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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1948
Page
6
Jimmie Fidler critiques a Hollywood producer who claims box office success justifies cliché filled films. The piece argues progress in cinema requires risk and artistic integrity. It notes upcoming production The Big Knife and a striking newcomer who arrived in town as a “character actor” from New York.
A partial listing of radio stations WGABR WIW WTAM and WHEM with a dense schedule showing daily program blocks from morning talk to late night music. It includes news, sports, soap operas, variety shows, game programs and musical segments featuring hosts such as Jack Armstrong and Herb Schriner.
A con man, released from Camarillo State Hospital, used phantom bank accounts to fund lavish Hollywood purchases, selling stories with confident explanations. Meanwhile Tyrone Power replaces Cornel Wilde in a European shoot for The Wizard of Oz reissue sparks industry debate over aging film rights and star cooperation.
West River Road residents host gatherings at Amherst and Milan visits with families including the Gerhart and Starr households. P.T.A. to meet December 16 at Markley School with Girl Scouts providing the program. Needlecraft Guild meets at Mrs. Elmer Keller’s home for a session led by Mrs. John Morris. A future meeting is planned for January 5 hosted by Mrs. Herman Gerhart.
Actor Errol Flynn clashed with a New York patrolman after a cab ride with Warner Bros. publicist Graham R. Wahn. Flynn kicked a police officer, was booked on third degree assault, spent an hour in the precinct bullpen, and was released on $500 bail with a hearing set for 10 am.
Suburban events include Grange programs in Ridgeville and Wakeman, a Christmas party in Ridgeville, a 1399 Grange meeting in Wakeman, plus activities at Grafton, Carlisle, Olmsted, Eaton, Huron, Pomona Grange, and a Rod and Gun Club fish fry. Community groups meet evenings with various officers and volunteer events announced.
Fragmentary readable text from a Jamaica Long Island page segment hints at a playful theme. No clear events, names, or dates are identifiable to form a full news item. The material appears as a garbled excerpt rather than a complete obituary, notice, or report.
A grandmother asks why a girl Mary pleads for rain to keep up. She explains that if the rain continues it won’t come down and she can go outside to play. The scene is set by Mary by a window watching the weather.
The Vincent Methodist church women’s society met at Mrs. Mar Beldwin’s home last Thursday afternoon. They organized plans for a beneficiary safe to be held December 18 and conducted routine business. Pie ice cream and coffee were served to Mrs. E. A. Whie Mrs. Kate Reese Mrs. Hazel Smith and Mrs. J. J.
Guidance on using a lighted flashlight to reduce eye strain during tasks at night. Encourages steady practice to avoid stressing the eyes and develop better routines for illumination.
Indian relics from two Elyria collections are on display in the Longfellow Room of the Elyria Library. The collectors are neighbors on Kenyon Avenue Theodore L. Scott and Ted Machock. Arrowheads, other artifacts, and a dolls head and pipe are shown in cases near the entrance.
The display includes pottery, tomahawks, ornaments, spear heads, stone axes, bones of an Indian skeleton, and scrapers. Miss Linda Cuyler says the items must be removed after this week for Christmas exhibits. US July 1938 farm wages averaged 105 per month with board, the first nationwide rate above 100.
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