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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1929
Page
11
The item discusses applying public utilities policy to both distribution and the production of farm crops. It notes the potential impact on agricultural efficiency, resource use, and regulatory considerations affecting growers and suppliers.
Argentine golf champion Jose Jurado, who took third at the 1928 British Open, will likely test his luck again in the upcoming Buenos Aires competition this year.
Philadelphia Inquirer notes Sir Hubert Wilkins' Arctic Ocean submarine scheme builds on Simon Lake's wartime ideas and past submarine experience in the Baltic. The article argues the plan, while bold, rests on proven concepts and growing Arctic interest, suggesting an early exploratory venture.
The Gorgas Laboratory of Tropical Research, dedicated in Panama City, honors General William Crawford Gorgas. It will be maintained by the United States and Pan American nations, symbolizing mutual welfare and disease immunity across the Americas, and inspiring Army Medical Corps officers.
Agitation for a universal code of car signals continues, arguing it aids safety yet noting no two drivers use the same signals. The writer argues such a code cannot replace common sense and predicts low adoption by drivers, while critiquing scientific efforts to prolong life and ease living.
A historical reflection compares King David’s count of 1.3 million valiant men with the early U S census of under four million. It notes the constitutional basis for decennial counting, advances in statistical methods, and the scale of modern data collection including farms mines and irrigation projects. The text cites a U S population growth rate of about 1.4 million per year.
O M Kile reports on Gray Silver’s proposal from congressional hearings to declare farm product distribution a public utility with government supervision, granting it monopoly status similar to railroads and utilities. The plan, praised for potential equality in agriculture, envisions warehouses and selling points under public interest rules.
The proposal would place farm product handling under a Farm Board similar to rail, electricity, and gas regulation. Channels would channel surpluses through stabilization corporations, leasing warehouses and licensing processors. Price controls and distribution would aim to ensure production costs plus a guaranteed profit, drawing parallels to railroad regulation.
In Grafton on April 14 the M E church schedules a 9:30 morning worship on the theme Will There Be Recognition in Heaven and a 10:50 Sunday School led by E E Arnold, with a 3:30 Epworth League and 7:30 evening service on The Church How to Spell It. A new Church Night service starts next Wednesday with a 6:30 spot-luck supper and devotional, then Epworth League officer elections. Church Night will be monthly. Various local church announcements follow for Belden M B church and La Grange Eastern Stars. News items list visits from Elyria, Oberlin, and Cleveland residents, social gatherings, and a Friday 500 game at a home in La Grange.
Mr and Mrs J C Clark and grandson Chas MacNeal spent Sunday afternoon in Rochester Mer and Mrs Frank Cragin were to Sunday guests of Ve and Mrs B Z Worden in Wey
In Watsonville California Judge Lindsey Webb defended comfort footwear saying moccasins could mark a new note in bench style. He called reformers pioneers and martyrs and defended the choice as sensible and comfortable.
Visitors to Public Auditorium view fine motor boats bearing the Chase Emerson name from Norwalk. Local shop touts A.B. Chase pianos, a reconditioned upright, and a range of Atwater Kent radios. Concert plans with Gerald Frank and John Eckler are announced, plus sold out Norma and Manon seats in Cleveland.
Dale Dimick, a hustling radio salesman, has assumed management of the Easy Electric Washer Shop in Lorain operated by us. He continues to reside in Elyria and can be reached by appointment at the Lorain store.
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