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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1942
Page
6
A fragmentary notice lists publisher names and advertising agents for a local paper. It mentions a price 1709 per year and entries for a township or region, with addresses in Columbus and Detroit. The text is garbled but references a printing office and advertising representative contacts.
Voters and organizers clash over a proposed sewer tax approved by the Council amid opposition and fear it may exceed actual needs. The measure could raise about 40 000 dollars annually, while debates focus on balancing the city budget and potential impacts on real estate and other taxes.
Federal officials urge restraint on travel and vacations as tires and railway capacity tighten. War officials warn against delay in reservations while striving to keep essential work at peak. Public sentiment mixed with hopes for breaks, though shortages and overtime strain approvals.
Washington scene on Capitol Hill as lawmakers prepare to push features of the inflation program. Battles loom over the 25 000 income ceiling and parity measures while farm and business lobbies press and administration allies seek to steer the plan through a wary Senate.
A remarkable financial coincidence is noted with a proposed $217 per share value asserted by the Delaware Lackawanna & Western railroad for JIU and by the Glen Alden Coal Company, both connected to the Lackawanna, creating the same alleged corporate outcome.
A dated commemorative list mentions Frederick A. Dartland and other scholars, inventors, and public figures with birth and death years. It includes John B. Stetson, Nellie Bly, and Reginal H. Fits, plus notes on events like Cinco de Mayo, the Civil War Wilderness battle, and the Scopes trial, with a closing admonition on self-reliance.
A home extension representative advises a well planned noon meal for hard working men. He outlines daily staples including milk, vegetables, lean meat, whole grains, butter, and fats, plus practical lunch rules and sandwich variety. The report also notes Floyd W. Oxgeed receives a Navy letter of thanks for a wartime song titled Triumph of Tight.
The Elyria station issues certificates in the first week for two automobiles, 20 tres and 24 titles, recapping of passenger and truck tires, and for tubes. Recipients include Rev. Louis at 119 West Hiver Street and Elyria Poudre Company on Filbert Street, with numerous names listed for tubes, tires, and recaps.
Amherst Mish Behool representatives report strong showings as Amherst students claim top ranks in district estate scholarship tests at Kent. County schools sent 32 students, with several placing in the top 10 across English, French, Latin, science, geometry, chemistry and shorthand. Notable names include Shirley Anne Metz, Jacqueline Braca digan, Robert Norman Pout, Vera Mar Sehibert, Phyllis Berns, Org Mae Selutetier, Shirley Anne Ehlert, Earlene Harris, Thelma Sprenfer, Alyce Wright, Roger Tiper, Edwin Kawasaki, Margaret Jane Massard, Evelyn Jager Griesmer, and Marjorie Pippert.
Portland Oregon urging change in golf tribute funding. President Oscar Furuset of the Oregon Golf Association proposes ribbons instead of trophies and reallocating trophy funds to purchase an ambulance for a military branch.
London reports indicate German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen sustained serious damage and will be out of action for a period. The ships reached Harwich area and head to repairs at Wilhelmshaven and Kiel yards after escaping from Brest and avoiding Allied attacks in the Channel and North Atlantic.
A sermon-like exhortation urges readers to endure suffering with serene courage. It emphasizes belief in eternal life, trusting God to provide strength through pain, and asks for mercy and healing for the wounded and afflicted. The passage ends with a prayer to Jesus Christ for grace, patience, and faith.
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