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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1936
Page
4
A Chronicle Telegram reader urges parents to warn children about starting fires in dry grass and under trees. The note cites hiking trips where rests or meals lead to fires that spread through leaves and grass, destroying trees and fueling grass fires.
A reflective piece argues that the best joys of life come from near one’s home not distant travels. Citing Thoreau, it emphasizes simple pleasures, green landscapes, sunsets, and familiar surroundings over flashy transport or faraway destinations.
The Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine reports most crop destroying insects survived a record cold winter. While some pests like Japanese beetles and Hessian flies declined, others such as Mormon crickets and army cutworms rose abnormally in some areas. Codling moth and tent caterpillar are active, requiring strengthened central measures to defend farms and urban spaces.
The Rhineland reoccupation and future German warfare focus on swift mobility as a strategic aim. A capsule from the Francs-Delian border shows a tank breaking through frontier barriers at 70 miles per hour, signaling the potential for fast, wholesale destruction in future wars.
The piece notes David Sarnoff predicting near universal private broadcasting devices and assigned frequencies, condemns noisy era yet to come, and contrasts it with political talk and entertainment, suggesting social shifts and looming campaigns through October. It references Garner and a theater phrasing, hinting at broad media influence and public decorum changes.
Alice Longworth notes the Democratic convention in Philadelphia as delegates witness the shift toward the New Deal. She highlights Robinson speech fatigue, a rare spontaneous party conversion, and the clash between 1932 platform promises and New Deal actions, ending with light derision of Supreme Court criticism.
The page lists historical events including Law's Mi bie burst, San Francisco's founding, Cleveland's incorporation, and Joseph Smith's death. It also covers pensions and notable births such as Helen Keller, Rufus von Kleinsmid, Heber Curtis, Julius Klein, and Frank Lillie. Reflections on temperament and wealth ethics follow, plus a brief note on language and fascist/communist violence.
C O McIntyre reflects by the water on summer evenings tracing introspection sparked by rivers and seas. He recalls Atlantic City hotel reveries and wave messages that leave him refreshed. He notes losses of art, a watchmaker friend on Broadway, and a quiet Cedar in a Sunlit Street hint observed in Paris.
A fragment lists anniversaries for figures including Thomas Say born Philadelphia and died New Harmony 1824, Paul F Eve near Amistadia died Nashville 1877, Dorman B Eaton born Hardwick Vermont died 1899, Charles Stewart Parnell born 1850, Lassadio Hearn born Greece died Japan 1904, Paul Lawrence Dunbar born 1872, with scattered errors and truncations.
A collection of era notes recalls Mrs. Sarah Adams dying at 97 at her son in law S S Leonard's home. Attendance figures from Lutheran Mission Festival at the fairgrounds exceed 1 000 with many visitors from Cleveland. An Elgin Fourth of July feature will be a volunteer fire department tournament with teams likely from Lorain Amherst Wellington Grafton Verneilion and Medina. Also noted are a former Ohio Supreme Court judge Judge Washington Wallace Boynton's death on Washington Avenue and enlistment gains for Company Beta 105 with plans to reach 141 men before departure for a concentration camp in Columbus. A new St Paul's Church building contract on Third Street is awarded for about 25 000 to 25 6d.
Fifteen years ago executives from the mine mills of the National The Company toured Elyria to inspect the Lorain plant led by William J. Schiller and Taylor Allérdice. An Elyria ordinance barred firework sales. Ten years ago Elyria celebrated Independence Day with George H. Chamberlain speaking as the Brighton drum corps performed. A windstorm caused outages and damaged several homes, trees, and a barn north of Wellington. The column recalls lighthearted era details, captions, and minstrel memories fading from the public square band nights and a dramatic newspaper caption about Charles Becker’s case. The piece ends noting fascist promises as battlefield metaphor.
The speaker argues that despite unemployment and high debt, science offers vast employment through replacing old with new. Diesel trains, streamlined cars, better homes, and improved agriculture promise work, though retraining and relocation may be needed. Optimism rests on leveraging growing knowledge.
Columbus June 27 The Ohio Workmen's Compensation fund could bear twice the current admin expense without raising premiums. Albert J Caddell secretary to the Industrial Commission said the legislature set 3850 672 for administration this year plus 295.40 more. The commission seeks 2 400 000 yearly to run properly. He believes a larger staff to bring non contributory employers into the fund and check payrolls could add at least 1 500 001 annually. About 1 000 follow ers should pay into the fund but do not. The Bible is the world's best picture of human and divine character in life.
The note describes a perception that Anglo Americans favor bureaucratic inefficiency while Germans are associated with efficiency, reflecting a cultural stereotype. It contrasts temperaments and work styles as part of a historical or social commentary.
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