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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1932
Page
4
An essay traces how New Year observance varies by culture and era from ancient calendars to Caesar and the Gregorian reform. It notes shifting start dates from September equinox to January 1 and highlights lunar, civil, and ecclesiastical reckonings across civilizations.
The article notes 1773 depths and Becie’s bathysphere as limits, with Simon Lake pursuing a 22 sight Explorer to reach uttermost depths. It argues ocean floors hold earthquakes, life and mineral wealth, and could revolutionize living if an economical harvesting method is found. Lake could gain fame beyond the war submarine.
The Notre Dame versus Southern California game drew about 100000 spectators showing strong fan interest. A string of quips from various papers reflects humor about veterans and life, including a veterinary hospital exchange and a Minnesota family’s apples tale. The items illustrate newspaper voice and light editorial humor from the era.
A collage of verses and vignettes, including a meditation on living and giving, a detective story pun, a sleepy roadside scene, a child’s reunion, jokes about cows and farming, and a note on ancient bacteria, suggesting a weekly miscellany of light reads and curiosities.
A dated list notes figures like Jacques Cartier born 1494 and George Meade born 1815, with scattered biographical scraps. It mentions novelist Mary Terhune and general Tasker Bliss, alongside erratic, garbled details about birthplaces and death dates.
A fragmented clipping mixes past events with births and horoscopes. It notes Gen Montgomery's 1775 death during an attack on Quebec, a 1925 will bequeathing 39 million to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and various birthday entries. It also reports a murder indictment and a suspect connected to a local figure, with details about bail and defense claims.
In Phoenix on December 31 the Arizona state board of parole and pardons became a beacon of hope for Winnie Rath Judd as she struggled to avoid the gallows for the murder of Agnes Ann Lerat. Her clemency bid gained renewed momentum as the county grand jury considered the case.
A New Year's Lecture titled Peace and Prosperity in 1934 will be given tomorrow afternoon in City Hall council chamber. Speaker J. A. Solundt announced the event as scheduled for the afternoon.
In a store on the third floor a mix of pianos and Orthophonic Victrolas are offered well below manufacture cost. General Electric radios and two 1932 Superheterodynes are advertised at half price. The ad touts service, repairs, hunting licenses, and various home goods as low-cost bargains during hard times.
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