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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1944

Page

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Churchill Warns War End Likely Years Away

Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament the war against Nazi Germany may not end before spring or summer and could take 18 months or more after Hitler’s downfall. He warned against premature optimism, doubted a rapid coalition break, and noted political risk in Germany. He said peacetime estimates remain guesswork and emphasized the difficulty of ending the war before Christmas or Easter.

London Churchill Jépen Belove Mider Commons Alking Hitler Germany

Japanese Columns Reach Seven Miles From Kweilin Fortress

A communique says three Japanese columns push to within seven miles east of Kweilin, with another force 11 miles north. Chinese troops attack toward Tungin and seize several strongpoints, while Japanese ships suffer heavy losses on the Hsiang river near Changsha.

Thungring Kweilin Livchow Hunan-Kwangsi Tat Kwangsi Province Stalingrad China Kwei River Wis Tungin Munan-Kwangsi Hstong River Chang- Isha

Open House At Elyria High Aims To Show Day For Parents

Elyria high school faculty expect a large turnout for tomorrow open house for parents. The evening begins at 7 30 with a home room visit, then parents tour classrooms to meet teachers, followed by a cafeteria inspection and a short program in the auditorium.

Elyria High School Elyria J. D. Severs

First Hand Account Of Lt Gilbert Kyer Death

Mrs Anna Bowers of East River Street has learned how her son Lt Gilbert Kyer died on August 1 1043 in Roumania after his bomber was shot down. Engineer Harold Yost, released from a POW camp, shared details in Atchison Kansas and Cleveland awarded Kyer posthumous honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross Oak Leaf Clusters Air Medal and Purple Heart.

Anna Bowers East River Street Gilbert Kyer Roumania United States Romania Yout Bowers Kyer Western Reserve University Cleveland

Fragmented World War II defense report analyzes stubborn German resistance

The passage notes that despite efforts to form correct judgments and engage all means, German troops fight with notable tenacity even when cut off in many areas. Defenders show tenacity in positions that seem forlorn, expressing guarded hope for success against the enemy.

Court alimony and divorce actions in Findley court

Dorothy Smiley receives alimony set at 45 percent of Freeborn Smiley take home pay plus 10 percent gross to war bonds. if bonds stop, wife gets 50 percent of pay with 20 percent for children and 30 percent for plaintiff. Several divorce filings and a probation plea are noted in Judge Findley’s court including Grace Gault Wade and Mose Edwards.

Dorothy M. Smiley Smiley Common Pleas Guy B. Findley Desirée

Service Visitors At Ration Board in Elyria

A list of service personnel who called at the Elyria War Force and Rationing Board office yesterday with their units and days of Jenves. Names include Pte Stacey Kilmerak Army 15 days, Eugene Cornish Navy 6 days, Pvt Stanley Bokay Army 10 days, and others across Army Navy and Air Corps with 1 to 23 days.

Elyria War Force and Rationing Board Stacey Kilmerak Army Huron Street Eugene M. Cornish Navy Gratton Pvt Stanley Bokay Prospect Avenue A S Thos L. Mynchenberg Denison Avenue Gt Po Matenchini Howe Street Leonard G. Benton West Avenue Joseph Fischer Laci Street Charles Hylen C. Navy East Avenue George A. Coming Oberlin Jas. F Naker Army Air Corps Grafton Road Robert L. Mills East Broad Street A S Paul G. Schuenemann

Elyrians To Entertain Vets At Brecksville Hospital Tomorrow

Elyrians plan an entertainments program for veterans at Brecksville Hospital tomorrow evening arranged by Tom Michalis of V F W post 1079. Pete Smith will perform a rude act, the Elyrian quartet will sing, and about sixteen girls will present song dance and comedy numbers. Alma R. Miller, commander of the Elyria Navy Mothers Chapter 121, praised the public response to the chapter’s annual tag day last week as funds are raised for men in service.

Elyrians Brecksville Hospital Tom Michalis V. F. W. Post Pete Smith Alma R. Miller Elyria Navy Mothers Chapter Elyria

Forces advance in Leyte front as Carigara falls to Allies

United Press reports 24th Division units drive through southwest of Abuyog toward Jur a and Cargara Bay while pressing toward the northern coast. Franco McCarthy with the 1st Cavalry says Carigara and San Mateo captured after a bitter hour-long fight. In central Leyte, the 771st and 1st Division fended off Japanese night counterattacks and destroyed cave troops on 1000-foot high hills. All inland areas remaining in American hands, with roads and supply lines secured across eastern Leyte.

Abuyog Tacloban Jura Yacloban Cargara Bay United Press Franco McCarthy Leyte Carigara San’ Mateo 771Th Jth Ing Cutmot Hil Gaguin MacArthur

Great Canal In Germany Cut By Bombs

American heavy bombers breached the Mittelland Canal in western Germany near Minden sending water flooding a three mile stretch and leaving an 85 foot hole. The attack also weakened other sections of the waterway as barges and small craft were swept away and the extent of damage awaited full assessment.

London Mitteland Germany Reich Weser Minden Hannover

Jockey Hurt In Four Horse Pileup At Churchill Downs

Louisville report says Stanley Freeman a 27 year old Jackson Michigan jockey injured in a four horse crash at Attic race at Churchill Downs remained serious. He suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries plus head and back wounds. Further X ray exams pending.

Louisville Stanley Freeman Jackson Mich Churchill Downs Mary and Elizabeth, Hospital Freeman

Deaths and obituaries mix in Ashland and Amherst notices

Death records report A. E. Jordan a former Ashland resident died after a short illness at his home. He once clerked in J. H. Conry’s store and later ran a West Avenue shop near 12th Street before moving to Ashland. He leaves a wife in hospital in Columbus two daughters Mia and Edward Pease of Lorain and Mrs. Dewitt Weaver of New London, plus siblings in Cleve Vane and Oberlin Road. Funeral plans to be announced. Elmer Cahl, 98, former Amherst resident, died in Denver after being connected to Augusta Cahl-Klassen and foster father Nick Klassen Elyria. He’s survived by five aunts and three uncles. burial arrangements in Amherst by Conrad Zilch to be announced. Nearby political and wartime notes discuss Governor Dewey’s campaign events and planned speeches in New York, Buffalo, Pittsfield, Springfield, and Worcester as part of a wider electoral circuit. Reports also cover Allied operations in Europe with advances and bombardments near Metz and Normandy, noting American and British forces engaging German positions and continuing offensives in the Rhineland and northwest Europe.

A. E. Jordan Ashland Jordan J. H. Conry West Avenue 12Th Street Columbus Mia Edward Pease Lorain Dewitt Weaver New London Elmer Cahi Amherst Hugh Tomkina West Martin Street Elmer Cahl Denver Col Elmer Augusta Cahl-Klassen Nick Klassen Elyria Tomkins John Worthington Charles Mathes William Hutton M. Rename Dearborn Mich Albert George William Cahl Herman Dahl Conrad Zilch Wilkes Barre New York New Jersey Roosevelt Dewey Buffalo Chicago Paul E. Lockwood America New York State Buffalou Memorial Auditadium N.B.C EWT NBC Pittsfield Springfield Worcester Mass

Blood drive falls short but records set in Elyria drop

Elyria donors gave 176 pints of blood yesterday, against an 180 pint goal, leaving 37 volunteers rejected and 129 not reporting. Private Leonard Benton from Fort Riley and local Galton Club members boosted turnout, while the mobile unit returns to Elyria to complete a two day visit and aim for 180 pints.

Elytia Cleveland McH Located Cross Elyria Red Cross Leonard C. Benton Fort Riley Kans West Avenue Galton Club John Jenkins Elyria YY. M U. S. Sprague Seventh Street Ernest Hanson Winckles Street Maxwell French Eastern Heights Boulevard William James Adelbert Street Ernest Erber Fourth Street Dorothy Wilson Washington Avenue Catherine Yorks Walnut Street Neil O'Connor Apple Avenue Lorain New Gallon Club Rose Law Tannery Street Thelma Boyle Adams Street Rita Cro-zier Middle Avenue Helen Moyes Louisiana Avenue Lila Hackney Westlake Esther Burr Marwoold Street BR. W. Silver South Prospect Street Viola van Duyke Cleveland Street Robert Trescntt Fast Avenue Florence Lamadue Longford Avenue Leyland Gott Hawthorne Street M. Vans Wormer LeRoy Krugman Ith Street Arthur Lockard Harvard Avenue Ruth Schwartz Lodi Street Joe Hansman East Avenue Lennard Kreutzfeld Gertrude Birkline Grafton Road W. Hy. Curtis Ohin Rose Krabec Oberlin Road Steve Pierce Sixth Street Walter Delp Caroline Avenue Stella Boreski West Joyce Meredith Stephen Jalowice Bon Air Avenue W. B .Cimmins Gulf Farms Josephine Cellar Furnace Street Steve Shiputa Tucille Renard Roosevelt Avenue Geraldine Thome R Dol Robert Jackson Dan Nesbett Bath Street Mabel Barnes Bellfield Avenue Bermmadette Vaubel Beverly County

News of Our Men and Women in Service Entry

Notices from Elyria and nearby areas announce transfers and honors for servicemen. Second Lt Edward W. MacDowell transfers to Kirtland Field New Mexico to study four engine Liberator bombers after a Hawaii infantry stint. Pvt Kart Be Gerber ill in England. Sgt Richard Pavel earns Good Conduct Medal in Britain. Pvt Virl Be Bevis Bennett reassigned at redistribution station in Beech. Dominican Republic now has women in Congress.

Kirtland Field Albuquerque New Mexico Edward W. Mecowell Elytis Gardner Field Calif MacDowell Hawaii Air Force University of Southern California At Los Angeles Mis Misa Patricia H. Hirsch Elyria England Richard Pavel John Tithe Foster Avenue Haa Fighter Command Britain Colson Corsporation Miami Beach Couttane Bevis’ Bennett Sation Army Air Forces

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