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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
8
A column notes the rise of drive in services including drive in banks with teller windows facing the driveway for cashing checks deposits loans and overdrafts. It speculates on future retail layouts with wide entrances aisles and ramps to let motorists shop from cars while warning about pedestrian shopper conflicts.
The author notes September signals a surge in activity across industries, schools, churches, and clubs as autumn returns. Summer’s heat fades, energizing people to pursue bigger goals and to start new projects, urging collective effort in occupations and public endeavors.
Public commemoration in Manila marks forty years of American rule with Filipino involvement exceeding that of officials and civilians. Paul V. McNutt calls the event highly impressive and sincere, while President Quezon lauds American policy. The shift toward favoring continued protection and trade follows the Japanese attack on China.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Carole Lombard, a Fort Wayne native, boasts about paying $397575 in state and federal taxes on 1937 earnings of 465000. She says taxes fund national improvements and claims she spent most of the remaining sums on parties publicity fan mail and a business manager. Tax officials point out her high payment was unnecessary and call the patriotism a publicity stunt amid other Hollywood headlines.
The text surveys how recognizing rebels as belligerents affects status, ports, blockades, and contraband rights, with historical examples from Greece, Belgium, Hungary, Balkan states, Cuba, Panama, and U S policy shifts under various administrations, noting moments when recognition aligned with de facto government and exceptions in Mexico and Soviet relations. It also touches on creativity, beauty, and morality in human nature as intertwined themes.
Today in history and birthdays highlight figures from politics, publishing, art and science. Notables include Peter Cartwright born 1785, Lidian Sigourney born 1793, James Gordon Bennett born 1795, Frank Mackinnes Hubbard born 1868, Marilyn Miller born 1898, and Huntington Cairns born in the 20th century, with events like the 1836 Oregon migration push and 1909 Cook announcing a pole discovery.
The note discusses Reuben Clark Jr of Salt Lake City as a Mormon leader and former state official born in Grantville Utah, Clement Wood, born Tuscaloosa, and mentions a horoscope predicting traits of ambition and financial prudence. The piece links births across regions and highlights personality forecasts.
The entry cites John 4 1 urging believers to test spirits to discern whether they are from God, noting many false prophets have gone out into the world and highlighting the varied meanings of the word spirit as used in scripture.
The passage urges testing every spirit before belief by measuring it against truth beauty and unselfish love. It cites a modern philosopher who would choose activities that contribute to those fields and to live by Christ’s command to love God and neighbor. It asks if the spirit aligns with the spirit of Christ.
A $5000 personal injury damage suit was filed today against the Cleveland Baseball Club. Plaintiff Miss Mary Sivak, 24, of Willoughby, says she was struck on the shoulder by a batted ball during warmups before a game on June 30. Infielder John Kroner was the batter.
Birmingham BK IE left Friday with the 4-H Club for a week at the State Fair in Columbus. Many local families hosted relatives and friends over the weekend including the Ballash, Gibson, Berkmire, Eppler, Harrison, Grenzebach, Koppenhal, Opperman, and Darby households with visits spanning Cleveland, Lorain, Vermilion, Elyria, Milan, and Amherst.
The paragraph lists neighbors and families from Elyria Norwalk and Cleveland visiting friends in town. Names include Mr and Mrs Will Coultrip Miss Thelma Jors Rev and Mrs Kaetzel Mr and Mrs Otto Schuepfle Cr Reed and his furnace install Harry Stohl Mrs Gust Delefield Mr and Mrs Phil Hendreus and Miss Nethe Olds and Mr and Mrs Albert Schram.
Elyria reported contact with Mr and Mrs W C Strock on Sunday, noting local social outreach and a brief family update in the community record.
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