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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1934
Page
5
Friday August 3, 1934 Elyria reports a quick severe windstorm causing widespread damage to ten buildings and many trees. No injuries or deaths in the city. other states including Michigan report fatalities. The writer notes nature’s relentlessness and the need to repair material damage while sparing casualty totals.
An Eastern railroad study finds 61 percent of motorists ignore warning signals at protected grade crossings, with 27 percent colliding with trains stationary or passing. Six killed and thirty seven injured in such crashes. The railroad spent 3.4 million dollars in ten years to remove 147 crossings and added signals at 281 locations, with 200 thousand dollars yearly for maintenance.
A Public Health Service survey covering 28 states shows the overall death rate in 1933 fell to 10.4 per thousand, with declines in tuberculosis pneumonia and typhoid deaths. Infant mortality dropped as diphtheria hit a new low, while cancer and heart disease rose. The piece argues for a resilient civilization built by the masses and notes social and health improvements despite adversity.
The Lorain area received state aid for school repairs after the tornado. An appropriation of 127,396 will repair Charleston and other damaged schools. A new First Congressional church building at FILSAAG will replace the destroyed structure.
Sixteen passengers aboard a Cleveland to Chicago motor plane were forced to abandon the flight when fog forced a landing at La Porte. The crew reported the incident occurred on August 8, 1923, as the craft descended safely after weather detours.
Prohibition records show Lorraine County collected over 29 thousand dollars in fines in the first seven months. Clerk Claveres E Adams reported the office processed 128 cases and gathered more than 24 thousand dollars from liquor law violations.
List of birth and death anniversaries for figures including Uriah, a clergyman and labor organizer. Samuel M. Jones the Golden Rule Mayor of Toledo. Paul Shorey of the University of Chicago. Augustus M. Herring aviation pioneer. Rupert Brooke the English poet. Mentions birthplaces and death dates across New York and Ohio.
The notice lists birthday anniversaries and notable figures born on the date across years 1492 to 1960s, including Columbus voyages, Standard Oil cases, war declarations, and prominent individuals such as Dolores del Rio and Rt. Rev. William D. O’Brien, plus a planetary forecast and a Korea Idaho population comparison.
A fragment from a Golden Legion Bible Study recalls Ezra 3 and Psalm 126, noting the memories of the old temple’s foundation, the dreary doubt about the future, and the joy of Zion’s return as God’s past deeds are remembered. It emphasizes faith as Father and the hopeful restoration of Zion.
In Michigan portable short wave radio sets were deployed by the State Conservation Department to direct field operations during timber fires. One base station operated ten miles from a telephone, another at Pike's Peak fire tower twenty three miles away. The equipment transmitted code messages coordinating relief crews and emergency repairs, helping to gain full control of a 1200 acre blaze. The department approved portable sets as standard equipment for future fires.
A brief note advises using a small pastry brush to apply milk before baking and to glaze with egg white for a shiny finish. It emphasizes brushing technique and timing for even browning.
Doctor LOGAN CLENDENING defines organic versus functional disease. Organic involves tissue changes and structural abnormalities, while functional disorders show symptoms without visible anatomical change. Examples include kidney disease versus migraines, with nicotine affecting heart rhythm as a functional disturbance.
Cincinnati river cargo rose beyond pre depression highs in 1933 with 778,848 tons shipped, including 33,026 tons of coal. The previous peak was 614,004 tons in 1929, with 542,965 tons coal, and river receipts show a steady uptrend.
In Idaho Falls a 1934 drought is described as a mere moment amid centuries of endurance for the area’s oldest cedar. The lava bed tree, around 1,600 years old, has endured many dry spells, civil engineer Crandall notes after counting its rings and tungs.
Texan railroad lineman Watts claims to have discovered a new coral snake variety near Beaumont Texas. He caught a 27 inch specimen that exceeds the usual 15 to 30 inch length. The snake has been identified as a coral snake. A pedigree from Britain's College of Arms traces royal lineage to Troy and Noah.
A bronze globe modeled on Nicolaus Copernicus will be donated to Pittsburgh through funds from the Polish National Alliance. Master Polish craftsmen will craft the exact reproduction for the Polish Memorial Room in the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning. The original globe resides in Cracow’s Jarellon Library and depicts the sun-centered solar system.
In the 1500s new ideas challenged tradition and reshaped astronomy, bringing Copernicus to prominence. Separately, the Polish National Alliance, a major Polish organization in America, traces its roots to a 19th century founding in Pennsylvania and now reports a large, growing membership.
In St Anthony Idaho Boyd Ross Potter attempted a rescue of a drowning chick in a water trough. His body was recovered with the chick still in his grasp, head submerged, prompting a tragedy amid a rural incident.
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