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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1940
Page
4
A hopeful view from Harvard’s President James Bryant Conant argues democracy will endure future wars. He notes civilization’s resilience, history’s wars as proof, and downplays fears of total collapse. The sun’s vast scale and solar stability are invoked to combat anxiety about a fragile future.
Our forefathers are portrayed as rugged and long lived, yet data shows life expectancy rising from 38 years for men and 41.5 for women in 1850 to about 60 and 63 respectively. Gains come from reduced mortality from infectious diseases, improved housing and working conditions, and a higher standard of living, not mere personal fortitude.
King Kaslov of voVU Russians in New York declares the machine age has caught up with gypsies. He urges his young men to read, write and settle down, blaming automobiles, aluminum goods and police pressures for eroding fortune telling. He suggests learning new skills to earn money and perhaps buy trailers for future travel.
A dated roll of births and deaths includes Washington Irving and other historical figures with brief notes. The piece also lists “Today in History” events from 1740 to 1939 and ends with a generic horoscope about ambition and tribulations.
Birmingham society reported at Mrs. William Miller’s Pedra club gathering three tables of pedro with prizes and a refreshments spread for attendees. News notes include Carl Robart named Sunday School supervisor and a surprise housewarming for Carl Spaulding. The Camden and Birmingham schools showed a program and a film to raise school paper funds. June Blanden and Otto Schoepfle families planned moves to Birmingham. A farm sale was held at Frank Baka Sr.'s home.
A Bible reading excerpt from Isaiah urges return to God and redemption. A Philippine Islands High Commissioner quote emphasizes spiritual values over material power, warning materialism breeds destruction yet God’s goodness remains unchanging.
Funeral services for F O Davis were held in Medina on Monday. Grafton visitors included Clair Reisinger and Lee Starkey. Elyria business trip by Fred Armbruster. Dorothy Fiest Harold Fiest and Jim Molotta visited Minnie Fiest family. Akron guests J E Hartley and John Kennedy. Ruby Meyer visited Clayton Owen family. Nine Stitchers sewing group met Thursday. Burton Armbruster travelled to Columbus. Bert Meyer hosted Medina visit. Minnie Fiest and family joined Floyd Rumbaugh at Brunswick. Glen Yannagan and Bertrand Lockyear families were Sunday guests.
Ed Lockyrar hosts dinner with Wilbert Armbruster and family from Valley City. Belden couple Allen Mennel visits Albert Erhart. Rose Grabbenstetter spends weekend near Medina with Margaret Abbot. Several households host guests from Cleveland Grafton Elyria Lorain Lakewood Spencer Seville Parma and Lorain trips. Countless family visits mark a lively weekend in the region.
Brownhelm residents Williams and son Lewis of Wayne Ohio were dinner guests Friday at the home of cousins Mr and Mrs Hayes Whittlesey. Miss Virginia Halderson of Medina spent Friday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Fairchild. Stewart Fairchild, a Baldwin Wallace senior, is spending part of his time away from campus.
Italian engineers cite the Larderello project with 286 volcanic wells in the Valley of Hell. Giant towers condense natural steam into water and reuse heat to generate electricity and chemicals. The plan aims to power factories and homes while producing over 8 million tons of by products annually.
The note lists several family moves and visits. Mr and Mrs Raymond Fairchild host a vacation at their home. Marguerite Bacon visits her parents. Mr and Mrs Frederick Demuth move near Milan. Elizabeth Double visits Canton before joining them. Becker family moves from F H Peck farm to Arnold Heingerling farm in Henrietta. Tony Belt, a high school senior, stays with the Garretts to finish the school year.
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