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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1940

Page

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Julia Murbach Dies After Long Life in Elyria

Julia D Murbach died at 7 a m at 218 Harris street after a brief illness returning from a Winter in California and Washington She was born May 15 1857 in Elyria and lived here all her life She was active in the First Negro National Church and the Order of Eastern Star Survived by a daughter Mrs Rawson Venice California and several sons including Erne Murbach Avon Ralph Elyria and Col J o t Murbach Seattle Nine grandchildren and one great granddaughter Also survived by a sister Mrs Jacob Mur Funeral arrangements to be announced Col J Frank Murbach requested no obituary details.

Julia D. Murbach John Mur Harristreet Murbach California Washington Elyria child wder Eastern Star daugh Mathias Elizabeth Ernervived Rawson Venice Erne Murbach Avon Jacob Mur E. C Bradenton Fla n ‘w Walter H. Murbach Elyisa J. Frank Murbach

Weather forecast: cloudy with showers across regions

A cloudy forecast with local showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Disturbances center over Missouri and the central U S, with high pressure along the Atlantic coast and the Rocky Mountain region. Cooler air is moving into the Lake region and southwest Mississippi, with warmer trends elsewhere.

Missouri Washington Atlantic Valley Lake Texas Atand Gulf states Lake region Mississippi

Germans Close on Paris Amid Blitzkrieg Claims

Berlin says German forces on the River Oise near 125 miles from Paris captured Rouen and Reims, crossed the Seine near Paris, and encircled French troops near Le Havre area. It cites British bombings of Trondheim and Bergen and reports seven transports sunk along English Channel raids.

BERLIN Oise Paris Rouen Reims Beaux Adolf Hitler Seine St Valery en Caux Dieppe Le Havre Senlis Trondheim Bergen Norway Germany Suippes Champagne English Channel high command Oise-Aisne canal Meuse

Italy threatens Egypt with ultimatum reported from Cairo

Cairo dispatch says Italy may have sent an ultimatum to Egypt but details are lacking. The report notes the Italian minister delivered the ultimatum to the Egyptian government and mentions Egypt as an ally of Britain with British air attacks on North Africa using Egyptian soil.

CAIRO Egypt Italy Great Britain Libya

Surrender Of 20 000 Allied Troops Reported From St Valery

Berlin dispatch says 20 000 British and French troops surrendered at St Valery en Caux after failed sea escape attempts. St Valery lies on the English Channel coast between Dieppe and Le Havre.

Berlin high command St. Valery en Caux St. Valery English Channel Dieppe Le Havre

Britain Expands War With Bombing Of Italy And Embargo

London reports Britain and South Africa air forces bombed northern Italy and Ethiopian air bases as a broad embargo on Italian exports was imposed by King George. RAF raids targeted air bases and storage. British fleet mined the Italian coast.

LONDON Great Britain Italy Ethiopia Royal Air Force Italian Libya United Press Cairo Exchange Telegraph Nairobi South African air force Banda Hill Moyale Kenya George Italian North Africa

Bombing hits outskirts of Turin during night raid

Outskirts of Turin Italy were bombed by enemy planes believed to be British. Officials said no military targets were hit as planes flew over at about 1 a m dropping several bombs.

TURIN Italy

Suspect Murder In Lorain Girl's Sudden Death

Velma Erickson 16 of 1666 Broadway died at St Joseph's hospital after police found her dazed near Broadway and 29th street. Ruth Ford 18 said Velma left a party with a man in a sedan who offered to take her home. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death.

LORAIN, O Velma Erickson Broadway Miss Erickson Lorain high school St. Joseph's hospital 29th street Iam Ford Sixth Reid avenue Velma Theodore E. Walker Miss Ford Paul Slanina S. C. Ward

Romanian Vessels Ordered To Return To Ports

Bucharest reports that all Romanian merchant vessels were ordered to return immediately to Romanian ports. The directive issued on June 12 directs ships to proceed to home ports without delay, affecting the merchant fleet and trade routes.

BUCHAREST

Navy Yards To Run 24 Hour Day Under Roosevelt Plan

Washington June 12 President Roosevelt announced plans to operate all government Navy yards and arsenals on a 24 hour day three shift system to speed up re armament.

Navy Yards WASHINGTON Roosevelt

U S Force To Be Sent To Alaska

Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring announced that field artillery and infantry will be sent to Anchorage Alaska to protect the new army air bases being established there.

WASHINGTON Secretary of Harry H. Woodring Anchorage Alaska

Orderly Retreat Signals Hitler Will Fail To Annihilate Allies

United Press war expert J W T Mason reports German forces near Paris have reached artillery range on the Oise while Weygand orders a controlled withdrawal. The central Allied defense holds only tenuously, foreshadowing a broader retreat along the front and a possible new German push west of the Argonne toward Sedan and Verdun.

Hitler J. W. T. MASON United Press Paris Dise Wergend Soissons Weigand Germany Washington America Madrid Sedan Argonne Attigny Aisne Reims Verdun Metz Maginot France Soch Mussolini

More Bombers To Be Resold To The Allies

The United States plans to re sell 80 old attack bombers to the Allies as part of a broader program. Total aircraft destined for Allied markets reaches 263 from Army and Navy sources. Ninety three Northrup attack bombers are bound for Houston Maine for shipment to Britain and France via Canada.

WASHINGTON United States U.S. Army Navy War Department Northrup Houston Britain France Canada

Material Help To The Allies Increasing From U S

London reports that the United States is providing growing material aid to the Allies. In a luncheon remarks, Minister of Supply Herbert Morrison said aid is already appreciable and rising, and he welcomed the support as a hopeful sign amid the war.

LONDON United States Herbert Morrison National Defense public interest committee Morrison

Editor Opposes U S War Declaration on Germany

Louisvile Times editor Tom Wallace president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors says he is unalterably opposed to a U S declaration of war on Germany. He notes most colleagues share the view but he has not consulted them. He cites a Washington call from 30 prominent Americans urging war. Herbert Agar of the Courier Journal is among signers.

LOUISVILLE Tom Wallace the Louisville Times American Society of Newspaper Editors United States Germany Wallace Washington U. S Herbert Agar Louiville Courier-Journal the Times

No Change In The Condition Of Rev Foster

The condition of the Rev Will J Foster pastor of the Elyria Church of Christ was reported unchanged this afternoon He is seriously ill in Elyria Memorial Hospital A blood transfusion was given at noon.

Will J. Foster Elyria

Steamers Collide In Detroit River

Collision between the passenger steamer South America and the freighter A. E. Nettleton occurred in the Livingston channel of the Detroit River delaying Upper Lakes traffic 15 to 18 hours. The Samuel F. B. Morse rammed a riverbank in the St. Clair area. The South America wraped its anchor chain around Nettleton’s propeller as tugs worked to separate them.

CLEVELAND Detroit river Upper Lakes South America A. E. Nettleton Livingston St. Clair Samuel F. B. Morse Nettleton

Turkey Breaks Off Relations With Italy

ISTANBUL June 12 Turkey severed commercial ties with Italy and ordered ships to shelter in Turkish ports. Reports said Turkey’s battle fleet moved through the Sea of Marmora toward the Dardanelles as an emergency meeting of German Italian Bulgarian and Hungarian ministers in Ankara weighed possible entry into the war on the Allied side. Official sources would not discuss mutual aid obligations and said the government would await developments before deciding.

ISTANBUL Turkey Italy Sea of Marmora Dardanelles Ankara Al- Jdies Mediterranean Weil

Swiss Territory Reported Bombed

Swiss army staff said foreign planes bombed Swiss territory. Five bombs dropped on Geneva, home of the League of Nations. An army communique reported four killed and 19 injured nationwide, with two killed and 18 injured in Geneva.

BERNE Switzerland Geneva League of Nations

Drowning of 14 year old in Miami River near De Graff

Richard Sampson, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlies Sampson of De Graff, drowned in the Miami River after cramps hindered his swim across the river. His death was reported from Bellefontaine.

BELLEFONTAINE Richard Sampson Charlies Sampson De Graff Miami River

Germans Try To Encircle Paris With Armies From North and East

German forces advance toward Paris with three large armies and tank support. They cross the Seine near Ver non and push along the Oise and Marne valleys aiming to encircle the French capital from multiple directions. French replies say line holds at many points though withdrawals occur near Paris as German numbers and matériel overwhelm in places.

TOURS France Seine Oise Marne Senlis war office Maxime Weygand Paris Chateau TIGEECE SBOE Vernon Germany Argonne Forest

Oberlin Honors Four With Degrees At 107th Commencement

Oberlin College conferred honorary degrees on four alumni and invited guest Dr. William A. Neilson. Smith College president emeritus, urged taking risks for matters that matter as commencement speakers warned of world disintegration and the rise of totalitarianism.

OBERLIN Oberlin College William A. Neilson Smith College Finney Chapel

Evacuation completes as Germans close on Paris

Paris faced an imminent German siege with police requisition orders for bakers pharmacists and food shops. Thousands of refugees moved southwest while trucks carried soldiers toward the front as German forces neared within 120 miles of Paris. By dawn the evacuation appeared complete though some lingered in the capital amid smoke lights and blackouts.

PARIS Seine Berlin Meaux Le Journal Le Matin Le Petit Journal

Contracts Awarded for 22 New ships in 1941 program

Acting Secretary of the Navy Lewis Compton announced that contracts totaling 327,233,000 for 22 new ships under the 1941 fiscal year program were awarded in the largest single transaction in U S history. Thirty six ships are already under construction in navy and private yards with work split between navy yards and private yards.

WASHINGTON Lewis Compton navy Roosevelt

France Moves to Register Italian Residents

In Tours on June 12 the French government outlined a loyalty declaration for Italians in France to serve French civil or military authorities if required. Those who comply may keep their jobs. those who refuse face internment. Authorities have already interned Helian Fascist elements and ordered broad registration for Italians aged 17 to 60 amid ongoing anti Italian demonstrations in Bordeaux and Marseilles.

TOURS France Georges Mandel Bordeaux Marseilles

Polish Submarine Orzel and Crew Reported Missing

The Polish naval staff announced that the 1,110 ton submarine Orzel and its crew of three were missing and presumed dead. Orzel escaped German hands at the war outbreak in Poland and after narrow escapes in the Baltic and North Seas arrived in Britain joining the Allied navy. It claimed to have sunk several German transports during the Norwegian campaign.

LONDON Poland Baltic Nort Britain

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ARABIA BRITISH SOMALILAND ITALIAN EAST AFRICA RED SEA Somaliland Italian Eritrea Djibuti Aden Far East Elyria patriind Ely Stadium Fly- Elks’ Lodge Elks’ Hall Elyria high 1 anced American Legion Women's Relief Corps American Revolu- Kiwanis Club Knights of Cous Mose American Legionary Elyria Woman's Club a W. Myers ican Legion Elyria Eagles Elyria High School Robert Delmege St. Mary's church Paul SLert Guy B. Find- Marer Joseph Q. Petro teto John J. Kolopos Gerald C. Nau Elks Curtis C. Spence the Elks McClaughlin C. L Smith Fortman Julia Murbach Giuseppe Bastianini England Rome Bulletin Lorain Maginot line J. W.T. Mason Editors Foster Raymond Gram Swing Mutual Network Warner Gymnasum Swing Oberln plgrim Clarence Streit Dr. Streit iis SAMUEL DASHIELL
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