Hollywood social stir as Blue Book stars captivate industry
JIMMIE FIDLER observes Hollywood’s yen for society links as Blue Book register names, titled foreigners, and Four Hundred nostalgia drive contracts and parties. He notes Mary Pickford’s fall from society throne after divorce and rising rivalries among Marion Davies Gail Patrick Conne Bennett and others in the star circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Doug
Marion Davie
Gail Patrick
Conne Bennett
van Astorbilt
Hollywood Extras Speak of Pay and Perks in 1930s Wardrobe
A reminiscence from 1937 notes Sally Blane balancing fame and workload as she consults with an assistant director. Gwen Yetler, top money extra, earns about sixty dollars weekly while managing wardrobes and planning Europe. Clark Gable quips about diet, Edward G. Robinson charms, and Wallace Beery recalls a lion scene in a lighthearted studio day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bally Mune
Sally
Beverly Hills
Sally Blane
Hollywood Extra
Gwen Yetler
Central
Europe
Clark Gable
Wallace Beery
Boas
Darky
McNaught Syndicate
Grange Meeting Notes and Spitting Custom Mention
Old Glory Grange held its regular meeting with Darius Holcomb in the Master’s chair and transacted routine business. Betty Holcomb won the penny match prize and L. W. Stranahan earned 5 pounds of sugar. Mr. Davis spoke on Safety. Juvenile Grange also met with good attendance and Phiny the Roman is cited regarding spitting to avert witchcraft and to blunt an enemy as some boxers spit into gloves before fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Old Glory Grange
Darius Holcomb
Betty Holcomb
L. W. Stranahan
Davis
Phiny
Avon Lake Socials and Weddings Roundup
Avon Lake hosts a reception at the Chateau on Walkerhtead for Mr and Mrs Frank Kyach following their wedding at St Teresa's in Sheffield. A Carlisle reunion at the Hain home drew about 30 attendees with a picnic, games, and officer re‑election. Garden Club picnic set for July 12 at Metropolitan Park with nature trails and contests. Local weddings, travel notes, and social visits populate the brief, including attendance at Hazel Maddock and John Obitts wedding and various travels and visits across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkerhtead
Frank Kyach
Anne Sue
St .Teresa’s Church
Sheffield
Adam Senger
Bure Rey
Youtlo
Kvach
Avon Lake School
Carlisle
A. J. Hain
Ida Me Rroberts
Avon-on-the-Lake
Ed. Webb
Jamies
Charles
Stella Buswell
Hazel Maddock
John Obitts
Baptist
Local Social News and Camp Notice in Lorain County
Wakeman Mr and Mrs George Cooley and daughter from Lorain visited Mr and Mrs A Cooley. Flolen White and Arlene Clark stay at the Clark cottage. Mrs Myrtle White travels to Toledo with Miss Harriet Heinman. A Catholic boys camp opens July 4 on M J Dunn farm near Lorain with housing for 50 boys each weekend for eight weeks, ages 11 to 15. Mr and Mrs F Brumby and sons attended Ella Morgan and Forest Hill wedding in Kipton. Mr and Mrs Robert Hoyt and children visited Mr and Mrs C J Hoyt near Ceylon. Marianna Jones has whooping cough and rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cooley
Lorain
A. Cooley
Flolen White
Arlene Clark
Clark
Mittawanga
Myrtle White
Toledo
Harriet Heinman
Lorain County
M. J. Dunn
Amherst area social events include St Peters Sunday school outing
Teachers and families gathered at Miss Frances Jaeger home on Cleveland Avenue for a house warming with social games and a dessert service. Plans were made for an July 19 outing at Lynch Gardens. A committee including Mrs Hay Jewett and Mrs Conrad Mulder was named. Other attendees listed from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VLAN
Amherst
St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Sunday School
Frances Jaeger
Cleveland Avenue
Philip Jaeger
Mise Jaeger
Helen Lollingsworth
Walter Jaeger
Parish notices and social rounds in Elyria area
Parsonage guests include Lang and Ryan families with Rev. Ryan baptizing Charles Ryan's children Joequlyn and Donna Jennie. St Ann's Circle One hosts three 500 tables. high score Mrs Kovach, guests from Lakewood and Toledo. Hospital news lists births and discharges. Mrs Stolpak of Elyria gives birth to a baby girl. others discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lang
Fields
L. E. Ryan
Charles Ryan
Cleveland
George Brotherton
Familly
Elyria
Ryan
Joequlyn
Donna Jennie
Albert Schmitz
Elyria Avenue
St. Ann’s Society
Joseph Kovach
Peter Nelven
Ralph Wohlover
Hospital News
John Stolpak
Lyria
Frank
Ule
South Amherst
Paul Werner
Lorain
Avon Scouts Headed to National Jamboree in Washington
Avon Boy Scout contingent departs with slogan Jamboree or Bust as they join 53 scouts from Firelands area for the National Jamboree in Washington DC. Leaders include Rev. C. A. Bantham assisted by Ernest James and Paul Marchus, with Robert Dow as senior patrol leader. among group are Robert Ca118, Billy Taft, Eric Olsen, and Robert Osborne from Sheffield Lake. Meanwhile local events note a marriage in Avon Lake and various Sunday visits and travels among residents.
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Avon
Lfe
Boy Scouts of America
Washington, D. C
Avon Troop
Robert Ca
Billy Taft
Eric Olsen
Robert Osborne
Sheffield Lake Trop
C. A. Bantham
Avon Baptist Church
Firelands
Bantham
Ernest James
Paul Marchus
Sandusky
Robert Dow
Oberlin
Fourth 4-H Club Meeting Plans Picnic Event
The second 4-H Club meeting met June 16 at Ruby Peabody's Verlin Street home. The group planned demonstrations at future meetings and discussed a club picnic. The next gathering will be June 24 at Teresa and Gertrude Saik's home at 10 a.m. A traveler in postwar Ethiopia encountered Italian soldiers conversing in English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Peabody
Verlin Street
Teresa and
Gertrude Saik
Ethiopia
Roosevelt Wedding Guests Arrive Before Old Family Event
Reynolds, Delaware state police superintendent, joins arriving guests for the Roosevelts wedding tomorrow. Expected today are John Boettiger of Seattle and Elliott Roosevelt of Fort Worth with Mrs Boettiger as matron of honor. Young Roosevelt will be best man with James Roosevelt and Elliott Roosevelt as ushers. Guests include over 1000 gifts, a floor lamp from the Du Pont staff, and Owls Nest preparations feature servants in the choir stalls.
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John Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Washington
du Pont
Buckeye Sewers 4-H Club Hosts Pajama Party
Phyllis Bloom of Gulf Road served as hostess to the Buckeye Sewers 4-H Club at her home on Monday evening. A pajama party was featured at the gathering. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson and sons visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson and family of New London, and with Mr. Harry Root of Ruggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Bloom
Gulf Road
Buckeye Sewers
Lee Johnson and
Arthur Johnson
New London
Roosevelt Du Pont Wedding Preparations Near Peak
Wilmington dispatch reports preparations for the high profile wedding of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr and Ethel Du Pont at Owl's Nest. 5 000 white peonies and 2 500 white lilies will adorn the altar area while 1 200 guests are hosted in a pavilion. 3 dollar marriage license was issued by Justice of the Peace Frank Haley. Col Edward W Starling of the White House secret service arrived to coordinate security.
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Wilmington
Del
Frederick Ashton
Little Christ Church
Christiana Hundred
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr
Ethel du Pont
Eugene du Ponts
Roosevelt
Harvard
Fly Club
du Pont
Owl's Nest
Owls Nest
Frank B. Haley
du Ponts
Haley
California
Woodward Re
Col
Edward W. Starling
White House
Secret Service
C. C
Local social notes from Lorain County picnic event
Mrs. Arthur Whiton of Amherst and Mr and Mrs Ross Pearch with Elizabeth Ann and aunt from East Cleveland visited the P Chambera on Monday. John Crompp and family of Sheffield Lake Village, returning from five months in Oklahoma and Japan, sail home via San Francisco July 7 with a Honolulu stop. Mrs E H Haag of Abbey Road chosen secretary treasurer for Lorain County Farmers Picnic general committee and appointed Sports Committee member for the Linwood Beach event on August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Whiton
Amherst
Ross Pearch
Elizabeth Ann
East Cleveland
Noward Walty
Jo Ann
New Cumberland
HM. Daniel
Charles Carrick
Elyria
P. L. Chambera
John Crompp
Sheffield Lake Village
Fe Kahoma
Japan
San Francisco
Honolulu
E. H. Haag
Abbey Road
Lorain County
Linwood Beach
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John Terween
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St. Joseph Catholic Church
Carl Bodmann
Milan Avenue
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
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Park Avenue
Legion Auxiliary
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Methodist
B. A. Jenne
Church St
F. Horn
Janet Humiston
Norman Humiston
Lucy Horn
Douglas Harris
Lloyd Minor
Clarence Hall
Vermilion Cemetery
B. H. Ryan
Manon
Galion
C. E B. Schmidt
A. C. Berg
Marion
Lloyd Morgan
Margaret Gorlich
Eugene Hubbard
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Emma Handler
Charles Wagner
Fred Sturznickle
Jean
Lillian
Oberlia
Tom Sample
Billy
Chicago
John Harold
Harold Smith
Medina
Cecil Moore
Moore
Mills
Canada
Tommy Mockler
Checker
L. Williams
Mgr
Lorain County Home & Window Cleaning CO
Princeton
Hugh Greer
Oberlin - Grafton - Amherst - Wellington
Rice Brake Service
Bob Rice
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Delray Body Shop
DIAL
Kroehler
Ism QO
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