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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
8
A devotional summary of Ephesians 3 14 19 and comments on the meaning of the prayer asks readers to study the text phrase by phrase noting that God as universal Father unites all, and that knowing Christ’s love is a moral attainment beyond intellect, with reference to Dante’s remark on love moving stars.
In England a movement to humanize war in Spain is examined as academically interesting yet impractical. The piece argues realism requires defeatist views and that war remains a brutal enterprise driven by destruction of life and property. It contends generals advance most with ruthless force, regardless of methods or mercy.
Frederick B. Snite Jr. is flown home to Chicago from Feiping China after fourteen months in an iron lung. The 26 year old, kept alive by the mechanical respirator, faces a slim chance of recovery if breathing support continues for months or years. Medical science values life beyond simple dollars, as physicians and institutions strive to sustain the spark of life.
Rep Hobbs of Alabama pushes closing the Record to extraneous speeches never delivered on the floor. Critics say $200,000 could be saved annually and warn taxpayers should not fund cheap politics. The move aims to curb reprints used to impress constituents amid vast federal spending.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy trains engineering students for court testimony as public speaking and clear technical explanation are key in expert witness roles. The piece notes GE’s 6660 public speeches in 1936 and argues broad professional emphasis on courtroom composure for practitioners.
The American Automobile Association announced tests of thirteen car makes showing oil and gasoline use rise with speed. At 30 mph 18 mpg. at 60 mph 12.6 mpg. at 90 mph 6 mpg. Oil consumption is seven times higher at 53 miles than at 30. The piece also remarks on war and public figures with sharp, opinionated asides.
Boake Carter reports finding more than seventy yachts incorporated to dodge income tax. He disguises investigations by calling the firms listed in Lloyd's Register for American Yachts and recounts evasive replies from operators, revealing how vessels are used for leisure and tax avoidance.
The piece critiques the Bureau of Marine Inspection for selling six broken down yachts as passenger ships without guaranteeing operation certificates. It argues many vessels were unsafe but profitable for buyers, accusing the government of a reckless "skin game." The author urges self-examination before pursuing others for tax avoidance.
A snapshot of anniversaries notes Silvanus Thayer and Samuel L. Southward born and John Howard Payne's life story. also Johnson J. Hooper and John Walter Claus as figures in American military and civic history. Today in history recaps events from 1851 to 1959, including San Francisco Vigilance Committees, Fenian raids, fraudulent Philadelphia medical colleges, German U-boat sinkings, Alfred L. Dingle’s murder, and the 1954 Republican National Convention. Births listed include Isador Lubin and Walter F. Clark.
Elyria Townsend Club met with visitors from Wellington East Oberlin and Dover Center. An ice cream strawberry festival and dance was announced for June 12 at U H Hall Center Ridge Dover Center. A picnic rally at Fair Grounds on June 26 was noted. A Townsend party on June 10 at 136 Middle avenue promised music entertainment and refreshments.
Lorain County Fish and Game Association will receive 200 pheasant eggs from the state this week. Eggs will be distributed for setting to applicants. Contact George Day, treasurer, for further information.
The Murray Ridge Two Room School in Elyria Township faces no action by the board, leading to an expected recommendation by the Lorain County Board of Education to keep the school operating. The closure proposal aimed to save about 4300 dollars annually, but decisions hinge on the township board and state education approval.
Urbana report details a tethered billy goat that knocked over a beehive, triggering a swarm that hit nearby hives and led to the animal’s death near Defiance, Ohio. Police were called an hour later to confirm the fatal outcome.
Murray Ridge district hearings drew about 30 residents with roughly two thirds favoring keeping the Murray Ridge School open. The school runs two teachers for four grades and had 145 students. Lake Avenue School has four teachers and 113 students. Markley School serves 164 students with five teachers and departmentalized upper grades.
Elyria City Board of Education will start participation for non teaching school employees in a state run retirement plan. Employees contribute four percent of salary up to two thousand dollars, while the board adds five point seven percent total. Exemption requests are due by September 1.
Henry Haskell editor of the Kansas City Star shared his Westminster Abbey coronation impressions at Oberlin Alumni Luncheon in War ner Gym. Other speakers included Dr. Howard Hyde Russell, Ralph M. Andrews, Paul Howland, Donald S. King, and Dick Hack, all Oberlin alumni of various classes.
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