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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1938
Page
9
Fay Company unveils fall formal wear including velvet hoopskirt gowns, strapless bodices, and fur trimmed coats. Autumn hues feature teal cyclamen and claret as new suits, velvets, crepes, and velour fabrics appear with fox and marten trims. Novel charms include Charmeline wind and water proof linings and English tweed options with raccoon and fox accents.
Fay Company showcases autumn fashion with peach taffeta and short bolero jackets, waisthrugging shapes, and a tiny evening hat. Velvet evening wraps in white fur add a luxe, sweeping silhouette to the fall collection.
Radio schedule notes for WHR WGAR WCLE and others on Thursday September 15 show a dense, fragmented lineup of programs. Entries include talk, music, comedy, sports summaries, and serials with many station identifiers and time blocks interspersed with sponsor and feature names.
An AT and T sponsored general survey investigates potential exposure to telephone users from instruments. Directed by Dr. E O Jordan and Dr Haven Emerson, with input from major operating telephone companies, the study aims to assess risks and guide disinfection practices without spreading fear.
A long survey analyzes claims about telephones spreading disease. Experts find mouthpiece bacteria similar to door knobs, with brief germ viability outside the body. Transmission occurs mainly via direct contact with lips and fingers. hygiene and hand washing remain key. Human carriers pose greater risk than objects, guiding safe handling of phones.
Plans are set for the 23rd Rebekah district annual special session and School of Instruction to be held Friday evening September 16 in Odd Fellow temple New London. After the afternoon session a dinner will be served by the M E Ladies Aid of the 1st M E church in the assembly room at 4 00 p m Visitors are expected from surrounding Rebekah Lodges and among the notable visitors is Past President O A Anna Kleppe of Cleveland.
In Columbia on September ninth a 50th wedding anniversary celebration was held at Mr. and Mrs. William Jasper home. Nearly a hundred relatives and friends from Cleveland Elyria Berea Wakeman Grafton Eaton and Columbia attended. The couple received flowers dishes and money as gifts. A program featured piano solo duet and a dramatized reading plus a large wedding cake served by the Ladies Aid.
The first regular meeting of the Vincent School Parent Teachers Association was held Tuesday evening September 13 in the school auditorium. Mrs Fred Lehman presided, leading the session with singing accompanied by Mrs Hardy and Mass Yicka. The secretary, Mrs Jess Mahan, reported on the previous meeting.
The article describes a P T A meeting in May. Treasurer Mrs Corrigan read the financial report. Committees were appointed: Ways and Means Mrs N Hartman Membership Mrs R Hardy Refresher Mrs W Knight Pubhierts Vios Yucka and Hospitality Mrs Hardy Mr Walker. The new principal introduced teachers. Third grade Miss Yucka won a potted plant. Sunshine Fund collected. A Men's and a Women's gym class were announced. Music by John Rizzo and June Lehman. Refreshments followed.
Huntington Grange No 2043 held its annual inspection with Deputy Frank Mason of Ridgeville as inspecting officer. The program featured Ohio history and historic incidents, music by the Alens Quartette and others, including solos by Wells and Nettie Nacc, piano by Dorothy Naegele, and readings by Aunty Doleful and Mrs Helen Easterday.
Suburban calendar lists St Johns Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Jack Buchholz residence in Grafton and Belden Grange inspec tion night at Grange Hall. Lake Avenue PTA to sponsor a flower show at North Elyria Grange Hall at 7 30 pm. Litchfield Friendly Bridge Club gathers at 7 20 pm with Mrs Joe Schindler. Litchfield Ant Can't S 8 Class hosts a wiener roast at Rice's Dam Wednesday. North Olmsted PTA meets at Butternut Ridge School and North Olmsted Grange convenes at town hall at 8 pm. Sullivan TPD officers meet at parsonage Wednesday evening.
The first meeting of this school year for the Markley School Parent-Teacher Association will be held Thursday evening September 15. After the business session, screen pictures will be shown for community interest. A busy slate of events and meetings fills the week across nearby communities with church suppers, choir practices, and club gatherings.
Ravenna Sept 15 Frank H Sherwood 74 longtime editor and publisher of the Mantua Record died of paralysis in a local hospital yesterday. He founded the weekly in 1913 and had guided the paper for decades. Chickens Roost in Tree Andover MA Henry S Wrights Leghorn flock roosts in apple trees near his home drawing attention but he says the birds are reverting to an old Leghorn custom.
At Columbus on September 15 the Republican state convention echoed fears about Europe. Mayor James Garfield Stewart, temporary chairman, urged keeping out of European entanglements and opposed sending American boys to fight Europe’s battles again.
Theatres present the film adaptation of Boy Meets Girl at the Capitol Theatre. James Cagney and Pat O'Brien star in a comedy hit from the stage premiere now on screen.
George Brent Gloria Dickson and Humphrey Bogart lead the cast in Racket Busters now showing at the Rivoli Theatre. Ida Caldwell reports her husband Edgard a gardener in danger when gasoline flame on his clothes forced him to roll. His wife covered him with her body to smother the blaze.
Aging ad copy claims tired kidneys cause nagging backache and low energy. It asserts kidneys remove waste and acids from blood, citing 40 years of success and urging readers to ask their druggist for Doan’s Pills to alleviate symptoms and improve well being.
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