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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1934
Page
4
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The President receives thousands of letters daily with an average of seven thousand and spikes as high as forty eight thousand in a day and two hundred thousand in three days after the gold policy. J J Smith heads the executive mail since 1897, handling the vast correspondence with twenty two assistants. The letters reflect public opinion, praise, and pleas, with items sent in as tokens of support including gold teeth and spectacles.
A reflective piece on the value of urban trees for air quality, cooling nights, and pleasant streets. It contrasts practical timber needs with preserving old trees at city back doors, urging preservation for community well being and lessons from past cities that planted shade trees too late.
In a Bakersfield Californian piece citing Dr. Carol Aronovici at Carnegie Tech, critics challenge the worship of size in city building. They argue population growth must match human needs and economic reality, favoring balanced design over monumental scales and urging communities to avoid harming nature or fundamental resources.
Fragmentary note discusses philosophy guiding human fulfillment and ethical paths. It references reasoning, desire, and societal aims, noting repeated themes about human sustenance and purpose. The text lacks clear names, places, or dated events, offering a reflective snapshot rather than a report.
A Ohio butcher imported small alligators from Florida and proudly showed them in a front-store tank to attract customers. One regular buyer asked how to cook them, marking the odd encounter amid a string of local anecdotes and notes on taxes, bills, and public opinion.
A reader replies to a Telegram quotation from Mr. Maston urging passage of the State Sales Tax bill to prevent school closures. The writer argues that real estate tax cuts and reduced incomes burden families, questioning funding for education and criticizing tax spenders while stressing the value of schooling and the hardship on children.
A letter argues the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act 1933 burdens farmers with high interest, fees, and stock purchases while the Frazier Lemke proposal would greatly expand money in circulation. It urges readers to press Senators Bulkley and Fess and Rep Harter to support H R 2855, warns that Congress failing will hurt voters next election. It decries government spending, debt, and tax burdens, urging action and accountability.
The text cites biblical exemplars facing tyrants from Moses to John the Baptist and extends praise to prophets who spoke truth to wicked rulers. It references Naboth’s murder under Ahab and Jezebel and notes a call for more such prophetic courage in modern times.
Anniversaries list notable births and deaths from 1731 to modern times with figures like William Williams and Beriah Magoffin. Today's history recalls Paul Revere and Cerro Gordo, San Francisco earthquake aftermath. Birthdays include Clarence Darrow, Charles Michelson, and Louis Cornish. Horoscope notes charm, ambition, and resilience.
South Ridge brief notes the D. C. Club meeting moved a week to Saturday April 28 at Mrs. Walter Fowell home in Brownhelm. Mrs. E. F. Snyder and children are employed in many departments. Bankruptcy is argued as taxpayers’ likely outcome if the issue remains unresolved. Victor C. Reese signs the note.
In New Oberlin Ohio on April 18 several neighbors visited, including Mr. and Mrs. Matt Wohleber at the Klozel home and Mrs. F J Schmite under doctor care after an Oberlin accident. Numerous social calls, funeral attendance in Elyria, plays at West Ridges School, a Sacred Heart party for kids, and visits among residents from Elyria to Oberlin are noted.
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