Prewar Lady's Flight From Waiting to Quiet Hope
A young actress named Exatha Vale navigates wartime pressures and social scrutiny in a cityscape of rehearsals, romance, and revelations. Manny, her theatrical manager lover, probes marriage while Exatha recalls a past love and the dangers of public attention. As she weighs security against longing, she faces a choice between affection and status amid a restless prewar world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manny
Eme
Miss Kindel
Merny
Sbe
Robin
Roser
Mother Mahree
Roses
Picardy
Te Sextet
Herbert Aras
Rving
Bendemeer
Park Avenue
Emylia
Exotica
Agein
Emuiba
Exatha
Ther
Damila
Menny
Ren
Roger
Deen
Stoddard
Slampur
Hem
Leck
Dickon
Veaine
Community notes from Columbus and surrounding areas
Rev and Mrs A M Bosley and family visited the Joneses at the Methodist Parsonage. Mrs Herman Leach hosted her Rusell Point relatives. The Grange bought wine colored velvet curtains for the town hall. Alice Roth Dunford is recovering from tonsil removal. Ohio State ties and local visits wrap a week of small town happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Uct
A. M. Boslev Ard
Cleveland
J. H. Jones
Methodist Parsonage
Herman Leach
Goddard
Russell Point
Wilie Roth
Columbus
Grange
Mason
Milan
Ohio
Wig J J. Squires
Gertrude Akins
Womens Federation of Clubs
Green Springs
Heber Curtis
Everett Early
Wilmington
H. C. Bartter
Custis
Earls
Bartter
Ohio State University
Alice Roth Dunford
Acme Grange Celebrates National and Ohio State Grange
The Acme Grange observance last Tuesday celebrated the sixty-fifth National Grange anniversary and the sixtieth Ohio State Grange anniversary with a strong turnout. Lecturer Wil Wilda Heimeman led an entertaining program including a trumpet solo by Dale Marin, a vocal by Mrs Root, a letter reading from National Grange Master J. J. Taber, piano and other performances, and a playlet by local residents. Visitors Tad¢ve Wailer and daughter Miss Josephine Elyria joined in, with several families planning fall and winter visits to Florida. The P T A presented the play And Mary Did last Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Grange
Las T
National Grange
Ohio State Grange
Wil Wilda Heimeman
Massa
Dale Marin
Non
Rosalie
George Haag
Everett Stone
Tad¢ve Wailer
Josephine
Elyria
Balt Case
Play series delights Carlisle P. T. A. and Columbia band
The Carlisle P. T. A. gave a fine performance with every character strong and the Columbia school band led by County Musical Instructor Mr Franks also standing out. This was one of four plays in the series, with Eaton Ridgeville and Columbia to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle P. T. A
Columbia
Franks
Eaton
Ridgeville
Grafton Guests At Johnson Home
Sunday visitors from Elyria Lorain and nearby towns joined the Johnsons for supper in Grafton. Also noted is a birthday surprise for Mrs Law with card games and a later lunch. Young People class met at Cecil Johnsons with Ruth Tran assisting. Laf-a-Lot club had eight members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Grafton
Johnson Home
D. H. Blaine
Walter Ruhl
Herbert Swiers
Elyria
George Swiers
Donald
Richard
Lorain
Charles Wortman
Buddy
Ray Wortman
Cleveland
E. Harrison
Harlie Harrison
Alice
LaGrange
Estella Harrison
Glenn Harrison
Herman Davis
Oberlin
W. D. Johnson
Law
Valley City
Erhart
Joe Law
Dave Henry
Low
Fred Armbruster
Luella Miller
Dolly Smith
Cecil Johnson
M. E
Ruth Tran
Eames
George Frank
Ray Durkee
Eaton
Frank Schwarts
Lila
Carlisle
Belle Bailey
C. E. Taylor
Wooster
M. A. Dick~inson
F. Z. Muller
Spencer
Clair Miller
L. Blantern
Crile Clinic
Carl Starr
Lester
Blantern
A. H. Sheffield
Atta Johnson
Clifton Aldrich
Evelyn Thompson
Morgan
Bay Village
B. T. Nesbett
J. H. Sheldon
M MM. Glekler
Truman
Sarah Hornberger
Miller
Budwell
W. N. Hitchcock
Nelson Hitchcock
A. (. Schill
Sheldon Home
Myron Sooy
Luther Clapp
Milan
Ohio
Fred Klinect
Hugh Summerton
Lodi
Ella, Hesier
Charles
Fred
North Qglmsted
Monsurat
Kentucky
J. &. Hosler
Victor Young
Avon Lake
Wienem
Northfield
A.B Pimffer
Neighbor
Baptist
Local social notes fill Norwalk area week
Mrs. Floyd Zacharias hosts a Thursday afternoon club with sewing and lunch while Mrs. D Barber will host the next meeting. A parade of visitors from Chicago Wellington and Lakewood frequency the district, with multiple calls and dinners reported. The Missionary Society and Anchor Rebekah sessions are noted along with Hoover’s Cleveland speech and various local visits and church events through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Zacharias
D. Barber
Clarence Robson
Chicago
T. M. Pfeiffer
Wellington
Edith Howard
Rebekah Past Grand Association
G. E. Gardner
E. W. Reichard
Will Qutz
Lakewood
Jennie Leck
Cleveland
Dutz
Reichard
Detlif
H. J. Rising
Bertha Rising
Myrna
Maynard
Hoover
H .F. Stroth
Merton McCullough
Cole
Olmsted Falls
Charles Harper
Frank Hudson
California
Erie
Edna Taylor
E J. Harder
Minnie Bennett
Estella Aldrich
Ruth Lehman
Hattie Swartz
Nellie Lehman
Harry Swartz
Ira Swartz
Lyndon Chapter C. E
LaGrange
C TD Lehman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ewing Ts
Sabe
Herbert Roth
Theodore Roth
Briea
Brenner
Thriet Shoe Store
Tite’s Market
Jay Madison
Florida
Clara
Josie Harrington
Cora Rush
Newark
W. B. Smalley
Brighton
B. F. Coata
West Clarksfield
Mary
Laf-A-Lot Club
The
Laf-a-Lot
John Steck
Lotrick
M. Dietrich
May Jameson Miller
Avon
Sarah Bernice Shriver
Isaac Root
Clair Wolf
Lyle Auble
Lottie Klinect
George Myers
F. E Schriver
F. E. Carmean
Sylvia McManus
Schriver
Mary Starkey
Ernest Bell
Mary Elizabeth
J. C. Aldrich
King's Herald Society
King’s Herald Society
B. R. Haines
Ruth Ella Postal
Helen Tran
Alice Bladowski
Arlene Trenchard
Lillian McClintock
Joyce Trenchard
Jesus
Dr. Sure Cure
Sure Cure
Garnette Hillier
Anna Louise Benford
Evadine Trenchard
Janet Corey
Evelyn Jameson
Alamosa
Colo.up
Gil Traveler
Seven Gables Methodist Church
Sierra Leone
Africa
Sokol’s
Davenport
Clauser & Clauser
Lorain County Bank Bidg
Sear
Aruee
UNI T
Eadle
Roebuck & CO
Broad Street
Patra
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