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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1933
Page
2
Council appointed a three member committee to work with the Mayor on a detailed study of city operating costs. The panel will review street lighting, city employment, water works and other expenses aiming to challenge every item. Results will interest taxpayers as government seeks cost efficiency.
City Health Commissioner Dr. G E French asks Elyrians to make cleanup week 100 percent effective. He urges cleaning premises and removing rubbish and cans to reduce disease and control flies, promoting a cleaner, safer city and civic pride.
A Hoover committee monograph notes the rural village and suburbs near cities expanded during 1920s growth in village population from 20 million in 1929 to 23.6 million in 1930. Farms fell by 1.3 million yet village life rose, shading national planning and economic outlook. More than a quarter of Americans live in villages or suburbs, not farms or cities.
A 1932 survey shows women's colleges received only two million of sixty two and three quarters million dollars, while men's and co educational schools received far more. Eastern college heads urge public habit change and note two thirds of a million more given to women's colleges than in 1931. A Philadelphia incident recalls a schoolgirl raising her hand to warn of a fire.
The Louisville Times claims that cost levels reflect quality in American local government, arguing the system should be among the world’s best.
Odd clippings mix humorous lines about family life bargains happiness and weathered careers with a note on Canada owing the United States money. The bursts include a grocer dialogue about umbrellas and small jokes on middle aged athletes and bachelors. A faint economic aside mentions tourism and debt.
Dialogue notes show a visitor seeking the boss during a business conference with casual charges. The exchange suggests the boss is unavailable, prompting the visitor to step in and see him despite uncertainty.
Farmers discuss a chemist proposal to convert grain into motor fuel. The piece mulls safety by joking that corn in a motor may be safer than corn in a driver. A timid man and his girlfriend share a tense scene as a kiss request goes unanswered.
The Ohio Highway Department implements a 35 hour work week for Lorain County road crews based at Oberlin Garage. From 9:00 to 11:50 a.m. and 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. five days weekly, excluding safety and health staff, with priority on prior performance and job aptitude. Merrell notes gardens urged to supplement income and morale.
A compact roll of anniversaries lists John Young Mason born Greensville Virginia who served as Congressman and Secretary of the Navy and died in France on October 3 1843. Also noted are Michigan pioneer John Burt born Erie County died Detroit August 15 1886 George Henry Lewes English writer and thinker died November 25 1878 Frank H T Bellew American caricaturist born in India died New York June 29 1888 Joan H Dolph New York artist born Fort Ann New York died September 28 1903 John R Hageman third president of Metropolitan Life Insurance born Brooklyn died April 6 1919 and Richard Harding Davis war correspondent and author born Philadelphia died Mt Kisco New York April 11 1915.
A fragment notes a prisoner denying theft with a quip from a Georgia Yellow Jacket, mentions a bridge game robbery attempt with no losses, mocks love promises and maiden belief, comments on church collections and frugal attire, recalls Hannibal Missouri and Huey Long misstatements, ending with garbled text about a Chinese general.
The Elyria High School baseball team opened the 1908 season with a 14 to 1 victory over Lorain High School. Pitchers were McClimnon and Hardy for Elyria, Roth for Lorain. Lorain work continues on a half mile race track at Henry King farm for the Lorain Priving Park Association opening in June. A Northern Ohio Racing Association is formed with leaders Orr Medina and G E Dirlam Wellington. Two Ohio Senate bills passed establish a Lorain criminal court and permit prison terms for concealed weapons.
Ridgeville Township voters approved a $166,400 bond to build a modern high school and a three room primary school, with centralization of the district also approved. The Ridgeville Center site will host the high school and grade building, Fields will get the primary, and Cantonsburg’s Cantontown? Noted representative E F Cotton was to speak at the dedication of the new Van cant site.
The passage notes a balance of luxury and ambition with a steady will and habit of heeding elder advice. When ambitions stall, it may turn into withdrawal rather than strong discrimination, yet it does not typically lead to deep social ostracism.
The Amherst Congregational church trustees received full authority to proceed with remodeling costing about $10,000. The project will install a pipe organ as a memorial to Dr. Minerva Kline. County Superintendent E C Seale and Judge A R Webber will speak, and Mrs J H Rahmer J L White and William Roth will respond.
A meeting of local horse riding enthusiasts will launch a riding club in Elyria with Dr. E. P. Clement Charles J. Crehore and Lawrence H. Webber on the organizing committee. Elyria police step up safety stop enforcement arresting three motorists for failing to stop at boulevard stops.
Frank M. Deane a Batwa laundry truck driver in Buffalo says party loyalty shaped his vote for Hoover despite believing he is a distant cousin of the President. He notes he has not confirmed the relation but suspects kinship through the President’s brother.
A careful driving verse has been added to the curriculum by the Massachusetts Department of Education, introducing a new driving course for women in Boston.
Cities Service Co reported consolidated net earnings in 1932 before depletion and depreciation of 60,951,583, down from 63,106,882 in 1931. Current assets stood at 87,489,014 with 28,365,371 in cash, and current liabilities at 5200,521,600.
Miss Julienne Wolters a Sequoia Union High School teacher near Redwood City California uses a 300 piece jig-saw Germany map to teach students. She says daily puzzle assembly builds geography knowledge as the class completes it two or three times.
A thief entered the Petersburg Methodist Church during a sermon and stole the Reverend Porpy's coat. Authorities described the incident as a bold theft amid the service, with churchgoers surprised by the disruption.
A fragment notes uplifted regions in the north and northwest, mentioning swamps and Siberia in a broader climatic or geographic context. The incomplete text hints at large-scale geographic patterns without specific events or dates.
A quick recap of events: 1775 Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington warning of British approach, 1847 General Scott defeated Santa Ana at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, 1867 Charles Dickens was entertained in New York, and 1906 a major earthquake followed by fire devastated San Francisco.
The text lists prominent individuals with birthplaces and ages, including Clarence Darrow of Chicago born in Kinsman Ohio 76 years ago, William Travers Jerome of New York born there 74 years ago, and Charles A. Ewing of Decatur Illinois born 55 years ago. It also mentions Dr. James W Crabtree of Washington DC born in Ohio 69 years ago, Dr. Robert Van V Anderson of California born in Galesburg Illinois 49 years ago, William Dana Orcutt of Boston born in Lebanon New Hampshire 3 years ago, Dr. Louis C Cornish of Boston born in New Bedford Massachusetts 66 years ago, and Lord Lothian born 51 years ago.
A fragment suggests a positive forecast describing a benevolent disposition likely to attract friends. the text ends incomplete with an open statement about social appeal.
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