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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1937
Page
10
A portrait of John D Rockefeller the elder statesman of oil banking and philanthropy who built Standard Oil and the Rockefeller Foundation. The obituary sketches his frugal rise from clerk to wealthiest man, reform era battles, vast gifts to education and medicine, and a life spent in public and private devotion to philanthropy.
Jimmie Fidler notes Hollywood bylines and antics from May 24. He observes Jack Oakie’s hat style, Myrna Loy freckles, and Mae West’s enticing stage flirtations. The column jibes at George Raft’s long words, Lupe Velez hair dye, and Simone Simon’s nightclub gaze. It also calls out Paul Muni’s servant setup, Rex Bell's casino tweaks, Miriam Hopkins at RKO, and Elizabeth Allan’s jewelry theft tale.
A burglary left little valuable loot as heirlooms. Days later Miss Allan’s maid found a small package in the front yard with a note to Miss Allan stating These things are made of brass. But don’t feel bad. They fooled me too.
May 24 members of the Sixteen Club were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pickering at their home. Cards and prizes to Miss Melon Peak and Harry Hubbard followed by lunch. The club will disband for the summer. For Get Me Nots Mrs. Jerome Oster hosted the For Get Me Not Club at her home Thursday afternoon.
After a 1 30 luncheon the remainder of the arenas was spent quilting. The club was hosted at the Weller home by Mrs Lawrence Heckel with Mr and Mrs Louis Dechant welcoming members Saturday. Prizes were awarded to Mr and Mrs C T Wilford and lunch was served. The club will be entertained in two weeks by Mr and Mrs Andrew Mittendorf. Miss Gwendolyn Adama left Friday for a weekend in Delaware Ohio. Mrs Maine Stuart of Lakewood visits at the home of her brother and wife, Mr and Mrs Frank Pickering. Several local guests attended gatherings including the Adams, Peterson, Arline, Manley, and others from Cleveland Lorain and Avon. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wearach at St Joseph Hospital Lorain Thursday. The Bahamas, an archipelago of the British West Indies, has sponge gathering as its chief industry.
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