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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1934
Page
12
A clipped 1934 Central Press Association column recalls May 17 events and notes on astronomy and historical milestones. It mentions Independence in Norway in 1792 and early trade milestones, including a Boston Calcutta cargo venture and ice export ideas by Robert Tudor.
A collage of historical notes lists May 17 dates and figures. It mentions Grant, Sherman, postal money orders, Al Capone, the Owen Young plan, and Jenner, with brief astrology and a stray remark on English policy limiting textile machinery. The tone resembles a miscellany page with hurried facts and era glimpses.
Birmingham brief notices list visits and calls by locals from Sandusky Norwalk Elyria Vermilion Beaver Park Lorain and Brownhelm. Notable guests include Mr and Mrs Stockdale, Miss Hazel, Jay Parker, Moss Mary Hamer, and families visiting at various homes over the weekend.
A committee of veteran faculty members and civic leaders in Columbia Missouri has been selected by Dr Walter Willems president of the University of Wisconsin to organize preparations for the school's centennial celebration. The university, the first state institution of its kind west of the Mississippi, nears its 100th anniversary.
Chronicle Telegram invites readers to a seven city Western tour from August 5 to August 14. It includes Pike’s Peak Royal Gorge Yellowstone Park and Montana Rockies with sightseeing in Denver Colorado Springs Salt Lake City and other western stops.
Twenty five years of progress headline notes a big expansion by the Wabasha Railroad this summer. Tracks are being laid on the east side of the river at Loran with plans to enter the downtown area and construct a freight and passenger station. An Elyria contracting team won a $7,500 contract to build a church for St. Joseph's parish in South Lorain.
A Lorain County acquaint tour planned for next week by the Elyria Chamber of Commerce will welcome more than 50 members. Mayor Dr W RK Hubbell, recently promoted to major, returns from France to share insights. Lorain County W C T U urges a health certificate on marriage license applications.
A state legislator requests an embargoed inquiry into the quantity and quality of water at Grafton State Farm after reports claim the supply is insufficient for planned farm expansion. The Lake Read project to Sheffield via Cupanet remains on hold pending report findings and cost implications for Lorain and Medina counties.
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the Public Utilities commission rates for Lima and Kenton, ordering refunds of 330 dollars to Lima users and 40 dollars to Kenton users. The five year rate plan, effective April 19, 1925, sets stepped charges for gas consumption and requires refunds of excess collections.
Chick Swayley wa ined 920 and costs for operating a gambling room yesterday afternoon before Mayor W. TH. Vanoster in police court. The mayor suspended the fine pending Sayles' appeal or a new trial, Bond won at at $50. An Englishman defined a law yer as "a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it to himself.
Advert says Moone's Emerald Oil treats inflammatory foot troubles with one application. It claims rapid relief from soreness and odor, safe and non greasy, antiseptic and deodorant, available in a two ounce bottle from Cr Phillips Cut Rate or local druggists.
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