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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1938
Page
12
The Elyria postoffice will join National Letter Writing Week observance next week, urged by postmaster C. J. Sartor. A lobby bulletin board invites Elyrians to write letters as postal workers promote the event across the community.
An advertorial extols World's Tonic as relief for constipation and subsequent weight gain. A testimonial from C. H. Pomeroy describes renewed appetite, brighter eyes, clearer skin, less pain, and better sleep after three weeks, claiming several pounds gained. The makers seek roots and herbs from old countries and promote Phillips Standard and Muir's drug stores as sellers.
Sartor urged Elyrians to write letters to friends relatives and business associates during the week to keep letter writing from becoming a lost art. Post office staff advised buying stamp books for home use to avoid delays when the post office is closed or a trip to the office seems burdensome.
A meeting to discuss a cooperative program for Lorain County sightless residents will be held at the Elyria YMCA at 7:30 P M next Wednesday. The event is sponsored by the Helen Keller Council of the Welfare Association of the Sightless of Ohio and invites representatives from local civic and social groups. The plan centers on the slogan Help the blind to help themselves with officers Charles Chamberlain president James Woodcock vice president Margaret McGregor secretary and Wayne Ryan treasurer.
Avon Lake council read and approved minutes and instructed the Board of Public Affairs to award the hydrant painting contract. It authorized interest payments on bonds maturing October 1, 1938 totaling 18087.55 and confirmed four-year terms for timbers board members. The mayor appointed several officials to the board of appeals under the building code and solicitor and engineer were named. The council approved a conduct or dime plan to supply Sheffield Lake Village with water and instructed purchases for road work including 50 tons of slag and six drums of asphalt. The clerk was told to obtain quotations for fire department materials, and the engineer was asked to estimate street survey costs while discussing a proposed fire station.
Jimmie Fidler reports Hollywood’s Marie Antoinette roadshow at inflated prices failed to draw crowds in Los Angeles, proving audiences pay for good pictures but balk at overhyped cost. The column notes industry moves, actor news, and studio antics amid a bustling, opinionated showbiz scene.
After months of debate Samuel Goldwyn halts the wrangle over the film Valley of the Giants praising the color photography as a resounding achievement while new romances arise before a decisive ink dries on interim decrees.
The Cowboy and the Lady faces heat over order of names as Ko is skipped in the headline. Readers note the 1938 copyright and McNaught Syndicate attribution. Sam is criticized for not placing the lady first in the title.
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