Elyria Chronicle Telegram Early 1940 Publication Details
Elyria Chronicle Telegram published in Elyria Ohio printed by Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company with A C Hudnutt as publisher and J Clare George as editor. The paper issued daily except Sundays and holidays and carried mail and street carrier rates. Foreign ad reps Doris W Cullen Co listed in Chicago New York Columbus Detroit. Date May 25 1940.
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Elyria
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Second Street
Migria
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
A. C Hudnutt
J. Clare George
Elyria Postoffice
Isc
Mail
Big Lorain
Doris W. Cullen Company
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
New York
Fifth Ave
Columbus
Detroit
General Motors
Neutrality pledges ignored as Germany invades Holland Belgium Luxembourg
Analysis notes repeated German assurances to respect Belgium and Netherlands were contradicted by rapid invasions in 1940. Goebbels denied plans to violate borders, yet German forces moved into the Low Countries without prior ultimatum, overrunning Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Belgium
Herr Hitler
Holland
Lusembourg
Poland
Herr Goebbels
New York Times
Berlin
Aachen
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Goebbels
Leopold
Vicco von Buelow- Schwante
Brussels
Count Julius von Zech-Burkersroda
Wilhelmina
Reich
Hitler
Doorn
Hiler
Low Countries
War Boom Begins In Machine Tool Trade As Allies Buy
The machine tool industry in Detroit and New England is surging as Allied nations and Japan increase orders. Plants report delays and skilled worker shortages as auto centers and toolmakers expand production to meet war needs. Experts warn domestic demand may be crowded by foreign sales once the boom spreads.
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Germany
Norway
Low Countries
New England
Detroit
Cincinnati
Xnouw
Ecountry
Russia
Japan
China
America
Loyalty Is Good Business from the Booster League
Edgar Howard of the Columbus Telegram extols a Union Pacific Booster League where every employee belongs and disputes are resolved through a grievance committee. He contrasts loyalty with strike rhetoric, arguing harmony fosters progress, job security, and national stability.
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Edgar Howard
Columbus
Neb
Booster League
Union Pacific Railroad
Mr. Howard
Brotherhood
Cats, goats and a wind of local politics in Kansas
A Kansas governor race sees a cat kill order as Chas. Driscoll’s war on cats aims to save birds near Oakdale. Cat lovers protest to Governor Ratner amid fears of rats, while goats loom as a fringe candidate. Also notes first aid kit ideas, Gustafson book on New England towns, and the police dog’s mixed reputation.
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Kansas
Chas. Driscoll
Ratner
Kanses
Ramer
Oakdale
L. L
New York
Kathleen Goerholier
Little Rock
Red Cross
Gustafsons
West Bolliston
Mass
Evelina Gustafson
Quabbin
New England
Boston
Gustefson
Walley
Old Time Printer Waite, 97, Still Works Daily
Benjamin Franklin Waite of Johnson City New York named oldest United States printer. A 97 year old member of the International Typographical Union says he still works every day. The item also notes a New Glaris Wisconsin dog bartender and a Monday wire mystery.
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Ernest Thierstein
New Glarus
Wis
Fido
United States
Benjamin Franklin Waite
Johnson City
N.Y
International Typographical Union
Honest hunter fines himself five dollars for misidentified game
Diogenes of Olympia Washington sent a five dollar check to the state game commission admitting he killed a prairie chicken thinking it was a Hungarian pheasant. The act showcases one honest hunter taking responsibility for a misidentified quarry.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
State Game Commission
Anniversaries and historic milestones listed
The column lists notable birthdays and anniversaries with birthplaces and death dates for figures such as Philip P. Barbour Emerson Canning Blodget Reach Blumer plus milestones from 1781 1789 to 1940 including Tennessee statehood the Continental currency and early U S history. It mentions John R Motts Y M C A leadership birthplaces and other cultural figures like Marjorie Hillis Gene Tunney Bill Robinson and Igor Sikorsky with ages given.
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Philip P. Barbour
Virginia
Supreme Court
Orange Country
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Americas
Boston
Concord
Mass
William HE. Canning
Lorin Blodget
Philadelphia
Jamestown
N_Y
Alfred J. Reach
Bor
London
England
G. Alder Blumer
Providence
R. I
John R. Mott
New York
Livingston Manor
N. Y
Marjorie Hillis (Roulston
Peoria
Til
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
Scotland
James J.“Gene” Tunney
Bill Robinson
Today’s Horoscope: A Day for Merit and Trust Worthiness
Today is balanced with kindness and talent, favoring people who earn positions by merit. It hints at rising to trusted roles and possible prominence, but not great wealth.
Elyria Stocks Brief Amid Sparse Figures
A terse Elyria stock note shows scattered figures 2634 16 44 7 105 96 104 with fractional markers and a percent nearby. No clear company names or dates are provided in the fragment.
Love Your Enemies and a Chinese Heroine in War
Bible readings urge loving enemies and mercy. A story from China features Mei Ling, a seventeen year old girl who hid as a coolie to tend the wounded, procured medicines, and transformed a missionary compound into a refugee camp while praying for peace and humility amid war.
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China
Mei Ling
South Amherst Townsend Club Plans Church Service
South Amherst May 25 A regular meeting of Townsend Club No. 1 was held at the town hall. Members voted to attend Congregational church services Sunday at 10 30 AM with all invited to join. No meeting next week due to Decoration Day. Next conclave set for Thursday June 6. Ladies Dime Society met with five members. Mrs Russell loser to serve as president over the summer. Mrs Clinton Kilmer to host next meeting.
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South Amuberst
South Amherst Townsend Club No
Town Hall
Congregational Church
Townsend Club
Ladies’ Dime Society
Russell “Loser
Clinton Kilmer
Annual Alumni Banquet at School Auditorium
The annual alumni banquet will be held at the school auditorium this evening at 6 30. Dancing will follow the dinner.
Ambitious temperament clouded by envy and rivalry
The passage notes a person endowed with artistic and literary gifts who also shows two jealous and combative traits. It predicts strong efforts to gain wealth and status, with occasional success. It warns of significant opposition likely due to a tendency toward truculence.
Ross Collins praised for urging modernize army defenses
The piece profiles Representative Ross Collins of Mississippi as a long time critic of the Army’s pace toward mechanization. It notes his push for tanks aircraft and armored cars over horses and outdated gear, his clashes with generals, and his role in Army appropriations and retirement debates.
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Ross Collins
Mississippi
Washington
U. S. Army
Europe
Air Corps
Collins
John F. Preston
Army
General Preston
Appropriations
San Antonio
Hitler
Hitle
Pennsylvania Avenue
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
George Marshall
Germany
Congressman Collins
Hoover
Admiral Cockburn
Capitol
Senate
Congress
War Department
Petunias for Cemetery Work Sold at 5 Cents
Resar's offers extra fancy posted petunias for cemetery work at five cents each.
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Resar’s
North Elyria Grange Holds Busy Session and Radio Program
The North Elyria Subordinate Grange met at the Grange Hall with guests from Carlisle Ridgeville and Wellington Granges. Howard Behnke Sr. chaired the meeting as plans were announced for a May 25 radio program on WIAM featuring C I Hummel and Miss Elaine Hoff discussing the Reforestation Project. The final Safety program of the county Granges was presented, including musical acts and a play Nancy Decides with local performers in roles such as Nancy Marguerite Mason and Doris Minnich.
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Lake Avenue
North Elyria
Grange Hall
Carlisle
Ridgeville
Wellington
Howard Behnke
WIAM
C. I. Hummel
Elaine Hoff
Oberlin College
Texas Leads Nation in 1939 Cultivated Acres
Texas topped the nation with 23,122,000 acres under cultivation in 1939, followed by Iowa with 20,475,000 acres. The figures highlight crop land extent across states during that year.
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Texas
Iowa
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Monk
Kidd
Pennsylvania
Yankee
Mountain Spring Home Association
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Chénsoa Yg
A.cere
Houn
Fito
Bowie
New Glarus, Wes
Diogenes
John Hix
Continental Congress
Territory
Tennessee
American Unitarian Association
Alabama
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P. R. Smith
Elyria Savings
American Lace Andwur Mort
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Pd. Co
Perry-Fay Thew
Tol
Mwpany
Bible
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Dime Society
C H Bridges
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
James Mason
Milton Eppley
Sherman Mason
Carlisle Grange
Ruth Eldred
Frank Mason
Norris
Wellington Grange
Grange
North Elyria Grange News
Pomona Grange
Mr. Edwards
Oberlin
Old Glory Grange N LaGrange
Demeter Club
Hickory Tree Grange
Erie County Arill
North Elyria Grange
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Murphy
Broad Street
N. Elyria Grange
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation of
Washington, D. C
Northern Savings & Loan Co
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Masonic Temple
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