Red Cross Calls Men for Overseas Work and Local Jobs
The Elyria Chapter of the American Red Cross seeks men to serve as overseas assistant directors of supplies, warehouse managers, and transport coordinators with pay up to 250 dollars monthly plus maintenance. Also needed are assistant field directors for recreation, social workers, and staff for clubs overseas, with salaries from 150 to 250 dollars monthly and allowances per regulations.
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Big Hind
Red Cross
Elytia
American Red Cross
Elyria
Ets
Ity - Totuin
Flagstad loyalty amid war ties stirs debate
Dr Daniel A Poling notes Kirsten Flagstad the Met soprano faced scrutiny over ties to Quisling era Norway. Despite not charged as Nazi, her husband Henrik Johansen faced accusations for selling lumber to Germans. Flagstad defended Norway’s freedom, saying loyalty to vows and country shaped her choices during occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirsten Flagstad
Metropolitan Opera Company
C. J. Hambro
Hambro
New York
Berlin Philharmonie
Stockholm
Berlin
Sweden
Norway
Flagstad
Kiresten Plagstad
New York ~ Post Corporation
Truman Must Lead at Home and Abroad in Transition
As President Truman travels to Europe for about five weeks, the administration restructures its team. John W. Snyder will head the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, while Vinson tackles Treasury and tax reform. Inflation and postwar prosperity loom, with Bowles warning the near term tests ahead. Veterans seek leisure as prices rise, adding pressure to strikes. Truman will need trusted aides to navigate the shift from war to peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pesident Truman
Europe
Truman
White House
John W. Snyder
the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Snyder
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Office of War Mobilizer
Vinson
OWMA
Treasury
Congress
Berlin
Japan
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
OPA
Chester Bowles
United Feature Syndicate
Ine
Grange Enjoys Ride At Aber Old Glory Meeting
Grange members at Aber enjoyed a train ride during the program hour with Mrs Ketchum and Mr Waldron as ticket agents Lon Jackson conductor Miss Betty Hulcomb engineer and sound effects and Mrs Sigsbey stewardess. Ladies brought suit cases with three articles of wearing apparel. A long lunch was served en route and the party toured Ohio ending with an imaginary city the LaGrange of Tomorrow. A garden party is planned for the first August meeting.
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Ohio
Government eases lumber purchases for home repair
Washington announced that home owners no longer need FHA authorization to buy lumber for emergency repairs. The War Production Board and National Housing Agency said homeowners may certify their own purchase orders and buy directly from a distributor.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
War Production Board
National Housing Agency
Son reassigned to engineering dock at San Pedro
Joseph D. Balog, machinist and former U S Navy man aboard the U S S Cowpens, reported for duty as engineering officer aboard a concrete floating dry dock recently commissioned at San Pedro California. The dock will be moved to a forward Pacific base to assist in ship repair and service of landing craft destroyers and other ships.
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South Amherst Son
South Amherst
Joseph Haleg
Joseph D. Balog
U.S.S. Cowpens
San Diego
Calif
San Pedro
Pacific
Lewis Haywood
Army
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Haywood
South Pacific
Munday
Bougainville
Merry Maids
St. John's Evan Relieal Church
Ernst Schneider
Earl Démos
Texas
Virginia Powers
Ladlea
Congregational Woman's Association
Oberlin State Park
Ella Harper
Columbia CREECH HOLDS MEETING COLUMBIA
A Baptist church meeting in Columbia drew strong attendance as members toured the parsonage and prepared for a new minister. Officials announced Rev. M Heath Tadlock of Mansfield as pastor for the coming year while noting strong church finances and plans for active religious work. News item and Women’s Mission Circle reports described citizenship themes and local participation.
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Columbia Creech
Columbia
Baptist Church
Rowena Ingersoll
Ernest J. Dunford
Robert B. VanArsdale
J. R. VanArsdale
Washington D. C
California
Wie
Women's Mission
Women's Mission Circle of the Baptist Church
L. W. Huffman
Reuben Walker
Roy Wallweber
Leon S. Cole
John H. Longdon
John F. Snell
B.C. Jackson
Tom’ Mitchell
Olmsted
Wellington Military Veterans and Families News
Sgt Clyde V Mackin, discharged July 3 at Camp Atterbury, served since 1942 after training at Fort Knox. He saw action in Africa and Italy, earned the Bronze Star, was wounded in December 1944, and now teaches recruits at Atterbury. Pvt William Simonson and Pvt Raymond Dunford were wounded or honorably discharged, with ongoing care at Crile and Wakeman hospitals. Lyle Brainerd was killed in action on Okinawa, tracing his service from Dearborn bomber factory to the 107th Infantry.
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Ila Lngton
Clyde V. Mackin
Camp Atterbury
Set
Mackin
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Ireland
Italy
Radin
States
Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative Inc
William Simonson
Vivienne Green Simonson
Wellington
Rlf
Percy Jones
Pacific
Mary Kathryn Land- Brat Dunford
Painesville
Dunford
Roy Brainerd
R. D
War Department
Lyle Brainerd
Okinawa
Pontiac
Michigan
Brainerd
107Th Infantry
Dearborn
Pfu
Cadillac
Clement Green
Actor Killed In Fall From Horse
Addison Randall 38, cowboy actor husband of Barbara Bennett, died on his first day before cameras in over two years after falling from a horse on a Universal serial. He previously appeared as Jack Randall in westerns in the late 1930s. Funeral services planned today. Missouri hatcheries report 17,504,000 chicks hatched in March versus 23,343,000 last year with five year average 15,166,000.
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Hollywood
Addison Randall
Barbara Bennett
Randall
Jack Randall
Universal
Missouri
Lausche Plans Quick Review of Ohio Bills
In Columbus Gov. Frank J. Lausche was ready to act on all but one of 19 remaining bills from the 96th Ohio General Assembly. He would delay on the capital improvements measure worth 79.8 million dollars, objecting to a township grant of 1.56 million. He also must decide on 18 other bills before adjournment sine die.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
96Th
Ohio General Assembly
Lausche
Lauhe
Service Visitors At Ration Board Listing Furloughs
Members of the Armed Forces visiting the Elyria War Prize and Rationing Board on Monday carried furlough lengths ranging from seven to 32 days. The list includes F/O Cecil H. Ody 20 days, 1st Lt. Margaret J. Anthony 22 days, and numerous others with ranks and addresses across Army Navy and Marine units.
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Elyria War Prize and Rationing Board
Cecil H. Ody
Army Air Corps
Lodi Street
Margaret J. Anthony
Army Nurse Corps
Jefferson Street
James R. Busch
S Lc
Navy
Crehorecourt
Charles Carter
Army
Riverside Homes
Joseph T. Noveski
Erie Street
Joe Resko
I/c
West River Street
S 2/c
Lake Avenue
Henry J. Butkiewicz
Middle Avenue
Joseph Varzincak
Wooster Street
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Overseas
Daniel A
Poling
Eire
Ty Marquis
Childs
Grange
South
Murphy Bros
Broad Street
Phili
U. S. Navy
Cora M. Shepard
Barker St
Apeve
Cath
Herrick Ave
West
Whiston Churchill
Gatowerport
Potsdam
Cacme Telephoto
Peru
Brazil
Alfred Copeland
Columbia Avenue
Russell E. Beach
Second Street
Leo Aloysis Braun
Park Place
John Ll. Detillio
Eighteenth Street
Glenn D. Collins
la Grange
John Gu
Ee Oyu
Homemakers
Chatiande
Haity
Murs Drug A
Tan
Orangeburg
C. W. Barrel
Middle Ave
Hone
H. H. Benham
Elyria Law, and Trust
Sprague's
East Avenue
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