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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1937
Page
11
Fragmentary ad copy from Chicago showing prices and offerings. Mentions New York and Michigan items, costings such as 60 and references to Fifth Avenue and general materials. Content is unclear but presents miscellaneous advertisements and product mentions.
A 1937 Labor Day message argues the holiday’s original purpose was to spotlight workers’ problems and urges action to improve employment opportunities. It notes more people are employed than in past years, hopes for further business pickup, and emphasizes labor as essential to life even for the wealthy.
The article warns that bubonic plague and cholera, spreading from Shanghai's foreign quarters, intensify war’s harsh toll. It cites Dr. Victor Reiser of the Rockefeller Institute and stresses drastic sanitary measures to curb the outbreak amid invasion, implicating human brutality and logistics in global suffering.
A quirky note on experiments with ocean currents using sealed bottles found from Newfoundland to Ireland and beyond. It also mentions James McNutt and Indiana New Dealers predicting 1940 presidential runs, then shifts to scattered observations on public opinion, streamlined trailers, payeho analysis, and Kip’s idealism.
In a sweeping profile, Representative Bertrand H. Snell is praised for tight control of his faction and his blunt critiques of a do nothing session. The Navy plans two light cruisers, Brooklyn and Philadelphia, plus three destroyers, under Swanson who aims to provide a strong fleet. Walter Jones leads the Good Neighbor League lobby with a lavish Mayflower presence and ties to Guffey. Plans include extending Federal Housing mortgages to apartment houses and a Bureau of Standards funding boost as federal appropriations rise to 4.546 billion from 3.722 billion.
Tax experts in Washington doubt the Treasury will tax Andrew Mellon s estate heavily. Gifts to charity, including the Mellon Gallery to the United States, could remove much of the fortune from death taxes. John Russell Pope, who died after Mellon, helped plan the Mellon Gallery and the Jefferson Memorial amid site disputes and opposition over cherry trees near the Tidal Basin.
Fire of undetermined origin gutted the Elyria Theatre early this morning with losses estimated at 15 000 to 25 000. Suspected incendiary origin follows two attempted robberies during the blaze. The column also notes the laying of a church cornerstone on West River Street, a large Lorain County school return, and a South African execution of Andries Stephanus du Plessis for five murders.
Reading selections on being children of God emphasize humility and faith. The author contrasts earthly fame with spiritual status, urging believers to live up to their new identity as freely given by grace. The piece weaves reflections on friendship, loyalty, and the unreliability of appearances.
In a rambling New York Day By Day By 0. 0 column, the writer recalls long-ago poker nights with editors and cartoonists, mentions Wesley Winans Stout’s vigor at The Saturday Evening Post, and recounts a dramatic cheating confession that ended his gambling days. Names include Clare Briggs, Jean Knott, H. T. Webster, Dr. George Dorsey, Henry Luce, and others in a vivid reminiscence of media figures and social games.
A compiled note lists numerous film titles and star pairings from 1930s cinema such as Bing Crosby in Double or Nothing and Wallace Beery in Stand Up and Fight. It references Norma Shearer Harold Lloyd Joel McCrea Sylvia Sidney Tyrone Power Alice Faye Jane Withers Kay Francis Dick Powell Jeanette MacDonald and many others across titles like Robin Hood and It's Love I'm After.
The week highlights Sonja Henie in This Ice Warner Baxter in Wife Doctor and Nurse Joe Penner Life of the Party Ginger Rogers Btage Door Srege Dunse The Awful Th Jane Boles I Married An pred Flynn Adventured of Robin Hood Burns and Allen Marthe w The Big Broadcast of 1938 Freddie Bartholomew Robert Taylor Kim Robert Montgomery Under This Flag Greta Garbo Charles Boyer Marie Walewska Edw G Robinson Chalked at Gant Arther George Brent The Women s Dangerous
Charles Lamadne known as Chuck opens a new service station at 365 East Bridge Street marking a grand opening. The outlet features Canzol Premium Canzol and William Penn motor oils, certified lubrication, and modern pumps and greasing facilities for public use.
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