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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1942

Page

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Funerals Arranged For Men Killed At Olive Street Crossing

Funeral services are planned for William Lieber and Chester Page, both employees of General Industries Crems, who died Saturday after being struck by a New York Central switch engine at the Oliver crossing. Lieber, of Avon, was 50 and survived by his wife and three daughters. Page, of Columbus Street, Avon, was 39 and left a widow and daughter. Lieber’s body will rest at his residence before services in Avon. Page’s services will be at his home with burial in Ridge Hill Memorial Park.

General _ Industries Crems ployee William Lieber Chester E Page New York Central Oliver Lieber Conrad Rad Avon Siack Page Coumbus Street Teher Sudro-Curtis Burlal Avon Cemetery Elizabeth Joseph Kroupa Brunswick Clarence Cornelius Lorain Betty Anna Lieber Carsie Marsalek Oscar Herold Stella Johnson New London Ella Seals Avon Lake May Walker Elyria Pace Columbus Street T. J. Mattingly Pearl Lois Jasper Page Ely Ria Vincent Krebs Howard Dellefield Viola Pope Ralph Elpha Charles Ordell Port Clinton Milton Cleveland Lester U.S. Navy Ridge Hill Memorial Park Margaret Smith Margaret Smth Frank Smith East Broad Street Spm Smith Euria Walter Thentpsan Bene John E Lakewood Henry J. Smith Len Diedrick St Mary's Church James T. Hernan Bural St. Mary's Cemetery

Elyria appoints two new tire inspectors and a board clerk

The Elyria rationing board announced the appointment of William Walters at the Cantilli station on East Avenue and Second Street and George Herman at 115 East Broad Street as tire inspectors, bringing total inspectors to seven. County Commodities Director Walter J. Wright said William Firestone, a pensioned Lorain fireman, will serve as clerk to the Lorain rationing board without remuneration.

Elyria Elyria Rationing Board William Walters Cantili East Avenue Second Street George Herman East Broad Street Walter J. Wright Willam Firestone Lorain

Public Auction Notices From Rural Ohio Farm Sales

A hectic batch of public sale notices lists farms near Grange Henrietta Hill Whiskeyville and Jenne Road. Items include cattle horses hogs sheep poultry grain hay implements and household goods with dates March 17 and March 21 and multiple auctioneers and contact names.

Grange Whitehead Rad Castile Frank Godridge RF. Clark Ancilonter Oberlin Ohio Amherst Portas Road Henrietta Hill Fisk Fann Harold Emmerich L. @ Duntop Jenne Road Whiskeyville Corners Mile Shatland Pony Nsorrell Guernsey Fordson McCormick Deering Oliver Elias Eggert Walker Anchoness Elyria Irvin Klinee

Firemen Busy Over Week End in Elyria

Elyria fire crews answered five calls over the weekend including two at Industrial plants. A blaze damaged a large frame box at Bendix Westinghouse on Cleveland Street and a gas leak ignited at H C Flan kin’s East Bride Street home. Additional calls involved an oven flame seen from a window on Princeton Avenue and a minor chemical plant explosion injuring William Peat at Studebaker Chemical on Vulcan Street. A hot stove and faulty chimney caused a fire at 16 Fox Furnace Row. One fire truck’s paint was scraped by an Elyria driver nearby.

Elyria Bendix- Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Company Cleveland Street Alters Wee Firmen H. C East Bride Street Princeston Avenue Studebaker Chemical Company Vulcan Street William Peat William Harvey Fox Furnace Row Polite

Prospective Blood Donors Asked To Register Names

The Elrria Chapter of the Red Cross continues to accept money and materials at 409 Masonic Temple after the War Fund drive ended. Mrs. F. Wallace Gilkison will keep Saturday duties, and donors may register by calling office 2395 if in contact with committee members proves difficult.

Red Cross Elrria The Masonic Temple F. Wallace Gilkison

Roosevelt Aids Labor Unity Amid Postwar Economic Concerns

The First Lady discusses labor alignment and community plans to address future unemployment as the nation eyes postwar conversion to civilian industry. She stresses joint community effort over government dependence and then exits quietly through the crowd.

Iran Sirs Roosevelt Togt

Amherst Board Members Sued Over Faulty Payment

The Amherst board members Samuel Wraig Harry A. Ruth and W H Walker were sued individually and jointly for 5400 by the State of Ohio upon Mayor John F Michael's request. The suit targets The Bramble Rice Construction Co and Ohio Casualty Insurance Co over an improper 45400 payment tied to a light plant project delay damages.

Amherst Board of Public Atf Alls Nseed Bramble Rice Construction Co Ohio John Ff. Michael Ftleft Beans of Public Affairs Samuel Wraig Harry A. Ruth W. H. Walker Bramble Rice Company Ohio Casualty Inurance Ciag Iluestinn

19 States Will Be Affected By Auto Fuel Curtailment

Washington march 16 federal and private oil officials prepared for a gasoline sales curtailment program affecting more than 19 million motorists in 19 states. The WPA order requested by Ickes limits deliveries to 80 percent of normal and allows stations to open 12 hours daily six days a week. The plan covers Atlantic seaboard states, DC, Oregon, and Washington amid tanker shortages and efforts to replace coastwise ships with overland carriers.

Washington War Production Board Pacific WPA Harald L. Ickes Atlantic Seaboard District of Columbia Oregon

Cleveland Heights Speaker Claims First In League Contest

Cleveland Heights high school won first place in the Lake Erie High School League extempore speaking contest held Friday. Shaw High School took second and Shaker Heights third. Elyria's Ward Young, a junior, represented Elyria. Lorain and Lake area schools also competed. A non competitive league music festival followed at Este Cleveland with Elyria’s a cappella chair and others participating.

Cleveland Heights Lake Esle Elytia High School Shaw High School Shaker Heights Elyria Ward Young Lorain Lake[word Hich Este Cleveland Elyria High School

Fragmented World View Shapes German Rhetoric on US Policy

The text discusses how German leaders frame U.S. influence in Europe, arguing that American attempts to intervene in European affairs threaten both the European order and the United States itself, predicting collapse of the American world due to its actions. It emphasizes perceived Jewish influence and internal political dynamics in Europe.

France United States Eumpe

Clearview Faces Wyoming In State Playoff Opener

Clearview Uligh's Five from Lorala County enters the state tournament at Springfield with a 23 game win streak and opens Thursday afternoon against Wyoming in the second game of a slate that includes Bremen, Yorkville and Marion St. Marys as undefeated teams seek the title.

Clearview Uligh Lorala County Thich Springfield Welock Clippers Wyoming Fuure Clearview Bremen Har Paits Ingst Lop meDremen New Washington Blunton Nenta O Yorkville Marion St. Mary's Webster Fairport Harbor Bemerseit Tipp City Latham Rural Wasnesburg Gnadenhutten Ottawa

Serial Numbers To Be Posted Tuesday

Names and serial numbers of Elysia's new Selective Service registrants will be posted tomorrow morning at the Elysia Draft Board office. This will give registrants a chance to learn their serial numbers before the lottery tomorrow night in Washington to determine order numbers.

Elysia Selective Service Elysia Draft Board JIS Elysia Ortery Washington

Death Record and Obituaries in Lorain County

Multiple notices report the deaths of Margaret Smith of Elyria and infant Alice Beal of Elyria, with estates including children and siblings listed. Edgar S Cook of Pomeroy died at Amherst hospital. services planned with Rev Virgil Mayne at Brownhelm Congregational Church.

Deputies Barred From Driving Over Forty MPH By Sheriff

Sheriff Carl H Finegan issued an order to conserve department automobiles. Deputies are prohibited from driving over forty miles per hour regardless of situation, with suspensions for violations. Three new cars were recently delivered, possibly the last until the war ends.

Carl H. Finegan

Russians claim near capture of Kharkov and pressure on Germans

Moscow reports the fourth city Kharkov may fall as Soviet forces push from the north toward the Dnieper region. Red Star cites guerrilla activity inside Kharkov and says German fronts are strained with reinforcements sent to the spring offensive.

Moscow Plussia Kharkov Starnya Russa London Orel Red Star Anny Nessparer Soviet Information Bureau Bussian Th Guards Dreat Red Army Freetve

Lorain County music contests to name judges and hosts

Gerald M. Frank announces the 1942 Lorain County school music contests at Clearview School on March 23 with three judges headed by former Ridgeville Township teacher Ruth E Christman now teaching in Massachusetts. Kenneth Burr and Howard F Brown join Christman for chorus and instrumental judging respectively. eighty five musical groups from twenty schools compete across classes.

Lorain County Massachusetts Clearview School Gerald M. Frank Ruth E Christman Ridgeville Township Worth Qui Clase Chaven Avan Lake Clearview Ridgeville Wellincon South Amherst Growkside Benwnehelm Colimbia Faton Grafton LaGranee Selden Iichian Canden Henriette Peafield Flomtntery Marktey East Carelide Hustington Wellington Titel Clearview Peennd Clas Sid Foe Camden Seened Markler Mauntin

Certificates Granted For Eight New Autos In Elyria

Elyria rationing board reports eight new auto certificates during the first two weeks of March for purchases not yet delivered. Other approvals include nine truck tires and four grader tires, with additional permits for passenger cars and trucks to individuals and local organizations.

Elyria Rationing Board Fuslay Kenneth J. Vaughn Harrison Street Rea Collier Btop Lake Avenue Mao Ohio Public Service Company Lorain County Board of Commissioners John B. Frankin Earl Contt Dre Broad Street F. O. Gilpin Indian Hollow Road C. L. Terry Battery Charlis Plas B.D la Grange Arthur HH. Anderson East Arent Tie Utes Hey. Odes Hall Cleveland Street Fev John C. Updestatt Grafton Geotge A. McCauley East Avenue Dominic Piazza West Ridge Road General Tire Service Joseph Ertl William Reader Gratton Pso Tres Gerald Halslets Oberlin Road Hoy E. Hultz Middle Avenue Julius Sheldon Louis Meckler Denison Avenue Edward G. Situs R. D Elyria Smith Hatchery la Grange Road Harry Belter Elizabeth Milly North Olmsted Robert William Rowlands Elmer W. Walton Broad and East River Street

Court actions and crimes headline summary

Donald Nichols of LaGrange, 33, fined 30 dollars and costs after pleading to driving under the influence in a Route 301 arrest. Olive Williams seeks divorce from Alva for neglect and cruelty, married 1919. Norpha Peters of St D Wellington files for divorce from Legit on a breaking and entering charge. Appellate district court convenes for twelve cases. Canary Haul and others await two-day session then three-week term. Reports of air combat losses and Canberra crime minister statement observed.

Donald Nichols LaGrange Justice of the Peace H. C. Cummings Norpha Cellia Peters St. D Wellington Michizan Prizon District Court of Appents

Former Elyrian Missionary Interred By Japs

Rev John C Smith a Elyrian missionary interned in Japan after Pearl Harbor en route to the United States with wife and two children. Listed among 129 American civilians interned in Japan, he is son of Rev W L Smith former United Presbyterian pastor of Elyria. His family has ties to Harriseville Pa and Elwood City Pa. War Department has limited health information. Red Cross to aid communications.

John C. Smith Japan United States Tavtead Tokyo War Department Mr. Smith Wls. Smith United Presbyterian Church Stere Elyria Harriseville the Sun Jaegan Pearl Harbor Rev. Smith Unit Country E. 18 Alyssia High School Muskingum College Elyria Abou White Flyria F. A. Lawrences Eastern Weights Boulevard Ite Fen Elwood City Walter Smith Pittchurch Guam American Red Cross

Lorain Countians Named in Who's Who in America

Two Lorain County residents are added to the 1952 43 edition of Who's Who in America. Miss Dorothy M. Hell of Elyria becomes president of Bradford Junior College in Bradford Massachusetts and the Rev. Herbert G. May of Oberlin is listed among 31,692 biographical entries.

America Dorothy M. Hell Elyria Bradford Junior College Bradford Mass Herbert G. May Oberlin

Retired Hardware Dealer Dies At Amherst Hospital

Wi- 1, Smith, 81, longtime Kipton hardware dealer, died at Amherst Hospital after a gunshot wound. He was shot Saturday afternoon in Kipton and died six hours later. Survived by three sons Lyndon Lorain Wallace Oberlin and Joseph Kipton, five grandchildren, a sister and a brother. Funeral 3 p.m. Tuesday Sedgeman Funeral Home Oberlin with burial at Camden Cemetery.

Smith Amherst Hospital Kipton Fonte Masonie Lodge Barty Bellaire Smith Lverdt Texas Lyndon Lorain Wallace Oberlin Joseph Sedgeman Fuuneral Putial Camden Cemetery

Former Belden coach to report to Army Officers School

W Gander, former Belden High School teacher and athletic coach, has special orders to report by March 26 to the Army Officers Candidates Training School in Aberdeen Maryland. Gander, with Lorain County Draft Board No 5 in North Ridgeville, is in the ordnance department at Fort Knox Kentucky and was inducted last June 12. He expects a three month course and a commission as second lieutenant.

Dofn W. Gander Belden High Army Officers Candidates Training School Aberdeen Maryland Lorain County North Ridgeville Gander Ordnance Department Fort Knox Kentucky Fifth Corps Columbus War Department Ganter No. 3

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