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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
18
Thousands of Americans in Italy rush to port towns seeking immediate passage to the United States. About 29,000 residents in Italy advised by consular authorities to return home at once unless urgently needed to stay. Many head for New York and Genoa to board liners. No official signaling of Italy’s war intent.
Albert R. Matuszak Elyria district census supervisor urged residents who believe they were missed in the 1940 Census to report it. He said the Bureau aimed to include all residents but some may have been unintentionally omitted and asked affected individuals to fill out a blank below.
London wing commander William Ernest Staton, a 19 year old RF C lieutenant in 1918, shot down 28 enemy planes, nine in five days. As RAF wing commander he received the DSO for bravery in raids over Germany including Borkum Helgoland Wilhelmshaven and the Schilling roads.
Mangum Oklahoma greens on parts of the golf course have been sown with wild onions by amateurs. The greens committee notes the onions are tougher than Bermuda, complicating play and maintenance on the greens.
A new Alabama Sportsmen's club in Montgomery aims to fight game law conviction cases in state courts. Separately Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, is noted as home to the world's largest native deposits of quicksand.
A Merrimack county farm fugitive attempted to hitchhike a ride in Franklin New Hampshire but was picked up by State Trooper James A. Humphrey. The trooper drove the man back to the farm without incident.
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