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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
6
Description of how blotting paper originated with red rags because red pulp resisted bleaching. Repeated use of pink pulp led to color associations with blotting paper and prompted manufacturers to adopt a range of colors.
Four men were found guilty and a fifth was acquitted in a Lorain County bribery and slot machine case. The trial exposed long running illegal activity, highlighted by Sheriff Grall and deputies, with calls for his resignation and ongoing political pressure. Prosecutors Butler and Wickens were praised for their handling of the case.
The Elyria Business and Professional Women’s Club marks National Week with a guest night dinner. The local club, founded in 1924, now has 68 members showcasing women’s expanded roles across diverse work fields in Elyria. The piece praises women's ongoing contribution to national and local affairs.
A survey by economists for the Alexander Hamilton Institute forecasts the national income in the last six months of 1938 to rise by about five billion dollars from the first half, the largest second half expansion in over a decade. The report cites further recovery in the final quarter, higher industrial activity, and job gains with over one million people returning to work in the last five months, offering a brighter view amid ongoing world troubles.
A dated roundup lists anniversaries and births with notable figures including Ferdinand Farmer, Lafayette Baker, James Steddart, Pierre Lorillard, Richard Londabury, Richard Gotthel, Parker Gilbert, and others. It also records today in history events from 1792 to 1937 and notes birthdays of John G. Sargent Theodore Bilbo Frederick Steiner Trene Rich and Dr. William Z. Ripley.
Harvard economist Ilich Frederick A. Middlebush, born in Grand Rapids and later associated with Ford Mass, was noted for his long career spanning decades with ties to Med president and Van of Messouri, reflecting the era’s academic and regional mobility.
ALGOMA Ore A. T. Hayes kept a toad believed to have lived inside a concrete foundation poured in 1926 for the Algoma box factory. While repaving the foundation 12 years later workers found the road embedded inside the concrete where the creature had resided. The tale is paired with a reflective quote about wealth and service to others.
Readings from II Corinthians emphasize grace enough in weakness. A Lourdes shrine scene shows a crippled soldier saying he will endure without his legs. The message: God alters attitudes, not facts, shaping strength through infirmity for wiser outcomes.
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