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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
4
Gov John W Bricker of Ohio urges a postwar world council with all nations to promote world harmony. He says such a body should act as an arbitary board and should consider lifting censorship on news from other countries, ongoing at least since before World War I.
The piece outlines plausible German invasion strategies amid a looming conflict. It discusses paratrooper drops, night landings, and submarines, plus a tunnel under the Channel and tentative landings on Ireland and Scotland. It weighs Britain's defenses, Allied strength, and the risks if invasion fails, urging full contingency planning.
Columbus reports warn wartime road use will stamp long term wear on Ohio highways. De Metcalf, deputy chief of highway maintenance, says maintenance needs may top 15 million dollars with a 1.5 million request to a central board. Despite slight reductions in 1944, wear from wartime traffic will require similar spending to 1945 for repairs and temporary fixes.
The WISS and 8 will hold an evening meeting at Mrs. Harry Griffin's home in Pawnee next Thursday evening April 20. Women urged to bring their husbands. program follows with lunch served. Fleet Officers elected at the Farm Bureau meeting at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grimm home: Don Williams chairman, Rev. C Lotter discussion leader, Mrs. Charles Grimm secretary. Meetings will be the first Thursday of each month.
Metcalf cites unusually dry roads and few deep freezes this winter reducing maintenance costs across Ohio by about 10 percent. About 1.4 million dollars was spent in 1943 on snow-removal and sand applications. Priority repairs will favor military routes carrying 3,000+ vehicles daily, with a total appropriation of 13.3 million plus a planned 1.5 million more if needed from the highway fund.
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