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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1939
Page
6
A fragmented 1939 Detroit page snippet lists advertising details and pricing. It references Elyrte Pertottica Act terms, local and outside county rates, and foreign advertising reps. The article notes pro ration rules for Ohio and other regions and mentions General Motors in Detroit.
Weather observers note that a mild October often signals a mild winter, a New York station records over a century of data showing the rule true in about half of the years. Pessimists may disagree, but many remain hopeful for favorable months ahead as forecasts lean toward optimism.
A detailed wartime tally shows 75,439 tons of grasshopper bait costing £1,125,000 to 20 states, saving crops valued at $102,000,000. New York New Jersey and Connecticut spent $1,297,011 on gypsy moth control, and within 50 miles of NYC $3,000,000 fought Dutch elm disease.
A Hygeia writer says walking, once a mode of travel, has become a popular organized sport with about 150000 Americans in at least 200 hiking clubs and 200000 more as free lance hikers. Proper mood, pace, and gear are urged, and the key aim is enjoying landscape and weather rather than grim exertion.
Garett Burgess argues in Nation's Business that most travel and reading yield little lasting impression. The essay compares passive observers to the alert reader who filters, stores key impressions, and discards the rest to feed personal growth and memory.
Princeton University geology staff and undergraduates conducted an extensive Summer program across the Western Hemisphere including Canada Newfoundland Labrador the Rocky Mountains Grand Canyon Yellowstone Park and Venezuela. They discovered iron radium copper and other valuable commodities showcasing the link between scientific discovery and practical social progress.
A short note traces Chick Webb’s path from a crippled youth in Baltimore to a famed drummer. Doctors warned against exercise, but rhythm found on his mother’s pots and pans propelled his career and hit songs. Webb died last Summer ending his rise in music history.
Washington whispers say Herbert Hoover could return to lead an international relief effort with Roosevelts blessing. Roosevelt considered the plan after Hoover and allies urged him to step in. The idea faces questions of feasibility as Poland is the only country noted as suffering at scale.
Marvel M. Logan 64 longtime Kentucky senator died at his Washington home after a three month illness. He had served since 1931 as a Democrat and was chairman of the Claims Committee. Born near Brownsville January 7 1875 he also served as Kentucky attorney general and on state high court. Survived by widow Della Haydon and four children.
Today’s anniversaries recall figures like George Bancroft and Jeanette L. Gilder, with milestones from 1800 through 1920. Notable events include Benjamin Church’s guilt by military court and Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation, plus the 1867 whiskey riot and 1904 Peace Conference opening in Boston. The piece notes a mysterious native bent toward study or retirement, with possible social risk for unsavory traits.
George S. Messersmith Assistant Secretary of State born Fleetwood Pennsylvania 36 years ago Gov Payne H Ratner Kansas born 43 years ago Rev Dr John H Raven New Brunswick New Jersey Theological Seminary professor Hebrew scholar born New York 69 years ago Dr Virginia C Gildersleeve Barnard Dean born New York City 62 years ago Dr Francis G Benedict Nutrition Laboratory Carnegie Institution born Milwaukee 69 years ago Charles W Holman National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation secretary born Winona Mississippi 53 years ago Prof Robert M Haig political economist Columbia born Columbus Ohio 62 years ago.
Reading selections explore faith in God and humanity with questions about reverence and the son of man. The passage notes humankind’s relation to the divine, acknowledging humans as slightly lower than the heavenly being and inviting contemplation of divine care.
A Chippewa youth rejects a life of effort with the remark I am only an Indian The missionary rebukes the word and asserts Indians are sons of God with duties like other people The piece urges humility and faith in God and notes the Oke weight unit as a Turkish and English measure while citing a 64 000 population city in Chesterfield England
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