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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1939
Page
2
Water supplies in many regions contain corrosive elements that affect plumbing. Install water softeners to remove corrosive substances and help soften the water. When finishing an attic, add asbestos paper between sub flooring and finish flooring to boost fire resistance.
A five foot high thermostat position protects from drafts and places it where it contacts ample air. Regulator often on a first floor living room wall. Recent thermostat design reduces the mechanical look. FHA Modernization Credit Plan provides financing through qualified lending institutions for automatic thermostatically controlled heating systems.
A nine by eighteen foot garage is generally enough for an average car with seven foot high doors and at least seven feet six inches of width. If the owner likes to work on the car, add space for working room and consider financing through Federal Housing Administration qualified lenders.
Federal Housing Administration officials say a basement room can be created with double thick insulation and color wall panels in ivory wheat apricoat sky blue or apple green. The double protection keeps the basement area cool all day.
Litchfield notes show strong turnout for three rededication sessions at the Baptist church with visitors from Cleveland Bellevue Lorain Elyria Detroit and Pittsfield. Local events include a Ladies Aid gathering July 19 and numerous Sunday visits and family occasions across area towns.
Miss Frances Stine of Pembroke North Carolina spends a week at her sister Mrs T M Baldwin’s home. Local notes record Bible study at M E church, social changes for Fidelis Class ice cream event, and various visits across Cleveland Medina Lorain and Norwalk. London forms a women’s auxiliary fire department.
A home guidance piece answers common problems. Mildew on woodwork stems from excess moisture and improper back painting. remedy is removing woodwork, drying thoroughly, then priming with protective aluminum paint and priming the face before repainting. Other queries cover fireplace facing materials, footing depth under a chimney, FHA insured loans, and sticking doors with hinge adjustments or planing edges.
Mrs. Mary Long sprained her ankle. Miss Lina Eaton and Mrs. Frink are ill. A shower is planned for Rev. and Mrs. Barth on August 1.
Officials advise creating a built in cabinet to house breakfast dishes children’s silverware and dishes and small electric cooking gear like grills percolators and waste iron. The cabinet may be financed under FHA Modernization Credit Plan through lending institutions.
Hardened paint or dampness may cause a window sash to stick as wood swells from moisture. Before repairs, check if a thorough coating with bedéswax will relieve the friction and free the sash.
The Stevenson family hosts Reverend A K Stevenson’s father from Akron this week. Chester Carpenter purchases the Ed Marshall farm of seventeen acres on Wilson Road and plans a fall move. Elizabeth Davis returns from New Kensington and visits with son James Davis. The Carpenter and Hawke households host multiple relatives in Carlisle, Willard, Chatham Hills, and New York.
Weekend events include a Rothel home birthday party for twin siblings Mrs Ray Stanford Elyria and Mr Rothel with twenty guests, a wiener roast at the Crowell home, and visits by relatives from Meadville Cleveland Berea Toronto and New Jersey. Attendees traveled to Pymatuning Dam and Washington Court House. many extended family trips and reseeded hospitality marked the weekend gatherings. Local residents Mrs L Tite and family joined others in social visits while new arrivals and departures from Toronto and Maine summers add to the area’s bustling family scene.
Mr and Mrs Ralph O Conner and Walter Ackerman visited relatives in Ft Wayne Indiana from Friday to Monday. Mrs Frankie Beese M P Beese Mrs J Morris and son Gerald joined the 44th Chambers family reunion Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Victor Reese in North Ridgeville during the business session.
Federal guidance stresses planning future homes with sufficient lighting. Choose fixtures and wall colors that reflect light without glare to reduce eyestrain and brighten interiors during dark days.
FHA officials urge safer cellar stairs in homes noting higher load and risk. Through the Modernization Credit Plan borrowers can obtain funds from qualified lenders to repair and improve cellar steps.
Summer hot water may be obtained without running the entire heating plant by a small coil attachment with a shut off valve that isolates radiators and directs boiler heat to the hot-water tank. Funds may be obtained from qualified FHA lenders to install this device under the Modernization Credit Plan. Australia is launching an extensive defense program.
Local ad touts Balsam-Wool insulation for year round comfort and describes over head doors, knotty pine and fir panels, insulating tile, cedar closets, and inexpensive closet lining. It promotes basement recreation rooms and upgrading doors with bevel plate mirrors.
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