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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1942
Page
6
Massillon voters again defeated a special school levy, marking the third rejection in six months. The levy failed 219 to 2047 against with 63 percent required for passage, preventing funding of about 46 dollars for school operation.
The Elyria Kiwanis Club will host Toledo attorney Charles Ro Harefoot as the speaker at its weekly noon gathering at the Elks Restaurant. The program includes a Memorial Day tribute and guests from Elyria patriotic groups. The club also notes a tentative schedule for the Kiwanis International Convention in Cleveland June 24 to 26. A separate report lists auto damage from a collision on Broad Street at Court, affecting fenders on a car driven by Ted Parks and a Lake Shore bus.
The Wemrz's Voluntary Service Organization seeks volunteer workers to assist with canning efforts. Applicants at the other application center will be appointed. The board urges patriotic cooperation to conserve sugar and preserve fruits. Applicants must bring war ration books, state past and planned canning quantities, and report excess sugar on hand.
Decontamination squads will be formed as part of Elyria's civilian defense program. The city government and industrial leaders met in city hall to organize training, led by safety director I. C. Faron. Squad leaders from various firms will select five employees each for training to neutralize chemicals if needed.
An organization meeting for boys of scout age and parents is set for 3 304 tonight at the Church of Christ to launch active scout activities after Scout Troop 103. Rev. T J Mattingly, pastor, announced the event. H J Avan named Scoutmaster and troop committee member after the meeting. Dr C A Seatritht, Troop 136 scout, will assist, and J F Bernat field executive will describe the Bay Scouting program. The pastor urged all boys and parents interested in Scouting to attend.
Fragmentary text references Bulgarian detainees, pro Russian activity, Axis screes, and German actions amid savage war rhetoric. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, producing an unclear, non-coherent item with multiple stray phrases.
Avon Ohio May notices report Anna Kristine Johnson widow of Martin Johnson dying at Elyria Memorial Hospital and Anna Johnsen's funeral set for Friday at Center Road home with Avon cemetery burial. Nearby Grafton notices record Emma Ward dying at her son’s home with services at Russell D Fulton Funeral Home and burial at Saint Cemetery. Multiple survivors and relatives named.
Calvin Linden 19 of Etyrta and La Grante fined ten dollars and costs and sentenced to seven days in county jail for theft alongside Extent Heath of B.D. Grafton. Heath prior sentence noted. County commissioners approve envelopes purchase for court use. Themis H. Stevenson granted a private matter, plaintiff ordered to pay four dollars weekly for child support. Florence Eva Holfter awarded divorce and custody of three children. Elizabeth Dilgard Whipple granted divorce on grounds of cruelty with children and property awarded. restoration of maiden name.
Memorial Day coverage notes the Employment Service Office will operate with Memorial Day hours. The article mentions airline, hospital, and local office arrangements across the region, plus reactions from residents about service disruptions and morale.
Oberlin announces a temporary county defense headquarters on South Main Street with a fulltime secretary to manage records and files. A Consumers Information Center will clearhouse questions on new price ceiling regulations, led by acting chair J Jeffery Auer of the Oberlin League of Woven Voters, with a list of committee members and advisers.
Annenberg to be paroled June 11 from Lehigh Valley region. Federal sentence began July 1, 1939, for a federal liquor case. Includes repayment of 3,000,000 in back taxes and penalties. Condition noted due to medical and legal complications while serving term.
Russell Cork, executive officer of the Cleveland OPA office, spoke at a chamber meeting on price regulation. Attendees questioned provisions and enforcement, noting fake rules and regulatory confusion.
Local notes detail Elyria area men joining branches of the armed forces. Harold Deentey reports army life from Camp Wolters Texas while Donald R. Cock earns a boatswain’s mate rating in the Navy at Pearl Harbor. Alvis Maldt earns seamanship stripes after recent exams and training in Cleveland and Manhattan. Oliver Blakeley joins the Navy, stationed at San Mateo California, after eight years in Elyria.
Miss Ray Hardin new manager of the Oberlin Consumers' Cooperative moves its operations from 7 South Main to the store at 33 South Main. She replaces Jack Elliott who resigned and is elected to Beta Kappa. New officers named Lloyd Swats ER Moor McMillan Albert Rees Connie Ludwig education chair and membership chair respectively James Nelson heads a summer membership drive. Oberlin High School eighth commencement held tonight with address by Professor Walter M Horton on An International Bill of Rights.
Elyria retail stores will not be open Friday evening and will return to regular Friday home hours. The Chamber of Commerce notes an exception for some food stores planning to stay open. The report answers inquiries about Friday evening hours during the holiday weekend.
Twelve young men associated with the Navy were guests of Elyria Navy Mothers at a club meeting. Ten were sent to Cleveland for diesel engine study at the Die Engine Plant. two were local Elyria men. Remarks honored Pearl Harbor veterans and those missing or killed in the Pacific. Contributions to the Navy Relief Fund were reported from local groups, with entertainment and dancing at Elyria Business College to follow.
A Lorain youth, 18, confessed to attacking women and robbing others in the past weeks. He denied intent to murder and was linked to a May 1 assault on Mrs. Feiler near Gulf Road. Police arrested him after a deputy sheriff’s description and a guard’s sightings. He had previously served nine months as a juvenile offender in Lancaster.
Adam Zalesk of 1513 West Avenue had his right to drive suspended for nine months after being arraigned before Mayor Joseph Q. Petra on a charge of driving while under the influence of Vyner. He was tested near East Avenue and Urrad Street on May 4. Christian Service will be hosted at the home of Are. Fa Hersin at 830 pm Thursday.
A garbled OCR fragment appears to catalog various market items and prices including corn, lettuce, tomatoes, and beverages. It references locations or sections like NEW MARKET and contains scattered figures and product names, though the text is incomplete and mostly indecipherable.
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