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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1931
Page
8
The article discusses renovating small kitchens to improve efficiency for housewives. It notes the shift from large old-time kitchens to compact layouts, the rise of color schemes, improved lighting, built-in pantries, and more electrical outlets. It emphasizes letting the housewife guide modernization to fit daily cooking and cleanup tasks.
A comic fashion feature shows Dame Fashion staging a fake umbrella trick from a handbag. Rochelle Hudson displays the concealed umbrella while Loretta Young models a jeweled coiffure comb. Evalyn Knapp wears a Parisian scarf and bag.
Many modern homes are surmounted by makeshift radio aerials placed on the roof by amateur carpenters who know little of proper construction. During remodeling, have the carpenter build a proper aerial standard that enhances the house. Ensure lead‑in and ground wires are installed correctly, ideally via conduits rather than run along the building.
Homeowners who modernize aging houses find strong buyer interest and faster sales. Upgraded features like hardwood floors and oil heaters raise appeal, with many claiming returns of two to three dollars for every one invested, depending on location and neighborhood.
Homeowners often fear high costs of hardwood floors though price varies by wood type. Oak remains popular but beech maple and birch offer merits. choose wood to fit decor and staining characteristics. ensure wood is properly cured to avoid swelling and buckling, which would require relaying the floor.
Hardwood floors may be obtained in several grades of lumber and used in practically every home. Costs vary, but the floors are a good investment and last a lifetime.
Amherst March 31 members of the Amherst Study Club held an interesting meeting at the home of Mrs H W Powers South Main street Monday afternoon after a brief session discussions followed and plans for future programs were set in motion
The business meeting led by Mrs. W. G. Nord featured roll call by 14 members, Edgar Guest poem, papers on Up to Date Literature and Modern American Poets, a book review Daughter of Abd Salam by Dean Fitch Oberlin College, and selected reading Jane Adams of Hull House. Attendees included Mrs. C. A. Alexander and others. final meeting of the year.
A fragment hints at a fashion detail scene where skirts are praised as comfortable and flattering, with remarks on their appearance and social use, noting items already worn at informal gatherings and parties as a relief themed trend. The passage shifts to a cold aside about a male figure and his drawings, suggesting a break in the text.
A social gathering will be held at the home of Mrs A J Rice on Quarry Street Monday afternoon April 20. The event invites local residents to attend and enjoy refreshments in a neighborhood social setting.
Mr and Mrs August Nabakowski hosted a Sunday dinner in honor of their son James with many relatives present including Mr and Mrs William Cabl Henry Amanhauser and the Koepps. The event focused on family fellowship with an afternoon of conversation.
The notice states that social time and supper were served at six o'clock. It preserves a concise, period tone with no extra details or names.
The northern Lorain County oratorical contest will be held in South Amherst High School auditorium on Tuesday evening April 7 at 7 30. Local talent will provide music and contestants will compete in both readings and orations. A good attendance is anticipated.
Three Oberlin College seniors in Zoology and Geology receive graduate assistantships at Yale, the University of Minnesota, and Northwestern, with others earning honors on Yale's honor roll. Additional notices recap club events, lectures, cemetery association plans, and local social visits around Oberlin.
Mrs Frank Starck entertained Sunday afternoon at Lincoln street in honor of her birthday anniversary. Ivcheon was served to the guest of honor Mr and Mrs Roy Tapeworth and family Mr and Mrs Paul Krugman Elyria and Frank Starck Mrs Starck received many pretty gifts.
Edward Rice 26, pilot of the ill fated plane that struck two houses and crashed in a Columbus street Sunday, died at University Hospital. He suffered crushed legs, sever head wounds, and internal injuries. The crash occurred after circling a residential district for 20 minutes. cause unknown but suspected control failure. He is survived by widow Marilla and two children Edward 5 and Betty 3, who had been visiting relatives in Detroit.
Columbus March 81 The special joint tax committee approved rating autos and trucks for license fees by weight instead of horsepower. Bills to implement were ordered drafted for the General Assembly. The change is expected to raise about 7.59 million dollars in revenue. Auto fees would range from 30 to 60 cents per hundred pounds by weight class, with about 1.556 million autos currently licensed. Trucks would see rates from 70 cents to 1.95 per hundred pounds, boosting revenue from about 4.99 million to 6 million. Both auto and truck owners would be freed from personal property tax.
Paris reports the 1931 32 budget was approved after an all night session. The chamber expressed confidence in Premier Pierre Laval's government. The budget plan totals receipts of 558 409 francs and expenditures of 50 712 253 009 francs with the Senate having approved it yesterday.
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