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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1937
Page
6
Shawneetown Illinois plans to move its 1400 residents three miles from the Ohio River floods. The old site will become a riverside park after state purchase. A county housing authority will deed upgraded lots in a new flood proof town with a business district, six residential squares, parks, schools, churches, a courthouse, city hall and post office.
An essay argues America enjoys vast unused land while the Netherlands expands its borders by reclaiming land from the sea. Holland drains sea bottom, builds dikes and pumping stations, providing 300000 families with farm land. The piece reframes drouth and soil concerns, praising America’s enduring land abundance.
The tourist trade has become a major industry with states and communities spending heavily on advertising and pamphlets to draw visitors. New England states pioneered state funding while others like New Mexico California Florida North Carolina and Texas also promote attractions. Civic leaders study district marketing as highway beautification reshapes roadside landscapes and even filling stations.
In a sweeping national column James McMollin and Ray Tucker assess Tom Girdler's bold stand against the C I O and Roosevelt allies. They credit him with lifting morale among steel independents after Supreme Court and wartime pressure shifted policy toward collective bargaining.
A July 14 1937 page lists anniversaries of notable figures born in the 19th and early 20th centuries with death dates, plus today in history events such as the Bastille storming and Sacco and Vanzetti, and a short roster of today’s birthdays including Br Gen George E Leach Owen Wister Irene Dunne and others.
A proposal from Douglas was discarded without a dissenting vote as discussions noted a plan would be disrupted if a crown assumed control and staged a sit-down strike due to its unsuitability.
A meditation on Philippians urging unity through humility and love. Paul warns against dissension and encourages esteeming others above self, living for others, contrasting Christian unity with coercive political rule.
Mt Vernon Knox county civil war veteran Theodore Pitkin, 91, missed his annual birthday swim due to cold weather but spent the day in garden work, photo with family, and a birthday dinner. Born July 2, 1846, he fought with Company G, 20th Ohio, in Vicksburg and Atlanta where he was wounded. three brothers also died in the war.
A birth to bloomington, Illinois fifty years ago marks the editor. The today’s horoscope notes a versatile temperament and an inquiring mind likely to explore unusual subjects. It warns of lack of perseverance and tendency to worry, which can hinder success if unchecked.
38 neste and 30 single tables by Gavran plus a four-table nest with inscriptions and Ohio seal. A carved chest by McGavran won first prize. He praised creation as the greatest thing in the world. Logan: a 300acre sheriff sale in Hocking County sold for 1575, site of the ghost town Point Pleasant once planned for 28 lots and a Main Street, atlas 1876 lists one resident H. C. Kalklosch. Cincinnati: gold rush on the coast as a man names “real” gold by local witnesses, may quit soft drinks. Toledo: Lucas County to launch 90,000 photographs by eight photography crews for property reappraisal, WPA workers snap every building for assessor use.
Gottlieb the Tailor jokes it’s nice to be a politician but warns a vacation without pay hurts. He invites clients to bring clothes for care and alterations. Phone 2785-711 Broad St.
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