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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1934
Page
4
City editor notice describes mailing options and prices for home delivery and mail subscriptions. Mentions Elyria post office and surrounding counties with annual rates. Indicates daily edition pricing and periodical circulation terms.
An international committee on American speech in New York plans a speech laboratory to teach rules of usage for all public life. They argue better tone and elimination of slang would improve clarity, but critics warn dialects and literature would suffer and liberties would be eroded.
The article surveys a contest of sea monster publicity across nations and legends. Trinidad promotes a twenty footer and the Mediterranean a fifteen yard monster while recalling Wheeler the 120 year old Loch Ness figure and past contenders Ogopogo and other famed legends.
The United States Navy plans to move 113 vessels with 5 700 officers and 44 000 enlisted from the Pacific to the Atlantic, with maneuvers en route. The fleet will pass through the Panama Canal in May, marking its first Pacific departure in two years and rekindling warlike rumors and international suspicion.
Representative Patman of Texas introduces a bill to pay $200 dead or alive reward for fugitives. The measure leaves selection to the attorney general and does not name individuals. John Dulles is suggested as a top candidate.
Hastings of Delaware notes a new bureau named the United States Information Service to study other bureaus and their aims. The piece hints at the New Deal’s expansive machinery and suggests the service will have substantial work ahead. A separate local blip mentions a bitten dog and a wounded hitchhiker as road incidents.
A disparate recap of jokes, local quirks, and clipped anecdotes. It includes a judge and jury exchange on insanity, colorful hometown humor about log handling and a horse, a riddle about a father and mother, a taxpayer costume at a Washington party, a poetry note about poets and a goat, and a Nazi era months renaming sketch with odd spellings and names.
A jumble of lines references characters and exchanges about meals, families, and social conduct. It notes a chorus girl returning meat money, a man’s habits troubling a family physician, and a chairman choosing an informal banquet. The piece reads as a collage of humorous vignettes and dialogue.
A medieval style study contrasts Elisha and Elijah focusing on Israel Judah alliances, Jordan waters, and divine judgments. It cites Bishop Hall on Elisha as heir in grace and action and notes themes of division hardship and prophetic miracles amid war and drought. A reflective prayer asks God to unite worshippers and heal a divided church.
A readable excerpt lists anniversaries and births of figures like Shakespeare born in 1564 and Cervantes, with other names such as Mo ow, Buchanan, Depew, Page, Hadley, and Paul Jones. It notes dates, places, and brief biographical cues, plus a 1898 volunteer call by McKinley and a biblical prayer excerpt about Elisha and Elijah.
Old kitchen advice advises lifting scorched food from the pan and placing it in a larger pan of cold water for a few moments. This method helps separate the burnt portion and prevents the dish from tasting scorched, preserving the rest of the meal.
Fragmentary OCR lists German submarine bases at Zeebrugge and Ostend alongside a stream of biographical notes about various persons with misread names and places. The garbled text includes birthplaces and ages, plus stray phrases about agendas and medicine, lacking coherent reporting or context.
Avon notes a last sewing session at St Mars church Tuesday afternoon and a parish meeting Tuesday evening. The Young Ladies Sodality plans a meeting at the parish hall. Local visits include Mrs Jenne Young hosting relatives and others from Cleveland and Lorain. Rubbish burning on Steve Moore Road caused a minor run by Avon Fire Department with no damage.
Minerva's municipal electric power plant, among Ohio's smallest, plans a $25,000 improvement and extension program. Local officials say the project will enlarge capacity and modernize facilities to better serve residents and businesses.
A lively West Center Road social column reports visitors and gatherings across the community. Mr and Mrs Crowell entertained relatives, and various families hosted dinners from Colum Di to Oberlin College Phi Beta Kappa honors were noted for Miss Virginia Ross. A crash on West Center Road left Michael Snoth's car in a ditch but no serious injuries. August Durrow and Milo Cornsish were among workers papering rooms at Hopwood's.
A tips piece notes that a bridge player should avoid bidding if the opponent's pupils appear dilated or narrow, indicating strong tells. The advisory comes from a Nebraska optometrist convention and emphasizes cautious bidding when the other player shows intense eye clues.
A clock, pierced by gunfire during the 1863 Battle of Springfield in Missouri, still runs accurately. It stood in the home of John McCluer, ancestor of the current owner, as the house was fired upon in Wistown, described as a hilltop town with a small harbor nearby.
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