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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1939
Page
7
Hollywood reports head Darryl Zanuck has taken a forty per cent pay cut at 20th Century Fox, aligning with industry belt-tightening. He joins executives who have boosted the burden on staff while preserving top incomes, illustrating shared sacrifice in hard times.
A long read packed with film industry chatter and local club listings. Notes cover Darryl Zanuck’s salary move and its ripple effects on studios and theater, possible comebacks for Janet Gaynor, Marlene Dietrich’s publicity stance, Clark Gable’s Akron invite, and various household name tidbits. Also includes town club meeting notices from Brownhelm to Lagrange with dates, places, and agendas.
Broad-listed programs from WTAM WHR WGAR WCLE and WAY schedule a full day of sports football scores world news and music. Notables include Ohio State versus Wisconsin Nebraska clashes Oklahoma North West games and a string of concert and variety programs from 7 am to late night with featured bands orchestras and talk segments across stations and times.
A fragmentary listing shows a dense broadcast day with programs across morning to late afternoon. It names hosts, soap operas, music hours, news segments, and variety features including Street, Town, and regional station identifiers such as WCLE.
Local events list. In Avon Lake High School Alumni host a dance at the school in the evening while Congregational Church holds Sunday services. North Olmsted Woman's Club meets at a Ridge Road home and a county wide Grange gathering occurs at Brook Park. Community groups in Columbia Pittsfield and Brownhelm schedule meetings and discussions.
Miss Kathryn Schriner hosted the South Amherst Study Hour Club meeting on October 7. Miss Viola Kreeger reviewed Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Miss Schriner spoke on Verdi’s Othello. The group voted to donate to the South Amherst Recreation Center and shared dessert after a business session with several members named.
The October meeting of the Royal Neighbor Lodge was held Thursday evening at the Swiss Hall. Two new beneficial members were balloted on and accepted. Twenty members plan to attend the County Rally in Lorain on Thursday October 12 where the South Am.
Four teen members attended the October Wellington Farm Woman's Club meeting at Mrs. Gladys Bursley in La Grange. They sewed, shared a covered-dish lunch, and voted 5 cents toward a plaque planned for Columbus. The November quilt is moved to December. Mrs. Mary Furness won attendance. Officers to be elected November 2.
The Sterling Foundry Company awarded a contract to the Austin Company to erect a substantial addition to its plant here. The new building will be 60 feet wide and 100 feet long, adjoining the existing cleaning department structure, and will begin construction in the very near future.
Mr and Mrs Stanley Guyer returned from attending the funeral of his father J C Guyer in Charlotte Michigan this week. The elder Guyer formerly resided in Spencer.
To aid visitors the school building hosts the dedication with sound equipment under Canny. A masquerade party is set for October 31 at Mrs. Bertha Flowers home. Special recognitions go to Mrs. S O Bailey, Mrs. Nelson Brill, and Mrs. John Witt. A course lunch is served to seventeen members by Mrs. David Barnhart and Mrs. Neilson Brill.
Plans were completed for a kid party at Mrs. Mary Prentice's home on Thursday evening October 12 where Woman's Benefit Association members will assemble for social time. A public chicken dinner is planned at Her rick auditorium from 4 until all are served on Saturday evening October 21. The group attended dedication sites at the school building following this short meeting.
A strong turnout at the regular meeting at the town hall Thursday elected Mrs. F. Ardat of Brownhelm vice president replacing Fred Schaub. Lange Annis and Palmer were named to the advisory board. The club will meet weekly each Thursday evening going forward.
Percy Garrett a Wellington rural mail carrier reports seeing two full grown deer while delivering mail near the Ed Kemery farm about four miles south and three to four miles east of Wellington. Others in the area also report recent deer sightings to the south.
The Ladies Altar Society of Nativity Parish sponsors a dance at the Hungarian Hall this evening with music by the Blue Diamond Orchestra of Cleveland. The public is invited.
Rev Samuel Kao will speak at the Christian Endeavor meeting in the Congregational church Sunday evening at 8:30. He will discuss the customs of the Chinese people. The public is invited to attend.
Mrs Charles Webber entertained relatives Wednesday for dinner at her home. Guests included Mrs W H Green of Pittsfield, Mrs Charles Elkins, Mrs Albert Elkins and Elyria, Mrs Dewey Worcester, Mrs John Sigsworth and Mrs John Worcester of Fields Corners, and Mrs Glenn Stranahan with Mrs Emil Smith of Eaton. Afternoon was spent in visiting and sewing. Mr and Mrs Chris Marinos of Cleveland were Thursday guests of her sister Mrs William Eberhardt, with two children Charles and Joyce. Wellington Church News on Page 2.
William R Ney of New Hope Pa is commissioned by the Post Office Department to paint murals for the New London office lobby. Local historical subjects will be considered and residents are invited to contact Postmaster J L O Hara in New London. Eleven rooms and a hall are being redecorated in colonial style in the Preston Golding home built in 1902.
Mrs William Cook and Mrs Lloyd Jackson hosted Thursday afternoon as members and friends of the Ladies Aid Society met in the Methodist church parlors for a regular session. Routine work and a devotional period led by Mrs Garfield Harris. Plans were made to dispense with the annual chicken dinner this year. A two course lunch was served to twenty attendees.
A comedy drama of modern collegiate life is presented in These Glamour Girls on Sunday at the new Rivoli Theatre.
Jackie Cooper headlines the dramatic story Gangster's Boy opening Sunday at the Lincoln Theatre. Golding, father of Preston Golding, lived in the area until his recent death. The New London Garden Club plans its annual dinner October 10 at the 1st M E Assembly Rooms served by the Rum Dubble Class. The 10th I O O F District meets October 11 at the New London Odd Fellows Temple. Halcyon Rebekah lodge of New London installs October 20 with Leota Faulkner of Ashland as Installing Officer.
Ohio college football scene opens with 16 intercollegiate games featuring out of state opponents. Denison defeats Ohio Northern 21 to 12 at Granville bolstering claim to Ohio Conference title while Heidelberg suffers a setback ahead of Kent State clash. Dayton overwhelms Cincinnati 32 to 2 as Ashland, Marietta, Findlay and Youngstown win in Friday action.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association ended its fiscal year Aug. 31 with a balance of 6 856 dollars, down from 7 447 the prior year. Commissioner H R Townsend cited lower basketball tournament receipts as the cause, noting cage meet receipts of 13 761 in 1939 versus 16 799 in 1938 and declines in district, sectional, and county tourney proceeds. A permanent reserve fund sits at 26 645 dollars.
Haddonfield New Jersey health officer Joseph Schivers urged a town curfew for dogs to cut dog bite cases. The recommendation would require all dogs to be off the streets at a set time.
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