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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1932
Page
2
The piece surveys New York high society in 1932, noting a shift toward casual dress at exclusive gatherings and a rise in ostentatious leisure among the upper crust. It recalls salon vanity, theater crowd perks, and anecdotes about figures like Eugene O Neill and Christopher Morley, ending with a self-deprecating look at journalism pay.
Musterole rub is touted to start relieving throat soreness minutes after application and to provide hour by hour relief for five doses. The ad says its mustard, resin, menthol blend acts as a counter irritant, drawing out infection and pain and is trusted by doctors and nurses for twenty years. A milder children’s form is also advertised for babies and small children.
March 30 notes record Easter visits to Finleyville and Oberlin family gatherings. Avon choir member Myron Starr joined Reverend Ashburn at Avon church for Easter service. Methodist Church reports three Sunday services, an Easter party for Sunday school classes, and a sermon on resurrection and moral character.
Bugle and two Hitle daughters Baptised by Rev Ashburn. Families joined the church including Arthur Johnson Alma Leon and Ed Cooper Balint Viola Hartman. Three announcements: dividend dinner for Old Society Number Two, Bible School with manual training and domestic science, and quilt work by Aid Society Number Three. Sunday School reported 149 in attendance, 21 in Giberson class, large collection in Progressive class. many events, visits, and social gatherings noted. Rear Admiral G C Dickens, grandson of Charles Dickens, named in British Navy.
A flurry of calls and visits: A Dellifield and Ida Elsie visited Haag. B Powell spent in Cleveland. Nettie Eldred and sons called Sduires for LaGranga. Nelding attended Grange at Lake Avenue School. Bechtel spent Sunday with the Bennetts. numerous locals greeted friends and kin from Elyria Lorain Cleveland Detroit Saranack Lake Kent Lorain and Lakewood. Many residents hosted gatherings and stopped by neighbors including Freelands and Kennellys during a busy weekend.
The two week tournament at Murray Ridge school concluded Wednesday with Milton Freeland declared champion. Also reported are visits as Mr and Mrs Arthur Neidling called on Mr and Mrs Wall Tolhurst of Middlsridge and Mr and Mrs Ed Burrer with daughter Beatrice called on Mr and Mrs Ervin Eppley Saturday evening.
The Murray Ridge P T A women present a play titled Not A Man in the House at the schoolhouse Friday night April 1. Cast includes Mrs Ethel Cole Mrs M Schuster Mrs Marie Eppley Mrs Henry Haag Mrs Elmer Beal and Bill Sudro's Seven Come Elevent orchestra provides music. Easter services attended by Norma and Helen Sluaher and Elyria. Steve Ronez visited Lorain Saturday night.
Walter Heng of Concordia College Fort Wayne Indiana has returned to his audies after spending the past week with his parents. Gladys Freeland has returned to Kent College after spending the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Grant Freeland.
Mrs Grace Gannett hosted an Easter party for first four grade pupils at the school house Friday afternoon. The event featured colorYour eggs games contests and an egg battle to see who could keep his egg from cracking the longest. Refreshments followed. Mr and Mrs Martin Schuster and family visited Mr and Mrs Joseph Kinzel of Avon Sunday.
The Mothersingers group will perform four numbers at a Friday evening meeting at Markley School. North Elyria Grange building committees met at the home of Mr and Mrs C O Schmidthrons Monday evening. Several locals attended the Masonic Chorus program in Elyria Sunday evening.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Mrs Pope, wife of a local secretary, claiming marks on a shirt as proof of her husband’s alleged infidelity. The text mentions she testified her husband had been seeing other women, suggesting a domestic scandal in progress.
An old advertisement touts Olive Tablets as a cleansing aid and compares them to calomel. It claims improved feeling and appearance from nightly use. Product is sold in 30¢ and 60¢ quantities.
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