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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1939
Page
4
The porch reemerges as a versatile summer social center for dining living or resting. A Summer kitchen variant blends a screened porch with a stove refrigerator and tables offering cool airy cooking space. Build it cheaply by placing posts framing a wooden floor roof and asphalt shingles then paint and furnish with color and flowers for lasting use.
The General Ladies' Aid Society of the Congregational church plans an afternoon meeting on Thursday June 29. Miss Lucile Stine married Paul Eichelberger on Sunday June 18 in Sullivan with Rev. Barth performing the ceremony. The couple will live at Savannah Lake after a Niagara Falls trip.
The article traces the American Colonial house from New England to the Southwest, noting Greek influences in its pediment and posts, then explains modern features like a garage, U shaped kitchen, mineral wool insulation, and a green asphalt roof. Designed by Randolph Evans for the Monthly Small House Club of New York, it fits a 30 foot width on a 43 foot lot.
An attractive two bed room home offers comfortable living at low cost with a compact yet spacious layout. The design minimizes steps, provides balanced proportions, and exterior beauty suitable for any neighborhood on a small lot.
N J Sprinkle suffered severe injuries on a Friday when he was tedding hay with a team of young males and they ran away causing him to be thrown.
Acme Grange in Columbia invites members to a dance event with informal socializing and music. Details incomplete due to fragmented text.
The NFPA urges full lightning conductor systems for farms, citing the Washington Monument as a model. Proper methods require tall protective rods with direct ground paths, multiple conductors, and grounding of at least ten feet, plus connections to water pipes. Additional fire protections include fire resistant roofing and fireproof firestops to block heat transfer.
At Mrs Elizabeth Chamberlains home the Women's Civic Club met with eighteen members enjoying dinner a short business session and quilt block work. The Banner Class of the Methodist Church met with Misses Stocking hosting fifteen members with devotions games and Mary Storrow assisting. Next gatherings planned with Mrs Clara Crandall and Melvin Merrill in Brighton.
Twenty ladies from Rochester representing the Harmonial Society of the Methodist church visited at the Clarkfield area. Hosts included Mrs. Hattie Zacharias and Miss Jeanette Prochazka with extended family and friends from Cleveland, Covington, and other Ohio towns. Several local families hosted guests, celebrated anniversaries, and attended events across Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Newark, and Warren County communities.
The Federal Housing Administration offers a modernization credit plan to finance home repairs through loans from qualified lenders. Inspect exterior trim, roof, walls, windows, heating, and interior finishes to identify needed updates and prevent future expense.
Preparations are fast materializing for a bigger and better 4th of July Homecoming with all committees at work. Residents recall a past chicken dinner on June 22 featuring a program with Roch ester who sang two numbers at the Ernest Hibbard home in Litchfield. Meanwhile Greeks complain Athenians neglect their own country for Swiss and French resorts.
Homeowners should clean walls to remove grease and smoke before painting. Wash with soap and water and a touch of ammonia, rinse, fill plaster cracks with plaster of Paris, sand smooth, and apply primer before painting. FHA funds come from qualified lending institutions under the Modernization Credit Plan.
The article notes walking on roofs risks with brittle shingles but asphalt shingles allow safe passage. It highlights that mineral wool insulation in walls and ceilings enhances fireproofing. It also states India has at least 225 languages spoken, excluding dialects.
H L Shryock starts a house for Wallace Nichols on Harwood Street with a history of local builds. Elyria reports more new houses and jobs this week, signaling a potential building industry recovery and inviting readers to list local firms linked to construction. Coal prices rise for summer, and White Pine wood, famed nationwide, remains in ample supply with selective logging noted by Weyerhaeuser in Idaho stands.
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