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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
11
A Elyria discussion notes that current hard times raise awareness of government machinery and public service. Voters scrutinize candidate character and fitness, seek why and wherefore, and demand accountability as taxes and costs bite. The trend may endure beyond the business cycle.
Elyria readers are urged to support the Red Cross drive at Fat Congregational church this evening. The local chapter promotes its 1932 campaign with goals to aid 3 million families and sustain famine relief, unemployment aid, and disaster response nationwide.
Keptie of Lexington Virginia argues against ceasing ads. He notes that habit, rising competition, and better pricing drive profits, urging advertisers to persist while others succeed. Persistent campaigns beat those who avoid promotion.
A Dear Sir column critiques rising public costs over thirty years. It argues bond issues are public installment buying with high interest, blames both voters and politicians, and warns of new tax burdens. A reader cites education office spending and questions office efficiency and future support.
A column lists notable birthdays and deaths including Christopher Wren 1632 and Daniel Drake 1785 with brief notes. It also notes Oliver Ditson 1811, Austin Flint 1812, and Daniel Sickles born in New York City. A historical items section marks Spain ceding Florida in 1819 and a 1917 Day of Prayer proclamation.
The notice advises washing or dry cleaning summer clothing before storing it for winter. It emphasizes completing cleaning to prevent stains and material damage and to ensure garments stay fresh.
The article notes that 43 percent of industrial buildings destroyed by fire were not rebuilt and 60 percent of homes were not rebuilt. Fires displaced thousands of workers for months to a year before rebuilding, with causes including hot ashes, gasoline and naptha, cleaning liquids, and lack of sprinklers in plants.
On this day in 1926 notable birthdays and a death are recorded. Eugene V. Debs, 70, famed socialist leader, dies. John Dewey, 73, philosopher born in Burlington, Vermont. John C. Merriam, 63, Carnegie Institution president, born in Hopkinton, Iowa. Brig. Gen. Alston Hamilton, 61, born near Oxford, North Carolina. former Michigan Governor Fred W. Green, 60, born Manistee. Edgar Selwyn, 57, New York producer, born Cincinnati. Frances Keller, 59, New York social worker and author, born Columbus, Ohio. A mystic decree forecasts benevolence, love of children, and new fortune.
The note warns that the season for storing hot ashes in a wooden box on the porch is near. It urges keeping the season brief and practicing safety to prevent fires.
A fragmented column offers a comic collage of misreadings and jokes about eggs cars and taxes. It plays on wordplay around hens birds and bicycles with humorous misfortunes from a cranky car and a burned batter anecdote reflecting everyday farce.
A collection of quirky, fragmentary lines on moral rules, crime, travel, and everyday life. The snippets mix humor and social reflection with odd spellings and abrupt shifts in topic.
An unusual set of lines notes the reach of the press amid conflict. It mentions marine aviators dropping mail and medicine over inaccessible garrisons and describes a New York Times copy being dropped from a high altitude and striking a bullock. The note ends with eclectic musings on wealth and a white-tailed eagle.
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