May Ease Up On Rationing Of New Autos
In Cleveland a meeting of hundreds of northern Ohio auto dealers and rationing board members heard Cyril McCormick III of the Office of Price Administration say the OPA aims to sell the 1942 auto stock within the year and may amend rationing rules to move cars. Henderson supported dealer wishes to keep in business, while some dealers faulted the complexity of rationing orders. An OPA statement urged boards to determine needs of potential buyers locally as plans may be rewritten if sales lag persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cleveland
Biytia
Cyril McCormick III
Office of Price Administration
McCormick
OPA
Leon Henrerson
Henderson
Ridge Tool Employees Sign Up 100 Percent For Bonds Purchase
Ridge Tool Co led Lorain county firms by subscribing all 263 employees to the payroll deduction plan for war bond purchases. County war bond drive chairman A J Plocher announced the company qualified for the 90 percent or more certificate and achieved full participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridge Tool Co
Lorain County
A. J. Plocher
Plocher
Ridge
Poison Fatal To Child
Patricia Fevear old daughter of Alexander Walinsky of Glen Robbin died after eating Joisan placed on bread to kill rats in Martins Ferry Ohio on April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins
Battle Report Clashes With Japanese Assaults Near Crater Outpost
Communiques describe a heavy Japanese thrust penetrating American lines and a possible pincer maneuver at the base of the spearhead. U.S. defenders near the crater repelled attacks with artillery support and regained outposts, while air operations reported limited damage from strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright
Douglas MacArthur
Balsan
Deaths and funeral notices from Lorain area
Death notices report Mrs Jennie M Spicer born January 25 1850 died at Elyria Memorial Hospital age 96 years 2 months 8 days after hip fracture. She lived in LaGrange 63 years and is survived by two stepsons Norman Spleer Dearborn Michigan and M Spleer LaGrange plus brother Frank Webster Eaton Minnesota and several nieces and nephews Funeral arrangements to be announced. John Cobb 66 a retired National Tube Company employee died at home after a heart attack and funeral services will be held in Lorain He lived in Lorain 51 years and was a Masonic lodge member He is survived by wife two brothers Howard Amherst and Ralph Elena and two sisters Mrs Mire Hewes Lorain and Mrs Paul Fox Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie M. Spicer
Finois
Elyria Memorial Hospital
LaGrange
M. Spleer
Norman Spleer
Dearborn
Mich
Alto
Frank Webster
Eaton
Miineis
Ighn Cobb
John Hewes
Lorain
Paul Fox
Chicago
Court actions and local arrests reported in Wakeman Oberlin area
Lee A Rose of Wakeman Sted sues Leonard Stictey of Oberlin for 2411 on a remodeling contract and seeks foreclosure of a mechanic lien. Ora Wharton sues for divorce from Bryan, married since 1917 with two children, charging cruelty and excess drinking. Freeman H Treadway seeks divorce from Letha, alleging neglect, married 1933. Elmer Webber, 48, of 150 Schont siree, arrested on juvenile court warrant for beating his daughter Dale 17. Richard Ryan 19 of Lorain fined for no payment. execution issued. Ralph Gross reports copper kettle and batteries stolen from Mennell road site. Mrs Weatmb and another driver suffer vehicle damage after collision at Route 1 and Route SU. Deputy sheriffs investigate several incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee A. Rose
Wakeman Sted
Leonard Stictey
Oberlin
Ora Wharton
Lewis Court
Bryan
Elmer Webber
Dale
I. Nye
Ralph Gross
Mennell
Grafton
Theriffs Department
Ohioan To Receive Purple Heart Medal
Cleveland April 3 Sergeant Charles W. Hest has been notified he will receive the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in action. Mrs Walter Schultz of Cleveland confirmed the report and noted the award will be presented in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charles W. Hest
Walter Schultz
Clevelsn
Peiliep
wartime draft notices and age group requisitions in during june
A garbled wartime memo outlines draft requisitions and term dates for June. It mentions age groups, gendered beards, and monthly allocations with plans to set deadlines and prepare memoranda for the next steps.
Impersonator Kimberland Charged With Army General Ruse
A civilian, claiming to be Major General Kimberland, a former adjutant general, duped War Department staff for limousine transport and chauffeurs. He used the ruse for job hunting and was charged after Lieut. Col Daily questioned the claim and investigators found no such officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maynard Kimberland
W. X. Rutherford
Kimberford
Inperial
New York Cay
George C. Marshall
Stat
Licut
Hush A. Drum
Gece and Corpe
Governors Island
Kimberland
Adjutant General of the
West Virginia
War Department
Nude Nudists Surprise Park Ranger in Kansas City
Park Ranger Eynon reports unexpected nudist activity at a city park. He questioned offenders and described the scene as unsettling though not widely disruptive. The park board recommended that Lynch arrest nudists for indecent exposure when encountered.
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Wansas City
Urge Eynon
al Jm
Nc Parke
Park Board
Lynch
Infection Found In Water At St Marys
Reports from Columbus dated April 3 indicate Dr Roy Marestih and state health officials found colon bacilli in water samples from St Marys. Fever cases and early signs of contamination prompted investigation to trace the source and prevent further exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Columbus
Roy Marestih
St. Water
Tomer
Mmendar
Hall
Hotard Bass
Beginnings Life Term For Three Slayings
AACKSON Neth Apt 3 Nem mock Barcone Ot swarthy slayer began a life sentence at Jackson state prison two weeks after a 3 L2 year term for felonious assault. Judge Rasel Meifand ordered solitary confinement and hard labor. Planned services followed for several local figures including Cattius Barker Romaine Potsler Carl Mee Kenzie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aackson
Cattius BE. Barker
Oxford
Piccone
LaFollette Bill Aimed At Use Of Labor Spies
Washington April 3 Sen Robert M La Follette introduced an oppressive labor practices bill defining labor spies strikebreakers and private guards as illegal tools to hinder union rights. The measure, tied to wartime labor control, would impose penalties up to 10000 and expands on a 1939 bill halted in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaFollette
Washington
Robert M. LaFedhette
Wis
Lakaeve
Senate
Senate Labor Sales Committee
Senaor
Pracilers
Otis
Awards Given to 47 Students at E. H. S.
Forty seven Elyria High School students received awards yesterday afternoon for participation in band and baton activities. Two assemblies were held. varsity basketball and band letters were awarded, along with cheerleaders letters. Receivers include basketball captains, drum major, and numerous seniors. reserve basketball letters went to four students. many others earned letters in football and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria School Sagents
Boynettatt
Frethman
Theerleader
En Avery
John Racaarceyk
Georie Brunener
Richard Porter
Sidney Spraxce
Bernie Malinueski
John Andreberk
Ted Piteski
Gerri Laver
Martin Groh
Mack Looper
Charles Albrecht
Dru
Connie Jerking
Janice Elictt
Virginia McKee
Malietie Cochrane
Robert Frown
Floyd Eckhardt
Stanley Green
Robert Nedercut
Hubert Veeeck
Edward Malterer
Robert Gollmar
Norman Limevitt
Clinton Mucca
Bill Zolal
Shirkey Palmer
Josephine Flood
Jack Stanford
George Hoke
Tom Elliot
Haney Uopkine
Frank Varza
Bill Nae
Carl Palygin
Robert Gamble
Vary
Gard
Frohman
Louis Smith
Joe Pokey
John Cindway
Steve Lindwey
Bil Schoenbacher
Norman Nearx
Cory Fitzpatrick
TM Tatetertall
Richard Heard
Paul Nogera
Bernard Lysaght
Civil Service Exams For Gov t Jobs Announced
Civil Service exams for government jobs announced by the U S Civil Service Commission. Notices call for skilled trades at Pearl Harbor navy yard and supervisory construction positions abroad with salaries from 3200 to 9400 yearly. Women with college education recruited as ordnance inspectors. trainee patrolman positions announced with starting pay around 1500. No age limits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commission
J. £. Dewhurst
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Elyma
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Pearl Harbor
United States
Army Ordnance Department
Universty of Cincinnati
Purdue University
University of Kentucky
University of Tennessee
Professor Named Ambassador To Spain
President Roosevelt nominated Carlson J. Hayes of Columbia University history department to succeed Alexander W. Weddell as ambassador to Spain. Hayes is a professor and longtime academic likely to take up the posting in Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Washington
Apal
Truck Driver Amateurs Statistics Collector from MT Joy
MT Joy Pennsylvania resident Charles Derr works as a delivery truck driver and keeps annual counts of random activities. In 1934 he logged font brake uses 29761 times and in 1935 counted 18531 stops. He also tallied Bears 80522 times and tracks various small tasks and possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Joy
Charles 7
Derr
Fatal crash at Nan Ashland claims Freeman Leonhardt
A late night truck collision near Nan Ashland killed Freeman I. Leonhardt, 25, a Lett trucking contractor. The accident involved an Ene payenger train and a truck at Nankin, with authorities listing it as a fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanashland
Nankin
Freeman I. Leonhardt
Lett
Fathers Ordered To One Year In Workhouse For Support
Harold Jackson of 27 08 Woodford Avenue appeared before Juvenile Judge AH Nye amid claims of failure to provide support. Jackson was sentenced to one year in Toledo workhouse and fined 100 for delinquency after previously paying little toward the child’s support and facing contempt charges in common pleas court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AH Nye
Harold Jackson
Woodford Avenue
Tila Ster
Nye
Ais
Toledo
Jackson
Common Pleas Court
Chicago Markets Report With Mixed Grain and Produce Quotes
Market notes from Chicago show unsettled grain prices and varied feeds with creamery and flour trends. Quotations include results for corn, oats, potatoes, beets, lettuce, celery, and hay with multiple regional mentions and supply notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fitot
Bae
Soria
Envic
Toledo
Trask
Cairota
Enthel
Itratisues Banehes
Pitenett
New Kitchen Towel Embroidery Patterns Trend
Alice Mronks promotes gingham inspired cross stitched kitchen towels as the latest craft fad. Pattern 716 offers a transfer template of about 6.7 inches with Mitchell illustrations and color themes. To obtain the pattern send ten cents plus return address to Elytia Chronicles Telegram, Wouehold Arts Dept. 239 W. Thin Street New York NY.
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Alice Mronks
Mitchel
Nbtein
Elytia
Telegram
Wouehold Arts Dept
W. Thin
New York
Nutrition lecture series planned at Oberlin this month
Plans completed for four lectures on nutrition fundamentals to be given by Oberlin staff and college personnel. Sessions run April 9 to 10 with weekly repeats at the same times and venues, covering feeding the family, minerals, victory strategy, and disguise nutrition. Additional sessions may be added if registrar approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriin
Mayate
Carnegie
Thore
H. S. Arould
ESllst in Air Corps and Ohio War History Group
ESLIST IN AIR CORPS Cath Gutman and Tharon Parsons have enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and await assignment. Dean Cal Wittke of Oberlin College was elected chair of the Ohio War Historical committee to collect and store temporary records for the museum and library. The committee includes leaders from Ohio colleges and organizations. Also noted is the missing Margaret Ward Wahl, widow of a former Goodyear attorney, last seen after downtown Toledo business.
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Cath Gutman
Walter Gutman
North Main Street
Tharon Parsons
Cleveland
Ain
Air
Clarence Parsons
Norby Professor Street
United States Army Air Corps
Weadscomme
Cal FP. Wittke
Oberlin College
Ohina
Oslo
Denton
John Carroll
Cincinnati
Ohin Wesleyan
Inca
Grove HH Patterson
Oberlin
Wlp, Overman
Colum Fs
Ohio State Archaeological Society
Arnon
Margaret Ward Wahl
Ate Tornry
Goodyear Rubber Company
Homme
Tie
Reta
Frederick Wahl
Colfin Federal Labor Union to Hold Regular Meeting
A regular meeting of the Colfin Federal labor union 19343 will be held at the Elyria Labor Temple at 10 am tomorrow. William Rose, president of Inga, will preside. Spain bans the use of automobiles between 2 pm Saturday and 2 pm Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Huniekowsky
School of Thentasy
College of Arts and Sciences
Finney Chapel
Tt. S. Fietcher
Merting House
Finn
Colfin Federal Labor Union 19343
Elyria
William Rose
Inga
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Ridge Tool
Eayria
Gardner's * FE
Broad Street
Freeman H. Treadway
Trayrem Letha
Charsing
Plains
Labor Day
Richard
Ryan
Merle Hail
Avon
Ure County
Ferm Newcomb
RD. 1
Wellington
Mid Atlantic Co
Ralph Meyers
Weattmb
Strick
Hwa
Wil
Menita
Betacen
Houser
Elyria Black
Fages
Aeillet Mee
Fort Bragg
N.C
U.S. Army
Gov't. Jobs
Clevland
Ihar
Rey Juure Peakhirgs
Mamacay
Ater
Ted E. Seward
Main St
College
Willian Davis
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Myrtle, Davis
Carla Schmitz
Russia Township
Helen Morse
Lake Erie College
J. Vi Morse
Charles Bryant
West Faralatreet
Fion
Farm Hutesu Insurance Company
Neil Mouse
Misa Charlotte Nodding
Parsons Select Design
New York City
AE. Norling
Jorie Lawson
Short Hills
Nese Jersey
AIR Corps
Ware
Ten Taylor
College Engiish
Colson Union
Lnitation Ming
Jahan Rehire Revi
Cort
W. Road Street
Newtom Lincoln Theater
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