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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
11
Daily two cents per copy by carrier. In city 12 cents weekly and $ .00 yearly in advance. By mail daily outside Elyria within Lorain and adjoining counties two dollars yearly. Within Ohio four dollars yearly. Foreign advertising representatives listed for Chicago and New York.
Eddie Tolan of Detroit won the Olympic 200 meter final in 21.2 seconds to become the world's fastest man, after taking the 100 meters earlier. He defeated Simpson and Ralph Metcalfe as 85,000 spectators watched a historic, decisive victory.
The Ottawa imperial conference learns a key limit of tariffs as dominions debate preferential trade within the British Empire. Wheat, competing producers, and complex global ties hinder any broad consensus. The piece notes the US and other nations cannot stand alone in long-range commerce, while domestic aims complicate policy. A Texas candidate’s name change to Cyclone and a sweeping 5000-year civilization plan tease a broader satirical close.
A collage of quips and observations from a 20th century page, advancing faux opinions and social musings. Highlights include a moving picture performer’s slump, a man guarding his house with monthly quarantine signs, a Far Plains fortune tale, and light humor about work, aging, and everyday manners. Notable lines reference a theater singer, Bobby the recital attendee, and a shopper anecdote from a shoe store.
A quirky column musing on happiness and success with humorous maxims about struggle and ambition. It jokes that wealth comes from not sleeping on the job and notes travelers on honeymoons often ride passes. It playfully imagines older critics wishing to relive their lives with fresh choices.
An anonymous letter to the Chronicle-Telegram criticizes high local taxes and calls for reform, citing Abraham Lincoln and Civil War themes. A Citizens Committee urges civic responsibility, lower taxes, and accountable spending. The letter notes taxpayers pushing for reduced local levies and promises a full report at August 5 meetings.
A compact history of births and anniversaries noted today including Percy Bysshe Shelley born 1792 and Oliver Morton born 1823, with lists of historical events such as the Coastguard service establishment in 1790 and Britain declaring war in 1914, followed by remarks on postwar tax politics and local government spending.
Pleasantville August events list a wide array of visitors and family gatherings. Families from Medina Eaton Spencer Oberlin and others visited Lakewood Park Gary Indiana Bowling Green and East Rochester for homecomings reunions and suppers. Several residents including Wheeler Behner Dunlap and Stanislawski families hosted guests and news of illness and moves attended.
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