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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1942
Page
2
Excerpts describe disrupted embassy contact in Tokyo, evacuation plans for the imperial family, food shortages, and morale efforts. Citizens report rationing, lines for staples, disease rise, and continued transport and railway neglect. The report notes police intrusions, wartime shortages, and Japanese financial strain amid ongoing conflict.
The Cripps proposals, presented in the Commons, urge India to cooperate in the war while awaiting independence. Gandhi and Indian nationalists may gain support for mass disobedience, but Cripps frames India as a safe, orderly partner in wartime.
Prospective young naval aviators will be interviewed at the Elyria post office from 9:30 am to 5 pm on Wednesday July 29 and at the Lorain post office on Friday July 31 during the same hours. In political news Governor Herbert Lehman endorses James M Mead for the Democratic nomination, while President Roosevelt and John J Bennett Jr supported Mead in parts of the party. Edward J Flynn also backs Mead. In criminal news George Melhinch of 611 West River Street paid five dollars and costs after a drunkenness charge in police court following an arrest at his home Saturday.
Police report details multiple vehicle fender damages from yesterday and Saturday on Broad Chestnut and other streets. Vehicles driven by Ida May Olsen Arnald Johnson Carl Rawewn and others sustained left or rear damage in various collisions and crashes.
In Texas a run-off was needed to decide the Democratic Senate race between W Lee O Daniel and James V Allred with O Daniel leading but short of a majority. Final returns showed O Daniel about 44 percent of the vote, trailing the 50 percent required for nomination by a narrow margin. County results indicated O Daniel had a 129392 vote plurality, while Allred trailed. Governor Coke Stevenson appeared poised to avoid a run-off as tabulations favored Stevenson over Collins with Stevenson leading.
Mrs Ula McKee of Lorain died suddenly at home on Washington Avenue on Saturday evening. Funeral at 9 30 Tuesday morning at St Marys church Lorain. Leroy Matton 43 of 174 Groveland street Oberlin died Saturday at Allen Merphal after illness. Funeral services Tuesday at 9 at Sedgman Funeral Parlors. Burial in Westwood Cemetery.
sheriff's department assisted in a search for ten sisters Pauline Tomas 20 and Mildred 15 of 2835 East 29th Street, Lorain former Elyria residents reported missing since Wednesday. Gust Thomas reported the disappearance. deputies investigated a separate car theft and a drunken driving arrest near Route 17.
Fragmentary dispatch describes a wartime scene with tanks, enemy forces, and strategic moves near a disputed area. The report mentions German attacks, Allied defenses, and movements of brigades across a theater referred to as Harokoya, with distances and troop actions implied though many words are garbled.
Federal job drives seek graduates and seniors for war work in public administration finance science and math. Appointments available from 260 to 200 per year with postings in the Civil Service Commission Washington DC. Nurses and geologists also recruited for nursing education and medical roles with specified salaries and exam requirements.
A woman was fined following a stabbing case described in local notes. The fragmentary report cites a street assault near Tresor Street and mentions streets and neighborhoods including Palvalcge and Uhr Streets. The text references Germany and Allied actions but lacks clear date or outcome details.
A two man clash at the rear of 31 West Vacane led to the arrest of Richard Ward of 261 Wet Tver Street and Fbert Holloway of South Propess. Ward and Holloway faced charges as officers found Wren kneeling with money in hand when they arrived. The suspects were reportedly owed four dollars plus costs.
Ob erlin Nutrition Council sponsors a canning demonstration on July 29 at 2 30 p m in the Arts and Industries building to teach area residents updated methods using pressure cooker water bath and open kettle methods. The session will be led by Mary Grace Wirtane and Grace Blakester with printed information available.
The subject at 36 turns toward a new phase in his career after years on stage. He recalls childhood memories from West Philadelphia and credits memory with shaping recent Broadway success. Holm joined Penn’s Mask and Wig Club, spent eleven years on stage, and shifted to playwriting, yielding the hit Three Men in a Horse.
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