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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1959
Page
4
Three quarters of a million freshmen enter college this fall and face a tougher path than high school. Expect less personal attention and more self discipline as you must study five to six hours daily and balance academics with social life or risk dropping out before Christmas.
Esther Sayles outlines 1866 school attire for a ten year old boy with a knee length blue poplin dress over bloomers, black velvet belt, white Marseilles cloak, cape, silk braid trimming, and a blue plume hat as shown in Peterson's Ladies Magazine. The Lorain County History display preserves the fashion details for Lorain County pioneers.
The piece describes a community in Magnetic Springs where elderly residents praise magnetized wells and springs for health, while reflecting on a bygone era when water cures drew crowds. It contrasts past leisure and healthcare practices with today’s busy pace and notes the town’s broader social history.
The Chronicle-Telegram notes Direct Distance Dialing helps connect subscribers even during county fair events. Jim the Peanut Man hawks bags at two cents after selling at fifteen, then buys cantaloupes for neighbors. A fishing trip with Dub Heller yields tales and a card about Dub’s catch. The column shifts to family moments at the fair with Dawn’s love of animals and a lively day full of rides and pets.
The column reviews Elyria High football lineage from coach tenures to key figures like Tiny Stephan and Dwight Peabody, noting Bill Barton as coach and the 1959 Buckeye Conference schedule. It highlights Lorain’s tough 1959 slate versus Findlay, Libbey, Waite, Lakewood, and Warren, with a contrast to Findlay and Sandusky schedules.
A detailed bridge hand from the Intercollegiate Tournament illustrates a declarer plan that substitutes a loser in one suit for a loser in another. The article discusses defender play, heart and diamond actions, and the risks of ruffs, with commentary on alternate lines and outcomes.
A 13,000 ton nuclear pulse rocket using continuous atomic explosions could power a ship about ten to twelve stories tall, carrying cargo to the moon within two decades. Engineers estimate bombs per second, a water cooling loop, and a 240 foot throat chamber to generate thrust, with launches potentially beginning alongside Saturn-scale rockets.
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co refused to accept the terms of Elsha's new gas rate ordinance that had been presented to city council and signed by the mayor. The report notes no paper edition published on Sunday.
Questions on misplayed tricks in three hand Pinochle where a bidder C takes a trick while not following suit and is charged double there, and on a draw poker exposed card dispute where a player rejects one exposed card and wins with two pairs. Official guidance cites correction of the error and dead cards rules.
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