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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1942
Page
11
The report notes a promise that those responsible for barbaric invasions in Europe and Asia will face courts of law in the countries they oppress. It mentions the United States government and Secretary Cordell Hull as involved, with continued coverage on page 2.
London dateline UPI reports aDieppe raid analysis showing while nine hours of coordinated land sea and air action inflicted casualties Allied losses were high and the raid failed to achieve a decisive victory. Observers say dive bombers could have hit strong Dieppe beaches and seized ground, and a Ranger group including Sgt Kenneth Simpson and Corporal William Brady aided by demolition teams blew up an enemy coastal battery.
Tornado watches and weather outlook extend across Ohio and extreme south region tonight with potential storms. Market outlooks and city notes appear in today’s edition, highlighting price trends and local conditions.
Ohio residents learn of the deaths of their sons in the war with sparse names and notes of correspondence. The notice mentions Mr. AES Donald Wilson of Raves and references individuals such as Richard, Vestine, Fe hina, and others connected to the bereavement and official communications.
Moscow warns a second front will come soon. Propaganda emphasizes Allied plans against Germany. The broadcast notes air raids and warns of intensified attacks as Allied forces prepare coordinated land and sea operations.
President Roosevelt said Wendell Willkie will visit several countries within three weeks to explain that American war production is not seriously hampered by labor and management. he will correct false impressions abroad and stress that production delays are limited. The trip aims to show the true wartime output and efforts of the United States.
Four Elyria and Lorain nurses were named for active duty with the Army Nurse Corps. Siebe resigns as hospital director to train at Walter Reed before final commission. Detwiler, from Chestnut Ridge Road, ordered to Fort Benjamin Harrison for active duty on September 1. Other appointments include Mrs McCrary as hospital superintendent since 1941 and Miss Detwiler’s nursing background and recent marriage in California.
Fragmented notes describe awaiting revised specifications for a courthouse dome project. Mentions architect Alva, oversight by a prose concerner, and delays tied to board approvals and presented plans..Written as garbled OCR, details uncertain.
Soviet reports say German, Italian, Romanian and Hungarian troops crossing the Don were crushed 40 miles west of Stalingrad. Red Army tanks and hand to hand fighting drove Germans from the east bank while a bridgehead near Kletskaya faced heavy pressure.
Mrs Bines, addressing neighbors, predicts a prolonged war as she returns home to her parent’s house. The fragment mentions American and foreign names and a general sense of ongoing conflict with distant references to places and people.
Observer recounts the Dieppe raid as extremely hazardous with Maj. Gen. James Roberts leading Canadian forces. He details arrival near Dieppe, limited moonlight, tracer fire, destroyer escort, smoke screens, and air support from Spitfires and Douglas Bostons aiding the assault on the beaches.
Amid wartime energy controls, Ickes considers diverting fuel oil to the eastern states. He outlines goals to supply critical regions while balancing national needs, with federal action potentially reallocating barrels from western areas to meet eastern demand and boost overall war effort.
War summary notes Russians rout Nazis who crossed the Don amid a grave Red situation on other fronts. Europe reports British dive bomber and parachutist failures at Dieppe, while Allies claim a large victory there. Pacific actions show a Japanese repair attack on Gilbert Islands, U.S. forces seize and drive off on an adjacent island as Marines push operations in Guadalcanal area. MacArthur planes bomb Timor as Chinese forces capture two towns in Etangsi province.
Samuel Westly Schley of 130 West Strvel is named leader of Negro men slated to depart Elysia at 8 am tomorrow for the Army induction station in Cleveland. The draft board orders the group to report to the board office in the Elysia Block. A second group of Elysia men, directed by C. Selman, will leave tomorrow afternoon for a training center at 1 pm.
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