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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1942
Page
2
Hollywood figures receive commissions in the war effort sparking public resentment. Critics question why film personalities are handed roles in morale campaigns rather than frontline service, noting generals and officials shape these assignments and Hollywood glamour influences decisions.
A garbled Hollywood review traces Cary Grant and Randolph Restt amid gossip about wealth and fame. It notes Grant’s rise to wealth and a high salary, while Handy Lamour and others are sketched in as part of 7 Years Ago in Hollywood lore, withrumored incomes, marriages, and film projects.
Suburban 434 lists tonight and Thursday activities across Avon Carlisle Eaton North Olmsted and nearby towns. School events church services fire classes senior plays PTA meetings Red Cross sewing and civic group gatherings fill the schedule with performances, rehearsals, and community luncheons through Wednesday and Friday.
A worn-out broomstick accident injures six-year-old Howard Wright in Wellington as hospital care continues. Wellington King’s Daughters hosts Abbie Hand Circle. Thrift Shop funds and refugee aid updated. Indian Night stories recounted. Indian blanket tale shared by Blanchard. Community events include South Ridge eighth graders program, American Legion Auxiliary meetings, and Memorial Day planning. Clinic notes report minor surgeries and injuries, with local business news on Freeda Bassett’s promotion.
Fragmentary OCR lists radio program elements and schedules with unclear names and items. It mentions transmitters or stations, dates or times, and possible series or segments but lacks coherent details to identify specific programs or entities. No clear persons or organizations are recoverable.
The Capitol Theatre opens with Bogart in an inciting gangster tale about retired criminals unraveling a baker’s murder. A second attraction screens the Soviet war film Gur Hussian Front, detailing the scorched earth policy and wartime unity.
The film version of Tortilla Flat opens tomorrow at Rivoli Theatre starring Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr and John Garfield with Frank Morgan as the Pirate. The article notes the paisano characters and the lively, lighthearted tone of the adaptation and lists cast roles.
Avon Lake residents share word from George Little in San Francisco while planning a spring event at Spring Valley Country Club Elgin. Albert Itg named class president announces committees with Dexter Doris Trivanovich George Moore and others leading menu decorations hospitality and transportation. Corporal Robert Dempsty returns to duty at Fort Frances and Warren after furlough. local tax collections figures are reported by Clerk Boehm with February settlement amounting to 1230.
Herbert Hoover is set to speak at 4 pm tonight on the National Broadcasting Network. The program will feature remarks on wartime limits and freedom, with expected discussion of government policy and postwar plans.
A village round of visits and family calls is recorded with distances to Medina and Wellington. The county budget allocates 800 for civilian defense. fines total 151.20. Council renews street department insurance with Travelers. a pipe contract tops 412,000 for north Searls Road. A reflector will be placed at Gideon and South Mayr, with intersections improved. Avon Lake Mother’s Service Club elects officers for the coming term.
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