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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1933
Page
2
Readable bits show an ad crediting John W. Cuties Company of New York at 601 Fifth Ave. General Motors building nearby. The text references Lorain and Ohio with a price 94.00 but the rest is garbled and incomplete.
Elyria hosts a report on the International Society for Crippled Children led by E F Allen. The group plans a worldwide rehab program and a massive pamphlet distribution to educate the public about infantile paralysis and its prevention.
The piece notes funny misdefinitions from University of Utah and high schools, where students confuse terms and leaders. It argues such errors reflect gaps in elementary facts but do not prove low intelligence, praising analysis over rote recall and urging current events study in schools.
One of the two great waterways long discussed in the country has been completed and opened. The lakes to gulf route from Chicago to New Orleans reverses the Chicago river flow and conveys Lake Michigan water to the Gulf. A Mississippi flotilla arrived in Chicago harbor on June 22 bearing chicle, coffee, cocoa beans, sisal, cotton linters and aluminum sulphate. Communities along the waterway celebrate new docks, barge terminals, ferries, warehouses and loading machinery.
Authors advocate building the St. Lawrence Seaway to connect the lakes to the Gulf with ocean shipping. Peoria terminal already handles diverse cargoes from sugar and coffee to machinery and steel. States along the lakes to gulf route are urged to back the project to expand commerce.
A quirky collage of jokes and courtroom banter. A young woman invests in silk hosiery, a patch on an inner tube causes a leak, and Grandpa tells a Looney gag about cards for big stakes. Sir Lancelot in armor meets Lady Hausers at court, rusting trousers after spilled water.
A collage of quirky quips and playful lines about marriage appetite and old customs. It mentions straw under carpets, oysters and pearls, a moustache cup refashioned to marriage prospects, and a Krupp factory making enamel teeth amid humorous banter.
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES list prominent births and death notes for Arthur Middleton, George Bruce, George W Flagg, Abner Doubleday, Lord Kelvin, and Thomas W Knox. Dates span 1742 to 1835 births with later death dates, highlighting their roles as lawyer signer of the Declaration, type founder, painter, Union general, scientist, and journalist figure.
Community notes include Ober family reunion at Brookside Park Ashland and visits by Harding and Schafer families, regional travel and illness updates, a Camden Baptist Ladies Aid gathering with tea and supper, and seasonal club meetings at the schoolhouse. Residents mentioned include Ober, Harding, Schafer, Bayless, Ingersoll, Baker, Green, Searles, and Whitney among others.
Cheyenne Wyoming report notes a buck and six fawns feeding along the Lincoln Highway through Telephone Canyon between Cheyenne and Laramie. The deer have been observed by motorists on multiple recent occasions, prompting caution.
The record notes two figures: first a rst world traveler and author born in Pembroke New Hampshire who later died in New York on January 6, 1896, and also Jeanne Eagles an actress born in Boston who died on October 3, 1929.
The list notes 1788 Virginia as the 10th state to ratify the constitution, the 1857 Montreal steamer disaster with 250 fatalities, and the 1917 arrival of the First American Expeditionary Forces, 15,000 soldiers of the First Division debarking at St Nazaire, France.
A roll of prominent figures with birthplaces and ages: Joseph B Eastman born in Katonah New York now Federal Coordinator of Transportation, 51. Pearl S Buck born in Hillsborough West Virginia 43. Frieda Hempel born in Germany now New York 48. Octavus Roy Cohen born in Charleston South Carolina 42. Richard Crooks born in Trenton New Jersey 35. Sanford H Freund born in New York 53. Sir Robert Borden born in Grand Pre Canada 79.
Practically the entire Class of 1929 play cast returns to perform Daddy-Long-Legs in New London. Margar et Matthews and Ira Sutherland reprise Judy Abbott and Jervis Pendleton. Sponored by Epworth League, show at High School Auditorium on June 30. Cast includes Ellen Landes Winifred Leech Doris Stratton May Neel and others as orphans and townsfolk. They plan to form a Little Theatre in the village for future light and classical plays.
Announcement from New London Two records the marriage of Moss Beatrice Hurd daughter of Mr and Mrs R D Hurd to Mr Theodore Lawrence of Wakeman Ohio. The ceremony occurred in Erie Pennsylvania on Monday June 12. Mrs Lawrence is a 1928 graduate and later did post graduate stenography training in 1929 and has since worked as a secretary for Dr T H Smith. The newlyweds plan to establish their future home in the near term.
The New London Home Garden Club will hold its bi monthly meeting on Tuesday June 27 at Mrs Olive Murray's home. The program includes Roll Call My Favorite Garden Accessory and why a paper on Solomon's Favorite Task Harriett Parnell and Mabel Jenney present The Charm of Columbine A Bird Study The Purple Martin and a questionnaire. A garden party is set for Friday June 30 at Mrs Pansy Hubler on South Main Street with entertainment by Mrs Katharine Barnes and Mrs Hortense Smith and arrangements by Mrs Pauline Hogsett Mrs Ada Winebar Mrs Edith Briggs Mrs Mae Palmer and Miss Stella Townsend.
Roy Nick Campbell of New London Two suffered a near fatal heat stroke and injuries when toppled from a hay rack loaded with furniture during a move to his parents farm near Butler Road. He was rescued as the wagon and rake avoided running over him and was taken to New London Hospital with bruises and lacerations. condition listed as satisfactory a day later.
The Great Northerns opened their 1933 schedule with a 16 to 4 rout of the Ashland Bakers on the local High School diamond. Cornman allowed 10 hits and fanned five for the Northerns, while Fox handled the Bakers early before Meadows blew the inning apart in relief.
Curtis Whitcomb marked his eighty seventh birthday with a Sunday picnic attended by his son Burt and family from Parissville, Marie and Stewart Whitcomb, and numerous relatives from Nova, Shiloh, and surrounding towns. The day featured cake, home made ice cream, and warm visits as friends also joined birthday observances for Mrs E G Aubrey and Mrs Stine among others.
Twelve members of the Woman's Association of the Community church met at Mrs George Phelps home. Devotions were led by Mrs Green and Miss Beck. Plans were made for a picnic supper at Millers Stop 11 for members and families on July 19. Hostess served refreshments.
The passage reflects on a contemplative nature and potential for great success with opportunity. It warns of excesses and extravagance, noting the joy of table pleasures yet urging proper restraint. When curbed, the impulse shapes a well formed character.
A concise scholarly remark questions the value of seven centuries labeled Dark Ages, suggesting potential gaps in historical record may not significantly affect later posterity.
The Triple S 4-H Sewing Club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs Croskey's home with president Mary Lantz leading a business meeting. Refreshments were served by the hostess with help from Misa El lene Croskey as members sewed. The Flying Needle 4-H Club met at Miss Lois Delefield’s home with nine members and four guests. They sewed and played games, and planned a future heart project with each member bringing a bouquet for local sick neighbors.
North Russia Ohio district gossip records illness visits and social calls. Esther Forester ill with Ami pe. Harley Prasklin family from Amherst visited John Franklin. Farm Women Club meeting at Grange Hall Oberlin. Dull family from North Ridge and Lodi visited Miss Emma Berg. Harold Berg family Ra venham trip. Minnie Klarp of Kentucky visiting Clyde Bartlett. Mary Schaub and Fred Schaub attended Rev Bischoff funeral at Elyria. Amherst and Elyria residents visited and hosted gatherings at multiple homes including Berg Franklin Duskey and Strickler households.
A 300-pound yearling bull broke through a plate glass window in a garage sale room in Corsicana Texas, dragging its owner through the shattered pane. The incident highlights how temperament shapes behavior, beyond mere intellect.
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