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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1942
Page
12
Suburban correspondence notes Sep 2 from the Chronicle Telegram with items about school, community events, and local families. Mentions university ties, engagements, Berea visitors, and church parsonage plans alongside selling prices and student activities.
Ambitious schedule announced by the Amherst committee outlines weekly meetings, fall programs, and exhibits at Belcher building. Key figures include Mrs Clearye Rosakeané as chair and Mrs Fleming Brainerd on the slate for duties. lectures by Waltour Biines and a spring program are mentioned with open house events and Christmas performances by local schoolchildren.
The long OCR fragment shows a busy sequence of meetings and social events from Amherst and Lorain areas. It mentions the Business and Professional Women's Club event with Mrs. Koy Bete hosting, church circle gatherings, Young People League devotional, Ladies Aid Society activities, and Rotary Club guests. Numerous hostesses, host locations, and attendees are named, along with a Cloverleaf Day gathering and various church and community posts. The tone captures a bustling community calendar with social, charitable, and religious activities and a few local visits and travels.
Camden records show September opening with Agriculture 1 hosting freshmen and sophomores. Enrolled are Mervin Barber Merl Bidslake Charica Boni Phil Dunbar George Glen Walter Glendenning Jim Robert Messander Dickature Kenneth Davidson Robert Harr Junior Lang Ed Matus Steve Ur Michael Ven plus others.
Obituary for Spencer Leininger of North Street age 47. Survived by wife Jede, four sons Earl and others, daughters Mrs Wace Zimmer and Mrs Mac Ayres, brother George Leininger, extensive family in Ely and Detroit. Funeral at Maple Hall cemetery with praise service. Community notices include church circle auctions, charity events, and school committee plans for seating. lists several relatives and attendees.
The South Amherst church held Rally Day activities led by Mrs L Wo Diehl with scripture and a sermon titled New Hope. Attendees included Arlene Steve, Lory Pritchett, Alan Stevie, Jack Alsop, Marilyn Rudy, and Javadi, with a Ladies Aid session at Nativity church parlors and Young People’s Study group planning for Democratic Thesiology.
New London service notes describe Farnsworths returning home after weeks with son Richard, who is severely injured in a bomber crash near Bogaluen, Iowa. Dick Farnsworth remains in serious condition, in a full length cast. Second Lieutenant Richard H. Farnsworth remains at the U. S. Government Hospital in New Orleans for treatment.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service holds a double meeting at a Grafton home. Officers present review garage project delays. a turkey supper is proposed to raise funds. Quarterly conference planned for October 21 with supper committee named and youth program outlined.
The Solomons communique says all enemy aircraft were destroyed with no U S loss as Allied air forces on Pacific fronts keep up attacks from Alaska to Australia. American bombers and fighters strike Guadalcanal and New Guinea targets, expanding positions while downing 209 Japanese planes since Marines landed.
A distorted OCR entry records a Thursday social hour with needlework and a later course. Members adjourned to a two week interval, possibly referencing a local club gathering in Carmel.
Washington in September 20 1940s Office of Price Administration outlines a Midget system rationing fuel oil for 20 states to maintain a 65 degree temperature. Five divisions start Oct 1 with coupons one through five. flexible charges allowed if cold snaps occur. Rationing begins Oct 1 with coupons valid for weekly intervals and dealers issuing weekly purchase coupons.
A Pan American Airways flight from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo crashed in dense jungle near Santos after departing at 10 am yesterday. Fifteen aboard, including two Americans Carl Wilkins and Edward Adler, perished in the wreckage. A Brazilian industrialist Linnen Machado and another passenger died. cause cited as bad weather. Rescuers battled through rough terrain to reach the site.
Leaders of AFL CIO and Railway Labor Executives pledged labor’s full support in the scrap salvage drive. William Green and Philip Murray urged intensified efforts, noting scraps are needed to keep steel mills running and to produce weapons and vehicles for the war. Luhrsen sent telegraph messages urging top rail labor officials to commit to joint action.
A lone German raider dropped high explosives on a western England town early today killing one observer and injuring others. Subsequent air attacks by Nazi planes and Royal Canadian Air Force supported bombers targeted Kiska in the Aleutians with heavy losses. A separate report notes the death of Charles M. Lutza, a city consultant, at age 83, found dead in Omaha.
Washington officials press for quick action on farm labor during wartime. Chairman Hampton and the House Agriculture Committee discuss bills to allow workers to move between farms and factory jobs, with statements from McNutt and Fulmer on prioritizing farm labor relief while considering broader manpower plans.
The Navy describes continued Allied defense as enemy planes drop bombs and clashes erupt along the Guadcanal area. Navy transport units and seaplanes engage, with several ships sunk or damaged, and ground forces reportedly holding against the invasion as remaining enemy troops are suppressed.
Angott of Washington defeats So Angott in a non title lightweight bout in New Orleans. The clash lasts multiple rounds with both fighters scoring and one judge noting a close contest. The event marks the anniversary of the Corbett fight with strong action throughout.
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