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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1940
Page
14
An Elgin sheet metal firm describes rising use of sheet metal in homes and factories over 30 years. It highlights roofing ducts pipes and gutters, lighter stronger materials, insured workers, and maintenance needs for long life and safety for homeowners and business clients.
An insurance ad promises affordable accident protection with premiums such as 1740 yearly. It touts a well known company and urges clipping the ad for details, mentioning numbers 2494 and 9350 as contact references. The copy uses informal claims and seeks to attract readers seeking affordable coverage.
Elks Restaurant run by Nis Ada Allen offers home style meals from 11 AM to 2 PM and 5 PM to 8 PM with soup pies desserts and salads. The venue features a spacious dining room a clean kitchen and air conditioning catering to businesspeople and groups in the Elks Building on Second Street.
Graf ton Village residents will see a surprise as the Board of Public Affairs votes to apply surplus earnings to January electric bills. The emergency fund balance allows the action, with the ceremony planned for the evening of February 13.
The Elyria Upholstering Co located at 237 239 Broad Street showcases hand built furniture using web bottom construction and modern methods to cut costs. Owner George Holobach and staff highlight reproduction Early American pieces, competitive prices, rapid delivery within one to two weeks, and free estimates with no obligation, inviting customers within fifty miles to call for home visits.
Members of the Farm Bureau Advisory Council gathered at Mr and Mrs Faber Mandeville’s home for a well attended meeting. Chaired by Chalaru Bennett the group discussed cooperative medicine and hospitalization plans and unanimously backed efforts to secure cooperative services for the county. Refreshments followed as discussions continued into a recreation hour with the Battle of Sexes game.
In Oberlin East Oberlin, Dorotha Hutchinson and Ralph Justin wed at Sacred Heart Church parsonage with Professor Clarence Ward away. They moved to 76 East Lorain Street and hosted a Sunday reception for about forty guests including Mr and Mrs Arthur Younglas, their sons, and Willem Waller.
Sunday dinner guests gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Chris Justin in New Oberlin. Attendees traveled from Grafton Amherst Elyria Overlin and Mrs Arthur Younglas. Mrs Justin received many gifts and the event featured a name to Elyria in or as Mrs Ralph Justin. An off day note records various social visits and family notes.
Lent, when partygoing stops and we fill our minds with spiritual thoughts, we also find more time for ourselves. This is an excellent time for women to note appearance and prepare for Spring. Watch your diet over the next five or six weeks to shed holiday pounds. Improve skin with simple foods and extra facials during slow days. Get hair in condition for Spring or Summer permanent with oil treatment and vigorous brushing until hair shines. Pass up the hair dress and brush nightly, applying mood hair nutrient. Two weeks of this could improve the head of hair significantly. Dryness is caused by improper distribution of scalp oil and insufficient brushing during waving.
The article explains why oil treatments are necessary after a permanent wave, noting that curl prevents oil from reaching ends and hair can become dry and brittle. It urges consistent home care, occasional salon visits, and offers professional advice with six experienced stylists available for consultations.
The ad claims the Beckett Commodore furnace insert improves heating efficiency, reducing labor and fuel waste. It notes many Beckett Commodores are installed in warm air furnaces at no higher cost, and promises enhanced heating service and comfort at home.
A feature extols the Beckett Commodore for its unique quiet operation and clean burning flame with minimal air excess. It promises less soot and dust, keeps floors and draperies cleaner, and claims house cleaning is cut in half while adding usable basement space. The piece also notes the International Chamber of Commerce pursuing wartime activities and the Kentucky Derby endowment rising from 50 000 to 75 000.
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