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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1937
Page
6
Boake Carter argues that ship captains must be responsible for passenger safety, a principle unchanged since early passenger ships. He contends captains should not be mere figureheads and calls for accountability in modern maritime practice.
A columnist argues that American ship captains have been displaced by unions, with crews chosen by unions and orders escalated to the NLRB, while the Maritime Commission is funded to build a new merchant marine. The piece shifts to recounting how Southern Illinois gained a national park from bank panics and farm mortgage stories.
In Long Beach California Alfredo Cadona famed trapeze star of The Flying Cadonas shot his wife Vera Bruce a fellow aerial performer then killed himself. The tragedy follows a troubled period after Cadona’s 1931 injury and the death of his former partner Lillian Leitzel. Bruce had filed for divorce days earlier amid reports of cruelty and jealousy. a lengthy property settlement discussion preceded the fatal act.
The piece details borrowers on poor hill farms losing homes after banks failed and the Federal Land Bank foreclosed. It accuses government action of transferring land cheaply to the federal pool, forcing farmers to leave to make way for a national forest and CCC labor, leaving many on WPA relief instead.
Wellington community notices list services across First Congregational, Methodists, Church of Christ, First Baptist, and St Patrick's Catholic with sermon topics and park services. Also announces a religious concert by the town band, open-air worship, and local brief notices plus a welfare act talk by H F Haren.
Codona and Miss Bruce, both former circus trapeze performers aged 42 and 31, settled a matter privately. Codona asked lawyer James E. Pawson to step out, then shot Miss Bruce four times at close range, followed by a fifth shot to himself. The event occurred after a private discussion with Vera Bruce and her mother.
A collage of short-item notes records residents visiting relatives and friends in Chatham and nearby communities. Entries mention Alta Morrell with Bly Franks in Cleveland, Ruth Swartz in Mallet Creek, trips by Leon Whitney to his parents in Kenmore, and weekend guests at Belle Point including Vern Allis and J W Salisbury family.
The Olmsted Falls region saw visits from the Walkden and Jameyson families along with friends from Columbia Station Buchanan Mich Bloomville and Spencer. Mr and Mrs Lee Walkden hosted Monday evening while Ruth Jameyson visited Ossing of North Olmsted Sunday afternoon.
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