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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1944
Page
2
A reader laments limited theater scheduling that blocks family nights, noting two start times force fragmented viewing with breaks for reels, cartoons, and government shorts. The piece argues patrons will seek other entertainments as theaters chase next numbers rather than full screenings.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names like Eddie Cantor and Kyser along with scattered scores and districts. The readable items reference a mix of events, possibly sports and entertainment, but specifics remain unclear. The piece preserves a cautious snapshot of era vernacular and local notices without coherent outcomes.
A long, cluttered page lists Wednesday and Thursday schedules with programs, bands, news, and guest stars. Names include Arthur Godfrey, Lyn Murray, Xavier, and Carter. venues, times, and show titles appear amid a patchwork of stations and segments.
An old health quiz style ad touts natural digestion advice and promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a quick fix for indigestion. It urges avoiding artificial aids and claims the product aids digestion per Nature's order, promising readers relief and a feel better outcome.
Fragmented items describe Elyria Theatre entertainment with references to a track event and a wedding amid scattered notes. Also mentions discoveries in Mexico and naval discipline incidents, with names and dates garbled.
Real estate transfers reported by The Land tile Guarantee and Trust Co. list numerous deeds across Lorain, Cuyahoga, and nearby townships. Transactions include transfers on Roosevelt Avenue, Lake Erie shorelines, Sprague Road, and East River Road with banks, administrators and sheriffs deeds noted. Names such as Walter Freesman, Mary Zech, Alverda Taft, Julia Biro, George Drabek, and Clarence Westlake appear among many buyers and sellers in Oberlin Elyria Lorain Wellington and Vermilion locales.
A May 1944 record compiles numerous past and pending deeds and transfers in Lorain, Elyria, and surrounding townships. Names include Stanley Delinsky, Alice Schwertiger, Myrielle By Lord, Martha Wood, John Carleton, Earl Goode, Tony Cates, and Paul Bracick among others. Parcels cover East and West Erie avenues, Parkview and Telegraph roads, Cleveland road, and sub subdivisions such as Clearview. Addresses span Elyria, Lorain, Avon Lake Village, Ridgeville Township, Amherst Township, and Russia Township. Dates and specifics vary across filings, reflecting a broad property conveyance activity in the region.
A sequence of property deeds transferring houses and lots in Lorain County including Amherst Oberlin Pittsfield Ridgeville Elyria and Carlisle areas. Transactions show buyers such as William Mischlen Alice Pleasnick Thelma Johnson and Frank Polecz from lenders First Federal Savings and Loan The Andwur Mortgage Company and First Savings and Loan Company among others, with parcels on Church Hollywood Adams Oberlin Fifth Cleveland Grafton Gratton and West avenues and roads.
Evangelistic services will be held at the church this week each evening except Saturday led by Rev Fiteh of the Missionary Alliance of Ebyria. Choir rehearsal occurred at the Baus home Friday evening. Senior 4-H club met Wednesday with Meleola and Alvin Fowl attending. meeting described as business and social with 25 in attendance.
A Hickory Tree Grange gathering in Amherst on Thursday included a Grange social and a Ladies Aid and Woman's Mission Society meeting with strong attendance. Mrs. N. A. Baus led devotionals and programs, and C. E. Cook will host the next meeting on May 4. Guests and visitors from Elyria, Cleveland, and nearby communities attended or were noted, with refreshments served for about 20 members.
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