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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1934
Page
3
A historical column notes that large building projects cost lives. It cites Nevada Industrial Insurance Commission figures showing 45 workmen killed at Boulder Dam since March 1931. The piece argues such tolls reflect the scale of the undertaking, not necessarily wrongdoing.
A public safety message cites National Society for the Prevention of Blindness figures showing about a thousand American children suffer eye injuries annually around Independence Day, with 23 percent due to fireworks. It warns that many accidents occur on or near July 4 and urges safer celebrations without firecrackers.
A historic note argues Europe’s jitters highlight peaceful ties among Canada, the United States, and Mexico. It praises border freedom, mutual tourism, and friendly cooperation, noting no border fortifications or wartime tensions. The piece lauds cross border rates and shared tourist growth across the Northwest.
U S per capita dairy intake shows 40 gallons of fluid milk yearly. Butter consumption trails many nations with New Zealand Canada Australia Finland Germany and Sweden all above 18 pounds per person. Cheese consumption rose about 30 percent in ten years but remains below European levels. Meat intake grew by half a billion pounds last year, averaging four pounds per person.
Many travelers once chased distant lands but Americans now favor national parks and domestic scenery. With 3,500,000 yearly visitors, regions like the South New England Pennsylvania Louisiana Rockies and Southwest offer rich diversity and affordable travel, strengthening pride in home landscapes over Europe.
A conference in Washington backs a model municipal traffic ordinance to standardize regulations across cities. The proposal seeks to reduce violations from ignorance and lower accidents, while recognizing city differences. States have been slow to adopt uniform motor laws, and cities are unlikely to move quickly.
A collage of humorous quips, cultural notes, and cartoons referencing Arizona politics, Roosevelt pronunciations, cinema daydreams, advertising caution, medical cures, jail escapes, social manners, and a college exam gag. The items mix wordplay and street humor with dated cultural markers and a lone political aside.
Anniversaries list notable births and deaths from 1802 to 1868 including Benjamin Fitzpatrick and William A. Wheeler and others with brief biographical notes. Today in history items cite the 1834 Indian territory act and Einstein’s 1905 essay on relativity amid a fragmentary 1930 evacuation note.
Today marks birthdays of chemist Dr Thomas Herbert Norton of New York 83, physicist Dr Paul R Heys of the U S Bureau of Standards 62, English professor Dr Louise Pound of University of Nebraska 2, actor Walter Hampden of New York 55, missionary leader Mrs Evelyn R Nicholson of Detroit 61, historian Prof Albert Bushnell Hart of Clarksville 80, educator Dr James E Russell of New York 76, Senator Edward P Costigan of Colorado 60, novelist Susan Glaspell of Davenport 52, and actor Charles Laughton of England 84. The college guide notes moral counsel about discipline and steady conduct, urging restraint to avoid domestic unhappiness.
New York reports that after Congress adjourns the administration will pressure for higher wages and collective bargaining. Southern plants resist northern pay levels while the government touts higher living standards. The Literary Digest poll shows the South backing the New Deal strongly as bankers face shrinking lending and rising reserves. International bankers warn Germany’s market withdrawal could shock global trade, and US exporters feel the impact. James Mooney predicts rising foreign trade and Roosevelt’s tariff policy to aid industry and agriculture. The Century of Progress expo shifts from entertainment to education and attendance doubles, claiming it will be a financially successful American exposition. A reader proposes using idle ships to aid the needy rather than operating liners at losses.
Real estate transfers include Hugo F Bouse to Walter F McClain at Avon Lake wood Beach Subdivision and Nicholas E Livingston to Cecila Livingston on West Twenty eighth Street Lorain. Clucker family transfers on Oberlin Avenue Lorain and lot 118 West Erie Park Allotment Lorain. Nevada highway project near Reno to approach Mount Rose with 300 feet clearance. engineers cite visibility of Sacramento dome on clear days. In Xenia Ohio two carp died in a fatal struggle. one fish mouth buried in the other’s throat due to food scarcity from low water.
The text suggests a cautious self-assertion with limited aggression that yields scant fame. It contends the outcome will matter little as long as there is enough success to meet modest national standards.
Japan’s famed export item japon silk is rarely consumed domestically. The reflection notes that while silk exports bring prestige abroad, its use inside Japan remains limited and consumers favor other fabrics.
A political advertising notice explains voter registration rules for Elyria City Lorain City and Sheffield Lake Village. It notes 20 day pre election registration bans, name changes require re registration, and transfers needed when precinct changes occur. Registration details list Board of Elections addresses 317 Elyria Savings and Trust Bldg and 651 Broadway with 9 AM to 5 PM hours, Saturday noon close.
A retail page urges music creation over mere listening citing Arthur Brisbane and Henry Ford. It promotes pianos, radios, tubes, screens, and a range of tools with installment options, plus a Cascade park demonstration by Tony Acceta and a club meeting. Also notes affordable fans, canning gear, and oil burning stoves for hot weather comfort.
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