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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1938
Page
12
Boake Carter reports from Detroit on the auto plant floor describing workers as automatous, lacking hope for self improvement, and bound by monotonous, relentless conveyor belt jobs. He tours a vast, milelong shop where a completed car rolls out every twenty seconds, illustrating the scale and speed of production.
A Canadian style reminiscence recounts a woman named Nielsen at 844 EO Rover Street who cannot walk in sunshine due to shortness of breath and prior constipation, but World’s Tonic claimed to relieve constipation and improve breathing. The narrative shifts to a factory scene praising American industry and the rise of workers through the ranks, contrasting hopeful ambition with political obstruction.
A report from Columbia University describes a new heavy nitrogen gas produced by a still at three quarts daily. The gas has an atomic weight of 14 versus the usual weight of 14, a small difference with potentially significant scientific value.
The article discusses using rare molecules in food to replace ordinary nitrogen, tracing their movement through the body due to greater weight. It notes prior barium meals measured digestive movement but left nutritive elements behind, while the new process would track nutrients after digestion to see where they go and how long they stay.
Article describes Columbia’s new apparatus by Dr Harold Do Urey, a line of three glass tubes with ammonium nitrate method to separate nitrogen, claiming potential to produce enough rare gas in two weeks to supply world for months if experiments continue. Includes notes on earlier small quantities and historical context. Also lists social notices of women attending Columbus Grand Chapter and local hospital and visit updates.
The Elyria YWCA reports to the Community Chest that it requests 70.7 percent of its 1939 budget. Miss Holly, the general secretary, notes the association’s income is insufficient without Chest funds. Programs serve women and girls of all ages, including employment services, room and board, room listings, education, and social development across diverse groups. Plans include eight week Bible hour, book reviews, conversations, knitting, lectures, and World Fellowship Week activities.
Wakeman Division No 3 hosts a meeting at Mrs. W H Jones home on Thursday afternoon. The Eastern Star elects new officers Tuesday evening. Check-Inn Dinner guests honor Mrs Nora Simpkinson with a four course chicken dinner and gifts. Guests include Mrs Bernice Simpkinson Mr and Mrs Sanders and Jack Doyle of Akron. Oberlin visitors include Mrs Hattie Parsons, Mrs Nellie Wright and Mrs Josiah Galpin. Vermilion resident Dave Kneisel spends a day with the Galpins.
Mrs. Charles Whitney hosted a miscellaneous shower for Annette Ebel with nineteen guests. A centerpiece used a pumpkin fruit basket and a bride’s cake was given by Joy Navorska of Cleveland. Attendees came from Cleveland Townsend and Wakeman.
Alex Dalzell of Belfast travels to Delhi to judge an Indian dog show and dine at the Viceroy's palace before reviewing all canines in Her Excellency's kennels.
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