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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1937
Page
6
Plymouth announces 1938 models with easier steering and lighter clutch action. New steering ratio of 6 to 1 improves response while preserving easy wheel grip, plus redesigned clutch with baffle plate and spring for longer life and simpler servicing.
The country's tax burden for 1438 is tentatively placed at 35 percent higher than it was in 1936, signaling a significant shift in fiscal policy and revenue expectations. This tentative estimate reflects adjustments in rates, brackets, and potential new taxes under consideration.
The Nash conditioned air system described as a major new automotive development uses inside pressure to push air outward, solving the long standing issue of drafts and dust entering a moving car. The design feeds air through the cowl ventilator to maintain a slight interior pressure, simplifying airflow conditioning.
Chevrolet dealers propose holiday gifts for the hard to please. A New York survey of 1,000 people found accessories ranked fourth among 22 menus, behind apparel jewelry and household goods. Manager M D D Douglas notes a larger line of L93 season accessories and lists greeting items and illuminated vanity mirrors as popular picks.
Chevrolet dealers propose practical car upgrades including a steering column cigarette holder, a rain gutter mounted peep mirror, and a backing-up lamp to aid night parking. Additional suggestions cover deluxe seat covers, auto radios, heaters, windshield defrosters, and fog lamps, adaptable to many car makes.
H T Youngren chief engineer of Oldsmobile notes growing public safety interest among motorists. Shows highlighted the Oldsmobile Safety Instrument Unit and Safety Dash, designed to place all gauges before the driver to reduce distraction. The Automatic Safety Transmission also impresses, promising two handed steering and easier, safer operation.
Instruction to relocate the basement stair light switch to the upstairs landing and install a bull’s eye pilot indicator to show when the light is on.
If natural ventilation from kitchen windows and doors is insufficient a simple electric kitchen ventilating fan provides an easy, efficient remedy. It is inexpensive to install and can exhaust fumes and odors or draw in fresh outside air with minimal current use.
Dublin, Ireland serves as the seat for both a Catholic archbishop and a Protestant archbishop, reflecting its role as a religious center in the region.
A large Amherst crowd witnessed the installation of Stone City Chapter of Eastern Stars officers in a festively lit Amherst hall. Officers installed include Worthy Matron Belle Brosicker and Worthy Patron F H Hubbard, with remarks by Mrs Borsicher and Mrs Hubbard. Guests from nearby towns attended. a social hour followed with Yuletide decorations and gifts exchanged.
Mrs Julia Sabo of Amherst and Mrs Fordyce Dull of Foster Park Road were admitted. Julia Sabo gave birth to a baby boy on Thursday in a local hospital.
Members of the Ladies' Arid Society of the Methodist Church gathered at Mrs. IL G Maxwell's Park Avenue home on Thursday afternoon for the annual Christmas party. Rev Burris led devotions. Christmas stories were read by Mrs Gus P Zilch and Mrs Maxwell. Luncheon for twenty three members and gift exchanges around a lit Christmas tree completed the gathering. The next meeting is set for January 5 at Mrs Ruby Guild's Park Avenue home.
The Woman's Union circles at St Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church hosted Christmas gatherings Thursday. Circle 1 met at Mrs C H Ernest on Park Avenue with 14 members and 5 guests including Rev Schmidt and Mrs Beal. a tureen lunch, carols, poems, readings, contests, and a gift exchange highlighted the event. Circle 2 gathered at Mrs Fred Schaub on Dehn Road with 14 members and 2 guests. carols, devotions, a Christmas story, and a gift exchange followed a noon tureen meal.
The annual Christmas party of the Ladies' Aid Society of St Paul Lutheran Church was held at the church parlors on Thursday with a luncheon served at noon for attendees.
The Loyal Workers class met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. John Springer’s South Main street home for a Christmas party. Devotions were led by Mrs. Springer. Group carols, readings by Mrs. Mary Hanchette and Mrs. Nettie Rosa, and a poem by Mrs. M. A. Hayes followed. A gift exchange preceded a luncheon for Mrs. M. A. Hayes and members including Mrs. Adam Northeim, Mrs. Nettie Rosa, Mrs. Katherine Kuhn, Mrs. Sophia Monroe, Mrs. Mary Hanchette, Mrs. George Lapphardt, Mrs. Elma Fox and Mrs. Springer.
Robert Laux, runner up in the county Prince at Peace contest, spoke at the Noon Day Club meeting held Thursday at Pythian Hall. He delivered the oration Mars Beats the Drums. Routine business and singing followed, dinner served to 20 attendees, and the group plans to meet January 6 at an announced location.
Members of the Methodist Church choir and their spouses are invited to a Christmas party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Maxwell on Park Avenue tonight. The event begins with a three course supper at six.
Funeral rites for the late Charles Wallace, who died at Pleasant View Sanatorium, will be held at Baker Funeral Home at two o'clock Saturday afternoon.
In New York a traveler writes from a Chicago sleeper window about train life during night journeys. The author savors the clack of wheels, train smoke aromas, and the lure of depots, telegraphs, and diners. He notes the alert depot staff and the discreetly observed newlyweds among fellow passengers.
The Rev. Clay of the Naz arene Church Elyria presided at the funeral service and the burial followed at Elmwood cemetery.
St Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church led by Rev E Schmidt offers Sunday morning worship at 10:30 after a 9:30 church school with White Gift observance. A canned fruit shower will benefit the local hospital.
Rev. M. A. Hayes presides with church school at 9 15 a m worship at 10 30 a m E L C E at 6 30 p m and Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m on the ministerial calendar.
Congregational and Methodist churches list Christmas service times. Rev Williams leads Congregational service at 10 39 with church program. Methodist Church offers 9 45 service, 11 00 church school, 6 39 worship, Epworth League. St Paul Lutheran schedules 9 70 English and 11 99 German services with Rev Bosse.
St Joseph R C Church led by Rev James Smith offers a Low Mass at 9 00 and a High Mass at 10 00. Foursquare Church with Mrs James Urban presiding holds a church school at 9 15 a worship at 10 39 and an evangelistic service at 7 45.
A nostalgic sketch highlights small pickled gherkin morsels on toothpicks. It recalls grilled pompano in New Orleans style, mountain trout in Colorado, peaches with cream in Georgia and the Carolinas, and wilted lettuce salad with Gruyere aboard boat trains to Paris.
The writer, Doc, praises porter service and tipping norms aboard trains, advocating fair tipping as a reward for good care. He references George Ade and Bruno Lessing, notes the importance of small gestures, and shares a mood piece about a mystery story in a green hammock. John Cuneo's train familiarity is also mentioned.
A Chicago observer recalls conversations in a smoker after dinner about unqualified individuals being chosen for high political positions. He compares the phenomenon to his church choir in youth, noting the uniform voices yet selection by size and prominence.
The excerpt notes a practical choir of siblings with the youngest singing tenor the pretentious girl as soprano and the less glamorous sister as alto. It reflects on inefficient workers and the eerie mood, praising a conductor’s sharp board call as a hallmark of railroading.
The article discusses the electric sink design where the dishwasher can be part of the sink or a separate unit. It notes the natural preference for an electric sink with the dishwasher integrated as a single unit.
Advice on outlet placement ensures coverage in all wall spaces. Install at least one outlet in every unbroken wall section over three feet, and for wall spans over twelve feet, no baseboard point should be more than six feet from an outlet.
In her will Mrs. Sarah Cook of East Hanney England left funds for a new bell rope for the fourth bell at the parish church.
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