miners reluctant to enter pits as Lewis case unfolds
In Pittsburgh a slow return to work occurs as 29 day soft coal strike persists. United Mine Workers face contempt charges against president John L. Lewis with trial looming in Washington. Western Pennsylvania output climbs to 25 percent of capacity while West Virginia districts reach 80 percent.
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United Mine Workers
Jonn L. Lewis
Lewis
District of Columbia
Pion
UMY
Umw
Western Pennsylvania
Lewie
Elyria Chamber Plans First Membership Drive in 12 Years
The Elyria Chamber of Commerce launches a two campaign to raise membership to 1000 and budget to 25000 with a dinner at the Elks Marine Room at 6 30 p m next Tuesday. Paul W Williams of the Duxton Chamber speaks as campaign head Denis J Ry ar Jr leads as general chair and counts as a leading Ohio commercial secretary. Co chairs Burton Ohlemacher Dexter Kimball Earl Bell and M E Whitman head industrial and business divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Elks Marine Room
Paul W. Williams
Deuxton Chamber of Commerce
Denis J. Ryar
Campign
Williams
National Association of Commercial Secretaries
Ohio
Burton J. Ohlemacher
Dexter S. Kimball, Jr
Earl W. Bell
M. E. Whitman
Court fight looms over Miners pension plan ruling
Washington John L Lewis faces a new court battle over the Miners pension plan adopted to end the 29 day soft coal strike Operators may ask federal court to stay the plan until pension eligibility under the Taft Hardy law is clarified The dispute centers on payments to union members not employed by operators who contribute 10 cents per ton to the welfare fund Lewis also faces contempt charges and a trial set for tomorrow in the extended court action surrounding the strike ending orders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
T. Alan Goldsborough
Ohio Miners Idle as No Return Reported
Ohio's 15 000 coal miners did not return to work despite John L. Lewis A U M W president's all clear. District six officials had no reports from local officers and could not confirm returns. Major mining areas including Muskingum county Big Misco mine Zanesville and the Hocking Valley fields were idle, likely due to flood conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
District Six
United Miine
James Herley
Heison
Jones
Afuskingum County
Cleveland Northeastern Ohio Weather Forecast
Cloudy and cool with intermittent rain this afternoon and tonight. Wednesday stays cool with morning showers before clearing in the afternoon. Low tonight 38, high Wednesday 52. Markets found today on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Howers
Aftenoon
Plan to seal off Italy and ally with Russia Yugoslavia
Ti Tempo claims Soviet official Valerian Zorin drafted a plan to close Italian frontiers suspend exports and travel ban, form a Italy Russia Yugoslavia militia, and call to the colors. It says Russia would supply arms while Italy ships machinery and goods, with militia replacing the regular army and officers purged. Yugoslav officers would train militia for Sicily defenses and offensive moves toward Switzerland and France.
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Rome
Ti Tempo
Valerian Zorin
Italy
Russia
Yugoslavia
Zorin
People's Militia
Sicily
Switzerland
France
Partition Of Palestine Declared As Jewish State Forms
A Jewish Agency spokesman announced that partition had been achieved and a Jewish state with a 13 member cabinet would govern after the British mandate ends. The Zionist General Council rejected a Palestine trusteeship and formed a 37 member provisional council to run the state amid Arab Jewish clashes near Jerusalem. An attack on a Hadassah hospital convoy in Sheik Jarrah caused vehicle losses and an explosion with unclear cause.
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Jerusalem
Jewish Agency
Palestine
Michael Comer
Zionist General Council
Tel Aviv
Comar
Hadessah Hospital
Sheik Jarrah
Hoist Accident Fatality At Hoppest Manufacturing Co. Worker Dies
Springfield reports Loren S. Dinnes aged 54 died after a hoist dropped four feet and struck him on the head at Hoppest Manufacturing Co. He had worked there 25 years. The Capitol notes Eddie Cantor's song If You Knew Susie in an advertisement.
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Springfield
Loren S
Dinnes
Hoppest Manufacturing Co
Capitol
Susie
Eddie Cantor
Adv
Ohio Flood Waters Threaten Thousands of Homes Across Lowland Areas
Murky flood waters advance toward homes in southern and central Ohio as the Ohio River and tributaries rise after heavy rain totals exceeding 3 inches. Areas around Portsmouth, New Boston, Fredericktown, Mt Vernon, and Athens report flooded streets, closed schools, and evacuation alerts with rivers cresting likely between 55 and 60 feet.
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Ohio
United Fpress
Portsmouth
New Boston
Scioto
Knox County
Fredericktown
Mt Vernon
St. Vernon
Steubenville
Athens
Heskitt Will Laid To Rest Thursday
Funeral services for Sergeant Floyd L. Heskitt Jr. will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at St Johns Lutheran Church in Elyria. He died in action in the European Theater on January 31, 1945, at age 20 after serving with the Seventh Army and taking part in campaigns at Anzio and Southern France. he was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. He is survived by his parents, a brother Gerald, a sister Mrs Earl Welton, and two grandmothers. Burial will be at Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
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Floyd L. Heskitt, Jr
Floyd L. Heskitt
Courtland Street
Sgt. Heskitt
Epinal
France
United States
Robert F. Burns
New York
Haly
Anzio
Naples
Italy
Colmar
Sgt
Heskitt
Gerald
Earl Welton
Oberlin
Bertha Heskitt
Elyria
Ice Ernest
Shreve
Nichols-Dicken
J. Joan’s Lutheran Church
Henry Steske
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Two Killed In Bus Truck Collision Near Findlay
Authorities probed a Greyhound bus truck crash near Findlay Ohio that killed Leonard Swevel 57 and his son Harold 20 of near Mrral Ohio. Four others injured include Donald Brown 56 Findlay the Rev O B Rhodes 36 Pontiac Michigan Mrs Eloise Nelson 31 Byron City Michigan and Mrs Jacob Mohr 50 Harrison Michigan passengers on the bus. The bus vaulted a fence and rolled 250 feet into a field before stopping.
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Findlay
Here
Marion County
Leonard Swevel
Harold
Mrral
Donald Brown
O. B. Rhodes
Pontiac
Mich
Eloise Nelson
Byron City
Jacob Mohr
Harrison
Elyria Pastor to Address Rally in Columbus
The Rev. Dr. Arthur F. Williams of Elyria will address a two day rally of the American Council of Christian Churches opening in Columbus on April 20. Council president Dr. W. O. H. Garman will also speak as the body of 16 Protestant denominations with over 1,200,000 members. Cars washed and polished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Arthur F. Williams
Elyria
American Council of Christian Churches
W. O. H. Garman
Council
Reds building greatest air force, says Symington
Air Secretary W. Stuart Symington told the House Armed Services Committee that the USSR is building 12 times as many war planes as the United States and seems set to decide the conflict in the air. He warned of grave peril and noted a top priority on military spending including a supplemental appropriation for more Air Force and Navy planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
W. Stuart Symington
Symington
House Armed Services Committee
Ussr
Lorain County Historical Society Revived After Dormancy
The Lorain County Historical Society was revived at a meeting last night electing Mrs. James Thomas president. Probate Judge H B Nye called the gathering to discuss reviving the group to address stored property and potential museum displays or a possible disbandment with distribution of remaining items. A next meeting is set for 7 30 p m May 17 to decide the fate and future of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Historical Society
James Thomas
Columbus Street
H. B. Nye
Bam
Thomas
Roads In Ohio Closed By High Water
The highway patrol reports multiple Ohio routes closed due to high water. Routes affected include SR 23 south of Coshocton, SR 35 north of Jackson, SR 36 at Mohawk Dam, SR 59 at Bornville, SR 52 near Portsmouth, SR 68 at New Hore, SR 73 at Henler and Bardin, SR 75 near Roseville, SR 21 at Pleasant City, SR 77 at junction with SR 36, SR 124 between Pixeton and Latham, SR 147 at Waterloo, SR 706 at Walhending, SR 220 east of Waverly, SR 27 near West Union, SR 285 near Winterset, SR 333 at Omeza P and Minster, SR 376 near McConnelsville, and Otway in Scioto and Morgan counties.
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Colusibus
Highway Patrol Today
Coothe
Jack- Son
Mohawk Dam
Coshocton County
Bornville
Brown-Clermont County
Portsmouth
New Hore
Brown County
Henler
Bardin
Roseville
Pleasant City
Guernsey County
Pixeton
Latham
Pike County
Waterloo
Walhending
Waverly
West Union
Adems County
Scioteco County
Otway
Sciote County
McConnelsville
Morgan County
Grafton Girl Wins Number Two Rating in State Contest
Delores Stanislawski a Grafton High School junior earned a Number Two rating in the final state solo and ensemble contest in Columbus. She played a French horn solo and had prior Superior and Excellent ratings in district events. Stanislawski resides at 1024 Center Street Grafton.
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Delores Stanislawski
Grafton
Lorain County
Columbus
Stanislawski
Center Street
Dickerson to Speak at Elyria High Assembly Series
Roy E. Dickerson, executive secretary of the Cincinnati Social ae Society, will address Elyria High School students in three assemblies tomorrow Thursday and Friday mornings. He will also participate in the Human Relations Institute at the YMCA and the high school auditorium. Afternoon and evening sessions are open to all, with Dickerson meeting smaller student groups for discussion on growing up emotionally.
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Roy E. Dickerson
Cincinnati Social Ae Society
Elyria High School
Dickerson
Elyria
Human Relations Institute
W.C
The
Cincinnati Social Hygiene Society
Y.W.C.A
Dorothy Jones
Institute
Richard Lysaght
Carl Pomelee
Yalc.a
S. Walter Roshaven
Andrew Hrivnak
Gerald Leonard
George Thourot
Margaret Histed
Marian Kemble
J. D. Severs
Harold H. Eibling
James L. Butler
G. Russel Hargate
Roger Busler
Y.alc.a
Ralph Tibbals
Roth Wilson
Mere G. Russel Hargate
William A
City Hall To Close For Funeral Of Police Lieutenant Hamlin
City Hall will close tomorrow from 1 30 to 3 p m for funeral services honoring Police Lieutenant Curtis Hamlin who died Sunday. Services will be held at the Sudro Curt is Funeral Home at 2 p m tomorrow.
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D. W. Kothe
Curtis Hamlin
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Cut And Dried Primary Election In Illinois Today
Illinois voters faced a largely noncompetitive primary for statewide offices and federal seats as observers expected turnout under 1.5 million. Polls opened at 6 a.m. under overcast skies with rain possible in the south. polls closed at 5 p.m.
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Illinois
Chicago
Ilinois
U. S
Congress
General Assembly
Chicago Weather Bureau
Nebraska Primary Stacks GOP Field For 1948 Race
In Omaha polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. voters choose among Dewey Taft Stassen and MacArthur for the Republican nomination with Harold Stassen leading midwest support. Dewey and Taft push farm vote as MacArthur supporters push back. Truman appears on Democratic ballot. Weather forecast cool morning and warmer afternoon.
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Omaha
Neb
Truman
Dewey
Taft
Stassen
MacArthur
Nebraska
Mishap Fails To Stop E E S Junior
Elyria High School junior Patricia Murphy sang at the state solo and ensemble contest in Columbus with one heel missing and later both shoes off while performing. She still earned a Number One rating for her soprano solo. Kiwanis Minstrels at N Ridgeville High School on April 18 19 advertise event.
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Patricia Murphy
Elyria
Columbus
Miss Murphy
Elyria Chest Dinner Sees 150 Expected At Spring Valley
A capacity crowd of 150 men and women is expected at the Elyria Community Chest annual dinner tonight at Spring Valley Country Club. Perle L. Whitehead will speak on Community Youth Services and Your Community Chest. Music by Jackie Carmel and Allan Ohmes. Seven trustees to be elected for three-year terms. Nominating chair A J Plocher to present report. M E Whitman will preside.
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Elyria Community Chest
Spring Valley Country Club
Perle L. Whitehead
National Council
Boy Scouts of America
Your
Community Chest
Jackie Carmel
Allan Ohmes
E. G. Baxter
R. J. Fitch
A. M. Hannaford
A. C. Hudcutt
QO. Moise
A J. Plocher
R. G Rockwood
A. J. Plocher
M. E. Whitman
Human Relations Institute Opens With Roy E. Dickerson
The three day Human Relations Institute in Cincinnati opens tomorrow at the YWCA and YALCA. Roy E. Dickerson leads sessions for high school students mothers and families on topics including growing up emotionally sex education and marriage and family living with a program for teachers and public participation.
Spring Special Buy Ad Offer from Chronicle Telegram
Wake up to spring and boost sales with a Chronicle Telegram for sale ad. Call 44-121 or 44-131 today to place your notice and clear attic clutter with a quick classified insertion.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Immediate Guaranteed Auto Service Ad
Deetz Inc announces immediate guaranteed auto service for Chrysler Plymouth at 728 W Broad. Ad promotes quick repairs and reliable maintenance options from a local auto shop.
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Deetz, Inc
Chrysler-Plymouth
W. Broad
Labor Law Upheld In First Test
A three judge court upheld the Taft-Hartley non-Communist provisions as constitutional in a 3 to 1 decision. The ruling stems from the National Maritime Union’s challenge over election eligibility and required non-Communist affidavits for union officers. The court also sustained the requirement for unions to register and file financial statements to obtain benefits.
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Washington
CIO National Maritime Union
National Labor Relations Board
Wilbur K. Miller
U. S. Court of Appeals
Bolitha J. Laws
U. S. District Court
Labor Board
National Maritime Union
CIU
M. A. Hanna Company
Wilson Transit Company
Great Lakes
CIO Union
Maritime Union Owas
Maritime Union
Congress
Elyrian Injured When Truck Tips Over
Floyd Sheldon, 36, of 931 Walnut Street, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for possible internal injuries and abrasions after his truck tipped over on Route 76 about a half mile north of Route 2354. He told deputies he was crowded off the road by an approaching vehicle, causing the loss of control as the wheels struck soft earth at the road edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Sheldon
Walnut Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Sheldon
Boy Hit by Taxi Faces Court Tomorrow
Jack Jensen a checker taxi driver will appear in police court tomorrow on a traffic charge after his cab struck five year old Leonard Muro at West avenue and 13th street yesterday at 4 10 p m. Witnesses say the taxi was speeding and tire marks 22 paces long were found. The boy suffered a head abrasion. Community auction Friday April 16 at 6 30 p m at Elyria Frozen Food Locker Fuller Road. Call Merle Karns to sell items and arrange pickup.
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Jack Jensen
Checker
West Avenue
13Th Street
Leonard Muro
Sergi
Lorén Miller
Elyria
Fuller Road
Merle Karns
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Rivoli
van Johnson
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Kiwanis Minstrels
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