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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1944
Page
4
A public auction at Town Hall Route 82 Colum bis Center will start at 8:00 PM on Friday January 14 1944. Items include pute-model and clothing for children and edwils household articles china glassware produce baked goods home goods and other articles. Refreshments will be sold during the evening. Clayton Sooy auctioneer of the Columbia Garden Club.
The undersigned Mary Porter will sell at her residence one mile east of Calmbie Station on Saturday January 22 starting at 12 30 PM. Items include Bay horse 1100 lbs Rhode Island Red hens grain drill potato digger sulky plow walking plow and other farm gear plus household goods and appliances. Terms cash. Auctioneer P A Walker Clerk Elysia Prvin Klinecy.
The undersigned will sell at residence located along vast Ridge about 11 miles north of Route 20 on Tuesday January 25 commencing at 1:00 PM. Catalog lists 3 Halslein cows and calves, 4 Guernay cows, 2 Halslein cows two Guernsey cow fresh in March and April, Black Angus bull 11 months old, Holstein calf aged, broad load, 7 pigs, 15 shoats, tools and farm equipment including milking machine, wagon, hay loader, and grain. 100 bales timothy hay, 5 tons cow hay, 100 shocks corn, 150 bushels corn, silage, and related items. Terms cash. Sold to buyer as auctioned. Logan Barton, Owner. PA Walker, Auctioneer. Phone 6587 Ely Iron.
On Saturday January 15 at 10 30 AM a full line of farm machinery will be offered at auction four miles west of Birninghe on Route 13 one mile north on Harriven road. Items include Fordson tractor Oliver 12 inch planter Deering grain binder Superior 10 hoe grain drill fertilizer spreader wagon cultivator and more. Household goods and farm tools also listed. Sidney Lengyel owner. Terms cash. Sale conducted by Welter Leber Avet.
The Local Post Office reported its biggest year in 1943 with record mail volume. Over 1.5 million letters and packages moved, war bonds totaling substantial value were sold, and delivery routes expanded to meet demand.
Fragmentary court house notes list several dismissals and names including Lilla Wit Hers, Albert Toute, Walton Paul, Ernestine TW, Charley, Allie Satin, and Findley. A section mentions child support and a weekly sum, with references to local officials and court actions.
The city planned to purchase two police cars from Blyrta City Motors Co for about $5,108. One is a new sedan and the other a demonstrator model with roughly 4,000 miles. Delivery was expected next week, with arrangements to be finalized in the coming days.
Fragmented obituary notes list Oscar Robert Abubutes of Blythe, died at Elyria Mae Memorial Hospital after two weeks, born April 3 in Suetfeld township. Also mentions Mrs. Ellen Burke, widow of David Burke, who died after illness. multiple survivors named across families, with funeral and church service details not fully legible.
Report describes chaotic scene at Elyria as Wings Over Jordan tickets go on sale amid crowding and delays. Local committee urges restraint while volunteers, War Production materials, and salvage efforts intertwine with distribution, loading, and unloading of paper stock.
Elyrians slated for pre induction physicals next Thursday as draft officials announce the intake schedule. About half the number sent in January are expected to report to Cleveland for processing, with a tentative February quota still uncertain.
A real estate transaction in New London involves Moss Keith Lilley purchasing the hospital property from Dr. Rossvery and Erlengach. Lilley aims to establish a lasting benefaction for the village with support from his sister and brother, seeking to honor their shared community spirit.
Resignation of Max Suppes as plant manager of Elyria division announced. Suppes, over 26 years with the company, will retire from the industrial field. Weil named successor, previously manager at Buffalo plant. Harr promoted to assist manager with new Flying plant duties.
Senator Bricker of Ohio accused the New Deal of destroying representative government and threatening constitutional checks and balances. He warned of federal power growth, revenue drain on states, burdensome taxation, and bureaucratic overreach that stifles enterprise, urging a change in administration and philosophy.
The Dimes campaign in Elyria opens Saturday and runs through January 90 with President Housewell’s birthday noted. Local organizers plan fund drives, school programs, and a mobile motor corps to place buttons and promote contributions. Funds will support polio research and paraly sis aid, with 50 percent staying in Elyria and 40 percent going to the National Foundation. A car crash near Broad and Corlear streets leaves no injuries. one man fined 25 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct after a disturbance at home.
In Washington on January 13 a report says soldiers are buying war bonds at about 30 000 dollars a month to fund their efforts. The barrier aid says a third of Army men invest in war bonds, backing the war effort amid ongoing conflicts and devastations.
A garbled page one fragment discusses tie vet departments and a recommendation to standardize charges for new equipment purchases during wartime. It notes a proposed method to determine billing across departments and references the Service Director and the Mayor in relation to budgeting and a possible expedient expressed by chamber officials.
The article estimates the national debt at about 1 085 000 000 dollars per person, with total spending around 29.1 billion and governing costs near 4.789 billion. It notes per person debt burden roughly 1.85 dollars and cites public debt totals as the wartime forecast.
County employees may face a pay reduction as the auditor reports a partial certificate could cover only one month. The county budget commission submits anticipated funds for royal funds, with commissioners to approve appropriations and issue a partial authorization pending fall certification. An objection notes the measure doubles the needed disbursements and risks payroll disruption.
War Loan workers plan a meeting at the First Generational church parlors with campaign chair Blyrin and organizers detailing assignments. The drive runs through February 15, and workers will receive campaign packs to begin street and office outreach when it opens.
A historical page reports mixed commodity quotations including butter poultry corn and wheat. It notes steady poultry prices, government guaranteed market entries, and varied futures levels with names and figures scattered across sections reflecting the era’s trading activity.
Allied forces report Franco American units advancing north of Cervaro near Cassino. General Juin and a Franco American force pushed five miles north and broke enemy lines, gaining ground and driving 1,000 yards through defenses. Local courier notes air and ground actions, with persistent Valleyfront thrusts toward the Liri valley. Fire in New York destroys factory plant and cigars. damage estimated at $50,000 with minor firefighter injuries.
The South Amherst village meeting at the town hall Monday elected mayor Ishag Thompson to lead the council. New officers sworn in include Marshalls Frank Fowers and Willie Wirth, clerk Arvold Aliso, and treasurer Mrs. Clem Gale. The Girl Scout court elected a president and other officers, and church groups held meetings with awards and plans for upcoming events.
Washington reports plan to suspend most air raid alarms and blackouts except Sundays due to wartime urgency. Army and civil defense urge continued civilian volunteers to staff wardens, centers, and medical stations amid calls for broad participation.
The report notes Marion Parley and Cleminshaw’s team to handleLorain County property reappraisal duties. Deputy auditors C F Kent of Oberlin and AL W of Lorain join the effort alongside special appraisers William and Elysia, sworn in to assist.
China raided Formosa for the second time Tuesday night following a prior blow. Liberators dropped 72 tons of high explosives and incendiaries on a Japanese aluminum plant on the west coast, then 1500 miles southwest to Bangkok four hours later, aiming at enemy air power. A satellite capital Ne fit taste of the air power golhetag in China. Girl Scout membership records appear in South Armister village with Pine Tree troop 15 members and leaders. Brownie Troop 17 with a leader and ten committee members. Post No. 107 Mrs. Sinss In Hospital August Sirse had her fort nightly duty during war gas sales. She was admitted to Br. Joseph's Hospital in Lorain with a life-threatening condition.
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