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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
8
Akron Aug 16 Republican nominee John W Bricker opened his campaign with a plea for good government in Ohio. He spoke before Summit county Republicans at the picnic and on radio, urging a party change to accelerate business recovery and curb public official inefficiency.
A vintage ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming they force two pounds of bile into the bowels daily. It describes sluggish digestion causing gas, bloating, constipation, and a sour mood, promising gentle, harmless relief and urging customers to ask for the product by name at 26 cents.
Wage Hour Administrator Elmer F Andrews chose Donald M Nelson Sears Roebuck vice president as chairman of the textile industry board under the new labor standards act. The remainder of the committee will be announced tomorrow after a conference with industry labor and public representatives. Andrews also considered appointing Paul Siften head of New York state unemployment compensation division as deputy administrator.
TAUNTON Mass Aug 18 Jane Toppan 81 longtime nurse who once said it would be safe to say that I killed at least 100 persons died in Taunton state hospital last night Acquitted of murder by insanity she was confined for life in 1902 She confessed poisoning 31 people over 15 years and recalled many more poisons Death came after a two week illness Relatives sought to claim the body as living costs in Germany rise.
JIMMIE FIDLER reports on stars and character actors in Hollywood noting that veteran character actors enjoy steadier work and fewer public pressures while stars face brief highs and frequent flops. He recounts on set scenes with Busby Berkeley, Olivia de Havilland, and Ronald Reagan, plus a transport accident and a large English forest fire.
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