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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1937
Page
6
The mayor asks all citizens to participate in a Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up campaign spanning the week of April 12, with cooperation from the Fire Prevention Committee of the Chamber of Commerce public schools and local residents. The aim is to improve health thrift fire prevention civic pride and city beauty and to extend cleaning efforts throughout the year.
Oberlin College's Faculty Players present Frank Craven's The First Year in Warner Hall at 8:50 p m. The plot follows a newly married couple Mrs Ran Haylor and Mr A C Schlesinger with supporting roles by Professor H Thornton and Mrs Hadyn Rogers. Three acts accompany the performance produced with Oberlin Faculty and Golf Club sponsorship. No seats reserved. doors open early. The second show follows tomorrow night.
San Rafael California residents Vincent Lorenzo and Joe Faban were fined ten dollars each for digging clams without a fishing license. The incident underscores enforcement of shellfishing regulations in the area.
Oberlin College senior Van Jonge will address the student body at Ohio Wesleyan University as part of the Peace Institute programs slated for June 11 to 25. The planning progresses with expectations for guest speakers announced soon, including Raymond Buell, Dr. Stephan Duggan, and Dr. Oscar Jaszi.
Oberlin College seniors rush to find caps and gowns for the first formal assembly to be held near Wednesday. Professor James Hall will address the seniors at that time. Earlier, Professor R A Jelliffe spoke on Farewell to Youth. The Political Science Department will lead the two weeks Institute June 11 through 25. Registration is being taken by Institute Director Dr Carl W Nichol.
Radio schedule listing programs and performers for Friday April 9 1937 on WHK and WGAR. Highlights include Nurse Corps Meet Indians News Dinner Music at Aieberry Hall, Hal Kemp and Billy Norton, Broadway War, The Shaw Roane Carter, and various bands and children's programs. The guide mixes news, music, drama, and specials with multiple stations and times.
Local clubs and schools publish a weekend lineup of activities. Avon Lake P T A hosts a card party at the school at seven. Columbia P T A sponsors a dance at the town hall. La Grange London chapter meets at the Masonic Hall with a potluck supper. Litchfield Junior class presents Tomboy at the town hall. Vincent Markler school alumni hold a banquet at 7:30 with music and refreshments.
Camden High School to stage the senior class play Girl Shy on Friday evening May 7 in the auditorium. Staff includes state manager Don Searles and director Kenneth Carpenter with a large cast led by Tom Ardsdale as Girl Shy and Warren Cowen in the role of Chuck Mayo due to a shortage of male performers.
I C O F of New London meets with initiatory degree conferred on two candidates three admitted by reinstatement and two new applications read A plan to join the Firelands loop is discussed by W C Jones Sunshine and Athletic Club with a meeting scheduled for April 14 and a league report due April 21 Henry Parnell named club secretary to fill the unexpired term of Kenneth Marett. Initiatory Degree to be conferred again on the 14th.
Twenty four of twenty six members attended the Community Farm Women's Club meeting at Mrs. Luena McDonald home. A bridal shower for Norma Williams (Snyder) followed a potluck dinner with wedding march. gifts were presented and Helen Collingwood read a poem. May meeting set for May 13 with Sadie Snyder.
Floral Lodge No. 260 F A M will hold a special session in New London on Thursday evening April 15. The event features the play He That Believeth by Lodge No. 663 Elyria and includes birthday observances for members born in February March and April with a luncheon at the close.
In Nairobi Kenya a rhinoceros delayed rail traffic for hours by charging a locomotive under a searchlight. The animal then derailed the train. Several passengers were injured and the rhinoceros was killed.
Watsonville now markets itself as an auto hub with no available rental stalls, reflecting a shift from its origins as Watson's Corral tied to the horse trade to a town oriented toward the automobile industry.
The Metropolitan Opera Company of New York will present nine grand operas in Cleveland from April 12 to 17 at Public Auditorium. Star performers include Rosa Ponselle, Lily Pons, Kirstyn Flagstad, Karin Granzell, and Lauritz Melchior in a lineup featuring Cavalleria Rusticana, Coq dOr, Tristan und Isolde, Faust, Aida, Lohengrin, Mignon, Carmen, and Il Trovatore with Akron singers featured on Faust and other leading roles by Crons and Bonelli.
The Cleveland opera festival ends Saturday night with the first choice Il Trovatore by Verdi featuring Elisabeth Rethberg Arthur Carron Carlo Morelli and Chase Baromeo. Conductors include Ettore Panizza Gennaro Papi Wilfred Petli.... Artur Bodanski.
At the Rivoli Theatre the American film Mamina Steps Out stars Guy Kibbee Alice Brady and Betty Furness as part of the family ensemble in a European setting.
Two daring sea rescues and the demolition of a massive iceberg drive the Coast Guard tale Sea Devils now playing at the Capitol Theatre.
Mr and Mrs Henry Heiden hosted a Sunday family gathering in Pittsfield for Earl Heiden who celebrated his thirtieth birthday the previous day. Attendees included Earl Helden Mrs Earl Helden Ezra Mull and son Earl Le Roy of Pittsfield Arthur Drage of Elyria Lydia and Raymond Frederick of Berea and the hosts. Earl received cards and gifts for the occasion.
Miss Mary Alice Worcester stayed with her brother and wife in Elyria over the past week. L. G. Watkins and sister Eliza visited friends in Berea. Pittsfield youths returning to Wellington and Oberlin schools after a week’s vacation. Wynona Preston, sophomore at Oberlin College, vacationed with her parents and returned to Oberlin. Robert Avery resumed Baldwin Wallace College studies after recess. Robert Bear returned to Ohio State University as a freshman after a week with his parents. Mrs. Perry Brandt’s condition greatly improved while Mr. Ford Crosser’s condition remained largely unchanged.
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