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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1962
Page
3
Katherine B. Walker suggests taking live plants as trip mementos. Seeds travel easily tucked in a suitcase pocket, wrapped cuttings stay moist in a damp napkin, and whole plants like succulents can be boxed or wrapped in newspaper for car travel.
A practical guide for starting evergreen geraniums from saved seed. Store seeds cool and dry, soak a day, plant in sand and peat moss, light cover, and keep flats evenly moist in a cold frame. Transplant when sprouts appear and manage watering to prevent disease.
Gardening questions cover aloe cuttings, blue spruce seedlings, geraniums, dracaena and azaleas. Advice includes proper rooting media, watering, temperature, and light needs, plus instructions for cuttings and seed sowing.
A Trinity Lutheran Church program calendar outlines a busy week with Bible classes Sunday worship and a Europe trip slide event led by Pastor Tom Soltis of St. Peter. Activities include adult instruction classes, a roving gardening column, and upcoming youth events at St. John’s and Valley City Lutheran Church.
Oberlin accountant Anton W Bellavek seeks nomination for County Auditor. A public accountant, he runs a home office at 560 East College Street with partner Gustave C Bethke, CPA. He plans modernization of county records and cites public service, family, and veteran background.
Mrs John Dunn hosts a Century Club gathering February 19 at 8 p m at 126 Forest Hill Drive with Mrs Earl Behrig assisting The meeting includes a Red Cross film Rescue Breathing shown by James Heald at Mrs Raymond Roths home 709 North Main Street with Mrs Cloud Windmiller assisting
County Recorder Leota B. Mitchell reports January 1962 real estate activity up from a year earlier. City deeds total 514 versus 423. city mortgages 492 valued at 6,173,515 compared with 447 at 4,906,276. Agricultural deeds 47 and mortgages 46 for 589,092, with plats for Pine Valley Allotment and Fairwood No 1 in Elyria and Washington Park 3 in Amherst Township.
Question of the week covers after bloom care for Amaryllis noting vigorous leaf growth and possible multiple blooms. Guidance: keep stalks and pots watered, move bulbs to garden shade after frost, rest 60 days, refresh soil, replant. Also diagnosis and control for juniper scale pests with dormant sulfur sprays and malathion as temperatures rise.
Elyria recreation officials opened seven city centers for tournaments offering prizes and free refreshments. Centers at Eastern Heights Jefferson Franklin Ely Edison and Gates run 8 30 to 11 30 am and 1 to 4 pm St Marys Center operates 9 am to noon Winners advance to all city finals March 31 at Junior Achievement Center Activities include tic tac toe checkers table tennis rover and box hockey with events for boys and girls of various ages bonuses include free throw contests in three age divisions.
The Women's Guild of St. John's United Church of Christ in South Amherst served lunch to 13 members led by Mrs Fred Berger and Mrs Albert Enerhardt. Devotions were by Mrs Cora Schneider with aides, followed by a thank offering program and skit. Planned is a father son banquet at the church on Feb 20. next hostesses are Mrs Alice Corbett and Mrs Rose Hotz hauer.
COLUMBIA Kiwanis Club will sponsor two pancake breakfasts to fund community service. Ladies night is on the Feb 15 meeting agenda. A Fourth of July Homecoming committee special meeting is planned for Feb 10 at 2 p.m. at the chairman William Wagner’s home. Ebbe Wind, past president and current 13th division lieutenant governor, is elected delegate to the International Kiwanis Convention in Denver in June. Robert Reese, Graf ton Kiwanis president, spoke on commercial banking. 32 members and a guest attended. Lewis Lenkaitis of Strongsville attended last week to hear James Hastings of Bendix Westinghouse Automotive Airbrake Co present on transportation safety devices. A film titled Similing Wheels and slides on brake safety were shown. Members noted trucks pay 32 percent of arrival tax revenue from gasoline and license fees. The group voted to continue sponsorship of Troop 104 of the Boy Scouts of America. The Troop meets at the Krwams Youth Center on Foley Rd.
The Baptist Choir will meet Sunday at Tam Church before the regular evening service. Mrs Elwa Lamb was named the choir director.
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