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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1950
Page
4
In Elyria Ohio 1950, youths push to open a hardware shop selling lathes, circular saws, jigsaws, and related gear. Despite factory warnings on delivery costs and slim margins, Joe and partners opened last July and draw crowds during noon breaks as customers explore tools. Egypt stops quarantine fees for tourists.
The piece chronicles Joe George, a Manhattan hardware veteran, who conceived a men’s home workshop tool store in the Grand Central commuter district. His plan aimed to lure 1,000 of the daily 1,000,000 passersby with gimmicks and gadgets, despite initial firm resistance. The narrative hints at wartime timing and bold cultural shift in retail.
Ridgeville schools featured a steak dinner for football and basketball players, a school census, and band member tests. The senior class, led by Mr Allen, Mrs Leiby, Mr Sweet, and Miss Rita, organized the census to count residents under 17 and assign section roles. The Ridgeville Dramatic Club joined the National Thespian Association as the four weeks term ended and the high school prepares for an upcoming club initiation and football letters ceremony.
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