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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1942
Page
2
Hollywood columnist Jimmie Fidler warns Vic Mature faces harsh treatment if drafted, imagining Army life as brutal and comic amid Hollywood bravado and sharp city humor. The piece riffs on wartime draft anxiety and public figures in uniform.
A column blends gossip and film lore with mock military satire. It riffs on Vic Mature as a temptress magnet moved to the Tank Corps and jokes about Hollywood stars like Susan Hayward, Ginger Rogers, Lew Ayres, Bing Crosby, and others while noting studio rumors and public appearances.
The Rivoli presents Kings Row with a 1940s era cast led by Joe, Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Raniki Reagan and Betty Page. Set in a stifling Midwestern town, the drama follows men and their finances amid tense social inhibitions and provincial intrigues.
Wellington Ohio council met Monday night in the mayor's court to discuss blackouts emergency measures sewer extensions to Mrs Mabel Felton and Mrs Ceumrine properties and tentatively provide trenching and equipment for disposal plants. A health ordinance was reviewed by county official Franklin as several women complained of bicycles crowding sidewalks. The meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene May 18 and featured a Legion Auxiliary book review Mastering Fear by Rev Preston Bradley.
Local clubs convene at homes and halls including Clearview Manor and VenWell club meetings. Muth Hege, missionary from Wellington, arrives in Venezuela Tucupita on furlough return. District Conference items cover ministers reports, layman talks, and vacation church school planning. Rev J A Scott and Rev John Green noted for leadership roles. Summer camp plans shift to new site near Delaware due to larger attendance.
Suburban districts host a string of Wednesday through Friday gatherings. Grafton Farm Bureau advisers meet. Huntington Home Circle holds an all day session. North Olmsted Rebekah Lodge convenes in Westlake. Musfield runs a nutrition course on vitamins and minerals. Rochester hosts a mother daughter WSCS banquet with other rallies statewide. Widespread Civil Defense, church and youth events fill the schedule across Carlisle, LaGrange, Avon Lake, and surrounding towns.
Frank Morgan a Cap'n Hol Yancey and noted figure in Lyiche Qurg plays the title role in The Vanishing Wire aidan opening tomorrow at Capitol Theatre. The film is adapted from the memoirs of Rebecca Vanney Williams.
Local item recalls transfers at Fort Jackson to Fort Knox Sergeant Thomas McCarty and family visits from Vermilion and Lorain. Neighbors and relatives in Elyria Avon Painesville and Conneaut share weekend calls and boat sightings. Community events include a grafton covered dish supper and a North Olmsted band concert with Red Cross volunteering urged and North Ridgeville class meets at the town hall.
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