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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1942
Page
7
London dispatch reports Winston Churchill asserting growing Allied power in August and September, noting U boats remain a major menace but emphasizing offensives, shipbuilding, and troop arrivals. He praised Allied resolve, cited Soviet and American contributions, and contrasted German leaders’ frank but guilt-ridden rhetoric with Allied unity.
Hugh G. Peachey of North Eaton was killed when his car collided with another as he escaped a prior stop. William Reynolds, 74, a Peachey farm employee, was seriously injured. The collision occurred near West View around 1:15 am on Sunday as traffic headed home. Peachey died two hours later at Berea Hospital. He is survived by his widow Edith, a daughter Eleanor, sisters and brothers. Services will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at Berea home.
Unions in Elyria announce backing for the Community Chest drive with a plan to donate the equivalent of one week’s pay for ten months, plus a separate bursary to the Red Cross. Local labor leaders and federation representatives meet with Chest officials and outline campaigns to organize union support across local chapters.
Allied air forces hit two Axis convoys north of Crete as heavy bombers damaged a seagoing ship and shot down 13 Axis aircraft with one Allied loss. RAF and US units reported successful attacks against merchant vessels, while Axis bombers and fighters targeted Malta and nearby routes, causing material damage but limited Allied casualties.
Neuman, age 42, was appointed a city patrolman following a recent liveage examination. A resident of Elytia for 29 years, he is married and currently employed by The Western Automatic Machine and Sctow Co. His appointment is effective as of October 1.
Washington reports President Roosevelt plans to urge Congress to lower the draft age from 20 to 18 before the November elections. The address, his first since a two week national tour, will likely discuss manpower shortages and emergency measures. Officials note that actions to widen the labor pool are likely within days.
Report from Topeka Kansas on October 12 states a B 21 Consolidated bomber crashed just west of the river near Arve. Eight crew members or occupants were killed with several injured as investigators examine the wreckage and conditions of the incident.
Funeral services will be held at Taylor Funeral Home for Hugh B Robertson, 47, a New York Central Railroad engineer of 139 Stanford Avenue. He was killed in a morning crash when his train collided with a standing train in dense fog at Garfield Heights near Bancroft Avenue. Firemen and civic defenders freed his body after hours amid wreckage and flames.
A public meeting at the M G A tonight sponsored by the Elycy League of Women Voters will present arguments for and against the proposed sewer rental tax ahead of the November 3 election. Mrs Herbert Grimmings will chair the meeting with Big Fauver giving an overview. Seward N Black will argue for the tax and Mrs John Duwadel will argue against, representing the Elvira Citizens League formed to defeat the ordinance by referendum.
A chaotic report outlines officials debating the use of rayon instead of cotton for wartime fabrics. Legislators question producers, with criticism over potential profiteering and trust in industry leaders amid tensions about war needs. The discussion touches on the role of major rayon firms and political leverage during the crisis.
Elyria's Capitol Theatre will display its historic pipe organ, once a centerpiece for silent and later films, as it is converted into scrap metal for war production. The 1926 instrument cost 22000 and featured 1900 pipes with multiple stops and a console, now part of a city drive to support reduction plants and Axis resistance.
A fragmentary note suggests repurposing old water tanks into flower boxes as part of a scrap campaign. The idea hints at using wooden boxes for storage and decoration, with some debate over practical steps and handling details.
McGuires of Bridge Street Elyria has earned the War Production Board flag for wartime output. Albert Kitchin of Cleveland presented the award, praising the plant for producing 626,333 pounds of iron in 10 months, equal to 505 cars, with a two person operation and a seven day turnover.
A damaged transcript details Elyria salvage efforts with 76 360 pounds of scrap metal and rubber added from bins at schools in Mate asi and Sarsidax. It notes a Holy end collection of 7 600 pounds and a five ton donated truck from Elyria Lumber and Coal Co after 7000 miles of use. The item flags that figures exclude unrecorded scrap and sold material.
Desperate Allied efforts to break a blockade fail as Axis forces, besieged near Batum and Novorossisk, face encirclement. Front-line reports claim heavy losses and panicked Romanian units, with German and 229th Infantry regiments losing substantial casualties amid intensified house to house fighting. Continued on Page.
Pacific theater reports indicate Japan employing a three pronged effort to oust Allied forces from Guadalnavan. In Russia the Red Army advances against German troops nearMozhishenka, tightly pressed near Stalingrad as fighting continues after days of combat.
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