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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1936
Page
4
Fragmentary notice notes a day in Ol State on Fifth Ave. The readable text mentions civic planning and a public event objective but lacks clear dates or participants. Further details are unavailable in the surviving OCR excerpt.
A brisk diary entry from New York chronicles literary gifts and readings. It notes encounters with writers Thackeray, Konrad, and Twain era figures, a Cobina Wright party, and mentions Abe relays on van Loon, Conrad, and Wells. It also describes a showroom lounge and a portrait of Harriet Hoctor, ending with a quip on stationery speakers.
A comic inspection of mood, manners, and aging in a 1956 column. Louis Broomfield leads a right left division of smilers who sway no more than a pendulum, while Tom Geraghty and Keleey Allen are calm yet volatile when provoked. Noting rivals, Kelland and Mistinguette reference aging and wit.
Elvira mourns a prominent community figure and World War era influence. Mrs Sharp actively supported D A R Fortnightly 95 Club Round Table Club Y W C A and war relief efforts and was decorated by foreign governments. Her husband William Graves Sharp served in Congress and as ambassador to France during World War I. She stood beside him in Washington and Paris.
A historical critique notes federal employment rose from 572,091 on March 4, 1933 to 602,230 in regular departments by November 30, 1935, plus 197,849 New Deal workers on emergency payroll, totaling about 227,000 added jobs and higher federal costs under the Brain Trust administration.
Police data show a 10.5 percent drop in traffic deaths in the period October 1 1935 to January 20 compared with the prior year after noise abatement and safety campaigns. Drivers honking at intersections were banned, prompting slower approaches and fewer crossing accidents, prompting officials to note the noticeable safety gains.
A special American Bar Association committee led by Newton D. Baker seeks publicity standards for trials to balance press coverage with courtroom dignity. The country lawyers lament a circus atmosphere at the Hauptmann trial while Baker's pro press stance suggests reform will not curb journalism. The issue affects both lawyers and newspapers as trials unfold without mandatory disclosures or courtroom cameras.
In 1897 Ithaca patrons unable to drink at the Ithaca Hotel Bar on Sundays crossed to a pharmacy across the street for an ice cream substitute named Sundae. The tale links the confection to local thirsty crowds and a pharmacy counter remedy.
A chronology of notable births and deaths includes 1772 William Harris Crawford born in Nelson County Virginia. 1797 Samuel Lover born. Henry Kirke Brown born Leyden Massachusetts. George W. Curtis born Providence Rhode Island. 1836 Winslow Homer born Boston. 1848 Grant Allen born. 1853 William A. Maddox born Richmond Virginia. Dated memorials note deaths through 1919 and 1933.
Listing of historical milestones including 1919 Wilson war revenue bill signing, 1920 Nazi Party founded by Hitler, 1930 Charles Evans Hughes becoming Chief Justice, 1931 Supreme Court upholding Prohibition, 1933 League of Nations ruling against Japan in favor of China, and 1968 Johnson impeachment resolution in the House.
A list of prominent individuals with birthplaces and ages includes Dr. Mary Ellen Chase of Smith College born in Blue Hill Maine aged 19 years, Robert P. Skinner of Massillon Ohio aged 7, John Dickinson of Philadelphia aged 42, Preston S Arkwright of Atlanta Georgia aged 65, Dr. Herbert S Dockery of New York aged 60, Ernest G Richardson of the Methodist Episcopal Church aged 62, John H Wonus Wagner of Carnegie Pennsylvania aged 12, Sir Samuel Hoare former British Foreign Secretary aged 56, and other notable figures linked to academia law business and sport.
The passage notes a person known for strong friendships and social gregariousness who is generous yet not well supplied with material goods. It predicts many supporters and a lasting memory, praising a much-beloved teacher admired by pupils and respected globally.
Moscow reports show the share of women employed in Soviet industry reached 40 percent in 1935. Government figures released describe expanding female participation across industrial sectors and highlight policy effects on labor.
Taken from our files from 25 years ago, the city proposed issuing $50,000 in ponds for an eastern reinforcement main serving factories and up to $22,000 in bonds for police and fire department improvements, contingent on continued council support. Lorain County chambers and boards of trade meet to form a county federation. Benjamin Redfern, 84, longtime South Amherst resident, is noted.
Residents of Foster Avenue celebrate removing a half completed billboard after workmen began erection. The company agreed to tear it down and relocate it out of town. Exchange Club voted to back a drive to fund dental equipment at Gates Hospital for charity care.
Elyria moves to extend city and Cleveland Southwestern interurban car service for up to 99 days. The company receiver will seek federal court approval to run beyond February 28 if relieved of the street pass franchise duties on Cleveland Street Proud Street Lake Avenue and Middle Avenue.
Taxpayers may deduct obsolescence in addition to depreciation if the property could become obsolete in the future. The deduction relies on a reasonable estimation of obsolescence and is permitted under inferences about the asset’s future value.
In Springfield VA a sealed Ozark cave yielded bones flints pottery and Indian relics. Miss Marion Rymer may have uncovered a Spaniard prospectors treasure site linking to local folklore. Archeologists plan exploration with Rymer. In Kirkland Lake Ontario Constable Richardson had ears frozen en route to court to present evidence against an alleged bootlegger, Jack Frast.
Lorain County vegetable growers will try again early next month to take soil samples for testing. Ohio State University extension services conduct the soil testing program, helping growers analyze nutrient levels and soil conditions.
At a county meeting held Friday about vegetable crops and disease control, 20 growers heard OSU specialists J H Boyd and T H Parks and Experiment Station workers L Havis and J D Wilson discuss producing quality vegetables and insect and disease control. A second fruit growers meeting with 70 farmers discussed apple scab control changes. The laboratory will be brought to March 12 and possibly to Shefield Town Hall on Detroit Road. spray recommendations will be issued to attendees and others on request.
In the highest spiritual experience men have found the sense of rest and fulfilment, of eternity and completeness.
Guidance explains depreciation as the cost basis or reduced basis for properties acquired after February 28 1913 with adjustments for prior depreciation for earlier purchases. It outlines uniform annual set asides, salvage value, and the life of the property, noting buildings under construction are not depreciable and early abandonment can affect deductions.
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