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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1952
Page
5
Tobey argues gambling fuels crime and corruption, contrasting casual bets with organized vice. He cautions legalization invites entrenched racketeers, noting Nevada's experience and the need to resist vice despite calls for taxation and regulation. The piece cites business losses and societal decline as gambling spreads.
Bennett Cerf offers a humorous vignette about a disputed tow charge and a quip by Jim Watson during the 1940 Republican Convention. The anecdote features Wendell Willkie seeking support and Watson’s sharp rebuke about reliability. The piece mixes light satire with political personalities of the era.
Elyria police chief C. E. Andress announced intensified enforcement of vehicle maintenance laws during May as part of a traffic safety program with the National Safety Council. Officers will ticket or arrest drivers of obviously unsafe autos, citing that defects contributed to 11 percent of 1950 fatal crashes and that one in three cars checked showed hazards.
An old advertisement promotes Peter son's Ointment as a cure for skin blemishes itching pimples eczema and other irritations. It promises satisfaction with one application and a money back guarantee and notes use for tired cracked feet.
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