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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
1
Reports say Hungary may capitulate soon and seek terms with Stalin and Churchill. Moscow dispatches cite strong belief of imminent surrender, while no confirmation of formal talks exists. Swedish sources note contact has been made with the Allies.
CLEVELAND. The will of Mrs James T. Pardee, a wealthy Cleveland clubwoman who died here days ago, includes a $1,000,000 bequest for cancer research and cure. The will filed in Midland probate also discloses a $960,000 gift to Lutheran Hospital building fund and a $12,500 grant to the Cleveland Rotary Foundation for Camp Cheerful at Crile Army Hospital.
Death records report Leonard T. Brooker died in an accidental incident yesterday with funeral services set at Sudre-Curtis Funeral Home this afternoon led by Rev Homer W. Courtney and burial planned in East Cleveland Cemetery. Henry Wirkner, 77, formerly of Valley City, died Wednesday at his son Arthur Kirkner’s Springfield home after seven months illness. survivors include a daughter Helen Berry and siblings William Barney George and two sisters. Services are at 4 p.m. Saturday at Russell J. Fulton Funeral Home and 8:30 p.m. at St Martin’s in Valley City with burial in St Martin’s Cemetery.
In Cleveland a potential strike involving 70 000 war plant workers over a 75 cent lock was diverted to a roundtable conference. MESA officials and Army management representatives will negotiate with the US Conciliation Service at 2 PM to settle a dispute that could affect about 200 000 workers across 67 war plants in Cleveland Detroit and Toledo. The move followed a threatened sympathy strike and a shift in positions regarding arbitration procedures, with Smith of MESA indicating readiness to discuss composition if a broader agreement is reached.
A 66 foot drilling tower buckled and collapsed onto a nearby shanty as gas well operations near Indian Hollow road, Carlisle Township, paused after the tower toppled. Drilling contractor Walter Speinger of Michigan oversaw work at a depth of 2300 feet as a five inch casing line was being pulled following a leak at the bottom. The escaping crew escaped unharmed.
Two cars collided near a bridge injuring occupants who were taken to Elyeia Me Inofial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Vielker claimed blindness by approaching car headlights caused the crash with significant damage to both vehicles. A third car from The TO Mur phy Company suffered damage after sliding off the highway and tipping over on Ghreeh road. Pearl Baylor’s left front door was damaged while parked on West avenue near Fourth street amid housing labor projects in Kenton England.
Alan Meyers son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Meyers of 225 Erie street wandered off on his birthday riding a tricycle with a dog named Prince. Deputies recovered him after a several hour search and Mrs Meyers reported the dog and boy missing. Alan is the second youngest of seven siblings.
Elyria High announces the election of 44 home room representatives to connect the Student Cabinet with each room. Seniors Juniors Sophomores and Freshmen are listed with room numbers and names, reflecting a broad student body vote.
Fragmentary text describes Diviset Marines and various units reporting progress and enemy losses. Mentions locations and names in garbled form with scattered phrases about dead, attacks, and movements. Hard to extract coherent events, dates, or identities from the damaged source.
Amid U S political turbulence, Democrats accuse Gov Bricker allies of seeking control of federal funds while state leaders clash over anti inflation and wartime reconstruction. The dispute centers on party fealty, business ties, and the role of the Bricker Republican administration in shaping policy and appointments.
Calls flood the county farm labor office seeking men and women to harvest potatoes after a light frost. Manager Henry L. Leimbach says no one available to respond. He urges volunteers to contact the farm labor office in the Fiyria Savings stud Trust Building by phone 2782. Frost raised urgency to harvest before spoilage.
Staff Sergeant Harry H. Benford of Elyria is cited for excellent bombing as part of a bombardment squadron of the Army Air Forces. The award was presented at a ceremony in Italy with high Army officers present. Benford, a 2 year Army veteran and Elyria High School graduate, has two brothers in the armed forces.
A light frost touched parts of Lorain County last night but county ag agent C I Hummel said there was no widespread crop damage. Some tender crops may have suffered slight harm, but most large vegetable growers reported little to no loss. Cincinnati services set for Arthur Espy, 77, banker and former state senator, who died yesterday. He led Booths in Ohio Savings Bank for 25 years.
In Oberlin W C Porter filed suit for 563 dollars against Sophronia Camp over a promissory note dated Sept 10 1935. In South Amherst the Methodist Episcopal church sought court permission to sell its former parsonage for maximum price. Meanwhile Hussell Daniels 30 Hazel Street was jailed on charges of larceny after a sister-in-law reported theft of 30 and 4 from Sally May Brown with bond set at 1000 pending hearing.
The body of Wendell L. Willkie arrives in Rushville Indiana for final funeral plans and burial at East Hill cemetery near his former farm. Philip Willkie a naval officer returns for the burial as hundreds gather to honor the Hoosier statesman who declined lying in state in Indianapolis.
Readable notes show fluctuating prices and supplies for fruits and vegetables at the War Food Administration market. Apples, celery, and cabbage price details appear with baskets and per unit figures. Mention of receipts and early shipments hints at broader supply concerns amid wartime conditions in England.
Allied Headquarters reports Major Bong of Poplar Wisconsin as America s top scoring ace with 30 enemy planes shot down. Returning to duty as a gunnery instructor, he added two Japanese fighters near Borneo, boosting his tally from 24 to 30 after a salvage crew found a wreckage believed to be one of his probable kills.
German troops bolstered by reinforcements from northern Italy wage a desperate defensive fight in the Apennines as three American columns drive toward Bologna and the Po Valley. Fierce combat centers near Livernano south of Bologna with Fifth Army and Eighth Army units advancing along the Florence highway toward Rimini. Air raid protection in Belfast schools cost 280000 dollars in the past year.
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