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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1937
Page
3
A six room six bath house with a hip roof gains a new look after stained shingles replace stucco siding. The door front porch, wide three window sash opening and chimney clad in shingles create a warmer atmosphere. The change reflects growing popularity of stained shingles in modernizing homes and the Pacific island note remains a separate factual line about the Japanese mandate area.
Private talks yield a working pact as business leaders accept Roosevelt’s push for recovery. Industry and finance fear the New Deal’s restraint yet feel forced to act or fail. Labor unions and Democratic Alabama politics loom, with Heflin and Black stirring national tensions and shaping the housing bill’s fate.
Landscaping enhances home value by improving curb appeal and grounds design. Proper grading directs water away from the house, while grass type, shrub placement near foundations, and flowering plants soften edges and raise desirability for buyers. Climbing vines on trellises add visual interest and cohesion to the landscape.
Homeowners can waterproof damp foundation walls by exposing exterior walls and applying waterproof paint, or two coats of hot tar with cement. Install field tile drains at footings, cover with gravel, and slope soil away to shed surface water. Basement floors should be finished with waterproof paint or two coats of hot tar plus cement for best protection.
A transformer mounted on the doorbell system draws power from the house wiring to operate the bell. The device provides reliable bell ringing whenever the door button is pressed, eliminating battery-related failures.
In older times homes relied on cisterns fed by roof runoff but modern construction favors chemically treated soft water. Cistern water was often dirty after rain, stagnant, and a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Silt and ooze accumulated at the bottom, making it unsanitary unless routinely cleaned.
A Thursday evening meeting at the Varkley Markley School house from 7 to 8 15 featured Mr Newcomb of Lorain and Mr A C Haynes with nine boys. After a short business session the group played games in the basement. Ruth Keller gave a talk about a Florida trip via Baltimore Washington D C and Savannah to seventh graders. Several residents attended church and social events including a PTA benefit dance at Markley School and a Woman's Relief Corps meeting in Elyria later Friday.
The first European to enter the bay now called Rio de Janeiro mistook its shape for a river mouth and, on January 1, 1531, named it River of January. The city later adopted the name Rio de Janeiro reflecting that early error.
A compact column notes how Hore-Belisha’s army shakeup echoes Major General Malin Craig’s push to end seniority based promotions. Craig cut average general officer age from 62 to about 57, triggering internal reform debates among old-line officials. The piece also touches on the National Labor Relations Board’s office move, White House expectations, and assorted 1936 economic and policy items.
The Young People’s League met at Miss Elsie Avery’s home on Sunday, and a large Methodist church social Friday night awarded prizes to six top entrants in the picture groups. A $7.50 buffet luncheon net was raised by Mrs Minnie Brey ley’s Sunday school class. The Methodist church plans a Christmas Eve program directed by Mabel Brown Alma Sheffield and Harold Brandt at 8 pm. Mrs H E Piper’s circle worked on a quilt. Bill Mills, in Mexico City since December 4, has been sending updates. his family hopes he reaches the border soon. Mrs William Mills participated in the Pansy Chapter Eastern Star installation in Oberlin, serving as Ruth.
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