Sunday visitors at the G Fortune home
Mrs Beatrice Hall and her son Wallace were Monday afternoon callers at the Len DeLloyd home, adding to a sequence of social visits in the community.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
3
Mrs Beatrice Hall and her son Wallace were Monday afternoon callers at the Len DeLloyd home, adding to a sequence of social visits in the community.
Joretta Dowling, daughter of a western merchant, is set to wed wealthy shipbuilder Norman Williams with her mother pushing the match. Norman, an alcoholic jealous man, clashes with Joretta who loves Jim Norton, the yacht’s chief engineer and a born aristocrat with a novel gas engine carburetor idea. Meanwhile, her father secretly tours a southern port to inspect a mine bought from crooks as a house party at Long Beach unfolds with Lopez, a Mexican beauty, and Audrey Landon involved as Agua Caliente is suggested.
In a lively Las Vegas style scene, Norman pushes a party to leave a raucous casino night as Joretta, Audrey, and others react to spectacle, flirtation, and danger. The group faces tension over alcohol, responsibility, and impending fate as the night ends in distress and foreshadowed tragedy.
Penfield residents share holiday visits and church events as Vernie Whitney injures her knee practicing basketball. Local basketball results show Penfield boys beat LaGrange 24-19 while girls fall 35-10. town team also defeats LaGrange. A busy bazaar, visits from relatives in Lorain and Wellington, and a county spelling contest at Amherst highlight a lively community week.
An old style ad promotes Joint-Easegood as a fast acting emollient to ease painful swollen joints. It promises quick relief with a generous tube priced at 60 cents and guarantees from all druggists.
Pupils from various grades name 4th through 8th and high school years for oral and written spelling. Obituary notes the death of Charles Cragin of Seattle, leaving four children and several relatives. Congregational Sunday School officers and Penfield High School class officers listed. Multiple local social visits and church events described.
A note from Fields Co on December 11 announces that a returned missionary will speak or present a report. Details are sparse but indicate a religious or missionary outreach event. The brief item signals upcoming activities involving FieldCo and a returning missionary figure.
Barber shop advertises ladies children and men haircuts for 50 cents each with emphasis on elderly gentlemen. Union shop promises plenty to you. Proprietor F R Nichols invites inquiries at phone 35352.
Soap 25c ointment 25c and 50c talcum 2c sold everywhere. Sample each tree. Address Cuticura Laboratories Dept H Malden Mass.
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