Italians Bomb French Bases Bizerta Toulon and More War Actions
Italian communique claims raids on Bizerta and Toulon caused fires and destruction of nine French planes. It says Allied planes bombed Turin with minor damage, and an Italian submarine sank an Allied cruiser and a 10,000 ton tanker. British bombed Tobruk and Tripoli bases. Italian mines threaten Malta.
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Rome
Bizerta
Toulon
French Riviera
Italy
Turin
Mediterranean
Tobruk
Tripoli
Asmacari
Italian Eritrea
Adi Agri
Gura
Agordat
Ethionia
British Somaliland
Aden
Kenya
Ethiopia
Libre
Somaliland
Africa
Sicily
Malta
Permit Issued for One Story House on Pasadena Avenue
Building inspector Hart Dicka son issued a permit today to Cer Scott for a one story frame house at 187 Pasadena Avenue. The project is estimated to cost 4000 dollars with a 23 by 32 foot foundation and will be constructed by S L Breegger.
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Hart Dickason
Cer! Scott
Pasadena Avenue
S. L. Breegger
Con- Twecior
Europe preps for new wave of wet memorials
European artists prepare public sculptures and memorials amid shifting rainfall patterns and damp urban spaces. The plan centers on enhanced water features and corrosion resistant materials to honor recent events and figures.
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Europe
Court actions and accidents dominate Lorain county docket
Grace Johnson, 13, of Sheffield Lake, sues J E and W J Stamp for 5000 over a Sept 14 bus collision. Colonial Finance sues John W. Redden for 177 with foreclosure on household goods. Lorain Transit wins 1600 verdict against Employees Transit Lines for service disruption in 1938. Divorces granted, wages suit settled, a mailbox painter jailed for indecent exposure, and thefts involving pigs and a car theft probe by Rocky River police.
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Grace Johnson
Sheffield Lake
G. B. Johnson
J. E and
W. J. Stamp
Colonial Finance Co
Jonn W. Redden
R. D. J. Vermion
Guy
Finder's
Lorain Transit
Transit Lines of
Lorain
Plaint’s
Wiliam C. Denny
Lorain County
Farm Bureau
Guy B
Carl Curtis
Rocky River
Bors
Gien Rogers Sieter Co
Wheat damage hints at seasonal patchwork in county crops
Hummel and Brewley report some apparent wheat damage but expect recovery with favorable weather. They warn early storms may threaten wheat, and Hummel notes high humidity and warmth favor apple scab in orchards. Potatoes and vegetables seem less affected, with northern areas less rains heavy than southern parts.
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Diant Corm
Isleness
Hummel
Brewley
German Forces Press on Along Seine Front Near Paris
German units pushed toward the Seine as a main western army aim, while French counter attacks in the Persian Beaumont Senlis Betz area reportedly eased pressure. Between Chateau Thierry and Reims heavy forces tried to broaden the Marne bridgehead as fighting raged.
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Paris
Persan- Beaumont
Ourey
Seine
Ger- Trans
le Havre
Persian- Beaumont-Senlis-Betz
War Office
Chateau Thierry
Reims
Marne
County Board Advances Slag Purchase For Road Work
County commissioners approved a $37 000 summer road program authorizing the purchase of 11 tons of slag from the National Tube Co at 140 dollars per ton delivered. The vote stalled after Commissioner Dunn refused to support the sale, triggering a 20 day delay before final action. The panel plans to seek bids for 434 00 gallons of oil to support the project.
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National Tube Co
Jenna E. Davies
Edward DeChant
Oscar G. Dunn
Dunn
Actus
Left His Home Just In Time After Lightning Strikes Roof
Alex Foiz, living alone with his dog on West Ridge road in Pittsfield township, said a guardian angel watched over him after he fled his home during a rainstorm. He left for two minutes to seek his landlord Joseph Galinsky's house and lightning struck the chimney, causing considerable damage to the cherry roof and interior.
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Alex Foiz
West Ridge Road
Pittsfield
Fotz
Joseph Galinsky
Foz
Planning Board To Meet Friday To Consider Rezoning Tarrier Street
The city planning commission will meet Friday to consider an ordinance changing a section of Tarrier Street from residential to commercial from Lezsion Avenue to the Foster and Nelson subdivision west line. Clerk Henneth Barclay announced today.
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City Planning Commission
Coure
Tarrier Street
Lezsion Avenue
Foster and Nelson
Henneth Barclay
New Books Going Into Circulation at Elgrns Library
The Elgrns Library adds new books across general and fiction sections this week. Titles span biographies including The March of the Barbarians and I Remember the Last War, fiction such as The Bird in the Tree and Doorbells, plus manuals and regional works like The Chevrolet Shoe Manual and Ecuador the Unknown.
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Elgrns
Pr Udmark
Fitts
Fahnestock
Burma
Smith
Hedin
Virginia
New Dominion
Redherr
Natchez
Oliver
Ecuador
von Esgen
Johnson
Hoffm
Lamb
Stokes
Goudge
Black
Horan
Baldgwin
Latrimore
Toledo Machine & Tool considers expansion after orders
The Toledo Machine & Tool Co. contemplates a plant expansion following receipt of 9,500,060 in domestic and Allied war orders. The firm manufactures munitions and related equipment.
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Toledo. C
Toledo Machine & Tool Co
Allied ships sunk and balloons shot down near Europe
A wartime communique reports a large tug filled with troops sunk, a 10 000 ton transport damaged, and several craft damaged. It lists 20 Allied barrage balloons shot down near Le Havre, four of 15 British planes downed near Trondheim, Norway, and a German submarine sinking ships in a large Allied convoy.
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Craf
High Command
le Havre
Trond
Norway
Little Hope For Adjournment Of Congress Soon
Speaker William B Bankhead said he doubted Congress would adjourn as planned and did not expect the defense tax bill to be opened for general revision. House Majority Leader Sam Rayburn agreed. Leaders discussed recess during the national conventions but made no decision as Republicans meet June 24 and Democrats July 15.
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Washington
William B. Bankhead
Congress
House
Sam Barum
Tex
Bankhead
House Committee
Death Record Oberlin Ohio Ernest Pratt 66
Ernest Ray Pratt died about 2 o clock this morning at Allen Hospital. Born August 12, 1874 in Haron county, he lived much of his life in Lorain county and lately with his son Harvey Pratt at 262 North Main Street. He leaves a sister and nine grandchildren. funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Sedge men Funeral parlors. Interment in South Amherst family lot.
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Oberlin. O
Ernest Ray Pratt
Allen Hospital
Haron County
Lorain County
Harvey Pratt
North Main Street
Marian Benton
Bellefontaine
National Guard Unit To Meet This Evening
Lieut. Arthur L. Richwine commanding officer of the local National Guard unit today asked members to meet at the unit facility this evening for a briefing and assembly.
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National Guard
Arthur L. Richwine
Towns In Ethiopia Bombed By The Royal Air Force
Cairo reports that Asmara Gura and Dire Dawa in Ethiopia were bombed by RAF forces. The raids damaged hangars and buildings, and one Italian fighter was shot down with two more believed destroyed and another damaged.
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Ethiopia
Royal Air Force
Cairo
Middleeastern Commandé
Asmara
Gura
Mothers to Vacation at Lake Lake Erie group plans second ADC trip
Approximately 55 persons from Elyria and Amherst Mothers clubs will vacation at Ver million on the Lake June 15 to 22. The trip is funded by mothers earnings and sales tax coupons, with cottages rented at bargain prices. Children cook while mothers supervise as a strict camp program unfolds. A June 19 field day by Elsina Exchange Club headlines activities. gardens and canning projects totaling about 140 plots proceed under ADC supervision.
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Elyria
Amherst
Aid
Vermillion-on-the-Lake
Doris Todd
ADC
Miss Todd
Elsina Exchange Club
Wis
Lorain County Board of Public Assistance
Amliss Todd
Census Supervisor Seeks Cooperation in Elyria
W. M. France census supervisor for Elyria asks residents missed by census workers to contact him at 126 Glendale Court or by phone 2740 to ensure complete coverage. He notes several people remain uncontacted and urges response before Friday’s Flag Day prep at Ely Stadium.
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W. M. France
Elyria
Glendale Court
France
Mite Reassures on Maple Tree Health in County
C L Hummel the county agricultural extension agent reassured residents that a gall mite infecting maple leaves typically injures foliage but not the trees. He noted no action can be taken now and control measures must wait until buds break. A lime sulfur spray before bud break is advised for control.
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C. L Hummel
Hummel
House panel backs tapping wires for national defense
Washington June 13 The House Judiciary Committee reported a bill permitting the Federal Bureau of Investigation to tap wires when necessary for national defense. The vote was unanimous.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee Today
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Belew
Grace Rook
Charles Galen Rook
D. A. Cook
John Siah
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co
Gefendant
Fll
Zuetch
Lerder
South Amherst
State Patrol
Sher
Doris G. James
E. James
Oberlin
George Pope
Nef Road
Route 76
Sheriffs
Nusiber
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THE
City Loan & Guaranty Company
Broad Street
Ohio
Sandusky
Norwalk
Wadsworth
Lyon
Germams
Switzerland
BORTH
Yugoslavia
Algiers
Alseria
Dehiert
Tverhenian
Somsen
Tunisia
Acme
East River
Resar's
Bulletin
Elyria Furniture CO
New Daily
SPAN
City
Tire House
Corner Depot Street
Cout St
O'Donnell Paint & Wall Paper Co
Aria, Ohio
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