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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1939
Page
7
Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell star in the fast moving comedy Good Girls Go to Paris opening Sunday at the Capitol Theater.
Walter Pidgeon plays a district attorney jailed on a frame-up in the film 6,000 Enemies opening Sunday at the Lincoln Theatre.
Cora M. Shepard at 523 Barker St lists delivery service contacts with phone numbers 21 and 229 Cowland and 156-R.
The Woman's Association of the First Congregational church sponsored a public garden party at Clisler gardens on South Main Street. About fifty attendees, including visitors from out of town, joined a program of bridge and Chinese checkers led by Mrs. I. E. Downey and others, with contests for nonplayers, music by a four-member Oberlin Conservatory quartet, gadget sales, and punch and cookies served.
At the July gathering of the First Methodist church Missionary societies in the Memorial class room officers were re-elected with Miss Florence Starr as president and Mrs LaVinna Griggs as vice president. The staff includes Mrs Daisy Turner in the foreign department.
Broadcast listing outlines July 15 and 16 radio lineups across stations WHK 1330, WGAR 1450, WCLE 610. Entries include news, music, sports, dramas, and variety shows with multiple hosts and time slots. Strong entities: stations WHK WGAR WCLE. notable programs like Major music and news blocks. performers including Isham Jones Artie Shaw Bob Frelley and Barry Wood.
Monday July 17 radio lineupเผย detailed daylong schedule listing show times and program titles including musical clocks variety programs soap operas and news with many station personalities and featured acts such as Glenn Miller Gene Autry and Horace Heidt across daytime and evening slots.
The meeting featured treasurers Mrs Agnes Phelps and Mrs Mabel Pfeiffer, recording secretary Mrs Nellie Barnes, and corresponding secretary. Reports were read by staff officers. Mrs Georgie Ruger spoke on Christian Citizenship about Frances D Willard, and Mrs Barnes on American Mothers Dec laration. Twenty one members attended.
The Wellington Merchants baseball team will travel for two away games over the next two Sundays. This Sunday at 2:30 PM they play in New London, followed by a game on Sunday July 30 at Elyria.
Cleveland City Relief Commissioner Frank G. Jones spoke at the Kiwanis noon meeting on Thursday about reforming relief. He urged cutting out chiseling relief clients in the city. Bert Knapp won the prize among about thirty attendees.
Reverend John Green will deliver a sermon titled A Refuge of Lies as the third meeting in a park series. The 7 30 p m Sunday service is open to the public and sponsored by Wellington Protestant churches with special music.
Mrs. Mary Codding learned of the marriage of her granddaughter Juanita Smith to William Colleson of Philadelphia. The couple visited this week at her Wellington home. Juanita’s mother was Emily Codding, a former Wellington girl.
Cloverettes greet Mrs Arnold Kipplinger and the 4 H group of girls in a community gathering. Local attendees include club members and neighbors. The event highlights youth involvement and civic spirit.
Cleveretts met at the school house Thursday afternoon for project work making ice cream and birthday cakes. Anniversary observances included Ernestine Strandberg and Anna Linder. They planned a picnic for July 23 with location to be announced.
Mrs Carl Crapo of 171 Herrick avenue will host relatives and friends for a Sunday dinner in honor of her husband. The afternoon will be spent at Chippewa Lake, as announced in Wellington Church Notices on the Church Page.
Suburban communities list Sunday activities from Camp Crag for Junior Four-H Club to picnics by St John’s Ladies Aid Camden Farm Woman’s Club at Evanhurst Park Wakeman and youth group meetings in North Olmsted North Ridgeville including Kiwanis Gurl Scouts Boy Scouts Merry Mixers with times and locations.
Grafton Anchor Rebekah Lodge meets at 10.0 F Hall on Tuesday evening. Kipton Y P B S Class of Camden Baptist Church gathers at the home of Harold and Mrs. Lathrop in Oberlin at 7 30 P M. Lake Avenue Perky Puellas meet at Lake Avenue School at 2 P M with work to be judged. Lake Avenue Shining Thimbles meet at Lake Avenue School at 2 45 P M to have work judged.
The North Elyria Grange met at the Grange Hall in July 1932 announcing a Sunday chicken dinner for July 30 with tickets to be sold and no further meetings that month. The next gathering is set for August 10. The lecture hour featured the Perky Puellas and a 4-H Club talk by Mrs. C C Jackson followed by a style review by three young participants.
The club features six girls in full outfits Hazel Taylor Mona Shryock Martha Biro Margaret Hornyak Anna King Esther Schmidkens and Lauretta Green modeling aqua to printed fabrics After the revue the group sings their club song Dream ing The Steffys from Youngstown Ohio visit Hogan family and plan to return Tuesday July 18 Lorain residents Jabbusch visit Everett couple on Thursday evening
The Shining Thimbles led by Esther Gibbons met at Lake Avenue School with 14 of 19 members responding to roll call. They planned a July 20 party at Cascade Park, visits to local sites, an August Vermilion trip, and a July 18 business meeting. Seven girls earned perfect attendance rewards.
The N Ridgeville 4-H group met at Rob ert Nuhn’s Cleveland Road home with Robert Kammiller presiding. All members attended except the advisor. Pledge and motto recited. August picnic date planned. Mrs Nuhn treated members to ice cream cupcakes and lemonade. The group played ball and outdoor games. Bully Robertson of Elyria visited.
The Townsend Club met at the Town Hall with President Peter Mitchell presiding. Officers except the vice president attended while Waltz and Mrs Neff read reports from the Indianapolis Townsend Convention. A weekly meeting schedule was set and a speaker was planned for July 27 at the Town Hall.
Rochester all hopes cling to Stanley Storrow after an appendectomy at Allen Hospital Oberlin Monday, in serious condition. Alice Babcock had a tonsillectomy at Falls Clinic Wellington Monday and is progressing well. Mr and Mrs Joseph Toth visited their son in Cleveland hospital Wednesday and report him in serious condition.
The Mizpah Class of the Meth dist Sunday School met Thursday afternoon at Mrs Retta Richards home with eight members due to heat. President Mrs Drusilla Snyder opened the session as Mrs Augusta Herman led devotionals.
Mrs Nellie Crawford and daughter Ann plan to move to New York to join a husband at the World's Fair. Mrs Daisy Jacobs will visit Buffalo with her brother. Sunday dinners feature Mr and Mrs Leon Wolfe and guests from Cleveland Akron. Elizabeth Chamberlain visits Ralph Weiss in Sharon Pennsylvania. Pearl Conklin and Helen Knapp attend Albert Wolfe funeral near Clarksfield. W E Crandall hosts visit from daughter Mabel Crandall in Hartford Connecticut. The Willing Worker's Class of the...
Lorain County’s World Poultry Congress committee plans readiness trips for August 1 2 and 3 visiting groups. The schedule includes a corn roast at Fields Dormers church and stops at notable county sites. Committee chair is J H Page of Wellington with members H W Luethi John Worcester E C Keyes Howard Page and C Il Hummel.
The Blaine reunion met at North Olmsted Park on Sunday with 55 attendees. Earl Blaine of West Park presided as president and all officers were retained for the coming year. lunch, games, ice cream, and cake followed before plans to meet again in 1940 at Lakeview Park Lorain.
Baptist Sunday School with Mrs Paul Kenny and Mrs Mildred Rowland delivered scrapbooks made by the group to Gates Hospital for crippled children on Monday and later enjoyed a Cascade Park picnic. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Floyd Coon Wooster at J L Knapp home, and others from Berlin Heights Massachusetts Cincinnati and Akron as they visited relatives.
Columbia notes describe Mrs Lucy Ives entertaining the Schaefer family reunion on Sunday. Mrs John Burnett hosted guests for her birthday with sisters Musa Artz Elnora Dent and daughters Marilyn and Jacquelin from Grafton plus Mrs Paul Cochran Billy. Also reported are Nelson Walters and family returning from a trip through Ohio Pennsylvania and New York and Billy Reising recovering from appendicitis at Memorial Hospital with release to home. Mrs Richard Van Arsdale and her little son also returned home from Community Hospital Berea.
China plans higher postal charges to fund relief efforts while Romania advances rural electrification. The moves reflect regional humanitarian and infrastructure priorities as governments seek new revenue sources and national development.
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