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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1948
Page
9
Stanford researchers led by Dr. Thomas C. Founer unveil a new seismic exploration technique at Palo Alto. The method promises faster, cheaper mapping and potential offshore use with minimal risk to nearby structures. It could open new oil supplies and expand viable survey areas.
Police roped in five suspects after a Dunbar Hotel annex raid led to a marijuana smoking party discovery. A sixth man, William R. Gordon, 25, was shot outside while fleeing and treated for a leg wound at Charity Hospital.
An Air Weather Service detachment at an Air Force base launched a balloon rising over 21 miles, a second highest ascent on record. Captain Lawrence E. Robertson led the 312 500 foot ascent, surpassed only by two higher depths at LICO. The balloon carried a radio transmitter for temperature humidity and pressure readings, tracked by radar until bursting, with ground receivers recording signals.
Night life reopens in Nuernberg after years of blackout with three clubs offering dancing, dining, and champagne. Americans frequent basement venues and bombed buildings, while German shops in the Bahnhof area sell leather goods. Travel remains scarce as rail prices stay high and dining cars provide meals on trains.
Prices for everyday fruits and vegetables remain high but more accessible as vegetable and fruit stands multiply across town. Farmers seek sales of cucumbers tomatoes potatoes pitums and other fresh produce, aided by currency reform that leaves Germans with more purchasing power after basic needs.
The passage notes pre reform days where items such as cigarettes sugar and coffee were sold under the counter for black market profits. It contrasts German demand for cigarettes as tips with modern preference for pfen nigs and marks. It also mentions Americans wanting salary paid in marks but at a 30 cent rate and states the mark’s value to an American is about 10 cents.
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