Broadway Decadence and Speakeasy Echoes in 1932
The piece surveys a decline of Broadway’s glamour amid speakeasies and late Prohibition nights. It recalls figures like Smith Reynolds Danny Caswell and Jim Donahue, notes drifters like Russell Ryder and Herbert, and contrasts mansion parties with a shrinking social scene. It also mentions figures such as Bernhardt’s former maid and Helen Morgan, with a breezy editor’s voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bohemia
Riviera
Cornichs
Smith Reynolds
Danny Caswell
Cleveland
Draner Daugherty
Broadway
White Way
Jim Donahue
Kip Rhinelander
Russell Ryder
Herbert
John Locke
Bernhardt
Eppis
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Warnings
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow for digestion. It warns against substitutes and touts the red label with Carter's name on the bottle, claiming relief from sourness and fatigue through liver action. The ad notes a 25 cent price and dates to 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
C. M. Ce
Valley City Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Illnesses
Mr and Mrs Frank Weidner and Mrs Caroline Weidner joined a birthday dinner for Calvin Kemp in York with several relatives visiting in Ohio. Local residents hosted weekend guests from Cleveland Uniontown Dalton and Brooklyn Heights while others traveled to see ill relatives in Pennsylvania and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
Frank Weidner
Caroline Weidner
Ivan Kemp
York
Calvin
Henry Deikel
Lakewood
Elmer Ayres
Cleveland
Walter Roeper
Brooklyn Heights
Willis Hammon
Joseph Smith
Margaret
Uniontown
F. H. Weidner
Bert Goodman
Willard Wolfe
Paul
Dalton
Ohio
Henry Wolf
Carrie (Weber) Smith
Alma Entfe
Marjorie
William Grabenstetter
Tay Frisk
Ernc Stoskopft
Sher- Man Barnes
Thelma Steck Fe
4 H Club Congress in Columbus this week
A list of social and civic notices appears with 4 H Club Congress scheduled in Columbus this week and several residents visiting relatives in Berea Ravenna Cleveland Meadville and Norfork Virginia. Community meetings discuss Liverpool school finances and local political rally activity highlighted by a Democratic gathering at Town Hall with multiple candidate appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Club
Congress
Columbus
John Kimmick
Berea
John Obermiller
William Gott
Ravenna
O. B. Arnold
Harry Osborne
Norfolk
Harry Cushing
Sisterville
W. Va
Town Hall
Richard Reutter
W. W. Johnson
John D. Owen
Wadsworth
Common Pleas Court
George M. Seaton
Medina
Arthur Mong
Guilford
Ashley Pelton
Earl Diehm
Carrie Wilkinson
C. M. Fetzer
Lodi
William R. Flack
Joseph Thomas
Akron
Missionary Fall Festival and Halloween Activities in Henrietta
The Henrietta community reports the annual Missionary Fall Festival at the M E church with hostesses named. A Hallowe en party at the town hall featured costumes prizes and refreshments. Attendees include Henry Johannsen and family and several local residents who attended events and gatherings across the area.
Social Roundup of Local Residents Attending Events
Mrs Vern Andrews and guests attended a Board of Education meeting in Cleveland. Mr and Mrs Paul Portman and Mrs Alex Born were present. The weekend featured visits among families in Cleveland Lorain and Rugby with several dinner and guest appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Andrews
Dover
Paul Portman
Alex Born
Board of Education
Cleveland
Wallace Wood
Wallace Court
Lester Husted
U. S. Army
G. M. Snyder
Jane Twining
Tracey
Robert Snedden
Birmingham
Fred Lange
Melvin Unger
Ruth Fairchilds
Sarah Emmerick
Red’ Haw
Leroy
Winifred Emmerick
Lorain
Leslie Gould
Bickel
Henry Gleisner
Chauncey Currier
Madge McBurnie
Elmer Portman
Louise Kneisel
Rugby
Wm. Engel
Steve Moore Road
Harvey Keyes
Edward Buswell
Archie Spade
Bobby
James Jenking
Avon Lake Board Adds New Member to School Board
Avon Lake Board of Education appointed James Deasy to fill the unexpired term of J J Farris who moved to California. The meeting also noted local events including a political rally at Avon Lake Park hall on November 4 and a junior sponsored movie at the school auditorium the same night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Board of Education
Miss' Queston
S. H. Babcock
S. T. Burns
James Deasy
J. J. Farris
California
Avon Lake Park Hall
First Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor
Women's League
Church Cabinet
J. Hoyt
Christian Scientist
Christian Scientist Society
Avon Lake School
Adam
John
Avon Social and club events highlight Avon church group
The Young Ladies Sodality of St Marys church met in the parish hall with President Miss Lillian Casper to plan a Christmas party and enjoy a social hour with banco. Prizes were awarded to Hilda Shuster Evelyn Bommer Mary Rink and Evelyn Smith. Also noted are Morning Glory club cards awards at Andrew Mittendorf home and other social visits including theater party and visitors from Cleveland Lorain Oberlin and Elyria. The piece closes with a note on New Zealand expected to export 1,000,000 eggs to Britain this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
M. E
Navy
Katie Weldman
Henry Glessner
Barbara Angersbach
Roy Angersbach
Henry Johannsen
George and Albert
Richard Frogley
E. C. Carpenter
Carl Latteman
George Latteman
Erlin Heinzerling
Carl Schlecter
Theodore Latteman
Myron Rice
Lorain
Epworth League
M E
Christian Endeavor Society
Congregational Church
South Amherst
Brough
Tiffin
The
Reformed Church
Upper
Sandusky
Ladies Aid Society
Evangelical Church
O. G. Sanders
Oscar Zurcher
Patricia Keble
Howard Unger
Harold Coates
Methodist Church
Adaline Becker
Alice Crompp
Sheffield
Cleveland
Northeastern Teachers Convention
Gottfiob Buchs
Silas Buchs
Oberlin
Albert Schneider
Berea
Katie Weidman
D. A. Bonnett
Walter Bonnett
Baby
Glenn Rogers
Avon Lake
R.A. Middlestead
Avon
Howard
Maynard Unger
Berlin Heights
Ernest Lammermyer
Frank Keible
Young Ladies Sodality
St. Marys Church
Lillian Casper
Banco
Hilda Shuster
Evelyn Bommer
Mary Rink
Evelyn Smith
Andrew Mittendorf
Morning Glory Club
Detroit Road
Louis Dechant
H. Khugshirn
F. XN. Dechant
W. R. Fischer
E. H. Kilngshirm
John Mittendorf
Edmond Mittendorf
Mittendorf
Edmund Mittendorf
Catherine Sutter
Charles Sutter
Henry Hebing
Fairview Village
Leo Dechant
Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Veronica Bios
Frank Bias
Lillian Wagner
Ethel McQueen
Charles Wagner
Lawrence Gates
Gervis Gates
H C. Wright
Arthur Diedrich
St. Joseph's Hospital
Safe Pleasant Way To Lose Fat
An ad promotes Kruschen Salts as a simple weight loss plan claiming 15 pounds fat reduction in a month and boosted energy. It urges daily intake before breakfast, dietary cuts, and weighing progress, promising health gains and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Philips
Ady
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Will Hays
Gena Tunney
Helen Morgan
Bruce Barton
John Golden
Pierre’a
Therese Worthington Grant
Park Avenue
Ring Lardner
Miami Beach
Smartie
George D. Buckley
Belmont
Joe Moore
Moore
Buckley
Coprright
McNaught Syn@icate, Inc
Mickey
Eldotread Tire & Supply Co
Dik
Eldetread Tire & Supply Company
Vda Clan
Teel
Pca
Aera
Lilepee i Lad
Nate A
Hill-Toppers Club
Leo Helder
Center Road
Jas. Tomer
Curtis Duff
Leo Hill
Arthur Theisen
Carlton Harrison
Mull Road
Charles Carpenter
Mildred
Vermilion
County Council
Dwight Easty
Wm. Shabel
J. Kubic
A. Kos
Lorain County Legion Auxiliary
Amherst
the Legion Auxiliary
Park Hall
Theodora Stering
Grace
Frank
Ed Garth
Carl Pederson
Hunter Road
Maynard
Lee Walker
W. D. Hull
Edd Mitchell
Czechoslovakia
Sodality Meets
Entertains Club
W. C. Wagner
Mr. Wagner
Libby Honcker
Orient
New Zealand
Britain
Tokay
St East Bridge
BR. E. MacDonald Road Service
Texaco
COATS
BAYON
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