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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1932
Page
11
A rambling narrated scene inside a barber chair on a summer Saturday. The speaker jokes about facials and radical salon theatrics, imagines dramatic barber misfires, recalls Irene Castle, and hints at future adventures from a Hotel Seville trim to a no hands bicycle ride. The tone is wry and self-mocking.
A speaker imagines gifting Mildred a five pound candy box at $1.50 per pound, then pivots to a book or a purse pencil. He contemplates small acts of generosity, laments social pretensions in New York, and ends by deciding against the box and pencil while contemplating a tip for a barber. The fragment blends humour and social satire with personal vanity.
The Robson family held its th annual reunion at Universalist Parish House in North Elm sted on Sunday August 14 with fifty six attendees. Officers elected for the year were Thomas Robson Carlisle president Lucy Robson Grafton vice president Bob Limpert North Olmsted secretary and Hazel Robson Elyria treasurer. Entertainment included recitations piano violin solos and songs with contests awarding prizes to Lee Martin and others. Distantly attending were Robsons from Chicago Los Angeles and Florida, with many local attendees from Garrettsville Weymouth Cleveland North Olmsted Elyria Carlisle and Grafton. Ice cream and cake preceded departures, and the reunion will be held at the same place next year.
Vice President replied to notification, Norton Root and Mrs Norton of Toledo visited her father Isaac Root. Many locals attended gatherings at Berea, Niagara Falls visits, church Bible class at Elizabeth Schrivers, and numerous social events at Mennell and Belden circles. The week closed with remarks on moving homes and a proverb about character.
Members of Old Glory Grange from La Grange will attend the regular grange meeting on Tuesday evening August 23 to present the lecture hour program. The August 23 meeting is billed as the last gathering of the summer and attendance is urged to ensure a full turnout by supporters and followers.
The Henderson children Nyla Margaret James and Rana of Amarillo Texas will return home next week after visiting their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Otis Lyndes. Mr and Mrs John Gedeon and four guests motor to Bryant Indiana visiting relatives in Fort Wayne before returning Thursday night. Mr and Mrs John Gedeon daughter Delores Roy and Miss Anna Lehman of Lakewood were guests of Mr and Mrs Thomas Sampson Sunday. William Early and son from Cleveland spent a few days with Mr and Mrs C W Longdow. Mrs A B Martin and Mrs John Leach visited Miss Alberta Lang in Belden who is recovering from an appendectomy.
New London civic leaders will hear Denton C. Crowl, famed economist and Lyceum lecturer, speak on Scrambled Business at the Rotary Club on Monday Aug 22. The event, sponsored by Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co, is billed as a standout program of 1952. Crowl has long served as educational director for the Community Chautauqua System and later worked with major newspapers as a counseling editor.
Mr and Mrs J A Maheen left Wednesday for Anderson Indiana to stay with their daughter who has recovered from a serious illness. Mr and Mrs A B Hart Jr returned home from a brief visit with the latter's niece and family in Waterford Pennsylvania. The Rainbow Philathea Class held its regular monthly meeting.
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania the afternoon noted a dangerous day for motor vehicle operators across the state. The report highlights the hazards of driving and the month long focus on road safety.
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