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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1936
Page
8
A political writer notes Governor Landon gains support by avoiding controversy and projecting a balanced budget stance. He is seen as a safe sane candidate, built as a sensible citizen trusted by salt of the earth middle class voters rather than elite political hangers on.
Frank E. Taggart of Massillon defeated Walter Brown of Toledo for National Republican committeeman. Brown, a longtime Ohio state representative on the National committee and former postmaster general under Hoover, had strong Republican influence in the state. Elyrians note Brown’s ties to the late Allen Garfield. state chairman E. D. Shorr backed Taggart and helped secure the defeat.
The irrepressible Senator Borah from Idaho waged a long campaign for the presidential nomination. Although lacking broad appeal and the pull to win, he remains a respected figure in Republican ranks and fights on through the Cleveland event, clinging to his principles and the primaries to preserve constitutional government.
Major Burton of Cleveland declared the hall dedicated to free speech as delegates applauded. The convention crowd showed good feelings but many will openly defend their positions on emerging issues, promising a vigorous, epoch making gathering with debate shaping public thought.
A columnist urges a stable currency to protect the $22,672,000,000 in depositor credits and the $100,000,000,000 in life insurance in force, arguing inflation harms savers and creditors alike and that crusts are unacceptable returns. The piece notes public resistance to farm mortgage bills and cites a Dionne nursery progress report amid broader economic anxieties.
Fannie Brice and her long time companion Davis light up Brice shows with burlesque style humor as Edith Wharton and Ben Bernie capture high society attention. Amid fashion and arts chatter, notable milestones and a 1894-1994 style retrospective frame a lively portrait of cultural life.
A compact list of historical anniversaries recalls James Barbour Edwin Arnold Rebecca Felton Pauline Cushman and other notable figures. It notes birthplaces careers and some deaths with scattered dates and biographical hints. The piece blends brief memorials with a column on history and cultural observations.
A survey shows twenty four Yale students take to the skies over New Haven each week. During the academic year they spent over $19,000 learning to fly, and four students own planes. One man commutes from the Middle West to Yale nearly every week.
Avon Variety Eight members discuss holding a debate at the next meeting after a Tuesday gathering. Debuting teams include Charles and Norman Kling against William Peak and Ronald Roll on Jersey teams. The next meeting is set for June 23. Mr and Mrs Frank Leseler hosted Saturday honoring Miss Ann Burns of Lorain, who wed Willard Thome at St Marys Lorain Tuesday. Rosemary Heckel to wed Albert Kinzel June 27. Mrs Horace Lines of Lansing visiting, and several local guests enjoyed visits and social events. Ladies Aid set at Mrs Anna Lieber’s home Thursday.
Great statesmen are outshined by the York Imperial apple. A monument marks the site on the Weary St Schundt farm near York where the tree for the apple was developed. Miss Sylvia Pemberton in Iberia teaches weaving with a loom built by her great-grandfather.
Honolulu report states the Coast Guard cutter Itasca landed rations on Swain Island, 200 miles north of Pago Pago, after a hurricane left 175 residents nearly without food. Commander Fraser Brown led the two month South Seas survey and relief mission, marking a historic Coast Guard food-aid operation in the region.
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