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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1955
Page
2
A Chronicle-Telegram feature Playfully catalogs a year of declared weeks and observances from Odorless Decoration Week in January to National Relaxation Week in August. It highlights lists such as National Table Tennis Week, Dried Fruit Week, and Eggnog Time in December, noting the calendar’s surreal proliferation of special periods.
Grape production in Ohio's Northeastern counties dropped 452 767 pounds in 1955 due to an early frost. Concord grape payments rose to 1 53 per ton for 1954 deliveries while the eastern pool includes New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arkansas and Missouri. Welch Grape Juice processes marketed grapes and the National Grape Cooperative aims to raise 15 million dollars to exercise an option to acquire Welch.
Ancient wharves of Karachi, West Pakistan's only port, are to be modernized as part of a broader port upgrade. The project aims to improve harbor capacity and efficiency for regional trade.
Litchfield pupils anticipate Christmas with fifth grade Nativity posters and first grade readings. Families and missionaries stay busy. local gatherings include a Congregational Benevolent Society Christmas party and various visits, while hospital updates note several illnesses.
The Internal Revenue Service's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax division launches a drive to convert deactivated war trophies into safe artifacts. Officials urge public cooperation to remove deactivated machine guns from homes to prevent accidents, offering guidance from George Osborn of the Standard Building in Cleveland.
Elyria Post Office extends parcel post and stamp windows to 6 p m Saturday and 1 5 p m Sunday to aid Christmas mailing. Postmaster N W Smith notes rising business and praise for Mail Early for Christmas campaign. First holiday workers joined staff to handle rising mail volume and advise on secure wrapping and early mailing for delivery before Christmas Day.
Lorain city auditor Joseph J. Mitteck announced plans to host a Public Employee Retirement System representative for Lorain employees. The visit, set for January, will cover survivors benefits new state laws and other pertinent data. The exact date is to be determined and the representative will meet in council chambers.
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