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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1934
Page
8
Day by day narrative from 1934 recounts World War I events with daily milestones and celestial references. Mentions date September 26 and autumnal timing, listing morning and evening star observations, linking astronomical context to historical memory.
On Sept 26 1914 Austro-Hungarian retreat ends along several fronts as Von Falkenhayn reshapes German aid to Austria. The east sees friction and cautious unity, while a West-focused plan aims to stall the Russian advance. Later items note Drake treasure hoaxes, 1777 US capital changes, Rockefeller’s first job at 16 in Cleveland, a 1855 birth of fortune, a 1872 eight-birth tragedy, and 1932 Nizhni Novgorod renamed for Gorki with his real name revealed as Pieshkov.
On Sept 26, 1580 the pirate Francis Drake, aged 40, brought the Golden Wind into Plymouth harbor marking the first solo circumnavigation by a single commander. He had departed two years and 287 days earlier, with Queen Elizabeth slow to recognize the achievement.
A compressed reminiscence lists George Gershwin born 1898 Alfred Cortot born 1877 Irving Bacheller born 1859 George Raft born 1903 and Antonio Moreno born 1888 as prominent figures in music literature and film with a quip about common misbeliefs in natural phenomena and animal wisdom. The note invites readers to submit proofs of “Wrongs” for publication.
Elyria and Sandusky residents populous on River Road as many visited relatives and attended a LaGrange fall festival. Mrs Don Swartz and Mrs Harry Swartz shopped in Elyria while Belle Bailey's circle hosted guests. Century of Progress returnees from Chicago and Pasadena area exchanges mark a busy Sunday.
A four legged chicken with a dog's bark like cackle is born to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Clemens of Lima Ohio. The freak bird reportedly has normal parents and was hatched with 15 normal siblings.
The Sandusky municipal light and power project appeared to suffer a grievous blow as a federal grant was denied after a three to one city vote last November. City officials seek reasons from Interior Secretary Ickes while considering a public vote on abandoning the project. meanwhile Harlem in New York reports rising unemployment and a mixed cultural mood with notable figures like Bill Robinson and EthelWatters mentioned in social notes.
New York reports Jack Benny as the highest paid figure in radio film and theater, famed for his dry humor and self deprecating style. He remains popular with audiences and peers, living a closely knit married life with Mary Livingston, abstaining from alcohol, and occasionally sipping coffee between cigar attempts. Florence Ryerson and Colins Clement, busy in California, produce a steady stream of novels and screen work while pursuing hobbies and dachshund breeding at their South Pasadena home.
In Harlem the article notes a seeable lift in vigor and pride after years of low mood. Community leaders point to renewed events and reopening spots drawing residents together.
Mr and Mrs John Henes celebrated his 75th birthday with a Sunday gathering. Guests included their children and grandchildren at 7 PM supper centered on a birthday cake. Family attendees were Walter and Lorain, Otto Fiegler and daughter, Albert Henes and son from Elyria, Fred Coverdale and sons from Amherst, and Mike Phellman and family.
Alabama Power asks the Public Service Commission for a second approval to sell 1.3 million dollars of transmission lines and the Joe Wheeler Dam site to the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA faces a prior ruling voided for insufficient notice, while appeals and court actions unfold and observers await final settlement.
In Cadiz Ohio an 11 year old girl named Mary Walligura warned a charging bull and slipped under a fence to safety, saving her mother from possible death. The girl’s quick action drew the animal away while the mother fled to safety.
Mrs E C Schubert attended a Womans Foreign Missionary Society meeting of the M E church in Elyria with Mrs Peter Kolinski. Russell Spiegelberg joined the Boys 4 H Banner Club gathering at Malcolm Fowls on Edison Highway. Mrs Arnold Fleck and infant daughter were discharged from Amherst Hospital. Local attendance at a PTA meeting at Murray Ridge school Friday. Mr and Mrs BE Schubert and son Oliver went to a Wiener and corn roast hosted by Elyria Township School Board at George Fridenstine’s on N Murray Ridge Tuesday. Mrs E C Schubert attended an M E church committee meeting in Elyria with Mrs Mason Smith. Mr and Mrs William Prescott Jr of Lakewood spent Sunday.
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