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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1944
Page
2
Jimmie Fidler and Molly Wood discuss Hollywood politics and the impact of Orson Welles on show business. The piece critiques public personas, press coverage, and the demand for sensational exhibitions in a shifting entertainment landscape.
Fragmented report recounts a salvage drive near Elyria with paper bundles for Beene and Sons, plus scattered local notices. Mentions several families, a troop hike, a school event at MirKley, and community activities amid garbled OCR phrases.
Elyria Theatres presents Alice Faye in The Gang's All Here a bright new musical open on Saturday at the Capital Theatre. Rudy Vallee’s era, Hollywood casting linked Faye to a leading role after her early career as a vaudeville singer.
The speaker predicts a grim, prolonged war with massive casualties, warning that weapons of war and poison could be deployed widely. He cites Allied momentum, German anxieties, and looming invasions while urging readiness as the conflict expands across Europe, Asia, and the Pacific.
Wellington council convened in regular session on Monday evening. A county commission letter approving sewer facility upgrades for Novih Nevin Trent was read, and Western Alls' Associates received a request to move signs along North Minn Street. The village clerk was instructed to advertise bids for a new sanitary sewer on Prospect Street from Mag yar to Keie, and a tax advance of 5000 was requested from the county. The new fire chief Mbert Arnold asked for equipment including 250 feet of hose and six smoke masks. Members and committees were named, a bus route changed, and plans for reappraisal of school property discussed. Regular meeting date set for the second Tuesday of each month.
Ohio Welfare Department reports 1940 relief costs fell 43 percent from 1939 and 60 percent from 1940 to 1941 levels, with total relief expenditures pegged at $16,802,097. Case loads dropped from 24,984 in 1939 to 12,864 by year end, reflecting a historically low administrative burden since 1933. The report notes a shift in state support as welfare work expanded under state supervision.
A vintage advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment to ease piles with a cooling formula. It claims immediate itching relief and better sleep, urging readers to buy a box from druggists with a money back guarantee.
Suburban 2 calendar lists Wednesday events at Glenner’s Club and Avens, Eaton group dinners, Carlisle church supper and choir practice, Grafton and Lake Avenue gatherings, Belden town hall meeting, and Red Cross sewing in Ridgaviere. Includes prayer, circle meetings, and volunteer activities across towns.
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