City of Flint Returns After 113 Day Wartime Voyage
The 4963 ton freighter City of Flint, captained by Joseph Gainard, anchored in Baltimore Harbor after 113 days at sea. The ship faced German threat aboard a raider and endured ice and delays, with officers and crew praised for restraint during harrowing encounters.
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Baltimore
Uum
Joseph Gainard
City of Flint
Tole
Gainard
Deutschland
Flint
Guinard
Doughty
Chesapeake Bay
Channel
Baltimore Harbor
C. S. Drew
Harrer
Drennan
Public Health and
Joseph A. Gainard
Rose Gainard
Weather summary from the OHTO bulletin
Generally fair tonight and Sunday with light snow flurries in the northeast. Temperatures slowly rise Sunday with a warmer trend into Monday. Last 24 hours show falling atmospheric pressure over the northern plains and a disintegrating high. Readings near or below zero persist in the central states south into Missouri and Arkansas. western regions report rising temperatures while the northwest sees continued precipitation and fair weather elsewhere in the United States.
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OHTO
Plains
Great
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Great Plains
Missouri
Menots
Florida
United States
Cold Wave Grips St Joseph and Midwest
United Press reports temperatures plunging to 21 degrees below zero in St Joseph Missouri as frigid air lingers across the nation. A warming trend is noted to move southward while the Rocky Mountain region moderates and nearby areas feel only slight changes.
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United Press
Weather Bureau
St. Joseph
Rocky Mountain
Ohio
Trains Delayed By Accidents Near Oak Harbor
New York Central trains suffered delays from two early morning accidents. An Oak Harbor derailment damaged 17 freight cars on the Northern Division. a broken wheel caused the crash. No injuries reported. The Fremont truck collision halted the No. 99 two hours over three hours, wounding no one.
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New York Central
Oak Harbor
Mercury
Cleveland
Detroit
Elyria
Millbury
Fremont
Harold Livingston
No. 99
Chicago
New York
Extreme Cold May Damage Ohio's Peach Crop
Ohio's 1949 peach crop may suffer from sub freezing temperatures and abrupt thaw cycles, warns Dale Hibish chief of the Ohio Bureau of Markets. No confirmed agricultural damage reported yet. Snow is beneficial for wheat but only if a rapid thaw allows moisture to reach soil.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dale H.ibish
Ohio Bureau of Markets
Huilbish
Churchill says Hitler lost best chance to win war
Manchester England dispatch notes First Lord Winston Churchill declaring Hitler has lost his best chance to win the war. He cites Soviet resistance and Finnish bravery against Russia as bolstering Allied confidence, while avoiding direct comment on neutral convoy policy amid mixed reactions.
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Hitler
Manchester
Eng
Adolf Hitler
Admiralty
Winston Chi Hall
Churchill
Canal proposal threatens railroad revenues in Lake Erie era
The Interstate Commerce Commission reported to President Roosevelt that railroads could not afford to lower rates to compete with the Lake Erie Canal. Army engineers warned that permanent rate cuts of the proposed 349 million dollar project would not be justified. A large share of traffic, around 56.9 million tons yearly, could shift to the waterway, costing railroads about 43.099 million dollars in annual gross revenue if the canal is built.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Lake Erie-Cameo River Canal
Army Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Rairo#7
Man Sought For Cleveland Murder Taken In Custody
Bulletin Philadelphia January 27 PI A man identified as Frank Girasole 30 of Brooklyn NY sought for murder at Cleveland was captured by Philadelphia police today. Girasole alias Jane Gallo is wanted in Cleveland for the slaying last Wednesday of Edward Erdedy fur store proprietor while he and Joseph Dil Marco were fleeing after a robbery. Chasole and another man named Joseph Roznick 24 of Detroit surrendered without a struggle when patrolmen burst into their lodging house room.
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Philadelphia
Frank Girasole
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Cirasole
Jne Gallo
Edward Erdedy
Joseph Dil Marco
Chasole
Joseph Roznick
Detroit
Checks to be distributed to Lorain farmers Tuesday
About 1200 Lorain County farmers will receive over 100000 in 1939 Agricultural Conservation program payments. Distribution begins Tuesday at Amherst Town Hall Oberlin Council Chamber and Lorain Medina Rural Electric Cooperative offices with additional offices later in Elyria. Breyley says total county payments exceed the initial 100000 as 400 to 600 more farmers await checks.
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Lorain County
County Agricultural Conservation Association
T. H. Breyley
Conservation Association
Amherst Town Hall
Oberlin Council Chamber
Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative
Wellington
Conservation Assoc N’s
Second Street
Elyria
Breyley
Lorain Coun
Two Russian Divisions In Bad Position
Copenhagen January 27 Two Russian divisions north of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish southern front were isolated after days of futile attempts to reinforce. Dispatches say each division may number 10 000 to 18 090 men and are cut off with supply routes under Finnish guns. Finnish forces reported heavy yet diminishing attacks while signaling no clear victory.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Lake
Ladega
Fron
Lala
Four Perish When Dwelling Burns in Macomb
A two year old mother Olive Wishon and her year and a half year old daughter died with the child Janice Wisher age six and nine month old boy as flames consumed a small frame house. The mother is believed to have carried her daughter while attempting to rescue the other two. Nora Wishon missing. police search the neighborhood. Fred Steel, 30, burned seriously in a shed adjoining the home.
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Nora Wishon
Schnarz
Fred Steel
Wishaw
Former American Mail Liner Sinks Off Coast of Japan
The former American mail liner President Madison ran aground on a reef off Kagoshima after striking a submerged rock during a gale. It remained afloat for hours as 114 crew and 12 passengers were rescued by ships including the President Cleveland and Japanese vessels, with most aboard Ukishima Maru and Ikishima Maru.
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Japan
Kagoshima
American Mail
Madison
Mner
Manuel Quezon
Rescup
East China Sea
President Wat
Nor
Quezon
Los Angeles
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Crispula Onrubia
Cleveland
McKinley Day Banquet Speakers Announced
State Senator A D Baurmbart of Vermilion will speak second at the McKinley Day banquet to be held February 7 at the Ir s Methodist Church under the Loraino Republican Executive Committee. Frank A Stetson, committee chair, announced the lineup and noted Mrs Taft could not attend. Dudley White, Norwalk congressman and U S Senate candidate, will deliver the principal address. Tickets are obtainable through executive committee members.
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A. D. Baurmbart
Vermilion
Irs Methodist Church
Loraino Republican Executive Committee
Frank A. Stetson
Robert Taft
Taft
Stetson
Dudley White
Congressmn
Norwalk
Ididate
United Ater
Farm Bureau In Annual Meeting Here Today
Lorain County Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting at the First Methodist Church with about 200 members in the morning session. Reports from secretary treasurer E. C. Cotton and others covered cooperative youth, insurance, extension service, and nominating committee.
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Lorain County
C. J Haramel
L. H. Keller
R. BE. Campbell
F. T Ricks
First Methodist Church
Edith Rennacker
Lee A. Ty
Lee Chokes Off The Cincinnati Watershed
In Aurora Indiana on January 27 ice blockage on the Ohio River choked the Cincinnati watershed and threatened flood damage in Southern Indiana. The Aurora ferry and another boat could not reach an ice harbor below the city. the ferry was damaged and tied at Laughery Island, while the second craft was abandoned and believed lost. Police reported no immediate danger from the river condition.
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Aurora
Ind
Ohio
Cincinnati
Indiana
Laughery Island
Sub Zero Wave Extends Far Into South
Sub zero temperatures spread across the South worsening ongoing cold damage. A nine below zero record was logged at 5 20 am at Birmingham airport while Tennessee Mississippi Alabama and Georgia all reported sub zero readings. Florida orange growers faced a hard week as smudge pots failed to prevent losses and general freezes persisted. Temperatures ranged 18 in northern Jacksonville to 29 in central Gulf coast Tampa with Miami at 41 at the airport.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Jacksonville
Tampa
Gulf Coast
Miami
Hospital Board Elects Officers in Elyria 1940
The Elyria Memorial Hospital board of trustees reelected three officers and elected one new officer for 1940. FR Staythe was reelected president, first chosen in 1916 after Judge Boynton’s death, and remains the sole original member. Others reelected include James A. Hewitt as secretary treasurer and J B Seward as assistant treasurer. C Hudnutt was elected president to fill a vacant post. Committees named: Executive with Vandemark Perry Seward Ploeher Hewitt. Buildings and Lands Altfeld Wentz O Donnell Johann Huffman Smith. Endowment Hudnutt Thams Smythe Fritzsche.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
FR. Staythe
W. W. Boynton
Hospital Board of Trustees
James A. Hewitt
J. B. Seward
C. Hudnutt
R. F. Vandemark
R. D. Perry
Act. Ploeher
J. A. Hewitt
Alex Altfeld
R.A. Wentz
Bo M O'Donnell
J. R. Johann
J. D. Huffman
RG. Smith
A C. Hudnutt
W B Thams
R Smythe
Allan W. Fritzsche
March Of Dimes Button Drive Advances In Elyria
Postmaster C J Sartor announced Elyria has reached over 40 percent of its March of Dimes quota. Buttons priced at 10 cents each are being sold by Elyria post office staff without solicitation, only to those who request to buy. Sales continue through next Tuesday evening.
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Elyria
C. J. Sartor
Sartor
County Solons Hit Into 1940 Contingent Fund
County commissioners moved on the 1940 contingent fund transferring 500 dollars to the county engineer rent account due to an oversight, and 600 dollars to buy a new car for the dog warden. They shifted 1,000 from retirement to buy a light truck for the County Home and added 2,000 from the gas tax fund to retirement, making three thousand total.
Vets Plan Mandamus Action Over County Relief Funds
Lorain veterans leader F J Greenshield said a mandamus suit will seek $30 000 for soldiers relief from county commissioners after a morning meeting with Greenshield Ronald Patterson and Assistant Prosecutor William Wickens They argued the county had appropriated $30 000 this year but estimated needs exceed that amount by about $20 000 The association previously threatened action if $50 000 was not provided and noted state law allows up to a half mill levy for relief funds
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F. J. Greenshield
Lorain
United Veterans Association
Lorain County
Greenshield
Ronald Patterson
Solution
William Wickens
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Twe Com
Ohio River Freezes Over at Portsmouth
The Ohio River froze at Portsmouth for the first time since 1913 with an ice jam 20 miles long reported from Vanceburg Kentucky. Ferry traffic between Ohio and Kentucky was rerouted as ferries could not operate and the U S Grant Bridge remained closed due to flood damage. Dam 31 officials noted no bats had passed through the locks in two weeks.
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Portsmouth
Ohio River
Vanceburg
Ohio
Kentucky
U. S. Grant
Dam
Fatal Burns Claim Life Of Farm Hand Milton Burlingame
Milton Burlingame 62 a farm hand died at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 3 15 a m from burns suffered when his clothing caught fire in a smoldering cafe at Fields Corners. Burlingame worked on the H D Fortune farm on Root road for five months and had been spending time at the cafe. witnesses including Ralph Smith and Lila Palmer aided him before he died. Ridgeville firemen battled the blaze. the cafe and a garage owned by Ed Cropp were destroyed.
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Fields Corners
Milton Burlingame
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Burlingame
H. D. Fortune
Root Road
Fortune Farm
Lila Palmer
Ridgeville
Ralph Smith
Milt
Frank
Willard Beebe
Fred Edger
Edger
Craig
Amherst
Clayton
Lorain
Cuyahoga
New York State
Ada Bates
Lakeville
N. Y
Two Lorain Men Arrested as Bank Robbery Suspects
Federal agents report the capture of Lorain residents Leo Adam Arcaba and Henry Leo Budka who were linked to the July 10 Kipton bank robbery with $900 stolen. Arcaba was seized in Pasadena and Budka in Los Angeles while Stanley Walter Karoski, also of Lorain, jailed the day after the raid, received a 20 year sentence in Lorain Common Pleas Court. Arcaba and Budka to be transported to Cleveland for federal charges.
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Cleveland
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Leo Adam Arcaba
Henry Leo Budka
Lorain
Kipton
Arrest Suspects In Amherst Robbery
Two Detroit men are held by Amherst police for investigation in a burglary at Mischka's restaurant. Arrested by Officer Earl White at 2:30 A. M. as they were about to drive away in a car parked in front of the restaurant. 200 packs of cigarettes found at the scene. They will be arraigned before Mayor John Michael this afternoon.
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Amherst. O
Detroit
Amherst
Mischka
Earl White
White
Park Avenue
Spring Street
Michigan
John Michael
Physician Fatally Hurt Near Blanchester Ohio in Crash
Dr Edward Mayer aged 28 of Pleasant Plain Ohio and Harry Rottman of Bellevue Kentucky were fatally injured when their automobile collided with another vehicle six miles west of Blanchester on State Route 20 late Friday. Robert Rottman 19 and Dale McHenry 17 were injured. Mayer was en route to see a patient and Bettman and his wife were returning from Greenfield where they were employed.
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Blanchester
Edward Mayer
Pleasant Plain
Harry Rottman
Bellevue
Here
Robert Rottman
Marty
Dale McHenry
Mayer
Bettman
Greenfield
O. i
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