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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
5
In Eugene Oregon a University of Oregon survey reveals student grievances with both sexes. Coeds protest dirty cords while male students cite long spiked nails, run over heels, crooked stocking seams and poorly applied makeup.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as effective for chest colds bronchial irritation and lingering coughs claiming it goes to the seat of the trouble and soothes inflamed membranes while loosening phlegm. It promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied and instructs to ask for Creomulsion by name.
New York columnist discusses Gereladine Farrar turning 57 next February and retiring from opera, noting how emotion affects voice and comparing her to aging greats like Schumann-Heink. The piece also mentions John Evans, longtime taxi driver in New York, who quit cabbing in 1913 and ran a stand near the Waldorf, with ties to Bartlett Arkell of Beechnut Patching Co.
Washington December 2. The securities and exchange commission moves to integrate Public Utility Holding Company systems economically and geographically as required by Congress. Chairman Douglas said nearly 100 percent compliance with December 1 proposals and estimates the full program may take up to five years. Many systems may need to divest or swap units to fit geographic criteria. Gratifying response to the program was noted.
A reminiscence highlights Arkell household routine and a Nil key cabman named John who ferries city children to lessons and church from New Jersey to Central Park. The piece shifts to winter chestnut trade near Broadway and Wash ington Market with roasters near the Metropolitan Opera House illustrating a thriving urban street economy and memories from 1938.
A ten pound fish apparently dropped from an airplane damaged Francis McCarthy's car in Klamath Falls Oregon. Police found no aircraft crew and ruled out a deliberate bombing though residents heard a plane overhead during the incident.
In a August 4 letter, industry heads were asked to file integration plans. Responses from 64 of 66 holding companies are in. Two small firms remain unaccounted. The commission will examine plans to gauge competition and overlap, then assemble interested parties to work out orderly solutions. A master map of utilities properties will be prepared, followed by step by step discussions with individual industry members.
New Orleans Mayor Robert Maestri proposes designating major avenues and boulevards to honor former governors educators scientists and other notable figures. Plaques peristyles and shelters would line streets alongside monuments and busts as the city aims to become known as the City of Monuments.
A fragment discusses honoring Galvez and Bienville with a monument for their roles in colonial and American Revolutionary history. It quotes Australia’s High Commissioner in Canberra opposing the Olympic Games as beneficial for international relations or sport.
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