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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1942
Page
12
Warring against waste is a popular homemakers program as homeowners seek to convert attic and basement spaces into useful rooms. Experts note one third of home space is often unused guiding renovations, with modern materials like decorative insulating boards enabling quick, affordable transformations.
A description outlines a bunk setup with heavy beam framing and built in book shelves at head and foot. Drawers beneath hold bedding while random plank insulation hoard lines walls and attics. Emphasizes insulation ventilation and clever built in storage for playrooms and toy closets.
Advertising in last Tuesday’s paper touts four defense houses built on local labor and materials. Plans include a 4 room with bath attic space and excavated basement priced at 4350 dollars, with 450 down and about 30 per month. Additional larger models priced 5060 and 5680 dollars offer 5 or 6 rooms and ready basements.
Mrs Charles Black hosted the Ridgeville Garden Club on a Tuesday in March at her home. Officers were elected, members rejoined, and the Red Cross War Fund received praise. County meeting plans were announced with speakers, and a June luncheon was promised. St Patrick theme reflected in refreshments. Troian Club met with nine members for installation.
The group opened with singing and the pledge of service. New officers Frelyty Stroud president Doreen Line president and Marjorie Irons treasurer were installed. A breakfast hike in Metropolitan Park is planned for April 11. Clara Krutz led a game and the group enjoyed a light supper. They plan an organ craft to donate to the Red Cross. Kenya Coloney shipped 589 tons of pyrethrum to the United States. American films arrive in England with censorship and revisions.
A wartime column discusses wage controls, inflation fears, and the stance of Roosevelt on price limits. It notes government actions against Japanese and other groups, critiques management, and stresses shipping as the critical wartime bottleneck. Louis Johnson is cited on bridge work near Lake Michigan and the St. Lawrence Seaway. The piece argues shipyards and production require ships now, not wait for long term projects.
An advisory note from the United States Commission on India states a need for strategic guidance to aid the war effort. The message hints at management changes and fresh direction to improve wartime logistics and policy. The Ledger Syndicated report preserves the tense call for decisive leadership.
CORVALLIS Oregon bee keepers may be called up to double the present annual honey production to 600000 pounds to support wartime sugar rationing. Dr Don C Mote head of the entomology department at Oregon State College and Dr H A Scullen note the urgency and point to increased wartime needs.
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