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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1935
Page
4
Lorain County seeks rural electrification under the federal program. Merritt Powell of the Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association notes progress and aims to have the application ready for submission within a few days. Mapping work is underway to show planned coverage.
A reader shares a home weight loss tale citing a doctor’s salt regimen and dietary tips. The piece emphasizes safe, gradual fat reduction through vegetables fruits poultry and fish with a morning Kraschen Salts dose to aid digestion.
County leaders expect to reach three hundred to four hundred signers for a rural electrification project. The plan has strong backing in Washington with two Rural Electrification Administration officials connected to Lorain. After mapping, the county’s application will go to the Ohio Farm Bureau Rural Electrification Cooperative Association in Columbus to present to federal authorities. Most signers come from central and southern areas, while northern and eastern regions already have service.
Roy E. Layton of Wapakorera has been named a member of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home at Xenia by Governor Day. Effective Oct. 15, the appointment awaits state senate confirmation and carries no formal public announcement yet.
Mrs E Little of Wichita Kansas describes a two year skin eruption causing disfigurement and insomnia. She reports relief after using Cuticura Seep and Ointment for two months, noting a free sample offer and purchase of additional products.
Amherst Ohio society page records Mrs J E Coverdale hosting Evergreen Club at Jenne road with plans for November 6 party at Mrs Louis Ernst and honors to Mrs Mara Cook. Circle 3 of Women’s Union at Mrs Robert Hasenfiue’s. masquerade and card party for Catholic Women at Mrs D K Whitson’s. King’s Daughters gingham party at Miss Marie Wilhelm’s. Ladies’ Society at Congregational church with meal plans for Noon Day Club. Various hospital, church, and social notes follow with attendees listed.
The Lido club in Ridgeville hosted by Mrs Arnold Laubenthal spent an evening of cards with prizes won by Miss Theresa Casper and Mrs Florence Curtiss Lunch was served and another gathering is planned in two weeks at Miss Dorothy Baldauts home. Teachers attended a schoolmasters banquet in Elyria.
Mrs Roy Jackson suffers a thumb infection and is very ill. Leon Risling, after visiting grandparents, returned to La Grange. Mr and Mrs Lee Terrell attended the County PTA meeting in Penfield last week, with Gary Brooks from Columbia also noted.
Sheriff's deed records show transfers including 61 acres in Russia Township to Arthur and Mary Falkner. Quitclaim deeds cover Lorain properties on Eighth Street to Medora Snyder and others. Several entries mention Lorain streets East Thirtieth and Third, care Avenue, and Oberlin Road with multiple grantors and grantees such as Ferguson Snyder Iannuzzi Koulmyer Borac Irs and Wilcox.
Recent guests included Mrs Ola Brooks Ross and daughter June from E visiting Mr and Mrs Carl Ross. Mrs Lute Alexander is confined at home with lumbago. H M Howard attended a fifth anniversary for Lois Mae Pearce in La Grange. W H Giles and family visited Mrs Stella Longdon in Columbus. Bernard Durkee spent Sunday with his Durkee and Nichols relatives in Wellington. Florida trip departures for Frances Nichols, Mrs Victor Hudson and Paul. Ethel Nichols plans winter in Florida. Ladies Aid attendance was good despite rain. new president Mrs Carlton Blaine chaired. Committees were named and four dollars weekly pledged for church expenses totaling 3205 yearly. Bazaar set for first week in December with date to be decided. Fall Grange social will be Oct 19 with supper 6:30–7:30 in the Ball. decorations planned and public invited. Remember October 19.
A 19-year-old fig tree growing in a crack between a building and a cement alley in Tulare, California, is touted as the world’s smallest mature tree. Despite minimal sunlight and soil, the tree persists, reaching about 12 inches in height and earning local claim to the championship.
Noted novelist Rex Beach voiced amazement at Alaska’s slow progress during a visit after 25 years away. He left during the gold rush era and found a smaller population upon his return, reflecting a changed territory.
A historical reflection on how deeper understandings of human nature alter both ideas and actions. The passage discusses shifts in conceptions of emotion, habit, and thinking, noting that true insight changes practical activity and societal progress.
In Cleveland Ohio on February 17 American Bridge League secretary William E McKeeney announced a merger with the United States Bridge Association ending a three year feud. The Culbertson promoted league had remained neutral on style of play while the two groups clashed.
Madrid reports Luisita Jimenez, widow of Miguel Morilla nicknamed Atarfeno, will debut as a matador in Granada. Separate dispatch notes that since Hitler rose to power, arms sales by France to Germany have more than doubled.
A surprising outcome in a national contest has stunned Ethiopians and sparked intense national sentiment. Observers cite strong performances from competing figures and highlight the broader implications for regional pride and future competitions.
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