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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1920
Page
8
Elyria Ohio edition notes election primaries loom with emphasis on voter turnout and party support. It profiles rapid transit ideas, air mail prospects, and a broad look at inventions reshaping daily life from travel to food, predicting a shifting world where yesterday’s men become strangers tomorrow.
A review notes large crowds and hearty applause at Boys' Band summer concerts in the public park, indicating strong local appreciation. The piece also lightly parodies trivial gift ideas and mentions changing Central Europe frontiers and a local housing proposition in a playful, failing-to-cohere column.
Lorain reports a shipwreck involving a Lorain woman aboard the steamer La Touraine near La Havre France. The vessel struck a rock after leaving Le Havre. casualties and missing persons were reported as the ship settled amid wreckage. The wreck was prompted by a July 21 letter about the accident.
The schedule lists arrival at La Havre France on July 22. Details specify the port of entry and the target date, with contingencies noted for weather delays and customs processing.
A collage of clippings and quips from newspapers and Punch style humor. It riffs on politics and taxes, a Punchesque dry humor, a laundry mishap, and social jokes about June and July days. It notes a Kewanee dancing party, a mayoral anecdote about sewer upkeep, and playful captions from various towns.
Safe Bus introduces a new ash tray and hair cut offerings as part of a quirky PR push. ABE MARTIN notes mixed reactions from customers turned away by brief answers.
The Highway Construction Co finished concrete on East Avenue and will begin asphalt later. Asphalt machinery has been on site for days and West Avenue residents press to finish that stretch first. Work began last fall, tearing up the street with portions occasionally open, and the completion will be welcomed by local residents.
The secretary of state candidate Harvi C. Smith announces a bid for a second term, specifying the campaign will kickoff next Tuesday. The description clarifies the name as Harvi C. Smith, not Harry Clay Smith, to avoid confusion with a similarly named figure.
Washington August 7 turnstiles that count admissions to amusements will not be allowed by federal agencies to enforce amusement taxes. The bureau of internal revenue announced that venues using turnstiles must switch to tickets or be prepared for tax violation prosecutions.
Henry Fletcher former ambassador to Mexico told a Shade Gap reunion that the Democratic Party through its League covenant endorsement seeks a visionary world reign and interference, betraying Monroe Doctrine safeguards and aiming to arbitrate lands and peoples.
A detailed political profile argues Carrington 7 Marshal of ZANE as a top Republican candidate for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. It highlights his rural upbringing, long Republican ties, law school graduation in 1892, 28 years of practice, trial record, public-spirited work in Muskingum County, and lack of prior office. The piece notes regional balance concerns and his endorsements from Muskingum and neighboring counties.
Voters are urged to support WW H Oldham Republican candidate for Clerk of Courts. He outlines a proven record in public service and a career as a ship-builder and engineer. After losing an arm he switched to other pursuits and asks for support on Tuesday August 10 1920.
Washington Aug . Prohibition officials under Commissioner Kramer began restricting wholesale liquor permits to curb large scale traffic. The move targets wholesale dealers as the chief enforcement problem cited by Kramer. Officials forecast elimination of wholesale dealers by internal revenue plans.
Lawrence H Webber seeks Republican nomination for Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney on August 10 1920. He cites prior service as City Solicitor and Police Prosecutor of Elvira four years including 1915 and 1917 elections and claims to have drafted Millon Dellar Water Works bond legislation. Webber pledges no paid assistant and tax payer economy with impartial law enforcement.
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