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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
12
An aging columnist recalls early 20th century naval debates and WWII aviation shifts, noting how bomber effectiveness reshaped battleships and naval strategy. The piece contrasts wartime lessons with historical voices including American and British observers.
In London, Ambassador Ward Kennedy urged the U S War and Navy to prioritize long range bombers and aircraft carriers over surface fleets. He warned that land based air power could destroy battleships, a view later vindicated at Midway and in naval aviation strategy.
Virginia faces a smuggling scare as diamonds hidden in a doll draw suspicions of theft and conspiracy. John, Bert, and Monteros mix romantic intrigue with a hunt for stolen stones while Inspector Burke questions Virginia about the diamonds.
Caribbean report notes 15 more United Nations vessels sunk, totaling 319 dead or missing since January. Survivors describe torpedoing and sinking off US Atlantic coast and Caribbean, with 183 UN ships affected and 34 reaching port. Names and ages of survivors are given, including Edna Theresa Johansson.
An elderly Tra?lan grandfather from Methven Sau could not join the army due to no consent from his wife and absence of young children. He served as handmaster of an American Infantry division somewhere in Australia during the conflict.
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