Private Stanley Podraski Valor Amid European Fire
Private Stanley Podraski, 19, suffered shrapnel wounds to both legs and a hip during a forward assault in Europe while his unit repelled German counterattacks. He was briefly separated in a shell hole, observed enemy disguises, and later recuperated at a U S Army hospital in England before planning to return to high school after the war. His parents, Mr and Mrs Anton Podraski, live at 437 W River St Elyria.
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Clana
Stanley Bo Podruckl
Norimane
Podraski
Pfe. Podraski
Anton Podraski
W. River Street
Elyria
United States Army General Hospital
England
Congress Warned Of Reconversion Legislation Need
Washington lawmakers return from a five week recess to face reconversion and demobilization. Senators Kilgore and Celler urge immediate action as Germany’s collapse nears, warning delays could leave the U S unprepared. Plans aim to demobilize 14 million soldiers, 20 million war workers, and manage vast surplus property worth up to 160 billion dollars while guiding industry back to peacetime production.
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Washington
Congress
Wis
Capital Hill
House
Senate
Harley M. Kilgore
W. Va
Emanuel Celler
Germany
Uhey
Brck
America
Sohio
Etanprep OL CO
OKO
Fatal Burns Kill Father and Daughter in Millersburg Fire
Philip Sith husler, 43, and his daughter Maury, 6, died in Millersburg Hospital yesterday after a gasoline explosion at a four cookstove destroyed their farm home Saturday. Mrs Smithhusler and a three year old daughter were hospitalized, two sons aged 9 and 11 and a month old escaped injury.
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Millersburg
Philip Sithhusler
Maury
Millersburg Hospital
Boy Is Knocked From Bike By Automobile
A 12 year old, Larry Jezewski of 238 Wooster Street, suffered minor scratches after being knocked from his bicycle on Middle Avenue at Gates Street by a passing automobile that did not stop. The incident was the only traffic accident reported over the weekend.
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Larry Jezewski
Wooster Street
Middle Avenue
Gates Street
Pallee
Albert &. Pugh
Fourth Street
Winters
Aim
FL W. Alexander
LaPorte
Mit
Pagh
Edward Fretter
Cleveland
Shertliff
Wilford
Verhoff
R. D
Chestnut Rite Road
Elyria Avenue
Dutton Road
I Win
George Wilroy
Fairground
Elyrea
Wilson
Earth W. Johnson
Marietta, C
Luce
Reveal Terrible Massacre by Nazis at Arezzo
The captured files from the Faselat police chief in Arezzo describe a mass killing by Hermann Goering division troops in reprisal for partisan shootings. About 103 bodies were identified, including 60 women and 21 children, with many more unaccounted. The massacre occurred near Arezzo as Goering division and Italian fascists reportedly wounded and shot residents.
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Rome
Hermann Goering
Etiasuse
Filer
Faselat
Arezzo
T He
Goering
Bilt
Arcia
Honolulu's Tattoo Center Now Draws Busy Lines
Honolulu article chronicles Miller's Tattoo Empire with Eugene Miller, called the world's youngest tattoo artist, operating a sidewalk shop in Honolulu among 38 studios. It notes annual take surpassing $500,000 and daily crowds of 100 to 800 customers, with tattoos priced from 20 to 25 dollars for large leg or chest pieces.
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Honolulu
Honolati
Hanoluhi Tins
Rte Nee
Oyisen
Florence Revealed As Europe’s Wealth Center Of Then
Fragmented text notes Florence Italy famed for wealth with wool trades and global traders. Mentions inventors in optics, US patent milestones, and a few oblique references to a Gallipgris head, a superintendent, and funeral mention. Details are garbled and names unclear.
German Military Weakening Amid Hitler Plot and Flights
Ankara reports growing evidence of high ranking officers involved in the assassination plot against Hitler. Since the abortive attempt and Hitler purge, about 4000 officers have fled into Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Bohemia in disguise with fake orders. In Gallipolis, Rose Marie Knapp, 8 months, died after scalding her body and face when a water vessel overturned.
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London
Kurt Zeiteler
Adolf Hitler
Ankara
Germany
Feltaha
Fritz Fromm
Chanissed
Home Army
Count Helldorf
Gestapo
Potsdam
Herma Doering
Getapo
Hetirie ‘Hineler
Hitler
Neld
Himmiler
Bulgaria
Slovakian
Bohemia
Gallipolis
Rose Marie Knapp
Douglas Knapp
Newhaven
W. Va
Court House Records and Local Divorces Report
In court updates from Wellington and surrounding areas several divorce actions are noted. Willie H Goode of Wellington sues for divorce from Lennie charging absence. they wed in 1924. Several petitions and dismissals involve Amherst trustees and common pleas court transfers. Neglect and cruelty accusations surface in other divorce suits with petitions denied or resolved today. A county contract for courthouse area improvements is referenced alongside vandalism and juvenile case reports.
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Willie H. Goode
Wellington
Lennie
Lorain
Great B-29 Raid Reported Clear Victory Over China
Report claims B 29 bombers of the Western China force struck Anshan and Tientsin, with a second group targeting Chengchow and rail hubs in Hubei. Interrogated officers say skies were clear and flak minimal as bombs hit strategic sites and a large coal shipment line toward the homeland.
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Western
China
Sipers
Anshan
Manzchutian Steel
Prodac Uéh
Ile
Tréw
Mali
Taki
Tientsin
Hat River
Chengchow
Huban
Luhghal
Peiping-Hankow
Allied Ground Forces Pummel New Guinea Rim
Allied troops and planes struck the outer rim of the trapped Japanese 8th Army in northern New Guinea as Gen. MacArthur reported 1,385 enemy killed in the week, raising the total to 2,859 in the Aitape Wewak area since July 11. Ground patrols and air units cleared scattered units west of Drinlumar river while bombers hit Hale muhern island in the Dutch Moluccas, 250 miles south of Mindanao. Attention to Hatmahera may presage neutralization or occupation in a push toward the Philippines or China coast. The Helden Board of Education elected Miss Jean Lathrop to teach English and History, replacing Miss Lucille Schmidt who left for another post.
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Nf Inp
8Th Army
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Aitape- Wewak
Drinlumar River
Halemuhern Island
Death Record for Carl F. Johnston in Fostoria
Carl F. Johnston, born and raised in Elyria, died at home 874 Cory Street Fostoria Sunday morning. He leaves wife Laura Johnston a daughter Louise Basehore and three grandchildren. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Fostoria.
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Carl F. Johnston
Elyria
Cory Street
Fostoria
Laura Johnston
Louise Basehore
Jantz Resigns From Grafton Public Schools
Walter A. Jantz, superintendent, sent a letter announcing his resignation presented and accepted at a special Grafton Village Board of Education meeting on July 2. He will finish his duties by September 1, 1944, and will pursue industrial work while remaining in Grafton.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Walter. A. Jantz
Grafton Public Schools
Grafton Village
Grafton
American Ship Building Official Dies At Lorain
Lorain fall 61 year old assistant superintendent at the American Ship Building Co. yard died at home Sunday after a seven month illness. He served 35 years in shipbuilding, 15 in Lorain, and was an expert in hull layout. He belonged to Masonic lodges in Ogdensburg and Lorain, and to Lorain Eagles, Chamber of Commerce, and Church of the Redeemer. Surviving are his widow and two daughters Phyllis and Mrs Richard Grasstig. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Reichlin Cooley funeral home.
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Lorain-Wil'am
Market fire and mixed commodity prices on page
A small garage blaze at 238 Howe Street in Cleveland damaged lumber, a chair, and a step ladder as residents fought the fire with a garden hose before firefighters arrived. The fire was confined to two bundles of lumber, with minor paint blistering and no major structural damage reported. Separately, market listings show varied prices for apples, peppers, plums, wheat, oats, soy beans, calves, and sheep, including noted ranges and stock conditions.
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Jho
Quad Co
D. A. Wilmot
Howe Street
Sleveland
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Normandy
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Republicn
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Vony
Ship
Samia Fo Pryor
Mansfield
Wessinghouse Fivetoe & Manuufecturing Co
I Ashbaugh
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Atv Nang
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Italy
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Guy
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Thaly
Europe
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Peto
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Whcket
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Balisdy
Abo Wiel
Galle
Amherst Lawnship Trustees
Common Pleas Court
Tetuy
General Fund
Yaad and Bridge Fund
Walter Sadly
Chives Land
Childrens Home
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Morris E Webster
la Grange
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East Bridge Street
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Judge LA
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Watham McCartney
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B.A Cook
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Belden Board
Helden Board-of- Education
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Oberlin
Lucille Schmidt
Yank
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Jantz
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Ahaddy
Élden
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Parsley
Peek
Adar
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Koe
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I. Ontdeur
Carlane
Toledo Orain
Toledo
Orain Cos Wheaton
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Elyria Lumber & Coal Co
Dial
Ae Ae Rane
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