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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1934
Page
4
Classified notice details a periodical publication with pricing for local carriers and mail subscriptions. It specifies Elyria post office filing, 180 weekly, 7.80 yearly in advance, Lorain and adjoining counties 33.00 yearly, Ohio 94.00 yearly, and that it is entered as second class.
The house approved a 10 million bale cotton quota with a 50 percent excess tax and the senate raised it to 75 percent. The bill imposes compulsory production limits on cotton for a year with possible future quotas if two thirds of growers agree. Critics warn the move sets a broad agricultural precedent.
The piece argues educated citizens misstate who elects the president. It notes the electoral college enacts the people’s mandate and grants the president broad national authority. The author views the college as a historic flaw yet a durable feature that defines national leadership.
Nearly 30 years ago former President Roosevelt urged Congress to create a federal children’s bureau to provide authoritative information on child life. Taft then established the bureau, which has guided state programs, reduced infant deaths and juvenile epidemics, and contributed to a stronger, healthier generation. Is that vindication enough?
Olivet College reveals a radical shift next fall abandoning scheduled classes. Students will study under tutors who guide rather than instruct, with degrees earned after two broad exams in written and oral form. The plan echoes Oxford and Cambridge methods and hints at a broader move toward personal guidance in higher education.
A humorous collage recounts a newlywed man who vows sobriety at a meeting to elect a director, naming Hoops as the winner. The wife learns the truth, mixing pride with reproach. The piece riffs on intelligence testing, memory, imagination, and everyday miscommunications across brief anecdotes.
A sensational feature questions surface chatter about a glamorous figure whose earnings appear astronomical in a single day, eclipsing two million dollars per minute at peak. The piece contrasts public adoration with darker implications, hinting at a haunting payoff behind rapid wealth and fame.
Today's listings honor past figures born or died on major dates. Includes David Burnet Thaddeus Stevens Dorothea Dix James Clarke Lewis Ginter Margaret Oliphant Lawrence Barrett and more with Today in History notes and brief horoscopic note for Torbay.
A city solicitor opinion read to the Elyria Watch school board states the board cannot waive any part of a deposit held in two restricted banks. The board was asked to waive 0 percent of the deposit, but the ward doubts its right to sign. The opinion, by Howard Butler, was given after a regular board meeting yesterday evening.
Elyria VFW Post 1079 will hold its thirteenth Buddy Poppy sale on May 26 to benefit the National Home at Eaton Rapids Mich and local veteran services. Norman M. Bradley chairs the event with over 25 volunteers supplying stations and credentials for the distribution.
Golden Legion Bible Study discusses the temple as God dwelling place and the sacred ark, urging readers to see the church as the temple of the Holy Spirit. It cites Eph 2 19 22 3 14 21 1 Cor 3 16 2 Cor 13 5 and John 14 16 Acts 2 38 39. It notes Pentecost unity and asks for fullness of the Spirit and reflects on innate sympathy and sorrow for others.
Wellington village council in regular session passed an ordinance licensing soft drinks beer and hard liquor with fees ranging from 1 to 10 dollars. A second ordinance set penalties for liquor violations. Two streets will be widened and repaired including Park and West Main streets under state highway department oversight. A reflector will be placed on the historic Elm tree on Kelly street. The First Wellington Bank was approved as village depository at 1 percent interest. A $75 bill from G C Dunkelman for his wife’s doctor costs after a fall into a sewer ditch was referred to a committee.
Circle 2 of the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church led by Mrs Ben Keeling will not meet at Mrs Horace Bassett home Thursday evening. The postponement allows all members to attend the Junior King's Daughters play at Herrick auditorium that night.
Eastern Star chapter hosts Past Matrons and Patrons society members from LaGrange for a wall-to-wall evening in the Masonic hall with a covered dish dinner and program. Albert Luce has been confined at home with tonsillitis. he claims he has seldom seen a better world.
Mrs Byron Sevley and son Carl Joe returned from Elyria after weeks with his grandmother as they recover from illness. Tran of Sandusky visited the Molters in Sandusky and Miss Maggio Crilly in Elyria. Mary Trobotta spent Saturday in Elyria. Wrenbath Park and family joined Easter Cantata attendees at the M E Church in La Grange. Grafton Hosemaker Club met with a cafe style dinner and a cooking demonstration by Miss Alicea Bird of Elyria. Violet Schwartz and Marie Yesberger visited Elyria. Frank Jones family attended a funeral in Elyria. Ruth Tran took Good Friday off from teaching. others visited relatives in Elyria.
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