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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1945
Page
3
A weathered report notes a remarkable fishing effort by an unnamed boatman near Varocuever/Washo area. The angler reportedly landed a massive fish, estimated around 38 pounds, with difficulty and high endurance, amid sparse details and scattered names.
Grey haired residents recall the Ohio River flood of 1884 and how the city prepared. They remember rising waters, hurried evacuations, and the calm discussion of a spring high water holiday while residents battened their homes in anticipation of a potential 4 8 foot crest.
U S military tallies show combat casualties rising to 823 632 with 732 022 Army deaths through Feb 28 and 10 710 Navy Marine Coast Guard losses. Secretary Stimson announced the total and noted more than half of Army wounded, 221 155, have returned to duty.
Detroit reports two more war plants closed as about 1,000 United Auto Workers members walked out at Thompson Products to protest suspensions. Some 3,000 UAW CIO workers struck at Graham Paige Motor Car Co and Briggs Manufacturing near closing seven plants as a weeklong labor dispute nears a compromise.
Bridgeport Conn veteran George Robert Lore marks his 101st birthday with a quip that the second hundred years are harder than the first. He jokes about aging and his fading strength while reflecting on his long life and a clearer sense of the score. In Indianapolis, Pvt Bob Carey laments losing his cherished souvenirs left in a taxi after being sent home with battle wounds from France.
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