Hitler Sudetenland Berlin Germany Czech Hitler Great Britain France Godesberg Neville Chamberlain London Geneva Maxim Litvinov

Death Toll From Train Crash Now Stands At Eleven

LOS ANGELES September 21 Southern Pacific Railroad officials waited for Leonard Jacobson to recover from hysteria before questioning him about switching the derailment that wrecked two track passenger trains yesterday. The death toll stood at 11 with four of the 111 injured in critical condition at a California hospital. The Californian had gone on a siding near the Arizona California border about 180 miles east of Los Angeles shortly after 2 am when it was struck by the Argonaut.

Los Angeles Southern Pacific Railroad Leonard Jacobson Indo, Calif Arizona-California

Weather summary for Ohio and Atlantic coast

The bulletin reports fair and cool conditions in Ohio tonight with rising temperatures Thursday. A hurricane center lies off the North Carolina Virginia coast this morning while a high pressure area sits over the Mississippi Valley extending into the Rockies. Rain is general along the Atlantic coast and Great Lakes region with heavy rain from Virginia to Massachusetts. cooler Atlantic coast, warmer Plains, other regions show minimal changes.

Ohio North Carolina-Virginia Mississippi Valley Rockies Atlantic Lake Region Ohio Valley Virginia Massachusetts Plains States

Czech Leaders Surrender To Britain And France

Prague reports Czech leaders surrender to Britain and France after agreeing to a plan to dismember Czechoslovakia. President Benes faced a critical choice amid midnight brinkmanship with Berlin. Ministers met in parliament to decide on an extraordinary session to affirm the constitution and accept the plan or face German demands.

Prague Czechoslovakia Paris London Berlin Godenberg Adolf Hitler Germany Eduard Benes Basil Cochranne- Newton Victor Leopold de Lacroix President Benes Benes Britain France

Student Pilot Killed in Columbus Plane Crash

Raymond C. Lane, 36, of Columbus, a student pilot with five solo hours, died when his airplane dived from 3500 feet during a practice flight last evening. He was unable to recover before the crash.

Columbus Raymond C. Lane Lane

Sudeten Men Eager For Battle

Dispatch from Dresden notes about 119000 Sudeten men in Germany ready to organize free corps to fight Czechoslovakia. Refugees, often former Czech soldiers, are housed and fed by stormtroopers with women and children sent north. Many claim great health despite undernourishment. some diphtheria among children.

United Press Dresden Germany Czechoslovakia Sudeten Ruegen Red Cross Corps

Mrs Bird Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

Mrs Barbara Bird, 20, was sentenced to four years in Milan Michigan federal reformatory after pleading guilty to aiding her husband Charles and his brother Frank in an attempted jail escape here a year ago. She is an expectant mother.

Cleveland Barbara Bird Milan Mich Federal Reformatory Charles Frank

Hitler impatient as Chamberlain urged capitulation

Adolf Hitler arrived in Godesberg to demand unconditional surrender from Czechoslovakia while press reports claimed a midnight marching deadline and full German support. British and French delays in sealing terms fuel wartime tensions as Chamberlain prepares to meet him. About 1.5 million troops stood ready on a war footing with modern equipment, and Hitler traveled from Berchtesgaden to Godesberg for the talks.

Webb Muller United Press Godesberg Germany Adolf Hitler Great Britain Sudeten Czechoslovakia Hitler Chamberlain Sudeten German Free Corps Neville Chamberlain France Berchtesgaden Munich

Hungary Casts Its Lot With Germany

In Budapest on September 21 Hungary aligned with Germany over the Czechoslovak minority crisis, seeking custody of areas with 719,000 Hungarians while Poland pressed for Polish areas and Roumania warned against broad shifts in central Europe. Prime Minister Imredy and key leaders returned from Berchtesgaden after talks with Hitler, signaling demands for self determination and possible annexation.

Budapest Hungary Germany Poland Roumania Transylvanian Alps Austria-Hungary Bela Imredy Kolomon de Kanya Ludwig Keresztes-Fischer Berchtesgaden Adolf Hitler Joachim von Ribbentrop Hitler

Primaries Roll Across Four States Affects party picks

Tuesday's primaries yielded notable shifts with incumbents facing renomination in New York New Jersey and Wisconsin. James Fay won in New York defeating OConnor while Warren Barbour led the Senate slate in New Jersey and Philip LaFollette secured renomination in Wisconsin. Massachusetts saw James Curley win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and Leverett Saltonstall the Republican nomination as all 15 Massachusetts Congressmen were renominated.

United Press New York John J Oconner House Rules Committee Roosevelt James H Fay O'Connor Allen W Dulles New Jersey W Warren Barbour Senate William H J Ely Wisconsin Philip F LaFollette National Progressives of America Glenn Turner LaFollette Milwaukee Robert K Henry Julius P. Heil Henry Jerome Fox Ryan Duffy Alexander Wiley John B. Chapple Massachusetts James M. Curley Charles F Hurley Francis A. Kelly Leverett Saltonstall House

U S Will Continue Hands Off Policy

President Roosevelt will stay in Washington at least another week. He won't return to Hyde Park before September 28 or 29, pending developments abroad. High officials say the United States will keep a hands off posture amid the central European crisis.

Washington Roosevelt White House Hyde Park United States

Storm Warnings Along Atlantic Seaboard Raised

Storm warnings were raised along the Atlantic seaboard from Wilmington North Carolina to Atlantic City New Jersey as a hurricane moved rapidly northward. The center was expected to pass near but slightly off the Carolina capes within the next 12 hours after skirting Florida yesterday.

Miami Fla Atlantic Seaboard Wilmington N. C Atlantic City North Carolina Federal Carolina Capes Florida

Court Annex to Be Voted On November 8th

Lorain County voters will decide November 8 on a PWA funded court annex to the present building. The project estimated at 337090 would require a county share of 185400 bonds to pass. Prosecutor Howard R Builer waits on plans from Walker and Weeks to draft the commissioner resolution and place the issue on the ballot by November 8.

Common Pleas Court Lorain County PWA Howard R Builer Walker Weeks Cleveland Butler County Board of Elections

Sheriff Grall Seeks Bond Increase By Real Estate Pledges

Sheriff William F Grall says he will file by Saturday to raise his bond from 15 000 to 30 000 using real estate pledges to meet county requirements set a week ago. If not met, he could be disqualified and his office filled by commissioners. He rebutted Commissioner Dunns demand for a surety bond, noting decades without default on bonds.

Sherff William F Grall County Commissioners Oscar G. Dunn Dunn

Roumania Alarmed By Demands From Hungary and Poland

BUCHAREST Sept 21 Roumanian government alarmed by demands from Hungary and Poland for shares of Czechoslovakia. Fear grows that Hungary may claim Transylvania and that Roumania could share in any central European redrawing. Press protests urge end to revisionism as garrisons on the Hungarian frontier are reinforced and new defense measures studied. Some observers suggest mass Sudeten German emigration to the Reich might avert crisis.

Bucharest Roumania Hungary Poland Czechoslovakia Viitorul Reich

Bond Issue Rejected By South Amherst Voters

South Amherst voters again rejected a 22 000 bond proposal to finish a school addition. The measure failed 214 to 153, short of the 65 percent needed amid earlier tight results. The district sought state funded help and district growth for a 40 000 project with 18 000 from the PWA, unfinished from years past due to funds.

South Amherst PWA

Demurrers To Indictments Overruled In Slot Bribery Case

Demurrers to indictments against William Peer Harry Ziegman Stanton & Hobbs Dave Crawford and Elias Hanna were overruled as prosecutors seek October trials. A separate bribery indictment against Ziegman also faced demurrer actions. Defendants reentered pleas of not guilty and were released on bonds. If appeals delay, trials may shift months. A novel defense could reframe bribe payments as partners sharing proceeds, potentially reducing charges to misdemeanors.

William Peer Harry Ziegman Stanton Howard R Butler Reenter Pleas Findley

City Endangered By Flood Waters Threat to Rockville Dam

Hartford dispatch reports flood waters endangered an 8300 population city and threatened many central and eastern Connecticut communities. In Rockville Police Chief Peter Dongiewicz urged residents to prepare to leave as dam at Lake Snipste faced possible collapse. A 200 man crew labored to avert disaster. Dayton report notes Sam Zellers, 64, killed when struck by car driven by Ben Spitler. Henry Whitt, 45, injured.

Hartford Conn Connecticut Rockville Peter Dongiewicz Snipste Dayton Din — Sam Zellers Ben Spitler Zellers Henry Whitt

Partition Of The Republic Is Agreed To

Prague reports that the Czech government capitulated under pressure from Britain and France, accepting Hitler's demand for partition of the republic. The post wartime Czecho slovak state dissolves at 4.55 p.m. local time as the British and French note of acceptance is delivered, with crowds in the streets and fears of uprising amid troop mobilizations.

Prague Britain France Adolf Hitler Germany Versailles London Hitler Poland Hungary Mussioni Italy Republic Czechoslovakia Paris Nevile Chamberlain Codesberg Rhine Fuehrer Stock Exchange

Appointments Made By Governor Davey

Governor Davey re appoints John E Breidenbach of Dayton to the unemployment compensation advisory board for a term to Sept 15 1945. Mollie V Keller of Uhrichsville gains a five year Fort Meigs Memorial commission post. Earl C Shively of Columbus named to Ohio University board of trustees through May 14 1945. Charles Bayle of Cincinnati joins the state building standards board through July 1939. Robert A Cashen of Waterville is reappointed to the barber examiners board through Sept 14.

Columbus Itr Davey John E Breidenbach Dayton Ohio Federation of Labor Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission Breidenbach John W Bricker Mollie V. Keller Uhrichsville Fort Meigs Waterville Board of Barber Examiners

School Officials To Hear Educator At Avon Talk

Dr C G Allen of Western Reserve University will address Loran County school superintendents and principals for the 1938 39 year at Avon High School next Tuesday The talk on Remedial Reading in High School will follow a dinner Arrangements were made by W E Blake Avon superintendent Maynard L Huene Lake Avenue principal and S R Zellers Penfield Township superintendent Tornado kills 11 in Buenos Aires on Sept 21 reports four to fourteen killed and injured in a tornado street event

C. G. Allen Western Reserve University Loran County Avon High School Allen W. E. Blake Avon Maynard L. Huene Lake Avenue S. R. Zellers Penfield Township

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Russia Bulletin Europe Legionnaires Daniel Doherty The American Legion Dohertys Frank J Lawler Frank E Samuel Acme U. S Buenos Aires
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