Entry Into The Pacific War Foreshadowed
London reports that Soviet action to end the Russo Japanese neutrality pact near midnight April 24 1946 foreshadows possible Soviet entry into the Pacific war. Molotov announced the move to Japanese envoy Naotaki Bato amid government upheaval in Tokyo and Moscow radio.
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London
Russia
Japan
Premloy Gren
Kuniak Kotso
Moscow
Molotov
Naotaki Bato
Siberia
Manchuria
Mointos
Mosca
Battle for Okinawa intensifies near Naha capital
Reports say Marine and Army units push toward Naha amid heavy Japanese resistance from prepared positions. Advancing 12 miles along both coasts, forces seize ridges above Nakagusuku Bay as artillery fire erupts on the front lines. Island campaign runs 12 days ahead of schedule.
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Guam
Okinawa
Naha
Fieli
Hans Eury
Léenival
Payor
Veterim
Seventh Division
Nalw
Ishado
Nakagusuku Bay
Bath Regiment
Invasinn
Nakagusu Bu Bay
Five Elyria High Seniors Await Navy Calls
Five Elyria High School seniors wave farewell as they await Navy calls after enlistment in Cleveland. Three are Tri Alpha Club members Ralph Christman Robert Aukerman and Jack Schweda. Two other Elyria seniors David Anteo and Mall Treup were sworn in at the same event.
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Baylis High School
Wowaya
Cleveland
Ie Tri-Alpha Club
Ralph Christman
Park Avenue
Robert Aukerman
West Avenue
Dack Schweda
Gulf Sued
Elyria
eWur
David Anteo
Elyri
Weather Forecast and Local Advertisements
Diminishing winds and clear tonight with frost in west pol y theat freezing termmperabdles the herd portion Friday fair and continued cold with frost or freezing Friday fight. Lubrication advertisement for Deetz Inc phone 3388. Music event Henry Cook and Harry Jants Gralion School April 6 two bands mixed dancing 8 to 11:40 admission incl tax.
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United Press
West Poly
Battle of Music
Henry Cook
Harry Jants
Peni
Gralion School
Be Tax Inc
Only 18 Year Olds To Be Drafted After V E Day
Washington reports plans to draft only 18 year olds after V E Day as Germany falls and postwar demobilization looms. War Department and Congress discuss extending age limits beyond May 18 and restarting regular Army enlistments to replace wartime forces.
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Washington
War Department
Germany
Senate
United States
Eisenhower forecasts no German surrender in Europe
washington Gen Dwight Eisenhower, supreme commander of Allied Armies in Europe, writes to President Roosevelt that a clean military surrender by German forces is unlikely. He warns V E Day may come by Allied proclamation rather than total collapse, and predicts guerrilla warfare requiring large Allied forces if the war continues. He notes even small divisions disrupted leave fragments still fighting on.
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Washington
Dwight E. Eisenhower
Europe
Roosevelt
White House
Tudiaz
Eisenhower
Eizenhower
Roogewelt
Ickes Seeks Immediate Nationalization of Soft Coal Mines
Fuel Administrator Harold Ickes said the government should take over the soft coal mines at once. He argued the move was needed as strikes continued to curb production to about 85 percent this week.
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Washington
Harold
Ickeos
Ickes
Eighth Army Advances Toward Major Part
Eighth Army troops have consolidated new positions on the Adriatic coast between Lake Camucia and the sea and were reported advancing toward Porto Garibaldi, fifteen miles north of Brenna, a major art point on the Adriatic.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Anandspit
Lake Camucchio
Sea
Porto Garibaldi
Art
Adriatic
Brenna
Lincoln
Ady
Masbate Island Invaded as MacArthur Presses Philippines Campaign
Manila reports Gen Douglas MacArthur framed Masbate as the war nears a final stage, stating the island’s seizure isolates Japan’s empire to the south. American 4th Division landed with minimal opposition and secured the 1,202 square mile Masbate. Liberator bombers struck Hong Kong shipping bases while Formosa raids targeted rail hubs and ports. Naval patrol planes sunk a destroyer escort, a 10,000 ton tanker and six freighters from Shanghai to French Indochina. MacArthur touted a complete blockade after seizing Tawi Tawi in the Sulu Archipelago.
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Manila
Douglas MacArtha
Philippines
Masbate
Japan
Luzon
MacArthur
Ishmed
Hong Kong
Kowloon
Takao
Formosa
Shanghai
Indo-Chinna
Fruit Growers Anxious Over 28-Degree Forecast
Lorain County growers and northeastern Ohio farmers awaited a forecast of 28 degrees as risks rose for fruit trees. County agent T Hummel warned black heart cherries and plums could suffer, with pink stage buds also damaged, while early bud development has been rapid and oats planting delayed by rain.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Sheir
T. Hummel
Purple Heart Awarded to Elyrian Sergeant Tracey in Burma
India Sergeant Monett J Tracey 33 weather observer with the Tenth Weather Squadron recently received the Purple Heart for wounds from an enemy bombing raid in Burma. Tracey has 20 months service in the India Burma Theater and is the son of Mrs Joseph P Tracey of 124 Bussey Court Bigins Ohio.
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India
Monett J. Tracey
Tenth Weather Squadron
Burma
Segeant Tracey
Japanese Premier Koisa, cabinet resign amid grave war crisis
London reports Premier Gen Kuniaki Koisa and the Japanese cabinet resigned in view of the gravity of the war situation after Allied advances including Okinawa. The information board cited the need to form a stronger cabinet as emergency measures. The resignation was presented to Emperor Hirohito at the imperial palace.
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Koisa
London
Kuniaki Koisa
Japan
Okinawa
Japanese Board of Information
Tokyo
Tokyo Ridia
Koish
Hirohito
Kuisa
Gen
Taioon
Saipan
Marianas
Casualty List For Elyria And Vicinity
Willard N Karehner 34, a technician in the Army, reported killed December 17 after being missing in action in Luxembourg. Survived by wife, three children, and parents, with prior service in major battles. Eugene G Kidney 19 of Avon Lake, prisoner of war in Germany, alive per aunt’s letter. served in infantry, overseas since last November. Lyle Friend 21, infantry, wounded in action in Germany March 4 with multiple leg wounds. family confirms update from War Department. Norman Wolian Holzhauer Sei, seriously wounded in action in Germany March 19. served since March 1944 and previously worked at Western Automatics Elyria.
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Willard N. Karchner
Willard N. Karehner
Luxembourg
Mra
Milo Karehner
Sixteenth “Street
Ie War Department
St. Lo
Ithe Hertgen Fargst
Flyria High School
Carek Florel
Elyria
Lorain
Rapid Transit Company
Cleveland
Guhan Minor Karehner
New Philadelphia
I Mars
Janet Karehner
Eugene G. Kidney
Avon Lake
Germany
Jeter
Helen Woebker
Grafton
Pro
Kidney
Walker Road
Avon, Lake High School
Lakewood
Amy
Infantry
SGP
Lyle
Wellington
Charente
North Main
Sleeol
War Department
Lyle Friend
N.ow
Elyrian Awarded The Air Medal
Cpl. Hoberts, Anchar ias, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Zacharias, RFC 1 Elyrian Ohio, earned the Air Medal for meritorious achieve ment in aerial flight. An engineer gunner on a B24 Liberated heavy bombardment, he joined the USAAF in July 1843 and earned Wings on June 4, 1844 after gunnery training at Dill Field. He has been in Mali since December, with his unit active against Nazi targets to aid Russian troops.
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THAAF
Micritarious
Cpl
Hoberts
Ancharias
Henry
Zacharias
RFC 1
Elyrian
Ohio
Blanc
Court-Athe
Zavhanus
USAAF
Sheriff Seeks Extra Deputy Funding Amid Criticism
Sheriff Carl Finegan asked county commissioners for 1,935 more this year to hire another deputy. County Commissioner Quare G. Dunn criticized the move, suggesting the sheriff’s timing was poor as the commission nears summer. The letter arrived amid end of the fiscal period and amid ongoing department scrutiny.
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Jener
Carl Finegan
G. Dunn
Cold Wave Grips Midwest Snow Rolls Across States
A Midwest cold wave drives temperatures below freezing from the Texas panhandle to the Canadian border. Chicago reports a low of 31 degrees while heavy snow blankets Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin and the Dakotas. Mason City and Land O Lakes Wisconsin record 12 and 18 inches respectively.
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Chicago
Midwest
Texas Panyhandle
Canadian
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
Federal Westher Bureau
Wisconsin
Mason City
Land O'Lakes
Wis
Air Medal Awarded to Ohio Pilot Baron in France
Lt Frank Baron of Elyria Ohio, a F-51 Mustang fighter-bomber pilot with over 30 sorties, received the Air Medal with bronze Oak Leaf cluster. Major General O P Weyland presided at the ceremony in France noting meritorious combat flights. Baron has been overseas seven months and is son of Mr and Mrs Martin Baron of 100 Evie Street.
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Ninth Air Force
France
Frank Baron
Elycia
Ohio
O. P. Weyland
Martin Baron
Evie Street
Ohioan
Russian Troops Pour Explosives Into Vienna Siege
Russian forces and tanks battered toward Vienna as massed artillery and air bombardment struck the Austrian capital. Red air force bombers and heavy guns pummeled the eastern outskirts while three Ukrainian army groups closed in from multiple directions. Bratislava fell, and Vienna’s approaches along the Danube and Morava fronts saw advances toward the city, with several suburbs and highway corridors captured or threatened.
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London
Vienna
Sedan
Ie Auailin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Bratislava
Hoedion
Y. Mualinovsky
Malinovsky
Bratigiaya
Danube
Feeder—f
Tolbukhin
Zweelaking
Munich-Lake Newsiedler
Heilingenkreuz
Heilingenkreuz Nes
Vienna-Munich
Lake Neusiedler
Alpine
Second
Beatislava
Swithin
Morava Villey Moute
Rbedine
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Hitler Appeals To Soldiers Hold Firm In New Offensive
London broadcast quotes Adolf Hitler urging German troops to endure until a new offensive can begin. The message seeks to rally forces after Allied breakthroughs in the west and mentions hostages planned from prominent Allied figures. San Francisco reports a 58-year-old man linked to a “husband of 43 wives” sentenced to prison.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Jslves
Bavarian Alps
London Daily Herald Gant
Leopold
Belgium
Prench
Paul Reynaud
Jakob Stalin
Stalin
Kurt von Sehnsehinigg
Aucttin
San Francisco
Francis Yao Wie
San Quentin Pristin
War fronts and political shifts chip away at Axis power
Western Front reports Third Army breakthrough through central Germany about 130 miles from Berlin. Eastern Front sees Russians siege Vienna along a 50 mile arc with skirmishes in southeastern districts. Pacific theater notes Cabinet resignations as Japan concedes. Okinawa faces heavy opposition as Philippines campaign nears final stages. Air war claims 1800 American planes strike Munich and Nuremberg region. Italian Front notes Eighth Army pushing along Adriatic coast amid clashes. Also a local ad for House of Beauty grand opening at 79 Broad St.
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United Press
Western Front
Third Army
Lanndh Patie
Germany
Berlin
Vienna
Pacific
Okinawa
MacArthur
Philippines
Munich-Nuernberg
Eighth Army
Adriatic
House of Beauty, Inc
Broad St
IV Kauney. Ady
Americans Drive Into Mountains Southwest of Berlin
American forces pushed toward Berlin from the west and south, with Third Army and Ninth Army advances cutting toward the Harz and Weser regions. units reported to have entered the Marz mountains and nearby areas while massing near the Weser River. The rapid advance aimed to trap German forces and reach the capital within 100 miles, as Allied troops moved through Luxembourg and into northern Germany.
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Paris
America
Waterey
Enal Ward
Marz
Trom
Berth
Aesa
Forest
Asaeult
Bremen
Zuider Zee
Weatern
Holland
Third Army
Uig
Berlin
Ninth Army
Weser
Opera Pr
Cermaty
Dwo
Mie Americins
Armins
Basten Wrante
Nnil Resistanes
Radin Guxembourg
Karin
Punt
Tha
Teuton
Darger Forest
Hamtin
Manvover
Germany
Police Veteran Arthur Hurd dies in Elyria at 78
Arthur J. Hurd, a 21 year member of the Elyria Police Department, died at his home 603 Dewey Ave at 0 30 am after lingering illness. Born August 18 1872 in Lilenfeld he lived in Elyria 40 years. He worked 16 years for Lorain Street Railway before joining the police. Surviving are his wife Nellie, son Claire, two grandchildren, four sisters. Funeral services Saturday at 2 pm at Taylor Funeral Home with Rev. Ulrich officiating. burial in Brookdale cemetery.
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Arthur J. Hurd
Elyria
Claire Hurd
Evelyn Green
Fostoria
W. H. Bryenton
Bucyrus
Carl Buell
Penfield
Louis Heldrich
Taylor Funeral Home
Fred Ulrigh
Second Congregational Church
Brookdale Cemetery
Minor blaze at Elyria Foundry on Filbert Street
Prompt discovery and quick action prevented spread from the casting and cave room at Elyria Foundry. Damage was slight and did not interrupt production. W. F. Gollmar, VP and GM, reported the fire started from furnace dust around a core and oil residue near the furnace. Firefighters responded promptly.
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Elyria
Filbert Street
W. F. Gollmar
Flyria
Super Forts Hit Five Target Areas
Big fleets of B-29 Supers attacked five areas on Honshu in a predawn strike. Targets included the Ishizuka and Nakajima plants near Tokyo, Shizuoka engine plant, and sites near Kawasaki and Tokyo Bay. Some planes deviated due to weather but hit industrial targets.
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Guam
Honshu Island
21St Bomber Command
Shizuoka
Tokyo
Nakajima
Kawasaki
Tokyo Bay
Yokohama
Ohio Governor Faces School Funding Battle Over Bill
Governor Frank J Lausche confronts a Senate passed Daniels Cramer bill to fund Ohio schools with about 151 million for the next biennium, 6.78 million above his 104.22 million recommendation. Vote 27 to 4. If enacted, funds would require cuts elsewhere in the budget. Senator Whittemore of Akron argues the state can absorb the extra cost, citing possible higher revenues.
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Columbus
Guv. Frank
J.lausche
State Senate
Thuvola
Lausche
Frank BE. Whittemore
Akron
Whittemore
Ohio Braces as Snow Flurries Sweep Across State
United Press reports Ohioans endured a mix of sharp snow flurries and hazy sun as cooler air persisted. Temperatures dipped into the twenties with scattered snow in Cleveland and Columbus noted, recalling earlier heavy snowfall in December and January.
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United Press
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