This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1942
Page
4
Agricultural notes discuss porizdle range shelter design and alfalfa cutting. Reports cover virus decline in stands, early bloom effects, and forage quality. Poultry tips include from parentage to roosts and litter changes. Dairy Pennsylvania farmers describe sorghum and soybean drilling and silo packing without preservative using a grain binder.
Local club Avon Lake Garden Club will meet Tuesday at 1 pm at Mrs. Kirkbride’s home. American Legion Post 211 plans a regular meeting on Wednesday August 19 at 2 pm at the Chateau on Walker Road. Avon residents with treaty registrations will learn about blood donation opportunities at Park Hill on August 15 and 16 from 4 to 6 pm.
New London Rotary Club heard Mrs. WHhaia B. Vanne gett of Baltimore discuss nurse preparedness and the Red Cross system for handling large numbers of nurses during wartime. The talk touched on administration of nurses, support from Baltimore Red Cross, and community planning as Mayor Ray Watts noted the issue was being managed locally.
Plans for Townsend Club No 1 participation in Elyria's Victory Parade next month were discussed at a meeting in the British Empire Club Hall. An upcoming district rally at Azton and a card party with lunch were announced, with Mrs Rainbridge in charge. Attendees included Mes Claude Doane president, Mrs A Mitchell secretary, and C He Waltz. Guests Mr Sullivan of Dayton and Mr Carver of North Ridgeville attended. All club meetings are open to the public.
Wheat can replace corn for poultry feeding with caveats from the Ohio Experiment Station. Whole wheat in mash shifts share of consumption toward wheat and away from corn, but indoor birds risk overeating. Ground wheat should be blended modestly, with 40 to 10 percent ground wheat noted. producers should limit feeding to prevent feather pecking. The report records trials with 2,500 pullets comparing whole wheat, whole corn, and a mash mix.
The text describes constructing a 100 ton silo using 2x4s or 2x6s with angled cuts and timber footing. Roof lumber sits outside the wall, the silo is noted as stable without external braces, citing Ohio State plans and references to silos on farms in Chile and factory service.
Congregational church has no meeting Sunday August 23 though Mrs. Alvin Round may attend if Rev. Rees is hired by then. King's Daughters meet August 19 at the Annex to work on a quill for the conference. Hebron Bible Conference hosts Friday events with Rev ED Prec Boties Rev G L Kettenring and Rev George Nikka as speakers with supper for guests after.
SOTTINGS, Mrs Mary Scietizlhs sold her farm of 149 and 40 vaer in Litchfield to Emil M and Hi J Haumesser with passage on October 1. Joe Schindier family moving back to West Street. Congregational Society holds annual meeting. Mr and Mrs B B Grok and Mrs Alice Aragid attend. Names and local tidbits on neighbors and a bed confined Mirai Geist with illness noted.
A scrambled note suggests railroads may rely on a limited line to ship livestock this fall as stocks shift to freight cars. Railroads reportedly have about 25 percent fewer livestock cars than a decade ago, risking delayed traffic for shippers if demand spikes before the marketing window closes.
Announcements describe memorial sermons at the Baptist church for R tren B Clibourne on Sunday morning and a Tuesday evening lecture by R. George Bates on war and prophecy with biblical illustrations. Also notes visitors and gatherings in Otare Mich, Elyna, and Trathorm Mich, with garden party at Mrs. Marlon Amuiee’s home and various social mentions.
Weather and humidity largely drive leaf spot and blight on crops like lettuce celery peppers and potatoes. J D Wilson of Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station notes copper sprays or Bordeaux mixture protect leaves first showing spots and advise growers to have a ready spray plan and obtain schedules from Wooster station.
Fragmented local item notes marriages and social visits, listing Holmes and Stark families, Canton wedding of Mrs. Holmes, and multiple neighbors hosting meals and gatherings across Medina and Painesville areas with names such as Yost Wagner Lang and others.
Dallas residents confront a bizarre pigeon infestation as birds multiply beyond control. Neighbors blame each other for an ongoing damage spiral, with pigeons reportedly nesting, evading eviction, and causing property issues across multiple homes.
Sunday evening with granddaughter Patricia Lou Fos attended the Borman reunion as dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Homan. Welsh accompanied rip Cleveland on her daughter, Mrs Charles McCollum.
A compact guide notes that minor scorch marks on fabric may be removed by four careful dry cleaners using specialist bleaches and chemicals. For medium burns, professional treatment by three or four cleaners can restore the fabric depending on burn depth and material.
The article discusses preventing brown rot with sulfur fungicides after rains, timing of applications, and materials like wettable sulfur and sulfub paste. It notes most varieties are susceptible and that one timely application before picking is often enough. It also mentions practical mixing ratios and powder dust timing strategies. A brief note on a new chain of primary schools in Chile is included.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.