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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1940
Page
9
Jimmie Fidler records Hollywood prodigality and ballooning costs while bankers critique film industry waste. He cites producers spending millions on unused stories and stars on payrolls with no roles. Publicity chatter, star updates, and industry quips follow in a brisk Hollywood column filled with anecdotes and quips from editors and readers.
Wellington O February 21 Dr Charles W Record pastor of the Wellington Congregational church announces the twenty fourth annual meeting of the Congregational laymen at the Chatham school Thursday evening February 29 at 7 o clock Theme is breakfast Ginger Rogers will visit Reno in late April Orsen Welles suffers flu illness Ruenard Dix plans to start a chain of milk farms Eddie Collins daughter Margaret being tested for film lead Warner Banter advised to end chess with English foe G Gontard and Cur Bois report trailing a bit player to a boarding house My Place in the Church presentation by DC Babcock Group singing led by Sam Mas Medina High School coach Scroob Wranglers meet with wives at First Congregational church The Devotional by NM Wevrich LaGrange conductor Dr Stolle speaks on The Family and Its Relationship with the Church Lunch after The Senior and Junior classes view Choosing Your Vacation at Wellington High and Junior High chapel period Mr Bowser showcases New York Worlds Fair photos at the Chapel period of Wellington High end Junior High He previously appeared here The visual education film Choos ing Your Vacation shown to seniors and juniors
A fragmentary station listing shows WTAM WGAR and WHAK Indies with programs and hosts including Jack Armstrong Fred Allen Fred Waring and musical guests. Mentions Gordon Presents News and a roster of serials and comedies featuring Burns and Allen Abner Mr Keen and Ace theater segments.
The February meeting of the Meth odist church Wellington Looning sackwarn party featured old time costumes and schoolhouse role play. Mrs Ed Turner hosted with Rev Lonzon Green and Mrs Norman Griggs among attendees. Mrs Pfeiffer resigns as class president to teach. Mrs A H Peirce named successor. Future events include Wool Growers Coop talk by A Kauffman and L K Bear, a sheep breeders meeting at Grange hall, and Eagles club dancing with Flynn’s orchestra.
A dense list of community events and meetings across Avon Lake Camden Litchfield New London North Olmsted North Ridgeville Penfield Carlisle Fields West Ridge Rochester and nearby towns. The calendar covers club dinners lectures card parties sewing clubs granges and church group activities scheduled for today and Friday with times from 7 PM to 8 PM and venues including town halls churches and homes. It also notes a Kiwanis address by Dr Roueche on sanitation topics.
Avon February church events include a Baptist Prayer Meeting in the church dining room with Thomas Buell as leader on February 22. St Marys Church Ladies Sewing Circle held an all day quilting session in the school room with a noon luncheon served by ten parish ladies.
At The Theatres a story of the campaign against an Apache Indian chief in the southwest is presented in Geronimo opening Thursday at Capitol Theatre.
Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in Remember The Night showing Thursday at the Rivoli Theatre. The film screens as the next Rivoli feature with strong performances and classic noir warmth.
Schwartz road Avon announces the engagement of their daughter Bur nice to Frank W Seger son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Seger of Avon Lake. The couple plans marriage in the fall.
A terse report notes that mineral wool is produced in 2 percent of factories in the United States while soap usage in British India is described. the article states that in the last year the average per person was eight ounces.
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