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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
8
The notice reports URGE editor re entered at 501 Fifth Avenue Motors Brig with actions pending. No further details on charges or dates provided in available readable text.
A detailed portrait of the U S Navy salvage effort to raise the sunken submarine Squalus. Divers tunnel under the hull attach cables and pontoons connected to high pressure air hoses as planners rework the operation after a setback. The six million dollar submarine and lessons learned drive a renewed push to succeed.
Two Coast Guard members died while returning from transferring a sick seaman from a ship to a shore hospital near New York City. The pair, part of a service dating to 1790, perished after their swift carrier faced stormy waves during a routine mission to aid a vulnerable mariner. They are honored for daily duty and rare acts of heroism.
The 100 kilowatt Schenectady short wave station is ready to broadcast to South America. The United States benefits from European radio experience and should focus on music culture and accurate news rather than propaganda to win South American trust.
The House balked at funding pensions for members amid protests over voter costs and perks. Critics note prior pay raises have made lawmakers among the world’s highest paid legislators, raising questions about propriety and accountability.
Today’s anniversaries recall figures from John Ireland Howe to Roosevelt era events. Entries note births of actors engineers and writers, political figures, and milestones such as railway strikes and wartime actions, with deaths and brief biographical identifiers across years from 1792 to 1933.
A 1939 United Feature Syndicate piece recalls the Cuban filibuster Three Friends and Captain Johnny O’Brien as America’s naval oddity. It then surveys Louisiana corruption tied to Huey Long era oil and WPA era contracts, Rankin's boats, and the Conservation Department amid looming federal probes.
The Washington Merry-Go-Round notes renewed scrutiny of Louisiana politics as federal prosecutors and New Deal agencies face criticism for ties to Huey Long’s machine. The piece highlights Frank Murphy’s evolving image, LSU leadership, and Governor Leche’s status amid impending investigations.
The article discusses Oswald Chambers on justice and urges trusting God amid injustice. It details Louisiana graft investigations tied to Huey Long era figures including E. Maestri and associates. It notes WPA irregularities, Charity Hospital scrutiny, and links to Washington New Orleans power connections while highlighting skeptical views of federal prosecutions.
A Kansas City bishop, a U S Court of Appeals judge, an Australian born pianist, a University of California historian, a Washington political scientist, a Washington economist twin, and a University of Michigan librarian are listed with birthplaces and ages, ranging from 68 to 72 years. The brief notice cites their positions and origins in a concise roll.
The passage notes steady faithfulness and patient effort leading to honor and respect. It suggests a humble native may not seek eminence but will gain recognition and potential worldly rewards through steadfast service and quiet strength.
The west side saw mill will operate at full blast later this week with 25 workers. The proprietor targets producing 1,500 to 2,000 feet of lumber per day as part of the week’s activity. In Lorain county 53 divorces were granted in the year ending July 1 per County Clerk Washburn, and 57 indictments plus 61 criminal cases were returned by the grand jury.
Excerpts from Cordell Hull's Senate message show a split view with Northward praising restraint to avoid war and Southward arguing the embargo harms peace-loving nations. The piece also covers looming pension costs and criticizes predated mortgage rhetoric as 1940 approaches.
Excavation work has begun for the new bridge at Larain as part of ongoing infrastructure improvements.
The county reports 17,495 children of school age the largest in county history. Lorain totals 5,626 Elyria 3,196 Oberlin 438 Amherst 797 Wellington 484.
The county commissioners set the 1930 budget at 705000, down 6000 from 1929. Two sandstone columns, each weighing 16000 pounds, were fabricated at the Amherst plant of Ohio Cut Stone for the new Riverside high school in Buffalo.
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