New York Day by Day: Midtown Vehicle Chaos and Humorous Vignettes
A New York Day by Day column describes a street mess as a bucket of earth spills from a plank street onto Sixth Avenue, quickly loaded into a truck. The writer recalls Wichita wooden sidewalks, praises Henry Hudson Parkway, notes blue jay squabbles, and humorously laments parking and obsolescence as wreckers solve space issues in midtown.
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Learn to Swim Campaign Set for May in Elyria
The Elyria Y M C A led by Carl Wagner announced a May campaign from the 16th to the 29th offering free instruction with a 10 cent registration fee to cover supplies. Diplomas will be awarded to those who pass beginner or advanced tests, as in prior years. Last year 340 participants earned merit awards. Registrations occur May 11 to 13 until 10 p.m.
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Chronicle- Telegram-Y. M. C. A
Carl Wagner
Elyria
Wagner
New Parking Building Replaces Historic Blocks on 44th Street
A new large parking facility rises on 44th street where old tenements once stood after a winter fire cleanup. The site now yields higher parking fees than former rental income as city officials pledge no Manhattan parking charge hikes under Mayor LaGuardia’s regulations.
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NYC Street Grading Threats and Lost Boy Incident Across Town
A mayoral threat to raise garage prices spurs fears of municipal garages lacking. Fare hikes spread on express streets from 50 cents for 12 hours to 75 cents daily and extra time costs. A lost boy on Fifth Avenue sparked sidewalk chaos until a calm officer led him to Mother. Frederick Palmer, longtime Century Club presence, is noted for war correspondence. Chinese and Japanese communities are profiled amid war fundraising in Manhattan. misidentifications and loyalties surface among collectors.
Chamber chief says only national confidence can unite labor and industry
George H. Davis of the United States Chamber of Commerce urged restoring confidence before labor and management can reconcile. He backed repealing the Wagner Act and pending bills, while delegates at the chamber's 26th annual meeting urged working together on common concerns without federal involvement. Davis warned fear blocks investment and that capital flow drives job creation, suggesting cooperation at smaller, local levels could replace a single national table.
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Oberlin Talk on Czechoslovakia Set for May 10
Robert C. Dexter of the American Unitarian Association will address Oberlin College students in Finney Chapel on Czechoslovakia. Dexter, who recently visited Czechoslovakia, spoke in Oberlin in fall 1936.
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Oberlin Alumni of Detroit Dinner Address Tonight
Oberlin College Alumni of Detroit will hold their annual dinner at the Detroit Boat Club tonight. Dean Carl F. Wittke and Dr. W. F. Bohn of Detroit are set to address the gathering. W. Hoyt Logan, class of 1928, serves as president of the Detroit Alumni Club.
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Oberlin Professor to Chair French Section Meeting
Professor Herman H Thornton of Oberlin College will chair the French section at the annual meeting of the Association of Modern Language Teachers of the Center West and South in St Louis on May 6 and 7.
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Syn dicate column note on datelines and continuity
Confidential column from New York notes that writers prepare ahead when separated from mail or wire. The writer explains that datelines and continuity may appear inconsistent during absences, such as a brief hop to Bermuda, with authority cited to McNaught Syndicate in 1938.
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Expert links elephant mascot choice to luck in India
An India based expert says a lucky elephant mascot must have the right task higher than its left side. The guidance emphasizes symbolic balance and proper positioning for fortunate outcomes.
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India
Mussolini Displays Italian War Machines for Hitler
In Rome on May 6, Mussolini presided over a massive Fascist parade with 60,000 soldiers to honor Adolf Hitler. The display followed a naval review of 200 ships and precedes an air demonstration, drawing about 1,000,000 spectators amid security concerns.
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Hoover Warns GOP On Road To Recovery
Former President Herbert Hoover addressed Grass Roots Republicans from eight states in Oklahoma City urging constructive action. He attacked the New Deal blaming it for low mood and urged using his outline to restore jobs tomorrow and permanently. The broadcast rally drew about 7,500 party workers from Oklahoma Texas Colorado New Mexico Kansas Arkansas Missouri and Idaho.
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Hoover calls for practical steps to keep government as umpire
He warns that danger lies not only to a free system but to liberty itself and urges the government to ally fear, reestablish confidence, drop cloudy objectives, and take concrete actions.
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Bicyclist Hurt in Hit-and-Run Near Elyria
Joseph Skiener, 26, of 546 Fur nace street, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 10 30 P M for a deep scalp laceration and abrasions to his back and arms after a hit-skip motorist knocked him from a bicycle while he rode toward Elyria, per Deputy Sheriffs John Fulton and William G Smith.
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Furnace Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
John Fulton
William G. Smith
Farmer Bitten by Snakes Seeks Help in Traralgon
Nathan Sutton, a farmer, was bitten five times by snakes and drove several miles to a doctor in Traralgon Australia. He recovered and was said to be well within a few hours.
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Nathan Sutton
Traralgon
Australia
Four Housewives Hit Perfect Bridge Hands in Secret Game
May 6 Findlay Ohio. Four housewives Mrs. Glen Schooler Mrs. Paul Myers Mrs. H. C. McCullough and Mrs. EB Woolsey played a contract bridge game with perfect hands in a single suit. Schooler bid seven spades, Woolsey held a 13 diamond dummy, Myers had 13 clubs and McCullough 13 hearts. Schooler won all tricks with spades scoring a grand slam for 1 000 points plus 210. Culbertson notes the odds of a single suit being dealt to one player at 1 in 158 billion deals.
Britain Plans Parachute Troops Airlifted by Planes
Britain considers creating parachute units to be flown by aircraft and dropped into combat zones. The plan envisions airborne troops deployed quickly from airframes to seize key objectives.
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