Louis Must Complete Army Training Before Fight Return
Washington June 18 The War Department ruled heavyweight champion Louis must finish basic Army training before any further boxing appearances are allowed Secretary Stimson said public appearances have hindered his training. The full training lasts 1 year, Louis has completed part. unless training completes soon, no return fight is planned for this summer with two outdoor bouts at a large arena.
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Igee
Washington
the War, Department
Doe Louis
L. Stimson
Louis
Lee Stimson
Howeser
Stimron
Canadians Aid In Defense Of Alaska Veterans Report
Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart announced that Royal Canadian Air Force planes and ground units have been assisting U S. squads in the defense of Alaska. Canadian air and army units are said to be cooperating with American forces for several days, with locations and numbers not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Kenneth Squad
Pacific
Royal Canadian Air Force
U. S
Alaska
Stuart
HCAF
Report on conversion orders delays and procurement roles
A House Military Affairs subcommittee led by Rep. Charles J. Faddis examined delays in conversion orders and procurement plans. The review noted lack of proof for certain motives, discussed delays in laundry equipment and typewriter component conversions, and proposed a stronger role for the WPB in planning procurement contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Charles J. Faddis
D. Panich
Govette
Efticgentos
Demessic
Nelson
F de Farimienits
Harry 5
Trsnat
D. Ato
WPH
Amd
Salter Plants Corporation
Cangress
Death notices in Elyria area recount Walter C Gach Leslie and infant deaths
Walter C Gach Leslie 36 of 160 Roosevelt avenue died at 1 16 am today of a heart attack suffered three hours earlier. Born October 3 1888 in Pitts Meld township he lived in Elyria most of his life. He was a Church of Christ member and auto body operator at Colton Corporation. He survived by wife Louise and son Rey C. Leslie, a brother Alonzo Lester of New London and sister Nellie Terrell of San Francisco. Funeral arrangements at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with services at 2 pm Saturday and burial in Elm Wood Cemetery Lorain. Also noted are the deaths of Robert Stanley Sieminski nine months old son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Sieminski of 75 West 14th Lorain died at 2:30 am today after brief illness. Born in Lorain September 17 1911, he is survived by parents, grandparents Mr and Mrs Adam Sieminski of Elyria and Mr and Mrs Walter Onis of in vain. Funeral services in Lorain at 8:30 am and Nativity Church at 9 o clock with Rev Fr J J Demborski officiating. Burial in Calvary Cemetery Lorain. Mrs Winifred Hall 50 of 11 High Street died Wednesday at Pleasant View Sanatorium. Born Norwood Massachusetts June 6 1924, she was a St Agnes Church Elyria member. Survived by husband William and two children William and Grace, two sisters Miss Dort Marmerten of Norwich, Blau, and Miss Mary McEldyne of Michigan. Friends may call at Welsh Funeral Home with services at St Agnes Church and cemetery.
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Walter C. Gach
Leslie
Uhis
Roosevelt Avenue
Mr. Leslie
Pitts
Elytta
Elytte
Church of Christ
Colton Corporation
Louise Leslie
Rey C. Leslie
Elyria
Alonzo Lester
New London
Nellie Terrell
San Frantisco
Omiay
Sudro-Curtis Funeral
Elmwood
Lorain
Robert Stanley Sieminck
Mrr
Stanley Sleenisife
West 14Th Street
Adam Siemimsk
Walter Onis
I Bittner
Ole
J. J. Demborki
Calvary
Winifred Hall
Pleasant View Sanatorium
Norwood
Mass
St Asnis Church
William
William Land
Grace
Dorntar Miertenes
Norwnch
Blau
Misa Mary McEtensy
Mienois
St Agnes Church
Court action and divorce filings in Elyria and Cleveland
George A. Noppenhahz sues Joseph Germaine and Robert Smith for 192 dollars on an alleged account. Margaret Andrachik seeks a divorce from Michael Jr claiming cruelty after a 1523 marriage with children. A verdict favored Howard Start ... real estate firm Sokrana seeks 24 dollars related to a sale claim.
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George A. Noppenhahz
la Yaln
Joseph Germaine
Robert Smith
Elyria
Margaret Andrachik
Rush Street
Michael, Jr
Cleveland
Teguet
War Insurance Proposal Sparks Civilians Coverage Debate
Fragmented OCR text discusses war insurance for civilians with unclear names and places. The readable segments reference United and Tepe authorities in a general context, suggesting a policy debate on civilian protection and wartime costs.
Adding Machines Sales and Service Rentals Ad
G J O Connor advertises adding machines for sale service and rentals with contact details and phone number SHE 2299 and reference to the 13th Street location.
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G. J. O'Connor
Attend Church Centennial Dinner in Oberlin Ohio
OVERLIN Ohio June 12 about 200 attend First Church dinner marking the 10th anniversary of laying the cornerstone. Professor John Kurz chaired the Centennial Committee. Greetings from Oberlin College President Ernest Hatch Wilkins and Mayor Charles R Comings noted. Oberlin College professors Clarence Ward and James WH Hall spoke on architecture and church musical history.
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Overlin
Ohio
Mote Tlan
First Church
James Drand
Profesor
John Kurz
Oberlin College
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Charles R. Comings
Obertian
WB Willams
Osf Chures
Clarence Ward
James WH. Hall
Oberlin
Collese
Cal- Isge
Report U S Planes Reach Sevastopol
London dispatch says four United States planes arrived at Sevastopol to reinforce the Russian Air Force. They reportedly flew in from Middle Eastern bases and their first task is to strike German troop concentrations north and northeast of the Crimean naval base as Axis forces press the fiercest assault of the war.
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London
Jere
Tpa
Daily Express
Shekholm Dispatch
Ole
United States
Sevastopol
Daily Express Dispatch
Celitt
Ohioan In Bombing Of Italian Ships
Youngstown Ohio, Suve 16 Mrs James S Taylor of Youngstown and their son Lt John Taylor participated in bombing Italian ships in the Mediterranean. The flyer’s wife Betty Gibson of Marietta says she heard from her husband two weeks ago. Lt Taylor has a brother James Jr who is a cadet in Texas. Their father serves as secretary of the Mahoning County Automobile Association.
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Youngstown, O. Suve
James S. Taylor
Youngs
John Taylor
Mediterranean
Betty Gibson
Marietta
Taylor
Texas
Mahoning County Automobile Association
Tobruk Front Shifts As Forces Reposition Across Strike Corridor
Fragmentary report describes British and German moves near Tobruk with Rommel’s forces probing from the El Adem and Sidi Rezegh sectors. It notes evacuations at Acromz and Tebetux while Lieut. Gen M. Ritchie concentrates armored and mechanized stores to blunt a potential attack on Tobruk.
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Taredon
Bestishafsa
Acromz
Tebetux
Genait M. Ritchie
Tobruk
Nationalist Government Targets German Leaders in Retribution
An extraordinary session led by Exduard Tienes, former Czechoslovak president, authorized action against German warlords. Reports say German officers and troops face intensified pressure in the mountains and across occupied territories as rebels vow reprisals and pursuit of leaders.
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Exduard Tienes
Teris
Hunteirs
Jezatlatte
Eurttalla
Draja Minatovitet
Etlen
Prisourts
Eine
Uuecgass
Jared
Gitman
Col Fog
Vorensen
News of Our Boys in Service of Uncle Sam
A compiled notice lists several local men and their military assignments. Arthur Spencer A. S is at Great Lakes Naval Station after a Detroit induction and college training. Clyde Van Wormer advances to sergeant at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Private Folk writes home from Caledona after service in North Carolina and California. Thomas Floodly joins Co A 34th Medical Training Battalion Camp Grant. John Yanowleh earns corporal technician status after enlisting March 1941 and serving at Fort Ord California.
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Arthur Spencer
Frank Spencer
Spruce Street
Naval Raising Station
Great Lakes
Detroit
Howling Green
Naetal
F. Yanowleh
J. W
Sth
John
Merch
H. Q. Trocpith Calvary
Fort Ord
Cal
Priscilla Thomson Becomes Jane Bride in Oberlin Home
Miss Priscilla Thomson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Oscar Thomson, wed Walter Jackson of New Bedford Massachusetts in a morning ceremony at the Thomson home East Collect Reed. Reverend Allen Reedy officiated and guests watched from a flower filled room. The couple plan a post ceremony breakfast and a wedding trip to New England before settling in Chicago.
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Oberlin
O. Jane W-ade
Druscetla
Mas Thomson
J. Oscar Thomson
Walter Jaghson
Abraham Jackson
New Bedford
Matsachusetx
Thomson
East Collect
Heverend Allen Reedy
Shenandoah
Iowa
Lita Rabbis
Oberley Conservatory At Music
Carol Thosuon
Wellesley College
Marjorie
Ralph Jacason
Allen
Herbert
Thom Becthers
New England
Chicago
Canton
Nanghai
China
Ecrnery
Line Universiy
University of Chicato
Jackson
Alsan University
Chicacy Theological
First Presbyterian
Battle at Sea Echoes of a Fury Filled Clash
The report describes intense naval combat with enemy ships shot down in flames and a cruiser damaged by explosive impacts. British and American forces defended against a rapid onslaught, turning back the attackers as ships and air squadrons fought amid smoke, ice, and shrapnel. The account highlights heroism from crews enduring repeated attacks and sustaining damage while pressing the battle.
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Inihan
Red States Army
Destiny S
Taft urges selective service changes to prioritize dependents
Taft proposes classifying registrants into three groups by dependents to speed up induction. He suggests starting monthly allowances at 50 dollars for wives and adding for children, with other dependents receiving increases. The plan would modify the pending dependency bill and align with President Roosevelt, aiming to exempt older married men with dependents.
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Asington
Hobert
Tafi
Taft
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Fis Od Tympanton
Ite
Mexie Taft
RAF Attacks Nazi Submarine Base at St Nazaire
British planes attacked the German submarine base at St Nazaire on the French coast. American Douglas Boston bombers and Hurricane fighters bombed fields and railroad targets in northern France and Belgium as the air ministry reported. One fighter plane is missing.
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London
Brit
St. Nazaire
France
Belgium
Air Ministry
Workman Killed At National Tube Plant
Bernard Freeman age 29 of Sandusky died after slipping and falling 80 feet from a scaffold at the National Tube Co plant. He worked for the Cleveland Construction Co. of Cleveland.
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Lorain
Bernard Freeman
Sandurky
National Tube Co
Theee Constuction Co
Cleveland
Romanian Oil Fields Hit Hard By Bombs
Allied air raids struck the Ploesti oil fields 100 miles north of Neustadt, with four U S planes forced to land in Turkey after burning attacks. The raid caused massive fires and damage, as planes attempted to reach Allied territory.
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Ankana
Tatkey
United States Army
Turkey
Mumantan
Iea
Coed
Ploesti
Nacharest
sFour
Free French
Syria
Willkie Doubts He'll Seek Office Again
Wendell L. Willkie voiced doubt about running for public office again, saying he did not want his advocacy of his causes to be tainted by any public linkage. He spoke briefly at a gathering honoring the founders of the Taft, D Brandeis memorial, and Palestine, stressing no ads or further involvement.
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Willkie
York
Wendell L.willkie
Taiuis D. Hrandeis Memorial Enfoere
Palestine
County Shares In Fund Distribution
W Wallace registrar of the bureaus of motor vehicles today announced the final distribution of 230,933 to cities and counties statewide as their share of the 1949 motor vehicle funds. Lorain County will receive 15035 Elyria 1742 Lorain 2685 Amherst 251 Avon 776 Avon Lake 23 Charlton 0 La Grange 171 Oberlin 172 Sheffield 634 Sheffield Lake 80 South Amherst 199 Wellington 7 and the count for tun ships Plea.
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W. Wallace
Bureaus of Motor Vehicles
Caties
Teghstear
Lorain County
Elyria
Lorain
Amherst
Avon
Avon Lake
Oberin
Shetfield
South Amherst
Wellaxton
Admiral King Gets New Flagship Dauntless Joins Chief’s Fleet
Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet, receives a new flagship, the Dauntless, previously owned by Mrs. Dade Dillman. The ship was shifted to King’s command at Washington Navy Yard, marking a notable transfer in the fleet.
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Washington
Tadmiral
Ernest J. King
U.S
Dade Dillman
Ithet S
Miter
Car Crash Injures Several In City Suburb Collision Involves Multiple Vehicles
At 9 am yesterday a collision on Chestnut Street near George Christian Avenue left Juin Batas 17 Lorain with head and left thigh injuries and passenger Blia Pas sencer Ilay Renae 12 Ave with scalp wounds after a rear end crash. Ethel Kruks of Valley City and Fred Meyers 47 Buffalo reported lacerations treated at St Justs hospital. Andrew Vilent of Detroit drove another car in the second crash with Beneath Thrise of Pittchurch about a mile west of Lake Bod.
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Joseph's Rospital
Bran
Ilay Renae
George Christian
Ethel. Krruks
Valley City
Fred Meyers
Buffalo
George Vilent
Detsut
St. Justps’s Hospital
Andrew Vilcnt
Deetrot
Pittchurch
Lake Bod
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Parsch Lumber & Coc
Walter
Baby Sieminske
Howard
Erterdant
AL J. Lekmsa
TL. Sokrana
Ee Wrartz
Otis
Ohioan
IBER
Ynor
Mandherehinle
Hate
Peldy
Altman & Ackerman
Uncle Sam
Vary Wormer
Trainttizenter
Mra
Clyde van Wormer
Route 1
Eerjeant
Fort Sil Oka
Pet. Mobert & Folk
Mea
Gertrude
Folk
Middle Avenue
Tor
Caledona
Frag
North Carolina
California
Fuld Artillery
Laheyert Kaynes
Anderew Hayne
eWeat
Roset Technice A
Carerache 10
Keesler
Field
Pvt. Thomas
J. Floodly
Co. A
Priscilla May Thomson
Jane Bride
Loran Atreet
Los
Robert J. Champion
J. A. Champion
Park Street
Texas Cay
Service Guild
Har Grills
Wallace Farts
F. Lusenes
Fite Pease
Treat Uner
Gladys Merrill
Nive Sylvia Cramprey
Meebers
Unies
Robert D. Rose
Dudley
Aliquippa
Alts
Hotes Pace
Rose
Moran
Syracuse
Chester Cooley
David
Morgantown
Cooley
Wee
W. B. Cooley
Meregan Street
Donald Metcalf
Stalph Mille
West Lorain Street
Car~ College
Northfield
Minn
Marjorie Melody
St Petersburg
Fla
Jemnea Mortis
Cedar Point
Paul Hovey
Bary Hovey
North Cieasant
Army Air Corps Induction Center
Stuart Beckley
Coop 4
Iown
A. Mougheston
East College Street
Wosteeat
Nott
Aune Wy
Albert Luce
Wellington
Restie Sta- Skitoh
Ive Bette
Exnet Morgan
Derard Child
Conradt Aenathy
Milwaukee
Milirice Warttr
Hern
Derelds Hebigson
Allen Hospital
Fern
Rar
Mrate Fey Odl
Aten Heepitat
Azires
Crewe
North Africa
Tyran
Army
Dauchter Bangart
Sidérean
Payot
Ber Con Froi
Sibley
RAF
Lima
Mr . Geber
Pennsylvania
Rumanian
Admiral King
Numbem
Aarne Boevetor
Mattia
Owen
Delerty GeAtiel
Ghutem Bel.ny
Muay Pronto
Maralt
Iom Agricuture
Metectind
Marrataoar
Amparaule
Tence
Deetien
Astra Csarcy
Va Guten
Taney Ab EV Sa
Abe Nale
Lee Stoon
Poe
M. Gover
Hae
Syd
Cap Ema
Stow
Steady
Rod Visli
Meisal
Boe
Mtrade
Gette
Cautorna Long
Jetlney
WA & ER T
Uesaa
Eankety
Fernet Waterchess
Mes
Karchin
State St Vernuhen
Sparton
Philcp
Zenith
Philco
Ryan Electric
East Ave
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