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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1929
Page
9
Washington records show star route mail carriers facing Alaska blizzards and frozen lakes. Over two and a half years, 56 star route carriers lost their lives in the line of duty. These contractors serve distant posts, delivering news and contact with the outside world where travel is perilous and payment is by contract rather than salary.
Rural carrier routes stretch from Newport Oregon to Otter Rock and from Ellison Bay Wisconsin to Detroit Harbor while others run from Sandusky Ohio to Kellys Island and Put-in-Bay. Winter ice on Idaho and Wisconsin routes makes travel hazardous with deaths reported. the Hitchcock brothers of Sandusky were once trapped and rescued after drifting ice broke their path. The Post Office Department notes the danger, while Indianapolis reports government savings on radiator alcohol purchases.
A proposed bill aims to tax liquor seized by authorities and elevate its quality standard to extra grade. The measure would affect enforcement proceeds and public safety funding while citing revenue potential and consumer protection implications.
Miss Mary L. Sherrill of Mount Holyoke College faculty believes a new sneeze gas mixed with illuminating gas would arouse sleepers and force an involuntary alarm cry, potentially eliminating dangers of asphyxiation. The inventor claims the gas produces a sleeper-arousing SupTes that prompts a wakeful cry.
Local Associated Master Barbers group reports offering free haircuts to orphans at St. Pe orphanage and other institutions. President Terrance Cox says the charity has clipped hair for several hundred children recently and plans to continue the program nationwide.
Aged 72, Fray Tr. of Nescopeek nears completion of a seven room board and batten house. He constructs with his own hard work and trade as a builder, showing steady craftsmanship and resolve.
Parental guidance on managing a 20 month old's restlessness. The author argues adults, even educated ones, often misread a toddler's needs and urges parents to redirect activity rather than command silence. Emphasizes that early behavior shapes personality and urges gentle, practical strategies for quiet moments.
Residents and families in Murray Ridge area attend Halloween events and visits across South Amherst Spencer and Elyria. Community members such as Hermen Garnet, Billie Garnett, Nettie Eldred, and Frank Eldred are noted hosting and visiting relatives, with school children and local groups like the Caclisie Grange hosting a Halloween party.
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