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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jackson
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Churchill Downs
Mary and Elizabeth, Hospital
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Albuquerque
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Edward W. Mecowell
Elytis
Gardner Field
Calif
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Hawaii
Air Force
University of Southern California At
Los Angeles
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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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