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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1928

Page

19

Modern Cafe And Soda Grill Opens Tomorrow

Elyria brings a new Modern Cafe and Soda Grill at 421 Broad Ave run by J G Mobillo and George Alexander. The interior features brown and pale green decor with mirrors and chandeliers, seating seventy five, a large soda fountain, candy cases, and a basement candy making area. About ten staff will operate opening day with kitchen, candy, and front of house roles.

Broad At J. G. Mobillo George Alexander Elyria

Equipment by the Zesoup CD in Salem Ohio restaurant

The Stephen Jessup company of Salem Ohio furnished and installed the restaurant equipment. They manufactured store fixtures and fronts, installed soda booths and a black and white soda fountain, kitchen equipment, window work, hot and cold food facilities, a large range and ice box, and designed attractive windows to draw customers.

Zesoup CD Stephen Jessup Company Salem Ohio Zessup Company

Merthe Company Furnished Linoleum for Modern Cafe

The Modern cafe and soda grill floor uses Armstrong Jaspe linoleum supplied by C. H. Merthe and Company. The material is chosen for beauty and permanence, cemented over heavy felt, with waterproof seams. Merthe’s expert installers laid the floor, a service also used in the East Ohio Gas building as part of the contract department offering floor coverings and window draperies.

Armstrong Jaspe C. H. Merthe and Company Merthe Merthe’s East Ohio Gas Contract Department

Beck Contractor Transforms Hardware Store Room Into Modern Restaurant

Henry Beck, veteran contractor, led seven workers to convert a former hardware store room into a Modern restaurant over ten days. Alterations included new stairways, a basement stair, a rear partition for kitchen screening, and a new front. Beck, in business 28 years, says all his Elyria earnings are invested locally. He previously served six years as director of public safety and service during the Jones administration. Police pursue jewel fakers whose technique dents jewelers worldwide.

Henry Beck Beck High Street Western Heights Elyria Mr. Beck Pubblic Safety and Service Jones

Frigidaire Systems Boost Local Food Cold Storage

Frigidaire refrigeration is highlighted by its installation at Modern cafe and soda grill to cool boxes and fountain, with a Noon gas sign added by the same firm. Ohio Public Service installs signs at Vestal's store and William Bartlett's Gas station. Walter Schultz notes temperatures must stay between 35 and 50 degrees to keep food safe, with only 19 days yearly meeting those temps. Over 200 Frigidaire refrigerators sold this year and more than 1,000 electric refrigeration installations completed by the company.

Ch Public Service Company Ohio Public Service Company Vestal William Bartlett Walter Schultz

Ace Heater Ensures Constant Hot Water at Modern Restaurant

Logan Gas Company installed an automatic Ace Water Heater at the Modern Restaurant in the Merthe Block. The device provides continuous hot water with no attention required, replacing prior gas and water arrangements through the Logan Gas Company.

Logan Gas Company

Roe Co Electrical Work For Modern Cafe And More

Roe Co begun new installations wiring and fixtures for Modern cafe and soda grill. They opened a store on West Second street and furnished fixtures except special restaurant equipment. The company now works on Library project Ohio Public Service warehouse and city rest room. Mr Ree has 15 years in electrical business here and was formerly president of Superior Electric.

Wally Roe Electric Company Roe Company West Second Street Ree Company Ohio Public Service New City Ree Superior Electric Company

A and A Co Opens New Radio Show Room

The A and A Auto Supply Company at 549 Broadstreet opens a new radio showroom on the second floor. Patrons will see Bremer Tulley radios in home like display rooms from table to cabinet models. Elyria dealer Canton Howe distributes Bremer Tulley in the area.

A. & A. Auto Supply Company Broadstreet Bremer-Tulley Radio Bremer Tulley A. & A. Company Elyria Canton Howe Canton Bremer Tully Radio Company

A. & A. Co. expands with radio show room opening

Otis Airfield and his brother Fred Airfield own the Elyria store. They add a showroom for Bremer Tulley and Tone Color, with new tire mounting, office space, and display counters. The firm emphasizes fair dealing and offers radio repairs by James Rice and sales under Otis and Fred. The Airfields invite old and new customers to visit the opening.

Bremer-Tulley Radio Bremer Tulley A. & A. Company Otis Airfield Fred Alrfield Elyria Broad Street James Rice Rice Otis Alrfield Oxford Avenue Fred Altfield Lving Eastern Heights Boulevard

Old Pagan Temple Found in England near Stowting

Ancient pre historic stones uncovered at Bull Town near Stowting reveal a seventh church site on a line from Luminge Church, suggesting a lost pagan temple connected to a local legend of Augustine’s arrival in Kent in 597 AD. The find ties into a historic pattern of seven churches radiating around the hamlet.

Stowting Kent England Alon Bull Town Luminge St. Augustine Gregory

Brothers Reunited After Half Century apart

ELSWORTH Wis two brothers Kerry Michaels and Charles Michaels of Leavenworth Kas were reunited after fifty years. Charles was taken by his mother at age two and raised in Michigan and later adopted by a Texas family. About a month ago Kerry learned of a Michaels family in town and the inquiry led to the reunion. The brothers both served in the Spanish American War and were in the same engagements.

Elsworth Wis Kerry Michaels Charles Leavenworth Kas Michigan Michael

Canadian Christmas Trees Allowed Into United States Again

Harrisburg PA. Canadian Christmas trees will be permitted into the United States again this year after a lapse. The quarantine preventing Canadian tree shipments due to Gypsy Moth has been lifted, according to the State Department of Forests and Waters.

Only 40 Looked 60 and Felt Rejuvenated by Ox Gall

A testimonial touts natural ox gall from Drexel tablets as a liver stimulant reversing tiredness weight loss headaches and constipation. It claims Dicxol tablets contain 16 drops of ox gall and cost under two cents with a Ox gall label on the package and Muir's Cut Rate Stores as the agent.

Muir's

British tailors ban loud colors in new menswear shift

Rutherford Almond tells the National Federation of Merchant Tailors that vivid colors like sunshine yellow and purple blues will fade from fashion as the boyish girl gives way to a more womanly look. He predicts quieter tones, with darker blues grays and browns expanding in wardrobes.

London Rutherford Almond National Federation of Merchant Taffors

Fashion notes on trade and sports wear patterns

In the evolving trade world the old Weaves fade while Greens and Lovats recede into memory. Sports wear enjoys latitude with items like the plus-four suit ranging from red Harris tweed to brown and natural drab. Patterns may roam in checks, diamonds or herringbone.

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Merthe Company Frigidaire Roe Co Hallworthy Kolster RADIO THE A. B. Sauer Music CO Broad St Claude Terry Charis Charis Elsrna No Brooks Elk 2Nd St Ocean and Great Lakes F. A. Yoo Elyria Savings & Trust CO Wildercraft Slore C. Fr. Merthe & CO Dachtler & Dachtler Broad St. Elyria Starkey I For Dorbie Ford A. C Weage Gasnions Sit
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