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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1938
Page
6
An editorial urges voters to participate in elections, warning that non-voters harm democracy. It argues turnout reflects public will, notes many abstain out of indifference or laziness, and calls on citizens with no personal stake to vote to strengthen the nation. It emphasizes voting as both a right and a duty.
President Roosevelt convened chief financial aides to map the national budget for the year starting July 1, 1939, aiming for Congress by January. Hopkins pledged to contain WPA relief spending through February, while military expansion and uncertain European threats push up costs. Budget optimism hinges on non election year politics and expectations of tax increases to reduce the deficit.
An appeal notes a goal of 20 percent fewer traffic deaths in 1938, about 1000 lives saved, but warns of two hardest driving months as darkness rises and weather hazards increase stopping distances. It urges drivers to stay alert, keep exes open for seasonal hazards, and help turn 1938 into a record by keeping a fifth man alive.
Boston leads in municipal real estate management by forming a real estate division in the public buildings department. Since a general Massachusetts statute, mayors gain broad powers, and the city has acquired over 1,500 properties with back taxes and costs totaling nearly a million dollars. Sixty buildings have been rented, with several kept for future use, while some sites are demolished and transformed into parks or playgrounds.
Today’s anniversaries recall John Dickinson born Talbot county Maryland and statesman writer died 1808, William Wirt born Bladensburg Maryland died 1834, Charles Burt born Scotland died 1892, Oliver O Howard born Leeds Maine died 1901, Enoch Ensley born near Nashville Tennessee died 1891, Rufus Peckham born Albany New York died 1909, Robert W Bingham born Louisville Kentucky died 1890s, and others with dates and places noted.
The column lists diverse historical notes from 1678 to 1982 including the 1861 Confederate envoys Mason and Slidell aboard a British ship intercepted by an American officer, Lincoln's 1864 reelection, Stewart's vault theft, large bounties for information, and Roosevelt's 1932 election among other items.
Boston merchant Frank W Stearns. Henry C Curran deputy mayor of New York. Walter G Campbell head of FDA. Rear Adm George C Das retired naval officer. Matthew Van Sucalen New York consulting engineer. Major General John W Guhet reaches retirement age. These birthdays span states from Boston to New York and Vermont to North Carolina.
Fragmentary text suggests a reflection on alertness and action. The speaker contends a dormant mind can be awakened to pursue results, contrasting passivity with the potential for decisive effort. No clear names or concrete events are present.
Tuesday readings from St Luke soul search about neighborliness and compassion. A prayer asks forgiveness for narrowness and prejudice, urging broad sympathy and help to all nations through Jesus Christ.
In Hanover Ind at Hanover College a professor asked students to call out their names at the first class. The first three responses were Coming Goes Went. Investigators found the names belonged to Ann Cumming from Columbus Ind Ann Goes from South Bend Ind and George Wendt from Chicago.
The Washington Merry-Go-Round notes a shift from prior Democratic optimism to anxious Administration estimates. It details predicted House losses of 30–40 seats and Senate losses with limited gains, listing state-by-state bets in New Hampshire Massachusetts New Jersey Kansas Minnesota Oregon Pennsylvania and others. It highlights tight races in New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota and more, with many contests described as uncertain or close.
The fragment recounts party hints across states with candidates Elbert Thomas in Idaho and Olson Downey in California, plus Oregon referenda on liquor funding. It also notes a 1937 Delaware River tug Radiant sinking, a stalled Bureau of Sausage Inspection line, and various labor and political mentions with unclear details.
A five mile search near Bremen involved 250 officers farmers and deputies from six counties in tracking three bandits who robbed the Junction City Banking Co of 1700 they abandoned a mud stuck car and may have fled via a Pennsylvania freight tram The bank was robbed minutes before closing cash was taken from tellers Laura Saffel and Marguerite Hamister while no customers were present The 1900 Bremen case mirrors an earlier 1900 bank robbery at the same bank.
In Columbia South Carolina mayor John Hughes Couper, forgetful about council members, encounters Councilman William Rose on the street. The mayor asks for a council meeting and Rose agrees, joking that the city would benefit from meeting more often.
Great Engineering Created this Value. The 1939 Plymouth brings buyers two kinds of good news. The value is up and the price is down. It features streamlined styling and luxurious interiors. High-Torque engine performance and improved economy. Easy to own with low monthly instalments. Plymouth Division of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Detroit, Michigan.
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