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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1940

Page

8

Advertising rate card and distribution notes

Single copy price three cents by newspaper carrier boy. Weekly price one dollar and five cents. $3.15 a year in advance or mail daily outside Elyra. Within Lorain and adroising counties $3.50 per year. Elsewhere in the state of Unio five dollars and six cents. Foreign advertising representatives listed in Chicago New York Columbus Detroit.

Vewsepaper Ife Elyra Lorain Adroising Unio John W. Cuiles Chicago Michigan Ave New York Fifth Ave Columbus Detroit General Motors

Old Glory and Flag Day Tradition Highlighted

The piece recalls Congress authorizing the flag on June 14 1777 and notes Flag Day observances nationwide. It explains flag colors and symbolism, the Stars and Stripes’ evolution from 13 states to 48, and praises citizens and heroes who upheld liberty and prosperity.

United States Great Britain France Atlantic Seaboard America

Totalitarian advance and Norwegian capitulation echo global war

The article describes Italy’s invasion of the French Riviera and Norway’s capitulation as part of a broader Axis expansion. It notes Britain’s Narvik victory, German withdrawals, and the strategic loss of Narvik harbor, while warning that dictatorships gobble neutrals and that a clash with the Allies on multiple fronts is imminent.

Europe Italy French Riviera Norway Britain Narvik Norwegian Trondheim Sweden Clumg Gulf of Bothnia Haakon England Germany Austria Czechoslovakia Poland Denmark Luxembourg Holland Belgium Ethiopia Albania Manchuria China France America

Duty of Americans to Teach Citizenship to Graduates

The piece urges schools and homes to reinforce Americanism among graduates as a safeguard for freedom and civic responsibility amid a dangerous global era. It stresses that understanding government by the people requires continued instruction in liberty for young men and women just leaving school.

United States

Oil to Rubber from Crude Oil, Scientist Claims

Chicago petroleum scientist Dr Gustave Egloff says crude oil can supply all the rubber needs, asserting a output 200 times the prior year's natural rubber use. He notes synthetic processes exist, and oil could deliver materials for high explosives with gasoline remaining for transport.

Gustave Egloff Chicago South America

Inadequate Navy in Washington Merry-Go-Round

The piece critiques the U S Navy as structurally strong yet flawed by strategic rigidity and leadership, noting Roosevelt's influence on naval expansion and criticizing Admiral culture at Annapolis for resisting new warfare methods. It cites top-heavy destroyers, past engineering clashes, and the need for more aviation and modernized ships to defend both coasts and Latin America.

Washington United States Navy White House Naval Hospital Roosevelt Maryland Franklin D Roosevelt U. S. Navy United States Panama Canal Atlantic Stimson Joseph P. Cotton William V Pratt Adolf Hitler Admiral Pratt Latin America Edison Hoover — Administration Annapolis Navy

Courage and responsibility in Guilaumet's character

A newspaper note links biblical perseverance in Nehemiah to Guilaumet's bravery. It argues his courage flows from honesty and above all a strong sense of responsibility for himself, his mission, and the hopes of his companions, amid collective effort and risk.

Nehemiah Guilaumet

Anniversaries and today in history noted figures

TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES lists birth and death details for Isaac McCloy Winfield Scott Philip St George Cooke Gustavus Fox Juhs Eichberg Milton A McRae Lois Weber with birthplaces and death dates. TODAY IN HISTORY cites events from 1796 to 1939 including U S suspending talks with France Fairbanks scale patent naval college opening Paris war reception Pershing foods bill and notable births.

Isaac McCloy Northwest Poneer Hero Fayette Co. Pa Winfield Scott Petersburg Phlip St. George Cooke Leesburg Gustavus V. Fox Navy Saugus Mass Juhs Eichberg Boston Germany Mailton A. McRae U. S France America U. S. Naval War College Newport R. I Gen. Pershing Paris Federal Food Board Congress Huey Long

Navy Admirals Reject 15 Million Defense Research Plan

A Senate hearing shows admirals vetoed a 15 million dollar request for aerial bombs mines lighter-than-air craft and other defense research. They suggested civilian inventors would influence spending. The discussion also notes Navy promotion relies on exams ability and politics with wives of admirals playing an informal role on selection boards.

Senate Committee NAVY Army Umited Feature Syndicate, Inc

Four Generations Fly Over Pasadena in Birthday Flight

In Pasadena California a monoplane tour carried Elizabeth Ann McReynolds aged 3 with her father Charles aged 37 grandfather Frank aged 61 and great grandfather Aaron aged 90 for a four generation flight. The stunt marked a first four generation aviation celebration for the McReynolds family.

Pasadena Cal Elizabeth Ann McReynolds Charles McReynolds Frank McReynolds Aaron McReynolds McReynolds

Royal Nature Predicted For Woman Of Kind Heart

A reader portrait describes a bride to be as having literary ability a gentle winning disposition and generosity. It notes she will make a happy home possess a feminine domestic nature attract many friends and be revered for inherent talents.

Peculiar Nature of Emotions Responding to Others

A reflection on how human beings are affected by the fortunes and misfortunes of others, noting that shared experiences shape thoughts and feelings as much as personal events.

Cadiz Vet Anoints Centenarian at Ohio G A R Reunion

Marion B. Barrett of Cadiz Harp Harrison county plans to attend the 74th annual encampment of the Ohio Department of the Grand Army of the Republic in Columbus to mark his 100th birthday. Barrett will travel by bus alone to join E. E. W. Cummins of Columbus, a Civil War veteran 15 103 years old, noting others in the organization expect about 15 members. The event opens with a joint memorial service Sunday and the parade is set for Wednesday afternoon due to heat, with affiliated groups meeting alongside the G A R.

Columbus Ohio Department of the Grand Army of the Republic Marion B. Barrett Cady Harrison County Barrett G Aba E. E. W. Cummins Afiss Lida S. Lucas Women's Relief Corps Ladies of the G. A. R. Daughter Union Veterans Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary Federated Patriotic Societes

Town to drop names for Westover Field base

Chicopee Mass residents consider renaming the city to align with Westover Field, the new Northeast Army air base. The plan would drop five sectional names Chicopee Chicopee Falls Aldenville Wil lymansett and Fairview to create a unified identity centered on Westover Field.

Chicopee Mass Westover Westover Field Northeast Army Air Base Chicopee Falls Aldenville Willymansett Fairview

Slang Terms Ride the Central Vermont CN Rails

St Albans Vermont crews use a coined jargon for trains and cars. A freight engine or coal cars is a battleship while being in the cupola of a caboose means being in the dog house of a clown wagon.

ST. Albans Central Vermont- Canadian National Railways

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