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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1950
Page
9
Tree roots can invade sewer lines year round, causing clogs. Powers cutters cut roots temporarily. chemicals kill and dissolve roots but do not prevent regrowth without frequent use. Replacing clay with cast iron offers a lasting fix, though costly. Send home repair questions to Mr Cobb for future columns.
Radio listings describe Wednesday and Thursday programming across stations including WEDNESDAY Mai WEAM 1108 and OK! Marries at 5:15 Fortis Lite 320, with Eddie Arnold Show 9:00, News 12:30, Dramas such as Pepper Young and Lorenzo Jones, and various music and variety segments. Also includes WHE i Nets, Arthur Godfrey, Sky King, and Dance Orchestra segments with notes that all programs are subject to change.
Wellington newspaper snippet advertises Barker Street delivery service and Faith Ware retrick Avenue West contact points. terse notice highlights home delivery options and phone listings for ordering.
Amherst news notes several local activities. Pythian Sisters discuss temple inspections from Sandusky and Greenwich, plan to buy a new rug, and sponsor a room at Medina Home. A galloping breakfast is planned, plus a poke luncheon after inspection practice. Girl elected to Girls State. Legion Auxiliary names representatives and prizes awarded. Beta Sigma Phi elect officers and mobilize cancer drive volunteers. Founders Day events and a Lorain Amherst dinner are scheduled.
Wellington council invites all electors and property owners to a public meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the town hall chambers to discuss rent control following a March 6 session where a petition with 101 signatures was read.
United Press staffer notes witnesses at a Senate Banking and Currency Subcommittee hearing. Mrs. Maurine Loos of Forest Hills testified on a bill to mint fractional 2, 5 and 10 cent coins, saying she and many housewives cannot afford rising costs without a smaller coin. Sen. Glen H. Taylor teased witnesses about expenses. Clyde S. Bailey warned of costly coin box reconversions for telephone booths and higher bills for independents.
Odd Fellows of Northern Ohio sponsor an amateur talent hunt in Elyria. The event on April 21 at Gates School Auditorium offers cash prizes and a path to district and national contests. Local committees led by Rev Henry Shaw and Clifford Wheeler organize entries, with judging by an applause meter and no age or act type limits.
In Mount Carmel Pa John Laduka found an Edison carbon filament bulb in a ruined livery stable. He has used it in his bedroom for 29 years since 1921 turning it on about four times daily totaling nearly 90 000 activations. The bulb remains as bright as ever.
Community notices list Kiwanis and Brownies meetings in Ridgeville and Olmsted, Lent services in East Oberlin, Girl Scout and Boy Scout gatherings at Coe Memorial and Clague Road churches, L.B.S. Chow Mein luncheon, and Hurst family activities. Friday features include Grange fish fry in Ridgeville, Grafton band concert, Camden seniors play Grandad Steps, and Maple Sugar Festival in N Olmsted with Donald Whitney’s extension club lesson on cotton dressmaking.
Senator Sheridan Downey of California retires from reelection bids citing doctors advice after hospital checkup. He urges support for Manchester Boddy while Helen Gahagan Douglas and Richard Nixon file as candidates. Downey, 68, cites two peptic ulcers needing prolonged treatment.
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