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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1938
Page
4
On Wednesday August 31 reading John 3 24 notes we know he abideth in us by the Spirit given. The piece reflects on two contrasting worlds and how life unity arises when action aligns with spiritual ideals. A woman asks a child who saints are, the boy replies saints let light shine through.
Belmont county jailer Filden Kennedy pleaded not guilty to charges of criminally assaulting a woman prisoner Emma Henry 35 who said she was attacked August 13 while confined for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Kennedy awaited grand jury action on bond set at 1000 dollars.
An editorial piece urges motorists to slow down near schools highlighting a father's plea for child safety as students begin a new school year. It contrasts small town values with broader urban issues, praising small towns like Lorain county for their benefits to community life and civic spirit.
The piece notes the shift from vibrant late summer blooms to autumn stalwarts like chrysanthemum cosmos and dahlia. It describes milder mornings, crisper nights, browned garden foliage, and a tempered breeze as days approach perfection, comparing them to May June or October.
The American Iron and Steel Institute cites about 18 percent higher taxes per ton in the first half of 1928 despite deficits totaling 18.4 million. While payrolls reached 340.7 million and dividends 25.56 million, taxes climbed to 46 million, driven by social security increases and reduced output, signaling stronger calls to ease tax burdens for recovery and jobs. The article also notes political digressions and social commentary interspersed with the main economic argument.
The Washington Merry-Go-Round reports that the White House plans a renewed purge after September primaries aimed at anti New Deal Democrats and party machines tied to patronage. It notes key figures like Senators George, Tydings, and McCarran, plus Vice President Garner and others, facing scrutiny as Roosevelts 1940 strategy centers on rewarding loyal supporters and weakening opponents. The piece also covers Tanis Tugwell’s marriage license affair and Hopkins unofficial cabinet role, with other sundry notes on Georgia labor and Father Divine’s camp.
Father P. Hynes of Tenterfield finally fulfills a 30 year wish by importing an Irish hunter from Dublin for 600. He plans to visit scattered parishioners on horseback rather than by automobile, marking a notable shift in his pastoral travel.
A compact listing of anniversaries and birthdays. Notable entries include Fierre Soule born in 1801, Willam T. Thompson born in 1812, and Mary Putman Jacobi born in 1842. Also notes on 1846 Boston Herald's first issue and 1903 Packard cross country trip, plus brief character sketches and today’s birthdays.
Arthur L. Limbach new chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee is in Mt. Carmel Hospital for a double fracture of the right arm. He says he will be away from duties for not more than a week. Limbach, a captain in the Ohio National Guard, was brought by army plane from Fort Knox after injuring his arm in training. He caught his arm when a truck tilted into a tree during artillery loading. The arm was to be reset today.
Cleveland Ohio August 31 funeral services will be held here Friday for Dr Joseph W Griffin former president of the Cleveland Federated Churches who died yesterday he served as pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church for twenty years and was a trustee of Franklin and Muskingum colleges He ran for the state legislature in 1928 on a platform advocating stricter divorce laws
Elyria residents Ruth Bemis and Selden Armbruster hosted and visited. Guests included John Knox and G Q Haury kin, with Ruthie McLaughlin ill. A baby girl arrived to Gilbert and wife, and multiple families shared hospital, fair, and weekend visits across Elyria Medina Berea and Cleveland areas.
A long column lists numerous social visits and travel notes. Names include Mr and Mrs Fred Armbruster, Miss Mary Ellen Stephenson, Joan Nilges, Miss Ruth McCabe, Mr and Mrs Louis Koehler of Cleveland, Mr and Mrs Charles Gross, Mr and Mrs Ralph Kraus, John Kraus, Mr and Mrs George Gross, Mr and Mrs Frank Ullrich, Horace Humm, Maud Gephart, Bert Meyer, Lawrence McLaughlin, Louise McLaughlin, Sam Meyer and family, Keneth, Oscar Geopfert, Frank Winnen, Ruth Ebersole, Pearl Fiest, Rose Grabenstetter, Glen Yannayan and family, and others. Several trips to Camp Crag near Hinckley and a Texas oil-field assignment are noted, with many Sunday visits among families in Elyria, Medina, Granger, Bruns wick, and Lodi.
A horse on a Dundalk Ontario farm kicked up its heels, snapping a leg and forcing the farmer Harold Talbot to destroy the animal. The incident occurred after roshy behavior by at least one horse while released to pasture. Russia investigates potential coal deposits on Dickson Island.
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