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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1936
Page
4
The county fair heralds autumn with harvest displays and crafts. Farmers seek prime produce while farm women prepare fair-time delicacies and handiwork. Harness racing, bright posters, and parade crowds mark the season as people celebrate with rustic charm against modern machinery.
Dr William Ti. Austin of the United States census notes significant gains in longevity for men and women over the past thirty six years. He cites an average white man life of 59 and a woman 63, with baby death rates dropping from 12 735 per 100 000 to 6 232.
Karl Kolander a 57 year old Finn appeared before Magistrate James Blanchard in New York City charged with vagrancy. The magistrate suspended sentence and arranged food and a job assuring a new lease on life, underscoring national dignity and duty.
A British official notes the state crown is too large for the new king and must be reduced before the coronation next spring. The coronation crown, heavy and jewel studded, is worn only for formal ceremonies and requires support. The regalia, costly yet valued by Britons, reflects the monarchy’s enduring traditions.
Alice Longworth notes the White House push for new taxes next session while roiling the capital. Public sentiment centers on relief that Congress is not in session to resist executive tax measures, despite guarded optimism from Morgen thau Harrison and Doughton.
In a widecast from Detroit speakers, officials discuss racing’s link to bookmaking and crime, while labor leaders brace for possible trouble as Hoover era and New Deal policies collide. Election outlooks show potential strikes delayed to spring with TVA power allocation debates shaping politics and finance amid a mixed economic picture.
Pierre Jean de Beranger and peers are named with birth and death dates. The piece also notes Today in History events from 12 American frigate Constitution's victory to Hitler becoming chancellor and Roosevelt signing the Banking Bill, plus a Today’s Birthdays panel about Orville Wright. The coverage reads as a chronological tribute page.
Amherst Ohio Aug 19 The village council extends James Ehrman’s supervision of play at Harris street field by two weeks to ten weeks total. Mayor Cooper may lease garbage ground at South Amherst road and hire a new garbage collector Stanley Price. Street resurfacing planned on Church street. Sewage and drainage panels to study Cleveland avenue and West Martin street for needed manholes due to washings from Jackson street. Various church notices follow with meetings and memorial events.
Mrs. A. H. Jenne hosted a social evening in honor of her husband’s birthday with guests including Jane Garland of Elyria and several Jenne family members. Mr. Jenne received gifts as the gathering concluded. Also noted are local notices of discharges and Amherst visitors from nearby towns.
Lodi police moved to protect the public after a 12 year old boy was found in possession of a deadly dynamite cap. Officers seized the cap along with 90 others the boy had discovered at Pardes Dam, placing them under their charge.
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