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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1935
Page
7
An aging veteran population shrinks from Civil War survivors while pensions and national debt costs linger. The author warns of dwindling G A R posts, rising long term costs, and the heavy financial toll across decades into the 21st century.
Kiplinger warns relief will continue indefinitely as unemployment remains a permanent, though diminishing, problem. Hopkins cites 3.5 million on relief with only a small portion moved to work relief. Roosevelt notes little progress in reducing relief and suggests some federal aid may persist beyond November. No clear solution or end in sight.
Reports from tourist agencies show hundreds of thousands of Americans have vacation funds, spending more freely than in five years. Travel abroad is desirable but domestic travel offers rich options from Maine to Florida, the Rockies to the Far West, and urban attractions. Vacations provide education and health benefits, beyond mere rest.
In Topeka Kansas a heated debate over renaming streets has captured public attention. The proposal sparked three weeks of intense discussion, overshadowing the hot weather as residents defend historic names and noble pioneer legacies against change.
Today's historical notices compile birthdays and anniversaries for figures such as Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and Felix Adler, with brief biographical notes. Also includes Today in History items, plus a Grange meeting report from LaGrange with attendance details.
Geleit Burgess found his way back from Paris after a nine year absence near seventy years old with notes of philosophy and a Parisian phase. William MacHarg the novelist reverses his lifestyle becoming a country man. Reports from Wellington Fair display note winners and performances at a local gathering with 4 H lunch, musical numbers, and prizes. The column mentions Peter B. Kye, Greenwich Village dining shifts, and a brief nod to Ambrose Bierce cartoons and London Sketch references.
City and county boards will hold final exams for teachers on August 30 as a shift to state control takes effect. Local tests have been rare. Elyria and Lorain County teachers largely qualified by other means. New law creates state supervised exam system for certification. principals and superintendents must hold appropriate credentials. Affected local personnel and officials named.
The North Elyria Juvenile and Subordinate Grange met in the school auditorium with the next session planned for Thursday evening in August. Briefs note visits by Melvin Leonard and Kermit Letby party members, a Lake Avenue Church picnic at Cascade Park, a 6 o'clock picnic supper, and visits with relatives including Charles Leonard and the Worthington grandchildren in Elyria.
Mrs Browse recovers at home with family nearby as Mrs Winton Hisey and her children return to Maple Heights after several days with Mr and Mrs Otto Allen. The Reese household notes ongoing recovery and family support during the period.
In a pre 1830 discussion, directors of a pioneer English railway rejected chorges as out of the question yet debated using stationary engines placed at mile intervals to pull trains from station to station by ropes along the line.
Spencer events include a firemen carnival and homecoming in Spencer Ohio Friday evening August 2. The Fee family reunion is set for Wooster City Park Wooster Ohio Thursday. Spencer Baptist church board hosted at a member’s home Monday evening with strong attendance. Choir rehearsal scheduled Tuesday at M F Church. W H Missionary Society met Friday afternoon with Mrs John Firestone. good turnout. Fidelity Sunday School class held Tuesday afternoon with Bible study and picnic supper. Lutheran Ladies Aid and Missionary Society held Thursday meeting with strong participation. Miss Gladys Ridgeway hosted a surprise party Friday for her sister Mrs Albert Montoney with guests from Spencer Baptist church. Julia Nagey and Hugh Eglin of Spencer wed at a Cleveland Presbyterian church last week. Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the Lutheran church will meet Wednesday afternoon August 14 at the homes of Mrs Loyda Lechirtner and Mrs Sarah Roach. Congress residents Mrs Loyda Lechirtner and daughter visiting.
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