Roosevelt proposes government private partnership in defense drive
President Roosevelt outlines a national defense program that pairs government funds with private industry to expand plants and speed production. He warns of spies and saboteurs and calls for disciplined wage and labor policies while promising no war-profiteering and protections for consumers. The plan seeks quick funding and rapid industry expansion, with details being worked out in Washington as public and private sectors join to bolster democracy.
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Memorial services honor fallen soldiers at Elyria events
Tributes to Elyria’s dead soldiers were offered at Memorial Sunday services in Ely Park and the Capitol Theatre. Major Alfred J. Funnell, chaplain of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home, urged preparedness for national peace and security, with veterans groups leading the program. Wreaths were laid at the G A R monument and Maine tablet, then services moved to the Capitol Theatre for Roll Call and prayers.
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Ely Park
Capitol Theatre
oere
Alfred J. Funnell
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors
Sandusky
United States
Mejor Funnell
C. E Southam
Arthur Richwine
F. A. Dusthimer
Thomas Michalis
Ely
Elyria Post No. 12
American Legion
George Colburn
E. D. Nielsen
Ohio Weather: Partly cloudy Tonight and Tuesday
Partly cloudy conditions extend into tonight and Tuesday with occasional light showers in central and northern Ohio. Little temperature change expected. Small disturbances centered over the upper lake region and southwest influence weather, while high pressure dominates north and east.
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Expert Views on Germanys Channel Strategy and Allied Stance
Military critic J W T Mason argues Germany’s line along the Channel coast is misdirected and unlikely to yield a breakthrough against Britain. He describes a pipe shaped front from Antwerp to the Somme, with Allied forces stabilizing the outer rim while German expansion remains limited to Boulogne and nearby ports.
Republicans Elect County Central Officers In Harmony
The Republican county central committee met Saturday with 76 of 137 members present and re elected Guy Weiss of Wellington as chairman C E Cooper of Amherst as secretary treasurer Mamie Kiefner of Lorain as vice chair. The group apportioned to county executive committees and granted them full power to run the campaign for two years with no opposition.
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Republican county central committee
Guy Weiss
Wellington
C. E Cooper
Amherst
Mamie Kiefner
Lorain
executive committee
Allied Forces Prepare Major Counter Offensive In Europe
London dispatch reports British naval and air power battering German mechanized forces along the English Channel coast as Allied sources await a decisive counter offensive to close the Somme to Bapaume corridor. German forces use heavy tanks, RAF mass attacks target German positions, and Britain orders internment of alien women while Prime defense measures are centralized.
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Bapaume
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Royal Air Force
Belgium
Holland
England
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home office
Germany
Edmund Ironside
Worth Sea
channel coast
Berlin says German drive squeezes Allied armies near Ypres
Berlin reports mass German attacks aided by heavy bombardment narrowed the Allied pocket in Flanders. The commander said the advance north of Menin neared Ypres after denting the front west of the Lys River, aimed at surrounding Lille, isolating Ostend and Zeebrugge, while northwest of Lens German forces repelled counter-attacks.
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Ypres
Menin
Lys
Lille
Yser
Belgium
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Rotarian Talk From Binghamton Man at Elyria Club
Peter T Campon of Binghamton New York will address the Elyria Rotary Club at noon Tuesday during the weekly lunch at the Elks Restaurant. His talk titled America and Americanisms will cover his immigrant experience and efforts with the American Civic Association. Campon is a past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Binghamton city council.
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Observer Finds German Troops Spirited and Confident at Front
Berlin May 27 The observer reports German soldiers believe nothing can stop them and morale is high enough to fear overconfidence. He notes disciplined, well trained units with few fatigue signs, officers mixing with crews, and a shared sense of purpose as they prepare to push toward the Allied armies.
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BERLIN
Wei
Adolf Hitler
British Fliers Report Mass German Casualties In France Battlefields
RAF pilots at headquarters in France said fires raged along the German communications corridor and that large numbers of German dead were visible on battlefields. They claimed air superiority could be achieved with a few hundred more fighters.
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Knights of Columbus hold 250 members at Elyria event
Thirty five candidates from Elyria and Lorain were invested in the second and third Knights of Columbus degrees at the local club rooms. A banquet at St Marys parish hall followed with 230 Knights and ladies in attendance. Rev Father Edward Seward urged prayers for peace and spoke on war, justice, and Christlike charity, noting dreamers may build peace through prayer.
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G J. O'Connor
Austin O'Toole
Lorama Knights of Columbus
William G Phillip
James Leavy
Ohio
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Fall Results In Death Of Elderly Elyria Man
An 84 year old Elyria man John Schuster died after a fall down stairs at his home. The fall caused a punctured lung from five fractured ribs and a severe head laceration. He lived at 240 George Street with his sister-in-law and another caregiver. Born in Germany, he lived many years in Eaton and Elyria, with two sisters as close relatives. Funeral services are set for 9 am Wednesday at St Peters Cemetery Ridgeville with burial there.
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John Schuster
George street
Addie Schuster
Anna Case
Germany
America
Eaton
Ira Schuster
Jay Hance
Elyria
Margaret Phillips
Norwelk
Buine
Joseph Schwaritzky
St Mary's church
St Peters Cemetery
Ridgeville
Supreme Court Rules Unions Subject to Anti-Trust Prosecution
The Supreme Court held that labor unions are subject to anti trust law while ruling Apex Hosiery not entitled to damages under the Sherman Act for a 1937 sit down strike. The decision affirms the Third Circuit on the CIO union sponsor. the court reaffirms precedents back to 1908 and rejects overrule of those precedents.
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Germans Tighten Ring Around Allied Forces Near Lille
Berlin reports German forces press forward against fierce Allied resistance near Ypres in a bid to trap encircled French, British, and Belgian troops. Analysts note the Lille fortress area slows the push as German commanders aim to reach the Channel coast and sever the encirclement.
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Ypres
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Belgium
E H S Seniors Begin Final Exams Tomorrow
Elsha High school seniors prepared for commencement activities by starting final examinations tomorrow and continuing through Wednesday. They will attend a sack race at Ely Stadium at 4 p.m. Wednesday and hold a baccalaureate practice at 2:45 p.m. Friday.
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Ely Stadium
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Baxter Reelected By Federation
Elysiis Hall School teacher E Glenn Baxter was re elected president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers at its Columbus meeting. He begins his fourth term as president as 63 teachers from colleges high schools and elementary schools attend. Officers elected include George Hammersmith Toledo vice president Mary Casad Springfield recording secretary H O Port Springfield serjeant at arms Ray Deal Cleveland executive secretary.
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Elysiis Hall
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Columbus
Baxter
George F. Counts
American Federation of Teachers
George Hammersmith
Toledo
MLiry Casad
Springfield
rotary
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Spring twin serjeant at arms
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