Mailing Rush Is Entering Final Phase
Elyria post office enters peak Christmas mailing period as extra clerks and carriers are added. Postmaster Sartor says up to 40 more staff may be needed next week, with college students returning soon. Stamp windows open 8 am to 1 pm Saturday. closed Sunday. Holiday card rush continues, parcel post delays noted due to congested main terminals. Use special delivery and mail early to ensure Christmas arrival.
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Elyria
Maiwil
C. J. Sartot
Dispatch
Sartor
Pus
Farmers to learn tax return basics at Elyria meeting
Ohio State University extension specialist Guy Miller will visit Elyria December 29 to teach farmers how to assemble income and expense data for income tax returns. County agent C L Hummel reported the session at the Elyria YMCA in the afternoon, using a sample farm to illustrate figures for computing net income.
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Guy Miller
Ohio State University Agricultural Extension Service
Elyria
Willy
CL Hummel
Elyria Y. M
Huramel
Draft Board Gets Notice Of Change In Regulations
Local draft board receives formal notice of regulatory changes affecting enlistment procedures. The document outlines updated eligibility rules, documentation requirements, and deadlines for applicants. Officials will implement the changes through standard processing, with guidance for registrants and local staff.
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Draft Board
Christmas Program At The High School
Students at Elscoie school present a Christmas program with music and a short play. The event, sponsored by the student cabinet, features a large decorated tree, a charity drive for the Red Cross, and a voluntary fund to support the war effort.
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Christa
Elscoie Scholaethy
i+ tex
Elying High School
Procrans
Gwe
Biya
Amencas
Red Cross
Adietorium
Revert Cremiing
Commanee
Foy
al. Martin Beck
Olga
Miss N Baker
Cp. Ayaler
Jean Welsh
Patricia Sisnden
Frances Corkill
Lila
Praver
Hospital Plans Extensive Improvements in Maternity Ward
Hospital trustees announced major renovations will begin soon at the city hospital. Superintendent Blair Patterson said the maternity department will receive the most extensive changes, adding new equipment and isolated nurseries to meet modern health standards. Other areas of the building will be updated as well under the plan approved by trustees Alva C. Smith and others.
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Ma Pital
Blair M. Patterson
Patterson
Cookies Sent To Elyrian Soldiers
Fragmented OCR text mentions cookies sent to Elyrian soldiers and includes garbled phrases about a shy gman and military terms. The readable elements reference cookies and Elyrian soldiers, but the passage is largely unintelligible. The likely item notes a dispatch of cookies or care items with unclear context.
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Elyrian
Reports Denied By Secretary of State Hull
Reports deny action by Secretary of State Hull. Fragmentary text suggests official rejection or withholding of credentials or decisions. No clear dates or named entities beyond Hull.
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Secretary of
Hull
Death Record Edward H Peters and Hoover notices
Edward H Peters aged 60s of 343 Eleventh Street died at Elyria Memories Hospital after an illness of weeks. He was born May 28 1878 in Mecklenborg Germany and lived in Cleveland before over 30 years as a custodian at the library. Funeral service 2 PM Monday at St Johns Tulhersn church conducted by Rev Aomin Schroeder with burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery. Mrs Ida Peters widow and daughter Mrs Rechard hot survive, along with a grandchild and other relatives. Also noted is the death of Mrs G M Hoover mother of H C Hoover of Cornelasemie with burial in Covington Kentucky. Funeral arrangements in Buerris and Oliv ral services pending.
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Edward H. Peters
Eleventh Street
Cplyriabrary
Patts
Elyria Memories Hospital
WCWS
Mecklenborg
Germany
Elma
Hye
St John Lasheyn Rhuren
Ida
Rechard Hot
Arthur Hiscox
Ewald Peters
Cleveland
Ales
St John's Tulhersn Church
Aomin Schroeder
Ridgelawn
Nichols + funesak
Peters
Court Proceedings Report From Obscure 19th Century Ledger
In court house notes Judge Findley overruled a motion on a probate matter involving Amyetta A of Pa and Rosa Overfield of Lerain. The Fisher property dispute tied to a brother’s will was addressed by Judge B Fischey with a $120 claim against Fox Ferraly noted for the record.
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Common
Findley Lodar
Amyetta
Sizier
Fisher
Fainr
Rosa
Lerain
Fox
Ferraly
Judge B Fischey
Penang Naval Base Evacuation By The British
A British communique from Singapore reports Japanese forces suffered very heavy casualties, prompting evacuation actions at Penang naval base near west Malaya. The dispatch notes ongoing distress and reinforcement needs as the situation remains volatile in the region.
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Penang
Naval Base
Singapore
Penang Naval Basi West Maleva
Two Men Injured In Plum Brook Plant Blast
Two workers were injured in an explosion at the Plum Brook plant. Details are scarce as investigators assess the blast site and secure the surrounding area. Officials report no further injuries and urge caution for nearby residents.
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Plum Brook
Firm Incorporates Teetaton of Dar Vata Mano WOR
The company forms a corporation listing BWA shares and named parties. It notes general facts about capitalization and the involvement of entities Hann FoR and B, Puce in the venture.
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Teetaton
Dar Vata
ColiDena
Ebaa
Anon
Thement FM
Fate
BWA
Fae Pet Shuck
Nater Sre Hann
Puce
Reds Are Still Driving The Germans Back
Moscow reports say Red forces pressed the offensive on the central front moving toward Mezhaik and Vyazing along the Nepomatic road. Pravda notes German resistance around Mozhinsk with large concentrations of artillery as Soviets push toward Ruza and Tula while German reinforcements and retreats are reported near Mozhaisk and Kaluga. The dispatch mentions Finnish troops being driven back and Moscow area fighting intensifying as German forces attempt a strong stand west of Moscow.
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Moscow
Dee
Ruta
Borodine
Mozhinsk
Museo War Dispatchas
Mezhaik
Vyazing
Pravda
Bard
Muzik
Morhaisk
Toy
London
Kaltga
Tula
Trent
Mosenay
Trarn
Harkey
Nerihe
Galtiig
Hanks
Alex Star Tula
Big Four Train Derailment Injures Ten Near Lafayette
A Big Four passenger train derailed near Lafayette, injuring ten people who were hospitalized. Affected passengers were treated and most released after initial medical care. a few remained for observation. Police reported the incident occurred at roughly thirty miles per hour as the train entered the station area.
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Chilford SM
Lafayette
Tna Lafayete Hospital
Children killed by raids on Dutch Borneo
Reports from Batavia state Japanese planes bombed Pontianak in West Kalimantan, killing and injuring many children and civilians. Dutch forces claim a second raid on Borneo with incendiary bombs and explosive shells as the Japanese attacked Pontianak. Soviet and communist outlets mention internments of Japanese in Korea.
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Dutch Borneo
Batavia
Xont
Pontiaiaé
Wherland Command
Communistie
Communingie
Diter
North Korea
Borneo
Dutch Weer Borneo
Pontiansk
Chinute
Knights of Columbus Meeting Opens To Public For Safety Talk
K O C members announce a public meeting at the Tag fire department to discuss civil defense and bomb handling led by Cru O Doherty following a New York fire wardens briefing. The session, open to volunteers, families, and interested locals, aims to boost defense readiness before the Christmas charity parade. A fatal house fire near Wooster claimed Grover Rasterday, 8, with his father James W. Rasterday injured. brother Ron Mearns aided civilians in rescue efforts.
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Uherty
Tag Fire Department
Sitaxer
Arts of Columbus
Aera
Knights
Lindsey
Sovine Por
Wooster Wooster
Rittman
Grover Rasterday
James W. Rasterday
Rasterday
Grover
Ron Tee Mearns
Tux
Inter Allied Command Map Plans Revealed
Fragmentary notes describe plans for an Inter Allied Command map project. Officials discuss coordination between military leaders and map design details, aiming to improve joint operations and communication. Further specifics remain unclear in the readable text.
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Inter-Allied Command
Japs Increase Air Activity Amid Pacific War Brief
War Department dispatch from Manila reports intensified Japanese air activity across 24 hours with heavy bombing near Moma and the Tarshut area of Luzon. No Allied counteractions noted. no marked enemy ground actions observed during the period.
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Pal
Moma
Theda
Tarshut
Luzon
Etre
Petro Named On Committee To Call On Governor Bricker
Columbus mayor Green forms committee to urge Governor Bricker to request a special session of the legislature to distribute surplus state funds to hard pressed cities and counties. Mayor Joseph Q. Petro of Elyria named to the committee.
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Petro
Bricker
Columbus
Field Grern
Yoral
Bricker $E
Green
Joseph Q. Petro
Elyria
Fourteen Army Fliers Dead Or Missing
Fourteen Army Air Corps fliers are dead or missing in a Pacific coast incident. Maj Herbert A Dargie commanded the unit. A bombing plane crashed during takeoff from a Tehachapi range after an explosion during an air drill. Six officers and eight enlisted men were aboard.
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N Frascieco
Armitprs
Herbert A. Dargie
Irse
Army Air Roorps
Pacific Coast
Tehachapi
Rucker An
Elyrians At Midway IslandReport Safe And Well
Elyrians at Midway Island are reported safe and well. Navy officer Alfred Resth, stationed there, is confirmed safe by Mr and Mrs Philip R Booth of Gates Avenue. Messages through residents in Henviuli note routine welfare. Lieut Bent has served since Annapolis 1928 and was sent to Midway weeks after graduation. Another Elyrian, Harold Jensen, Marine Corps, is connected to Mr and Mrs Jensen of Park Street.
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Alfred Resth
Navy
Midiyas Island
Philip R. Booth
Gates Avenue
Homh
Henviuli
Booth
Hopoluia
Lieut
Benth
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Minewan Island
Anmher Elyman
Midway Island
Pat
Harold William Jensen
Marine Corps
Art
Robert Jensen
SM Parks Place
Spain Declares Nonbelligerent Stance in Pacific War War
Madrid reports Spain may declare neutrality in the Pacific conflict aligned with the anti-Comintern pact tendencies. The country remains cautious amid links to Germany and Italy and debates membership in the Axis or Allies.
Officers Named For New Poultry Association
First officers to head the newly organized Larainy County Houses Association, formed this week at a meeting held at Oberhinl, were Hil Wellington, elected president Harold Sweet, vice president Fields Carners, secretary and treasurer Harald Davis Kipton. Plans for four district educational meetings were discussed and January 21 was set as the tentative date for the first meeting in Wellington for poultrymen of the Wellington district. The association aims to foster the development of the poultry industry in Laram County through improved production and management methods.
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Larainy
Laram County
Pfaudler Employees Go All Out For Defense Bonds
Pfaudler workers unite to buy defense bonds, with AFL Local 21055 purchasing about 8750 in bonds. The company adds 5.0 toward each employee’s first bond, and payroll deductions fund the rest. The drive totals near $9,000, aided by an initial company contribution and a campaign committee led by Al Emery and others.
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Pfaudler
Abas
Tie Pfaudler Jocal
AFL
Praudier
Praudier Company
al Emery
Tomasheski
L. E. Davis
Ernest Leather
Wilces Tony Schweda
Cnn
Claim Hong Kong In Hands Of Japs
Tokyo reports say Hong Kong has been in Japanese hands since 1 a.m. Friday 17 p.m. EST Thursday. Imperial headquarters claimed Japanese forces advanced at three points and breached a 1500 foot high barrier in central Hong Kong amid British resistance.
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Hong Kong
Tokyo
United Press
Manda
Another Destroyer Launched For U S Navy
A U S Navy destroyer was launched at Bethlehem Steel Yard by the Dyned of Chat shape building division. The Barley was sponsored by Mrs. Mary de Bagster Charles, Blanddaughter of the tite Teer Ade Inia. The Favenbult waits Himneh eck Nov. 1.
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BOS Harley
Martie
Bethlehem Steel Company
Marsidteyerbayy
Farenhult
Favenbult
Mary de Bagster Charles
Markets HUD GRAIN Teach WHEAT and FLOUR Prices
A garbled page lists grain and produce prices with items such as wheat, flour, carrots, celery, potatoes, tomatoes, squash, turnips, and watercress. Mentions include standard par stock levels, basket weights, and various price cues, with scattered references to locations and dates.
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Shetty Areatur
Milne Cn
Hue
Town
Vellow
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Russia
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