Heavy Hangs Over Hoover Head
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss danger of weakness of character and potential dissipation if not curbed, mentioning cops and mysticism in a Hoover related context.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1931
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss danger of weakness of character and potential dissipation if not curbed, mentioning cops and mysticism in a Hoover related context.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports H Paul Douglas’s analysis from Current History 1926 showing church membership and finances rising faster than the general population while urban church growth lags. Catholic share falls from 34 to 30 percent as immigration shifts. The piece warns against government takeover of utilities and railroads, arguing private enterprise remains essential.
A midnight New York scene vivid with infidelity, drunkenness, and bustling street life. Observers note a sobbing girl, a tipsy crowd, and the restless city waking to morning papers, bells, and rain. The piece surveys Broadway gloom, fashion chatter, and urban decay through sharp, era-appropriate observations.
Weimer Manspeaker of West Brownsville, a great granddaughter of Keeley, is central to an estate story. The lineage has been traced by descendants over the past few years as the matter unfolds.
The new Ohio Governor George White addresses his inauguration with a critique of excess laws and a pledge to pursue solutions in the public interest. He acknowledges a big task ahead and expresses confidence his administration will meet the challenges for the greatest good of the people.
The Muscle Shoals controversy has lingered in a conference committee with Senate demands for government operation while House members favor private leasing. A tentative plan would have the government build and run transmission lines funded by power sales, but passage faces presidential veto risk. The dispute centers on policy, not scale, with broader implications for private vs public control.
Mrs Lafe Bud, president, opposes Mrs Oscar Kite for club membership in a noted exchange. Ez Pash mocks past politics as he folds his newspaper, recalling Nazi-era Republican ties.
Today marks anniversaries of Samuel Woodworth born 1785 in Scituate Massachusetts and died 1842 in New York. Also Salmon P Chase born 1808 in Cornish New Hampshire and died 1875 in New York. Humphrey Marshall born 1812 in Frankfurt Kentucky died 1872. Ethel Beers born 1827 in Goshen New York died 1879. Horatio Alger born 1834 in Revere Massachusetts died 1899. William C Winslow born 1840 in Boston Massachusetts died 1925.
The list recalls George Fox death in 1691, English colonists under Oglethorpe arriving at Charleston to settle Georgia in 1733, hostilities with Mexico beginning in 1846, and the 1918 blizzard that afflicted the Southern States.
Alexander H Legge, chairman of the Federal arm Board, born in Dane Co Wisconsin, 65 years ago. Walter Pennell, St Louis electrical engineer, born Exeter New Hampshire, 56 years ago. Oscar I S Davis, Secretary of the National Foreign Trade Council, born Baldwinsville New York, 65 years ago. Governor William J Bulow of South Dakota, recently elected United States senator, born Moscow Ohio, 62 years ago. Joseph R Grundy of Pennsylvania, former U S senator, born Camden New Jersey, 68 years ago. Dr Joseph I Rock, renowned botanist on a five year China expedition, born Austria, 47 years ago. John J Falconer, rural economist, head of Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, born Macon New Hampshire, 43 years ago. Lorn Arnold, England’s labor lord, born 53 years ago.
A tendency toward a fine and genial disposition suggests progress for a reader toward philosophy and study. While hints of a philosophical interest emerge, the piece notes personal character as a guiding factor in academic and intellectual growth.
Descendants of Joseph Keeley claim about 9 million dollars from the United States government for three sailing vessels and their cargo seized by the British during the War of 1812. The ships were later recaptured and used by the U S government, with sixty Keeley heirs spread across Ohio, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania preparing to file a claim through Mrs Mary.
Unemployed children in Marion will not go without haircuts this winter as local barbers pledge free service. Barber shops will give free cuts to public and parochial children every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 9 PM, upon presentation of a teacher endorsed note.
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