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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1944
Page
2
The Navy informed today that Batelay, 56, has been officially declared dead. His brother Robert Hamilton Batelay reported he was a chief administrative engineer for the J. G. White Hagingeting Corporation and had been missing in the Pacific since last July.
A stream of Hollywood notes covers Bebe Dah beta sor and Jimmie Fdler robot bomb scenes, Eddie Canter’s warble, robot bomb sequences in The Brighton Strangler, and ongoing gossip about Judy Garland, Barbara Hutton, and Cary Grant's wife. It catalogs previews, top picks, and industry chatter from previews to talent tangles.
A rambling items column recounts quirky incidents from Hollywood era. A nine year old with many pets faces a porcupine ban by her mother. MGM workers gift a soap box to a talking speaker after a Christmas remark. Akim Tamiroff is startled by a look from a Niger tainted by sport. Ruth Wartiel hosts at the Hollywood Canteen and later receives a soldier’s letter asking for help.
North Ridgeville residents report communications from family members serving in World War II. Emil Pais and Albert Line, pilots in a Fighter Group, coordinate plans in New Guinea while Phillip Lane, in the Inter-Island team, receives a commemorative watch at a banquet on the Mie Waitin Islands. Robert Line serves in a southern U S camp as the Red Cross notes nearly half a million books sent to Allied prisoners in Europe since the war began.
State Highway Director Hal G. Sours reports the Share-The-Ride plan cut state owned cars and trucks by 4,455,440 miles in the first quarter of 1944, a 44.4 percent drop from the prior normal year. The decrease mirrors 1940 to 1941 mileage trends, and the year to date shows savings of 854,000 gallons of gasoline and 2,300 tires at 16 miles per gallon.
Ohio postwar planner Lt. Guy Herbert disclosed a cruise along Lake Erie from Toledo to Ashtabula to study shoreline erosion. The beach erosion committee will meet in Toledo on August 4 with Martin A. Mason of the U S Beach Erosion Board and eight county engineers expected to attend. Municipal cooperation laws will be explained to aid local plans. The commission's next session is likely at Put-in-Bay on August 16.
A dense list of radio shows and programs across WIAM and WOCLE stations, detailing music segments, news briefs, soap operas, comedies, and variety features. Notable items include News of War, Mystery Theater, Front Page, World Today, and Love Myster. The schedule features multiple time blocks, hosts, and program titles across a wide array of genres and entertainment formats.
The first annual Atereng fadi cator Recreation Association picnic was held July 25 at the Hedges for about 600 people. Fred Smith led contests including sack races, shoe races, potato races, dashes, ball throws, and a rope of games. Prizes went to many children and adults, and a baseball game preceded an evening program with a magic act and Henry Cook’s orchestra.
The South Amherst column lists upcoming church and civic events. The Ladies Altar Society hosts a event at Nanvity Cantnic. Friendship Circle meets. St Johns Guild and Sunday school officers gather for meetings. Methodist Woman's Society plans a lunch. Clover Troop Girl Scouts canvass for papers and cans. Juniorettes Four-H Club to meet. Pugrim Fellowship to meet and visit Crystal Beach. Dr Hess serves at Elyria Home for the Aged. a local beer repossession incident ends with police noting the charge was a misread finance repossession.
Central Press Association outlines melon patch safety for victory gardens. It warns striped cucumber beetles spread bacterial diseases to watermelons, notes melon anthracnose as a major threat, and recommends seed disinfection crop rotation and copper sprays. It highlights melon aphid as a serious problem, causing leaf curling and stunted growth, with nicotine sulphate spray or nicotine dust as the remedy.
Wellington residents report a busy week with 4-H Sunoysiders and Outdoor clubs meeting with advisor Mrs. COS Church to discuss projects. They plan camping at Camp Crag, leaving Wednesday and returning Saturday night, with twelve members named including Mary Janes Green and Billy Engel.
King George of Britain arrived in Naples by plane yesterday and planned a tour of Italy. He was greeted by British delegates and driven to a hillside villa to spend Sunday night with Admiral Sir John Cunningham, commander in the Mediterranean. The King departed England Saturday night.
Washington reports rapid expansion of naval air power and overall military strength. Navy officials say air operations will increase sharply in coming months as ships and personnel rise to meet wartime demands. By July 1945 the Navy plans to add 983,000 men to reach about 3,989,000 with 184,600 inductions planned in 1944 and 189,000 more through mid-1945 1945.
Civilian consumers in Chicago face scarcer top grades of beef on retail markets through the remainder of the year. The American Meat Institute reports 30 percent fewer cattle for finish and more than one third of top grades diverted to armed forces. Average dressed weights in the past six months are about four percent lighter than a year ago.
In Chicago a pedigreed Pekinese dog spoiled Judge Victor A. Kula's chance to decide a domestic relations case. Marine Cpl Theodore Foss, 23, said he bought the dog months ago, while Mrs. Dorothy McCann, 27, said her husband bought it five months ago in Elgin. The dog trotted around the court room, ignoring both claimants, leaving the judge unable to resolve the dispute.
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