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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1948

Page

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President to Blast Congress Says Advisers

Washington report says President Truman will likely sign the GOP price and housing bills but attack Congress for inaction on his broader program. Advisers see a tailored campaign issue in Congress’s failure at the two week special session ending Saturday.

Washington Truman Congress Alr Robert A. Taft GOP Canada Mr. Truman Bill United Nations

Break Seen in Spy Inquiry as Perlo and Bentley Clash

Washington. The House Un American Activities Committee held an open session where Victor Perlo refused to answer about knowing Elizabeth Bentley, invoking the fifth amendment. Bentley identified Perlo as head of a wartime Soviet spy ring in the capital. Alexander Koral was also present as a key figure predicted to break the case.

Washigton Victor Perio Elizabeth T. Bentley Perlo Miss Bentley House UN- América Activities Committee Perio Committee Robert E. Stripling Mr. Perio Stripling Perlso Washington House “UN- American Activies Committee Victor Perlo Alexander Koral

Van Wert Man elected Grand Chef De Gare of Ohio 40 and 8

L. O. Garvison of Van Wert was chosen as Grand Chef De Gare of the Ohio 40 and 8 American Legion Fun and Honor Society. Other officers include J. T. Cerner of Cincinnati Grand Chef De Train and J. G. Ceskey Al Hance as Grand Chef De Train.

Columbus L. O. Garvison Fer Wert Ohio ET 8 American Legion J. T. Cerner Cincinnei Train J. G. Ceskey

Cleveland Northeast Ohio Forecast

Partly cloudy with little temperature change. Winds from the northeast at eight to twelve miles per hour. Low tonight 62 degrees. High Tuesday 84 degrees.

Cleveland Ohio

City planners map Elyria growth with land use survey

Engineers outline growth guidance as a land use survey begins in Elyria. Hart Rutter of 108 Furnace Street is among four senior scouts collecting data, marking land charts along assigned streets. Colleagues Rob Williams 231 Howe Street Jim Shebeac 415 Cambridge Avenue and Jack Falkenhof 246 Howe Street assist in the survey.

Elyria Hart Rutter Furnace Street Rutter Rob Williams Howe Street Jim Shebeac Cambridge Avenue Jack Falkenhof

Berlin western police raided by Communist control

Western sector police in Berlin are arrested at home in swift night raids by Communist police in the Soviet sector. Stumm confirms wholesale arrests as housing shortages keep officers split between sectors. airlifted supplies and cautious Soviet optimism headline the day.

Berlin Paul Merkeraf Johannes Stumm Stumm Taeglische Rundschau Moscow Germany Immed

Route 20 widening project awaits start amid delays

County Commissioner Oscar G Dunn reported progress on widening and resurfacing 6 miles of U S Route 20 and Route 10 between Elyria and Oberlin. Ohio Engineering Co won the $107 605 52 bid for Russia and Carlisle Townships with completion pushed beyond July 3 due to oil company strike delays and asphalt supply issues. A company rep said start depends on conditions but hopes to begin soon.

Oscar G. Dunn Ohis Elyria Oberlin Dunn State Highway Department Russia Carlisle Ohio Engineering Company Rochte 18 Wellington

Real Estate Tax Collections Reach $1,722,082

Country Treasurer Walter Wright announced second half 187 figures showing real estate tax receipts totaling $1,722,082. He noted some checks were not yet counted and that the $1,750,000 target for the period seems unlikely to be met.

Walter Wright Asure Seturcar

Ohio Legion Band Contest Results Report

Columbus reports the annual Ohio American Legion band contest results with multiple posts and scores. Notable scores include Kent Post 2145, Canton Post 4 1.75, Carer Post 536 Salem 80.215, Massillon Post 223 87.966, Norwood Post 123 178.225, Cincinnati Post 318 73.816, and Wauseon Post 265 71.73.

Columbus Ohio American Legion Porege Kent Canton O'Brien Sheilor Carer Salem Drmim Corps Massillon Lelend Barnet Norwood Anderson Township Cincinnati Robinson Gibbs Wauseon

Burns Fatal To Couple In McKeesport Tourist Home

Frank Stauter and his wife Alta 73 of Dayton Iowa died from burns after an explosion in a room at Hugh Lyle's tourist home on the Lincoln highway near McKeesport. The couple were vacation travelers who stopped at the lodging. cause of the blast was not immediately determined.

Mckeesport Frank Stauter Alta Dayton McKeesport Hospital Hugh Lyle Lincoln Highway Here Stauters

Ohio Legion Elects Officers at 30th State Convention

The 5000 Ohio American Legion members meet in Columbus to elect department officers and vote on resolutions. J D Sawyer of Saddletown and Carl W Smith of Kenton vie for department commander as Aaron Holloran withdraws from national committeeman race. Resolutions support a 600 bed VA hospital at Ohio State University Medical Health Center and bonus law amendments for survivors.

Columbus Ohio American Legion Legion Legionnaires J. D. Sewyer Saddletown Ohio Carl W. Smith Kenton Sawyer Smith Aaron J. Holloran Springfield Holloran National Legion Oak Hill Veterans Administration Hospital Ohio State University Medical Health Center

Tobin Nominated as Secretary of Labor for Truman

President Truman names Maurice J. Tobin to head the Labor Department. Tobin, former Massachusetts governor and Boston mayor, contemplates whether to take the cabinet post or pursue another run for governor. AFL CIO and railroad unions express praise for his labor record and readiness to serve if he accepts.

Washington Organized Labor Maurice J. Tobin Tobin Massachusetts Boston Truman AFL CIO Butthey Senate Alben W. Barklesy Robert A. Taft R. O Labor Department Lewis B. Schwellenbach J. Howard McGrath Nite House McGrath Rhode Island Charles Francis Adams Navy Hoover

Three Men And Boy Injured In Traffic Mishaps

Three men and a small boy were injured in weekend traffic accidents reported by the Elyria police and Lorain County sheriff departments. Several autos were damaged. incidents include a man thrown from a car on Gulf Road and a boy run down at the Holliday home.

Elyra Police Lorain County Cac Tomasic Denver Avenue Lorain Elyria Memorial Hospital Gulf Road Robert Mihalic East 264 Street Loren Meschke Seventh Street Meschke Mihalie Mihalic Bor David Fox Jr Fair Grounds F. J. Holliday Holliday Longfellow Avenue Richard Grey Eighth Street Broad Street Court Street Allie Freeman Ninth Street Grey Freeman Charles Osborn Elyria LaPorte Andrew Petak Cleveland Osborn Broadtreet Roger Pierce Curahoga Falls August E Gutosky Woodford Avenue West River Street Frank Burk West Iver Street Morris Lanier L Lanier Second Street East Avenue William Edward Reines Bellevue Denver G. Neal East Broad Street Neal Sheriff's Department Slurrey Ridge Road Wisert Davis Callison South Carolina Davis Oberlin Road Middle Ridge Road Leander J. Lawson Graftontreet Oberlin Lawson Russia Road Route 20 LeRoy Fields South Main Street Mable G. Fridenstine Hamilton Street R. D

Envoys From Western Powers Meet Molotov at Kremlin

Western diplomats from America Britain and France visit the Kremlin to confer with Foreign Minister Molotov about the German situation. This marks the third discussion with Molotov, with secrecy intact after a Friday night three hour session.

Moscow Kremlin V. M. Molotov Molotov

Storm Batters The English Channel

A severe summer storm battered the English Channel coast, drowning eight, wrecking five yachts, and causing major damage to farms, sea walls, and power lines. Off Perros-Guirec a fishing boat sank with 13 tourists aboard. five were saved and five bodies recovered. Several yachts were driven ashore or foundered along the coast, with additional ships drifting and assistance from lifeboats and tugs. Flood tides breached a sea wall near Clecton, swamping 450 bungalows as 1,000 vacationers were rescued by boats and amphibious craft.

London English Channel Perros-Guirec Normandy Channel Portland Hope Isle of Wight Gull William Hawkins Beachy Head Newhaven Hawkins Ushant Dextrous Falmouth Broklends Estate Clecton

Liquidator of Old Union Trust Co Dies in Cleveland

Oscer L Cox, 70, former liquidator of the Old Union Trust Co., dies in a Cleveland nursing home. He came to Cleveland in 1933 when Jesse Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corp named him conservator of the Union Trust, then Ohio’s largest bank. Services will be held tomorrow in Cleveland.

Cleveland Oscer L Cox Old Union Cust Co Cox Jesse Jones Reconstruction Finance Corp Union Trust Co Ohio

Rayon workers union reach wage pact in three cities

Industrial Rayon Corp and the CIO Textile Workers Union say they have agreed on a new contract that raises wages by about 17 cents per hour for 4,000 employees in Cleveland, Painesville Ohio, and Covington Virginia.

Cleveland Industrial Rayon Corp CIO Textile Workers Union Today Painesville Covington

Former Lorain GOP Chief Killed Climbing Mt St Helens

Dr. Lloyd W. Taylor Lorain County Republican Central Committee chairman from 1942 until this year and Oberlin College physics professor died yesterday afternoon while climbing Mt St Helens near Kelso Washington. The Oberlin resident for 24 years served in World War I and led local politics before not seeking re election this year. Funeral plans pending.

Lloyd W. Taylor Lorain County Republican Central Committee Oberlin College Mt. St. Helen Kelso Washington Taylor Edwin Taylors Oberlin Henry Ault Elyria Canal Zone

U S Military Governor Arrested Entering Soviet Zone

Frankfurt reports U S military governor 1st Lt S F Turner and civil affairs officer Rowland Meyers were arrested by Soviet guards during a crop inspection in a zone near Bad Kissingen. A German chauffeur said they were seized during the walk inspection and escaped by driving out of the zone.

Frankfurt Dena U. S Bad Kissingen Wurzburg U.S S. F. Turner Turner Rowland Meyers

Chairman of Communist Party In Ohio Is Jailed

NEW YORK Gus Hall chairman of the Ohio Communist party and national board member was sent to jail by Federal Judge Samuel Kaufman pending posting of a $5 000 bail on an indictment accusing him of advocating the overthrow of the government by force and violence Hall last of 12 Communist party members to be apprehended as a result of the indictment returned by a federal grand jury here July 20 was the first of the group to be committed to jail pending bail

New York Gus Hall Ohio Communist Party National Board Samuel Kaufman Hall Communist Party

Elyria Drum And Bugle Corps Plans Return To Competitions

Elyria Drum and Bugle Corps, with members from Elyria, Lorain, LaGrange, Wellington and nearby areas, seeks reentry to state and national contests after a strong Columbus parade showing. The group, eight time state champions and former national winners, has managers Pete Diriam and assistants Charles Kremser Hayden Evans, with William Hruby Cleves as drum major. They aim for events in St. Louis or Miami later this year as the corps resumes competition.

Elyria American Legion Post 12 American Legion Columbus Yesterdaay Elyine Lorain LaGrange Wellington Lorain County Cuyahota County Chicago Pete Diriam Charles Kremser Hayden Evans William Hruby Cleves Hruby United States Veterans of Foreign Wars National Invent St. Louis National America Legion Miami Elstia Corps Columbus Westerdar W. O. McClellan Jed

Dewey Pushes Higher Pay for Cabinet Members

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey plans to ask Congress to raise salaries for cabinet officers and other high officials if elected president. He argues higher pay will attract more efficient public servants and bring government salaries closer to private industry. Dewey had previously boosted his own staff pay as New York governor.

Pawling Thomas E. Dewey Congress Dewer Albany

Truck Driver Killed in Route 51 Head-On Crash

A trucker aged 27 identified as Dale Miller was killed in a head-on collision with an automobile on Route 51 near Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. Three others injured include Dr. Henry C. Thell, Margaret Broom, and Mrs Farziller. The truck reportedly plunged over an embankment and burst into flames.

Beaver Falls Dale Miljer Mantue Miller Route 51 Here Henry C. Thell Aliquippa Margaret Broom Rochester Farziller Maller

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Lloyd Taylor I A Elect van Wert Mariets Deetz, Inc Chrysler-Plymouth Broad Burns Ohio Legion Secretary of Labor Robert L. Eichelberger Ger. S. B. Buckner Yokohama Japan Eicchelberger Sth Old Union Trust Co Soviet Zone Communist Party In Elyria Drum and Bugle Corps Geisel Stenco West Ave Dewey Trumbull Warren Paul J. Reagen Trumbull County Reagen Ray Smith hacHly
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