Chronicle Telegram page details 1939 circulation and rates
Readers learn Sebond Street Elyria Ohio based paper details circulation and pricing including carrier and mail rates. Advertising reps listed for John W Cullen Co with offices in New York Chicago Columbus Detroit. Publication date Friday June 30 1939.
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Tee
Mmr Chronicle-Telegram
Sebond Street
Clyria
Ohio
Monty
Publishing Company
Clare Gauorge
eFere Seehing
Mail
Elyria
John W. Cullen
Michigan Ave
New York
Detroit
General Motors
Midddle Class urged to unite for national revival
Professor Walter B. Pitkin urged Elyria audiences to spark a peaceful non political movement led by civic groups to investigate public and private affairs. He warned the middle class must act to curb parasitism and uphold America, forming clearing houses to share findings and coordinate local action.
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Walter B. Pitkin
United States
Pitkin
Elyria High School
America
Rome
Death Toll On Independence Day Grips Nation
Grim statistics reveal 205 people died on Independence Day last year with six from fireworks and the rest by other causes. The piece notes dangers from careless driving, inexpert swimming, and risky boating as safety campaigns continue to lower incidents.
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Uie
It Is Not Unprecedented In the World Situation
Amherst College principal address includes Peter H. Odegard reading a Harper’s Weekly editorial from 1857 noting universal fear in 19th century affairs. He contrasts past resilience with modern unrest and ends with a call to fortitude and faith for new generations.
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Amherst College
Peter H. Odegard
France
Russia
Europe
British Empire
China
Harper’s Weekly
Finish echoing courage of Lou Gehrig in baseball loss
Lou Gehrig, star of the New York Yankees, ends his long major league run after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He announced he would bench himself for the team and accepted the setback with quiet resolve, a lesson in true sportsmanship.
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Lou Gehrig
New York Yankee
Gehrig
The
Yanks
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Lou
Barrow
Yankees
Yankee
Immortals of
The Prodigal’s Father and the Elder Brother
A sermon reflection contrasts the elder brother in the parable with wanderers who seek grace. It warns against self righteousness and urges the church to offer personal welcome to all sinners who seek a home, not just a labeled club.
Strange as It Seems SIAC wne by John Hix
Ellis Phillips of Broadway Virginia duplicates feats of Hindu fakirs and performs stunts like hammering an ice pick through his hand and pinning limbs without flinching. A separate tale describes a siege where a family repurposed blankets to catch bullets from 400 attacking Indians. An apparatus illustration explains a water column method for air pressure used in mining. Tomorrow promises a piece on a telephone king.
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Ellis Phillips
Broadway
John Kilburh
Telephone King
United Presbyterian buys W A Braman homestead for church
The United Presbyterian Church has purchased the W A Braman homestead at East Avenue and Second Street to build a new church. Elyria to receive 8117 from an 80053 saloon tax distribution for the year’s second half. Milk prices rise one cent with new rates eight cents a pint and 14 cents a quart. All rooms used by saloons before May 27 when the state went dry are now in use or rented for other businesses.
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United Presbyterian Church
W. A. Braman
East Avenue
Second Street
Elyria
Haserodt
Rabies Facts and Serum Preventives From Doctor’s Notes
A health column outlines rabies transmission from dogs and other animals, signs in animals and humans, and the urgency of preventing the disease. It notes the lack of cure, the use of anti rabies serum, and quarantine for exposed animals. The piece also mentions that jade is believed to embody virtues.
Elyria School Budget Adopted for 1930 Totals 621 Thousand
The Elyria board of education yesterday adopted a 1930 budget totaling 621,293.50 dollars. It allocates 530,981 dollars to general operating expenses and 90,312.50 dollars to the bond retirement fund.
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Elyria
Board of Education
Penfield Grange Meeting Scheduled for July Ninth
The Penfield Grange will hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday night July 9. Briefs note visitors from Cleveland and Elyria, local callings, a tonsil removal, travels to Ashland and Spencer, and social visits at several households. Arthur J. Lewis funeral at La Grange Methodist Church referenced.
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Penfield
Penfield Grange
Trick Alarm Snags 13 Thieves From Poor Box
Chicago story about Jerry Plisce who installed a burglar alarm at St. Jerome Catholic church to guard the poor box. The system wired from the box across church property and a belt tied to the terminals helped trap 13 suspects after two transients were caught with 1.73 dollars.
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Chicago
Jerry Plisce
St. Jerome Catholic
Plisce
Plisec
Bear And Four Cubs Surprise Naturalists
A mother bear with a quartet of cubs was seen at the bear feeding grounds in Sequoia National Park California. Naturalists report this is the only known case on record of a bear giving birth to four offspring. The cubs are brown and marked like their parent, and it is unlikely the mother adopted other cubs.
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Sequoia National Park
Cal
Utah to reduce 1940 auto license plate size
The Utah Tax Commission announces smaller 1940 automobile license plates by nearly an inch in width and a quarter inch thicker, with orange letters on blue background to reuse leftover paint. Truck plate dimensions stay the same.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Tax Commission
Local Social Roundup From Weymouth to Valley City
Grafton hosts Mr and Mrs D A Kesler from Weymouth on Friday. Mr and Mrs John Clark attend St John Day services of the Masons at Valley City Sunday. Miss Alberta Lang of Martins Ferry visits her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Lang. Harold Lang of Burton spends Saturday night at home. Supper Sunday at Mrs J D Mennell includes Mr and Mrs L D Mennell and Gene Shirley Brown and Howard Doerr of Lakewood. Mr and Mrs C E Lehman of Cleveland were overnight guests Monday at Mrs C D Lehman’s home.
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D. A. Kesler
Weymouth
Frank Cragin
John Clark
The
Masons
Valley City
Alberta Lang
Martins Ferry
Roy Lang
Harold Lang
Burton
J. D. Mennell
L. D. Mennell
Gene
Shirley Brown
Howard Doerr
Lakewood
C. E. Lehman
Cleveland
C. D Lehman
Lambeth Walk Faces Sin Ruling by South African Church
In Bloemfontein area the presbytery urged the Dutch Reformed Church Synod to rule on modern dancing, fearing the Lambeth Walk may be deemed sinful. Reverend D G van der Merwe said folk dances offend modern youth, though he did not object to folk dances performed at elbow length.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Synod
Dutch Reformed Church
Bloemfontein
D. G. van der Merwe
Jefferson Memorial site to clear riverfront for project
Razing of river front buildings to make way for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis is to begin early August. John M. Nagle, director, said work can start after the final condemnation award, raising total awards to 6,985,053 or 31.99 percent above the present assessed valuation.
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ST. Louis
John M. Nagle
U. S. District Court
Indian Arts Board Enters Fourth Year
The Federal Indian Arts and Crafts Board marks its fourth year of operation advancing native crafts. Officials highlight ongoing programs supporting artists, cultural preservation, and marketplace access amid continued funding and policy efforts.
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The
Federal Indian Arts and Crafts Board
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