Classified Rates And Advertising Reach For 1937
The notice lists pricing: a single copy costs three cents, newspaper carrier delivery 18 cents weekly, $9.16 annually in advance. Mail outside Elyria to Lorain counties is $4.00 yearly, Ohio state wide $6.00. Foreign advertising reps are John W Cullen Company in Chicago New York Detroit. Dated Tuesday December 28 1937.
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Elyria
Lorain
Ohio
Ereato
John W Cullen Company
Chicago
Michigan Ave
New York
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors
Anniversaries of notable figures from 1789 to 1924
A list of notable birthdays and death dates spanning 1789 to 1924. Catharine Sedgwick, William B. Taliaferro, Henri Blowitz, Benjamin Lang, Samuel Wagner, Edwin S. Stuart, and Woodrow Wilson are noted with birthplaces and death dates.
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Catharine Maria Sedgwick
Stockbridge
Mass
Boston
William B. Taliaferre
Virginia
Gloucester Co
Henri Georges de Blowitz
Benjamin Johnson Lang
Salem
Samuel Wagner
Philadelphia
Wagner Free Institute of Science
L Edwin S. Stuart
Pennsylvania
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
New Jersey
Staunton
Washington DC Boom Town Amid Surging Building Activity
Washington DC stands out as the only major U S boom town with building activity surging in 1937. Private construction reached 34.56 million in ten months, up from 8.53 million in 1934, and projections place the city rising to tenth nationally by 1940 as federal jobs grow.
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United States
Washington, D. C
New York
Los Angeles
Detroit
Washington
District of Columbia
Saturday Evening Post
Buffalo
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
No Bar To Scholarship in Football Rhodes Winner
The piece argues that athletic prowess and academics can coexist and cites Byron White of Colorado as a Rhodes scholar. It notes White, nicknamed Whizzer, led in scoring and excelled in tests, illustrating Rhodes criteria include leadership and character developed on campus alongside intellect and vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron White
Colorado University
White
Lost and Found Column Brings Modern Ambitions
Representative Kramer of California secures permission to start a lost and found column in the Congregational Record. The venerable paper may expand with new ventures including ads and a women’s page. The piece envisions cheerleaders, gallery fans, traded speeches for cigars, cartoons, and caustic columnists to boost readership.
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Kramer
California
Congregational Record
Metropolitan Journal
Congregational
Congressional Record
Reward For Careful Driving Policy Saver Plan
Thirty eight insurance companies, members of the National Bureau of Casualties and Surety Underwriters, announce a 16 percent premium refund for automobile policyholders who drive for twelve months without claims. The move aims to boost caution as the annual motor death rate nears 40 000, potentially more effective than punishment.
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National Bureau of Casualts and Surety Underwriters
Civilization themes surface in a Civil Service survey critique
A New York Times note discusses a Civil Service Assembly report on 1936 government wages totaling 5.15 billion dollars, equating to 160 dollars per four person family, with relief costs pushing the total skyward. The piece laments tax burdens and muses on wealth, fear, education, and progress, urging practical civility and a more hopeful tomorrow.
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New York Times
Civil Service Assembly
the Times
Roosevelt aims to curb monopolies amid anti trust drive
The article reports a federal push led by the FTC and Attorney General to investigate monopolies in key sectors including steel brick lumber roofing and food, with a national drive to justify new anti trust powers. It notes political friction over judge Geiger and looming naval and military expansion plans, plus unemployment totals exceeding one million and housing loan activity.
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Federal Trade Commission
F. 7. -Ers
Cummings
Roosevelt
Congress
Geiger
Milwaukee
Federal Grand Jury
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Robert H. Jackson
Cummines
Wisconsin
la Follette
Camtol Hill
Geaker
Great Britain
Uncle Sam
Mr. R
Alf Landon
National Guard
Census Bureau
Bible Readings And Meditations On Holy Innocents Day
Reflection links Matthew to modern cruelties citing Herod and child mortality. It laments Spain and China child suffering, urges safeguarding children now, notes Christ sets children as kingdom standard and condemns cruelty to them.
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Herod
Bethlehem
Jeremy
Kama
Rachel
Christ
Childrn
Spain
China
Earth
Beautiful But Dumb Explained With Rick
Bert Hall a hotel proprietor in Klamath Falls Oregon recalls saying a woman is beautiful but dumb The remark followed by a response claiming women are made beautiful to attract men and made dumb so they can love men The exchange reflects dated gender stereotypes reported in the piece
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Bert Hall
Gil
Hippo Kill Lion in Muddy Delta Pool Fight
A hippo and a lion fought to the death in a muddy pool in Tanganyika’s River Rufigi delta. The hippo, half submerged, likely charged the lion as a mistaken target, goring it with its tusks and delivering fatal wounds.
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Hippo
Rufigi
Tanganyika
Timeline of select U S events from 1831 to 1936
A compact chronology listing events including 1831 Jamaica emancipation confusion, 1832 Calhoun resigning as VP to join the Senate, 1835 Dade Massacre with 110 soldiers, 1846 Iowa statehood, 1908 Sicily Calabria earthquake, 1917 government control of railroads as a war measure, and 1936 Fisher Body sit-down strike in Cleveland.
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Jamaica
John C. Calhoun
South Carolina
U. S
Dade
Maj. Dade
Iowa
Sicily
Calabria
Fisher Body Company
Cleveland
Notable Elites and Births Across Nations Mentioned
Dr Frank W Taussig Harvard emeritus economist born St Louis 7 years ago Prof Robert McElroy American historian at Oxford born Perryville Ky 65 years Horace D Taft Taft School founder born Cincinnati 76 years Thomas P Henry Detroit president American Automobile Association born Brookhaven Miss 69 years Dr Henry R Cloud Indian Superintendent Haskell Institute Lawrence Kans 51 years Sir Arthur S Eddington English astronomer born 55 years ago
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Frank W. Taussig
Harvard
St. Louis
Robert McElroy
Oxford
England
Perryville
Horace D. Taft
Taft School
Connecticut
Chief Justice
Cincinnati
Thomas P. Henry
Detroit
American Automobile Association
Brookhaven
Miss
Henry R. Cloud
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kans
Thurston Co
Nebr
Sir Arthur S. Eddington
Affectionate Nature Faces Harsh Rewards in Beloved Figure
A brief traits sketch notes a kindly, sympathetic person whose warmth may not be fully rewarded. The text emphasizes concentration and wholehearted spirit as forces aiding eventual success despite character flaws. If copied, the tribute hints at an eventual triumph through perseverance and integrity.
Wool Spinning Helps Budget In Rushmore
Rushmore Minnesota Mrs Martha Odens supports the old spinning wheel as a livelihood carding and sninning wool knitting a wide range of items. She began spinning at age eleven and says her market reaches Illinois. Last year her output included 11 comforters 118 mittens and 18 sweaters all knitted by her with time for crocheted lace and pillowcase decorations.
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Rushmore
Minn
Martha Odens
Illinois
Hospitalization Plan Promises 28 Days Per Year
A health insurance offer targets ages 10 to 65 with a 28 day annual hospital stay. Buyers choose the hospital and can purchase through The Lovett Agency in Akron Ohio located at 403 Akron Savings and Loan Building.
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Lovett Agency
Akron
Akron Savings and Loan Building
Rail costs and three-way fix needed for transport gains
The piece argues transport economics hinge on supply and demand and low costs. It calls for government, workers, and investors to jointly adjust claims within consumer limits to avoid rising rates that curb volume and national prosperity. It warns against unilateral wage or rate demands and stresses broad cooperation.
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Railway la
German spinner seeks burrs to calm old skin tale
In Germany the spinner runs a wheel bought for her by a late husband, 21 years after she wore out her former one. She carefully selects wool and searches for cockleburrs, explaining the burr points irritate skin, not the wool itself. The old account totaled $2.
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Germany
City Overlooked 27-Year Bank Deposit in Martins Ferry
Martins Ferry city officials discovered an unrecorded 27 year old deposit in a New York bank after the bank requested closure. The city had forgotten the funds existed and has begun formal steps to resolve the dormant account and close the books.
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Martins Ferry
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Aserdaner
Gaetano Vestris
Apollo
Rameau
Castor
Pollux
Gardel
America
Ray Tucker
Monopfolists
A. G
House
White House
American Labor Party
Tammany
Federal Housing Administration
Building and Loan Associations
Pocahontas Schroll Coal
Rick
Paris
Lowe
Cee
Castle’s
Second Street
Lorain County
Elyria, Ohio
Amherst, Ohio
Harley L. Lutz
Public Finance
Checker Cab Co
R. G. Hochenedel
Mgr
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