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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1951
Page
2
County Agent Carl Deeds warns 1951 will bring a severe farm labor shortage due to mobilization and selective service. He notes many workers moved to factories for better pay and shorter hours, with farm youth draining into service and remaining labor costing more.
North Ridgeville Kiwanis holds an organization meeting with Lt. Gov. John O'Brien in attendance. Urban Buescher is set as president elect and names chairmen for numerous service divisions. Installation is at the Grange hall on January 3 by installing officer Jim Armitage. Separately a Mexican textile modernization commission abandoned its work over unresolved worker displacement provisions.
Wellington announces two meetings for the upcoming week. The Board of Education will hold a reorganization session Tuesday evening, with the regular meeting slated for Friday January 5. Local notes include hospital returnees and upcoming club events across Wellington and Herrick Avenue communities.
The North Olmsted Women's club will hold its January meeting at War ner Hall on Barton and Lorain roads January 8 at 1 p.m. Mrs. B. F. Salisbury leads a two part program with creative hobbies such as water colors oils weaving ceramics and handcrafts and a second part featuring collections like pitchers horses elephants cups glassware old lamps and period dresses. Hostesses include Mesdames Demnerle Porter Henderson Roberts Snyder Steinitz Walsh led by Mrs. C. F. Lang.
The notices include a Sunday January 7 waste paper drive and addresses for several individuals. A First Methodist Church Watch Night Service on Sunday 8 PM featured a World Peace prayer service, a program with games and a piano solo, a quiz bee, a spelling contest, refreshments, and a silent prayer for peace at 11 PM followed by a film and a pageant.
A larger, costlier federal Social Security program took effect yesterday expanding coverage to 75 percent of the labor force. The change raises earnings tax up to 3600 a year and increases retirement and survivors benefits, with new monthly maximums and widows benefits, based on prior payroll taxes and years worked.
A minister at Baldwin Wallace College led the service as Clarkson Brown helped with recording. The church bell tolled promptly at five minutes to twelve signaling the old year’s passing into the New Year.
The fashion of sandals with leather soles and gold straps traces to ancient Rome. Emperor Nero wore gold sandals but Empress Poppaea favored silver, a contrast that highlighted court style and status.
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