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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1931
Page
4
The District Department of Health designates April 20 to 25 as Clean Up Week to remove winter rubbish and reduce typhoid risk. Ohio villages and towns plan yard and alley cleans. Mayors and councils urged to support the five most successful campaigns and designate a county cleanup day at schools.
An early innovation describes a piano using tuning forks as substrata for V-spread strings. The device purportedly resonates only for its designated player, delivering a personalized musical experience. Further details remain unclear due to garbled text.
April events in Amherst include a Royal Neighbor badge meeting led by Miss Margaret Schneider with routine business and a call for members to Edgela on April 20. A village council session at the town hall and a 6th wedding anniversary surprise for Isaacq Stack Jr. are noted along with a Stork News announces a baby girl birth at St Josephs Hospital in Lorain.
Clerks and neighbors share a busy week with visits and gatherings. Mrs Lois Seblaehres and her guests, plus Mrs Heton Baker’s return from travel, anchor a flurry of Sunday dinners and family calls across Clove heath and nearby Cleveland. West Ridge residents attend church meetings, infirmary programs, and Pomona Grange events, with guests from Ameren and nearby towns joining in community life.
A string of Sunday calls and weekend visits linked Cleveland residents with friends and relatives across Elyria Amherst Oberlin and nearby towns. Hosts included Mr and Mrs Charles Kolb Mrs Ky Hughes and Mary Augusta Kelly's Island and many others from Pinlay Cleve land Elyria and Detroit while Miss Dorothy Aston and Miss Pauline Worthe joined guests from Cleveland and Elyria for weekend stays and meals.
Local residents from Elyria and nearby towns visited relatives Sunday and attended church events. Ohio travelers from Lansing and Warren stopped by, while post events and youth meetings fringe the week. residents reported hospital updates and community activities at Markley Hall and area churches.
Vincent C April 15 members of the Vincent School Talent-Teacher Association will sponsor a moving picture show in the school auditorium Thursday evening. Church notes report regular services at the Methodist Church with Rev Bryenton preach ing Worldliness. Several youths were received into the church by Rev Bryenton and about 90 persons attended.
Sunday services at Birmingham M E with Rev. Fred Ross, 10 a m worship and 10 45 a m Sunday school. A party for Blues and Reds April 17 in the church basement. Local residents visitations and weekend guests listed. Glenn Berkmeyer improving after two weeks illness. Socials hosted by W Lawrence and Amanda Hitsman families with Elyria, Oberlin, Vermilion, and Galion connections.
In Avon Ohio on April 15 reports show Mr and Mrs Ira Gough and daughter Doris visiting Mr and Mrs Banks Patterson of Cleveland. Several families including the Rudds and Terveens spent time with relatives in Bellevue and Cleveland. Local gatherings featured birthday celebrations for H Bard Hubbard, and a fish fry hosted by Mall Carriers at Columbia. Also noted is a new discovery turning sewage into fertilizer selling for 20 dollars per ton, via a single cell protozoa that eats bacteria.
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