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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1936
Page
7
Babsonchart indicates a return to normal before long as 1936 earnings surge across industries. Stock prices rise 75 percent since March 1935 while unemployment remains around 9.5 million. investors weigh high prices, tax changes, and potential stock dividends amid a selective market.
E L Bowsher Ohio state director of education urged Elyria and all Ohio schools to mark the anniversary of the Lord Dunmore Treaty of Peace. A statewide celebration is planned at Logan Elm Park near Circleville under the ancient elm to recall the 1774 signing between Virginians led by Lord Dunmore and the Ohio Confederation led by Chief Cornstalk, with Chief Logan not signing. Calvin Price of Marlinton West Virginia and Judge Edward S Matthias of the Ohio Supreme Court are listed as speakers.
A list of transfers shows multiple parties buying selling or transferring parcels across Elyria Lorain Oberlin Vermilion Avon Lake Brownhelm Huntington and Black River townships with details including lot numbers street names and subdivision names. Notable entries include Vermilion on the Lake Company to Edith Piper and The Citizens Home and Savings Association Company to The Western Reserve Finance Company with a mix of parcels in Brownhelm and Lorain counties.
A Monroe Michigan News analysis stresses that Michigan primary results offer poor predictors of general election outcomes. It notes low 1936 turnout versus 1932, party-issued votes, and questions where Republican Couzens and Democrat Ward supporters will cast ballots in November.
In 1933 the U S halted funding for floating landing platforms seadromes for Europe America air routes. Edward R Armstrong warned he might seek funds abroad as London papers debated the idea. Proposals revived with a London group seeking land options in Londonderry for refueling stations. Legal status, nationality and wartime value were discussed while Pan American and Lindbergh pursued alternatives.
A list of anniversaries notes births and deaths of figures such as Andrew Pickens Lewis Kossuth Henry C Lea and George W Wickersham. It also recalls Lincoln's body moved to Springfield Garfield's assassination and Hauptmann arrest, with dates spanning 1739 to 1934.
The record lists several prominent individuals with places of birth and ages: Louis J. Taber of Ohio master of the National Grange Patrons of Husbandry born Mt. Pleasant Ohio 55 years ago. Lawson A. Morer chief examiner U S Civil Service Commission born Leesburg DC 43 years ago. U S Senator Pittman of Nevada born Vicksburg Mississippi 64 years ago. Laurence V. Coleman Washington DC director of the American Association of Museums born Brookline New York 43 years ago. Major General Hugh A Drum T S A born Fort Brady Mach 57 years ago.
A reflective note suggests birth date auspiciousness and warns not to rely too heavily on friends for loyalty as misused friendship may dull their support. The tone is practical and cautionary, emphasizing integrity and self reliance alongside social bonds.
A historical note lists Herbert Putnam librarian of the Library of Congress born in New York seventy five years ago. Upton Sinclair author born in Baltimore fifty five years ago. Jerome D. Barnum Syracuse publisher born there forty eight years ago. William Harding Johnson Chicago schools superintendent born forty one years ago. Charles P Taft Sr Cincinnati lawyer born thirty nine years ago.
A dated public notice discusses an alert mind with a peculiar disposition urging practical thinking to overcome a potential deficiency in executive ability. The tone suggests self-improvement guidance from a historical publication.
Salem officials declined Lincoln L. Doney's $103.50 offer for the old horse drawn steam fire engine stored in city barns. They moved to request bids to seek a higher price.
A New York writer discusses a twilight retreat idea, a peaceful half hour daily to contemplate, contrasting city life with village dusk charm. He notes a successful, secular man seeks calm, while city nightlife swirls around snack bars and cocktails. The piece muses on twilight’s restorative power.
Alice Longworth critics a new board game called Boondogglins that mimics wartime and New Deal waste by simulating money squandering on schemes such as beautifying the insane and malaria control. The note, dated Cincinnati on September 19, reflects humor on Roosevelt era policy.
Mrs Ellen Abraham of London is mother to twin daughters born four days apart in separate nursing homes. Both children are healthy and the mother is recovering well.
A nostalgic 1936 column contrasts rural village life with city culture. The narrator recalls simple porch twilight conversations with locals, then laments radio and film era sophistication eroding village charm. He asserts city comforts lack genuine friendliness and ends feeling grand despite changes.
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