Seven Essentials For Highway Safety
The National Safety Council reaffirmed its war on accidents at its annual congress. It called for uniform traffic laws, better licensing, stricter enforcement, efficient safety groups, improved traffic engineering, periodic vehicle inspections, broader safety instruction, and more research into accident causes. It urged swift, nationwide adoption and cooperation from governments and drivers to reduce the annual traffic deaths, about 30,000 Americans.
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National Safety Council
A Tiny Eye Gift and Christmas Echoes of 1937
An elderly man John Amos donated an eye to 19 year old Frank Chabina in a remarkable 1937 surgery. The Chronicle-Telegram notes local auto accidents, Christmas charity totals at the Toy Shop reaching $600, and Elyria’s care for the needy. It recalls farm life memories, carols, family gatherings, and hopes for safe holiday travel amid festive preparations at the Elyria Home for the Aged with a Christmas Eve party and generous mailed gifts.
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John Amos
Frank Chabina
Chronicle-Telegram
Santa Claus
Toy Shop Fund
Captain Hillier
Salvation Army
Old Pine Run
Elyria
Saint Thomas Day Reflections On Faith And Seeing
Bible readings for Tuesday December 21 discuss John 14 1 14 and Saint Thomas the doubter. The meditation reframes Thomas as practical and demands personal seeing of truth and life through Jesus the unseen God revealed in flesh.
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Jnemy Pather
Thomas
Jesus
Saint Thomas
God
Aga Khan Heads League of Nations Assembly Leader and Golfer
The Aga Khan, serving as president of the League of Nations assembly, is described as an ardent golfer and owner of winning rare horses.
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Aga Kahn
The
League of Nations Assembly
Lorain County Seeks $30 000 Monthly Relief Grant
A Lorain County delegation will apply to the 1938 relief fund in Columbus for 700000 on the basis of thirty thousand dollars per month. The group includes Commissioners Dunn Davidson DeChanut Prosecutor Butler and Relief Director Holmes. They report 842 current relief cases in Lorain Elyria Avon Lake Amherst LaGrange and nearly 400 in the rest of the county with new cases daily and note Carey Act funds will run out by February 1.
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Lorain County
Oscar G., Dunn
John E Davidson
Edward DeChanut
Howard R. Butler
Ernest Holmes
Columbus
Ray Allison
Holmes
Lorain
Elyria
Avon Lake Village
Amherst Village
LaGrange Township
Carey
Anniversaries and Today in History Highlights
Today's list recalls birthdays of Benjamin Disraeli and Laura Bridgman among others, noting deaths and early figures. The history section marks Pilgrim landing at Plymouth in 1620, the Embaro Act, Ericsson propulsion, and notable births including Lindbergh and Stalin, with varied dates and places.
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Plymouth
Mass
Virginia
Kentucky
Congress
John Ericsson
Wall Street
Coolidge
Boulder Dam
Charles A Lindbergh
England
Births of Brainard and Szold Highlight Today
Gen. David L Brainard born in Norway New York eighty one years ago in Washington DC survivor of the ISS4 Greely expedition. Henrietta Szold noted as American Jewish leader in today’s birthday notices.
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Palestine
Baltimore
Edward C. Eliott
Purdue University
Indiana
Chicago
U.S
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Steele Co, Minn
Irenee du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Edward Hungerford
Dexter
Joseph Stalin
David L. Brainard
Washington, D. C
Norway
N. Y
Henrietta Szold
WPA relief rolls rise as 29,128 added in week
WPA reports relief registrations climbed to 155 689 in the week ending December 11, the largest weekly rise of 19% this year. Texas led with a large gain, Oklahoma and California also up, while Illinois District of Columbia Florida New York and West Virginia showed declines.
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WPA
The
Works Progress Administration
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Illinois
District of Columbia
Florida
New York
New York City
West Virginia
Forecast of mood and moral resolve in tense life
The note describes a person with strong will toward a direct honest course yet warns of a twist in circumstances that could undo the gains from patient toil. It suggests a complex inner state and potential external challenges to progress.
Yugoslav peasants resist debt relief despite government cut
Peasants in Yugoslavia still refuse to settle debts after a 50 percent government reduction, with further state action anticipated amid ongoing resistance to the relief plan.
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Yugoslavia
Water power production in the United States in 1936
The United States generated about 45 billion kilowatt hours of water power in 1936, reflecting sizable output from hydroelectric projects amid early industrial energy growth. The figure highlights the role of hydroelectric power in the nation’s energy mix during the mid-1930s.
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United States
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Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company, Publishers
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John W Cullen Company
Michigan Ave
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors
Jane Elizabeth Bender
Ridgeville High School
Japan
China
Emile Gaboriau
Paris Surete
Sherlock Holmes
Cope
United Feature Syndicate Inc
Pat Off
Mittee
Broad Street
Lake Ave
Benjamin Disraeli
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Beaconsfield
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Grea
Jean H. Fabre
Laura D Buidzman
Boston
Mary
Terhine
Marion Harland
Abert Passon
Kansas City
James Lane Allen
Lexington
Morton Prince
Bulletin
Aeeu Foupueiue
Bunte
Milwaukee
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