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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1938
Page
8
A mix of short humorous vignettes and bizarre notes from a magazine page. Scenes include a clerk fearing lodges, a Chicago inventor with a two mile telescope, a diplomat’s wife misusing language, a boss testing a stenographer, a child’s future, a dog’s bark heard afar, a joke about a dinner invite, and a hailstone injury reported by an Oklahoma woman.
A local schoolteacher scolds a boy for dirty hands asking what he would say if she came to school without asking hers. The boy replies nothing and claims he would be too police. A doctor is noted to be visiting and a humorous absent minded professor gag appears. An insurance testimonial features a grateful woman.
Radio schedule for Wednesday April 18 lists various programs and host names with times and frequencies. Mentions include WHE SISML on 1450KC and WLLE 405 1M 610KC, with hosts such as Ben Berne Barry Menzier and Harold Turner. The page shows tentative changes and sponsor references, reflecting a local broadcast guide.
A three hour traffic disruption occurred on Route 20 when a semi-trailer tipped over after a rear wheel came off. Driver James Jennings of Hicksville reported the other pneumatic wheel also detached earlier, causing the vehicle to overturn. Deputy Sheriff John Fulton directed the scene for safety and clearance.
Avon Lake council held its regular meeting listing March fines and costs at 363 dollars. The clerk reported March and first quarter 1938 finances. A resignation from council member A J Hain was accepted. The water board filed its quarterly report and street sign requests were referred to a committee. The meeting authorized a new council table from Mansfield reformatory and fire training from the American Red Cross. Park custodianship and deputy marshal appointments were approved, with park building plans set for signing. Legion Post sign approvals and material purchases were authorized as needed. Briefs note local residents' weekend travel, illness, and social visits with several Cleveland and Clarksfield connections.
The North Elyria Subordinate and Juvenile Granges meet at the Grange Hall on Thursday evening April 14. The Grange Hustlers card party slated for Saturday April 16 is postponed to April 23. Lake Avenue Boys 4-H Club held its first meeting at adviser E. R. Laver’s home with each boy selecting study topics and viewing two 4-H films. Attendees included Dale Miller, Gerald Laver, Herbert Starke, Walter Crandall, Tom Strickler, James Takacs, Ted Takacs, James King, Neil Smith, Lynn Green, Ern est Green, Billy Gibbons, Don Gibbons, Robby Gould, Albert Kozell, Roland Belt, James Coilier, Galen Marsh. Popcorn followed. Next meeting date to be announced.
A Florida physician condemns certain drugs for hearing and brain effects, focusing on salicylates. The piece notes tinnitus, hearing dullness, upset stomach, and variable susceptibility, with symptoms abating after dose reduction. The author cites prescribing salicylates to many patients for rheumatism and influenza.
The article discusses salicylate use and potential permanent hearing loss, noting other causes like head colds and infections. It cites an elderly pharmacist who survived a sodium salicylate overdose and benefited from pain relief. It reviews diabetes treatment value of insulin and lists multiple local meeting notices and church events across towns and clubs with times and hosts.
Diabetes patients once doomed to early death now can live and work nearly normally. Quinine remains the primary malaria cure and is widely used, though excessive insulin can cause convulsions. A Panama Canal aging note and local church updates accompany a Grange meeting report and illness notes.
Suburban listings note Boy Scouts meet at Park Hall at 7 30 p m in Avon Lake Brighton hosts Elyria Minstrel show at the high school auditorium at 8 p m sponsored by the Brighton High alumni Columbia P T A plans to hear Judge H H Nye of Elyria for an upcoming event
A meeting of the North Central Firemen's Association will be held Thursday evening at the Vermilion fire station. A state speaker will be featured on the program.
The Camden P T A met at the school house on Tuesday evening April 13 with a business session followed by a program. The school orchestra performed two selections. Grades 1-3 showcased a toy orchestra and sang The Pussywillows Wooden Shoes. Grades 4-6 sang April Fool Whistle While You Work and Heigh Ho. Grades 7-8 performed Hopak and Keep In the Middle of the Road. Mona Bursley gave a tap dance.
Camden School sponsored a Friday April 8 basketball banquet at the school house. Mothers served supper. tables featured maroon and blue with sweet pea centerpieces. Forty attendees included coaches and guests as letters were presented to varsity and reserve players, the girls Glee Club performed, and the mixed chorus closed the event with several songs.
The Wee Hour Club met at Mr. and Mrs. Ray Eppley’s home with pinochle prizes awarded to Mrs. George Grabenstetter and Mrs. Estella Aldrich for first and second places. Men’s division also honored George Grabenstetter. Next meeting planned at Burt Schaefer’s home. Another club, Just Between You and Me, hosted by Miss Winifred Teanearia with Easter decor. Future gathering set for two weeks at the home of Mrs W Hahe. Various local residents hosted birthday and family dinners, traveled to Omaha, or attended funerals, with numerous guests from Akron, Lakewood, Cleveland, Elyria, and nearby towns.
Local families hosted relatives and friends from Cleveland Columbus Elyria and Wellington over the weekend. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Roy Lang Mr and Mrs Richard Leach Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wolf and many others calling on or dining with neighbors in Galion LaGrange Valley City and surrounding towns.
Walter Thiston stars in a debut film at the Capitol Theatre with plans announced for a showing on a date in a democratic era. The program includes musical or dramatic pieces and features local actors alongside Thiston.
The Lincoln Theater schedules the movie True Confession with Carole and John Baars in starring roles. Patrons are invited to attend the opening tamocrow and enjoy a premiere presentation from the coestratedom.
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