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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1939
Page
7
In Hollywood Jimmie Fidler notes the shift as studio chiefs appear younger. Ed Mund Granger at 36 and Mervyn LeRoy at 38 have long prod ucer credits, with Pandro S. Berman guiding Rogers and Astaire hits, signaling a new generation dominating film output.
The piece surveys age trends among Hollywood stars and legends, noting Walt Disney Joe Mankiewicz and Carl Laemmie Jr among early 40s or younger leaders. It contrasts film rewards with other industries, praises youth, and lists a dozen classic beauties while highlighting today’s limited number of two truly current stars.
Saturday and SundayJune 10 and 11 radio programs listed for WTAM and WGAR with varied music news and talk segments. Entries include personalities such as Tex Owens Horace Heidt Jack Teagarden and Phil Baker. sports, quiz shows, and orchestras feature across stations with multiple time slots and program notes.
A detailed daily radio lineup for Monday shows performances, news, variety programs, dramas, and music across stations WHK WGAR WCLE with host names, time blocks, and program titles ranging from morning devotionals to late night sign offs.
A letter begs Dick Powell for a $1000 loan to finance his 18 year old son’s film career. The piece surveys Hollywood quirks from braille stars to Bogart hobbies and yacht parties hosted by Gene Markey and Hedy Lamarr, ending with Mae Marx declining a Marx Brothers role.
The North Elyria Subordinate Grange held a Thursday meeting at the Grange Hall with good attendance. Four candidates were balloted up for first and second degrees, to be conferred next meeting. Ice cream social date moved to June 20 at 7:30 PM at Lake Avenue School. The Juvenile Grange will graduate to Subordinate status. Next meetings set for June 22 at 8:00 PM.
A list of community events for tonight and tomorrow across towns such as Pomona Pittsfield La Porte Carlisle Lake Avenue North Olmsted and Columbia. Activities include Children's Day services picnics scout meetings garden parties and club gatherings with times ranging 8 PM to 10:30 AM and noting organizers like the Kiwanis and Methodist churches.
Parish events listed include Grin and Bear It at church parlors Tuesday evening. Lake Avenue hosts Shining Thimbles 4-H at 1 30 P M and Ice cream social at 7 P M. 4-H groups meet with advisors at 6 and 8 P M. La Grange Circle I cafeteria dinner. Litchfield King’s Daughters Class at 2 P M. Rochester P T A sponsors Womanless Wedding play at Town Hall at 8 P M with officer elections for next year.
Oberlin College Botany chief Professor Paul B. Sears will teach for six weeks at Vassar College this summer as part of the annual School of Euthenics. In July he is invited to lecture at Ohio State University.
Action and singing fill the Lincoln Theatre opening Sunday as Roy Rogers stars in Frontier Pony Express. The show promises thrills with Daring stunts and musical numbers set to entertain local audiences.
Richard Dix plays Sam Houston in the new Rivoli Theatre feature Man of Con quest opening Sunday. The Texas hero tale promises a bold period drama with Dix portraying the famed frontier leader.
A wooden footstool box in the unclaimed property room held $60,000 in banknotes. It arrived over 27 years ago and was addressed to a woman who refused to pay a $1.25 delivery charge.
Ottawa reports that under the National Housing Act Canadians borrowed 1,403,379 to fund 433 home constructions in April. The average loan size was 3,204 dollars, reflecting a growing warmer weather housing push.
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