Boag revives Embassy as Cafe de l Opera in New York
New York columnist O O McIntyre notes Gil Boag returns to night club scene, plans to relaunch the Embassy as Cafe de l Opera on East 57th Street with eggplant and cream interior. Backer Jimmy Thompson, famed producer of Valais Royal and Rendezvous, aims for luxe spectacle with top uniforms, food and liquors starring Boag and his former wife Gilda Gray. Also references Broadway money, opera stars trend, and a push by free medical clinics to curb lavish patient grafts.
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New York
Gil Boag
East 57Th Street
Boag
Cafe de l'Opera
Jimmy Thompson
Gilda Gray
Jimmy Thomopson
Frikadelle and fares of Paris and New York cafes
A memoir fragment surveys a rainy East Side bistro with frikadelle meatballs in cream sauce and a Swiss and a Dane in charge. It contrasts simple meals under four dollars with cosmopolitan nightlife and deteriorating beer and cognac scenes in Paris and Havre, noting wary street life and curious mail rituals.
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Smart
East 50’S
Olivier
Paris
Frances
Havre
Frank
Ritz
Berlin
West Ridge Attended Farmers' Picnic at Cascade Park
West Ridge C July 22 Those from here who attended the farmers annual picnic at Cascade Park on Friday were Mr and Mrs J H Penfound and son Harlan Mr and Mrs Merla Penfound and son Robert Mr and Mrs H H Drusendahl and daughter Lacta Mrs Harry Lauer and children Marian Herry Jr and Milton Mr and Mrs Sherman Mason and children Marguerite Harriet and Jane Robert Mason Leroy Gotto Freddie Pallas Mrs Karl Simms and children Virginia and Donald Kenneth and Patricia
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Plonng
West Ridge
Cascade Park
J. H. Penfound
Harlan
Merla Penfound
Robert
H. H. Drusendahl
Lacta
Harry Lauer
Marian
Herry Jr
Milton
Sherman Mason
Marguerite
Harriett
Jane
Robert Mason
Leroy Gotto
Freddie Pallas
Karl Simms
Virginia
Donald
Kenneth
Patricia
Dangerous Landings in Crab Island Conspiracy Unfolds
In a famed round the world flight, Linda Marshall vanishes to reach Crab Island where her uncle Copernicus Marshall pursues a pivotal scientific discovery. Patrick Flane, allied with Marshall, faces rivals as Linda and Tommy Drew flee Hong Kong for Crab Island. Jerry Mitchell uncovers long hidden ties linking Flane, Marshall, and British official Angus Kirkbrae. Kirkbrae reveals past dealings and a looming peril tied to the island discovery, while Mitchell delivers Linda’s coded message about the hidden formulas. The scene sets a tangled web of betrayal, loyalty, and a dangerous secret.
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Linda Marshall
Pacific
Crab Island
Copernicus Marshall
Patrick Flane
Flane
Linda
Tommy Drew
Jerry Mitchell
Tommy
Hong Kong
Jerry
Angus Kirkbrae
British Air
Marshall
China
England
C. Marshall
London
Kirkbrae
Hirkbrae
Coppy Marshall
Connaught
Mitchell
Erry
Hurasian
Karkbrae
Local Social Notes Roundup Reflects Family Visits and Nearby Travel
Returned home to Shelby Ohio after a weekend with E. J. Burrer family. Chicago visitors Everett Bliss seen with Mrs. Etta Brown. Beatrice Burrer at Sunnyside Beach party hosted by Arleigh Wilbur Company. Carl Fowl and Reuben Balls visit William Sudro in Columbus hospital after heart attack. Floyd Hart and wife depart for Elizabeth New Jersey after stopping to see H. J. Hillier and others.
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Beatrice Burrer
Sunnyside Beach
Arleigh Wilbur Company
Carl Fowl
Reuben Balls
Columbus
William Sudro
Elks Cen
Floyd Hart
Elizabeth
New Jersey
H. J. Hillier
Nova area notices and weddings around July
A crowded Nova page lists numerous family visits and travels. Mr and Mrs Addie Phillips and children toured Baltimore with relatives while others split for military training at Camp Perry. Wedding news covers Albert Tedrow and Mary Fuller and quiet nuptials nearby. Many locals visit relatives in Elyria Wellington Akron and Valley City as fairs picnics and social events fill the week.
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Nova
Addie Phillips
Robert
Mildred
Baltimore
Lloyd Just
Miami
Fla
George Fuller
C. Wertz
Otis Biddinger
South Street
Elizabeth Richards
Hillsdale
Michigan
United Brethren Church
Nova Young Folks
Stone
Bellyilie
Miss Wheatley
Elyria
Albert Tedrow
Mary Fuller
Tedrow
Chas
Clara Shaver
Jessie Biddinger
Laverne Sam Kofsky
Lynne Biddinger
Wellington
Kenyon College Expands Gambier Campus Facilities
Kenyon College plans a glass-roofed $30,000 swimming pool as the first stage in a broader program. The project precedes a new gymnasium and field house planned for the Gambier campus in the village of Gambier.
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Kenyon College
Gambier, C
Amherst Ohio Death of Henry Heyer at 80
Henry Heyer 80 died at Lorainco Home Elyria Sunday. Born in Germany he came to America at age 20, lived in Lorain county most his life. Survived by three sons and four daughters including Philip Lorain John Cleveland Henry Cincinnati Mrs. R W Sharp Mrs J K Lindsay Lakewood Mrs Robert Morris Mansfield Miss Wilma Heyer Cleveland. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Zilch Funeral Home with Rev A M Rickel and burial in Cleveland Street Cemetery.
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Henry Heyer
Lorainco
Elyria
Germany
America
Lorain County
Philip
Lorain
John
Cleveland
Henry
Cincinnati
R. W. Sharp
J. K. Lindsay
Lakewood
Robert Morris
Mansfield
Wilma Heyer
Merry Maids Class Hosts Wiener Roast In Woods
The Merry Maids of St John Evangelical Sunday School met in Bechstein woods for a July gathering led by Evelyn Kreeger. They planned the August meeting at Vermilion-on-the-Lake with a tireen supper. Attendees included Lillian Eberhardt Milda Holzhauer Francis Sanders Florence Heussner Flora Florence and Margaret Schneider Ruth Flowers Ruth Eleanor Corbett and others. The Congregational church ladies will entertain Oberlin Community Church guests in the parish parlors Thursday afternoon. ENJOY PICNIC The Volunteer Firemen held their annual picnic in Bechch-
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South Amherst
Merry Maids
St. John’s Evangelical Sunday School
Bechstiens Woods
Evelyn Kreeger
Margaret Schneider
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Tireen
Lillian Eberhardt
Milda Holzhauer
Francis Sanders
Florence He
Weekend Sports Draw Crowd at Woods Event
A Sunday afternoon at Woods drew a large crowd for baseball and other outdoor contests plus races. A basket supper followed in the evening. Mrs George Rice and daughter Miss Margaret left Monday for California and other western states points of interest.
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George Rice
Margaret
California
Nativity Church Dance and Picnic Planned for Elyria Children
A Nativity Church sponsored dance was held in Panket's Woods Saturday with large attendance. A church picnic at Case Ged o Park Elyria is set for Thursday for all church children, meeting at the church at 10:00 and at the town hall at 10:15 for transportation. Ruth Anderson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Anderson, who had been seriously ill, is somewhat improved.
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Panket's Woods
the Nativity Church
Nastivity Church
Casegedo Park
Elyria
Ruth Anderson
Roy Anderson
Florence Ladies' Aid and WCTA meet in Birmingham
Mrs. Herman Welz hosted the Florence Ladies' Aid on Wednesday afternoon with good attendance. The WCTA gathered at president Miss Clara Henrys home with all members present. The item also notes Mrs. Mae Church and Mrs. Chas. Griffin visiting Lorain, and other local visits and moves including Vermilion guests and a Cleveland family relocating to Mrs. Emma Olds’ home. Historical aside mentions 15th century Italian fashion requiring high foreheads and hair pulled tight to fashion a dome.
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Herman Welz
Florence
Wilma
Caroline Howe
Myra Edgar
H. C. Comstock
Cornelius DeKam
Sullivan Truck Line
Millerstown
Will
Joe Angelo
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