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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1938
Page
4
The Bishop of Cleveland Joseph Schrembs visits Elyria to headline the Community Chest campaign opening. A respected humanitarian and leader, he is described as a traveler and a man of great energy who will inspire the local drive.
After a sweeping Republican victory in Pennsylvania, Governor George H. Earle attributes his loss to a Nation-wide trend to the right. The piece notes broad anti New Deal sentiment and calls the GOP gains a hopeful sign reviving two party balance and slowing dictatorial programs.
A Walter New York church proposes a fundraising plan where the collection plate starts with dollar bills, each member takes one, and after six weeks all return a dollar plus profits. Women will embroider and sell products, men use dollars in business or on farms. The plan aims to prove who can manage money best and attract publicity.
A local Democrat recalls the election and discusses the spoils system. The writer questions statesmanship, praises conscientious public servants, and urges every American to defend and exercise the right to vote, noting safety in numbers.
In Passaic New Jersey a famed chestnut tree escaped blight until this year. Dr Arthur Graves grafted oriental Chinese and Japanese chestnuts onto the tree to pursue a resistant hybrid. Despite past devastation in New York New Jersey and parts of the South the botanist remains hopeful for a nut producing timber lineage.
Diary notes from a Nov 14 visit recounting Pembroke College talks in Providence, hurricane aftermath in New England, and social scenes in New York. The piece highlights Lew Lehr and Munro Leaf, references to O Henry, Bettina Steinke, Booth Tarkington, and a mission scene on West 44th Street showing homelessness and compassionate volunteers.
A dated list of anniversaries and biographical notes mentions Robert Fulton born in Lancaster County and other figures such as Jacob Abbott Anson Burlingame Robert E Blackwell Frederick Turner Hilary Jones Harry Benedict Harvey O Higgins Samuel Seabury John Carroll and Blanchet. The fragment covers births deaths and milestones across 18th and 19th centuries with associations to American institutions and events.
The snippet lists events and birthdays from 1888 to present, noting Pasteur Institute developments, a 1915 Czech independence manifesto, 1918 prisoner releases, 1935 Philippine freedom proclamation, and birthdays of James Brents Hill, George S. Hellman, Anita Maris Buggs, Barbara Hutton, and Clayton Hamilton. It ends with a brief Today’s Horoscope predicting success tempered by trials.
A reflection on community needs citing Micah 6 6 8. It prompts readers to uncover real needs beneath surface problems and to develop justice mercy and humility with God. It urges personal concern and moral conviction for a stronger community social conscience.
A compact excerpt warns that one may endure privation before achieving a goal. It notes the mind can be overly sensitive and critical and that negative influence from friends or kin poses a danger.
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