Battle Rages North of Nanking In Twenty Mile Front
Front reports describe a fierce clash 120 miles north of Nanking in a 20 square mile Hua River area. Nationalists and Communists pour forces as Chiang Kai-shek aims to defend the capital. Suchow falls as Tu Yi-Ming and Pergpu units contend for control and reinforcements move from Sinkiang.
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Nanking
Hua River
Chiang Kai-s
Sursien
Tu Yi-Ming
Pergpu
Suhsien
Pengpu
Tsadaoch
Suchow
Chiang
Sinkiang
Fire destroys 16 American flags at court house
A fire of undetermined origin in the Lorain County court house damaged 3171.30 estimated by insurance adjustors. Sixteen large American flags and their staffs were destroyed along with flag stalls and paper bundles. A discarded cigarette is suspected by some officials. no official cause yet determined.
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Lorain County Court House
W. N. Bates
Oscar G. Dunn
Bates
Thensurance
Dunn
Curt House
Second Treasure Hunt Set For Monday Evening
The second in the four treasure hunts for Christmas in Elyria will be staged Monday evening by the Merchants Division of the Elma Chamber of Commerce. Downtown stores open until 8 pm for shoppers, with hunt participants allowed to claim gifts after 7 pm by presenting names and addresses.
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Elyria
Merchants
Elma
Cleveland Area Weather and Realty Ad
Weather forecast for northeastern Ohio shows clouds and milder conditions this afternoon. Saturday expected cloudy and cooler with low near freezing and high around 34. Also a real estate ad listing a 1942 Mercury Wagon for $1,295 with owner financing at 452 Cleveland St. Phone 42962.
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Cleveland
Wil Finance
Cleveland St
Truman Vows Budget He Will Shape As He Sees Fit
At a White House news conference, President Truman outlined a forthcoming cabinet shake up, pledged no lobbying to push budget figures, and declared he would press for a budget he wants. He praised farmers and labor, and called Gov. Dewey a sitting duck as a presidential candidate.
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Washington
Democratic Party
White House
Calcutta
Bolling
Truman
Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
FDR
Roosevelt
James Forrestal
National Defense
Charles
Brannan
Lebor
Maurice Tobin
3C. Trumen
George C. Marshall
Trumen
Treasury
John W. Snider
J. Strom Thurmond
Solid South
New York State
Mgr
Dewey
Industrial Council and Chamber to Meet Elyria Telephone Heads
A joint committee of Lorain County Industrial Council and Elyria Chamber of Commerce will meet at 2 p.m. next Tuesday with Roy W. Ammel, president of the Elyria Telephone Company, and other officials. The groups seek updates on telephone service improvements after surveys. Hubbard Wilcox chairs the Chamber committee. The Industrial Council surveyed industrial firms while the Chamber polled non industrial members. over 500 questionnaires were sent and 130 responses received.
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Lorain County Industrial Council
Elsra Chamber of Commerce
Roy W. Ammel
Elyria Telephone Company
Ammel
Richard Ruth
Industrial Council
Hubbard Wilcox
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chambers
Trawler Saigon Runs Aground Off Iceland In Snowstorm
In Patrick Fjord near Reykjavik the British trawler Saigon grounded during a snow storm. Eleven crewmen drowned while six were rescued, with initial reports indicating the disaster in icy conditions.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Patrick’s Fjord
Huffman Heads Organizations Division In Drive
Huffman D. Huffman of Huffman-Hubbard Co named head of the civ ds and organizations division of Elria Memorial Hospitals 850 000 building fund drive announced by Chauncer Smythe and David Thames. The drive will solicit city clubs women's groups church associations and hospital service area groups. A fund collection plan includes subscriptions from clubs and groups and a 23 month payment period.
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Lewis D. Huffman
Huffman-Hubbard Company
Civds
Elrria Memorial Hospitals
Grive
Huffman
Chauncer B. Smythe
David O. Thames
Vision
Grarzes
Hesprals
S. Eis
Neuuralir
Cnmsideren
Fer Ag Py
Chewing Gum Forbidden In Soviet Sector Of Berlin
Soviet sector Berlin bans chewing gum as authorities tighten curb on public behavior. Police enforcement noted with warnings issued to pedestrians and riders in the central city, reflecting postwar control measures.
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Berlin
Army seizes control in Damascus imposes curfew
In Damascus the Army takes over Syrian security under martial law and imposes a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. It bans gatherings of more than three people and prohibits carrying weapons. The move follows days of anti-government riots with several killed and hundreds injured as demonstrations accuse the government over Palestine. The Army says it protects troops fighting on the Palestine front.
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Damascus
Palestine
Plans to Build New Theater on Cleveland Street
R L Ulmer of Shelby seeks a zoning change to permit a 1000 seat motion picture theater on Cleveland street between Olive and Edgewood. The council will consider removing residential zoning for the rear of Ulmer’s 165 by 260 foot plot to allow the project. Ulmer, a Shelby furniture dealer with other motion picture interests, awaits council action.
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Cleveland Street
Olive
Edgewoods
R. L Ulmer
Shelby
Awazits Council
Vandemark
Attorner
Ulmer
Council
Car crashes into house trailer on Cleveland street
A car driven by L. R. Coloton swerved to avoid another vehicle and crashed into a house trailer at Sommers Trailer Camp on Cleveland Street Abbe Road yesterday at 8 49 p m. The trailer and Coloton’s car were badly damaged and the driver was able to exit the wreckage.
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L. R. Coloton
Berez
Cleveland Street
Abbe Road
Sommers
Coloton
Colotsa
Aubra Baker
R. D
Oberlin
Daniel Hahn
Lakewood
Berlin
Sernut Ridges Road
Fatal Accident Near Wellington Claims Tractor Driver
Deputy sheriffs and state highway patrolmen investigated a fatal collision southeast of Wellington on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Crossing at 1 3. mm. today. A man operating a tractor was killed after being struck by a westbound freight train on Jones Road, with identity yet unknown at press time.
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Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Wellington
George Sid
Wheeling
Jones Road
Food Prices Seen Staying High Through Next Year
Washington housewives were told the Agriculture Department’s forecast shows food prices will not drop much next year. Meat may become more plentiful late year if crops improve, while overall prices flatten gradually. President Truman’s advisers cite signs of easing inflation. Commerce Secretary Lamont Sawyer plans a speech urging voluntary price cuts before any controls are considered.
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Washington
Housewive
White Houcre
Eawin G. Nourse
Nourse
Troumans
Trumian
Deas
Chad
White House
Commerce
Charles Laxmer
National Association of Manufacturers Baroquet
New York
Truman
Sawyer
Congress
Parents Fight to Keep Daughter Out of School
In Greenfield a mother and father, the Levisons, vow to go to the Supreme Court to prohibit public schooling for their seven year old daughter Carolyn, citing a lack of religious instruction and parental rights. They were arrested last month and charged with violating the state constitution. released on $500 bond each, with a hearing set for early next year.
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Levison
U. S
Upreme
Levisons
Carolyn
C. A. Whiteside
Greene County
Floyd Frazier
Greenfield
The
Election Board Weighs Jail Space for Election Offices
Sheriff Carl Finezen suggests using jail living quarters for a juvenile detention home if needed. The board weighs giving election office space in the jail area to Elisha Sayn Trust Co. space currently crammed. A move to relocate election offices could save about 15250 per month, but decision delayed until new commissioners take over.
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Tecenmiiv
Carl R Finezen
Sherif
Peera
Te Elsha
Ncs Ens Trust Co
New Yorkers Warned of Flood of Counterfeit Money
The Secret Service warned New Yorkers that millions of counterfeit ten and twenty dollar bills have been flowing into Federal Reserve banks for a week, signaling a broad counterfeit operation in the metropolitan area.
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New York
Secret Service
Treasury
Thomgus
Federal Reserve
United States Joins Rio Pact Defense Alliance Strengthens Hemisphere
The U S and 13 American republics ratify a mutual defense pact binding signatories to assist if any member faces armed attack. Costa Rica’s ratification completes the two thirds and paves the way for future talks on a Western Europe defense pact. The 14 nations include Brazil Colombia El Salvador Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Dominican Republic Uruguay and Venezuela. Six other signatories will join as ratifications are deposited.
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Washington
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Costa Rica
Pan American Union
U.S. Senate
Senate
U. S
Western
Europe
State Department
Bio Pacer
Congress
U.S
Canada
George C. Marshall
Brazil
Colombia
el Salvador
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Dominican Republic
Uruguay
Venezuela
Bernadotte Merger Plan Is Voted Down
The United Nations political committee rejected an Anglo American move to merge the Arab half of partitioned Palestine with Trans-Jordan by 26 to 18 with 19 abstentions. United States and Britain failed to win support for Bernadotte proposals as part of Palestine peace talks.
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Paris
United Nations
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Don Bernadotte
United States
Britain
Bernadotte
Dean Rusn
Cancellation Commission
Bush
Conciliation Commission
General Assembly
Canada
Security Council
Israel
France
Holy Land
Assembly
Soviet Puppet Government In Berlin Gains Recognition
Berlin Soviet military administration recognizes the Communist rump government as the temporary Berlin authority until elections. Western powers plan reforms, currency ties shift to Soviet monetary union, while Berlin calls for a boycott of elections led by Friedrich Ebert.
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Berlin
Iodes
Mars
Pemerigan Financial Expers Se
Russia
Ber
Three Galion Residents Killed in Highway Crash
A car carrying Anna Carr age 47 Rita Wetmahn 29 and Angelo Cirrinelli crashed into the rear of a semi-trailer about two miles west of Here. The impact killed all three instantly. the truck driver escaped with no injuries.
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Bucyrus
Galion
Here
Anna Carr
Rita Wetmahn
Angelo Cirrinelli
Ohioan James Hurley Killed in Hit-Skip Crash
Funeral services were arranged for James Hurley 63 of New Boston who died at General Hospital from injuries after being struck by a hit-skip driver near his home Tuesday. He was a 36 year employee of Wheeling Steel Corp and Portmouth Steel Corp and father of five.
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Portsmouth
James Hurley
New Boston
General Hospital
Hurley
Wheeling Stee Corp
Portsemouth Steel Corp
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