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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
7
The editorial reproaches Mayor Van Oster for vetoing a coal tax ordinance taxing local dealers and out of town coal vendors. It argues the measure is discriminatory, urges enforcement of existing weights and measures laws, and opposes a licensing system while stressing honest weighing and fair competition.
The 4 H chib selected two teens as the healthiest boy and girl in the country. They neither smoked nor drank nor stayed up late, illustrating healthful habits as key to high health ratings. The 4 H club is supported by social workers doctors and others aiming to foster a healthy self-reliant American youth.
Essaying how the rocking chair cycles back into active life, the piece notes its past decline and recent revival as a symbol of thoughtful retrenchment. It cites reflections on modernization, whittling as contemplation, and varied newspaper quips about public figures and phrases.
The text presents blessings from Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount about humility mourning meekness and righteousness. It quotes statements on turning the other cheek resisting evil and generosity giving to the one who sues and sharing one’s coat. It emphasizes a call to endure persecution for righteousness and to respond with mercy.
A fragmented column recalls Conan Doyle and Charlie Chaplin, a lawyer mockingly helps a pedestrian, and a high school suicide in Westport. It notes astonishing apple production, criticizes false sports ideals, and ends with a seasonal nod to colored paper usage.
A jumble of humorous snippets and brief anecdotes from a past issue features jokes about weddings, manners, Mark Twain, fashion, and daily life. The items present playful exchanges, wry observations, and a few light cartoons or captions reflecting era humor and social quirks.
A government bulletin about a frog’s love life sparks a proposal for a musical comedy. The suggested theme song is A Froggie Would A-Wooing Go, reflecting playful cultural notes.
Elyria reader argues taxpayers are overburdened and calls for broad tax reductions. He cites Heywood Broun and critiques municipal finances, noting workers like teachers police and firefighters should not bear cuts for politicians' sins. The letter urges Congress and senators to vote against unwelcome bills and scrutinize calls for economy.
Letter argues that cutting to the bone means eliminating unnecessary offices and even some needed ones to spare taxpayers. Advocate urges broader tax cuts beyond the mayor or county salaries and questions high defense costs and court fees funded by taxpayers.
A chronicle of notable anniversaries including births of Richard Arkwright James S Brown Joseph Smith Thomas W Evans Julia Holmes Smith Oscar Straus James B Duke and milestones such as 1777 Washington barefooted troops 1783 Washington resignation 1832 Antwerp surrender and 1913 Federal Reserve Act enactment.
Today’s birthdays honor Harriet Monroe and notable figures such as Frederick Neal Dow of Portland Maine Gen Neal Dow Paul A Wolf C Stuart Gager Charles Fleischer Edwin L Sabin Connie Mack Harry B Pulsifer. The Horoscope notes a new sign bringing versatility and adaptability across classes.
Fragment discusses an ability to adapt to varied employments that could raise a native to a higher comfort level than his upbringing, noting a copyrighted phrasing. The sentence centers on mobility of work and improved living standards without identifying person or place.
Mise Alta Myers enjoyed a birthday gathering Tuesday at her sister's home in Sheffield with friends, buffet supper at six, and skating on the river. Attendees included Chambers families, Haynes, Monegan, Carmacks, Spaulding, and Miss Alta Myers among others.
The Boys and Girls Glee Clubs under Floyd Moore practiced at the school on Monday while Mrs. Hart led grades on Tuesday. The text notes Hamburg and Bremen depend on the tide for vessel movement in and out of port.
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