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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
5
Former President Herbert Hoover, lecturing in Boston, posed a series of fundamental questions about government policy and ethics. He challenged half truths, the spoils system, bond repudiation, business competition, bond markets and social security funds, urging citizens to consider the morality of current practices.
The piece traces how pressure groups and special interests influence U.S. policy across eras from Madison to Roosevelt. It notes the diminishing checks on gifts to manufacturing, rising subsidy demands by agriculture, and the growing burden on national welfare over local interests, urging officials to resist gift-based governance.
Today in history and birthdays feature notable figures such as Levi Coffin, Erastus Fairbanks, Henry Inman, Robert Treat Paine, Moses Ezekiel, Franz X. Arens, Joseph W. Folk, and tied events like Harvard college funding, the Indianapolis land sales, Liberty Statue dedication, Chicago mayor assassination, and Prohibition enforcement. Also listed are today’s birthdays and a horoscope noting rising impulses and reform passions.
An automobile service company in Frederick Oklahoma freed a cow from a deep well using a chain hoist attached to an auto wrecker. Once the cow was pulled to the rim she dropped back and died, leaving handlers puzzled by the sudden death after a dramatic rescue.
Reading and meditation on John 15 17 27 urging Christians to endure persecution and serve. It urges active conscience in justice and peace efforts, tapping Christian power for world salvation through devoted sacrifice.
A letter to the editor targets the Tax Protective League of Carlisle Township and A. L. Becker, accusing them of bias in a circular titled A Few Facts To Consider. The writer condemns liquor interests and roadhouse operators, arguing alcohol leads to drunken driving from outlying towns and recounts graphic visions of highway violence.
Trustees warn liquor costs exceed tax haul while a $1.5 million liquor fund cushions operations for two years. Temperance advocates push for action as liquor profits drive establishments. officials call alcohol a narcotic that endangers safety and responsibility, urging elimination of drinking places in rural areas.
A reader signs WILL J. FOSTER stating intent to vote no on every Mquor proposal at the upcoming election and endorsing a blanket opposition. The note reflects individual civic action rather than a broader party stance.
In Visitation mix at the city jail, Roy Coultress caused laughter with police chief Bruno Malauca. He returned to see two friends with liquor and was jailed for 30 days.
Birth of three dark blue pigs on the farm of R. R. Palmer mystified their owner. Palmer notes his other swine are black and wonders at the unusual coloring and possible causes in this rural Norwalk scene.
A speaker urges a leadership choice with business training and integrity to guide the city. He cites past experience during a crisis, claiming to have helped sustain public morale and to know the city’s problems from hard times.
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