This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
16
President 5 passenger brand new style Ford with radio and heater. 22,000 miles on chassis and 14,900 actual miles on the motor. Deluxe 2 passenger coupe with tires paint and motor in like new condition.
Very low mileage deluxe 3 passenger coupe offers heater and many extras. Includes a new car guarantee and warranty coverage.
Notice describes parcel 520-522 Middle Avenue Elyria Ohio appraised at 4250 dollars with sale terms cash day of sale and two thirds minimum, plus dissolution of Lorain County Amusement Company filed May 25 1940. Also includes Elyria zoning ordinance amendment restricting commercial uses and various prohibited trades and structures in commercial districts.
Public notice of bids for a 21st Street Bridge contract in Lorain County including seeding sodding and drainage work over the Black River. Also a zoning ordinance amendment restricting manufacturing in industrial districts, with formal adoption and effective date details.
On June 6 1940 Sam Snead shot 67 on the Canterbury course to set the National Championship first round record. The 1939 Open hero erased Philadelphia misery and emerged as the man to beat, forgetting last year’s collapse and proving his form on a 7000 yard test.
The American League table shows Boston leading with 39 wins and 25 losses, Cleveland at 27 17, Detroit 23 18, New York 22 20, Chicago 24 ??? The day’s results include Cleveland beating Washington in 11 innings and Philadelphia defeating Detroit. Upcoming games schedule Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Boston, Chicago at Washington, St. Louis at Philadelphia. Ohio State League results list Fostoria, Mansfield, Findlay, Fremont with scores 4, 12, 4 respectively.
Managers Bill McKechnie of the Reds and Joe Cronin of the Red Sox were chosen to lead all star squads from their leagues for the July 9 game at Sportsmen’s Park. Each team will have 25 players with at least one from each club, selected by majority vote of league managers.
New York’s Yankees host the Cleveland Indians as Oscar Vitt seeks stronger pitching and improved hitting. Bob Feller starts for Cleveland with Milnar and Smith slated for weekend games while Cleveland undergoes batting order changes after a 5 4 extra inning win over Washington.
In a private home party a new game pits four girls as four occupations: chorus girl waitress debutante and taxi dancer. Each declares who she is not, and exactly one lies. Determine which girl lied.
The reasoning shows 1 and 4 are blonds, 2 is the blond boy, 2 is the brunette boy, and 4 is the brunette girl. The constraints imply the blond girl corresponds to position L, with two brunettes side by side and other gender pairings as described.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.