YMCA to Offer Lifesaving Certificates At Course
A new lifesaving course at the YMCA led by Miss Deets and Mr Glasgo will train both boys and girls with a mix of theory and practical work. Participants under 17 will earn Humior Life Saving certificates while others receive Senior certificates, with follow up exams or practice to ensure competency.
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YMCA
Otlowindine
Vielor Giasgo
Miss Deets
Mr. Glasgo
Baldwins Wallace
Kaiser Files For Recorder Race
L A Kaiser a Elyria real estate man and former city building inspector filed acceptance with the board of elections as the Democratic nominee for county recorder following Chris Lewis withdrawal Kaiser will oppose Republican Mose Wilder in the race. The dog warden suggested farmers fasten beds on some sheep to hear disturbances when grazing far from the barnyard to curb dog attacks. A man named Peter Tragan 65 was found dead on Route 21 near Byesville from a self inflicted accident. Edward Kloots 67 was beaten and robbed at his home near Gahanna by two men posing as electric meter readers.
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L. A. Kaiser
Elyria
Board of Elections
County Recorder
Kaiser
Democratic Central Committee
Chris Lewis
Lorain
Kealser
Mose Wilder
Farmers County
Jack Forbes
Forbes
Cambridge
Peter Tragan
Route
Byesville
St. Francis Hospital
Gahnanna
Edward Kloots
Butter Prices Soar as Ration Limits Rise in 1944
The Price Administrator announced butter will cost 16 red points per pound for housewives, up from prior levels, with creamery butter at 8 points and processed butter at 4 points. The move, effective over the weekend, follows an 18 to 12 point shift since April. Meanwhile reports from Europe describe Soviet forces advancing across Poland, lifting encirclements and threatening Warsaw as Rokossovsky and Konev push toward the Vistula and Carpathians, with major gains near Lublin and Lublin.
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Washington
Fed
Chester Rowles
Germany
Derlin
Sledley
Mossiaw
Red Army
Brest-Litovesk- Warsi
Polotsk-Warsaw
Lublins
Warsaw
Prunsin
Sied
Poland
Siedice
Jaroslaw
Lubilnita
Vista
Vistula
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Ivin S. Konev
Rokossovsky
Lublin
Rakossayaky
Parchey
Koney
Keaying
Lwow
San River
Krav Kow
Berlin
Gulla Lipa River
Stanixstawow
Czechoslovakia
Carpathian Mountains
World War II Front News Summary From Normandy Area
Army dispatches report Sharp leval engagements south of the river Leves and north of Esquay, with Allied advances near the river Ova south of Mallor. Eisenhower’s 97th communique notes altered tactics as Omar Bradley’s forces reportedly crossed the Seine and captured a village. German forces retook Pocker and nearby areas as British troops moved west of Multat. No update on Cyllen to Pirss breakthrough, while Allied efforts claim 50,549 prisoners taken and 8,094 German dead in the Normandy campaign. Allied air forces continue bombing targets.
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Plate
Leves
Esquay
Ova
Mallor
Dwight D
Pocker
Caen
Orme
Cyllen
Rad
Pirss
Bisdley
Amerians
Fay
Normandy
Gon
Taft Talks Election Issues at Elyria Republican Event
Senator Taft spoke on the coming election amid a war year, stressing domestic policy over foreign issues and the role of Congress in maintaining personal liberty. Oberlin College professor Lloyd Taylor introduced him, with plans for a governor candidate speech and a summer ox roast.
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Elyria Women's Republican Lab
Woman's Club
Sénne
Robert Taft
Taft
Congress
Lloyd Taylor
Ober-on College
HH. C. Covault
Loraig County
Republican Executive Committee
James Stewart
Ed Rowe
Akron
Rowe
Cora Phelps
Professor Taylor
Goldie Perry
Central Committee
Wayne Black
New County
Coyoult
Congressman Rowe
Amy Worth
Old Ark
David Guien
Henacitus Thonin
Rose Guetach
Clarence Beazell
Wilfred Bowdler
Carl Curtis
Josephine Fay
Republican
H. C. Cummings
Phelps
George Thompson
John Ka+topos
Atrocities linked general Dietrich cited by Russians
The report names Dietrich as a trusted general linked to wholesale eastern front atrocities. It says he led units in Poland, the Balkans, and France, and organized the bodyguard that became the SS Panzer Corps. The piece mentions sabotage actions against German rails and air fields and notes broadcasts urging revolt against Hitler.
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Germany
Pans
Dietrich
Hitler
Poland
Balkans
France
Diewich
Liebestandante
Adolf Hitler
Wea kended note on elections and refugee committee
The report notes elections to be held at the earliest date possible. Germany is pressured to restore confiscated property and agrarian reforms are discussed. Poland and refugee issues feature, with references to Russia and a proposed London refugee government led by Windreumw Rawzkiewicz and Pronier tunialaw Mikulaj vczyk Pobsa, while observers remain divided. The extent of Russian support for the committee is unclear.
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Wailea
Poland
Weders
London
Presde
Windreumw Rawzkiewicz
Tunialaw Mikulajvczyk Pobsa
Russe
Court actions and county bids reported in Lorain
Mary Répes reported a home break in with damages and theft of a fishing rod and tackle valued at 15 dollars. The courthouse boiler brick repair was awarded to Eugene Cols Ning for 48.40. A new county tractor was bid by Elyria Truck Implement Co at 1205, with delivery not set. County car sales saw bids up to 450 and 280 for a 1937 Buick and 1937 Ford. A permanent improvement fund for the county home was authorized with an initial 7500 and target 25000 to avoid bonds for postwar ward construction, per Bureau clearance.
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Mary
Lorain
Sheriffs Department
Dorhthtaslonérs
Eugene Cols Ning
Erie Street
Hothe Wen
Elyria Truck & Implement Co
Sheriff's Department
Emil Handtosh
RD. 1
Grafton
Alfred Enalyn
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public
Injuries Suffered By Two Nazi Officers Are Fatal
London reports from DNB News that Col. Gen. Guenther Korten, chief of the Luftwaffe general staff, and Maj. Gen. Heinz Brandt of the army general staff died of injuries from the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler last week.
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London
DNB
Guenther’ Korten
Luftwaffe
Heinz Brandt
Army General Staff
Adolf Hitler
Robot Bombs Spread Death and Destruction
London reports renewed German air attacks across Southern England with heavy bombardment causing casualties and damage after a brief lull. Rescue squads operated quickly to reach victims as the raid extended into the weekend with strikes affecting the countryside and coastal zones.
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London
England
Ake
Blind Doctor Read Blood Pressure With New Gauge
A sightless Philadelphia physician can read blood pressure using an invention by American Foundation for the Blind. O Kleber adapted a standard spring device with a bristle sensor touching a crystal dial, allowing touch reading without moving the needle. The system, praised by Dr Robert B Irwin, could adapt to other instruments, aiding blind readers.
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New York
Philadelphia
American Foundation For the Blind
A O. Kleber
Foundation
Robert B. Irwin
Prat
O. H. Perry
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Perry
Kleber
Lange
Hint Japan May Attack Russia
Washington military sources note vague Far East and European hints that Japan could strike Russia to ease pressure on Germany. Dispatches from New Delhi suggest Japan shifts to Manchuria while Berlin appears jubilant over a hidden plan, though officials remain skeptical pending further developments.
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Washington
Far East
Europe
Japan
Russia
Germany
New Delhi
India
China
Manchuria
London
Berlin
Henry Wallace
America
Manchuri
Chunkking
Hengyang
Pearl Harbor
Switzerland
Mexico Adds New Plant For Guayule In Saltillo
Saltillo Mexico officials witnessed production at a new guayule plant yielding 1000 gallons daily. D C Cooney described the process to Coahuila leaders including Governor Renecio Lopez Padilla. He touted Mexican guayule as a high quality rubber substitute with wide uses and confirmed large plantings and electric powered processing.
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Saltillo
Mexico
D. C. Coney
Coahuila
Renecio Lopez Padilla
United Nations
East Indies
Cooney
Japanese threat to Russia in Siberia discussed by generals
In Soviet era tone, military officers weigh the prospect of a Japanese attack on Siberia as counter-offensives unfold. They note that success hinges on strategic feasibility and the aim to carve out a mainland empire, shaping broader wartime attitudes.
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Russian
Siberia
Japan
Russia
Death notices for Curtis Hance Daugherty and a Vermont river bend
Death records report Frank C Curtis of Zanesville Ohio died Sunday on his 65th birthday after a stroke. He retired a week ago from Chrysler Motor Co Detroit and is survived by wife Eura and children William and Doris. Services in Zanesville Wednesday with burial there. George R Hance of Columbia aged 75 died at Berea Hospital. funeral Wednesday at 2:30 pm from East River Road residence, burial in Columbia cemetery. Elizabeth Hollenbach Daugherty of Wellington died at home on Herrick Avenue East after six months illness. born December 3 1867 in Wellington. She and Henry R Daugherty celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1941. Survived by husband, one son Robert of Shelby, and two grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 2:30 pm at K S Anders Funeral Home. burial Greenwood cemetery. Also a note from River Maidstone Station Vermont about Connecticut River forming a double horseshoe bend that locals say spells Union when viewed from a nearby mountain.
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Frank C. Curtis
Frank
George R. Hance
Columbia
Manilla
Berea Hospital
Doris Stelter
East River Road
Columbia Cemetery
Front Street
Berea
Wellington
Elizabeth Hollenbach Daugherty
Henry R. Daugherty
Herrick Avenue
Robert
Shelby
Robert Scott
Mary
Tuesaay
K. S. Anders
Charles W. Record
Ashland
First Congregational Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana Barber Crafts Violin Like Stradivarius Masterpiece
Frank Lovell, a Pittshoro barber, designs and makes violins in Indiana. His twelfth instrument, carved from maple and spruce sourced in Czechoslovakia before World War II, is used by Indianapolis Symphony’s Fred Noble and regarded as his masterwork after years of study and trial.
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Lovell
Fred Noble
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Czechoslovakia
Markets Eveland Lowinowe Market Apples and Livestock Prices
Markets Evland reports prices for apples, vegetables, eggs, and meats. listings include yellow trailing apples, carrots, celery, corn, lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, spinach, watercress, eggs by grade, and Cleveland livestock figures with steers, bulls, calves, and sheep. The piece closes with a note that the first shoe factory bill in Danvers Mass established in 1787 due to Zerubbabel Porter tanning surplus leather.
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Eveland
W. U
Taean
Bart
Danvers
Amass
Zerubbabel Porter
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