Hollywood gossip and party dynamics in 1939 columns
A brisk roundup of entertainment items details dynamic social scenes and who attends parties. Bergen avoids Charlie McCarthy at times. Jane Withers teases a pet gopher snake. Hedy Lamarr consults a crystal ball. Gloria Stuart and Cary Grant are featured with travel and romance notes. Sid Guilaroff adopts a baby. Dick Powell and Dorothy Lamour report on fishing exploits. Jack Haley misplaces luggage keys. Jed Prouty and Spring Byington lead a new venture for ad agencies. vultures for Arizona scenes are flown from Hollywood. The Tibetans are noted for their simple dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Hedy Lamarr
Langerous Lamarr
Gloria Stuart
Cary Grant
Phyllis Brooks
Hollywood
Lana Turner
Halaland
Bere Lahr
New York
Sid Guilaroff
Los Angeles
Dick Powell
Dorothy Lamour
Catalina
Jack Haley
East
Mrs. Haley
Arizona
Suburban Calendar highlights Thursday and Wednesday community events
The notice lists numerous society meetings and social gatherings across towns including Brownhelm Grafton New London Sheffield Avon Lake Penfield North Olmsted Litchfield Ridgeville Sullivan and Huntington. Activities span lodges brigades granges clubs churchs and civic groups with times from morning to evening and events such as card parties lawn fetes and a flower show. Ceylon note mentions jewels and diamond imagery in passing.
Wellington Community Notes and Local Gatherings
Wellington, Ohio reports a Car crash injuring Robert Fulton and passengers Vera Jean Wallace and William Repp, with no serious injuries. The Langdon family held its 32nd annual reunion at 129 Clay Street with 50 attendees and officers elected for 1940. Various local visits, social gatherings, and a fieldstone car mishap near Penfield are detailed, listing numerous residents and guests from surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Ohio
Robert Fulton
West Salem
Vera Jean Wallace
William Repp
Ashland
Fulton
Open air park service led by Reverend Ten nant
Large Sunday evening park gathering with Reverend Tennant leading the service assisted by Reverend Green and scripture read by Rev. Rodgers. Tennant will speak next Sunday on Moving Mountains as the Home of the Soul is described as heaven, a place for the saved through grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Tennant
Lonzo & Green
Robert Rodgers
John Green
Union Choir
Green
Heaven
Tennant
Code of the Secret Service heads Rivoli cast
Ronald Reagan and Marcella Towne star in Code of the Secret Service showing tomorrow at the new Rivoli Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Rivoli
Ronald Reagan
Marcella Towne
New Rivoli Theatre
The Flying Irishman at Capitol Theatre
Douglas Corrigan stars in The Flying Irishman showing tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre. Trade winds blow from a warm ocean toward land where the highlands lie across their direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Corrigan
Capitol Theatre
Radio Programs on Wednesday August 16
Radio listings for WTAM WHHK WGAR show a full day of varied programs including music by Hanan and Faith We Americans, piano solos, and talk shows. Notable entries include Alice Blatr and Jonathan Franklin segments, plus a baseball score and early morning wake up features.
Amherst Rotary District Governor spoke at joint club outing
Amherst Ohio August 15 The Amherst Rotary Club and Noon Day Club planned a Wednesday outing at McGarveys Vermilion at 6 PM with wives and friends attending Dinner for 19 members and 12 guests was served Charles N Sutton Attica O district 157 Ro tarians governor was guest speaker discussing club purpose and activities Other notices include Ladies Aid Society meeting at the home of Mrs Miller and Mrs Kappley East street Past Chiefs of Amherst Temple Pythian Sisters meet 10:30 AM Wednesday then tour Beaver Park for a tureen dinner Legion Auxiliary to sew at Mrs Short home this evening.
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Amherst
Ohio
Amherst Rotary Club
McGarvey’s
Vermilion
Charles N. Sutton
Attica
Rotary Club
Lynton Rogers
R. B. Miller
Lorain
George D. Nicholls
E. M. Green
al. S. Willis
al. Reynolds
Elyria
N. S. Cooper
Ida
Mich
D. L. Burns
J. P. Phen
Mansfield
William A. Duff
Ashland
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Congregational Church
Charles Miller
Walter Kappley
East Street
Amherst Temple Pythian
Edith Hoffngr
Beaver Park
Mayme Schaeffer
Legion Auxiliary
Herman Short
Funeral rites for Clar ence Grover Specker held at St Joseph
Funeral rites for the late Clar ence Grover Specker age 14 were held Monday morning from St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev Fr Louis J Weitzman of Cleveland officiating assisted by Fr Herr of Delphos. Pallbearers were Paul Wohlever Joseph Radigan Clayton Young Matthew Lawless Thomas Andrews and Hugh Finnegan. Burial was in St Joseph cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Grover Specker
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Louis J. Weitzman
Cleveland
Herr
Delphos
O. Pall
Paul Wohlever
Joseph Radigan
Clayton Young
Matthew Lawless
Thomas Andrews
Hugh Finnegan
St. Joseph Cemetery
Concordia Club Trip from St Paul Lutheran Church
The Concordia Club of St Paul Lutheran church plans an evening boat ride in Cleveland. Members are asked to meet at the church at seven o clock. Also tonight the Bible Study class from the Methodist church meets at the A K Jenne home on Cleveland avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia Club
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Cleveland
The
Methodist Church
A. K. Jenne
Cleveland Avenue
Lake Avenue Coming Events and Postponements
Lake Avenue Woman's Association will cancel its regular meeting on Wednesday August 16 and resume on September 20 with location TBA. A joint picnic with the Lake Avenue Sunday School and Church is set for Saturday August 26 at Cascade Park. The North Elyria Subordinate Grange postponed its August 10 meeting to August 24 at 8:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Avenue
Admissions Alan Moir Lorain
Admission notes list Alan Moir Lorain as admitted and include discharge of Mrs Kenneth Essex from Washington Street with brief identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan “Moir
Lorain
Kenneth Essex
Washington Street
Amherst Visitors and Hosts Reported
Mrs. M. G. Barbard of Cleveland visits the Dwyer Leimbach home on Cleveland avenue. C. N. Sutton of Attica Ohio was an Amherst visitor Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hager and their sons of Oak Park Illinois were weekend guests of Amherst relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Barbard
Cleveland
Dwyer Leimbach
Cleveland Avenue
C. N. Sutton
Attica
Amherst
R. D. Hager and
Free Safety Show Opens Childrens Highway Drive
Sheriff Carl R. Finegan sponsors a Lorain County safety campaign with the Safety Cadets of America. A free Capitol Theatre program for children under 14 includes a film, safety talk, and later school patrols and signs. Tickets are free and available at The Chronicle Telegram office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl R. Finegan
Lorain County
Safety Cadets of America
Finegan
Capitol Theatre
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain
Capitol Theater
Carl Ippman
William Brown
Wilwaukee
Vincent Family Holds 32nd Reunion at West Ridge
WEST RIDGE The 32nd Vincent family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Aldred. The gathering began at one with a picnic dinner followed by games and contests organized by Mrs. Irwin Bachman. Prizes went to Thomas Betts and Mrs. Alber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ridge
Vincent
Irwin Aldred
Irwin Bachman
Thomas Betts
Alber
Family reunion officers elected at Lorain event
Judge and Wayne Wittmer chaired the day as the Wittmer family met with elders Mary Greening of Brownhelm aged 92 and Eber Vincent of Wellington aged 85. George Ashenbach of Elyria was chosen chairman and Lillian Eldred of Elyria secretary. The treasurer is Mrs Wayne Wittmer of Lorain. New births reported include Donald Wittmer Ronald Smith and Judith Ann Vincent. Next reunion set for Albert Judge's home in Mayfield Heights with attendees from Mayfield Heights Lorain Vermilion Wellington Penfield Brownhelm Amherst and Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Wittmer
Erwin Bachman
Mary Greening
Brownhelm
Eber Vincent
Wellington
George Ashenbach
Elyria
Lillian Eldred
Lorain
Earl Rockwood
Eleanor
Charles Cook
Albert Wittmer
Donald Wittmer
Ronald Smith
Judith Ann Vincent
Albert Judge
Mayfield Heights
Vermilion
Penfield
Amherst
Mrs. Bodeker and son James Visit Cleveland Relatives
Mrs Fern Bodeker and her son James from Cleveland are spending a vacation at the homes of her daughters. Last week they stayed with Mr and Mrs H J Cohagen in Fields Corners and this week with Mr and Mrs F F Rofe on Stearns Road in North Olmsted.
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Church of Christ
Louise Parke
Christian Endeavor
Anna Frazier
James C. MacDermott
Canada
Richard
A. B. Southard
J. S. Barrick
Donald Chamberlain
Wadsworth
Oscar Swires
Akron
Clayton Shepard
C. S. Church
Glen
Niagara Falls
Fern Bodeker
James
Cleveland
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