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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1944
Page
2
Jimmie Fidler argues excess praise for actors harms film value. He cites Bette Davis and Greer Garson as examples where hype led to overblown expectations. The piece warns that stars being overgrandized slows pacing and weakens plot as directors seek to maximize star power.
The column surveys actors Miss Garson and Miss Davis amid postwar film trends, noting Garson’s warmth waning since Goodbye Mrs Minniver and Davis becoming more mechanical since Of Human Bondage. It weaves in quotes about Hollywood life, fan magazines, and industry personalities from Sinatra to Bacall, with anecdotes on Loy Lubitsch and Lauren Bacall’s image.
Wellington lodge officers elected at the annual meeting include Worshipful Master Orville J. Seeley and S W Charles W. Seeley with other posts filled by Ernest K. Sharp Lloyd Irish Clifton West and more. Also reports Dairy Breedera Meet Lorain county unit, regular stop for New York Central train 404, and community notices on clubs, parties, telegrams, and home events with local addresses and names.
Waterloo Bridge returns to the Rivoli theatre this Saturday with Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor leading a star studded cast. Supporting players include Martin Ou Penskaya Lucile Watson C Aubrey Smith Virginia Field and others. The tender World War I love story remains vivid as Leigh travels in England with Lt Laurence Olivier and Taylor serves as Lt 18 in the Naval Transport Service.
In a wartime update, American combat units adopt a shorter lighter six inch blade bayonet suitable as a trefich knife. The note highlights ongoing leadership changes in the Race with Stettinius securing Hull's Place while Byrnes and Wallace join the group. Thanksgiving at home and December weekend plans at Camp Chaffee, Ark are mentioned for Mrs. John Swesey.
A compiled list of local meetings and activities across Avon Ridgeville Eaton La Grange Grafton Carlisle Columbia and related communities. Highlights include prayer meetings card parties group meetings cultural events and club gatherings with times venues and hosts noted.
A dense catalog of radio program schedules and show lineups for WTAM and WGAR stations. Includes names like Lowell Thomas Eddie Cantor Rosemary Void and Eddie Cantor acted programs, news segments, dramas, musical variety and soap opera style serials, with multiple time slots and a mix of local and national offerings.
Oberlin College economist Professor P W Bishop urged renewed cooperation with England and Russia after the war, noting similarities in English and American business systems. The meeting welcomed new members Arthur Sparks and Don Crozier, with plans for a Distinguished Service Award banquet and travelogue films. A hockey outing to Cleveland was arranged, and a high school performance titled Jumping Jewel was set for December 2 and 21. Thanksgiving events and Grange meetings were announced in Elyria Township and La Grange.
The Junior class at Columbia high school presents Jumping Jewel on November 30. Cast includes Earl Selage Anna Mae Jocke Matie McClain Julie Kocél Bill Harder Mary Jewell Cooper Richard Walkden Richard Hitchcock Marlon Stearna Wilbur Hitchcock Eileen Ruth and Fred Colbtumn.
Washington doctor H H June vice premier of China denied via the Chinese embassy that Mme Chiang Kai shek plans a permanent Miami Beach home. He called a London Daily Mail report false as she visits the United States for medical treatment.
Jay Eastin urged contact for transport and called a special canteen committee meeting on Tuesday November 28 at Jay teen hall. The group seeks a suitable hall for a servicemen canteen on regular Saturday nights. A December 4 board meeting was scheduled for directors and chairs. A large new airport near Staines is under construction outside London.
The Federal Housing Administration reports that about 1.8 billion property improvements were granted to four thousand owners over the past decade. In Buenos Aires Argentina authorities jail rent-law violator cases as part of enforcement actions.
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