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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1935
Page
3
This piece urges outdoor leisure in the country and warns of hazards from picnics and car travel. It stresses finding grassy shady spots by water for kids to play and swim, and places emphasis on drowning risks and the need to know what to do when accidents occur.
The guide stresses rapid rescue of drowning victims with face down positioning, artificial breathing, and repeated cycles. It covers avoiding unnecessary water expulsion, caring for sprains and broken bones with splints or cushions, and cautions on burns, sunburn, bee stings, cuts, and arterial bleeding with bandaging and pressure. It emphasizes minimizing movement and using improvised supports until professional help arrives.
Practical home first aid tips cover applying pressure with cloth or kerchief for bleeding, using warm water and laxatives for indigestion, and basic descriptions of venomous snakes like rattlesnakes copperheads and water moccasins. Non-poisonous snakes leave a T shaped tooth mark while venomous bites show two punctures.
Grafton residents Mr and Mrs Rudolph Pfeiffer and Betty Pietch spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs B T Nesbett with J W Tran Mis Winifred Tran and Mrs Edith Howard and others present in a shared social gathering.
A parent guide urges private handling of a child's faults to protect self confidence. It warns against airing worries in front of the child and others. It notes Harold's anxiety and self doubt as a result of parental scrutiny and suggests praising him to foster agreeable behavior.
A simple beverage method combines four tablespoons sugar with half a cup hot water and a dash of salt until smooth. Stir in two cups scalded milk, blend without boiling, then pour over shaved ice and cap each glass with a tall cone of sweetened whipped cream.
Readers ask about presenting a hostess gift during country visits and proper table etiquette. Answers note gifts are optional and acceptable whether given in person or after returning home, and highlight that a hostess gift is a nice gesture, not mandatory.
Miss Lucy Robson returns home after two weeks visiting relatives in the west. The Harmon Sanford and Claude Summerton homes in Lodi welcomed visitors including Mr and Mrs Hugh Summerton and two children Bobby and Jean Ann. Wayne and Nadine Sooy visit their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Clarence Sooy in Copley. Rosa Beesing and family of Dover shared Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs J L Beesing. Alexander Schwed with three other couples, all volunteer grocery men from Akron, accompanied by their partners.
A practical guide for young women on affordable grooming focused on selecting powder shades, clean puff care, and basic skincare. It advises matching powder to skin tone, using cleansing cream in teens, and sparingly applying rouge lip color and foundation, with a note about a Beauty For Spring Brides leaflet.
Readers discuss taste for bright enamel on toenails and potential pitfalls of attention to feet. The column advises confident, well-kept feet as key, warning that flashy polish can expose flaws if feet aren’t cared for. Also notes readers seeking hair dye guidance and shares letters about a fishing trip, local deaths, and visitors.
A reader asks Mrs. Martin about a brother’s struggle with a spendthrift, drinking wife whose influence threatens his career. The columnist questions whether a bystander can or should intervene and notes the wife’s likable but vulgar behavior and the husband’s deteriorating state. The piece explores the burden of being a ‘brother’s keeper’ amid family tension.
A Younger Brother struggles over his sister-in-law’s high living and its toll on his brother’s promising career. Advice suggests addressing the sister-in-law first, highlighting how hectic weekends affect work and nerve, and the brother’s loyalty may resist criticism. The goal is to prevent mental or physical collapse of the brother.
Nikola Tesla, nearing his 79th birthday, teases a new invention to solve a problem “solved in vain” for a century. The famed inventor of the Tesla coil and induction motor outlines his life from Smiljan to Prague and Vienna, his U.S. naturalization, and his work on wireless power and cosmic rays, maintaining his characteristic aura of mystery.
A note describes a special tea time for children featuring tomato juice and toasted crackers. On rainy days the juice may be warmed slightly. The text contrasts tomato juice with the usual milk served to children at tea time and notes it offers an interesting departure when adults drink tea.
A quick recipe for an ice coffee milk drink using vanilla ice cream coffee and milk, sweetened to taste and served in tall glasses. Also describes a stuffed date salad with dates filled with a chopped nut and celery mix bound with mayonnaise, served on lettuce with French dressing.
Saturday evening guests honored Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davidson on a birthday anniversary. The gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Belden, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. John Rule. Cards provided diversion and a late hour lunch was served. Other local visits included Mrs. Chas. Beta and Mrs. Manwrice Klinec calling on Mrs. Elizabeth Schwarer, L. D. Mennell and daughter Gene visiting with J. D. Mennell, C. E. Lehman and Mrs. Fred Durst as Friday guests, Gordon Schworer and son Theron visiting the Schworer mother, and Estella Harrison and son Glenn spending Monday with the Johnsons. Wilhelmine Myers is employed at Spring Valley.
Bible study and prayer meeting to be held at the home of Mrs Edith Howard on Wednesday evening. Communion services to be held in the Grafton and Belden.
A reader writes that the husband’s complacency allows his wife to dominate him and lower standards. He argues the husband could curb vulgar behavior by asserting authority, earning self respect, and engaging the wife with fair, friendly persuasion to consider reasonable facts.
The Methodist Episcopal group notes a Sunday service on July 14 with an outside minister. The Young People’s Bible class meets Thursday at Hugh Summerton’s home. The July 21 sermon at the M. E. church will be delivered by an outside minister.
Mrs James Evans and her daughter Wanda of Marion Indiana will visit her aunt Mrs E R Haines and travel next week with Rev and Mrs E R Haines and family on a vacation strip to Niagara Falls New York.
New Haven hosts the 15th annual National Convention of Disabled American Veterans from July 13 to 20. Veterans from all states Alaska Hawaii and several European nations will participate in a military parade. Notable attendees include National Commander Volney Mooney and National Adjutant Vivian D Corbley. A four cornered race for national commander features Michael Whalen John Harlan Paul Mercier and M Froom Barbour with Barbour seen as a strong candidate for veterans hospital work. Reverend William O Connor national chaplain and Rabbi Michael Aaronsohn a past Legion chaplain attend with Aaronsohn blind and escorted by police.
Daily visitors praise the Sav age Disposal Plant grounds for beauty around the dike. The rear greensward and multi color roses are shaped by staff led by Superintendent J R Collier and chief operator Herman Bloehm with assistants Paddy Ryan Harold Bassett William Ebricke Roger Hart and John Heritage. The plant is open daily for public inspection.
The United Concert Band of Elyria directed by EB. M. West will perform in Litchfield tomorrow night at 8 15 p m. West formed the group over a year ago bringing players from nearby towns. The band has grown popular and will provide music for several summer events.
Valley City residents report visits from Paul Krugman and family of Pontiac and Walter Armbruster clan, while relatives in Elyria and Cleveland hosted gatherings. Local clergy attended a funeral Crestline, and Frank Weidner joined a Republican conference in Cleveland. Alumni meeting set for July 17 with officers listed. others note travel to Kansas City and a Rocky River relocation to Mechants Street.
Several weeks pass as families prepare to leave for Alabama. William King and wife move into Jos Lavet’s house after Glenke family vacates. A Zuns Lutheran confirmation lists ten names including Lee Stos kopot and Sylvester Faur. Mrs Cora Steck MacMahon returns to Los Angeles after a month in Ohio. Charles Hasel and family visit Louise Frank. Jos Rolling family from Akron visit relatives over the Fourth. Charles and James Thompson of Cleveland stay with their grandmother Lena Thompson. Walter Armbruster and daughter visit relatives in Elshia and Amherst.
Avon July 12 to Sigma enjoyed a Hono party by the Old Grist Mini with about fifty attendees. A hobo escorted for bread at Siffert back door and potato salad at Gordon Pickering’s, then wiener roast at Edwin Knight’s, ending a pleasant evening. The Lido Club met at Miss Helen Traxler’s home with cards and prizes for Theresa Casper and Jean OConner. Rev G C Bantham visited Lewis Sargent in City Hospital Cleveland and he improves. The True Blue Club plans a picnic at Avon Lake Park Friday. William Barr and daughter hosted at their home with visits to Milyria Hospital. Mrs Butler of Indianapolis stopped en route. G L Jenkins returns from Niagara Falls via Erie and Painesville. Harry Burke and wife visit from Jersey City.
West Ridge families including Mr and Mrs E J Burrer and daughter Beatrice and Mr and Mrs Earl Burrer spent Sunday traveling to Shel by for entertainment hosted by Mr and Mrs Carl Sprague. Avon’s Roz Cahoon John Walker and Batty Sullivan also joined. Emer Mertz of Elyria called on R G Walker and son Corbett. Nettle Eldred and son Lewis of Murray Ridge visited their children. LF Eldred and family joined Sunday.
Phoenix report notes that more than 16 200 acres in the Verde River Irrigation and Power District were withdrawn from county and state tax rolls by order of the U S Interior Department. No final homestead certificate was granted, so the land was held as federal land and not taxable. A 1921 contract had granted temporary taxation rights to the district.
Warnings from the Internal Revenue Department alert Alabama readers about oleo margarine rules. Do not color oleo yourself in boarding houses. selling oleo with coloring is allowed only if the grocer does not teach customers to mix colors. If a license is issued, it costs $698. Unclear lines mention that a grocer may provide coloring but teaching customers to mix could trigger a manufacturer’s license.
A note mentions Finland maintaining a Minister of Social Affairs in its cabinet. It also notes an ostrich egg weighs about three pounds, illustrating a size comparison.
The Southwestern Bus Co seeks to shorten its Cleveland Oberlin route and add two 1b e passenger and four 29 passenger buses with multiple trips between Elyria Oberlin Cleveland and Norwalk. Public notice calls for hearing details and time via the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
More than 350000 young trees have bees planted on North Dekate firme for establishment and enlargement of windbreaks, announced by D. D. Balt win extension service forester. Mexico's lead frontier with United States is over 1809 when.
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