The Theatre New York 1938 Scene and Society Notes
A brisk column surveys theatre trends and urban life in late 1930s New York. It argues plays favor naturalism over melodrama, notes actors like Ethel Barrymore and Pauline Lord, and recalls social scenes at clubs, radio experiments from Greenwich Village, and Hollywood figures mingling with Broadway. It also covers local church events, community nights, and a string of brief society notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ethel Barrymore
Bam
Dramus
Pauline Lord i
Christopher Bean
Ariel
Birmingham Church Notes reflect community events and services
In Birmingham Mo, Nov 0, the Sunday service at Birmingham M C Community church opened with a planed hymn and responsive reading led by Rev Hanna. A morning sermon titled The Everlasting Glory of the Christian Religion followed scripture from Ezekiel 47. Various choirs and a Ladies' Aid meeting announced for December 1 plan a bazaar and chicken dinner. Community Night on Nov 25 featured a pot luck supper and a lecture on The Little Brown Church with slide visuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa Itev
Han- Na
Fable Brown
Little Brown
Nan- NA
Pitts
The
Vale
Hanna
Little Brown Church
the Vale
Ladies’ Aid Society
Birmingham
Birmingham Mo
Conmunty
Mia Mayme
Jed
Rom Tsarah
Hzekiel
Ladies’ Aid
Birmingham Ladies’ Aid
Birmingham M. C
Lincoln Wasem
Richard Bailey is Shot in Hollywood Mystery
Criminology student Jere Kane investigates the director murder at Bailey's Hollywood bungalow. Nanette LeRoi, revealed as a reformed suspect, was questioned after a window shot wounded Bailey. Kane interviews Weldon, Lucy Wilbur, and others while tracing connections to a diary and a room diary entry hinting at a mysterious woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Batley
Hollywood
Jere Kane
Nanette LeRoi
Batley
Kane
Lucy Wilbur
Lillian Hutt
Larry Weldon
Bailey Bungals
Nanette le Ror
Cillian Hutt
Nanette
Mane
Badley
Kane Alsa
Rodolf Bolmes
Lillian
Bailey
Bailey House
Carvington
Howse
Hane
Battey
Mommy
Tur
Hawg
Raley
Fred
Sergeant Heary
Weldon
Lacy
Larry
Lucy
Willian Teft
Highland Avenue
Cahuenga Paas
Sennett
Hollywood Boulevard
Tey
Jack
Nanette LeRot
Lillian Hull
Miss Wilbur
Lucy Wilburn
Hill Street
Henry
Richard Bailey
Europe
Malibu
Wyoming
New York
Birth and death rates in civilized and uncivilized nations
The text compares birth rates and infant mortality across civilizations, noting that civilized countries average under 30 births per thousand with deaths rising above half that rate. In less civilized countries birth rates may reach 50 per thousand, with infancy mortality a large share of that.
Mallet Creek Grange elects 1932 officers in town hall meeting
The Mallet Creek Grange held its regular meeting in the town hall on November 25 electing officers for 1932. Officers include Master O. G. Swartz Overseer J. R. Mayas Steward John Chamberlain Asa't Guy Chamberlain and others. Juvenile Grange officers were also chosen led by Master Roger Brintnall and Overseer Ralph Chamberlain. About 16 Grange members from 8 Medina County granges attended a committee meeting at John Chamberlain’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Mallet Creek
O. G. Swartz
J. R. Mayas
John Chamberlain
Asa’t
Guy Chamberlain
Elanore Bohley
Mary Spice
Archie Curliss
Jerry Spice
Flora
H. L. Brintnall
Pomona
Maxine Seeley
Ceres
Gwendolyn Chamberlain
Fred Benedict
Clyde Benedict
R. BE. Lance
Chas
Dickerman
Leon Marcellae
M. Hendrickson
Gertrude Hendrickson
Mra
Q. A. Hinman
Roger Brintnall
Ralph Chamberlain
Arthur Swartz
Julia Bohley
John Nettleton
Aasat
Robert Alexander
Marie Chamberlain
Shirley Matthews
Jean Matthews
Bernard Wilson
Ruth Brintnall
Wilda Marcellus
Dorothy Matthews
Medina County
Lester Social Club Meets at Lester
The Lester Social Club gathered at Mrs. Oscar Thiele's home last Wednesday afternoon with most members present despite two absentees on the ticket. A comforter was tied and lunch served. Next meeting set for December 21 at Mrs. Oswald Meyera's, including a Christmas exchange. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Frank Walters and son of Litchfield, Mr and Mrs John Pierce of Leater, and Mr and Mrs Thomas Volk at the Albert Spieth home. Several relatives and friends of the Crofoot and Crofoot families of Medina and Cleveland also stopped by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Oscar Thiele
Oswald Meyera
Frank Walters
Litchfield
John Pierce
Leater
Thomas Volk
Albert Spieth
Co. R. Crofoot
Medina
Helen Crofoot
Cleveland
Edward Frombaugh
Dinner Stories On a Desert Island Wife and Her Mother
A satirical exchange features a husband, his wife, and his wife's mother on a desert island with a quip about valuables and suspicion. Tahiti is praised as a holiday, while a money loss subplot shifts between dialogue lines and comic misdirection.
Visitors and guests listed at several Ohio households
The notice lists numerous visitors and guests at homes in Medina Litchfield Cleveland and nearby areas. Names include Ivan Smith Earl Meyers Fio Bart Harold Benson Glen Stoup Vivian Jones Grover Stoup Beatrice Spice Walter Dietrick Clayton Krepp Raymond Smith C R Crofoot Robert Crofoot Helen Crofoot Letha Crofoot Edward Fromhaugh George Starr Earl Pierce Ethel Smith Horace Hamm Jim Millis Marie Schultz and others from Medina Cleveland Mallett Creek and Lodi. The gatherings cover dinners Sundays and weekends with multiple families hosting or visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Smith
Earl Meyers
Medina
Fio Bart
Litchfield
O. E. Meyers
Harold Benson
Lakewood
Glenn Stoup
Plato
Grover Stoup
Vivian Jones
Cleveland
M. A. Stoup
Rose Warner
Raymond Smith
Homer
Beatrice Spice
Walter Dietrick
Clayton Krepp
Guy Jen
Jones
Charley Wagner
Wagner
Lodi
Shirley Jean
Joyce Elaine
Smith
Jim Millis
Mallett Creek
Raymond Schultz
Marie
Ealy Schultz
Har Motts
Thanksgiving Gatherings Reach Across Families in Henrietta
In Henrietta Nov 30 the Parrish Gegenheimer and related families from Elyria Lorain Akron Sandusky Detroit and Brownhelm shared Thanksgiving visits. The Evangelical church Ladies Aid plans an all day meeting with lunch provided by Melvin Unger and hot coffee. The M and prayer service will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Milton Parrish
Arthur Gegenheimer
Elyria
Hazel
Carrie Parrish
Lynn Parish
Raymond Ott
Sandusky
Ed Rothe
James Obitts
Grattan
Kate Schweinberg
Twieford
Detroit
Martin Pippett
D. A. Bennett
Walter Bennett
Martin Schroeder
Brownhelm
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Evangelical Church
Melvin Unger
Wrestler-Hero Statue Noted For Bronze Skill
A fragment asserts humanitarianism as devotion to alleviating present suffering while ancient Greek chronicles claim a wrestler-hero earned a bronze statue for his skill in breaking opponents fingers.
Thanksgiving Weekend Socials and Church Notes
Alex Born on Wednesday evening, Mrs. Anna Wyttenbach will host a Ladies’ Aid Society gathering at the Methodist church parlor Thursday afternoon. The Methodist choir will rehearse at the Gould home Thursday evening. Nelson and Carl Reusser of Cleveland visited with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Reusser. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dhrbar also of Cleveland were Friday guests at the Knoble home. Mr. and Mrs. C. Bickel called on Mrs. Snyder of Norwalk Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders of South Amherst returned home Sunday after a few days with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trubert Howard
Ardith of
Brownhelm
John Pfarr
Lester E. Normande
Betty May
Lorain
Mayme Church
Emvica
H.A. Witbeck
Doris Prince
Oberlin
Joe Bickel
la Grange
Jessie Berkmyer
Pearl Wilford
Lodi
Jesse Portman
Carol
Elyria
H. A. Witbeck
Lorain Ross
Ashland
Eisia V. Henry
Cleveland
V. C. Henry
Iftie Oberle
Louise Avery
Dorie Prince
Myron J. Knott
Alex
Anna Wyttenbach
Methodist Church
Ald Sosie
Leslie Gould
Nelson
Carl Reusser
Albert. Reusser
Albert Dhrbar
Joe Knoble
C. Bickel
Snyder
Norwalk
Elizabeth Sanders
So. Amherst
C. C. Sanders
Century old Dutch punishment by water and labor
Fragmentary report describes a historical method of punishment where Hollander criminals, deemed idle or disobedient, were confined in a cellar with water poured in. Those who did not work at a fixed pump would be drowned as a vigilante form of coercion.
Olive Tablets Promise Clear Skin and Gentle Liver Support
Ad copy promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentler calomel substitute for cleansing the blood and bowels. It claims clearer skin after several nights, reduced bad breath and dull mood, and emphasizes a vegetable formula in olive color with years of use. Prices listed 15c 30c 60c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
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Raft
Jack Pickford
Valentino
Howard Hughes
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Broadway
Watterson
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Marjorie Howe
Florence Congregational Church
George T. Ifanna
Elyria Savings & Trust
F. M
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Detective Bungle
Harry J. Tut
George
Bos Grubber
Cardal
Hun
ADEA
Chaapter
Lee
Hanry
Lien
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
M. P. Church
Stanley Christian
Howard Brintnall
Grace Dague
J. ©. Bricker
John Meissner
B. Human Juergens
Wm. Human
Clavaland
Oscar Freyburg
Coven
Raymond Sweet
Roy Sweet
Fred Zima
George Schwartz
Valley City
Frances Zima
Elmore Human
Henry Hoard
Ralph Shrubsole
Shirley Aan
H. A. Bishop
Floyd Nettleton
J. C. Parker
Bill Shaffner
John Neufeld
Delwin Seely
Clyde Wertz
Nova
Mr. Kane
Wire
Shatfiner
Rose Wilson
Bert Myers
Urhart
C. C. Kipdig
Montville
John Swartz
Ada Swartz
Walter Davis
Ray
Wille
Willie
Tahiti
Gulf
Alfred Alten
Nnkoas
Murbach Coal & Supply Co
Chronicle-Telegram Insurance Department
Circulation Department
Filyria
Ohie
Ihereby
Chronicle- Telegram
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