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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1940

Page

6

Able Parents Should Be Forced To Help Pay Child Ward Costs

The county's Oberlin children's home chief Orlando Shilts launches an aggressive program to compel able parents to support their children in care. In a test case a father faced jail or $20 monthly payment for two wards. county costs already exceed $8,000. Shilts vows more prosecutions and urges all able parents to contribute, praising economy-minded officials and warning taxpayers shouldered no more than necessary.

Oberlin Orlando Shilts H. H. Nye Shilts Ig EC

Liberty Crushed to Earth as Axis Forces Advance

A sweeping wartime commentary warns that Denmark has fallen to German occupation and Norway faces a stronger foe as the war spreads north. It urges neutral nations to unite against Hitler, notes Italy Turkey and Sweden may need to choose sides, and predicts a major battle testing sea and air power. The piece declares liberty at risk and calls for coordinated action to stop the侵袭.

Hitler Denmark Norway Germany Copenhagen Russia Finland Italy Turkey Sweden Alles

Connecticut Farms Record Shows No Bankrupt Farmers

Connecticut last year reported no bankruptcies among farmers while more than 600 other individuals or firms did. Rhode Island farmers shared the feat, unlike other states where agricultural bankruptcies were down about 20 percent from 1938. The Danbury News Times notes the gain reflects a back to the soil trend with more farmers in Connecticut than a decade earlier.

Connecticut Rhode Island Danbury News Times

Indirect Propaganda and London Fetishes in Hollywood Fashion

Boake Carter notes the surge of British fashion influence in Hollywood and across America. He critiques imported London fabrics and British-made shoes that push American textile and wool producers aside, while praising genuine Irish and American options. He recalls the sound of British clogs on studio sets and laments the Made in London label’s dominance over domestic goods.

London Hollywood Los Angeles West of England Bermuda United States Mens Ledger Syndicate

Mannerheim Cited For Insubordination In 1940 Defense

John Hix recounts how Garon Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, famed for Finland's fortifications, once served as a major general in the Russian army. During a sudden Austro German push, he refused a superior order, withdrew a full army group to save a division, and then covered the retreat. For this act he received the sword of the Order of St George. Tomorrow the strangest accident.

Garon Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Finland Russia Opatow Mannerheim Dessal Charley Dawes Evanston Washington Eugene Meyer Washington Post Dawes Reconstruction Finance Corporation Meyer Federal Reserve Board RFC

Navy air power clash over Pacific exposes leadership rift

In a Washington style roundup, the piece details Navy resistance to air power emphasis, noting Rear Admiral Courtenay Cook’s absence from Pacific maneuvers, Bloch’s ban on a flag plane, and debates over air force funding. It also highlights predate wedding intrigue of Hyalmar Procope and political tensions with Dawes and Meyer.

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Bible Readings Juesday At St Mathew Sermon Fragment

An antiquated sermon fragment discusses Simon Peter's revelation of Jesus as the Christ at Caesarea and the role of faith over mere intellectual belief. It contrasts British propaganda influence with religious devotion and urges surrender of will to God along with praise and pardoning grace.

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Taxco Mexico Preserves Red Tile Roof Heritage

In Taxco Mexico the famed old silver town preserves its red tile roofs as a national monument. The government blocks modern construction inside the city, with gas stations located outside the limits to maintain the historic skyline.

Taxco Mexico

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