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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1942
Page
1
Increased attendance at the Preaching Mission being built at the Second Congregational Church. Rev C J Bradbury spoke on For Exchange and will discuss Gods Everlasting Love. Sermon urged valuing ideals over wealth and noted mothers care as a model of God’s concern.
Liudmila Razkhe of Lerath sues Ignatz Kostele for 2569 alleging board and washings at 40 monthly from April 1 1936. Harold F. Wild sues Charles Sternberg for 379 commission on home improvements. General Finance Corp. sues John Otterbacker of Baker Auto Sales to levy on stock autos. Helen Staten granted divorce from Cyril for wilful absence. Herbert Linn 26 Lorain sentenced to Mansfeld reform school after assault with intent to rape. incident involved a 18-year-old Lorain girl and alleged Salvation Army disguise. Common Pleas Judge D A Cook notes potential liberal fee leases in defense industry cases. Judges Association meeting referenced.
Ashes in cardboard containers were blamed for a small basement fire at the home of John K. Nece on V1 Brooklyn Street. Firemen stated the blaze started in a pile of cardboard.
The Chronicle Telegram report shows the thirteenth week of Defense Stamp sales by local carriers with a large week to week gain. A single $3.00 Defense Bonds sale by Edward Brehm to Floyd Draper equated to 37 500 ten cent stamps, boosting weekly and total figures despite standing orders for regular purchases.
George Schafer 65 a resident of Lorain county died at his home on Mute ray Ridge road at 1 0 a m yesterday after two weeks illness. He was a native of Germany came to Wakeman at age 31 and was a retired farmer survived by five children and other relatives. Remains are at Widines Funeral Home with funeral Saturday at 2 p m burial in Elmwood cemetery Lorain. Paul Barkacs 63 of 28 Turner street died at his son William Barkacs home on West River Street at 1 05 p m yesterday. He lived in Elyria 22 years formerly from Wellington worked as a moulder for American Radiator Company and was a member of the Elyria Eagles lodge. Surviving are three daughters a son and five grandchildren. Services Saturday at 10 30 a m from his late home and at 11 a m from the Hungarian Evangelical and Reformed church burial in Brookdale cemetery.
Reported heavy losses to miliary installations mark Japanese attacks on Corregidor. A new heavy bomber resembles a Boeing fortress and a newly claimed explosive type fail to silence Corregidor’s improved guns. With Forts Hughes Drum and Frank nearby, Corregidor blocks Manila Bay as Japanese occupy Manila.
Fragmentary draft material references a large selective recruitment event and Fort Tayе related to Akron. Names and places are garbled, with no precise dates or objectives readable.
A group of about 1395 trailer homes hosts nearly 249 families in a camp supplying heat fuel showers and laundry. Many residents hail from southern Ohio Kentucky and nearby states seeking steady work. Residents rent space for 24 pounds weekly with water and heat included.
Oberlin High School won first place at the Cleve and Southwestern League Debate tournament held Tuesday in Berea. The Oberlin team captured five debates, earning a gold trophy cup, with Rocky River taking second and Fairview fourth. The affirmative national question asked whether every able bodied male citizen should have one year of full time military training before the draft age.
The piece describes a within the empire dispute in which military matters are handled by staff here while political questions are sent to London. Britain set up an imperial war council in London with Australia and New Zealand representation, but the United States has no seat there. Anzacs pressed for a Washington council and it was expected their demand would be granted.
A communiqué says General MacArthur will be joined at his headquarters in Australia by the Philippine cabinet with approval from the American and Australian governments. It notes President Quezon has acted in concert with MacArthur since the war began and will be with the general’s party, including his immediate family and war cabinet.
Allied observers report Chinese defenders under heavy attack at Toungoo 209 miles south of Mandalay with fierce resistance and expected reinforcements. Japanese flanking efforts persist while reports of Toungoo’s fall circulate, countered by authoritative sources. Parachutists drop south of Pegu to support fifth column activities as Irrawaddy approaches oil fields.
Salvadore expects its current employees to fill 00,000 bars, signaling planned production targets and staffing needs despite unclear figures. The line implies continued output demands and workforce alignment with demand estimates.
A brief obituary reports the death of Mrs. Ella Winters, mother of Amdiew 8 Gonaby, at 243 Columbia avenue in North Wraddock. The notice notes her passing followed the recent death of Als. A. S. Ormisby's mother, also named Ella Winters, at Towers Ville, NV, highlighting a family chain of losses.
Mrs. Karl Reety of Fourth Street and East Avenue reports her white and brown dog, license number 4850, was hit by a car at a local intersection. The dog, badly hurt, was taken by Dr. Charles E. Guth to the Backus and Markham veterinary office on Second Street.
Market list shows mixed prices for poultry, livestock, fruits, and vegetables in Cleveland and Toledo markets. Notable items include white rocks, roosters, butter, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, parsley, parsnips, potatoes, radishes, and various meats. Prices and quantities vary by item and grade with steady to active demand noted for many poultry and meat products.
Sheriff Carl Finegan and Deputy Jelaude Adama attended a Columbus civil defense meeting sponsored by the Huckeye Shering¢ Association. Finegan outlined a civilian defense program featuring moving pictures of trucking and an exhibit on phases of civilian defense during bombing raids as part of the association's program. The sheriff presented the program at the B B Goodrich Tube Co building before an estimated crowd of 1000.
Elyria Foremen's Club members and IAS executives from local plants attended their annual meeting last night at the YMCA. The main program followed dinner and featured outdoor motion pictures shown by W. B. Gray, technical and gun editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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