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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1938
Page
6
Hollywood favors American villains and English stereotypes in cinema. The column critiques British underrepresentation, praises Sonja Henie’s critique of critics, recalls showbiz memories, and notes rivalries at Paramount and other studios amid industry anecdotes.
Miss Kathryn Schriner’s Amherst Road home welcomed Study Hour Club members for a merry evening. A book review of The Citadel by A. J. Cronin and the film You Can’t Take It With You were presented. Mrs Isaac Slack won the numerical contest. A salad course followed.
A regular Ladies Aid Society meeting met at the Methodist church parlors on Thursday afternoon. Routine work and a devotional were led by Mrs Garfield Harris. An invitation from the Congregational Ladies Dime Society to a Silver Tea on November 17 was accepted. Plans were laid for a bake sale in Oberlin on November 19. Eighteen members attended, with Mrs Wm Cook and Mrs Lloyd Jackson hosting the social hour and serving dessert.
The Royal Neighbor lodge held its November meeting at Swiss Hall with Mrs. Gust Ander sen presiding. Plans were made to attend the County Rally in Lorain next Thursday. A Christmas party is slated for the first Thursday in December. Special prizes went to Mrs. John Jamie and Mrs. Charles Corbett. Eighteen members enjoyed a refreshment course served by Mrs. Andy Gainok and Mrs. Alex Stirpak.
The Ladies Altar Society met at Nativity church parlors on Thursday for a regular session. Ordinary business was conducted and favorable reports were given. Mrs. James Sodditch was honored as guest of honor for her birthday anniversary and received gifts from members. Hostesses Mrs. Frank Bogardy and Mrs. John Katona then served refreshments to thirty members.
Members of the local Legion and Auxiliary Post are invited to attend the Armistice Service at the Methodist Church in Asgland. Rev. A. A. Hunter is pastor. The service is scheduled for Sunday evening November 6.
Federal agents investigated whether the Nazi steamer Vancouver was wrecked by an explosion of munitions she carried. Baron Manfred Von Killinger, German Consul General, countered the theory, saying communists likely set a time bomb outside the hull.
Salvage crews have not refloated the steamer, left beached in the estuary to avoid sinking. Killinger cites inward hull plates as proof of a bomb, while DA Warren says no criminal offense is evident. Capt Moessinger calls the scene suspicious as investigators probe for munition cargo.
For years before and a year or two after Hitler's rise in Germany his speeches were neutral and sometimes sympathetic toward Communism, reflecting a complex public stance during a volatile political period.
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