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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1945
Page
1
Survivors were airlifted from the valley runway after a difficult glider pick up. They were taken to Hil dati for medical checks while receiving care from Filipina medical officers parachuted in three days after the incident. Rations were dropped by parachute and natives supplied fruits and vegetables. Radio gear allowed contact with Allied planes.
Washington reports the War Labor Board warned 16 700 Goodyear Akron strikers to return to work or face withdrawal of membership checkoffs retroactive pay and shift premium payments dating to April 1943, with several million dollars at stake. Separately, Harry Chalfant 38 civilian attache at Fletcher General Hospital was found dead in Willis Creek Cambridge after disappearing Thursday.
Mischka plans to travel to Columbus Monday to obtain his commission from the Secretary of State and to request an audit of the office. He will assume the Justice of the Peace duties in the Red ingion building until a new election in November. He has circulated petitions as a November candidate, having long Elyria residency and prior service as singing clerk and treasurer. He is a World War I veteran, married with two daughters.
A court martial convictes several ace officers over alleged war era misconduct. Majors and enlisted men face charges for accepting bribes tied to transfers and duties aboard vessels. The court adjourned after testimony and a brief plea. details remain sparse in incomplete records.
A- Continued coverage notes Wendenberg urging quick approval of the UN Charter with no reservations while Taft and Barkley clash over troop-use wording and separate appointment legislation looms. Japanese forces withdraw north of Brunei Bay as Australian and Philippine units advance. The Sixth American division reports gains near Mintati amid continuing highway combat and mop-up duty in the region.
Multiple death notices list Wade J Williams 89 former city taxi operator, Stella Williams widow. Grace Jackson former Elyria resident. Dwight Bartlett 69 carpenter. Etuel Seames former Oberlin teacher. Services set at Taylor Funeral Home Camden Cemetery Elyria. Thomas Funeral Home Cleveland. Nesbett Cemetery. various relatives and military details noted.
Elyria Chapter 845 Bnai Brith marked 25 years with 103 members at Spring Valley Country Club. Judge Louis Drucker spoke. Samuel Deutsch narrated a two-record review of the chapter’s 25 years, listing 27 presidents, with 21 attending. War Bond sales totaled 50,900 dollars, benefiting the Zionist relief drive.
The Springfield bubery trial proceedings reveal jurors reviewed Nevius 40 month expenditures totaling about 36,000 dollars. Key witnesses testified that donations exceed 12,000 dollars, while prosecutors argued for tighter oversight and questioned the defense’s handling of funds.
A fragmented local item reflects citizens urged to meet wartime quotas and honor those who serve. It notes battlefront sacrifices, home-front duties, and a church group urging continued resolve as community members face extended wartime demands.
Reports list multiple divorce actions and alimony orders from Judge Guy B Findley and Judge D A Conk, including Lila Deldrich seeking a divorce from Harold for cruelty with child custody and support, Bernice Maringer granted a neglect-based divorce from Ralph with alimony, and Alice McCarthy suing Thomas for divorce on grounds of cruelty. Also notes the death of Elyria merchant Arthur O'Donnell with $56,000 estate and widow inheritance, plus other partition and custody cases and a pending murder-tinged civil suit in Lorain County court.
President Truman seeks Senate approval of the United Nations charter to foster a bipartisan foreign policy not altered by administrations. He aims for broad public support for a durable international body to keep world peace, while meeting with former Governor Landon who backs continuity in foreign policy beyond partisan divides. Truman travels from Washington to London and plans a quiet day at home in Independence, Missouri.
A list of armed forces personnel visiting the Elyria Wart Price and Ration board with furlough lengths. Entries include Pfe Phillip at 510 Park Place nine to thirty days, Robert J. Kratt at 120 Longford avenue nine days, Hugh Opdyke at 2nd Street ten days, and others from Army Navy and related units with 9 to 30 day furloughs.
A fragmentary entry references Pat Frank Kian of the Army in Ro D. and Lt. George A. Hockaden, also of the Army, with dates around November 1 and a ten day period on Thirteenth Street, plus a twelve day term cited. The text is incomplete and location details are only partially readable.
London reports Russia has expanded by 4600 square miles as Carpatho Ukraine joins the Soviet Republic after a treaty with Czechoslovakia. Population is largely Ukrainian, with residents granted a choice of citizenship before January 1 next year.
The Board of Zoning Appeals yesterday granted three cases and denied two appeals. A. T. Caatte of Castle Wallpaper and Paint Co. won permission to move a house at 214 Secord Street and build a front business area. the move was approved after neighbors voiced no strong opposition. The building inspector had refused a permit for insufficient yard space, but the board overturned the decision due to the planned structure. Appeals by Evigene Hall of The Hall Pie Co and William Martel to add onto properties on Lake Avenue and 339 Tenth Street were denied for overcrowding or insufficient spacing from rear lot lines, drawing resident objection. The board set July 10 for Vic Silver's appeal to convert a Barake at 420 Third Street into living quarters, previously refused for yard-space reasons. Also noted, Rev. Ronald Armey resigned as rector of St. Paul’s in Columbus to take St. Bartholomew’s in White Plains, N. Y., effective Sept. 1. Pottery manufacturers in Port are seeking U S technical assistance and machinery.
Readable fragments describe baskets of various fruits and vegetables with prices, plus rail track and market listings. Livestock prices and market activity in Cleveland and surrounding areas are noted, including hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep with price ranges. Also mentions Turkey estimating raisin production of 30 000 tons in 1944.
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