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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1944
Page
1
Governor John W Bricker Republican presidential hopeful aired fully and frankly his international relations stance in a New York address on April 23. He plans a major Midwest speech on agriculture and food production in early May per campaign chair Rey D Moo.
Reports describe Red Army advances toward Sevastopol and Crimea with swift gains and captured prisoners as Axis defenses crumble. Allied air forces pound Berlin and Western Europe while Pacific missions strike Japanese bases from New Guinea to the Kuriles, signaling a broad high tempo war effort.
In Columbus Sidney A. Swensrud of Standard Oil of Ohio urged at a conference that fears over postwar oil reserves are unfounded. He argued reserves at end 1943 were replenished by new discoveries, with no visible risk of shortfalls in meeting postwar demand. He noted consumption will decline after the war but demand may rise again within three to four years, estimating automobile output around 6,000,000 to 7,000,000 units as wartime production ends.
At the Nev Loud Orange meeting agee 20 was set for next gathering. Members were urged to bring sandwiches. Fitchville attendance was noted as excellent while reports from Business Agent Howman and Home Economes chair Velva Dost highlighted Rural Life Sunday plans. An invitation from Rev WH Mitchell to join in Rural Life Sunday events on May 26 was accepted. The Fourth Annual Lecturers Short Course report was presented by Elmer Maffett.
Residents in the Wild Plum district feared the bewitched schoolhouse after a fire caused $150 damage to books and materials. State Fire Marshal Charles A. Schwartz ordered closure pending explanations, while investigators linked jitterbug coal and mysterious fires to the case. Samples from the scene were sent to federal investigators for analysis though no conclusive cause was found.
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