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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1934
Page
4
Local notes report social visits and church activities among residents of Oberlin Amherst and surrounding towns. Families such as Bergs Gibsons and Nashes are mentioned with visits to relatives and participation in community events and church groups.
City officials discuss six miles of river frontage with four dams forming a covered river bed to prevent stagnation. Proposals for two additional low dams on the West and East Branches aim to extend covered water from Broad Street to Tenth Street, aiding boating and skating while addressing health concerns.
A catalog of tree species including Ailanthus Apple Arbor Vitae Ash Mountain White Redwood Beach Box Elder Buckeye Butternut Catalpa Cedar Red Cherry Sweet Sour Wild Chestnut Cottonwood Dogwood Elm American Slippery Chinese Gum Hackberry Hawthorne Hemlock Hickory Hornbeam Hopthornwood American Loblolly? Walnut Locust Wagnohta Maple Red Silver Sugar Oak Pin Red White Osage Orange Pine Red White Pear Poplar Carolina Silver Tulip Sassafras Spruce Norway Sycamore Walnut Willow Black Pussy Willows Weeping
Crystal City Texas reports cold weather with a 34 degree mer cury lowering tomato supply and dulling the market. Spinach gains from the chill while carload shipments of broccoli parsley turnips and beets rise.
Portland Maine reports the first run of a new air express service linking northern New England with the Pacific coast. A hot supper of baked beans codfish and potatoes was served en route in Portland while the transfer occurred, marking the service start.
Ohio merchants will collect the state sales tax starting January 1 1935 after obtaining vendor licenses by December 17. Pre paid tax receipts will be used at point of sale and canceled in the buyer’s presence. Licenses, penalties for noncompliance, and receipts are issued via county auditors and the state tax commission.
Miss Virden Maddock of Elyria visits Sheffield hosts Mrs Earle Johnson and family. Brookside PTA holds December meeting with business session led by J J Smith and a program by Harold Irishs group feat Christine Carols and a health talk. Community coasting stories and obituaries round out local notes.
The text refers to the nickname Watchdog of the Treasury applied to a figure described as the greatest appropriations overseer. It mentions 1 ws aan oba & Ra RN cee eyaekt deen, implying a historical auditor or controller linked to large fiscal acts.
Governor-elect H Styles Bridges receives a commission from Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon naming him aide de camp to Kentucky's chief executive. The action places Bridges in a ceremonial liaison role with influence across state lines.
British Columbia expects to ship 25 000 tons of salt herring to the Orient in the 1934 35 season. The shipment, about equal to last season, should bring in a return of 750 000 dollars.
An advertisement from West Side Lumber and Coal Co promotes sheltered coal as a smart purchase for winter weather, emphasizing protection from snow and ice. The line highlights the value of stored coal for cold periods.
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