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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1934
Page
3
In a wartime convoy chase, Tony's unit of three sub chasers use depth charges and a submerged cable to hunt a U boat. After a tense dawn, they confirm the kill as the submarine sinks a mile down. The action ends with Tony reflecting on the cold sea and the finality of war.
Local notes report Christmas events from Litchfield and nearby towns. Activities include supper hosted by the L. B. S. in the Congregational church, a play with 142 attendees, gift to Rev and Mrs Schott, prize quilt presentation, and several residents traveling to Cleveland and Medina for holidays and events. Debates conclude with Litchfield teams winning two of four.
About 115 attended the Litchfield chapter of the Order of Eastern Star installation of officers Thursday night with a light lunch served afterward. The chapter plans an Eastern Star Christmas party for all members and their families on Thursday night, December 20.
Lorain County students stage four Christmas operettas this week with Belden School presenting The Christmas Mother Goose tonight, Vincent School presenting When Toys Come to Life Wednesday, Clearview offering a Thursday program including a fifth and sixth grade pageant, and Huntington presenting A Penny for Christmas Thursday. Other schools plan private programs for students.
Fox hunters gather at Penfield Center at 9 30 a m Thursday to pursue foxes under rules banning guns and dogs. The safety measures aim to limit hunter casualties as several foxes have been spotted in the area.
Rockville Connecticut sheriff Fred Vinton and justice Fitch Jones were fined three dollars each after police tags were found dangling from their car steering wheels during a non-parking campaign.
Columbia Missouri university faculty decided freshmen spent too little time in the library. They arranged tours for all English classes to ensure first year students would spend at least one hour with reference works.
A collage of historic figures and events spans centuries from Archduke Francis Ferdinand to Tamerlane and ancient Rome. Includes constitutional milestones in New Jersey, 13th Amendment ratification, notable births, marred wars, and varied public notices.
Spencer firemen entertained with a fish fry and stag party at the Town Hall Friday evening. About forty attendees included carnival helpers, town council members, and trustees. The event featured a supper and a merry social time with ample food.
The Missionary Society of Spencer Baptist Church held an all day meeting with Mrs. Cecil Wolf. Women sewed clothing and quilts while a pot luck lunch was shared. At noon bones were packed for shipment to the Hebron Mission in Cleveland. A missionary program and business filled the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dague joined Mrs. Harvey Kerr in Lorain to wrap Christmas gifts and ecards for World War Veterans at Dayton’s hospital and the Sandusky Soldiers and Sailors Home. Refreshments followed the service.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society met Friday afternoon at the M E church parlor. Splendid attendance featured as members prepared four boxes to be sent to the settlements with tax funds bundled for shipment.
About forty attended the Henrietta P. T. A. gathering in the school. Mr. Wallace announced free motion pictures for Elyria showing Saturday with a prize for the school with the largest attendance. Plans were set to heat meals brought by children for dinner. The program included a recitation by Shirley Unger and a Christmas story read by Miss Catlin. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Ernest Lamvermyer sang.
A Christmas program ended with a gift exchange and a pot luck lunch. The next meeting is scheduled for January 9. Mead Petty serves as lunch chairman. the men handle the lunch and the ladies organize the program.
Mrs. George Webber and Mrs. George Minor hosted the Evangelical church Ladies Aid Christmas party with devotionals by Mrs. Webber and a short program. Gift exchange closed the event as plans for the year and committees were announced.
Within four hours of Lincoln's death, Vice President Johnson took the oath to assume the presidency at a formal ceremony. The event passed largely unnoticed amid the nation's grief and the sorrow surrounding the martyred president.
In 17th century New Amsterdam the city is described as a cosmopolitan hub with eighteen languages spoken in its streets reflecting the Dutch era's diverse population and the early ethnolinguistic landscape.
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