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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1937
Page
10
A Philadelphia tortoise given to Winthrop Grant as a sea captain’s gift eight years earlier was found to be a Galapagos rare species named Isa bella. The creature, long a porch resident, was offered to the zoo as an Ecuadorian box turtle amid reports of wholesale slaughter of reptiles for soup.
Paul Muni portrays Emile Zola in The Life of Emile Zola now showing at the Capitol Theatre. The film presents Zola's literary influence and his clash with the court over the Dreyfus affair.
Gary Cooper George Raft and Frances Dee head the cast of Souls at Sea based on a sea captain's trial now playing at the Rivoli Theatre. Also in brief notices Kansas City reports James B Young 71 seeks lease to register a secondhand bicycle bought in Chicago 42 years ago. In Holbrook Aziz Pratt Greer and petrified forest rangers tackle a huge phytosaur jaw puzzle found nearby.
Radio schedule fragments list programs and times across stations WGAR WCLE and 1390KC for Monday October 18. Entries mention News Music Tonight Hour of Charm Amos and Andy and various bands and talk segments with hosts like Lowell Thomas Duchin and Garber Band schedules and a Dinner Dance feature.
Joan Wilton faces a hostile manager at the Mandarin Club in Miami after a disastrous show. She battles pressure from Guy Garrison and industry schemers while Jeff Rogers undermines her set. Grimstead terms her future uncertain as Joan contemplates a final escape.
News From Correspondents lists numerous gatherings for tonight and Wednesday across Avon Avon Lake Chatham Columbia Grafton Lake Avenue Lagrange Litchfield Russia Eaton Carlisle and nearby areas. Events include P T A meetings garden clubs granges lodges and study groups with times from 7 20 p m to 8 p m and socials such as fish fries and kitchen gatherings.
A schedule lists 1:30 p.m. gatherings with Mrs J Myers in La Grange F and A M holding a regular meeting. Baptial Ladies Aid Society plans an all day event at Mrs Al Breyley’s home in Litchfield. Farm Women’s Club meets at Oberlin Grange hall at noon with pot luck. L Ridgeville L B 5 meets at Congregational church at noon for luncheon. Rochester Women’s Civic group meets at Mrs Kit Carey’s home.
The Farmers Union held a meeting and fish fry at East Oberlin church with about one hundred attendees. An advisory board was elected to draft by laws and select officers. Delegates named to attend the state convention include R F Clark and Glen Draper along with several others. The next meeting is set for November 12 at Pittsfield town hall.
Members of the Young People's class held a Thursday afternoon shower at Mrs. Blanche Edward's home honoring Mrs. Helen Butler. Winners in games were Mrs. Gertrude Schwed and Mrs. Marie Zacharias. A refreshment course was served to a group of ladies. News notes mention Frank Lang, Harold Lang and Rev George C Beebe attending Lorain County Epworth League Rally.
Jane Harbert Goward recounts a tense bedtime scene with a ten month old boy. The mother and father disagree on whether to let him cry or soothe him with a warm bath, concluding the father’s method helps the child relax.
A new colored pigskin article described as rich reddish brown has arrived in women’s handbags and men’s leather goods. The leather uses aniline dyes and is claimed to be resistant to rubbing off or fading.
Nadine Sooy, Jane Hitchcock and Betty Jean Dunlap were cited for playing Schwedes and Buneo and earning prizes. Later refreshments were served. The report notes growing use of American products in Germany this year.
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