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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1939
Page
6
Chicago office at 230 North Michigan Avenue New York office at 501 Fifth Avenue Columbus office at 40 South Third Detroit office General Motors Big listed for advertising representation.
The Lorain County schools receive $34,949.31 from the estate of James McKinnon, who left no heirs after amassing cash and stock. A Lorain attorney and county officials oversaw the distribution, noting the funds stem from McKinnon’s thrift and long absence of a will. The Chronicle-Telegram suggests possible public recognition for this contribution to education.
A local discussion argues ministers may act as citizens beyond church duties. Proponents say clergy with civic leadership deserve support when aiding community improvement. They contend ministers should be treated like any other citizen contributing to uplifting civic movements.
A House committee heard Treasury engineers peg the WPA building costs at 570000 to finish, with total tab over 2.3 million including exhibit transport. They cited WPA efficiency below private contracts, higher labor costs, non relief workers on site, and wage rule waivers as opening debate on need and propriety of the WPA project.
The largest elephant tusks on record weighed nearly a quarter ton each combined, taken from an old bull in 1898 by an Arab slave near Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanganyika. They measured about 12 feet long and were sold for 1000 pounds. History notes vast use of animal hair in industry including 120000 miles of half inch rope and 9250000 pounds of hair for furniture stuffing and related products. Tomorrow Gopher discovers a gold mine.
A Lindbergh visit to Langley Field delights photographers while Congress fizzles at the dock. Poland fears a encircling Nazi advance as Hitler swallows Czechoslovakia and shifts toward a broader regional threat. Two Oklahomans clash over tax exodus at a Chamber banquet as Litvinoff's exit signals possible shifts in Soviet foreign policy.
TODAY S ANNIVERSARIES profiles Robert Gray the fur trader and Columbia captain born Tiverton died at sea in 1806 Jared Sparks explorer Harvard president born Willington Conn died 1866 Sarah W K Peter philanthropist born Chillicothe Ohio died 1877 Montgomery Blair postmaster general born Kentucky died 1683 John Sherman statesman born Lancaster Ohio died 1900 James Gordon Bennett editor born New York died 1918.
Key events include Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys capturing Fort Ticond eroga in 1775, the 1783 founding of the Order of the Cincinnati, Gen Winfield Scott guiding a pacification campaign in the South West, the 1865 completion of the Central Pacific Union Pacific junction, 1913 Congress backing Mother's Day, the 1933 book burning by German students, and the 1938 Illinois Appellate Court ruling the sitdown strike illegal.
The list highlights Mordecai J. B. Ezekiel adviser to the secretary of agriculture born in Richmond Virginia forty years ago. David O. Selznick producer born in Pittsburgh thirty seven years ago. Dr Samuel M. Lindsay Columbia professor born in Pittsburgh seventy years ago. Judge Curtis D. Wilbur San Francisco jurist born in Boonsboro Iowa seventy two years ago. Fred Astaire dancer and actor born in Omaha Nebraska forty years. Dr Howard J. Savage secretary of the Carnegie Foundation for the ...
Secretary of War enforces stricter promotion standards that curb his ascent while he remains the country’s oldest Colonel. The move, issued in 1939, reflects ongoing efforts to reform military advancement procedures under his leadership.
A compact reflection on faith as belief with heart and will, contrasting intellectual assent with актив commitment. It cites Christ’s call to follow and quotes modern devotional thought, then notes English tent manufacturers facing rush orders.
The article notes a tendency toward indolence or relying on others and warns against letting it control you. It also mentions considerable means present but little drive to increase them.
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