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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1930
Page
4
Saturday, August 2, 1930 reports Arthur O. Williams Jr of East Providence R I winning Edison’s scholarship. The exam tested both knowledge and character with moral questions about life choices, social obligation, and ethics.
President Hoover urges immediate cost reductions across federal agencies. He notes two weeks ago’s call for departments to conduct an in depth inquiry into waste and savings. He wants short cuts found without halting veterans legislation or the public building program to ease rising tax burdens.
The farmer endures successive crises as markets falter and crops fail amid drought. Parched fields, burned pastures, and shrinking water sources devastate wheat corn and cotton. Livestock suffer from lack of fodder while dairymen face reduced herds and higher prices. A world grain surplus pressures prices further this year.
Photos show government troops scanning ruins for victims after a deadly earthquake that killed about 2,000. Refugees, mothers with children, and elderly people wait at Red Cross stations for aid as drought and heat threaten crops and force farmers to adapt.
Government census shows population to rise by 40,000,000 in the second quarter of the twentieth century. The nation faces a critical task to develop highways, waterways, railways and surways with careful national planning. Broad engineering vision and strong guidance are needed to expand existing facilities without overburdening the people or harming current systems. Building more trunk-line railroads alone is deemed economically unsound.
Anniversary notes recall John Tyndall born 1820 English physicist who died 1893, Joan Rose born 1820 Canadian statesman and financier who died 1888, Henry Steele Olcott born 1832 American theosophist who died 1907, Elisha Gray born 1835 American inventor who died 1901, F Marion Crawford born 1854 Italian novelist who died 1909.
The passage lists key dates and events: 1776 the engrossed Declaration of Independence signed by 53 members. 1914 German troops invade France while Russians cross the German frontier. 1920 the International Court of Justice adopts the League of Nations. 1921 Enrico Caruso dies in Italy at age 48.
Charles Francis Adams born in Quincy Massachusetts 64 years ago is named today. Dr David Kinley former president of the University of Illinois born in Scotland 69 years ago is noted. Dr John B Andrews secretary of the American Association for Labor Legislation born in South Wayne Wisconsin 50 years ago is listed. Dr Winthrop J Osterhout physiologist and member of the ...
SRETREIT. PePA Automobiles git cheaper an' cheaper all the time, but twine binders an' other farm machinery 'but what's the use? 'If I was a Chicagoan I'd move to Washin'ton where'a feller's party safe if he knows toomuch,' said 'tell Binkley, speakin'' of National Chairman Huston.
The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, founded in Brooklyn, New York, marks its 59th anniversary this year highlighting its long history in biomedical science and public health research.
The passage notes a tendency toward luxuries and display, tempered by natural taste. It predicts a magnanimous, open handed person born on this day but warns against wasting resources on vanity. Advice favors spending within means and restraining impulses.
Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley profile outlines his career from Choctaw Nation lawyer to wartime officer and political figure. The article discusses Hoover administration inland waterways plans intended to lower costs and shift industry away from crowded centers, boosting distribution and growth nationwide.
A bizarre cartoonish scene features Chelsea Cap and Chiseldale as a dentist performs a risky act with a molar using pliers. The speaker C. C. C. claims the job is easy for a man who knows his juxta position.
In a land of extreme poverty with millions hungry and per capita income at 27.75 dollars annually or eight cents a day, Britain imposes the world’s highest paid civil service.
George Sr. recalls being asked at home how much a million dollars is. George Jr. voices frustration that the wrong answer caused his trouble at school. The exchange ends with their shared laughter and a teachable moment about value.
A letter writer asks how to help a 90 year old grandfather living with them who becomes extremely nervous and irritable. He fears sudden heart trouble when startled by a fly and reacts angrily to a wig suggestion. They seek practical steps to improve his mood and safety.
A spoofed note from Doc Spoofus addresses L L L and instructs painting a skull and crossbones on a roof dome with black shoe polish to deter flies. The letter ends with a quip about the Twentieth Century Limited.
Special to Hocus Pocus in Pinkville Mo. Harry Hupcups wakes to two CWEF men fleeing from a neighbor’s chicken yard with a sack. Police investigator confirms 12 chickens missing after the suspect’s quip about playing drop the handkerchief.
The poem praised for its trees and seasons by Jones Very is followed by a note about Stuttgart radio owners taxed 47 cents monthly to fund the local broadcasting station and a southern Germany broadcasting company.
A recent European patent describes a toothbrush shaped as a finger stall worn on the index finger with a tag that melds in the palm to prevent detachment. The design aims to keep the brush secure during use.
At the funeral of A. W. Gamage, founder of a large store in London, flowers formed a replica of the unfinished Gamage building sent by employees. Among the Eskimos of Northern Canada, marriage is compulsory.
In historical lore, quick anger is treated as a sign of demonic possession and lying is deemed a punishable crime, reflecting era specific moral views on behavior and honesty.
The Coast to Coast tour visited Elyria drawing favorable attention. Cleveland artists with Freddy Koons Banjo Trio and Mark Osbun performed in a parlor car with a small upright piano. A dry spell boosted praise for Eureka Peat Moss on lawns and flower beds, priced at 1.25 per two bushels or 50 cents per 10 pounds delivered.
The Expando truck tours with the train to showcase Majestic Screen Grid Receivers while Majestics DOW are on display in our window. Leon Underhill oversees piano tuning with August special rate of 3.00 and service for hundreds of pianos in Elyria Amherst Lorain and nearby towns. The store highlights include tennis gear fishing tackle golf equipment refrigerators Automatics with insulation and Welbach electrics, all offered at favorable prices.
On Wednesday a black employee of Gentry's circus, Dilly Harris, asked to play a record on a Victrola. Harris had recorded six blues numbers in Atlanta for Victor Co and just received his first factory sample, eager to hear his voice. The store features a large stock of hot blues records with mean clarinet accompaniment, plus banjo, guitar, and harmonica.
This week brings the First of the Month list with a fine pipe organ record a cornet number and song and dance pieces. The selections lean light and tuneful with Red Sea noted among the offerings.
A radio spurred ad describes Filt a squidlike solution that kills flies mosquitoes moths roaches ants and more. Supposedly safe for farms stables hen houses and animals with cans from 1 2 pint up to a gallon and a special aprayer price of 35 cents.
A white Alcazar gas range praised for baking and cooking is insulated with 2 inches of rock wool. The unit, trimmed in grey, normally sells for 150 dollars but will be offered at 129 dollars in a promotional introduction.
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