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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1939
Page
20
James H. Shaw, 75, died in Brookfield Ohio when a kerosene stove exploded while he moved a brooder into the house to warm baby chicks. The blaze destroyed the home in under 30 minutes. his wife escaped and son Jack was injured while breaking a window to help. Shaw was formerly a Sharon Pennsylvania councilman and contracting firm official.
Reports indicate Brazilian business leaders fear upcoming tax legislation, with concerns over compliance costs and economic impact. The warning comes as lawmakers debate changes that could affect corporate rates and reporting requirements nationwide.
Chatham Grange will hold its regular meeting at o clock tonight with new candidates to be voted on during the business session. A special program is planned for the lecture hour. Refreshments will be served. All members are urged to attend.
Dr. Paul F. Titterington, an archaeologist, calls the notion that Indians had sound teeth before white contact a myth. He cites evidence of widespread dental decay and abscessed roots among ancient American populations.
Nicaragua anticipates earning about 1.9 million dollars from this season's coffee harvest. Officials say favorable weather and stable prices support the forecast, with farmers hopeful for uplift in income and export demand.
A 16 year old girl from near Booneville Mississippi named Alma Mardis left home with eight dollars earned chopping wood for a journey to Memphis Tennessee. She had never seen a train electric light a movie or heard a radio and did not know Franklin D Roosevelt Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini prior to the trip.
Elyria fire crews were called twice to the home of Charles L. Smith at 759 West River Street for a roof fire caused by a defective chimney. Two companies fought the first blaze for 34 minutes, burning a three by five foot area on the east roof, scorching boards and shingles but not harming the contents. Firefighters returned later to the same house when flames reoccurred on the chimney’s other side.
Two physicians labored for two hours to repair the mangled hand of John Perrigo of Beaver Dam in Montour Falls New York. The patient sustained severe injuries requiring 64 stitches to close the wounds. The operation proceeded with careful repair of tendons nerves and vessels. Perrigo remained under observation with the prognosis hopeful for restoration of function.
Esther Stocks at Cornell University argues that modern women prefer balanced lives with jobs over full career commitments. At the New York State College of Home Economics six students test a course on women’s vocations and education, focusing on self-assessment to match abilities with suitable occupations.
Doctors report a hand injury suffered from a buzz saw likely to heal without lasting damage. Medical staff indicated no permanent injury expected as treatment proceeds.
The passage describes a girl exploring different occupations in her chosen field. She interviews workers, reads materials, and learns what each job requires and offers, including how to find employment and how to present herself in applications and interviews.
Austin research by Dr. C P Boner shows audiences in churches gyms dance halls and restaurants have grown noisier over seven years. Public address systems large venues and console organs are run louder to overcome crowd noise. Causes remain unclear but radio post low mood nervousness and mechanical age are suspected.
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