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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1942
Page
9
Henry McLemore measures public usefulness by skill sets in home repair and craft. The piece contrasts capable workers with inefficacious assistants, praising practical knowledge from carpentry to electrical basics while lambasting those who misfit tasks such as uneven carpet hanging and crooked dials.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills promising to wake the liver and promote bile flow to improve digestion. It claims daily doses of two pints of bile and warns of digestive discomfort if the bile does not flow freely. It offers the pills at 10 cents and 73 cents per package.
A group of fifteen locals and former neighbors gathered at Dewer Hall Elyria with Mrs Crawford hosting. The event featured chatter about windward doors and a future home safety plan while photographs captured memories of the gathering.
Grafton hosts Baker's Dozen Pinechie Chib gathering with Mrs Clarence Metzger. high scores to Mrs Howard Beluvad and Mrs Carl Hershit, traveling prize to Miss Laona Wise. Members honored for births and gifts given to Mrs Russell Fintan and Mrs Hal Rothgery. Other social gatherings include Needlework and social hour at Mrs Mildred Brunson’s, with plans to meet Dr Myrtle Dunlap in two weeks.
Recipe notes describe Ice Box Cakes as easy make ahead desserts with no cooking required. It outlines chocolate layered cake, whipped cream fillings, and a variant called Chocolate Water Box Cake, plus Prune Refrigerator Pudding and Lime Fluff Tarts. It includes methods, ingredients, and serving tips suitable for family gatherings.
Penfield Grange to hold its annual inspection on Wednesday night September 6 at the hall with Deputy Frank Mason from Ridgeville in attendance and a program. refreshments to follow. A harvest supper sponsored by the Walled Society is planned at Society Hall on Friday evening August 16 with a varied menu and vegetables available. The first BT meeting of the school year convened Thursday evening September 10 in the school auditorium, led by Mrs Candy and Mrs Ways Johnson as pianist, with Mrs Ardmur Richmond as new president presiding. The secretary’s report and various committees were announced, including membership and program chairs, plus refreshments, and the meeting closed with “America.”
A fragmented record shows a Akron area club holding a dinner in honor of a wedding anniversary and a regular monthly meeting at Community CTCL. Officers were elected including secretary Irma Wise and treasurer Esther Pfeiffer. October hosts are Cora Lildkirs, Dorothy Grills, and Mrs. Cltment Weisz.
Disjointed OCR fragment notes a wedding near Ridgeville with mentions of the bride's parents, a reception, and June or July timeframe. Other garbled references include names Robert Jamieson Jr and Mrs Roy Ward, plus mentions of Ohio State University and Camp Growder.
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