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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1931
Page
5
The Elyria Home Owners Bureau marshals home modernization efforts with the Chamber of Commerce, aiming to connect owners, builders, suppliers, financiers, and real estate professionals. Ernest F. Jones, secretary and manager, says members must be reliable, skilled and accountable, with explanations required if standards lapse.
The Elyria Home Owners Bureau pledges to improve the city through home modernization. It awards certificates with a certified seal, promotes easier financing with monthly payments, maintains a building library with plan books, and offers architectural advice at no charge to any citizen seeking to upgrade homes.
The article notes the value of fireproof construction in modern homes, with the Sha Coal and Supply Company promoting a full line of fireproof building materials. It cites slag, cement, rock lathe blocks, brick, lime, sand, and slag as key components, and mentions supplying materials for the Hamilton Buick Company’s new premises.
Disappearing stairways that hide in ceilings allow owners to convert attics into living or storage spaces without sacrificing lower floor headroom. When space is tight, they provide hidden access for storage and utility use, changing how homeowners utilize upper areas.
Modern hardware appeals to homeowners planning home modernization. The company showcases new designs in locks and knockers with finishes such as dull nickel, cull brass, oxidize, copper, and sard blast. The features promote an ornamental look and easier upkeep compared with old paints and varnishes.
Elyria Hardware announces a large stock of builders hardware purchased at a bankrupt sale. The selection includes locks, door knobs, hinges, ornamental signs, paints, varnishes, modern stoves, and other items to modernize homes. Also notes rising popularity of high priced American motor boats in Britain.
The O'Donnell Paint and Wall Paper Company promotes interior decorating services to harmonize rooms and create a modern, unified home. It offers experienced decorators to advise on color schemes and room coordination, plus a wide stock of American, English, French, and Belgian wallpapers, paints, and varnishes to suit varied tastes.
A new textured wall covering offers artistic looks and washable durability. Designed for homes apartments schools and other buildings it comes in wallpaper like rolls and can be applied over plaster or wall board to create a non cracking washable surface.
Plumbers favor one piece sinks for sanitary benefits and height to avoid bending. Sinks tint enamel to match color schemes. stoves come in red and green for decorative effect. Refrigerator location varies by home. outdoor icing common in city apartments. Electric lighting should minimize shadows. Belfast Yealand reports a rat menace.
Day's Hardware and Music Store promotes home modernization with electric washers, the E Z washer, and the Majestic electric refrigerator. It highlights electric lighting fixtures, cabinet type gas ranges, redecorating materials, paints, and varnishes. The store also notes music plays a role in modern homes and offers instruments to meet increased leisure time.
The decor first dictates electrical fixture selection and the hanging lights. Fixtures must suit the room's overall scheme and furniture type. A Franco-German producer will make talking pictures in French and German. Premier Nahas Pasha will head negotiations as 23 Egyptians arrive in London for the Anglo-Egyptian treaty talks.
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