Navy says German subs sunk or damaged in 21 attacks
Washington reports the U S Navy believes 21 German submarines were sunk or damaged in at least 70 attacks, with evidence strong in confirmed cases. Navy spokesman notes earlier statements by Secretary Knox citing losses and ongoing efforts, and explains gaps in reporting while continuing counter measures in the Atlantic and Caribbean theater.
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Washington
U. S, Navy
Nravy
Navy Department
Frank Knox
Atlantic
Knox
Navy
Caribbean
United Nation
Selective Service List Grows for Elyria Registrants
The Elyria draft board reports a rise in the Third Registration cards, with Elyria men registering in other cities and towns. The count now edges 5,373 registrants, up 49 from the 1,732 seen in mid February. Most new cards are from Ellphans attending college, who registered away from Elyria, while some local registrants have died since their initial registrations.
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Elyria
Focal Board
Elyria Board
Jp Tov
Elphans
Wer
Elyria Defense Stamp Payroll Plan Gains Traction
Postmaster C J Sartor reports many Elyrians use payroll deduction to buy Defense Stamps. Employees and organizations are embracing regular purchases on a voluntary basis started last November, with supply adequate despite nationwide shortages.
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Elyria
C. J. Sartor
Post Office
Sartor
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Oberlin Masons Host Detroit Lodge visit
Oberlin will host a Masonic gathering Saturday evening February 28 at the local Masonic hall. Killening lodge of Detroit will visit, exemplify the third degree using the old Michigan ritual, and expect attendees from nearby lodges. A premeeting net at 6:13 p.m. at the First Methodist church invites all Masons who wish to attend.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Masonic Hall
Killening Lodge
Detroit
Michigan
First Methodist Church
14 German Aliens To Be Interned
On Feb 25 the army moved 14 handcuffed enemy aliens by train to Camp Slece Wis to be interned for the war duration. The group left Cincinnati at 10, with departures from Louisville, Ironton, and Fort Thomas Ky. FBI and immigration records, some dating back years, prompted the internments. All were of German descent. two Cincinnati physicians were among them.
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Cincinnati
SleCe Wis
Louisville
Erene
Ironton
Fort Thomas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bureau of Irmigration
Ask Dealers Not To Raise Coal Prices
Washington report says the Office of Price Administration urged all wholesale and retail coal dealers to keep prices at levels from December 18 to 31, 1941, with allowances for ocean freight war risk and related costs. The request appeared in a Jan 14 notice to retail dealers.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Maine
Atlantic
SON Pet Avaisailar
Death notices for Mrs Henry Hurley and Edwin Boynton
Deaths reported for Mrs Henry Hurley of La Grange age 74 and Edwin Boynton of Elyria age 80. Hurley's funeral set at E L Sharp Funeral Home Kipton cemetery with Rev W M Werrice officiating. Boynton to be buried at Ridgelawn after services at Nichols Funeral Home. Also noted: Lewis Ward, 80, of Wellington dies after three months illness. burial in Sullivan.
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Nellingson
Sre
Gertle Mae Hurley
Henry Bursley
Herold
la Grange
Inesday
Berthn
Nebraska
Uving
Clarksfeld
Ule
Norwalk
Kipton
Kipton Methodst Church
Grange
Cana Ene Oor Marold
George Tillinghast
Rochester
Ela Geay
Cleveland
E. L
W. MM. Werrice
Kipton Cemetery
Edwin T. Boynton
Bond Street
Mr. Boynton
Elytis
Joshua E
Fitza Boynton
Harshaw Chemical Company
Hazel M. Boynton
Burton Boynton
Elyria
Nichols Funeral
Wellington
Lewis Ward
Five Points
Sullivan
KS. Andress Funeral Home
Sullivan Congregational Church
Charles Fister
Buffal
Sulivan
Court House Notices and Divorce Actions Summary
A mix of court items shows Mary Louise Sole of 308 Depot Street filing for divorce from Burtram on neglect and cruelty, and a Denver Jewell suing Herman Portman for $14 in labor, appealed from a justice of the peace. Foreclosures, partition rulings, and alimony cases populate Lorain area dockets, including foreclosures against George Frepes, and Lorene Taurenti and Anna disputes. A production note cites U S industry figures for benne black and lampblack.
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Mary Louise Sole
Depot Atrect
Burtram
Tex
McAnallen
Denver Jewell
Henrietta
Herman Portman
Common Pleas Court
Justice of the Peace Court
F HLA Official To Speak Here Tomorrow
Chattee E Norland chief coordinator for the Feder Mous Ing Administration and two assistants will address a dinner meeting of Zshana at 6:30 p m Friday in the Graystone Hotel. The Chamber of Commerce announced the event to discuss housing needs in Elyria and housing defense priorities. Norland and six assistants will cover defense housing and land planning as part of the F H A program to pair specialists with local groups.
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Chattee E Norland
Feder Mous Ing
Zshana
Graystone
Chamber of Commeree
Elyria
Norland
Markets and dairy items fill bustling city market report
Fragmented OCR shows a dense market listing with prices for produce, dairy, and livestock, including celery, cabbage, potatoes, squash, corn, and meat products. The piece notes a busy market scene with vendors, stalls, and price quotes, ending with a crime note about Ray Doney on Ohio death row for the multiple murder of his daughter, A I Whitmer.
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Columbus
Buffert Ray Doney
Canten
Ohio
Cleveland Women’s Orchestra Helps Red Cross Fund Drive
A large crowd attended a benefit concert by the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra led by Hyman Schandier with soloist Nancy Silsbee at Elyria High School. The program included Glinka and Tschaikowsky pieces from Romeo and Juliet and The Nutcracker, aiding the Red Cross War Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Women’s Orchestra
Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
Nancy Silsbee
Elyria Plansist
Cleveland Women's Orchestra
Hyman Schandier
Ely
Tia
Rattan
Ludmilla
Glinka
Tschaikowsky
Diana
Confessed Killer Of Chicago Girl Hopes For Death
Clarence McDonald, youth accused of killing Dorothy Broz, a Morton High School student, told a grand jury he hoped for the electric chair. He said life without his sweetheart would be meaningless and that Dorothy had promised to marry him, but religious differences and family objections stood in the way. He claimed he shot her during the gangster film.
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Chicago
Clarence McDonald
Dawne Town Theater
Tield
Corone
Doothy Broz
Morton High School
McDonald
Kising
Dorothy
Russians Report Advancements On Multiple Fronts In World War II News
Last night’s communique said several German facilities were seized and German losses were heavy as German planes were shot down. Russians reportedly advanced in five sectors including Leningrad Staraya Russa Rebel Emolensk and the Ukraine with progress near Orel. A report mentioned capture of an important place near Leningrad and a large battle around Staraya Russa where thousands of German troops were killed.
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Tost Tx
London
Leningrad
Starara Russa
Japanese offensives falter as Pacific tempo rises
MacArthur reports three days of calm on the Bataan front disrupted by thrusts in Luzon and renewed harassment by American and Philippine forces. He cites Japanese reorganization for a knockout push and redeployment toward the East Indies, while Pacific air forces deliver heavy strikes. Stimson notes the vast distances and risks of reinforcing the far Pacific.
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Bataan
East Indies
MacArthur
Luzon
Cachilla
Philippine
Java
Tearl Harbor
Indian Ocean
East
Pelea
Henry Stimeon
U. S
Far Pacific
Foremen Club To Hear Dorothy Fuldheim Tonight
Elyria Foremen's club hosts a Ladies' Night dinner at the YMCA with about 1500 expected to attend. Dorothy Fuldheim, renowned on national and international affairs, headlines the program alongside music by Mrs. George Tulk and Robert Madlory. Dinner is at 6:30 pm.
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Elyria
Dorothy Fuldheim
Plant
George Tulk
Robert, Madlory
YMCA
Dutch and Japanese Clash in Java and Borneo Sky War
Dutch forces hold against Japanese advances as Java defense strengthens with air and sea actions. Submarine warfare scores mixed results, fires burn at Oosthaven yards, and Palembang and Borneo areas report heavy raids. Communiques say Bali and Timor occupied while cross Pacific links with Australia resume.
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Tate
Sintang
Antta
Java
Paral
Oosthaven
Sumatra
Palembang
Leare
Comemuniane
Palembanco
Sinkand
Pontianak
Borneo
Netherlands Indies
Cekebe
Manska
Botrabaja
Socrabaje
Australia
United States
Jata
Indies
War Board Bans Rubber Thread In Corsets Girdles
Washington February 26 The War Production Board bans rubber thread in corsets girdles brasieres and foundation garments for both women and men. Expect reduced elasticity in suspenders garters and other rubber thread garments. Industry promises substitutes and to use available materials while maintaining fit and quality where possible.
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War Board
Washington
War Production Board
Associated Corset
Hrassiete Manufacturers, Inc
Corset
Urassiete Association of America
WPH Rubber
Arthur Newhall
Suit Filed In Amherst Power Plant Dispute
Harold N. Ricket filed another taxpayer suit to block Amherst village from bidding on municipal electric plant machinery. Common Pleas Judge D A Conk issued a 3800 bond injunction pending merits hearing. The suit alleges bid ads for used machinery are unlawful and conflict with an ordinance.
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Amherst
Harold N. Ricket
Sult
Common Pleas
D. A. Conk
Vile Iage Council
Modified Rule On Married Employees
County Auditor C A Kelser announced a change in the rule that formerly dismissed married women. The new policy exempts wives who married soldiers, a shift tied to ongoing military strain. British reports note Maj Gen Henry Gordon Bennett at Bataria from Singapore. Java speech urged decisive action, signaling renewed Pacific war effort.
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C. A. Kelser
Kelser
Kelter
London
Henry Gordon Bennett
Malaya
Taria
Singapore
Hubertus van Mook
Java
United States
Australia
Stimson Praises Java Defenders and Wavell Aid Offer
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson disclosed that Allied commander Archibald Wavell offered to rush to Douglas MacArthur at the Bataan start, but MacArthur declined to protect Wavell’s life. Stimson paid tribute to the Java defense and noted the great Allied sacrifice and losses to Japan.
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Washington
Henry Bh. Stimson
Archibald I. Wavell
Suyrem
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
MacArthur
Bes Gause
Wavell
Stimson
Singapore
Bataan
United Nations
Java
President’s Son Receives Navy Favored Treatment Claims
Washington February 21 Rep William Pheiffer charges that Lieutenant Franklin D Roosevelt Jr the President’s son was granted a month long sharp leave after an appendectomy. He says such leave is not afforded to sons of poor families and that favored youths receive commissions and perks on a silver platter.
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Washington
William
Pheiffer
Frankin D. Roosevelt
Navy
Roosevelt
Hey
Aliens Reminded to Register Before Deadline
Postmaster C. J. Sate urged aliens of German, Japanese and Japanese nationality to apply for certificates of identification within two days. About 70 certificates have been issued locally. 4 more are expected. A clerk will staff the post office tomorrow and Saturday mornings and afternoons. Children under 14 at 1940 must register within three days after 14th birthday.
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C. J. Sate
Sartor
United States
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