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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1936
Page
7
Dr. F B Mareh of the University of Texas posed a calendar problem on when the century began. Students split with half unsure and half answering 1909 or 1900. The century starts Jan 1, year 1, since no year zero. The second century began Jan 1, 101.
Elyria cinemas will remain closed until 3 p m tomorrow in observance of Good Friday a longstanding local custom announced today matching the annual practice.
Anne Shirley stars in Chatterbox at the Capitol Theatre opening tomorrow. The story follows a hopeful dressmaker who tries to crash Broadway and a tender-hearted artist who befriends her.
Swift action and suspense headline the upcoming film Danger Ahead opening at Dreamland Theatre tomorrow. The cast is led by Lawrence Graf and Sir Manners with Peter Krue as writer.
A list of radio items and musical acts airing on WHE and WIAY includes Jeunes Hers Dick Tracy J Armstrong G Alea Gray Serenade Glen Gray Raister Socy Singing La 7 Orphan Azsie Bob Evans The Asswer South and other acts. The schedule mentions a variety of programs from Serenade to Death Waller and Shield Berd with references to concerts and houses in Hollywood and Ozark regions alongside upcoming announcements and community entertainment notes.
Penfield residents gathered for funeral services for Mrs Stella Perkins of Wellington Tas aged 38. Attendees included Mr and Mrs A B Sma Mrs Amy Ferriman and family plus Mr and Mrs Bart Waiter and others. Also paying respects were Mr and Mrs Floyd DeLong and families for their cousin. Consistently the piece notes distant relatives traveling from Cleveland and Wadseerih to attend.
Bells will guide ships entering San Francisco Bay directing traffic into the Golden Gate. The largest bells, center of two bridges, weigh 3,900 pounds each with 52 inch diameter and 40 inch height. Smaller bells weigh 16,000 pounds each, 40 inch diameter, and 36 inch height, installed at other points along the span. They will be operated electrically.
The seventeen months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Hines has been very ill with pneumonia. Mrs Frederick Prentice is now at her home in North Ridgeville recuperating from a major operation at Elria Memorial Hospital. Mrs John Wolfe has been ill for three months and is now in a Wadsworth hospital for operative treatment.
A fragmentary column describes two travelers seeking New York amid an elevator strike. They struggle through icy corridors and worry they left keys with the hotel clerk after a long day, reflecting on modern life and aging realty agents. Angelina Broncl j Weiser, Cote are noted in a drifting, observational piece about daily jaunts and social contrasts.
Journal notes a flood of anxious home repair requests and everyday woes from a laboring American, ranging from leaks and clogged pipes to broken steps and power outages. The snippet shows citizens juggling repairs, shortages, and dim prospects as the era’s economic strain lingers.
A jumble of brief items notes Subwarfare in Ethiopia with talk of new submarines and looming periscope alerts if rains persist. In Chicago a WPA trench project misfired with workers digging 90 feet only to find the sewer laid by another crew. An old proverb traces born with a silver spoon to medieval godchild gifts, ending with a quip about half a duet lacking a bit in a program.
Thousands suffer from bad breath and find relief with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. The sugar coated tablets gently stimulate bowels, purify the system, and avoid the harsh effects of calomel. Purely vegetable, olive colored, advertise take one or two at bedtime for a week. 156 30c 60c.
Professor Jean Picard offers a Stratosphere ride for 100000 dollars at about 5530 per mile. The only likely spender is Cycle Sam. The unemployed problem could be eased by fishpole distribution and a supervised habit-digging project, per Hutchinson Kansas News.
Ranger finds a large black bear asleep in a cabin at Sequoia National Park seeking shelter from heavy snows. The bear has apparently decided to hibernate for the winter.
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