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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1929
Page
11
Elyria City Council calls for stricter traffic rules beyond the two year old ordinance as car ownership and street parking increase. The editorial urges enforcement, lights on parked vehicles at night, and police vigilance to curb red light running and related hazards.
President Hoover declares public domain oil lands will be leased only when Congress mandates, aiming for full conservation, curbing waste, and setting a national ethical standard. He asserts government guidance will stabilize the oil industry and protect life, limb, and property from extraction abuses.
Over two centuries ago Sir Isaac Newton died. The excerpt notes his genius and his sense of being little different from others. It reflects on how honors came to him in life and his modest view of rewards as mere symbols of industry and patience. He compared himself to a boy gathering pebbles on a beach.
The text argues genius is not simply endless toil but the rare ability to choose the right path with clear knowledge. It contrasts genius with plodding effort, noting that true insight involves knowing when to invest effort and pursue a fruitful course rather than wasted thought.
A reader questions access to fresh vegetables for weight reducers in New York. The columnist suggests practical options: bring fruit to rooms, order mixed vegetable plates, and share meals to increase vegetable intake. The letter hints at the foundation diet pamphlet and mentions diuretics.
James W Good secretary of war outlines a general policy of rotation for chiefs of bureaus and assistants to keep the army flexible. He cites issues of non combatant branches, aims to ensure fresh leadership with troops in mind. Night flight totals show 7,698 miles with 1,284 beacons in use.
Geneva April 3 A coroner's jury held deputy Roy Smith morally responsible for the death of Mrs. Lillian De King in a dry raid on her Aurora home. The jury also considered perjury charges against Eugene Fairchild for false affidavit leading to the warrant. Gerald De King, 12, shot Smith as Mrs. De King fell. The case hinges on who bought liquor and whether the raid was justified.
On River Road April 3 Mr and Mrs Frank Dent and family of Cleveland spent Easter with his parents Mr and Mrs Geo Dent. Mrs Dent returned home to visit briefly. Sunday visitors at the Seeler home included Charles Seely of Sandusky Mr and Mrs Horace Seely and family Mr and Mrs Richard Chambers of Elyria. Will Knapp moved to North Eaton and Ed Youngerberg occupied the brick house on the corner. Elmer Crawford moved to La Porte Merle Sheldon had measles. Mrs Frankie Reese visited cousin Mrs Seely who has been ill for four weeks. Mrs M Fetzer of Wauseon spent weeks with her brother Geo Hanchett.
Federal chemist John F. Williams reported in Buffalo that Canadian whisky seized there was adulterated with denatured alcohol derived from lacquer solvents. Tests showed traces of lacquer solvents in confiscated whisky, suggesting bootleggers are trying to supply wet goods at any cost.
Governor Myers ousts Dover Mayor P. J. Groh amid charges of nonfeasance malfeasance and mansfeasance tied to a $50 bribe offer from a state dry agent. Groh bound over in Dover on related matters and failed to appear at hearings. The Dover city council president becomes mayor as the ouster takes effect. Groh denies the bribery charges as his arrest proceeds.
Dr Gustav Eloff chief technologist of Oil Products Company told the Pennsylvania Independent of Men's Association in Harrisburg that the 1929 U S gasoline needs would reach 17 0 billion gallons and 400 million gallons of oil to run 75 million horses across 25 million automobiles while noting average car efficiency is only about 20 percent and most fuel is wasted He urged automotive engineers to design more economical internal combustion motors to save more than a billion dollars annually.
Harry Burns, 43, was arraigned in Cambridge on a drunkenness charge after saying a cigar made him dizzy and received a 30 day sentence. In Louisiana Missouri, C F Wallace reported a fish with no mouth and another carp with no eyes, adding to curious local stories.
In Jackson Herbert Crane shot his wife after she defied a ban on keeping the family cat indoors. The wife was wounded near the lung and hospitalized while Crane was jailed. In Indiana Earl Lamaster faced divorce claims from Irene Lamaster after allegedly bouncing his 6-year-old daughter against a wall during his drinking.
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