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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1932
Page
7
Memorial Day is described as a solemn pledge to honor those who sacrificed their lives for the nation and to seek lasting peace. In Elyria, veterans, military units, and schoolchildren participate in ceremonies, reflecting on past heroes while acknowledging modern holiday routines and observances.
Nine young Germans newly arrived in the United States plan to walk and sing around the world in twelve months. They will cross seas by steamship when needed, using knapsack gear and instruments to fund their trek. Beginning in New York they aim for San Francisco then Yokohama, then through Asia and back to Germany, showcasing hiking as a healthful object lesson to Americans.
A German astronomer identifies a new planetoid, not a planet, called 1932 H. A. The fragment is small, likely milles in diameter, and near Earth as the closest known neighbor. It reshapes understanding of distances to the sun and the solar system’s outskirts.
Astronomers study planetoid 1952 H. A. to reduce the Earth sun distance uncertainty from about 59,096 miles to 10,000 miles or less. The object sometimes travels within five million miles of Earth and, on occasion, within Earth's orbit, but never threatens collision. The work aims to stabilize the solar system scale, a foundational measurement, in Monroe Michigan news.
The notice lists notable births and death dates for figures from 1735 to 1885 including Joseph Guillotin, Thomas Moore, Agassiz, Beauregard, and Benjamin Brown. It also includes a fragmented, cautionary privacy aside about a courteous, contented persona and a stray copyright remark.
A retrospective note lists events and birthdays on this date: the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry mustered out after five years, the 1918 Cantigny capture, and births of Morris Sheppard, Balthasar Meyer, Thomas Daly, Katharine Blunt, Louisa Ball, Sisley Huddleston, Hector Bolitho. Also includes today’s horoscope saying the native of this day is a cave.
Cordova Alaska reports a rare mammal like a pike whale with a pelican beak and an elephant head. It measured 42 feet long with a 6 foot head and a 16 foot tail, found on Glacier Island. Also featured are jokes and local quips about drivers and a jail radio mishap with thieves and a note on German sporting goods sales.
Mrs. Charles Regal of Wellington entertained Tuesday afternoon in honor of Helen Bowen Easterday of Huntington whose marriage to Earl Easterday was recent. Twenty five guests attended. Wellington guests included Mrs. C. West and Mrs. P. F. Burnside. Home builder's meeting at Carpenter street held by Morris Brenner. Fifty five members attended with guests Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Frazier of Norwalk and others. Games by Mrs. William Sponseller sparked fun. The class will meet in June at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Jones.
The Wellington Oil softball team defeated the Daugherty Robinson squad 10 to 4 last evening. Both teams hit well with several home runs, making the game an interesting watch. G B Warner departs Monday for Madison Wisconsin to attend the Holstein Fr esian national convention.
Wellington Kiwanis club stacks a Thursday noon session with a guest out of town speaker and a June program stunt led by chair T. M. Pfeiffer. Briefs note local moves, measles cases, Memorial Day plans, and social visits among residents and families in Berea Elyria and Oberlin.
The household trip in a house-car by Mr and Mrs Jobn Greetham to Cleveland to visit their daughter Missy Betty as she nears graduation from St Luke s Hospital training school for nurses on June 6. Iris and Peonies garden of Mayor and Mrs L D Smith noted as a village beauty spot. Hastings family reunion planned for Grange Hall LaGrange on June 9 with George Hastings as president and Mrs R E Bowman as secretary. Several residents reported visits to Lorain and Cleveland and local social visits including Mrs F J Kelley returning from Mansfield and Mrs Ernest White of Willard visiting Miss Edna Perkins.
The North Olmsted High School will hold its second annual commencement on May 27 at 8 PM in the high school auditorium. The class size is 36, up from 25 in 1931, with the Boys Glee Club providing music. Indoor baseball league forms with teams including North Olmsted Fire Department and Bay Village, and the North Olmsted team beat Ridgeville 10 to 0 in a recent game. Local personalnotes cover residents’ travels, club meetings, a mastoid operation recovery, and community events at Clague Road churches and nearby inns.
Salem will lose its only harness store as the Shafer Harness shop plans to discontinue business. The long standing establishment, among the city’s oldest, will shut its doors in the near future.
In Merced California Dr H C Moore’s ranch lost 2 000 000 wasps essential for Calimyrna fig culture. Meanwhile a Belanca monoplane carried 505 lobsters from Boston to Philadelphia for a restaurant shipment.
Building activity continues at a steady pace in Southern China per Commerce Department officials. A Sino-Japanese trade context appears, with ongoing projects and regulatory notes shaping construction progress in the region.
Local ad touts electrically operated refrigerators as must have home appliances. Highlights 1932 Majestic model with all steel cabinet, porcelain lining, flat top, heavy insulation, quiet operation at 99.50 F.O.B. factory. Also offers 32 electric radio at half price for cash, plus used battery radios from 4.75 and new Ever-Ready and Underwood batteries at low prices.
Elyria shoppers have long used B P S paints from Day's Hardware noting economical coverage due to fine grinding. The store touts a 25 cent savings per gallon on complete house jobs and introduces General Electric Day with a factory demonstrator next Saturday. Also offers fishing tackle, a free catalogue with purchases, license writing service, and porch furniture on second-floor displays with hours through July.
Buy a complete home movie camera and projector for 45 dollars. Capture travel footage and lifelong memories with clear proof of your summer stories. Limited time offer for a compact setup essential for vacations.
In Elyria a wide assortment of suitable wedding gifts appears in June offerings. Useful items dominate such as electrical appliances, dishes, kitchenware, laundry supplies, lamps, a new gas range, and similar items, promising thanks from newlyweds.
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