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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1925
Page
14
Thirty two men attended the Birmingham Horticulture meeting last Tuesday evening. Prof J H Gourley of the Experiment Station spoke on Renovation of Old Orchards with discussion on other fruit growing topics. He noted average terminal growth in old trees is two or three inches but should be eight to ten inches.
An orchard visit by Gourley reviews yearly fertilizer for aging trees and pruning methods for old Baldwin trees. Ringing older Spitzenberg trees is advised and Roskar from the Experiment Station will discuss pruning fruit trees with lantern demonstrations next week near Washburn or Nard, west of Axtel.
The Birmingham Machinery Short Course opens a week long module on gas engines with emphasis on the sixridg of gas engines. About four gas engines will be studied this week and next.
A Cleveland report notes policewomen advocate charm schools teaching girls to use paint and manners. Training sessions begin daily at 1 30 in the Birmingham garage with instructor from Ohio State University to repair engines and study related detail.
The article notes Latin remains the leading language studied in U.S. secondary schools while a long term movement against Latin and Greek persists. The American Classical League reports about 940,000 students are enrolled in secondary schools.
The Latin students make up 26.5 percent of enrollment. About 40 percent of the 20,500 secondary schools offer one or more foreign languages.
Postmaster General Harry New reports 44 552 rural mail routes serving 6 604 592 families or 29 921 123 individuals. USPS uses large annual quantities of stationery envelopes ink mucus lead pencils steel pens paper clips rubber bands and twine.
Judge Thomas P Riley begins novel approach in Malden Massachusetts by requiring a traffic offender Rocca Candellaro to memorize and recite Chapter 90 of Massachusetts laws for public safety. The Italian defendant, convicted of inadequate brakes, must write and read the chapter to the arresting officer.
Multiple transfers recorded including Maurice Burge to W W Burge for lots 37 38 in Fairhome Elyria at 1000 dollars Ignacy Pike to Joe Sharban for lot 2320 Sheffeld Land Co s ad to Lorain at 500 Edwin H Perkins trustee to W K Gommerman for lot 87 Perk ins trustee ad to Lorain at 500 Cining to William H Baker for lots 13 14 Liberty ad to Lorain at 500 Abbey Land Co to Bozo Randovich 88 lots Abbey allotment Elyria at 8500 Guardian Savings Trust Co to Ida Gurwell for lots 107 108 blk E West Shore allotment Sheffield Lake at 1000
Dr W S Nelso chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey says wild water fowl numbers are falling gradually but remain higher than available feeding grounds. Ducks consume about 93 percent of their food from vegetation and wild geese similarly rely on plant foods. A move to create feeding grounds in sloughs and marshy areas is urged, with owners asked to plant wild rice wildweed red head grasses and wild celery to aid the birds.
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