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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1939
Page
13
Fragmentary note mentions mail daily outside Elyria with a rate of 0 per year. Readable bits show unclear details and no concrete actions or dates.
A letter to the editor from S. W. Maiden of Elyria denounces Walter B Pitkin and his Middle Class Revolution proposal. The writer argues the plan echoes totalitarian methods, targets minorities, and demands civic scrutiny of committee members. He urges ethical self rehabilitation. Storks in Luck, Volhynia hint at a warm summer. British Post Office runs telephones and telegraphs.
A condensed annals list commemorates anniversaries and deaths of prominent figures. It notes births and deaths of Thomas Hooker, Philip S Physick, William F Howe, Miriam Coles Harris, Burwell B. Lewis, Theophile M Prudden, Thomas H. McMichael, and others. It also recalls events like rioting in Philadelphia, the Monterey flag raising, Lincoln’s humiliation day, Surratt’s execution, Hawaii’s annexation, and Bryan’s presidential nomination.
Friday readings reflect on reliance on God not human princes, noting Psalms emphasize grace preceding and sustaining virtue. The brief meditation contrasts human capability with divine aid and recalls Christ’s mission and the Spirit guiding care for vulnerable people.
In August 1936 Marvin K. Hedge won the U S fly casting championship at Portland Oregon with a 51 foot cast. Two years earlier he raised the world record by 22 feet to 147 feet using an unweighted line. Kilgore Texas features a $1,000,000 school system a $50,000 pool a country club and a hospital amid its oil boom.
The column reports Mussolini quietly maneuvering near the Greek border with Albania to secure a future crisis payoff. It suggests Italy aims to give Yugoslavia access to the sea at Salonika while carving Greece for himself amid rising tensions in Europe.
The clipping shows graphed pictures of Benito Mussolini and Father Charles Coughlin from 1939 features syndicate material. The caption references copyright held by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. in 1939.
The American Institute of Steel Construction announced its 11th annual awards honoring the most beautiful bridges completed in 1938. Recipients include the Middletown-Portland span in Connecticut, the Capital Bridge over the Kentucky River in Frankfort, and a small bridge at Belton Montana, among others.
Young pilots gather on a New York mountain for a motorless glider contest. Chester Decker wins 1000 dollars after guiding a frail craft 130 miles to Harrisburg. Other flyers reach high altitudes and nations discuss glider flight as military adjuncts.
The piece notes 1938 July disasters killed 8,720, injured 800,000 and caused $300 million in damage. It urges individual precautions to prevent repeats in July 1939, calling July the nation’s most dangerous month and stressing preventable accidents.
Kingfish era misdeeds haunt Louisiana as residents await a new administration led by Huey Long’s brother. The governor promises thorough exposure of dereliction and an honest public interest driven regime to curb sordid manipulation by greedy politicians.
A brief by a lecturer contends many unqualified youths gain college entry. He urges tougher testing to weed out the unfit, noting universities push so called academic courses like fishing and manicuring. He argues curricula should gain intellectual dignity and high standards may weed out misfits early.
The passage suggests people born today will likely achieve success and hold respectable positions and form strong marriages. It notes a risk of idle habits, with a caveat on character shaping future outcomes and social prosperity.
On Sunday July second at the C. C. Seton home in Cleveland road the Letter Carrier’s Post of the American Legion of Cleveland joined a picnic with about seventy guests. Games of softball and horseshoes were played. social visits followed with multiple local families attending nearby picnics and residences.
A quoted remark notes that people with a distaste for steady labor often achieve success by being watchful and cleverly manipulating opportunities. The line reflects a cynical view of ambition and self guidance.
Sunday visitors gathered at several homes in Huntington including Otto Popal Fleshman Fancose and Fink leman families from Akron Cuyahoga Falls Detroit West Alexander and Ada Ohio. A Wey er reunion occurred at Ada Ohio. An artist in Westcliff-on-Sea paints luminous pictures using phosphorus. A bronze saucepan from Vineuse Burgundy yielded over 10 000 Roman coins dated 1700 years old.
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