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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1942
Page
1
Memphis Tenn March 72 Toll of a bomber crash Saturday rose with the death of Technical Sgt RF Gemelm of Chicago who died of a fractured skull. Gemelm had been unconscious after a takeoff accident at Munsell Pat Airport as a three man Army board began to review the case.
WALLINGTON March 2 The War Department reports American Army planes in a series of raids over Hobaul New Britain and Lae New Guinea destroyed 11 Japanese aircraft and damaged airfields. An investigation of a crash found no sabotage. The plane departed from Patterson Field Dayton Ohio on Friday and was en route to Jackson Mississippi.
Two farm sales listed with auction times on March 31 and March 28. Property includes mares, cows, goats, tools, hay and grain, household goods, and farm equipment. Terms cash. Auctioneers Walker and associates listed with contact details.
Due to ill health the owner will sell 3 miles east of Amhurst on Middle Ridge road at William Bechtel Farm on Thursday March 28 starting 1 PM. Cattle include Guernseys and Jersey crossbred cattle with several fresh or due to freshen in coming months. Hay includes 7 tons of first cutting Alfalfa and Clover Hay along with farm equipment including a McCormick Deering loader. Cash terms, property at owner risk, no removal until settled. Sellers Newton Bechtel, Clayton H Sevy, and Lee Klinect.
On Wednesday March 25 at 1 00 P M a sale will be held at the residence on East Main Street LaGrange known as State Route Fut place East of N YC RB featuring household goods including a cherry writing desk two walnut chests of drawers a 9 by 12 rug linoleum and rugs dining tables chairs and other furniture a Kalamazarel cook stove victrola and other items a Model T Ford and farm tools plus scrap iron cash only on sale day auctioneer Mary Davidson P A Walker Elyria clerk Irvin Klineet.
A large midwestern farm sale is announced for Friday March 27 at the seller’s residence on Rowell road near Camden Center and Pittsfield. The catalog lists 3 horses, 7 head of cattle with dairy cows and calves, 3 year old Brindle ox and other stock, and farm tools including tractors, plows, disk harrows, cultivators, hay equipment, grain sieves, seed potatoes, oats, wheat, corn, soybeans, clover seed, and miscellaneous ironware. Terms are cash day of sale with goods at buyers risk after sight and removal not until settled.
Auction to be held 3 miles east of Elyria on Route 20 across from Race Road at 12330 P.M. Two horses, several cows of Jersey Helstein Guernsey Holstein breeds with calves, five other cattle, Chester White hogs, 9 head of cattle, 2 tons mixed hay, numerous farm implements including two tractors, plows, binders, rakes, and household goods. Terms cash. Auctioneers William Lantz Clayton H. Sooy. Clerk Lee Klineet Gratton.
Oregon mountain regions face uncertain irrigation water levels this summer as preliminary forecasts show a need for additional snowfall. Officials in Corvallis and across the state warn that current reserves may not meet agricultural needs without more snowpack.
Death record for George Barnes Wakeman Ohio aged 83 dies after four weeks illness at home near Wakeman two miles southwest on Mage street survived by one son George Jr funeral at 2 30 pm Wednesday Rev F E Battman Wakeman Congregational church burial Wakeman cemetery also notices for Jar o Jerry Kristof LaPorte and Laura Jessie Tuining Henrietta township buried Camden cemetery funeral services conducted by local pastors with burial details in Liverpool township cemetery and Camden cemetery respectively
Louise B. Fried gains divorce from Arnold on cruelty with $630 alimony and $3 weekly child support. William G. Vickers reports indictments: Herbert Linn faces statutory charges, to be tried Wednesday. Charles McCasiels to appear for probation hearing on burglary and larceny tied to a sugar theft. Philip Myers seeks partition of Electa property left by deceased. Peter Bietka awarded $225. Alice McCamey granted divorce with £20 monthly alimony. Sarah Monte granted divorce and custody of two children. County funds debated for culvert reconstructions on Baird road and Buttermut Ridge road. Rebert Lee sues for neglect. suit dismissed. Dorell Stureheemh case on paternity dismissed. Rare Satuff divorce finalized for neglect.
In Washington CIO officials gather for an emergency session to address labor problems and responses to charges that unions harm independent business. The event runs amid a storm of debate in Congress over a closed shop and the forty hour week with Easter timing eyed for action. Weekend notes include CIO withdrawal of extra pay and shop demands, plus criticism of a labor union biased view by a junior attorney general. Frank A Johnson faced disorderly conduct charges in police court after a Saturday arrest. Charley W Mason of Oberlin was fined and suspended for seven months for driving while intoxicated in Elyria with Saturday arrest.
Elyria youths Robert A. Duncan and Mara N. Bartlett have joined the U S Naval Reserve at the Great Lakes training station. Duncan is the son of Mr and Mrs William H Duncan and a former National Tube Company employee. his brother Max W Duncan serves in the navy. Bartlett lives at 613 Dewey Avenue and is beginning naval training. Private First Class Stanley Dudek of Elyria is stationed at Will Rogers Field Oklahoma with a bombardment squadron after previous duty at Fort Riley Kansas and prior work as an auto spring coiler.
The Oberlin Education Department and several clubs meet tonight with talks by Grace Wilton and Dr. Paul Sears. The Oberlin Senior Forum hosts Catherine Chase with guests, while multiple groups from the Methodist youth to the Masonic Lodge plan upcoming gatherings and social events at Oberlin Inn, Vine Street, and area homes.
A series of late night traffic incidents are reported. Martin Walencik, 20, sustained an abrasion on the right hip after being struck by a southbound car on Lake Avenue while walking along the highway. The driver, Jess Gede, 24, stated he could not avoid the pedestrian due to traffic. Walencik was treated at the hospital and released. Another incident involved Strohsack, 0, of West River Street, who claimed blindness from glare caused his vehicle to veer left of the highway after a stop. Arthur Koepke, 43, of Cleveland, collided with William Thiel III, of Elyria, as Thiel backed into his driveway on Route 284. A police cruiser owned by Captain C. E. Southam had its right rear fender damaged when backing into a parking area on Broad Street, struck by a vehicle driven by Charles Lucht of Cleveland. A city truck driven by Fred Davis of Lady Street damaged a parked car owned by A. J. Johnson on Broad Street. police issued an arrest ticket for improper parking. Lester Grobe reported damage to the left side of his car at West Avenue and Broad Street after another vehicle drove away while he was reporting to police.
A series of fatal and injurious auto crashes are reported across several locations. Names include Pare One from Midvale Pa and Stewart Beaton of Cleveland, both killed in separate incidents. Other victims include Steven Tomelin of Garfield Heights and William Bryan of Cincinnati. Additional deaths involve pedestrians struck by vehicles and a Toledo woman who died from clothing catching fire while attempting to extinguish a blaze in her home.
A Swiss radio report from Bucharest said the Danube River, a major eastern European trade artery, continued rising and disrupted traffic on five railroads and eight trunk routes. German fuel deliveries from Numam were cut off. The German radio noted Spain announced immediate rationing of fuel and lubricants and ordered collection of used oil for cleansing.
Markets report mixed prices with grains and livestock figures, including corn and hogs, plus a long list of local musicians and performers from Lorain, Oberlin, Amherst, and Wellington. Community notices mention travel plans and visits by families and associations in Cleveland and nearby towns.
Survivors report their United Nations merchant ship was shelled and machine-gunned by an Axis submarine for nearly three hours in the South Atlantic. They split into two groups, one reaching Brooklyn and the other Edgewater, N J. All crew members survived though wounded and exhausted after eleven days at sea. Capt Wilhelm Vira Der teat out naval authorities says none of the crew were lost.
Maj. Gen. Julian Schley cited a 1941 war budget plan totaling 423 million dollars for food control and rivers and harbors projects. He detailed Lorain dredging costs at 131 thousand dollars and listed harbor maintenance estimates for various Lake Erie ports, including Lorain at 2 thousand and other figures, amid broader wartime engineering priorities.
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