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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
17
Ohio Farm Bureau officials urge rural residents to examine local budgets and press officials to cut spending as 1936 revenue shortfalls loom. They argue budgets must reveal indebtedness and funding plans, and push a shift to pay-as-you-go for operating costs amid years of rising deficits and bond issuances.
Ohio residents show rising interest in milk goats with more inquiries in the past year than any three-year stretch in two decades. Goats offer milk on smaller land, needing six to eight goats per cow’s feed, with quality milk for children.
Old straw stacks and orchard mowings form the main mulch sources in shortage areas. Sawdust and shavings attract codling moth but ruined hay from recent floods, though unfit for feed, makes excellent mulch when applied to a depth of 1 to 2 inches per J H Gourley Ohio Experiment Station.
The piece argues hay rich in nitrogen is more valuable than straw and advises stacking surplus for future use. It praises orchard mulching as superior, notes some faults, and warns growers to check for mice and tires, avoid placing mulch near tree bodies, and consider fire hazards from railroads or other sources.
The eighth annual Dairy Day at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster will be held August 9 with a full program prepared by the Dairy Department and the Ohio Dairy Men's Association. Forenoon topics include alfalfa timothy hay yields and feeding value, cutting and curing methods, comparison of roughage quality, legume silage preservation, iodine needs in cows, calf feeding, and mastitis.
The federal crop report interpreted by Floyd DeLashmutt of Ohio State University suggests drouth effects are fading. Yields may average despite uneven prospects, with well above July 1 acreage last year. Northern states planted more spring wheat, barley, and flax. central areas faced delay and weediness in corn. Missouri endured poor weather delaying corn harvests next fall. Feed stocks and livestock are down about 15 percent from average.
Clarksfield announces the 20th annual Homecoming on August 4 1935 with church services, picnic dinner and Cofies served. Also notes I M S and 4H club activities, funeral of Albert Day at Clarksfield M E Church, and visits by distant relatives. meeting updates and hosting arrangements.
Brundage-Curtis family reunion held at Austin Brundage home in New London on Sunday July 21 with twenty members and two guests. Officers re elected: President Leonard Brundage Vice President Helen Cameron Secretary Marjorie Burr Press Reporter Helen Bauman. Birth reported Allen Burr son of Edwin Burr. Deaths noted Esther Brundage and Mrs George Brundage. Next reunion date and place left open. Fire department responded to a chicken coop blaze at Mrs Allen’s High Street home. Nancy Helen Rasmussen born July 23 at New London Hospital.
Sunday visitors at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ames, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tinker, and Mr. and Mrs. Clide included Frank Heiffmer of Newville, Q, George Harwood and family of Ruggles, Eunice Holmes with sons Harry and Eugene, Lonnie Barnes of Wakeman and daughter Lois, and the Lee and Barnas families. The note lists several relatives and guests from Wakeman, Ruggles, and surrounding areas.
Mrs. Allen and the Abram families with Jack and Jessie, plus Miss Lois Phillips and Miss Dorothy Phillips, are spending weeks at the Tinker home in Columbus. Nearby outings include Adventist picnic at The OCescade park with about 100 attendees and multiple weekend visits among Columbus and Norwalk residents.
A Blaine reunion drew attendees at Lakeside Park Sunday. Grangers from the community, twenty five in number, joined Rev Ryan's Avon church service. Rev Koontz preached at Lorain First Methodist and will return next Sunday for Hills Ahead. Alfred Bartter and spouse visited kin in Town and Vermilion before heading to Toledo to see Clarence Bartter.
Linda Marshall fakes her Pacific disappearance to reach Crab Island where her uncle Coperni cus Marshall guards a secret formula. Tommy Drew aviator and Jerry Mitchell race to thwart rival spy Flane, while US officials plot a covert rescue and naval action to recover the hidden stone image and prevent a world threatening discovery.
Helen Osborne Barbara Cooper and Helen Haller selected for team demonstrations while Helen Osborne and Lois Nevins prepare for the style review in Elyria on August second. Senior and junior 4 H camps announced with several attendees, Osborne home meeting closed with ice cream and cookies, next gathering July 30 at Ellen Bainbridge. Local visits include Walter Peak hosting his mother, Esther Worcester buying John Wilford farm, and a church social planned by Ladies Aid Society. Birth announced for a son to Rev Hodder of Youngstown. Rev Hodder formerly served here.
William C Sudro has shown marked improvement after a heart attack last Thursday while hospitalized at Carmel Hospital Columbus. He has been fit for a week and is expected to be moved to his home soon. Mr and Mrs John Sigsworth and family visited Cleveland High this past Saturday.
Celina witnessed its first strike as Mereman Corp furniture plant workers walk out over eight dismissals after a mass meeting with a Cleveland Carpenters Union organizer. About 560 nonunion workers joined, picketing the plant and demanding reinstatement and an end to alleged interference with organizing efforts. Company executives could not be reached for comment.
Three alarms sounded within an hour as local firefighters responded to a stove fire at 1318 Middle Avenue caused by a sleeping Fireman Mosley and a boys playhouse fire at 191 Bath Street blamed on matches, followed by a motor fire at Elyria Lumber and Coal Company where a 3 horsepower motor burned insulation in a wooden box under a unloading trestle.
Floods force changes to corn hog policy with new options for AAA contract signers. Claud R. Wickard explains growers can meet acreage limits and receive adjustment payments or withdraw. Those renewing 1935 contracts must cap corn acreage per contract terms. Adjustments help offset flood damage and planting delays. Withdrawals aid river valley producers seeking late plantings beyond contract limits.
Lawrence T. Griswold reports snow white monkeys and two king cobras found in Borneo bolster theory of a former land bridge between South America and Asia. He cites past global searches and claims evidence connects Toltec Central America with Proto Polynesians across seas.
In Allentown New York a seven year old boy suffered a week long headache until a physician inspected his ear and found a small piece of eraser lodged inside. The boy had forgotten he had stuffed the eraser into his ear months ago.
Alfred University student underwent successful surgery after a wrestling injury using kangaroo tendons. In Lorain, Herbert Forsberg was fined $10 for reckless driving after a fatal Route 6 incident, and was arrested yesterday on speeding charges.
In Washington a new rat species or a previously unseen variety has appeared in Ritzville County. The animals are described as beaver brown on top with white undersides, a notable local wildlife observation reported by residents.
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