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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1939
Page
4
The Chronicle Telegram and the YMCA announce the Higma era 1939 Soap Box Derby on August 16 at Water Street Hill. Entrants 10 to 15 must register by August 8 at the YMCA main desk. Cars must be boy built with limited cost and strict safety rules, including wheel size, weight, and steering provisions.
Fort Worth agencies push rapid relief programs to avert poverty by training people for occupations that can be turned into vocations, says Bradley Buell, New York field representative for the Se T Chests and Councils.
Meredith Merry Webb agrees to a practical marriage with Sam Henderson to solve her family's crushing debts. He plans to manage their finances then divorce from his estranged wife Flossie, who Merry may confront to secure the divorce. The drama centers on money, love, and a potential awakening.
Local Dodge dealer Leo R Meyer explains that Dodge uses a hydraulic stop light switch operated by its own cylinder. The system opens and closes the electric circuit without springs or linkage, reducing failure points and boosting driving safety.
Oldsmobile retail sales in June rose 83 percent from a year earlier to 12,545 cars, with the last ten days totaling 4,901 cars, an 80 percent rise over the 2,729 sold in 1938. The report covers the first six months of 1939.
Oldsmobile reported 73 348 cars sold in the first half of the year a 52 percent rise from 48 225 a year earlier. General manager C L McCuen praised the last 10 days of June showing strong momentum into the summer with used car sales in June up more than 21 percent from June of last year.
SOUTH BEND Ind July 15 Second quarter sales of The Studebaker Corporation were the largest for any three months period since 1928 Paul G Hoffman president announced today June sales of the Corporation also were the largest for the month in eleven years Factory sales last month were 11122 passenger cars and trucks against 3067 units sold in the corresponding 1938 month For the second quarter factory sales totaled 33430 compared with 10305 last year For the first half of 1939 sales amounted to 53175 against 20478 in the same period last year Sales
In the first half of 1939 Studebaker exceeded its 1938 year sales of 52 605 units and, since launching the Champion in March, moved from 13th to 8th in automotive registrations. The firm added 732 dealers in the period, strengthening its sales network and competitive position.
Miss Louise Clodwick spent Wednesday with sister Miss Pauline Clodwick in Wellington. Mr and Mrs Max Sooy and the Misses Pauline and Louise picnicked at Lake Erie. Children who took part in children day exercises at the Christian church enjoyed a picnic at Brookside park in Ashland. Wednesday evening guests were Mr Carol Dennis of Elyria and Miss Anna Tucker of Grafton visiting Mr and Mrs Clair Dennis.
Elyrians plan longer trips this summer with many heading to the Pacific Coast and Yellowstone. Miss Allyan Gehl of the Elyria Automobile Club notes strong interest in routes to Seattle Los Angeles and Montreal and Quebec while Great Smoky Mountains draw visitors. Most travelers expect month long journeys or two week returns with good roads along the way.
Three Lorain County boys will join four H Club members from Ohio in the national poultry judging contest at the Worlds Poultry Congress. They will tour the county this Saturday with a stop at Mrs. R. S. Jackson's farm on Grafton Road and another farm yet unnamed. A second trip heads to Columbus next Wednesday for extra instruction and practice in judging. The team includes Adam Abfall of Avon and James Moul-.
New York Day By Day notes St Marys, Scarborough on Hudson, with its Bolton stained glass, ivy planted by Washington Irving, and a bell once taken from a Mexican war church. Rector Dr Charles Warren Baldwin decorates as he talks of dice windows and quiet, simple services amid expansive grounds near Happy Hollow golf links.
The group featuring der and Robert Kelner of La Grange will compete at the poultry congress by judging six poultry breeds. They will face selected birds from states across the nation.
Prof. W A Osborne argues high heels indicate low intelligence in Melbourne. He says tall heeled shoes jolts trigger brain irritation, noting that high heels destroy the body's key shock absorber the heel and affect nerve response.
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