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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1936
Page
1
Senator Joseph T. Robinson defended the New Deal in a caustic radio speech attacking Alfred E. Smith. He portraying Smith’s 1936 stance as a turn from 1928 policy, arguing Smith now sides with anti-Roosevelt critics and Liberty League critics. The exchange framed Smith as shifting from a reformer to a cautious critic.
New York January 29 Senator William E Borah declared his candidacy for president in a Brooklyn speech at KisMet Temple. He urged a platform of constitutionalism economic justice and neutrality by isolation while opposing Republican leadership plans to bind delegates. He criticized Alfred E Smith and urged a living platform to win in November.
New York January 29 Former Governor Alfred E Smith branded Senator Joseph T Robinsons attack on his Liberty League address as a feeble effort to cloud the issue. He added that only President Roosevelt can or should answer him, signaling a sharp political exchange without restraint.
The weather forecast for Ohio indicates milder temperatures in the southeast tonight, with colder conditions arriving Thursday and lingering Thursday night across the state.
A Pennsylvania railroad passenger train struck a truck carrying 22 WPA relief workers at the Oakland Avenue crossing in Washington. First reports listed 14 injured, with 12 escaping with cuts and bruises and two left with serious injuries. The crash was heard for blocks.
Nine thousand Midwest supporters, plus 5000 Kansans and 4000 Republicans, crowded the Kansas Day banquet to launch Gov. Alf M. Landon’s bid for the Republican nomination. Delegates and organizations pledged to indorse Landon as he prepared to outline economy, budget balance, and government reforms while backing the Supreme Court and constitutional stand.
Athens Greece January 29 The cabinet resigned today due to last Sundays general election King George will begin consultations with party leaders tomorrow on forming a new coalition government (UP)
The Senate Agriculture Committee reported the revised administration farm bill for soil conservation and production control favorably by a 14 to 2 vote. Some members expressed doubt about constitutional validity. The measure moves forward despite concerns.
A fellow inmate James Day killed Richard Loeb at Statesville Prison by slashing him with a razor. Day, 23, claimed self defense as investigators note long standing conflict. Leopold, Loeb’s Franks partner, faced questioning as inquest opened amid promises of broader probe.
In Columbus Ohio January 29 overdue December old age pension checks were mailed to 37 000 recipients. Governor Davey signed the Rose bill to provide funds for immediate payment after prior appropriations were exhausted. The measure allows borrowing now with restoration to the general revenue fund when liquor profits and taxes accumulate. future pensions will then be paid from that fund.
Florence Ellinwood Allen, U S Circuit Court of Appeals judge, will address Oberlin Institute on The Place of Women in the Modern World. The program lists topics on women in civic life, creative arts, home life, and a final talk by Mrs Adena Miller Rich. Public invited with no admission charge.
The United Mine Workers, the nation's strongest union, approved a basic demand list calling for a 30 hour work week across industry and limiting the powers of the Supreme Court. The move signals a push for shorter shifts and broader labor protections in the wake of ongoing labor tensions.
A school bus skid on icy pavement near Tupelo, Colgate, Oklahoma, today killed three pupils from Tupelo grade school and the driver. The dead were Elsie Hager the driver Willie Neck Roy Haber and a boy with last name Drenner.
Baton Rouge gives funeral rites as Governor Oscar Kelly Allen lies in state in the capitol rotunda. His bronze casket mirrors the one used for Huey Long. Allen’s body will lie in state tonight before burial in Winnfield. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at a local Baptist church. James A. Noe is sworn in as 47th governor, vowing to continue Long and Allen policies. Long faction leaders flock to the state amid the death.
King Edward VIII hosted the special envoys of Germany and Austria at Buckingham Palace on his first morning after King George VI's burial. He also granted an audience to Soviet foreign commissar Maxim Litvinov, while Queen Mary rested upstairs. The German and Austrian leaders included Baron Konstantin von Neurath and Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, with other European royals departing after the funeral.
The Ridge Tool Company seeks to force inventor Frank J. Lutz to disclose the Lutzite formula, claiming he agreed to assign it for five percent of net sales. Lutz, who ran manufacturing from January to December 15 1935, was discharged, and Ridge cites $17 000 in Lutzite sales and $2 000 damages. C H W Ingner testified that Lutz guarded the formula and has refused to reveal it. Luis was due to testify. trial before Judge Guy B Findley.
George R B Chandler executive secretary of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce will speak at a February 19 meeting at the First Congregational Church under the Elysia Chamber of Commerce. He will cover the new Social Security Program including employment insurance and old age pensions, answering questions from the local chamber and inviting other local organizations. Harold R Rorick named chairman of the arranging committee.
In Macon Georgia on January 29 1937 a Dixie Grass Roots Democratic convention broke with the New Deal to block President Roosevelt's renomination. Governor Eugene Talmadge led delegates from 14 states and endorsed himself for president while courting Democratic and Republican allies. Talks of a united anti New Deal front faced uncertainty as key figures like Alfred E. Smith and Huey Long ally Gerald Smith stirred the edges of the gathering.
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge denounces the New Deal at a Macon gathering urging 14 southern states to prevent a socialist or communist from winning the Democratic nomination. He unveils a platform calling for tax cuts, reduced federal activity, and downsizing federal buildings, aligning with Alfred Smith’s criticisms. Kirby backs the call, accusing Roosevelt of abandoning the 1932 platform.
At the Elyria Rotary Club gathering at the Elks Restaurant, Charles Crehore directed a horse themed program. Jay Weller presented slides of championship draft, running, and riding horses and farms raising top stock. Pictures featured Cream Puff and two other local horses once prominent in parades.
A brief notice outlines a six day rental run with a ready marketplace approach. It hints at attracting nearly all prospective tenants by using a want ad and emphasizes clear placement to reach interested renters.
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