This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1945
Page
5
The Public Service company installed mobile two way emergency radio units on four trucks serving Elyria. The system provides instant contact with service crews while on the road and went into operation yesterday.
Flyria area mobile units in two Bite district operations out of Vernalham use Luewible service with a Olive street headquarters link. J A Jolson division manager notes the system will speed storm response by locating navigators and directing them to operations. The Olive street broadcasting station uses a 174 foot tower and Lilest modulated frequency for two way comms with trucks and Sundin OU5 radio station. Lorain division to be served by Elyria unit, mockups indicate broader reach eastward.
Members of the Armed Forces visited the Elyria War Price and Rationing Board on Wednesday to check furlough lengths. Names include William Set, Karl O Malley, William Mauetel, William Wissinger, Fred Johnson, and others with Navy and Army assignments and street addresses. several days of service noted. Tank schedules call for American foundries to produce over 50,000 tank tracks monthly in 1948 to meet increased needs for armored vehicles and medical support. about 530 tanks are needed for production.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker decorated Thussell Vi Meyne, husband of Elyria native Marion Mertz, at a Columbus ceremony for World War II heroes. Meyne, based at Lackland Air Field, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for engineering daring flights in Europe. His wife and daughter Marilyn joined him, with Meyne’s Cleveland parents watching in Columbus.
Real estate transfers recorded by The Land Tithe Guarantee and Trust Company on August 1, 1945 cover parcels in Elyria Sheffield Lake Avon Garden and Oberlin areas. Items include Lawrence Nawebilski to Anton S. Shrockath property on Ridgeville Lorain Road and numerous parcels in Ridgeville Lorain, Avon, and Oberlin townships.
Erhart UWONOK birthday greetings for Erhart and Paul Hazel with families. Fred Krunet and Raymond Morgan joined as guests. three cream and cake served. News notes include Mrs Walter Ullner of Medina visiting Barney Haury’s home, Ed and Hob Offenberg in Berea with Frank Ullmers, and George Schuerner of Cleveland visiting Rose Streich. Bernard Lockyer and Dorothy Feist joined Glen Yarihays for dinner. Watter Kramer’s Ravenna visit with his father Karl Kramer precedes his departure to Camp Atterbury. Glen Filier and Prem Simpset visit Medina. Fred and Barton Armbruster accompanied Mr and Mrs Clap, etc. Annotations note travels to Canada and Cleveland visits. many small local gatherings described.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.