Forrestal Says Odds Favor Peace as Draft Push Pressed
Secretary of Defense James Forrestal told the House Armed Services Committee that Russia lacks an atom bomb and urged rapid enactment of Selective Service and Universal Military Training. He defended a balanced Army Navy and Air Force and warned against a push-button illusion of war, noting parallels to Hitler era. Dr. Albert Einstein and others urged delaying the draft to gauge European recovery effects.
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Washington
James Forrestal
Russia
Congress
Forrestal
House Armed Services Committee
House Rules Committee
Albert Einstein
Hitler
Russian Squeeze In Austria Extends War Of Nerves
Soviet troops set up checkpoints on two highways inside the Soviet zone of Austria and halted British trains, widening the political pressure as demands for new identity cards with photographs intensify the tension with western Allies near Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Austria
Vienna
Semmerinz
Schwechat
Semmering
Elyria Musicians Sweep State Solo and Ensemble Ratings
Local student musicians from Elyria schools and Lorain County villages earned seven Number One ratings at the state solo and ensemble contest in Columbus on Saturday. Elyria High School soloists and ensembles led with top honors, including Phil Stevick and Marianne Frank, along with Jay Ross and a flute quartet.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Columbus
Elyria High School
Phil Stevick
Marianne Frank
Jay Ross
Kosma Glavas
Jane Smith
John Jasper
James Ware
Ely School
Ridgeville
Cleveland Area Weather Forecast for NE Ohio
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon. Cloudy and cooler tonight. Tuesday cloudy with intermittent rain and a slight drop in temperatures. Low tonight around 40. High Tuesday about 35.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bride Goes Wild Van Johnson to star in film
Advertorial item notes HIVOLI release Bride Goes Wild featuring Van Johnson with Dentist Dr Ray Smith offering dental services. Open evenings at 250% 5th St with phone 6622. New, transparent plates repaired or relined advertised.
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Hivoli
Bride Goes Wild
van Johnson
Adv
Ray Smith
Elyria High buys surplus Army tools for trades program
Two Elyria schoolmen returned from Columbus with a large batch of surplus Army goods bought at a bargain sale. McClellan and Morris paid 188 dollars for tools and equipment valued at up to 5000 dollars, including wrenches, screwdrivers, dies, hammers, jacks, vises, grease guns, air tanks, lanterns and more.
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Elyria
Columbus
W. O. McClellan
McClellan
D. A Morris
Elyria High
State Department of Education
Ohio
McClellan and
Morris
Trades and Industries
Two Die In Kentucky Plane Crash Near Berea
In Kentucky near Berea a single engine Stinson crashed into a mountainside during a wind and rainstorm. Victims were Harry Bullock 57 of Lexington and Carter Thomson Caywood 28 of Raceland. Ceiling was zero in foggy conditions around 8 30 am CST. Ten men recovered the crushed remains near Briton Funeral Home.
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Berea
Here
Max E. Bive
Madison County
Harry Bullock
Lesington
Carter Thomson Caywood
Raceland
Stinson
Blue
Frank Long
Dr. Blue
Tribute Paid To J. B. Seward By R. of C. Council
Eltria Council 774 Knights of Columbus honored James B. Seward, oldest active charter member, with a 250-strong tribute including two degrees and a banquet. Auxiliary Bishop Floyd Begin spoke at the Elks Club on Christian Charity as two plaques recognized Seward’s long service since 1903.
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Eltria Council
Knights of Columbus
James B. Seward
Knights
Knights of Columbus Hall
Floyd Begin
Cleveland
Elks Club
Begin
Christian Charity
Seward
Worthy Grang Knight
John Grant Keses
Music Festival At Elyria High School Auditorium
Seventh and eighth grade musicians from Elyria public elementary schools will perform in a festival at Elyria High School auditorium Wednesday afternoon. About 550 pupils will join two seventh grade choruses and two eighth grade choruses, plus the citywide elementary schools orchestra of 100 players under Walter Von Brock. Most players are seventh and eighth graders, with a few sixth graders included.
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Elyria
Elyria High School
Walter von Brock
Insurrection in Bogota Crushed as Riot Toll Rises
The Colombian government announced the insurrection was crushed by the army after three days of rioting and bloodshed in Bogota. Officials reported more than 300 dead and hundreds injured, while two alleged Russian agents were arrested.
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Washington
Colombia
Bogota
Mariano Ospina Perez
George C. Marshall
Havana
Mexico City
Panama City
Lima
Peru
State Department
U. S
Colombia Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Russia
Washington reports that the Colombian government radio announced a diplomatic break with Russia after the arrest of Russian agents linked to the Bogota insurrection. The broadcast said 15 foreign agents were caught in the act with some taken alive, and three more were nabbed while attempting to foment disorders.
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Washington
Colombia
Russia
State Department
Bogota
Estate of late Middleport river boat captain set at 214748
In Middleport the estate of John E. Lyons, a former Ohio river boat captain, was valued at 214,748 dollars in probate court. Lyons had claimed before death on February 28 that he was worth 40 million dollars. The inventory was filed by administrator Edison Hobstetter.
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Middleport
John E. Lyons
Lyons
Edison Hobstetter
Annual Rubbish Cleanup Set for First Week in May
City announces the annual rubbish cleanup for May 3 with curbside pickup of all rubbish in containers. A preceding week from April 26 will collect tree trimmings and shrubbery clippings placed for easy curbside collection.
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D. W. Kothe
Kothe
Kotke
Elyria Lieutenant Hamlin Dies After Long Police Service
Lieut Curtis Hamlin of the Elyria Police Department dies at his LaPorte home aged 62 after a heart ailment last year. He served from 1909 with brief gaps, rising to lieutenant detective then police lieutenant. He collected Indian relics and antiques. survived by widow Bessie, a sister and three brothers. Funeral at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Dr Edwin Redhead officiating.
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Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Curtis Hamlin
Elyria
Leutenant
Police Department
Cleveland Southwestern Traction
C. E. Southam
E. J. Stankard
Lieut Hamlin
Bessie
Ben Kennelly
Paul
Clyde
Ralph
Edwin B. Redhead
St Andrews Episcopal Church
County Law Library Officers Reelected
Officers and trustees of the Lorain County Law Library were reelected at a meeting of the library association today. J. J. Smythe of Amherst was named president, Meyer Gordon of Lorain vice president, A. H. West of Elyria secretary treasurer, with H. L. Severs of Oberlin and Jake Levin of Lorain as trustees. Kiwanis Minstrels, N. Ridgeville High School April 18-19. Adv
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Lorain County Law Library
Lbrary Association
J. J. Smythe
Amherst
Meyer Gordon
Lorain
A. H. West
Elyria
H. L. Severs
Oberlin
Jake Levin
Burglars Target Two Local Businesses in Weekend Breaks
Police reported two burglaries over the weekend both on Oberlin Avenue. United Polish Club at 117 Oberlin Avenue was entered after closing around 1 a m and about 65 dollars taken from a cigar box behind the bar. Elyria Truck and Implement Co on Oberlin Road was broken into through a west window with a damaged safe and tools left at the scene. nothing was stolen and fingerprints were not found.
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United Polish Club
Oberlin Avenue
Stephen Bucynski
Elyria Truck and Implement Co
Oberlin Road
Elyria High Musicians to Perform in Lake Erie League Festival
Forty Elyria High School student musicians will participate in the Lake Erie League instrumental music festival at Cleveland Heights. Twenty-five will join the league band of 150 players, and 15 will join the league orchestra of 100, with selections from all league schools.
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Elyria High School
Cleveland Heights
Elyrians
Walter von Brock
Sidney P. Davis
Elsrna
Kosma Glavas
Marianne Frank
Carol Aldrich
Robert Hancock
Robert Strom
Theodore Daykin
Glen Nead
Lois Tedrow
Jim Knott
Mary Lee Fauver
Jay Ross
John Grundy
Raymond Towler
Bull Butts
Jerry Gaston
Comets
Nancy Wainwright
Allan Bechleff
Eleanor McCord
Beatrice Willets
Arsene Bergman
Sally Gorham
Edith Kaplan
Catherine Scott
Phrilis Schmidkens
Pat Carson
Rudy Cross
Raymond Gerkowski
Milton Niergarth
Shaw High School
Arthur Jewell
Lakewood
Karl Grossman
Western Reserve University
Pension Deal Sets $100 Monthly Benefit At 62 For Miners
John L. Lewis agreed to a pension of 100 dollars a month for miners 62 or older with 20 years of service as a settlement to end the four week coal strike. Despite the accord Judge Goldsborough ordered Lewis to stand trial on contempt for defying an April 3 court order. The settlement came from a welfare fund trusteeship vote with Ezra van Horn opposing and Sen Styles Bridges joining as impartial trustee.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Goldsborough
Office of Defense Transportation
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Styles Bridges
Ezra van Horn
Bridges
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
van Horn
Martin
Union
Statue to FDR unveiled in Grosvenor Square London
British ceremony marks the 10 foot 10 inch bronze memorial to Franklin D Roosevelt in Grosvenor Square. Eleanor Roosevelt pulls the cord as crowds sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic and a 14 foot base bears the tribute funded by about 200000 Britons with modest contributions. The statue cost 160000 dollars. Community ads note a April 16 auction at Elyria Frozen Food Locker with Merle Karns as auctioneer and courier pickup.
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London
Britain
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Grosvenor Square
America
Elyria
Fuller Road
Merle Karns
Adv
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Houston
Tex
Lincoln
Kiss of Death
Geisel
Stenco
West Ave
Kentucky
J. B. Seward
R. of
C. Council
E.H.S
Avon
Capitol
Susie
Eddie Cantor
Lieut. Hamlin
County Law Library Officers Reelected
Kiwanis Minstrels
N. Ridgeville
H. S
Kreiser Rug Cleaners
FDR
Deetz, Inc
Chrysler-Plymouth
W. Broad
Chronicle-Telegram
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