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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1937
Page
17
County Commissioner Oscar G Dunn calls for an investigation into slot machines in Lorain County and supports funding for the prosecutor’s inquiry. Sheriff William Grall challenges Dunn to report known operating machines so police can act. The piece stresses the need to enforce the law and halt any slot machine activity despite public disagreement.
Judge H G Redington of Elyria and Lorain county is remembered for fairness and duty after eight years as judge He also served Amherst as mayor and bank president and was active politically during Democratic minority days He chaired the county Democratic committee and attended Ohio constitutional convention in 1911 A Kiwanis club president and local leader his passing deprives the community of a trusted jurist and friend.
Henry P. Boynton, former Elyria newspaperman, spoke to a well attended Chamber of Commerce dinner about Elyria in the eighties. He recalled local firms and individuals active around 1885 and noted their influence extended beyond the city. The audience, especially older residents, enjoyed the nostalgia and credit Elyria with a tradition of able citizens.
A Potatoes blossom queen will be crowned by Western Virginia residents at Tasley to mark a festival on June 4. The event plans a maid of honor and 15 princesses in a dance while the potato crown rivals magnolia azalea and laurel pageants in pomp. After blooming comes practical food, the article notes, as the potato’s scent fades in summer.
Boake Carter critiques U S helium controls under the Helium Act of 1925 and 1937, noting government monopoly keeps helium costly and restricts foreign sales. He cites France being refused and argues for international cooperation, joint ship development, and a shift from a surly neighbor stance to shared airship innovation.
A historical anniversaries note recalls Samuel H Parsons a Connecticut lawmaker and Revolutionary Army general appointed by Washington first judge of the Northwest Territory born Lyme Connecticut died November 17 1789. It also marks 1771 Robert Owen English socialist born and 1426 William Hickling Prescott historian born Salem Massachusetts.
A compact list recalls past anniversaries and notable births. Entries include James D. Cameron born in Middletown and Alton B. Parker born in Cortland, with dates like 1859 and 1904 noted. It also marks anniversaries such as the 1787 Philadelphia convention and the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition, plus institutional milestones and political statements from 1925 to 1929.
A compilation notes birthdays and careers of notable figures including Bruce Rogers of New Fairfield born in Lafayette, B Bertie Forbes of New York born in Scotland, Dr. Donald A. Laird of Colgate University, William Hale Thompson of Chicago, Bishop Ernest L. Waldorf of Chicago, Dr. Harry A. Millia of the University of Chicago, and Julian Eltinge. It also references the 1936 Zeppelin Hindenburg trip and remarks on political delays and guidance for listeners, closing with a copyright notice.
Readings focus on Revelations for Communion service preluding Sursum Corda. The article notes lifting hearts to the Lord after self examination and offerings. It emphasizes heavenly exaltation beyond natural understanding and the refrain Holy Holy Holy as a high privilege for the sons of God.
Mrs. Co. F. Phillips of Smithfield expresses the greatest thrill since girlhood after buying air tickets to South Texas and the Pacific. The 85 year old plans the journey as part of wartime or postwar travel interests. A fragment mentions her faith with a hymn line. A separate note describes a mobile trailer camp under construction at Kent State University for summer session students who own trailers.
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