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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1924
Page
7
The Rialto reports extended screenings of the feature Covered Wagon with matinee at 2:30 pm and evening at 8:15 pm. Both performances sold out, and Sunday vaudeville is moved to May 1 with all star acts and tickets on sale at the box office.
A massive radio ceremony in England marks the formal launch of a nationwide broadcasting effort. The Albert Hall event draws 100000 attendees with speeches by notable figures and widespread listening in millions of homes as broadcasts begin across the country.
The article notes strong focus on popular programs as scores of leading orchestras vaudeville artists and musicians participate daily in entertainment offered to British radio fans.
Bridgeport New Athens Cadiz Barnesville Beallsville and Shadyside announce their 1924 valedictorians and salutatorians with girls leading honors in most schools.
Byron D. Reese, who led the Hamden schools last year, has been chosen superintendent of Logan Iowa schools for next year after a field of 107 applicants.
Billy and a small troop endure a Zepplin attack at sea and await landfall in France. They are greeted as Sammies by locals while German prisoners work nearby, with flowers and kisses from the French. Tomorrow brings more adventures for Billy in the new land.
Listings show multiple stations across Ohio and beyond. Programs include Nitecaps on Lake Erie featuring string quintette and Hawaiian numbers, plus vocal duets and orchestral performances. Other stations list choral groups, symphony sections, and a Detroit News orchestra segment with baseball scores.
A music program lists a song recital at 9 15 p m instrumental music at 10 p m and Hawaiian music scheduled for the night the program outlines multiple performances in sequence for concert attendees.
The listing details multiple film showings including Torarent Love Master and Adventures in the land of eternal snow plus strong western drama, comedy and Jackie Coogan in A Boy of Flanders. Also Tom Mix in Ladies to Board with the wonder horse and Sherlock Holmes Jr. A swimming hole opening and oil well news from Norfolk near the Smackover field rounds out the day.
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