Two Burglaries At Grafton Are Revealed
The thefts occurred at two Grafton businesses in the past week, totaling about $600 in goods. George Spitzer hardware store was entered from the back, with three storage batteries and two one horsepower electric quoters taken. Tremboehicksmith shop suffered a similar break in, with paint spray guns wrenches and other tools valued at about $500 stolen. Police noted the burglars used a truck and entered through the rear door, delaying detection as a tactic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
George Spitzer
Marshal Joseph Novesky
John ‘Tremboeh Bhicksmith
Noveskel
Novesky
Demonstrations On Rat Control Scheduled In Lorain County
Demonstrations on a new material for control of orchard mites and rats will be held at three Lorain County farms next Tuesday and Wednesday. The U S Wildlife Service will conduct the sessions at 10 a m and 1 30 p m with details on safe handling to prevent accidental poisoning of children and animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
T. H. Hregley
Hawley Road
Pittsfield Township
Henry Schriver
Grafton
Ernest Lanvermeyer
Henrietta Hill
U. S. Wildlife Service
Ecuador
Court House Divorces and Legal Actions Report
The Lorain court docket lists multiple divorce decrees and petitions. Nila M Handyside granted a divorce with custody and alimony terms, Bertha Ryan and Paul Martin granted separations, and other petitions include property actions and a capias for a parole violation. A suit against the Ohio Industrial Commission seeks injury compensation, while auxiliary officers guarding the presidential train suffer fatalities in a Stamford, Connecticut incident. Polio cases rise to 1,989 nationwide with 118 active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Folleman
Ohio Industrial Commission
Thew Shovel Co
Maule Kobytka
R. D. Amherst
Joe
Quota Set for Lorain Sixth War Loan Drive
Lorain County announces quotas for the Sixth War Loan Drive. County chair Howard N. Rawdon of Oberlin says total county need is 1,349,1000 with reductions from the Fifth War Loan Drive. Individual sales quota is 348,000 and E Bond sales target 1,980,000. City and village quotas await finalization next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Howard N. Rawdon
Oberlin
Casualties Heavy In Fighting In Italy
Allied casualties in Italy since the May 11 offensive total 118150, while enemy losses reach 194000, Allied HQ reports. Heavy rains over two days hinder front line movement in the Eighth Army sector, forcing use of wire rope bridges and assault boats to supply fronts. Active patrolling continues though positions near Forst airfield hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Eighth Army
Forst
Routing Forces In Burma Fight For Tiddim Fort Road
British Imperial troops breached a strong Japanese position on the Tiddim Fort White road in the Chin Hills of northwestern Burma and advanced within a mile of Kennedy Peak. More than 100 Japanese were killed in yesterday’s clashes, with survivors retreating toward Kennedy Peak, a rugged 8,860 foot mountain about 12 miles southeast of Tiddim and 30 miles north of Port White.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Tiddim- Fort White
Chin Hills
Burma
Kennedy Peak
Tiddim
Port White
London thief impersonates officer to steal gear and flee
A man fabricates official identity and exploits wartime security to steal clothing, a jeep, funds, and flight papers. He moves between London and allied centers, posing as officers, boarding transports, and forging credentials to obtain lodging and salary but is traced by Scotland Yard after a failed attempt at a public center. The chase ends with authorities suspecting deeper misdeeds linked to wartime operations.
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Burgh
Air Force
London
Entooth
Headquar
Torges
Tim
France
Supreme Headquarters
Dwight DB. Eisenhower
Londor
Death notices from Avon Elyria and Wellington areas
Obituaries list Sylvester oennerger of Avon died at City Hospital Cleveland after one month. born North Ridgeville November 7 1912 survived by wife Catherine two children Alan and Sylvia and siblings. services in Avon Marys church. Also death notices for Mrs William Spencer Elyria Detroit and Ernest Randle Roger City Michigan with survivors and funeral plans. Frank Horace Mead Wellington 87 died after a stroke. service Monday at Andrews Funeral Home Greenwood Cemetery burial.
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Sylvester, Oennerger
Julian Street
Avon
City Hospital
Cleveland
North Ridgeville
St. Mary's Church
Baights
St. John
North Ridgesville
Catherine
Alan
Sylvia
Leo J. Schneider
Marian
Viola
Ursula Schneider
Louis Schneider
Vincent Schneider
Air Force
England
Cpl
Elmer Schneider
U. S. Ferrying Squadron
Nashville
Tenn
Bittner
Avon-Belden Road
Route 76
St Mary's Cemetery
George Stuber
William Spencer
Northlawn
Detroit
Michigan
Elyria
First Methodist Church
Elyria Woman's Club
Spencer
Ernest Randle
Roger City
Mich
E, M. Young
Lerain
Masonic Lodge
Conneaut
Mae
East Fourth Street
Evelyn Siffert
Carl Shepherd
Nichols Funeral
Frank Horace Mead
Wellington
Herrick Avenue
Frank
Buffalo
New York
Fannie Chidwieck
Sadie McQuisten
LaGrange
Don Nelson
Mead
The
Andrew's Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Election outlook and party balance in the upcoming Congress
Voters face a smaller near equal popular vote this year with estimates from 40 to 45 million versus 51 million in 1940. Absentee ballots from armed services may decide the result, counted after election day in states led by North Dakota California Colorado Florida Maryland Missouri Alaska Pennsylvania Rhode Island Utah and Washington. The Senate stands Democrats 5d Republicans 37 Progressive, House Democrats 214 Republicans 210 Progressive 2 Farmer Labor 1 American Labor 1. Several seats shift as campaigns unfold, with 435 House seats at stake and Republicans aiming to gain control aided by Southern Democrats.
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Wamed
He Sinal
Dee
North Dakota
California
Colorado
Florida
Maryland
Germans Counter Attack Near Aachen
German tanks and infantry countered a probing American advance from Vossenack and recaptured about half of the 2 1/2 miles gained. Schmidt, taken by Americans during the three day push, returned to German hands as they halted the Cologne threat. Thunderbolt fighter bombers supported Lt. General Courtney Hodges by destroying three of ten German tanks in the counter-attack.
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Paris
Cologne
Aaachen
Vossenack
Schmidt
Thunderbolt
Ger
Death Toll Fixed After Cleveland Gas Blast
Wawawa County coroner S R Gerber announced a final tally of 128 dead from the East Ohio Gas explosion in Cleveland. Sixty eight victims have been identified and services for unclaimed remains are delayed while identifications continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Wawawa-Cuyahopa County
S. R. Gerber
East Ohio Gas Company
de. Gerber
Oberlin Road Plan Annual Rally at East Oberlin Church
Plans are completed for the annual Rally Day at East Oberlin Church on Sunday in November. The Young People's group will lead morning services and children will perform. New members will be received, followed by a tureen dinner. Afternoon activities include election of church officers and annual reports from branches. Sixteen Young People attended a Hallo we'en party, and a Kipton day ride and dance are planned. Richard Broom returns from Great Lakes for a nine day leave.
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Oberlin Road
Love
Kipton
Henry Manns
R. Newmann
G. I. Hobbs
Henry Kolbe
Amherst
Carl Schmitz
Schmitz
Pie. Lawrence Justine
Frank Justin
Elyria
Holland
Service News
Richard Broom
Howard Broom
Great Lakes
Oberlin High School
Furlough News and Local Visit Highlights
June Ife George Comrie son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Comrie of Oberlin road is on furlough at home after completing the Enlisted Technicians Course in basic Rocent genography at Memphis Army School. Pvt Joe Kilpatrick visited his uncle G Hobbs Sunday afternoon from Truax Field Wisconsin. Mrs Metta Peard dined with Mr and Mrs Dwight Page in Wellington. Mrs Cecil Humphrey and children from West Russia visited Aunt Miss Nell McRoberts. Mr and Mrs R F Clark hosted a Sunday evening gathering. Mrs D J Campbell recovering at home after two weeks in Allen Hospital.
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Ife
George Comrie
Kenneth Comrie
Oberlin Road
Memphis
Tennessee Army School
Joe Kilpatrick
G. [. Hobbs
Truax Field
Wisconsin
Oberlin
Metta Peard
Dwight Page
Wellington
Cecil Humphrey
West Russia
Nell McRoberts
R. F. Clark
George Graybill
Amherst
D. J. Campbell
Allen Hospital
West Ridge Meetings Postponed to November Dates
The Ladies Aid Society of Sansa West Ridge is postponed a week and will meet at Mrs Sherman Mason’s residence on Wednesday November 15. Carlisle Grange plans its next meeting a week later due to elections, scheduled for Tuesday night November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ridge
Sansa
Ladies Aid Society
Sherman Masons
Carlisle Grange
Picks Wild Violets In November 15 Oddity at Birkbeck Yard
Dorothy Birkbeck visited the Chronicle Telegram editor on a Saturday and displayed violets picked in the Birkbeck home yard at 1850 Gratton Road. Ora Brant of West Avenue and Second Street was fined five dollars plus costs in police court after an intoxication arrest on Broad Street at 8 p.m. yesterday.
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Stackiand
Wayne Street
Ata
Bread Street
West Avenue
Chronicle-Telegram
Dorothy Birkbeck
Birkbeck
Gratton Road
Ora Brant
Second Street
Broad Street
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Sudro-Curtis
Town Hall
Lorain
Feenny
Hothe
Alice M. Garfield
Sheffield
James M. Logan
M. B. Rath
Sheffield Village
Cone Tract
Nila M. Handyside
Donald
JR. Handyside
Jin
Guy 1B. Pindley
Handyside
Boston Avenue
Logan Street
Chile
Bertha Ryan
Josepi
Guy B. Findley
Paul Martin
Birdie
Capias
Frank A. Johnson
Hannah Halloway
Arthur By
Stamford
Conn
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Villary
Housewelt
Seviits
Canaan
Fox
Francis Keerigan
Theodore Hartlett
State
Ocal
Servic
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Allen
Cuyahoga
Clermont
Tuscarawas
Ead
God
the Peerless Laundry & Dry Cleaning 336
Scotland Yard
Cautioas Yard
Reform
Ajto
Sylvester W. Schneider
Wren
Sra
Stame
House of Representatives
John J. Kolopos
West River
Third Street
Aachen
Oberlin Road Plan
Toledo
Pauline Beck Holcomb
Park Avenue
Illiam G. Wickens
Ralph A. Winter
Ohio State Senate
Lynton H
Rogers
Republican
W. Kenneth Johnson
C.R. Comings
F. M. Jones
Ralph H. Kolinski
M. B. Freeman
LeGrange
W. A. Holley
Sheffield Lake Village
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
J. H. Hodgkin
Peers
Villiage
Paul W. Cook
Black River Two
G. W. Catto
A of
Elging Township
E. A. Brandt Chaleman
Trustees of
Ridgeville Two
P. W. Heineman
Columbia Two
J. H. Lantz
Eaton Township
J. A. Luikart
Pittsfield
C.F. Searls
Camden Two
Ira Swartz
LaGrange Two
Lee W. Klinect
Grafton Two
Truman C. Denham
Penfield Two
Earl B. Jameyson
Wellington Two
C. 0. Goss
Brighton Two
del Richards
Trestees of
Rochester Two
Morris Ris Hawley We
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