Vaudeville’s Decline and Glamour of Writers Depicting Broadway
New York gossip columnist D C McIntyre surveys vaudeville's collapse and the migratory fate of performers to radio and film. He contrasts stale acts with a shrinking circuit, notes top writers leaving Broadway for Hollywood, and paints portraits of Rex Beach Hergesheimer and Augustus John among others, ending with reflections on industry change.
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New York
Variety
Jersey
Palace Corner
Roxy
Loew
Loew’s
Hollywood
Jack Benny
Grafton Entreats Club Hosts and Visitors Briefly
The Luaf-A-Lot Club met Thursday at Mrs. Clair Miller’s home with nine members and one guest, Mrs. George C. Beebe, enjoying social time and needlework followed by refreshments. Upcoming events include Mrs. Vaneil Myers hosting the next meeting and a cafeteria supper for Division No. 2 of the Widening Circle on January 27 at the M. BE Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Clair Miller
George C. Beebe
Vaneil Myers
George Dent
Artz
Paul Cochran
Maurene Bishop
Newark
L. Blantern
Kenneth Lower
Akron
Dunlap
L la Grange
R. C. Stuart
Frank Cartiean
Anna Smith
Cleveland
Widening Circle
M. BE
Cecil Johnnson
Columbia Garden Club meets at Mrs Albaugh home
An eighty attendee Columbia Garden Club session at Mrs Gayle Albaugh’s home focused on Birds Noticed This Year while Mrs H C Bartter presented The State Garden Club. Vice president Mrs J H Bartter led the meeting due to Albaugh’s ill father. Acme Grange sponsored the Wheels Across Africa film last Tuesday night, judged very fine. Ladies Aid Society gathered at Mrs Hubert Morrock’s home for a pleasant noon luncheon.
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Columbia
Columbia Garden Club
Gayle Albaugh
H. C. Bartter
State Garden Club
Ladies Aid Society
Hubert Morrock
Avon Prayer Meeting at Dunfee Home
Avon Baptist church holds a prayer meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Dunfee on Thursday evening January 27. An invitation extends to church members and friends to attend and join in prayer and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
the Baptist Church
Raymond Dunfee
Short Items Mention Diedrich Family and Alma
Mr and Mrs Frank Diedrich and daughter Alma are listed in a short item followed by further names including another family. The fragment indicates a family notice or social column snippet with limited readable detail.
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Frank Diedrich
Alma
Kidnaping Tale Emerges From Seadlund Notes
Chicago, Jan. 9 23. John Henry Seadlund alias Peter Anders awaiting grand jury action for the kidnap slay ing of Charles Ross insisted the crime was an afterthought prompted by a remark of Ross. He said he and not James Atwood Gray forced Ross from his car the night of Sept. 25. Seadlund called it a stickup and claimed Ross implied he would be kidnapped, a claim he made after confessing to the kidnapping and slaying to authorities in Los Angeles. He asked if he would plead guilty to kidnapping but not murder. He led investigators to the Wisconsin hideout where the bodies were found and described spending the ransom.
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Chicago
John Henry Seadlund
Peter Anders
Charles &. Ross
Atter
Ross
James Atwood Gray
U. S
Edwin K. Walker
Seadlund
Walker
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Spooner
Gray
Twenty Killed In Surprise Raid On Barcelona
In Barcelona on January 23 a rapid two minute Nationalist air raid dropped about 40 bombs. Six bombing planes focused on the central district, destroying the top floor of a six story building and killing six residents. Seven more died from fragments in the streets. Many buildings suffered damage but residents stayed calm.
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Barcelona
Retired Physician Killed in Snow Storm Accident
Dr. F. H. Yarnell, 83, a retired physician, was struck and killed by an automobile driven by Robert Baker while attempting to cross a street in a blinding snow storm in West Lafayette Colorado. Baker, en route to Barnes mine, was employed nearby.
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West Lafayette, CO
F. H. Yarnell
Robert Baker
Newcomerstown
Yarnell
Baker
Barnes Mine
Here
Ohio Farmer Dies in London Aged 59
Bert B. Crawford a farmer in Range township dies at home in London on January 25. He would have celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary with his wife next Saturday and will be buried tomorrow.
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London
Bert B. Crawford
Range Township
Sunday Socials Round Ridgeville Elyria Guests
Mrs Harold Diedrich of Ridgeville and other locals spent Sunday at the homes of various neighbors including the Wagner, Bins, Buck and Hubbard households. Mrs Frank Stack returned from Elyria Memorial Hospital after tonsil operation. Mabel Pickering was brought home from hospital after weeks due to a car crash.
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Harold Diedrich
Ridgeville
Charles Wagner
John Bins
Elyria
Frank Bins
Lorain
Frank Stack
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Arnold Buck
Melvin Jenkins
Glenn
Dover
Gilbert Fortho
Alfred Wittenberg
Cleveland
Vernon Rowland
Mabel Pickering
Wealthy Robin Godine Must Decide Love Versus Duty
Cary Craig, paying through medical school as an escort, hides his love for Robin Godine while her father John schemes to end the arrangement by funding Cary’s training. Jed Brosser, Cary’s foster father, seeks to mediate and win Robin’s forgiveness, but a public encounter reveals Jed’s humiliation as Robin’s circle mocks him.
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Robin Godine
Cary Craig
John Godine
Cary
Escort Bureau
Jed Brosser
Godine
S. Lyris Moline
Robin
Schmitz Tenth Anniversary Celebrated in Oberlin
Mr and Mrs Carl Schmitz marked their tenth wedding anniversary Wednesday at home with twelve guests and three Pinochle tables. Delicacies were served late. Guests included Mr and Mrs J Miles Mr and Mrs M Wohleber Mr and Mrs A Gill Mr and Mrs C Oliver and Mr and Mrs C Justin. Oberlin Farm Women's Club met at the Grange hall with strong attendance and members from the area listed. Frank Foster of Cleveland visited with Joe Denger. they attended Lola Barber funeral in Norwalk Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Oberlin
Carl Schmitz
J. Miles
M. Wohleber
A. Gill
C. Oliver
C. Justin
Oberlin Farm Women’s Club
Grange Hall
Michael Smith
Doris Denger
C. Austin
N. Webber
Helen Buchemier
Eliza
Emma Manns
Frank Foster
Cleveland
Joe Denger
Denger
Lola Barber
Norwalk
Glide record shattered as Steinger tops Berlin event
Herr Steinger soars to a new height of 18 006 feet in a gliding competition held in Berlin, breaking all existing records and setting a unprecedented mark for the sport.
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Berlin
Herr Steinger
Columbia clubs plan meetings and talks in January and February
The Woman's Baptist Mission Circle meets Wednesday at town hall January 26 with lunch for schoolchildren. Ladies Aid visits J J Prindie and Mrs Ring January 27. Columbia Garden Club hosts February 1 at Mrs Oscar Henke’s. A C Ring speaks on Our Seed Catalogs followed by discussion. Dr Cunningham lecture February 17 on Colonial Williamsburg with floral slides. pruning and grafting talk by Ernest Dunford. lecture free to the public.
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Columbia
Woman’s Baptist Mission Circle
Ladies Aid Society
J.J. Prindie
Ralph Ring
Columbia Garden Club
Oscar Henke
A. C. Ring
Colonial Williamsburg
Town Hall
Cunningham
Lakewood
Ernest Dunford
Roper Urges Broad Government-Industry Cooperation
Secretary of Commerce Das W. C. Roper told the Rochester Chamber of Commerce that business and industry must function for all to sustain American democracy. He described plans for a cooperative relationship between government and business, citing public utilities as an example, and said government should prevent abuses while protecting private gains.
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Rochester
N. Y
Commmerce
Das Wd C. Roper
Rochester Chamber of Comerce
Insranea
Acme Grange to Host February Meeting with Educational Feature
The next Acme Grange meeting on Tuesday evening February first will feature questions on Ohio facts as an educational segment preceded by music. Mrs. Qra Walker, the newly installed lecturer, promises seasonal educational features and entertainment during each feature hour. The event is open to the public. Columbia basketball travels to Ridgeville for a game Friday night, January 28. The Parent-Teachers Association plans a tea dance on February 26.
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Ohio
Acme Grange
Qra Walker
Columbia
Ridgeville
Parent-Teachers Asociation
Public sale of real estate and county property in Lorain County
Legal notice details a county sale of real estate in Elyria Lorain County Ohio including Lot No 2 and Trustee's Subdivision of Original Eigrne Township with a front of 50 feet and depth specifics. Property known as 11 Blaine St Elyria appraised at 3500 dollars with cash sale and two thirds minimum, plus a sheriff sale order. Also bids for four door sedan and a 1934 Oldmobile Sedan with details and deadline.
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Osman Rares
Dex Bed Ren Luewitt
Eo Duergin
Ehie
Ahs Lerain County
Ohio
Traveteck Oal M
Elvrin
Loria
State of Ohio
Eigrne
Brack River
Blaine Street
Black Hilver
Avove
Blaine &T
Elyria
WM. F. Grall
Lorain County
J. J. Smythe
Anerius
Board of Commissioners
Two Charged With Armed Robbery In Gary Tavern Case
HAMMOND Ind June 26 Charges of armed robbery were filed in Lake County criminal court against Summer Ogden 28 Hammond Ray Ramsey 25 Mast Gary and Harold Parker 24 Hammond for a Gary Tavern robbery in which a man was shot Parker is held on charges of robbing several banks and shooting an Oakland officer
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Hammond
Ind
Lake County
Summer Ogden
Ray Ramsey
Mast Gary
Harold Parker
Gary
Parker
Onfo
County bids sought for automotive and supplies
The Board of County Commissioners of Uprain County Ohio advertises for sealed bids on automotive equipment and various supplies. Proposals due by two noon on February 25 1938 with deliveries to Elyria County Garage and other locations. exemptions apply, payments about fifteen days after delivery. right to reject bids reserved.
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Board of Cotte Commissioners
Lerning County
Elock
Mehruaray
Jobs
Welock
F. E
Cars County Garage
Elyria
Ohio
Board of County Commissioners
Uprain County
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D. C. McIntyre
Victor Moore
Emma Littlefield
Eva Tanguay
Don Marquis
Mark Hellinger
Hellinger
Broadway
Rex Beach
Sebring
Fla
Joseph Hergesheimer
Philadelphia
Tory Hall
Morning Post
Beamash
Hergsheimer
Augustus John
Frazier Hunt
Michaelangelo
Vienna
Pip-Squeak
Richard Mansfield
McNaught Syndicate
Checker Cab Co
R. G. Hochenedel
Mgr
James Atwood Graf
John Seadland
Anders
tAcme
By Denys Wortman
Entertains Club
Theodore Wright and Son
Clitford
Ster
Mary Healey
Robert Lockhart
Copopa
John Lauton
Samuel Jackson
Jackror
Aroo
Louis Beaumont Ead
Ruth
Ely
St. Luke's Hospital
Thomas Hughes
Clare Howard
Mary Marsh
Eaton
Bernard Cowley
Wylie Roth
Columbus
Sidney
Leon Cole
Community Hospital
Sen
Hitney & Son
Prayer Meeting
Bulletin
Elly Graf
California
Siad
Bettina
Jed
Wally
Robin Gedine
Lyris
Bobbin
Peenie
Rudh
Ib Tet
Tae A
Fort I
Rey and
Roper
American University
Muir
Bach
Ec Berk
Agal
Gnu Ohinse
Wade
Es Espeetibud
Pirretase
Sale
Pureadie
Amoun of
Can
Avaarna
Nowy
Household Finance CO
Broad St
Higria
R. Ritter
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