I hope to occasionally interject here in the blog with odd things that I might come across that have something to do with the city of Euclid. With that as a starting point and a "modus operandi" I hope that you will enjoy my first installment.
What I find most fascinating about the 1942 city directory is the first 7 pages. Whilst littered with advertisements for local Euclid businesses, these nine pages, printed in bright safety yellow feature an important communique from Mayor Kenneth Sims himself, complete with photo.
The title: "What to do in an air raid, and air raid precautions"
That is heavy considering the date of publication of this directory, 1942.
Now, several years later, you can really appreciate the kind of fear that the average Euclidian may have been faced with when war was waged overseas and the fear of an attack could happen at any time.
We didn't live in the world of now, or even the world of 30 years ago, when news was easily obtained and dissiminated. The latest news was on the radio, and I will bet that most people would have read these first 9 pages intently.
Below are some standout bits from those first 9 pages.
After taking some time to read this, I'm starting to think that maybe we should STILL have some sort of plan in place. Sure, this plan is outdated, and the section on different types of bombs that could fall is frightening, but how many of us actually have a "plan" in place in the event something catastrophic happens?
If nothing else, I might just put one together for my family, just in case.
The Euclid City Directory of 1942 is available to be viewed online at this link
What I find most fascinating about the 1942 city directory is the first 7 pages. Whilst littered with advertisements for local Euclid businesses, these nine pages, printed in bright safety yellow feature an important communique from Mayor Kenneth Sims himself, complete with photo.
The title: "What to do in an air raid, and air raid precautions"
That is heavy considering the date of publication of this directory, 1942.
Now, several years later, you can really appreciate the kind of fear that the average Euclidian may have been faced with when war was waged overseas and the fear of an attack could happen at any time.
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| YIKES! |
We didn't live in the world of now, or even the world of 30 years ago, when news was easily obtained and dissiminated. The latest news was on the radio, and I will bet that most people would have read these first 9 pages intently.
Below are some standout bits from those first 9 pages.
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| Euclid industry: on board with the war effort. |
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| In the preparation plans for your bomb shelter in the cellar; THIS is the most disconcerting paragraph of them all. |
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| This chart explains the chain of command and who is responsible for what in the event of an air raid. |
If nothing else, I might just put one together for my family, just in case.
The Euclid City Directory of 1942 is available to be viewed online at this link
The picture of Ken Sims was bigger than the instructions of what to do if the enemy was to invade.
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