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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1928
Page
8
Washington report notes a South Bend Indiana high school home economics class devised a method to buy and furnish a home with a 2400 annual income. They estimate the house at 6400, require 10 percent down and monthly payments of 1 percent of the remaining balance, projecting ownership in about eight years and six months.
The text outlines a £1600 total with £600 paid down on a home and £1000 for furnishings. Furnishings breakouts include kitchen 115.50, dining room 295, living room 222, bedroom 236.30, bathroom 333. The class budget allocates 22 percent to food, 35 percent to shelter, 14 percent to clothing, 12 percent to operating expenses, 12 percent to savings, with remaining portions for higher life costs including insurance, medical, recreation, and publications.
Eaton July 10 residents and visitors join the Laé¢es Aid Society event. Harry Bassett from Cleveland visits relatives while Mr and Mrs Welch Ravens host two sisters from New Jersey. Local families and guests attend the Draga reunion near Belden and the Davis woods homecoming, celebrated with broad participation.
Mr and Mrs Emil Pliske and family motored to Cedar Point the Fourth. The regular Grange meeting is planned for Tuesday evening July 19 with a special pantomime program A Country Romance. Misses Marian Jackson Pauline Eicher Martha Tite Kathleen Brumenschenkel Igelen Phelps Laverne Cornish and Wima Mezurek travel to Willoughby on the Lake for the Erieside Bible Conference. Mr and Mrs A J Laringard and Jack Steinle visited Avon at the home of Lattig’s parents. Carl Lattig brother of A J who was injured in an auto crash is improving. Steinle rests under a doctor’s care and Mrs Fred Brenger with Elyria folks spent time with Mr and Mrs Ell Mack. Russell Graham and family returned from Dresden Canada where the homecoming week drew many old friends. Graham children stayed with grandmother camping on the lakeshore near Geneva Ohio. Erma remains there. Miss Margaret Ficher from Cleveland was an overnight guest at the parsonage.
Locals share visits and vacations with relatives in Cleveland and Elyria while church events and anniversaries fill the week. A July wedding in Berea. Fourth of July gatherings at the Tompkins home. trips to Cedar Point and Riverview Park mark holiday observances.
Mrs A J Derek spent Thursday with friends in Elyria. The Murray Ridge orchestra played for a reunion in Huntington on Wednesday. Miss Pearl Eppley and Ivylan Slusher attended an ice cream social given by the D C club at Louise Schmidtens home Thursday evening. Mrs Walter Bennett of Henrietta spent a few days with her father John Bechtel. Mrs and Mrs Edwin Powell and their house guests Mr and Mrs August Schoff and family of Detroit spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Henry Murray at their cottage at Sunny Side Vermilion. Earl Knittle of Ashland was a dinner guest at the home of Mr and Mrs E Site Thursday. Mrs Carl Smith and father of Norwalk spent Saturday at the home of El Sites. Norma Helen and Ivvley Stusher of Elyria spent Thursday with their avar Mrs E Eppley. The Murray Ridge Symphony.
Murray Ridge items list residents and guests with scattered names and brief visits. Eugene Sites spent Tuesday on business in Columbus. several locals, including Mrs. Art Fesler, Mrs. Ervin Eppler, and the Nugents, pair with others for gatherings in Elyria, Cleveland, Beaver Park, and Brookland, with dinners and weekends noted.
Mr and Mrs H Chambers visited E Eppley Sunday evening. Foret fire menace reported as extreme dry forest conditions raise concern across national forests in Arizona and New Mexico.
Officials tighten fire precautions as Concunino forest endures heavy blazes this past month. Authorities report multiple outbreaks across the area and warn residents to remain vigilant while crews work to contain spreading flames. Local agencies coordinate with state fire services to deploy additional resources.
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