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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1942
Page
8
Ely Stadium hosted the baccalaureate for Elyra High School’s 1912 graduating class with more than 2,000 attendees despite threatening weather. Rev. Williams Arp Leath delivered a message urging a life guided by creativity, charity, and a design for living, while the audience heard students and families share in the ceremony.
Scattered theatre and thunder Herms readings show gusty winds and a mald temperature trend toward the extreme north porten with warmer conditions inland. Central areas and Smith gestion experience similar warmth tonight while markets section is on page CIGUT.
Lorain resident Richard F. Gascoline reported wounded while serving in the United States Navy. The Navy Department lists this as its fourth casualty of the period. His wife, Mrs. Mareverite L. Tasenizives, resides on Oakdale Avenue in Lorain.
Two women died in a Route 2 and 6 near Sheffield Lake traffic crash. Jessie May Morris of Cleveland died instantly. Alice Sharpe Diamond of Cleveland died at St Joseph's hospital Lorain after serious injuries. Driver Willie Jackson escaped with minor injuries. other passenger Charles Akins uninjured. At Elyria hospital Haning suffered a concussion. Frank Santo and others sustained injuries in related incidents. Continued on page B.
Seven people drown as a sudden wind shift drives a massive wave onto the Cleveland shoreline. The U S Weather Bureau links the gusty southerly turn to the deadly breaker while Lake County mourns as a memorial service is planned in Painesville.
A Ohio holiday period saw numerous drowning and fire deaths around Lake Erie and rivers. Reports list victims including residents of Cleveland Kent and Newport Kentucky, with several drownings attributed to boating accidents and water incidents. Continued coverage notes multiple fatalities and ongoing investigations.
The Rev Father Bernard Smith ordained to the priesthood at St Petersburg Florida on May 16 said his first mass yesterday at St Mary's church here Father Smith is the son of Mr and Mrs Smith of 224 East ern Heights Boulevard He attended St Mary's and Elycia high schools here and graduated from St Charles College and St Mary's Seminary both in Baltimore Maryland
Cairo reports Gen Erwin Stemmel extracts the battered Axz tank spearhead from a trap in the Libyan desert south of El Garala after the capture of his second in command by the British. Cruewell is a prisoner. Rommel commands all Axis forces in Libya. British action retreats tanks toward El Gazala while air and ground power inflict heavy losses.
Capt. Maurice E. Moen assumes command of induction units in the Fifth Corps Area with headquarters at Fort Hayes Columbus. Officers at Cleveland station will oversee induction work for four states. Capt. Thora Alda Thetta from Toledo will head the Cleveland office.
Dispatches say Soviet forces repelled a long German offensive near Kalinin and Kharkov with heavy losses to the attackers. Russians counterattacked and claimed gains as they defended the front from Leningrad to the Kalinin region amid intensified fighting and tank actions.
Ely High School honored 142 graduates at the Senior Chapel program. Six students were named outstanding seniors by the Young Men's Club, with six others receiving honorable mention. Ruth Keller and Het Kotte were named outstanding seniors of 1932.
I We Hinehhelt of Columbus Ausatat State Futbil Chu iant will speak at the E ytia Rotary Club luncheon at the Flks Restaurant on Tuesday. C J Marmet county age cultural ene lemon agent announced advances for his appearance.
A Elyria Memorial Day event honored deceased veterans and current service members with a riderless horse in the parade. Gold Star mothers Mrs. Walter Hysell and Mrs. W. J. Pukuran attended on a speaker's platform at Ridgelawn Cemetery, while Elyria High School band performed after a brief rain delay.
United Press reports heavy Axis submarine toll over the weekend with the sinking of multiple Allied and Brazilian vessels in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Survivors reached Florida ports after attacks near Haiti and off the Gulf of Mexico. nine ships reportedly sunk, including American and Brazilian freighters, with crews evacuated to safety. The Navy confirmed new sinkings and noted a British merchant vessel torpedoed in the Atlantic with survivors ashore.
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Parmely street incident details show auto driver acquitted of murder charges tied to the death of Richard Boone. Sebmeyer was indicted for the same fatal frame event. D A Cook testified as the driver’s defense while passenger Bob Bigrat perished when the car rolled over after losing control on West River Street near Filbert in early December.
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