Forecasts Of Frost Save Many Crops
Atlantic City report credits U S Weather Bureau expert J B Kincer with showing that accurate frost forecasts reduce crop losses, especially in Southern California citrus. He cites 7,000,000 heaters used to prevent frost damage, consuming oil to raise orchard temperatures. He estimates weather causes about one quarter of annual crop yield losses, potentially over a billion dollars.
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Atlantic City
N. J
J. B. Kincer
U. S. Weather Bureau
California
Kinecer
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Weather Bureau
Kincer
Maurice C. Hall
B. F. Collins
U. S. Public Health Service
West View Notes Card Party Gifts and School Schedule
West View notes report Rebekah Lodge card party set for Friday January 8 at the I O O F Hall Olmsted Falls with Mesdames Minnette Poertner Margaret Simmerer Mary Ingersoll and Celia Otterson as committee. Olmsted rural school to reopen January 4 after a short vacation. Christmas gatherings are noted with local families visiting relatives in Lakewood Avon Cleveland and New Jersey.
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West View
Sunshine
Rebekah Lodge No. 393
I. 0. O. F. Hall
Olmsted Falls
Mesdames Minnette Poertner
Margaret Simmerer
Mary Ingersoll
Celia Otterson
Olmsted Rural School
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Mina Staten
R. L. Criswell
Lakewood
J. M. Chapin
Ray Percell
Akron
Ben Fox
Avon
Wheat Prices At New Tops
War rumors and crop failures pushed Chicago grain prices to seven year highs in 1956. Germany's demand for about 35 million bushels may shift to Canada, easing surplus concerns while other grains followed suit. Cash and futures activity rose, with a late year surge in Board of Trade margins and new Commodity Exchange Act rules shaping trading.
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T. W. Kiensen
United Press
Chicago
Nature
Germany
Canada
Far East
Europe
England
Board of Trade
Christmas Visits See Cleve Elyria and Bay Village Hosts
Louis Schlitz and family in Cleveland join Mr and Mrs Oscar Manola for Christmas Eve with her parents Mr and Mrs H C Ingersoll and family. Miss Faye Wood of Elyria is with Miss Rachel Anderson. Charles Rachbis and daughter Leonora of Bay Village visited Mr and Mrs J M Chapin. Usher road couple C H Elster visited Irving Dunford and Wellington friends. Others visiting the Dunfords include Mesdames Ollie Bruce Louise Thompson and Grace Cooley of Sunshine Rebekah Lodge.
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Louis Schlitz
Cleveland
Oscar Manola
H. C. Ingersoll
Faye .Wood
Elyria
Rachel Anderson
Charles Rachbis
Leonora
Bay Village
J. M. Chapin
C. H. Elster
Usher Road
Irving Dunford
Wellington
Dunfords
Mesdames
Ollie Bruce
Louise Thompson
Grace Cooley
Sunshine Rebekah Lodge
Birthday Surprise for Virginia Kucklick in Olmsted Falls
Miss Ethel Ingersoll attended a birthday surprise party for Miss Virginia Kucklick of Olmsted Falls. The event, hosted at the home of Mrs. Richard Kucklick on Cookroad, Sunday afternoon December 27, featured guests Margie and Perryv Lewis, Gertrude Woodman, Jean Sayre, Anna Jean Breish, Carolyn Berry, and Virginia Kucklick. The attendees played bingo and refreshments were arranged by Mrs. Fritz Kucklick of Columbia Road.
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Ethel Ingersoll
Virginia Kucklick
Olmsted Falls
Richard Kucklick
Cookroad
Margie
Perryv Lewis
Gertrude Woodman
Jean Sayre
Anna Jean Breish
Carolyn Berry
Miss Hucklick
Fritz Kucklick
Columbia Road
Olmsted Falls Social News Roundup
John Thompson recovers at home and welcomes visitors. Miss Ethel Ingersoll visits Mrs. Mina Staten of River Street Olmsted Falls. Miss Virginia Racksick visits Miss Ingersoll. Sunshine Rebekah Lodge No 83 installs officers at I O O F hall Olmsted Falls on Wednesday January 13. Olmsted Grange No 1619 to install officers next meeting Tuesday January 5. Mr and Mrs R Hermann host Christmas Eve guests including Henke family from Olmsted Falls Parma and Lakewood. Elsie Henke of Parma visits sister Mrs Anna Hermann. Roger Herman attends Grotto party at Cleveland Masonic Hall last Monday.
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John Thompson
Stork
Ethel Ingersoll
Mina Staten
River Street
Olmsted Falls
Virginia Racksick
Olmstted Falls
Sunshine Rebekah Lodge No. $83
I. 0. O. F. Hall
Carnell
Cleveland
West View
Mondar
Olmsted Grange No
R. Hermann
E. Henke
Olmsted Fails
Gust Henke
Elsie Henke
Parma
Carl Henke
Lakewood
Roger Herman
Masonic Hall
Anna Hermannn
Notable Local Events Chronicle of 1936 July
A summary of Elyria Lorain County happenings in July 1936 includes rail accidents injuring four near North Eaton and Avon Lake fatalities. Heat waves reach 105 degrees with a death, road damage and drought impacts. Budgets for Elyria City and Lorain County adopted. schools and hospitals progress. Fires destroy Mendelson plant, Amherst storage tanks, and Brooks Block. Community events include fairs, parades, and political rallies. Numerous obituaries and civil notices mark the month.
Elyria Lorain News Highlights From City Officials to Local Crimes
Ninety seven foreign born Lorain County residents were recommended for U S citizenship. Indiana University coach Bob McMillin spoke to about 400 at the Elyria Lorain football banquet. Remodeling bids for city hall and central fire station were awarded. William G. Caskey, 72, former Oberlin College professor and Lorain County Farm Bureau president, died after a wagon fall. Samuel A. Beal, 60, former Lorain County commissioner, died from injuries in a automobile crash. Matt Gardner shot a Cleveland youth and aided capture three others in a burglary attempt. Timms Springs Company announced a bonus distribution for its 115 employees. Jesse Camera, 19, Lorain amateur boxer, found murdered near Amherst after two weeks missing. Elyria post office set a new daily record with 102,420 letters canceled.
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Lorain
United States
A. N
Bob McMillin
Indiana University
Elyria-Lorain
Elyria
William G. Caskey
Oberlin College
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Samuel A. Beal
Lorain County
Matt Gardner
Cleveland
Timms Springs Company
Jesse Camera
Amherst
Resignations and appointments mark county changes
Willem G. Smith resigns as councilman to accept appointment as chief deputy sheriff under Sheriff William F. Grall. Pfandier Company announces a 60000 dollar bonus distribution for Elyria Rochester employees. Toys reach 946 Elyria children and 200 families get Christmas dinners as yearend shopping peaks. Three people die and several injured in Christmas traffic accidents. Four men burn in two fires and an explosion over three days. State Highway Department takes over Avon Belden Road. William F. Grall and engineer-elect Harry L. Dunham announce 16 appointments. County commissioners resign from old age pension board effective December 31.
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Willem G. Smith
Cleet
William F. Qrall
Pfandier Company
Elyria
Rochester
N. Y
State Highway Department
Avon-Belden
William F. Grall
Harry L. Dunham
County Old Age Pension Board
Gold rush avoided as chicken’s gizzard yields crown
In Alamo California a sea tale notes the supposed gold vein near a chicken’s feed did not trigger a rush. The “gold” found in the bird’s gizzard was only a dental crown, not real treasure.
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Alamo
Cal
Tallest Man In World Inmate At Mendocino State Hospital
John Ansen a 36 year old former circus attraction stands 8 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 265 pounds at Mendocino State Hospital in Ukiah California He has become an expensive boarder with a first breakfast of six eggs and six lamb chops in the facility’s care.
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Ukiah
Cal
Mendocino State Hospital
John Ansen
Excircus Attraction
Lorain Attorney Seeks Supreme Court Review of Claim
Lorain attorney Jacob Jovin asks the Supreme Court to review his suit to collect 3333.33 dollars in counsel fees from John Kiska and Columbia Refining Co. He says he was hired to prosecute a 10000 dollar breach suit settled between Kiska and the refiner and claims fraud in the settlement to prevent payment. The Lorain court awarded 1000 dollars. the appellate court ruled for the defendants.
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Columbus, CO
Supreme Court
Iis
John Kiska
Columbia Refining Co
Jacob Jo
Vin
Lorain
Lovin
Kiska
Lorain County
No Service At Vincent M. E. Church Sunday
There will be no morning worship service at the Vincent Methodist Church on Sunday January 3. The Sunday school session will be held as usual.
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Vincent M. E
Vincent
Vincent Methodist Church
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H. G. Edwards
Mike Schlitz
Great Lakes
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New Jersey
Miller United Shoe CO
Broad St. Elyria
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Broad Street
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Pauline Cecil
Mound Street
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Archibald M. Willard
Greenwood Cemetery
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Elyria American Legion
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Ohio Street
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Huntington Township
Amherst Oil Company
Brooks Block
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Interallied Veterans’ Federation
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C. O. Jaster
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L. B. Smith
Elyria High School
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Perry A. Spieth
Eighth Street
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
W. W. Cochran
Cincinnati
Waite Coach Company
Cleveland Southwestern Railway
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Alf M. Landon
Detroit
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West River Street
Ohio Association of Independent Baptists
First Baptist Church
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Elyria Kiwanis Club
Cascade Park
Emery G. Murphy
Willys-Overland Company
Bender Body Company
Roosevelt
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J. H. Firestone
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Elyria Community Chest
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Fox Furnace Company
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