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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1940
Page
4
Editorial voices condemn plans to exhibit the Dionne quintuplets as side-show attractions at the World’s Fair. They argue the quints are too young to decide, and that offering money to the Canadian Red Cross for their visit would amount to exploitation, though the Red Cross is praised for declining.
A columnist contrasts Joseph Stalin styled rule in Russia with American freedoms. He warns that dictatorial methods win votes and suppress dissent, urging eternal vigilance to preserve liberty at home and prevent surrender of rights. The piece links vigilance abroad to safeguarding democracy at home.
The American Petroleum Institute links kerosene to civilizing 19th century life noting coal oil, wood fires, and lamp-lit homes allowed families to mend, read, sew, and learn. A news voice questions civilization while pointing to electric lighting and gasoline as later gains. Despite wars, society uses petroleum at home and may seek peace for future questions. Grandma’s夜 night outings are proposed as a sign of progress.
A Pan American conservation effort aims to protect birds and wildlife in Washington, DC with tiered refuges. The text warns native species like the passenger pigeon face extinction unless prompt steps are taken and urges Latin America to act before damage spreads beyond North America.
The report by late CCC director Robert Fechner covers six years since the corps began. It highlights 3,600,000 men served, with widespread work from tree planting to dam building and fire defense. The CCC is praised as a training ground for citizenship and a solution to involuntary idleness, though broader moral and political reflections accompany the data.
Frederick Williams forged an invincible Prussian war machine with 83,500 troops and a regiment of 3,000 giants recruited Europe wide. He allegedly sought a giant race by forcing cadets to marry tall women, turning the device of power from peace to vengeance under Frederick the Great. Tomorrow: Mother of Rivers.
Boake Carter cites Roosevelt and Hoover amid a chaotic view of leadership and revolution. He notes merit over birth in Britain’s army, warns of internal threats, and questions Hoover’s motives while criticizing political manipulation around Congress and the arms embargo debate.
Bible readings urge following Jesus the light of life and warn against following any other banner or creed. The speaker recalls Holman Hunt and Jesus the Light of the World, urging readers to stay with him and walk in his light as travel days continue. Also notes Gov Burnet R Maybank's new ten gallon Texas hat from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and a quip about anti fascism.
Today’s anniversaries list Hartford luminaries Silas Cobb Ezra Yipple and others with birthplaces and death dates, plus a “Today in History” run of milestones from 1849 envelope folding to constitutional amendments. Birthdays include US Senator Joshua Lee and others, with brief biographical cues.
The feature lists George McManus of Beverly Hills a cartoonist born in St. Louis 38 years ago and Ernest Poole of New York a novelist born in Chicago 60 years ago. It notes Dr. Albert C. Knudson, former dean at Boston University, born in Grand Meadow Minnesota 67 years ago. A reflective line on perseverance follows, then a brief item about a mistaken lion sighting report near Nauwidgewauk, later corrected as a sheep dog. Luxemburg’s flags are described as red, white and blue.
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