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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
8
The Elyria Chronicle Telegram lists publication details publisher editor and pricing information. It notes circulation auditing by the Audit Bureau of Circulation and advertising representations in Chicago New York Columbus Detroit and other locations.
The February forecast notes severe winter across northern Europe and the southern United States, with heavy snows, fuel shortages, and halted transport. Florida to Texas face unprecedented cold affecting crops, while Europe endures slow traffic, ice, and war strained food supplies as bean harvests and livestock face issues for summer.
A. W. von Struve argues in National Republican that 1940 marks the U S Census Sixteenth Decennial Census with far-reaching changes from 1790. The schedule will include housing, income, occupation, education, and migration data, plus a large national scope including Alaska and territories.
Amid heavy losses, Britain still sails strong with over 2.0 million tons of war and merchant ships remaining. Reports show 500,000 tons of British shipping sunk, 313,000 tons neutral, and 38,000 tons of wrecks, while 97 percent of prewar tonnage remains afloat. New construction may boost British tonnage by September 1940.
A dense list of anniversaries and birthdays spans figures from Lydia R. Bailey to Langston Hughes, with birthplaces, death dates, and lifetime notes. Also notes early 19th century events, such as lodge charters, patent grants, rail openings, and a 20th century political endorsement. The piece closes with a universal forecast about temperament and adaptability.
The draft GOP Platform Committee chaired by Dr. Glenn Frank outlines a two part plan. It attacks the Roosevelt administration and New Deal economics while praising Hoover era recovery and farm policy. The document endorses a cautious pullback on federal relief and a balanced approach to reciprocal trade. It also critiques the National Labor Board as biased and favors state and local relief administration.
Bible readings encourage faith over science with thoughts on God and the soul. Brown University president Faunce challenges pure skepticism against belief in the soul and the limits of material explanation. Separately, a Rotherham licensing committee advises keeping patrons in pubs during air raid warnings.
The committee argues organization should suit function in labor and farming, supports federal soil conservation, and endorses managed subsidies to stabilize farm prices. It calls for rational regulation of business, fiscal reform including tax cuts and a return to the gold standard, and a pay-as-you-go social security system with broader coverage. It favors federal health grants but opposes government takeover of medical care.
Miss Mildred Hess of Kipton spent Friday with Doris Minnich. Mr and Mrs H J Hillier visited Cleveland Saturday. Mrs Mary Dellefield and son Irvin visited her sister in Elyria. Theodore Grills and sons Melvin and Harold called on Russel Spiegelserg at Elyria Memorial Hospital Sunday. Mrs Dominic Piazza visited sister at Ely Memorial Hospital Saturday. Mr and Mrs William Maynard and son David visited Mrs Maynard's sister Mrs Frank Schramm Sunday.
Payroll and tax guidance explains who must file federal income tax returns. Rules cover single filers, married couples, and joint versus separate returns, with income thresholds, exemptions, and conditions for spouses. It notes when joint returns are required and how exemptions are allocated, plus restrictions on amended filings after the due date.
Schramm hosted a large group of relatives including attendees from Cleveland. J H Penfound and son Harland visited Chestnut Ridge couple Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith. Gertrude Reisinger joined with Reevesingers from Columbia and Elyria. Several families from Lorain Elyria Ridgeville Penfield and Pittsfield visited local households through Sunday and Monday with dinners and calls, including Minnichs Pallas Rausch Bickel Byrd Nader Haven Betts Eldred Decker Corbett Walker.
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