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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1942
Page
5
A local committee calling itself The Anti Hoarding Group forms in Hollywood to curb hoarding of sugar and essentials. The six women and three men, prominent in business and social circles, claim no authority yet vow to discourage hoarding by monitoring purchases and household stock levels.
A scattershot 1940s era collage mentions a local committee on hoarding living necessities with weak threats, then shifts to a roundup of films, magazines, radio, and stage acts. Notable names include Ginger Rogers, Conrad Veidt, Ruth, and Roosevelt, with brief references to theater venues and upcoming productions.
A town calendar lists church activities and meetings for Thursday including AVON prayer and Bible study at the Baptist church at 7 p.m. AVON senior choir practice at the Methodist parsonage at 7 p.m. Mrs George Hauserman hosts W S C 3 at 7 p.m. Thursday. AVON village council meets at town hall. COLUMBIA Community Institute event at 8 p.m. at the school auditorium. HENRIETTA Ladies Aid at Mrs Alber Temar's home. LAGRANGE Old Glory Grange meets at 8 p.m. Thursday. LAKE AVENUE North rival Subordinate Grange meets at 8 p.m. NORTH OLMSTED Group 2 meets at home of Mrs Prod Tuttle and Group at Mrs Evelyn Upp's home at 8 p.m. NORTH RIDGEVILLE Home urging class at St Peter's School 7:30 p.m. Thursday. NORTH RIDGEVILLE Civitan Defense meeting at Ridgeville High School auditorium 8 p.m. Thursday. ROCHESTER Father and Sons barbed wire fence item noted. distributed by The AieNaught Syndicate.
Navy Blue and Gold starring James Stewart Robert Young and Lionel Barrymore opens at the Lincoln Theatre today by popular demand. Also on bill is Johnny Mack Brown in The Mashed Rider, Lincoln’s latest western feature.
The film This Corsican Brothers starring Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks opens today at the Rivoli Theatre. It offers soft action, dr ifting drama and romance from the Dumas novel. A banquet is planned at the Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Thursday.
A dense page fragment lists radio programs and music features for February including time slots, show titles, and host names across stations WGAR WGSR and related networks. It mentions Adventure Stores, Mary Marlin Jack Anmatrena, and various program notes with host lines and show themes.
Wellington residents attend a Valentine party at Mason ic hall hosted by Temple Chapter C. E. S. A large heart frame featured seven members posing as Valentines. Ralph Purdy was shot during the presentation. The event included songs, old-fashioned attire, and a later supper. A February 24 meeting was planned.
Avon Lake chapter organizes large rummage sale as part of air raid precaution efforts. Volunteers, led by Tanrack and Barages Yive up to air raid drills while plans include a major community sale with proceeds and coordination under leadership figures Fischer and the mains corps.
The United States Civil Service Commission announced examinations for aviation related positions, metallurgists, and leveling roles with salaries from 1 000 to 8 200 a year. Optional languages include Chinese Danish Dutch French Hebrew Italian and others. Applications close March 17. Local secretary Dewhurst of Elyria will issue forms and details.
Junior C of C to sponsor a Blood Bank drive for military service members. Sam Nary announced at the Junior Chanter of Commerce meeting that the effort will involve five committees including Industrial Downtown Publicity Church and Club contacts. Campaign notes list key volunteers and dates February 13 and 16 with local residents urged to prepare and donate.
The War Department invites women to serve in war work testing and calibrating instruments at laboratories. Pay starts at 1820 a year with duties including measurements and calculations. Applicants need college standing in physics chemistry or mathematics through trigonometry, and contact LB Dewhurst for details.
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