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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
8
A civic essay defines the ideal citizen as one who sees good in Elyria and spreads beneficial news. It outlines three citizen attitudes booster, quiet, or knocker, and insists loyalty and selfless duty boost the city. Boasters receive support, quiet types go unnoted, and knockers invite reciprocal hostility.
About 25 000 Boy Scouts from across the United States and 24 foreign countries assemble for a jamboree spanning camps along Memorial Drive on the Virginia shore and around the Washington Monument. The piece highlights national strength through government buildings and the federal capital, noting Scouts embody patriotism and kindness while contemplating the influence of youth on governance.
A newspaper lament notes the U S Army will abolish the bugler post and use loudspeakers and recorded calls to summon troops. The piece savages mechanization and mocks a sergeant major who merely presses a button, arguing it weakens Army life and patriotism.
A past newspaper piece recounts a motorist removing a drunken driver’s key to curb danger. Huntington WV trains children to warn speeding drivers, a plan with merit and risk. Quoted musings on liberty, governance, and daily life close the fragment.
Today in history and birthdays highlight figures from La Fontaine to Rockefeller. Notable events include a 1775 French fleet aid to America and a 1916 Deutschland submarine journey. Featured birthdays span Craven, Grainger, Lilienthal, Bankhead, Porter, and others with brief notes.
In a 1937 letter to The Chronicle Telegram the author recounts the 1922 Herrin massacre of 19 striking workers, condemns John Lewis and the United Mine Workers, and argues the Roosevelt administration colludes with Lewis. The writer warns of rising government control, tax increases, and the danger of a labor-led tyranny threatening liberties and courts.
The text notes a person driven by nervous energy and strong character as a potential reformer. With planetary aspects, he may become a truly notable influence in social circles and public life.
In New York thousands of men work as superintendents of large apartment houses rising from janitors and engineers. Salaries average around 95 dollars monthly with some top pay near 150, plus perks from tenant favor and market tips. Three Park Avenue buildings are owned by former superintendents and other insiders.
St Paul writes to the Philippian church with warm affection, noting saints as mature believers. He emphasizes God began a good work in them and will complete it by the day of Jesus Christ, urging conduct aligned with the coming Lord.
Hollywood reports say Charlie Chaplin grows reclusive as talkies rise. He shuns public life, clings to silent film, and critics note he has spread thin talent while remaining a symbol of cinema’s past.
Huntington Memorial Hospital unveils a 1,000,000-volt electrostatic X-ray generator to treat cancer. Dr. Richard Dresser notes it could match gamma rays with 2,000 grams of radium costing 60 million dollars if available. The 15 foot device sits in a subterranean, lead-lined room for safe patient treatment, designed by Drs. John G. Trump and Robert J. Van de Graaf of MIT.
A casual observer might think anger ruled at Dempser's but the speaker admits being madder than all get out. He recalls a past incident when he was hooked by a cow, tying bravado to rural mishap in a single memory snippet.
John E. Fritz, director of special schools and classes in Cleveland, received 50 roses and a congratulatory card for a 50th birthday, though he is 47 and the sender remains unknown. Separately, reports say American air conditioning may be introduced into Jerusalem, Palestine, this year.
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