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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
6
The text urges living in the light of God, avoiding a Jekyll and Hyde life. It links small daily choices to larger moral outcomes and warns that modern life makes choosing rightly harder, yet the Christian path requires seeking the light even in gray areas.
A column discusses 1938 U S wheat and cotton outlooks highlighting lower prices, reduced U S cotton acreage, and a projected yield of 11.5 million bales. It notes Europe’s larger cotton crop, potential price effects, and the global shift in cotton production with possible implications for American growers and taxpayers. It warns that rapid policy changes may cause broader economic disruption and calls for gradual adjustment.
The writer notes Charles Sawyer begins purging Davey faction leaders from Ohio Democrats. Referencing the Legion convention in New York City, Times Square chaos and Governor’s slight public favor, the piece questions his presidential ambitions and the Ohio voter response amid a strong state organization built on payrolls.
The National Safety Council cites a 22 percent drop in first half 1938 traffic fatalities versus 1937, despite more highway traffic. Weather helped, but better policing and cautious driving are credited. The 1938 Accident Facts shows 15,169 deaths first half of 1936 and 22,920 in the second half. Speeding remains a leading risk, with 73 percent of states noting drivers exceeding speed limits.
The article recalls Pearl White as a pioneering star of silent serials like Perils of Pauline and Exploits of Elaine. It notes her immense popularity, early Hollywood stardom before Chaplin, and her choice to pursue life and success in Paris rather than switch to talkies. She aged not yet 50 at the time of a reported event.
A Rutgers Youth Institute speaker urged youths to consider trades due to crowded white-collar fields. He warned that a universal move to trades could also overpopulate them, emphasizing personal fit and qualification for both trades and white-collar work. The speaker stressed practical preparation and proactive job-hunting as key in current scarce opportunities. F & Be Those who longed for a Sumner now have it, and those who did not want it have it too.
The piece surveys potential study of New Deal subsidies to business under relief and pump priming, noting anti New Dealers fear corporate benefits amid government outlays. It highlights Alben Barkley’s presidential prospects, mixed White House views on his loyalty, and recent political tensions including labor spying disclosures and Frankfurter Supreme Court consideration.
A compilation of birthdays and notable figures: John B Bayard, Joseph P Machebeuf, Charlotte BMI Yonge, Robert G Ingersoll, Benjamin R Tillman, Heber M Wells, Gari Melchers, Benjamin Franklin, the Trumbull capture, Fulton’s Clermont voyage, and other historic items. Includes today’s birthdays and a “Today in History” section with figures like Franklin and Tyler era events.
Britain saw the highest number of trade disputes since 1920 with about 610000 workers involved directly or indirectly in 1937. Disputes rose in frequency though total days lost fell versus 1936, with coal mining bearing the bulk of cases and most affecting single collieries.
A York born philosopher and author, originally from Germany, marked fifty six years today. The horoscope notes a brilliant intellect, sympathetic nature, and generous disposition. Natives are studious and diligent, likely to make a good showing in life and attain their heart’s desire.
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