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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1938
Page
6
New York observer notes the aging St Mark's in Second Avenue and Tenth Street, surrounded by a storied graveyard. Declining congregation sizes and changing city character threaten preservation, despite historic burials including Petrus Stuyvesant and Anne Stuyvesant.
The article recalls memorials to family members and notable figures like Daniel Tompkins and Commodore Matthew Perry. It covers Bouwerie Stuyvesant farmland, the chapel built in 1860, its Dutch Reformed origins, later English church ties, the present church from 1795, and concerns about decay and potential abandonment, urging preservation by wealthy New Yorkers.
A Monday evening gathering at Mrs Clara Keller’s home drew many neighbors including Mrs Chris Ackerman Mrs Frankie Breese Mrs J J Cook Mrs M B Cupas Audrer Cupas Mrs Leonard Dean Yvonne Bean Mrs John Hornish and several others. Funeral rites were held in Elyria for Mrs Martha Scott with pallbearers including Mr Heck. A note announced the death of James A Joiner formerly of Birmingham aged fifty four. Funeral in Lorain followed by burial in Elmwood cemetery. A church social with a noon luncheon and a Progressive class supper raised funds for the church park. The event featured 4 H Club songs and piano pieces by Ingen Tetierly.
Elyria Library announces new arrivals this week. Nonfiction titles include Courage by Terry, Thy Kingdom Come But Not Now by Slattery, The Curious Lore of Precious Stones by Kunz, Life of the Spider by Fabre, and The Reptiles of Ohio by Conant. Fiction selections include New England Born by Bassett, The World Is Mine by Blake, Hoof Beaten Trails by Doud, House of All Nations by Stead, and Wild Horse Valley by Tuttle.
Cyclists in Melbourne face a $50 fine for riding more than two abreast. The notice appears in local civic updates alongside club pledges and community notices. Jottings and briefs recount social calls, visits, and church events involving 4 H Club girls, Miss Helen Riley, Miss Florence Schrene, and residents of Zanesville, Columbus and Elyria with local families and church happenings.
Linda Bailey, heiress of Centerville, travels to Los Angeles after her father’s death leaving little for her. She stays with aunt Nora Payson at Granada Arms, planning an acting career while a shady movie school promoter schemes to extract money from her. Linda misidentifies a caller as Martin, but learns a slick agent, Jeffery Garms, will visit Granada Arms to pitch sponsorship.
Wellington reports Armistice Day plans by Morgan Dirlam Post and Auxiliary for World veterans and spouses, with banquet committee details. Other items note a Parents' Music Club drive, rail interests addressed to Kiwanis, store sale to Sam Kluga, church rallies, a Dorcas meeting, and a Miss Shepard family anniversary dinner.
Jimmie Fidler riffs on Hollywood habits and stars, imagining satirical sketches from strip zones to burlesque tours with Mae West. He notes personal errands, industry quirks, and a 63 member Girl Reserves chapter, plus a Masonic initiatory event, a Yellowstone trip, and local charity social in Wellington. He recalls Janet Gaynor, Buck the St. Bernard, and a late Temple Temple page.
Regina Sask reports mission churches in the Far North collect dried muskrat skins due to low cash. Mrs J G Curleigh, wife of a Mountie at Aklavik, notes larger plates in use. The piece mixes quirky telegrams about social chatter and Hollywood anecdotes from 1938.
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