Drought Dangers Mount Across the United States
Heat waves push death toll higher with Illinois and New York worst hit. Midwestern and eastern regions endure near 100 degree days with no rainfall in two weeks. Fire risks rise as Wisconsin forests burn and officials seek emergency action. Kremlin talks begin as western powers press for Berlin relief and a four power framework for Germany.
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Middle Western
North Atlantic
Illnois
New York State
New York Weather Bureau
Midwest
H. L. Percy
Chicago Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Neil Lemay
Ernest Swift
Ohio Governor Addresses Thousands at Lorain County Fair
Governor Thomas J. Herbert spoke to more than five thousand at the Lorain County Fair in Wellington after a dinner with 85 county Republican leaders. He praised fairs for agricultural progress and Four-H and Future Farmers work, noted Lorain’s 1855 fair history, and commented on the torn down grandstand. Auditor Roger Tracy was introduced but did not speak.
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Lorein County
Thomas J. Herbert
American Legion
Wellington
Lorain County
Republican Executive and Central Committee
Herbert
Fair Grounds
Roger Tracy
Ohio
Cleveland Forecast: Hot, Humid With Isolated Thunderstorms
Pertilly cloudy conditions give way to continued heat and humidity with light southwest winds this afternoon and tonight. Saturday brings fair, partly cloudy skies with still high heat and humidity and afternoon thundershowers. Low tonight around 70, high tomorrow near 93.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Elyria Youth Center Dance At Gates School Gym
Notice announces a dance at Gates School Gym hosted by the Elyria Youth Center this evening. An advertisement from Eastern Heights Building And Land Co. promotes showing a new house at 112 Columbia Ave on Sunday August 29 from noon to six PM.
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Elyria
Gates School
Eastern Heights Building and Land Co
Columbia Ave
Florida Residents Brace For Sunday Hurricane Blow
A tropical hurricane 920 miles east-southeast of Florida heads toward the Atlantic coast with 100 mph winds. Forecasters warn it could hit between Jacksonville and Vero Beach early Sunday, but path remains uncertain. South Florida residents stock up while Red Cross sets storm HQs.
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Fla
Atlante
Here
Florida
Jacksonville
Vero Beach
South Florida
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Techemoon
Weather Bureau
Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic
Draft Board At Lorain Complete
Dr. N A Tillmen of Lorain was submitted to state Selective Service for appointment as a member of Local Board No 71 to serve Lorain area. Dr Felix and Virgil C Burgett had been named to vacancies and prefer offices in Lorain. Board 71 serves Lorain, Sheffield, Avon, Avon Lake and Black River Township.
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N. A. Tillmen
Lorain
Selective Service
Columbus
Tillmen
Harry E. Wood
C. H. Felix
Lorain Den.st
Virgil C. Burgett
Three Boys Held In Thefts Here
Three boys aged 15 and 16 were apprehended at Red's Auto Sales on Cleveland Street by Lieut James Boggs and Patrolman William Davis after a chase on a used car lot. Police expect the trio to clarify a number of petty thefts burglaries and car tire cases. The incident occurred at 2 35 p m today and followed questioning by Lieut Detective C L Miller. The report continues on page 2.
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Bors
C. L. Miller
Red
Cleveland Street
James Boggs
William Davs
Heat Wave Persists Across Ohio With Record Temps
Ohio endures a scorching heat wave with readings near 100 degrees across cities such as Columbus Cleveland and Canton Ringing in a forecast of continued heat and some afternoon showers in the west Circleville reported 99 degrees as Akron Norwalk and Canton also posted high numbers City Health Commissioner Goodloe urged residents to avoid heat dangers and follow cooling measures A separate brief reports an Air Force lieutenant from Shelbyville Ind killed in a gravity plane crash near Grenier Field in Manchester New Hampshire.
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Chesapeake
Ohio River
Mario
Circleville
Chennati
Columbus
Cleveland
Ashlane
Toleco
Akron
Norwalk
Canton
M Goodloe
AIR Force
Manchester
N. H
Warren M. Lopez
Shelbyville
Ind
Grenier Field
Lopez
Europe
Holy Cross Church To Celebrate Silver Jubilee
Holy Cross Church of Elyria marks its Silver Jubilee with a Pontifical High Mass at 10 30 am on Sunday August 29 in Elyria The celebration features Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland Rt Rev Msgr Kenneth W Saunders and Fr Stanislaus Rybacki of Sacred Heart Church Cleveland to preach A mortgage burning banquet will follow in the church hall Fr Budny pastor for seventeen years is noted for parish lay activity The history traces back to 1910 with Polish community origins and a 1923 Mass Involved parish school and convent with three Sisters of St Joseph teaching 65 elementary students A preschool program operates William Wilbert 36 of 240 Foster Ave was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a fall in St Agnes basement while decorating for a wedding.
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Holy Cross Church
Elyria
Fiord L. Begin
Cleveland
Andrew A. Radecx
John W. Solinski
John M. Zeglen
Kenneth W. Saunders
Stanislaus S. Rybacki
Sacred Heart Church
Ithe Ciery
Lawrence W. Budny
Budny
Assumption Church
Grafton
Holy Cross
Elsmiz
Joseph L. Kuta
West Avenue
Fifteenth Street
William Wilbert
Foster Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
St. Agnes’ Church
Wilbert
Welsh Schoolmaster Arrives to Teach at Elyria High
Thomas Evans from Wales arrives in Elyria to join the High School faculty for the 1848-45 term. He will teach American history and social studies while studying at the same time. Evans notes Wales splits schools into grammar technical and modern types, with some comprehensive schools like those in the United States.
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Wales
Elyria
Thomas Evans
Glenn Baxter
Baxter
Cardington
Evans
AI. C A
Amercan
Chronicle- Telegram Todexy
United States
Cardigan
Uge
No. 2
Berlin City Hall Stormed by Communist Squads
Communist leaders demand a nine man commission to rule Berlin after 4000 demonstrators broke up a city assembly session. Iron gates were smashed and the city hall stormed as 1800 pressed into the chamber to hear Karl Littke denounce the assembly and urge workers to accept Soviet zone currency and strike for western marks. Police in three western sectors were alerted to prevent repeats of last weekend’s violence.
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Berlin
Berli
City Assembly
Karl Littke
Littke
Potsdamer Platz
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Mrs Booth Dies Head of Volunteers of America
Mrs Maud Ballington Booth, widow of Gen Ballington Booth and former Salvation Army figure, dies at her daughter’s home. As head of the Volunteers of America she led prison reform and rehabilitation work for inmates, with roles including vice president of the American Prison Association and founder of the organization.
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Mrs. Booth
Volunteers of America
Great Neck
N.Y
Maud Ballington Booth
The
Booth
Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
William Booth
Bre
America
Umeeer Prison League
Sheako
Sears
Sovorers
Vice Press
Amey
President Nears End of Vacation Heading Home
President Truman ends his pre campaign vacation aboard the Willi amsburg bound for Washington. He is scheduled to reach the lower Potomac tonight and return to the capital Sunday. Lineman Robert B. Whitert, 27, of Toledo Edison Co., died after electrocution while installing wires on East River Road near Perrysburg yesterday. For sale—ladies brown shoe and roller skates, size 7 3/4. Phone 2132. Mrs Dill
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Truman
Bire Island
Potomac River
Trumen
Toledo
Robert B. Whibert
Laremar
Toledo Edison Co
Eest River Road
Perrysburg
Army Cuts Its November Draft Quota
Washington reports the Army reduces its November draft quota to about 10 000 to 15 000 draftees due to training limits. Officials say the call will be closer to 10 000, with a plan to reach 15 000 in December and rise to 30 000 monthly eventually. Registrations begin next Monday for men born from 1922 to 1930 with staged dates. CLAM Bake ad notes at Careys Villa with ticket info.
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Washington
Army
National Munitions Board
Defense Department
Navy
Air Force
Selective Service Headquarters
Prices Still Rising Across Most Retail Items
United Press reports show government retail sales reflect hesitancy among housewives to buy expensive goods yet overall sales fell from 10,755,000,000 in June to 10,560,000,000 in July. Wholesale prices rose one tenth of a percent to a record, led by food, with the index at 169.2 of 1926.
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Labor Department
Elyria Uses Large Water Volumes As Heat Strains System
Elyria faces high demand with hot weather, as the water pumping station runs at 8.5 million gallons daily during peak load. Service Director D. W. Rothe notes this is about 2.5 million gallons above the average daily rate.
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Elyria
D. W. Rothe
Rothe
Card of Thanks Public expression of gratitude notice
A Chronicle-Telegram Card of Thanks invites readers to publicly thank friends and neighbors for favors services flowers or kindness. To place a note call 44 121 or 44 131 and save the embarrassment of omitting someone.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Frank Roberts
Russia
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Draft Board
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Keith Kelly
Carey
Sisters of St Joseph of the Third Order of St Francis
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