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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1928
Page
15
A long airship feature celebrates the Graf Zeppelin crossing the Atlantic with sixty aboard, noting storm damage repaired en route, the craft’s precision and size, and future plans for Spain to South America service. It envisions faster shipbuilding, bigger airships, and rapid global links through air travel and telephone networks.
Two Elyria men, O. W. Greene and Charles Seaton, have developed aviation devices that could reshape flight training and control. Greene has a stabilizer for automatic ignition control enabling an even keel in varying weather, demonstrated in New York by experts. Seaton’s patented student safety stick lets instructors assume control if a student grips too hard, reducing hazard in training. Both inventions address key aviation challenges and mark a notable Elyrian contribution to aeronautics.
Local officials report no coordinated Hallowe en event in Elvria for the year. Chief F. J Stankard notes past Eagle s club sponsorship reduced mischief and property damage. Eagles say they would support another sponsor if asked, but no group has taken up the effort as time runs short.
A rural safety push urges a constructive campaign to reduce farm fires which last year claimed 3,500 lives and about 150 million dollars in property damage. Principal causes include spontaneous ignition of hay, faulty wiring, and improper handling of gasoline and kerosene. Government action is debated alongside Muscle Shoals power plans, with farm leaders favoring government ownership but private operation under safeguards. Unemployment rises, with manufacturing employment down about 5 percent from 1923, while truck drivers and appliance service workers increase.
Dr Lulu Hunt Peters answers readers on yeast extracts as vitamin B rich flavoring for soups and broths, noting a low calorie broth option. She explains varicose veins causes, treatment options including surgery and compression, plus nail white spots from manicuring and related anemia resources.
An old-time prose line argues churches should not dominate government and many avoid lingering influence, using a folksy metaphor about watering camels as a caution against excess church power in state affairs.
Washington report on Herbert Hoover’s Muscle Shoals clarification statement and farm leaders’ evolving conclusions. Authors discuss past actions, expectations, and potential impact on policy, with emphasis on farm organizations’ reactions and outlook.
A car plowed into a crowd waiting for a streetcar in Cleveland killing John Riordan of Chicago, 36, and injuring 12 others. Driver Richard Burrell, 35, faces manslaughter charges as state Senator George H. Bender and others helped transport the wounded. Riordan died at Charity Hospital about an hour after the crash.
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