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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1949
Page
7
The fur storage department at Jack Knight Dry Cleaning Co on Lake Avenue is prepping hundreds of furs for fall retrieval. Furs are cleared and repairs noted, glazed with a brushing solution, bored, combed with a fur comb, and air blown before delivery.
The Knight plant restores fur pelt life with careful toning and repair. It handles errors in final cond and mends small rips. The firm also reconditions children’s show suits, repairs zippers, cleans overcoats, fixes linings and button holes, and performs extensive hand finishing on formal dresses.
Directors of the Ohio Fruit Growers CEOP Association met at Avon Town Hall on Thursday evening. Welcn Grape Juice Co. representatives attended. Also noted: Mrs. Anna Gilbert weekend visit with Mr and Mrs Lester Phelps in Eaton. Amherst Board of Education hired Evelyn Smith to replace moved teacher William Naegele. International fur auction in Leningrad sold 25,000 cat skins at $1.95 each.
Leslie Donegan runs Dugan's Donut Shop at 632 Lake Avenue offering yeast raised doughnuts and fried cakes in many varieties. The shop features glazed, plain, jelly filled, cream filled sticks, coconut covered, chocolate filled sticks, sugar twists, and cinnamon rolls with daily fresh quality and delivery for large orders.
T Alec Aust of the Mobil service station at Park avenue and Broad street urges immediate car winter preparation. He details radiator checks, hose replacement, radiator flush, thermostat checks, oil and battery upkeep, and warns against forgetting anti freeze. Broad Street station offers Mobil tires batteries and accessories.
Br and Mrs Court Sebolt marked fifty years of marriage with a October 16 surprise at Florence. Fourteen relatives attended a buffet as yellow and white decor highlighted the event. The cake, baked by daughter-in-law Mrs Lewis Sebolt, featured fifty and yellow mums.
Monday evening October 17 an open house at the family residence drew many old friends and neighbors as tea and cake were served by Mrs. Giatiys Hill. Girl Scouts observed their third troop birthday in Birmingham church parlor with decorated tables and a large cake. New committee members and leaders were welcomed and merit badges and pins awarded to several scouts. Ex‑Cpl Joseph Marion Haug, 57, end of WWI veteran after 25 years in veterans hospitals, died of a cerebral hemorrhage following shell shock.
Hans Loken 72 and his wife Mrs. Elien Christensen visited relatives in Westminster B C to meet brothers John Loken of Washington DC and Ole Loken of Canada for the first time in decades. The reunion followed a Red Cross led search after letters were returned unopened for years.
Ridgeville Grange convened with Master Wade Henney, filling officer vacancies for Pomona and Ceres. Ten candidates received first and second degrees under the Ladies' Drill Team, with annual inspection and initiation ceremonies noted.
The article notes Ridgeville Pomona dinner set for Saturday November 5 with noon meals and sessions led by Mrs. M Cetterman and a call for pies. It also reports Dunn N C banning urban beekeeping after complaints of stings from nearby neighbors.
Waldo Chick of Wells Maine was chosen as first vice president at the 12th annual convention of the Northern New England Poultry Producers Council in Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
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