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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1934
Page
8
Oscar Hawkins, inmate at Fort Madison, linked to a 16 year old murder of his wife Glenna. Indicted for first degree murder by the county grand jury. Hawkins escaped during a jail breakout and was later jailed for robbery in Iowa, then convicted. He will be brought to Cleveland for trial.
In Moscow and Kiev, 28 more political prisoners were shot by a firing squad in a secret trial process overseen by the military collegiate of the supreme court. Since Sergei Kirov’s assassination, 103 have been executed, 124 arrested, with 21 alive.
The college announces active extra curricular organizations from stamp collecting to football. It notes students easily find like minded peers and lists aviation club fencing society dance orchestras and fraternities among activities available on campus.
The piece notes anti tuberculosis seals may extend lives as smallpox did and cites tests of a new serum touted by Governor Ed C Johnson after experiments on convicts at the National Jewish hospital in Denver. Skepticism remains despite persistent scientific effort to find a preventive.
The piece critiques the U S parole system citing that the average life term for murderes released on parole is nine years. notes a Michigan case of a life sentence finished in four years and argues the system devalues human life and fails justice.
Charles G. Dawes, ex vice president and head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, believes prosperity will return by mid-1935 as durable woods industries recover. He cites steel's gradual rebound and a five year backlog of orders poised to ignite mass demand, boosting production and prices but less sharply than earlier depressions.
The American Automobile Association reports the 1934 touring season will near three billion five hundred million dollars in expenditures, about 625 million more than last year. Most clubs report increases with longer trips and higher per person spending, reflecting strong demand for resorts, hotels, and travel infrastructure nationwide.
A New York roundup of eleven men and a woman exposes a counterfeit operation producing about two million dollars in fake currency. The secret service, under Robert Godby in New York and Secretary Morgenthau in Washington, leads the case, highlighting ongoing global counterfeiting and the persistent demand for skilled engravers and chemists.
A Virginia visit scene on the presidential platform notes two ladies beside Mrs. Roosevelt. One whispered to her, causing a blush, and the second asked what was said. The reply was casual saying the joke involved a hole in her stocking.
A Navy scandal leads to Captain Jones being retired before reaching the age limit amid questions over color blindness. Officials note Jones had been regarded as a competent, first rate officer despite the revelation.
A quirky note plays with puns about exams and school life. The writer mocks exams and social plans with playful twists on common sayings and misspellings. No clear event or individuals are identified.
A poultry journal editor quotes a reader asking how long a hen should stay on eggs to hatch. The answer given is three weeks for chickens and four weeks for ducks. A month later another letter arrives with further inquiry.
Items range from poultry jokes and a farm update to elephants in Uganda and riffs on aging. The column lampoons trends, weather, nudism, poetry, and life jokes with brisk local tone and quirky observations.
A list marks anniversaries of notable figures born across 1811 to 1861 including Alexander S. Asboth, Sarah Bolton, Isaac Hecker, Lyman Abbott, Frederic Gleason, Francis Thompson, and Edward MacDowell with their death years. Also noted are historical events today in history from 1787 to 1931 such as New Jersey ratifying the Constitution and the killing of Legs Diamond in Albany.
Today marks birthdays for Admiral Frank H. Clark chairman of the Navy General Board born in Massachusetts aged 63 and Admiral William H. Standley born in Ukiah California aged 62. Also listed are William I. Myers of Cornell and a U.S. Farm Credit administrator born in Lowman New York aged 43. Dr John Lloyd Newcomb noted in the roster.
The article recalls Paul’s planned journey from Judaea to Rome and describes his final public address before Caesarea’s royal audience of Jewish and Gentile elites. It highlights the moment as a stirring opportunity to proclaim a message for all ages and invokes a prayer for guidance in recognizing divine dispensations.
The notice lists several prominent figures with birthplaces and ages: Alvin S. Johnson director of the New School for Social Research born near Homer Nebraska 60 years ago. Parkes Cadman Congregational preacher born in England 70 years ago. Walter W. Head St. Louis insurance executive and Boy Scouts leader born near Adrian Wisconsin 57. George H. Adams Minneapolis newspaper editor born Maywood Illinois 49. Joseph Wilshire president of Standard Brands New York born Cincinnati 55. and a Dant of the University of Virginia born Sassafras Virginia 53.
A poetic sensuous nature praised as a good endowment for an actor. Kind disposition with fidelity and affection attracts friends, though its true value remains largely unseen. Some fortune may come, but worldly success is unlikely. benefactions will stay hidden.
Twins born to Alma and Everette Smith in Cincinnati arrived at General Hospital on consecutive days. The first at 11 46 p m and the second at 12 06 a m six minutes after midnight marking a rare birth sequence in the same family.
Oil sand refers to beds of sand or porous sand rock that contain petroleum and can yield crude oil when mined or processed.
South Amherst December gathering of the Study Hour Club at Mrs H E Moore's home featured Christmas greetings, a news review by Miss Neilie Davis, and a paper on the Kansas Nebraska Bill and the Formation of the Republican Party by Mrs John Thompson. Christmas carols were sung and refreshments served to five members and three guests including Rev and Mrs A M Rickel of Amherst.
Grafton and South Amherst meet in a league basketball game on the local floor Wednesday evening. Elmer Harris son of Mr and Mrs Garfield Harris of Gaston road will broadcast from WTAM Cleveland Thursday evening at 6 o clock. He will entertain with guitar and vocal selections during the broadcast.
Mr and Mrs Joe Lahiff welcome an eight and three quarter pound baby girl born Saturday morning at Memorial Hospital in Elyria. The mother is formerly Miss Verna Gibson.
The Ladies Circle will meet at Nativity Church parlors Thursday afternoon for a Christmas party with a gift exchange. A good attendance is desired.
Preliminary efforts on the Pana canal started in 1861, with large scale operations not beginning until early 1883, marking the transition from planning to substantial activity.
State College Pa Oscar Varley notes Penn State students have many activities to choose from leaving limited time for study. The article mentions student life options and campus engagement opportunities during the term.
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