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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
4
Fruit vegetables and canned goods admit Elyria children to two theatres Saturday for the Salvation Army Christmas dinner project. Boys attend Lincoln Theatre and girls at Rivoli Theatre. Shows start at 10 A M with expected large food collection for needy families.
Mrs Blanche Edward was installed Worthy Matron and Harry Garrett Worthy Patron of Lyndon Chapter 361 in La Grange on Monday evening Dec 13. Mrs Mary Finley installed. Officers included Edith Hastings Albert Wilcox Susan Cragin Bessie Aldrich Thelma Hann Edna Wilcox Louise Darkey Hazel Cornish Nellie Lehman Grace Miller William Hastings. Refreshments for 175 guests from Cleveland Oberlin Litchfield Elyria LaPorte North Eaton and Grafton.
Daily radio schedule notes all programs subject to change. Listings list show titles times and stations for Thursday with possible last minute swaps and adjustments. Programs cover music dramas news and variety segments featuring local and national talent.
A long strip of radio listings for WADG WTAM WHK WGAR WCLE and others outlines daily programs for Friday December 17 1937. Entries include Davey opera hour Jack Armstrong Moon Magic Progr ams Kate Smith Major Bowes and Amos n Andy with varied music news and sponsors. The dense grid lists times shows and host names across multiple stations with cross reference notes and sign offs.
North Ridgeville firemen answered a Sunday call to the Paul Wainwright home on Cleveland Road finding the house filled with smoke from the furnace but no fire. Local events include a Christmas play by first six graders and multiple family visits and gatherings around the holidays.
A newspaper item reports a light exchange where a police recruit is asked what he would do when chased by criminals at 40 mph and fails a basic math test. The conversation showcases humor and skepticism toward the candidate and the examiner.
The piece surveys the shaving industry from whiskers to safety razors, noting daily whisker production, acreage of faces, and the growth of razor blade soaps and creams. It includes moral reflections and comic vignettes about meals, births, weather, and everyday life from a scrapbook era.
Ladies Aid groups, PTAs, and clubs from North Olmsted to Uchester plan holiday gatherings tonight and Friday. Christmas parties gift exchanges, operettas, lunches, and tea events occur at churches, schools, and homes with names such as Lorain Road church Grafton Carlisle Avon Lake Chatham and Vincent Markley.
The Avon Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting at the school building Tuesday evening. Minutes were read and approved, bills ordered paid, and a car of coal purchased. Principal Blake discussed six man football for next year, and minor repairs and supplies were authorized. A special meeting is set for Monday evening, December 27 to transact necessary business.
The Avon School will close for Christmas vacation on December 22 and re open on January 3.
Heinz Probst, a 22 year old exchange student from Berlin attending DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana, says the most startling thing about college life in the United States is compulsory class attendance. He notes that this is not shocking to many American students.
Mary Avery of Mitchell Ontario celebrated her 104th birthday. She recalled immigrating from Devonshire England to Canada in 1865 aboard a sailing ship, with an eight week ocean crossing.
Will Rogers stars in Irvin S. Cobb’s Judge Priest now showing at the Lincoln Theatre. The feature presents Will Rogers in the famed role, drawing cinema audiences to the local venue for a classic period piece.
A racketeer and prison life drama titled Alcatraz Island is being shown at the Rivoli Theatre. The article notes Germany’s industrial plants running at near full capacity.
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