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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1945
Page
4
Washington announces a War Department initiative to study and develop public safety electronics. The National Bureau of Standards will oversee research aimed at nonlethal devices and proximity fuzes, with results shared as public safety items for nationwide use.
A story from Rawlins Wyoming recounts American soldiers’ wives arriving in Sydney. They found America lively but homesickness pulled some back. One bride felt disillusioned with American treatment, while others remained hopeful for family reunions.
North Ridgeville reports eight dozen men milited from Board No. 4 are discharged in October. The list includes reporters and residents from Lorain Elyria Avon Lake North Olmsted and nearby towns with names such as Ted Henry Ape Latrange and Edward Alten among many others. The long roster cites addresses in Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville and surrounding areas.
The Columbia Garden Club celebrated its fourteenth anniversary with a luncheon at Mrs. Perry Wohennanys home on West River Road. Miss Wilda Heinen displayed a 20 pitcher hobby collection while Mrs. George J. Breamer, the year’s program chairwoman, spoke on the club’s four decades of activity and noted early officers. The meeting included memories and recaps of Red Cross work in Alaska and a note that the club joined the Garden Club of Ohio after organizing.
The Lorain office of the Federal Social Security Board reports a 29 percent increase in old age and survivors insurance beneficiaries in 1945. The summary lists totals by county and category including workers, widows with children, and retired workers, with a total annual benefit of over 183 thousand dollars in the area.
Amherst area groups report a Halloween themed gathering as the Amherst Auxiliary of Elmer Johnson Post 118 American Legion met at the Legion Home on Cleveland Avenue. The evening featured a brief business session, future program notes, a one act play by Eastern Stars, luncheon, palms reading by Mrs. Lillian Ludike, and planning for upcoming events with several local clubs and church groups listed among attendees.
Several women will work as asks ladies at the white elephant sale for the garden centers of Greater Cleveland. Names include Mrs. Fortat A. Goodman Miss Pern Pinckney Wilda Heineman Mrs. Henry Afeigner and drs Colvigny. Dates October 3 November 4 and 2. Next meeting November 20 place to be announced. Nominating committee includes Mrs Heinen Miss Gere rrude Pinckney and Mrs Gun Walker. Luncheon committee Mrs Robert Gleason Mrs Henry JL Metaner and Mrs Hugo Weis wider. Business meeting urged for every member.
A 1945 New York Post column decries the Holocaust toll and mass Jewish refugees. It urges Britain to meet President Truman and United States backing for open Jewish immigration to Palestine, arguing refusal harms Jews and American moral leadership. It links global unrest to stalled Palestinian policy and Ango American tensions.
A vice president of a major firm warned that large scale atomic power plant use is likely. He, along with chemists and reconversion leaders, argued current policies may delay progress and risk U.S. lead in atomic development.
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