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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1938
Page
7
Hollywood columnist Jimmie Fidler riffs on star fashion, gossip, and casting rumors. He mocks studio hype, notes Garbo and McLaglen outfits, ponders Selznick's Scarlett role, and questions Bela Lugosi's screen range amid light, satirical musings.
Hollywood gossip recalls star duo from Stablemates and rivals amid season chatter. tales of producer parties, film promises, and a leaked plan to lure baseballs into a coonsideshow for a Hitler mask stunt. Unclear notes touch on Una Merkel contract shelving, Academy Award talk, and industry intrigue around Cecil B DeMille and Don Ameche rumors.
Radio listings show a 1938 Saturday lineup with NBC networks and stations including WAM 280, featuring football game summaries, Vox Pop, and a variety of musical and talk programs. The fragment lists presenters and show titles such as Fred Waring and Tommy Riggs, plus news and weather notes and musical segments across multiple programs. The source is an OCR fragment with misread names and stations, reflecting a busy broadcast day.
A jagged OCR text fragment lists multiple names, places, and notes across a newspaper page. It mentions persons such as Vincent Curran and Gus Lermbapite alongside scattered terms like Parade, Mall, Market Report, Cantata, and Sign off. The readable content is fragmentary with no coherent event.
In Glendale a preview mix up shows Clark Gable fuming over a rival studio pieal and planning retaliation while Greta Garbo’s return stirs memories of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer debuts. The garbled text references a luncheon and Garbo’s first arrival, amid copyright notes.
Theatres attract crowds as the film version of the Pulitzer Prize play You Cant Take It With You stars Lionel Barrymore Jean Arthur and James Stewart at the Capitol Theatre.
Gene Autres stars in a blend of musical comedy and ranch antics titled Gold Mine in the Sky, opening Sunday at the Lincoln Theatre with a light hearted western spoof.
Eaton notes show Mrs J L Linden and children from La Grange visiting the Hopwood Cornish home. Mrs Stanley Mezurek and daughters Wilma and Betty, with Mrs Clifford Weinmalier of Parma and Mrs Edith Knight of Searsville, attended a Gospel Tabernacle meeting in Akron. Mr Fred Schubert and daughter Phyllis visited Mr and Mrs Earl Powell in Camden. Mr and Mrs A B Martin visited Mr and Mrs Sam Davis in Elyria. T J Donelan and granddaughter Patsy Blitch spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs R Teddy in Cleveland.
Residents on Middle Ridge report visitors and family gatherings over the weekend. Cleveland guests Mr and Mrs Farrell and their daughter Phyllis Schubert are among those visiting relatives and sharing meals with local households. Frequent trips from Battle Creek and Portland area families join neighbors in noting improvements in Phyllis Schubert after a severe cold.
Fragmentary text references names Masime Cornish Jehie Davis and Mrs EE ssbhuster with scattered phrases about a marriage and a Sunday event. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR. No verifiable dates places or actions emerge.
The Victory Quilt Club gathered at Al, Myre Aldrich, and Mrs. C. N. Wil Fourngs hosted a dinner with refreshments after the session. Talks touched on winter plans, Home Demonstration Agent Frances Eckert outlined November events, and the meeting closed with social time. Anchor Rebekas Lodge met Tuesday in regular session with a hake sade and refreshments served after adjournment.
Avon Lake Legion Auxiliary hosts a board party at the Chateau at 6 p.m. North Olmsted Young Peoples Group holds a supper meeting at Clague Road church. Ridgaville St Peters church postpones. Chathla...l Sunday meeting. Green Light and Pitrs Club at Barth home. Lorain Youth Council at Ga Cgarge Hoge Rehool. South Olmsted Kevin Club meets at Parish House 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Senior Class variety show with the Lombards of Sandusky at 8 p.m. Crafton Gingham Pinochle Club with Mrs. Beld en. North Olmsted Lady Club 1:30 p.m. Lorain Road church Men’s Club. Ernest Lamb visit. Farm Bureau Advisory meeting notes.
Carlisle Grange held Booster Night at the Grange Hall with a pork supper for thirty five guests. The program featured singing, readings, a tap dance and a play Why the Washing Wasn't Out on Time. A charity meeting followed and the charter was draped in memory of A B Manning.
In Placerville a plaque was dedicated featuring inscriptions praising Hank Monk as the World's Greatest Rider who guided Hersee Greeley from Carson City to Placerville in 1859. It notes the making miles in ten hours as a key achievement.
Police in Northern Enid deploy windscreen mounted cameras to photograph offenders without stopping vehicles. Mobile units of Chesterfield police fitted the devices to capture evidence of traffic law violations.
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