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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1939
Page
15
Aboard the Matsonia, a Hollywood diary notes Janet Gaynor and Adrian's upcoming wedding and hints at Janet's past, while suggesting Priscilla Lane and Oren Haglund may wed despite denials. The writer predicts happiness for Gaynor and mentions personal plans and reminders before departure.
Rumor mill links Basil Rathbone costume mishap to a police escort. Twentieth Century Fox allegedly pays scribes for stories about blue ladies while Warner Brothers eyes life story of John Dillinger to prove crime doesn’t pay. Joel McCrea contemplates travel changes. Richard Greene joins racing stable owner scene with a $72.50 investment. Robert Taylor's studio displeasure over role choices cited as a simmering issue.
Readable lines show a 1940s radio schedule with names like Bunny Berigan Art Mooney and Calloway. Programs include Talk News Music and Sports updates with references to Tennis Baseball and a variety of entertainers and hosts. The fragment hints at a nightly lineup ending with Sign off and Hit Parade.
Freddie Bartholomew will not appear in Kipling's Kim after Metro spent about 100000 on pre production work. The plan was scrapped due to the actor's rapid growth making him ineligible under the rule.
Miss Evelyn Kreeger will wed Earth Pipper with a pre nuptial shower hosted by Aunt Mrs Clarence Kurth at her North Lake street home in Amherst. Guests enjoyed cootie prizes, a two course lunch, and a gold upholstered chair gift from the group. Glen Ruth returns home from Florida Memorial Hospital after an operative treatment.
Brownhelm notes Grace Miller returns from study at Athens after Baldwin Wallace College graduation. Canton couple Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rosetti spend a week with Mrs. A. J. Shattuck, Rosetti teaching math and manual arts at the local school. Marguerite Bacon and a friend motor to the New York World’s Fair. Farm Bureau groups join Camp Crag activities. Rev. Cook and Henry Leimbach participate. Congregational and Evangelical and Reformed schools plan a Linwood Park picnic August 17. Just-a-Mere Club chicken supper August 15 at church parlors. Discussion Group 3 meets August 14 at Henry Leimbach home.
Jack Holt headlines Trapped in the Skies at the Lincoln Theatre tomorrow in a melodrama noted for action over plot. The story may be far fetched but should engage fans seeking suspense and brisk pacing on screen.
Ginger Rogers shines in Bachelor Mother at the Capitol Theatre following her Vivacious Lady debut. David Niven co stars as the film opens tomorrow, with critics calling her performance a peak of film mirth.
Prescott inventor Ted Davenport has patented an escape proof jail bar design. The hollow bar releases compressed air when sawed to trigger a signal in the warden’s office, sounding an alert to guard personnel.
WELLINGTON Aug 21 Members of the Sunday school board at First Methodist church convened to urge the return of Pastor Lonzo S Green and his wife Rev and Mrs Green. The meeting named a committee to fill the department treasurer vacancy in the Missionary Society and announced the fourth Quarterly Conference for Aug 16. Dr Vernon Wagar will conduct the meeting. Lucille Burge plans to return Sept 1 from Denver Summer school after attending a rodeo in Cheyenne.
Sixteen members gathered at Mrs. Laura Barber’s Oberlin home on Wednesday led by Reverend John Crreen. Mrs. William Rodgers led devotionals and Mrs. Seymour Cooley invited the group to her Amherst area home for the next meeting on September 13. The group voted to give a special offering for Robert Rodgers, slated to sail to Venezuela as a missionary. A covered dish dinner followed at noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Greetham welcomed Win Won class members from the First Baptist church on Wednesday evening. A brief business meeting followed by games led by Bernie Miller, with refreshments provided by Mrs. F. C. Wiles, Mrs. Arthur McClellan, and Mrs. L. H. Rugg.
Hamlin Woman's Relief Corps enjoyed a pleasant Wednesday tea hosted by Mrs. Allie Barrick. Guest Mrs. Harris attended. Enrollment member Mrs. Ben Presgrave of Elyria traveled to attend the get-together.
Mr and Mrs C S Church visit son Glen and family in Niagara Falls. Mrs Vern Mahan and LeRoy of Spring Creek Pa visit her parents Mr and Mrs Paul Nichols on Courtland Street. Medina Merchants vs Wellington Merchants plays at Wellington Fair grounds 2 30 Sunday afternoon. Sidney Stemple will represent Fraternal Order of Eagles as delegate.
Lagrange Circle No 3 hosts threen dinner on Vermont street with quilting. Townsend Club meets at 8 PM. SPENCER W M S meets Friday afternoon. Carlisle Group 2 LaPorte Ladies Aid meets Friday afternoon. Chatham Ladies Aid sponsors an ice cream social Friday evening. Columbia Garden Club holds an ice cream carnival at town hall with baked goods sale and fish pond Saturday. Rev C M Ford preaches at 10 45 AM Sunday in Eaton with open house at the parsonage. Little Oberlin School reunion at Rice's Dam in Spencer. Brownhelm sermon topic A Live Wire by Rev Frederick B Cook. 10 AM unified service. Brownhelm Young Peoples Sunday Evening Club outdoor meeting at 6 PM.
Visitors in Thermopolis on September 3 and 4 will witness a staged stunt as painted Indians charge a buffalo herd and fire arrows into their flanks during the fifth Thermopolis rodeo edition.
Pasco Washington, Billy LeRoux pulled a zinnia plant from beds for Dr. H B OBrien and delivered the roots with soil to M R Denney, a greenhouse operator. Denney found the dirt around the roots a solid block, revealing LeRoux mistook cement for fertilizer.
A recent Sydney heat record reached 168.3 degrees marking an extraordinary temperature spike. The high reading underscores extreme heat events in the region, drawing attention from meteorologists and local authorities to health and safety advisories during heat waves.
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