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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1931
Page
3
An appeal for unremitted funds for Christmas seals is issued by the Public Health Council through Laura Martin as general chairman. Only part of the county quota of 6599 dollars for tuberculosis fight has been raised, with many unremitted checks possibly overlooked. Funds support clinics for tuberculosis detection and treatment.
In Lima two men died and two were injured when an oil tank exploded at Solar Refining Company. Frank Frost died of burns after being hospitalized, and Erwin A. Enslen was killed instantly. A spark from a motor sparked the blast. the fire crew contained the blaze.
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a safe fat loss aid. It claims daily half teaspoonfuls in hot water before breakfast dissolve fat in three weeks, promising increased energy, clearer skin, and youthful vigor. Mrs Mamie Carey of Buffalo, NY reports a 20 pound loss and feeling fifty pounds lighter.
Harold Mingus of Brookville, 13, was electrocuted when he grasped a live high tension wire near an electric power station in Athens Ohio. He had been missing since Friday and a search had been conducted before the tragedy.
The historic headquarters flag of General George Washington is recreated and unfurled after fifteen years of study. From now on it will fly on clear days from a staff at the Valley Forge battleground, echoing the winter of 1777 78. Albert Cook Myers and Horace Wells Sellers led the project with others in cooperation with the Valley Forge Park Commission and the American Institute of Architects. The flag measures six by six and a half feet, navy blue bunting with fifteen stars arranged in a circle.
The French state railways begin a system for receiving and sending wireless telegrams aboard moving trains. Initially limited to main lines, the service will expand gradually to all lines as it is deployed across the network.
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a pure vegetable tonic. It claims the tablets stimulate bile and bowels like calomel without dangerous after effects and improve skin, appetite, and mood, noting millions sold yearly and pricing at 35c, 30c, or 60c.
After 18 months of complex experiments engineers report all obstacles overcome. State railways plan a commercial telephonic receiving and sending system so a passenger on a train may call Paris or other places as if at home or in an office.
Apple vendors in Memphis held a sales and pep meeting after Christmas to address dropping sales and waning public interest in their efforts.
St Louis authorities designate a belt highway surrounding the city as Lindbergh boulevard honoring the famed aviator Charles A Lindbergh. The naming, tied to his transatlantic flight, marks a milestone in local infrastructure plans.
Amarillo Texas Colonel Er nest Thompson the city mayor and American Legion leader holds life insurance exceeding 1 million dollars.
A gathering of Elyrians attended the annual Nash dealers dinner in Cleveland hosted by Reeke Nash Motors Co. Attendees included E. M. Rice Arthur Tite Paul Miller Harry Brown T R Scheineman Oscar Dunn and J C George. The event commemorated the regular meeting and honored C W Nash president of Nash Motors Co as guest of honor with talks by Al Reeke J D Marshal H Buss E H McCarty C W Nash and W B Burruss.
Nash said confidence is essential for recovery in the United States. He argued that without it there can be no early return to normal prosperity, but with confidence there is no reason why 1931 cannot be satisfactory for business and the automobile industry. He urged abandoning worry about the past fifteen months to rebuild firm American prosperity.
Charles Jeffery, 28, of Columbus, was questioned by Sheriff Tom Pask and officers in Sandusky county over the death of Russell Jeffery. He admitted seeing the burning bicycle but denied involvement in the murder. He was taken to Fremont for formal questioning.
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