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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1931
Page
2
An assortment of ads lists movers Red Arrow Movers and Dependable Transfer with contact numbers, truck services, and storage options. The page also includes real estate listings, pet ads, and a court notice about a divorce petition and bankruptcy proceedings, with names and addresses blurred by OCR.
Leo J. Kenna of the United States consulate general in Paris says American girls seek full or part time work in Paris more than American boys. They believe life here is glamorous and jobs are easy to find but the truth is often that they have only enough money for a one way ticket. The labor office has shut the doors and offers are reserved for unemployed French citizens first. Kenna has heard from over eighty locales since April 1.
Columbus Ohio Nicknames and colorful appellations used by Ohio penitentiary convicts have been compiled by George Richmond editor of Ohio Penitentiary News. The list includes Bad Boss Bettman Short Gieurts and Good Time Thomas among others. Religious and medical staff receive nicknames such as Holy Tony and Sky Pilot. Prison roles range from Barbers known as Butchers to guards called Jug Helsters and criminals labeled as cannons or paper hangers.
Old Glory Grange in La Grange met with 38 members present under worthy master Albert Archer. Sister Prosser spoke on the fair and cooperation was urged. Eight new members were initiated. Next meeting moved to August 20 due to Wellington fair. Sisters Archer Godridge and Runals to lead. Tania Runals won the prize.
River Road notes visitors and local social calls. Cleveland guests Mr and Mrs Uline and Mr and Mrs Frassey spent Sunday with George Dent. Elyria guests A J Kelisler visited, Miss Magele Crilley stayed in Lorain with Mrs Johenna Burns, others include Carr from Chicago and Chambers from Eaton visiting Alva Seely. Mrs Corrie Sheldon recovering from tonsil surgery at Elyria Clinic. River Road residents hosted and visited by Seelys, Day, Van Wapiter, and Mohler families.
H A Kendall of Trinidad a baker and leader of the local Izaac Walton League chased a porcupine that chosen his yard as a parking place. He lassoes the animal and transports it to the Monument Lake park for release after the unusual capture.
Oregon City James O. Matthews is charged with filing for divorce citing his wife played the piano late at night. The report notes the timing and the action of the suit.
Dr Logan Clendening explains infant anatomy noting the head forms about a quarter of total height while an adult head is only about one seventh of body length. He compares infant proportions to oversized European carnival heads and outlines development contrasts.
A long, garbled account describes Hopi ceremonies at Walpi and Hateyili with antelope and snake clans. It notes death of Chief Shipela, the sacred snakes used in rain prayers, and the ritual cadence across the desert before sundown. It mixes Native rites with unrelated medical musings on infant growth, fontanelles, and pamphlets sold by a Central Press imprint.
A sounding device used 45 years ago to measure Crater Lake’s depth was found on Wizard Island. The instrument recorded a depth of 1,996 feet, and W. G. Steel who reported the discovery recalled the event.
In Rock Yford Colorado rare disease appears to curb a grasshopper infestation that has swept Colorado Nebraska and Minnesota. Thousands of grasshoppers dying as the disease attacks those on wheat stalk tops with carcasses clinging to the wheat they sought to eat.
Sayre, Pennsylvania—George Norton, a local semi professional, played shortstop for Binghamton in the New York Pennsylvania League to fill an injury vacancy. Two days later he joined Towanda at the same position, and on the fourth day his services were needed by Ithaca.
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