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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1942
Page
2
John Boles returns to the Capitol Theatre in Road To Happiness with Mona Barrie and Billy Lee. Boles plays an expatriate American who studies abroad then comes home to find his wife and son have left him, with the tale unfolding as he searches for happiness.
Belle Davis Ann Sheridan and Stanty Woolley head the cast of The Men Who Came to Dinner now playing at the Lincoln Theatre. The picture adapted from the Broadway hit is described as one of the decade’s most uproarious comedies.
Easter activities in Wellington centered at First Methodist and Church of Christ. Rev A E Tennant led a service depicting Christ’s life through songs and scripture. Loretta Masters, Mrs England, and a local quartet performed special music with arrangements by pianist Lais Jean Ailesey. A large chair presentation and community breakfast accompanied the day’s events as residents shared in worship and fellowship.
Listings detail radio programs across many stations with names like Amy DooAncy Xras Lipsy and Jane Teas and performers such as Usher and Kate. Includes times, host names, musical acts, parades, and broadcasts on themes from Vera Bu Kea to Shire Mane.
Dean D. Deeds, member of the State Agricultural Adjustment Act committee, will visit Lorain County high school Parent Teacher Associations to outline AAA programs including garden projects, crop insurance, and farm labor plans. County AAA Chairman E. J. Pullmer says Deeds may discuss wartime labor solutions as high school boys may be employed on farms during summer. The Lorain group plans to meet district leaders and attend a northeastern Ohio committee meeting in Taverna next week.
Local notice outlines the annual school age enumeration in Elyria, with Mrs Leszt Lingenfelter handling the census for several years, paid four cents per name. It notes May as census period, potential substitutions if necessary, and deductions from tax money funds. The report also lists nearby residents and community notices.
Voters at the annual meeting debated relics and a wartime memory plot, with residents recalling a transformed landscape. Officials warned on prices and services as the commerce department reiterated guidance on procurement and modern arms intent concerns.
Hollywood producers shift to female leading roles as male stars are booked solid during wartime. Trade notes sidelined majors and explore stories built around new female leads with supporting casts drawn from available talent. Public quotes reveal industry anxieties about aging stars and shifting audience tastes during America’s entry into World War No 4.
Suburban calendar lists Hebekah Lodge in Grafton and various clubs in Columbia, Sheffield, LaGrange, North Olmsted, and Avon Lake. Meetings cover mission circles, homemakers, P T A, circlecrafts, first aid, and socials.
SORTH MCGEVIL Federal Credit Union of St. Peter's church will sponsor a card party at the Paris Hall on Thursday evening with music by Avon Aces. Mrs. Myron Sausslee hosts a gathering at the East Carlisle School on Thursday after a Home Nateng clare meeting in Carlisle.
Elycta City Board of Education has authorized its treasurer Woodrow McClellan to request an advance of 43000 on current tax monies from the county auditor. The funds are needed to cover the next two payrolls amid regular advances and delays in tax distributions.
West River Road social notes list visits and gatherings among local residents. Mrs Nae ami Mason, Mrs Bertha Rasner of Elyria, and Mrs Fanny Beasley called on Mrs Frankie Breese. George Thomson of Lorain and others shared suppers and attended parties around Elyria and Toledo. Families, neighbors, and friends traveled between Amherst Lorain and Toledo, with hosting duties at the McMillan and Wilson households.
The Get Me Lots Mission club met in the club room on Monday April 7 for a pot-luck noon dinner then an afternoon of quilting. Leslie James and daughter Betty of Elysia were guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilkin Jameson Sunday afternoon. Winters at the Buneatt treme faster act Mr and Mrs Anthony Lane and daughter Joan of Shef fel Mr and Mrs Frank C Surin.
Ambitious Indian nationalist leaders press for US backing to secure real defense control and postwar dominion status as tensions rise after Japanese attacks on Bay of Bengal towns. Nehru, Azut, and leaders urge Roosevelt to end Cripps stalemate and unite India with the Allied war effort.
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