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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
16
Safety Director Laxon would credit Paul Palmer’s wife for solving a traffic jam at Mill and ad streets. The plan, tried today, reduced the Broadstreet congestion during peak hours and eased local worry.
Frank Sty, president, said the company received fines from a Canadian buyer for supplying bomb proof shells. He noted the Ett a plant could begin managing shelters within 39 days as part of a broader call for good citizenship and public spirited action.
A vintage medical ad claims Don's Pills flush poisonous waste from blood using “15 miles of kidney tubes.” It promises relief from rheumatic pains, swelling, fatigue, and urinary issues by cleansing the kidneys, urging readers to consult their druggist. It presents a sensational health cue with exaggerated emphasis.
East Carlisle Board of Education hired two new teachers to fill resignations. Miss Winifred Machetanz from Huntsville will teach first grade succeeding Edith Decker. Harold Kenneth Walker from Fresno becomes sixth grade teacher succeeding Frank Chambers after graduating from Ohio University.
June 13 report says the body found in a water filled ditch behind a lumber yard is tentatively identified as Burt E. Bower formerly of Zanesville. Age about 50. Authorities indicate death appeared due to natural causes.
Women in Capetown protest the war’s disruption of a German hair dye preparation, leaving their hair uneven with up to three shades. Without replacements, some let hair grow long to maintain a single shade as their crowning glory.
Two Elyrians, Earl Lance and Dean Standen of J. R. Dali Company, will attend Ford Day honoring Henry and Edsel Ford at the New York World's Fair. The event marks the 37th anniversary of Ford Co. with the father and son present to greet Ford organization members from across the country. They depart Elyria Friday at 6 18 am.
A seismic event begins several miles beneath the earth’s surface. The earthquake releases energy that propagates as seismic waves, shaking the ground visibly and potentially causing damage depending on magnitude and local geology.
Premier Paul Reynaud sent a June 10 appeal to President Roosevelt for moral and material aid short of an expeditionary force. He pledged France would fight before and behind Paris, in provinces, and possibly in North Africa and America if needed, as Italy's threat looms and government figures depart Paris.
District No 1 of the Lorain County Cooperative Youth Council will meet at Brownhelm High School Monday evening. The program includes a business session a discussion period and a recreation hour. The committee in charge of arrangements lists Else Trintes and William Schubbert both of Elyria.
The fragment references Ria and Howard Ledrich of Henrietta and notes that refreshments will be served after the event.
Elyria Chapter of the American Red Cross advanced its war relief drive by shipping three more boxes of garments, part of an eight thousand dollar goal that has reached about four thousand three hundred dollars. The 24 total boxes include sweaters, dresses, and outfits sewn by local churches and volunteers, with over two hundred workers involved. Boxes go to New York for consolidation with other supplies for European refugees.
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