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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1937
Page
17
For years avenue bus conductors with Irish brogue and blarney entertained on a serene East Side block. At a former church audience drank beer and hissed villains while singing Ros ie O Grady. impresario Harry Bannister presented 50 year old works drawing many local residents and even the young.
American farmers see temporary gains as Europe’s war fears revive grain demand. A first post fall shipment of 100000 bushels goes from the Pacific Coast to Amsterdam signaling a resumption of prewar trade. Analysts warn of long term risks to production, land values, and prices if war jitters persist.
In Lincoln, the one house legislature created by a constitutional amendment operates smoothly, with costs cut by over half. Members elected on a nonpartisan basis work without party ties, and political issues are kept to a minimum. The result is a capable, economical body that other states may study.
The piece notes widespread anxiety about war, strikes, reform, earthquakes, and climate while recalling an Assyrian tablet from 2800 B C that warned of end times. It suggests resilience, saying perhaps we will survive after all.
A Chicago meeting reports a perpetual motion style mouse trap using mirrors to lure rodents by cheese scent. Critics doubt the mirror maze effectiveness and note unresolved issues of removing trapped mice. A British professor at the Inventors Congress is shown gambling folly.
A mixed page notes anniversaries of Hans Christian Andersen 1805 and Frederic Bartholdi 1834 with other births and deaths, plus Today in History events from 1865 Petersburg to 1936 Berlin press freedom. Local social items list residents visiting, callers, weddings, illnesses, and Easter activities in Lorain County.
Reverend D. S. Carpenter spoke on He Is Risen with an Easter anthem by the choir Christ Arose. Mrs. Carpenter and Velma Andrews performed a fine Easter duet. A musical program is planned for Sunday evening, April 4. Ladies' Aid met Thursday for noon dinner with Mrs. Carpenter.
Greeley Colorado report cites Dr Paul Popenoe executive secretary of the Human Betterment Foundation of Pasadena California. He told students at Colorado State College of Education that a three year romance with two years of acquaintance and one year betrothal yields a stable married life based on bureau investigations.
Pasadena Community Dance officials say good girl singers are scarce and that orchestra directors hire them as needed. The remark follows a survey of singers and orchestra leaders engaged for Community Dance entertainments in Pasadena.
A terse native aside notes disbelief as a speaker says only a dachshund could know the truth, while claiming personal ignorance. The remark frames a humorous or scornful moment reflecting cultural or regional attitude.
A list of prominent figures with birthplaces and ages: Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University born in Elizabeth New Jersey 75 years ago. Gov Robert E Quinn of Rhode Island born Warwick Rhode Island 43 years ago. Dr Frank Vizetely lexicographer born England 75 years ago. Clifford K Berryman Washington cartoonist born Versailles Kentucky 6 years ago. Hulbert Footner Lusby Maryland detective writer born Canada 58 years ago. Walter P Chrysler New York businessman born in Wamego Kansas 62 years ago. Seliger Rachmaninoff New York pianist born Russia 64 years ago. Rev Charles W Kerr Tulsa Ohio Presbyterian clergyman born Slippery Rock Pennsylvania 62 years ago.
The passage describes a person with a sociable domestic nature and pride in their position at home. It notes dignity aiding special and business life, occasional hard luck explaining limited success, and that good fortune does not fully quench the spirit during temporary embarrassment.
A cryptic line from ancient days where a Greek sophist counsels a tyrant to slander his victims, urging perpetual memory of injuries and retaliation. The remark implies a brutal ethic of vengeance and public disgrace.
A1920s 1930s mood piece recalling red hair celebrities and writers like Katharine Cornell and Noel Coward, with wry notes on radio voices and fashion icons. The observer contrasts Old London with a modernizing New York, laments Savile Row's decline, and notes Waterloo Bridge's sagging span as Old London is reshaped.
Buses on Fifth Avenue shift toward one man operation as conductors with fare duties observe riders dropping dimes at the fare box. The conductor mainly watches today and has little other work, signaling a transition to automated or streamlined service.
Anacleta Sermolino, longtime host at a beloved Italian eatery near Sth and McDougal Alley, guided a table d hote that attracted figures like Caruso. He closed during Prohibition saying he could not serve his meals without wine and would not break the law.
The author recalls first visits to Gonfarone's and Grace Godwin's Garret near Washington Square. He notes encounters with Berton Braley, Hendrik Van Loon, and Dresser, plus Guido Bruno's bookshop and the candlelit tea room. The piece captures a taste of late 1920s bohemian culture and a writer’s choice to pursue art over a newspaper job.
The article argues the framers sought a stable efficient government rather than pure democracy or equality, prioritizing a functional structure over broad popular power. It discusses the founding intent and contrasts ideals with practical governance.
Ira Dick Ro berg, 63, who spent 33 years as a postman in Decorah, Iowa, says riding to Luther College classes broke his long walking habit. He notes that lugging the mail became an awful habit and, after retirement, he could not sit still or loaf.
The sole campus co-op operated by 19 men students reports 18 weeks of operation with costs at 1141.99 and receipts 1419.82. A gross operating surplus of 277.83 is posted, indicating a successful venture on campus in Toronto Ontario.
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