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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
13
A fragmentary column mocks prison smuggling rumors in Texas via a tale of cigars tied to cockroaches. It lampoons diplomat language with lampooned terms like diplomacy dictionary and reassures readers with edgy quips about war, animals, and skunk mishaps in a cautious tone.
A dense listing of radio segments and musical acts across stations WLW WGAR and others. It notes various programs, hosts, orchestras, and performances including Dizzying arrays of bands and guest stars, with times and program titles interwoven in a sweeping schedule. It captures a bustling midcentury radio mosaic of sports, news, talk, music, and variety acts.
Local residents attend community events and family gatherings across Grafton and nearby towns. Names include Baker Walkden Hutchinson Artz Dent Knechtges Lehmen Bartlett Durkee and Reichard. Camp Crag 4-H outing, birthdays, homecomings, and visits to relatives in Dayton Elyria Cleveland and Lakewood are listed with multiple host families and guests.
Spencer Methodist church schedules Sunday August 21 morning worship at 11 00 with Rev John G Koontz sermon Things You Cannot Borrow and a boys and girls sermon titled The Watermark music services follow Sunday School at 10 00 led by Superintendent John Miller lesson topic The Challenge of Christian Motherhood
PITTSFIELD The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Church will be held in the church on Monday evening August 22 beginning at 8 o clock. The meeting will be in charge of Dr W Wagar of Oberlin district superintendent.
Community notices list multiple town events across Avon Grafton Chatham Lake Avenue La Grange Pittsfield Lorain and nearby areas. Prayers sewing circles picnics bake sales Sunday schools and club meetings are scheduled with times mainly in the evening and afternoon. Socials and family gatherings are noted along with church and civic group activities across several towns.
About 51 members of the Liddulph families met at Springvale for their annual reunion. Officers elected for next year include William Biddulph, president, and Doris Limpert, secretary-treasurer. The Bramley Hall reunion gathered at North Olmsted Park on Saturday.
Teddy Raynor Hugo Albright and Aunt Elsie join a mysterious motor yacht cruise aboard the Golden Gull after receiving peculiar invitations from Dr Smitting. Denis Graham warns of danger, yet Teddy and Hugo stay aboard as secrets unfold about envelopes revealing the day’s course and a shadowy backer.
In La Porte on Sunday the Robson reunion drew 88 attendees. Local and out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Limpert and family from No Olmsted, Mrs Lucretia Elliott and daughters, and several Cleveland and Eus tas Florida visitors. Officers elected for next term were president Mrs Robert Limpert, vice president Adelbert Robson, secretary Lucretia Elliott, and treasurer Cora Quile.
The Sunday Evening Club of Brownhelm Congregational church met at the Drechsler home with Albert Drechsler as host. Rev F B Cook led an informal discussion on Prayer after a refreshment course. Attendees included Eleanor Herchler Betty Bauman Margaret Bauman Margaret Miller John Brantlay Donald Bechtel Warren Wayne Paul Leimbach Alex Fehling Wayne Whyte Alvin Portman Arlene Northeim and Albert Drechsler plus Miss Eleanor Albright of Lodi a guest. Next meeting will be at H L Leimbach home.
Dover Center reports Mrs. Arthur Dunford left Saturday for a two week visit with her daughter and family in Detroit. Mrs. Edith Brown of Ashtabula called on friends here Thursday. Several Dover ladies attended a
Shirley Russ delivers a fine performance in her first dramatic role in Prison Farm at the New Rivoli theatre. The production draws curious crowds and showcases her growing stage presence.
The serial melodrama Fast Company opens at the Capitol theatre. A Lakewood Townsend Club tard party is held at their Hall on Madison Avenue in Lakewood. Miss Gertrude Holmes visits relatives in Michigan. Rosemary and Katharine Laughlin attend the Byke School in Cleveland. Tane and Jerry Russ head to the Hinckley 4-H Club for a week. Helen Peters vacationing with friends in Clearfield Pennsylvania.
Dated social items report funeral attendance for Mrs. Delphne Bothwell in Mt. Vernon, weekend visits by N Elyt residents to Conneautville and Wellington, a birth announced by Mr. and Mrs Norman Nelson, and a weekend trip from Cleveland to Put-in-Bay aboard the steamer Goodtime. Additional notes record a Michigan and Indiana motor trip by the Reising family and a Birmingham England rubbish heap sale value. A New Zealand govt statement mentions domestic sporting goods.
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