Electric range sales seen fueling 1939 boom
New York electric range executive predicts more than 300000 units will be sold in 1939, marking a 21 percent gain over 1938 as electric cooking widens its lead. Consumer surveys show 52 percent favor electric cooking, 33 percent plan next range electric, and 1929 to 1938 domestic kilowatt hours rise while gas use falls. The piece notes improved efficiency from research upgrades such as a 4000 watt oven, new alloys, and heat saving devices, while outlining continued consumer interest and market expansion.
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New York
Westinghouse Co
Westinghouse
Corox
Spencer Golden Wedding Ends Half Century Of Marriage
A Spencer couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct 3 1889 in the Firestone home area as a quiet day marked by family. The Firestones have lived on farms nearby for fifty years caring for their homestead and animals. They have four children Glenn and Kent in Spencer and daughters Mrs Ernst Jefferies of Cleveland and Mrs Charles Breyley of Minneapolis with five grandchildren.
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Firestone
Mrs. Firestone
Mrs Kent Amsbaugh Hurt Canning Soup In Accident
Mrs Kent Amsbaugh suffered burns on both arms up to the elbow after a soup can broke in her hand Friday while canning soup. The incident occurred during domestic chores at home. She sought medical care for the injuries received in the mishap.
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Kent Amsbaugh
W B A Holds Meeting After Mrs Curtice’s Death
Mrs Ray Aldrich hosted a Friday W B A gathering with Mrs Ellen Walters presiding. The group mourns Mrs Terrence Curtice a longtime Lodge member and former recording secretary whose vacancy was filled by Miss Vina Bechtel. Sympathy extended to her husband and son.
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Ray Aldrich
Ellen Walters
Terrence Curtice
Vina Bechtel
Lodge
Birthday party honors Lavonnie as four-year-old turns four
Mrs. Sidney Sooy hosted a Thursday afternoon party for Lavonnie Sooy’s fourth birthday from 2 to 4 PM with games and a dessert course of ice cream cake and milk chocolate. Guests included Karen Auble Marlene White Loretta Aldrich Lowell Breyley Patricia Crosby Nancy Thompson Gary Guyer Frances McCourt Joan Taylor. Lavanna Painter and Joel Painter were ill and did not attend. Lavonnie received many gifts. Relatives attended the Guiar family reunion at Claude Weidrick’s Wellington home.
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Sidney Sooy
Lavonnie
Karen Jane Auble
Marlene White
Loretta Aldrich
Lowell Breyley
Patricia Ann Crosby
Nancy Jane Thompson
Gary Guyer
Frances McCourt
Joan Taylor
Lavanna
Joel
Penfield Rally Day Observed at United Church Altar
Rally Day was observed Sunday October 1 at the United Church with cut flowers and potted plants on the altar. Rev N M Weyrick preached a sermon titled Weighed in the Balance to a large attendance. Sunday school activities followed amid a strong turnout.
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United Church
N.M. Weyrick
Columbia Briefs Highlight Local Socials and Obituaries
Columbia notes show Mrs J H Bartter and Miss Lucile Churchward at the first AAU season meeting in Berea. Gertrude Pinckney and Josie Harington attended the funeral of Mrs Mason Nichols in Elyria. Birthday greetings were hosted by Mr and Mrs William H Jones for relatives including Ernest Root and Lydia Richards. Funeral services are planned Tuesday for Mrs Raymond Lewis of Cleveland, with burial in Columbia Cemetery. Willard Hathaway and family also noted.
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Columbia
J. H. Bartter
Lucile Churchward
American Association of University Women
Berea
Miss Churchward
Gertrude Pinckney
Josie Harington
Mason Nichols
Elyria
William H. Jones
Jones
Ernest Root
Royalton
David Jones
Leon Cole
Carol Jones
Lydia Richards
Hazel Richards
Raymond .Lewis
Cleveland
Deaconess Hospital
Columbia Cemetery
Willard Hathaway
Community Social Roundup From Beres and Nearby
Many local households hosted guests and shared meals including Mr. and Mrs. Emory Unnewehr of Beres with two children, Miss Charlotte Schockey of Bellaire visiting Mrs. Leon Ives, and dinners for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Workman of Chesterland plus Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schram of Elyria. Local illness updates, visits to Elyria and Ashland, a bicycle accident involving Jane Wright, and social events such as wiener roasts, a Cozy Cousins Club gathering, an Acme Grange dancing party, and birthday dinner for Ralph Hopkins are noted.
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Emory Unnewehr
Beres
Charlotte Schockey
Bellaire
Ohio
Leon Ives
Frank Workman
Chesterland
Fred Schram
Elyria
Hannah, Longdow
Theodore Roth
Max Hitchcock
Asa Hance
Harold
Russell Hopkins
Eaton
Ralph Hopkins
Warren Ives
Frank Guy
James Wright
West Side
Cleveland
Wright
Frederick van Fisenburg
Phyllis Dunford
Ashland Ohio
Jane Wright
Serg Wright
Jeanette Longdon
Janie Adams
Sprague Road
Washington, D.C
John Wack
Frank Simms
Ridgeville
Cozy Cousins Club
Harold Cartright
Acme Grange
Town Hall
Jack Britton
Canadien Will Close Popular Bird Sanctuary
Vancouver report says a longtime bird sanctuary in Charles B. E. Jones’s backyard will close soon after nine years of operation. Jones keeps about 400 birds in cages and has trained them to take food from his lips and perch on visitors, calling the aviary a notable local exhibit.
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Vancouver
B. C
Ada
Charles BE. Jones
Jones
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