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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1940
Page
15
Charles J. Dute of Henrietta township reports a plow that follows furrows and turns soil without a guiding hand. While plowing a six acre field he found the plow and team could work alone, drawing crowds as motorists stop to observe the feat on Route 113 area.
The 22nd Annual Campaign for Catholic Charities opens April 2 and runs through April 26 to raise 240 806 for 31 Catholic institutions across the diocese. Archbishop Schrembs urged parishioners, noting a new booklet Twenty Years of Catholic Action detailing the campaign and the Church’s charitable work.
Dare reports a two year old plow bought at auction and suspects manufacturers study features for profit. In Hoopstad South Africa a driver hit by a wagon killed 17 people, the 18th spared, as the wagon stalled.
Lorain County musical groups compete for state honors in the school band and chorus contests. Four of five Lorain County entries will join the state finals at Ohio State University in Columbus with two bands and two choruses advancing from district results in Lorain. Some groups may not attend. Additionally, over 2,500 men cut and hauled sugar cane to Port-au-Prince during Haun’s sugar grinding season.
New girls in the airline lineup receive their initial duties under the guidance of retiring stewardesses. This pairing aims to transfer experience and ensure smoother transitions as the company introduces fresh crew members.
Wakeman briefs report the Stoll couple returning from Florida. A son born April 10 at Norwalk Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Edward Sugass. Twenty Talent Guild members met at Mrs L D Gerber's home. Buckley family visits from Saturday to Monday. Baseball Club officers met at S Clark Sr's home Tuesday. Kenneth Buckley and Phyrn attended an Cleveland opera Wednesday. Eighteen Riverside Reading Circle ladies enjoyed a picnic at Mrs L A Burk's Thursday.
Probate Judge H H Nye argues the Aid to Dependent Children program costs less than welfare care in Lorain County. He cites a per person monthly ADC cost of 954 dollars versus 3 dollars in a children's home, noting federal and state aid reduces county burden to 436 per person. He stresses home placement benefits and acknowledges the children's home does good work. There are 187 families under ADC, totaling 748 people including 536 children.
Mrs Lloyd Reinhard returns home to Tonawanda after weeks with Mrs Will Berg. Mr and Mrs Harry Lauer and Milton Lauer visited West Fudge. Harmony Club met at Mrs Leonard Berg’s home with refreshments. Mrs Anna Berg and Harlan Schramm visited the Gentes in Loran for Sunday meals.
Charles B. Driscoll describes a personal trip from New York to Grand Rapids, detailing travel by car, airline shuttles, and transit facilities. He notes North Beach airport, La Guardia naming, and the bustle at La Guardia Field with crowded terminals and evolving transport plans.
Spectators pay a dime to view planes from galleries as they watch the big ships land and rise in a European trip scene. Passengers settle with newspapers, stewardesses stand by in uniform, and the narrator notes a calm contrast to past flights before marriages and June weddings drain ranks.
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