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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1939
Page
4
Fragmented OCR lists newspaper publisher names and pricing details for the Chronicle Telegram edition dated Saturday September 23 1939 including carrier delivery price three cents per copy and annual mail rate four dollars sixty four cents with various city and office addresses in New York Columbus and Detroit referenced in a garbled notice format.
A wartime reflection on medical science yielding to war needs. It recalls Dr. Thomas Lumsden’s cancer research interrupted by air raids and the destruction of serum and lab materials as London becomes a casualty clearing station. The piece argues war harms civilization by forcing doctors to devote all effort to sustaining fighting.
Death Valley, once a grim desert, now a lively winter resort with health and recreation facilities. Over 60,000 visitors last season enjoyed motor roads, luxury hotels, and artificial pools. Death Valley Scotty popularized the habitable, snake-infested region, which also holds mineral wealth and borax deposits, yet the valley remains famous for its sunny ambience.
Autumn slips into our world with powdered light and gentler warmth. The season brings harvest foods and football echoes as summer fades into a balmy lull. Nature's colors blanket the landscape, promising rest and a serene transition to winter.
W Gibson Carey president of the United States Chamber of Commerce urges members to support national strength through self discipline productivity and good will. He warns Americans must not profit from war misery but focus on domestic problems such as unemployment relief industrial relations and solid government finances.
Miss Mary Patricia Donnelly, Detroit brakeman's daughter, crowned Miss America 1929 after defeating 41 contestants. Pageant director notes she already has modeling contracts worth about $8,000 to help fund her mother's hospital bills. The piece praises beauty linked to virtue and progress.
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES list births and deaths of leaders, reformers, educators, and pioneers from 1743 to 1935. It notes John Sevier, William McGuffey, James Black, Victoria C. Woodhull, Thomas Mott Osborne, Paul Jones, Lewis and Clark, Earle Ovington, the American Flying Circus, Gene Tunney, and the 1935 coal strike, with brief biographical or event dates and outcomes.
Washington observers split on the risk of a war driven boom as business leaders push inventories and export aims while cautious economists warn that foreign purchases may lag. A Time-worn Vermont war debt tale highlights government reimbursements and old loans, and a light moment recalls Sumner Welles’ dog rescue.
The British Ambassador posed with a black cat named Crisis outside the White House, sparking a wave of amiable press coverage. News of the cat led to six tins of cat food sent to a little girl owner. Meanwhile Nazi lobby groups pressure Congress to block arms embargo removal, with warnings of political extinction for pro arms votes. The Dies Committee monitors the German American National Alliance’s aggressive letters and past campaigns against Germany.
Harold Ickes plans major leadership moves in the Interior Department naming new chiefs for National Parks Fisheries and Insular Affairs among others. The move aims to streamline agencies while lawmakers note the timing follows a breakthrough by Senator Joe Gaffey who inserted a copy of Roosevelt's 1936 acceptance speech into the Congressional Record.
A letter argues the US should avoid European war while backing Britain and France with cash and carry, urging disarmament failed and calling for a stronger army and Pacific patrols as Hitler threatens. It condemns complacency and asserts democracy must prevail, signed by William A. Rennie of Elyria Ohio. The piece then critiques Senate attendance by Borah LaFollette and Hiram Johnson, noting absent indicates "absent."
Washington born New Deal official Ben V Cohen aged 45. Elliott Roosevelt son of the President from Fort Worth Texas aged 29 born in New York. Walter Lippmann columnist from New York aged 30 born in New York. Wayman Adams New York portrait painter born in Muncie Indiana aged 56. Michael J Cleary president of Northwestern Life Insurance Milwaukee born in Iowa County Wisconsin aged 63. Dr John W Withers retired NYU dean of the School of Education born Ben Lomond West Virginia aged 71.
A reflective note warns that persistent melancholy may push a person toward recluse life and mental disorder. Properly managed, such a mind could resolve many perplexing problems and reveal a spiritual nature of a strong order.
A traditional tribal Thlambo ceremony to propitiate the departed spirit was performed in Johannesburg South Africa. The account notes a forceful executive mindset tempered by disregard for others feelings, reflecting a cultural portrayal of the event.
John Hix reports on Zoe the blond bombshell a radio controlled police dog trained to track missing persons in Australia Constable Adam Denholm commands the bobby unit Zoe carries a portable receiver and follows police calls DUMMY LOCOMOTIVE describes a wood model replica built for Japanese bombers FANCY DIVER notes Burl King death after latest aquatic show with lineage details MONDAY Heroic Head hunter.
A devotional reflection cites Luke fifteen as Jesus teaches the value of one sinner who repents. It contrasts the woman’s search for one coin with vast modern suffering, emphasizing God’s thorough care for every individual amid millions in need.
A reflective note highlights Jesus speaking on divine joy and the radiance of God’s countenance. It urges readers to consider happiness as a facet of the Deity, aligning faith with a joyous divine imagery.
In Philadelphia a gunman attempting a robbery at a bakery dismissed the effort after seeing only nickels and dimes in the cash register. He told the clerk to skip it and left the scene.
In Honolulu a territorial employment service lists an organ-listener and a shower-clocker among its unusual craftsmen. The odd roster reflects a wider variety of skills offered to job seekers, illustrating a quirky side of labor market services in the territory.
Bid results from Elyria Savings Building on Saturday September 23 1939 feature nominal quotations across multiple securities. Listings include American Lace Atel 2% Andwur Mortgage Bonds deposits Mortgages and various preferred stocks with prices and yields. Names such as Perry Fay Romeo Pump and Tol Ed appear among the detailed entries.
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