Advertising rate card notes and regional offices
The piece lists newspaper price of three cents per copy and weekly and yearly mail rates. It notes rates for Elyria Lorain and nearby counties, Ohio and other states, and provides ad representatives in Chicago New York Columbus and Detroit with street addresses and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isc
Mail
Elyria
Withim Lorain
Ohio
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
New York
Fifth Ave
Columbus
South Third St
Detroit
General Motors
All-Devouring War Across Europe Forces and Fear
The piece notes a rapid Nazi advance threatening Denmark Norway and Sweden, with naval clashes near Norway and a spreading war. It cites Hitler's bold strategy, warns the Balkans and low countries may ignite, and urges Americans to restrain emotion while assessing the unfolding conflict. It also reflects on figures like Burke Webster Carlyle and Edison, attributing success to hard work over luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Hitler
Belgium
Holland
Balkans
Richard Burke
Edmund Burke
Ned
Daniel Webster
Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle
Thomas A. Edison
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny Creator James Bland
James A Bland, a young Negro minstrel and lyricist born in Flushing Long Island, wrote Carry Me Back to Old Virginny in 1875 though few recall his name today Irene Bland Jurix states he never visited the South This notes Troyes France medieval trade and the troy pound history Tomorrow: World's Biggest Camera
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bland
James A. Bland
Bland
Flushing
Long Island
Irene Bland Jurix
Troyes
France
England
We Kept Ourselves Out of War in 1940 Campaign Tone
A reader argues foreign affairs should not dominate the presidential race given domestic problems. The piece urges neutrality and consistent noninvolvement in Europe, contrasting with 1916 and warning against European war influence in American politics. It endorses a campaign stance: keep the United States out of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Scandinavia and Baltic Regions Population Figures
Readable figures list populations and areas for Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Estonia Latvia and Lithuania with historic notes. It also cites Germany Austria and Sudetenland in 1539 and Soviet Russia’s expanse with population estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandinavia
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Baltic States
Finland
Russia
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Germany
Austria
Sudetenland
Baltic
Pacific
Congress Holds Back Bills In Early Session
Congress shows economy minded restraint with only 1,000 measures filed early in this session versus 8,000 last year. Officials attribute it to winding down and appealing to voters. the public benefits from fewer laws though the trend beyond the election remains uncertain. Woman's love is often chaotic, to be sure, but then man's love is as often idiotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Reserve Board
Marmer Eccles
Mogenthan
Congres
Morgenthau
PWA
Morzenthau
Roosevelt Sides with Allies Air Aid in Cabinet Tugwar
Washington diary item details a near split over selling modern army aircraft to the Allies. President Roosevelt pushes industrial air production while War Secretary Woodring resists, leading to a late night White House phone confrontation and a forced meeting conclusion. Also notes Sumner Welles recalling a Paris flare up and a debt-limit strategy involving the Currency Stabilization Fund to free funds for New Deal programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodring
Roosevelt
United States
Navy
Edison
Johnson
Arious
Harry Woodring
House
Beloxal Cer
Arnold
Army Air Corps
Marshall
Sta
Wilton B. Persons
Lne
White House
Capriei
Huis
Henry Kannee
Kannee
War Council
Kanmee
Woodmang
Sumner Welles
Five Follies and Foreign Policy in a Fragmented Dispatch
A muddled clipping notes American figures in disputes over Mexican oil, a pressure tactic using seized funds, and a diplomatic tilt. It mentions Tom Henningi and seven million dollars, a claim by Mexican authorities, and expropriation rhetoric. It also cites staff changes at the Cultural Relations Division, U S Virgin Islands history, and a curious reader letter to the Interior Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Henningef
St Louis
New York
Hennings
Mexico
Ben Cherrington
Cultural Relatis
Colorado
Unite States
Virgin Islans
Denmark
Interior Department
Cormeticut Clerman
Islais
Demark
Livier and
Weship
Virgin Islands
Open to receive and bear fruit from faith
A Bible reading reflects on Jesus teaching about seeds and fruit. It asks if listeners are open to God, recounts a woman who shed a critical spirit to gain a deeper church experience, and urges that constructive faith benefits others.
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Jesus
Jesus Christ
Church
Anniversaries in Significance Across American History
A calendar of notable birthdays and events with dates ranging from 1640 to 1917. Figures include Thomas Lloyd, William G. Simms, Susan Cooper, Samuel A. Ashbone, John Pierpont Morgan, Anna Garlic Spencer, Adrian C Pope Anson, and Benjamin Franklin. Includes historical events such as Bayonne seizure, first U S mail from Pacific coast, Heenan vs Sayers fight, West Point capture, Papen indictment, and a 1917 national loan bill.
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Thomas Lloyd
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
England
William G. Simms
Charleston
S. C
Susan Femmmore Cooper
Scarsdale
N. Y
Samuel A. Ashbone
Philadelph
John Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Hartford Conn
Anna Garlic Spencer
Attleboro
Mass
New York
Adrian C. Pope Anson
Chicago
Marshaltown
Iowa
Boston News
Benjamin Franklin
France
K.1
Carson
Los Angeles
Washington
U. S
Pacific Coast
Heenan
Sayers
West Point
Federal Grand Jury
Franz von Papen
Welland Canal
Senate
Notable Birth Anniversaries in Early 20th Century Figures
Justice Willis Van Devanter of the U S Supreme Court born in Marion Indiana about years ago. Ray Stannard Baker and David Grayson, renowned authors, born in Lansing Michigan and presumably elsewhere years ago. Thornton N Wilder, celebrated novelist, born Madison Wisconsin. Dr John Dyneley Prince emeritus Slavonic languages professor, born New York years ago. Prof Robert M MacIver sociologist, born Scotland years ago. Claudius T Murchison Cotton Textile Institute president, born Hickory North Carolina years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stannard Baker
David Grayson
Lansing
Mich
Thornton N. Wilder
Madison
Wis
John Dyneley Prince
Columbia University
New York
Robert M. Maciver
Columbia
Scotland
Claudius T. Murchison
The
Cotton Textile Institute
Washington, D. C
Hickory
N. C
Nature and Character Shape Lasting Reputation
The text argues that individual force of character yields lasting eminence more than birth or others’ influence, noting reputational loss or fortune reversal can threaten status. It reflects on personal virtue as a durable path to distinction.
Openings For Metallurgists In Government Service
The United States Civil Service commission announced open competitive metallurgist positions in government service. Examinations are set for associate metallurgist and assistant metallurgist with recovery and physical designations, offering 3200 and 2600 dollars annually. Applications due by May 13 at the Washington office. require a four year college degree in chemistry physics engineering or metallurgy and specific professional metallurgical experience, with graduate study possibly substituted. J E Dewhurst, local secretary, Elyria post office, provides full information.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington
J. E. Dewhurst
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Elyria
Four Unions Seek Bargaining Rights In GM Plants
The National Labor Relations Board opened talks as four unions seek bargaining rights in 61 General Motors plants. About 135,000 workers in 11 states face choices between CIO UAW and two AFL craft unions with pre election speeches by CIO president John L. Lewis and AFL president William Green.
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Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
General Motors Organization
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Automobile Workers
AFL
John L. Lewis
CIO
William Green
Green
Flint
Lewis
Uaw-Cio
Crusoe War Sparks Spat Between Danzig and London
A Danzig newspaper attacks Robinson Crusoe as British imperialism and a tool to enslave others calling him a Briton. A London editor counters by highlighting Crusoe’s supposed real name Kreutznaer and his father a Bremen foreigner.
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Robinson Crusoe
Danzig
London
Robinson
Defoe
Kreutznaer
Bremen
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Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Second Street
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Pobdishera & Choudnutt
Clare Geoxhge
Apeli
Elyria Postoffice
Ojau
Sarg
Slusaing
WeiNa
John Hix
Boston
Deam Brown
Oakland
Congressional
HE IS
Drew Pearson
Himself
Premier Reynaud
Paris
Welles
Kurt Sell
Walter Fitzmaurice
Seventeenth Street
Sell
Fitzmaurice
Lord Lothian
Isa Bentley
WPA
Robert S. Allen
Bible
God
Birtorways
Willis van Devanter
U. S. Supreme Court
Marion
Ind
Horroscope
Bank, Insurance and Investment Company
P. R. Smith & CO
Elyria Savings Bldg
SOHIO
Four
Murbach Coal
Phon
Andard Cf! Company
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