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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1938
Page
4
The Autobiography of Hon. George Metcalf describes military discipline as erasing manhood, turning soldiers into a vast machine. It explains the lack of knowledge and agency among common soldiers, their insignificance before officers, and the longing for home and personal recognition despite being surrounded by comrades.
A Civil War memoir fragment recalls a boy soldier’s first picket shift near Camp Fairfax and Baltimore. The narrator, Jaren Sick, describes a dark, rain soaked post, a Dutch sentry whispering chantilly as the countersign, and the ache of ignorance about how much depends on a lone guard in the woods.
Reports from Elyria Council No 406 show a district meeting and initiation held last week with a degree team rehearsal led by Captain James Hambly. M. M. Bradley cited the Bedford district gathering with over 100 members in attendance while F B Wells reported on the Harvey Rice district initiation.
Denys Wortman notes a Friday council gathering with over 25 candidates and speakers E. E. H. Babcock of Painesville and L. C. Tisdale among members of various councils. Wells urged one new member per member before the August state meeting. The event closed with a social hour and lunch. Newark G April 20 John Odendahl died in a hospital after injuries from a fall from an automobile return trip with his parents to Detroit.
Myri Scott of 1030 Lake avenue reported to police that as he was driving on Cleveland street around 5 16 p m yesterday John Fauver of 108 Columbus street rode into the side of his car. Scott said Fauver claimed no injuries and rode on.
Police records list several minor automobile accidents on city streets yesterday and today. Incidents include a collision on Broad Street about 9 a.m. yesterday involving C. K. R. Notley and George Lewis, another at East Avenue and Fourth Street around 9:00 a.m. yesterday between Tom Bannon and John Kadas, a Broad Street collision near 5:45 a.m. today involving Mrs. Robert Mason and Steve Bastik, and a parking mishap on Middle Avenue about 12:30 a.m. today with Kenneth Barclay’s vehicle damaged by Jeanette Berg while parking.
Clothes and documents belonging to Andrew Carnegie Whitfield were found in a hotel room vacated Friday morning just before his 15 minute flight. A man resembling Whitfield checked in shortly after midnight and left nine hours later, then vanished.
Police and federal agents search Long Island for 28 year old Whitfield, nephew of Andrew Carnegie, who left his wife at home and reportedly flew from Roosevelt Field toward Brentwood. She says they planned to move to Bethlehem, Pa, for a new job. she is grieving and unavailable for questioning.
A grass fire on a vacant city lot in the 200 block of Columbia Avenue yesterday afternoon was blamed on children with matches. Firefighters extinguished the flames with brooms and a pump. In Columbus Ohio, Merlin Brenneman aged 68, state superintendent of the budget since 1923, was reported dead after collapsing shortly after he felt ill.
Mrs Ernest Sheroan of Lorain reports a purse taken from Darek's store was found in the ladies room of a local department store. The loss included $3 50 in cash. Rombaugh of Billda recently returned from Florida with his wife.
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