Hiss to plead innocent on perjury charges
Alger Hiss, former State Department adviser to President Roosevelt, pleads innocent to two counts of perjury alleging he denied supplying secret documents to Russia. A tentative January 24 trial date was set by Judge John W. Clinton as prosecutors seek two witnesses. each count carries up to five years and a $2000 fine.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Roosevelt
Yalta
Russia
Hiss
John W. Clancy
Edward MacLean
Whittaker
Southern District
U. S
John FL & B McGoher
Nation Hit By Weird Hodge Podge Of Weather
United Press reports a bizarre weather mix across the nation including springlike warmth and sub zero cold, rain, fog, sleet and snow. New York City saw yellow slush and frosted pavements while St Louis and Indianapolis posted hot records for December 15. Western New England received 3 to 5 inches of snow. Oregon and Washington had scattered flurries. Fog and high winds slowed travel, airfields closed, and a glaze storm disrupted Great Lakes highways. California farmers may benefit from Sierra Nevada snowpack reaching 30 inches, easing next summer drought fears.
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United Press
Weather Bureau
New York City
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
New England
Oregon
Washington
Trygve le
Boston
New York
Bezarne
Midwest
Canzan
Ohio
Iowa
Great Lakes
Minneapois
Michizen
Chicago
Celiforniae
Sierra Nevada
Northeast Ohio Weather Outlook Turns Colder
The forecast for northeastern Ohio calls for cloudy conditions and a drop in temperatures. This afternoon will be cloudy and colder, with partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday. Tonight’s low is expected near 28 degrees, and the high Friday around 38 degrees.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Christmas Trees and Auto Service Ad Roundup
Markets found today on page two advertise guaranteed automobile service by Deetz Inc and Chrysler-Plymouth at 728 W Broad. Also promoted are balsam red pine and Scotch pine Christmas trees from Botamer Florist opposite the hospital with nursery grown live trees and evening hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deetz, Inc
Chrysler-Plymouth
W. Broad
Botamer Florist
Auto Hits Two Girls At The Same Time
A car driven by Richard Hays left on a left turn at West avenue and Broad striking Hilda Finile and Julie Vargo. Both women suffered non serious injuries. A second collision damaged two other cars at Cedar and Depot streets at 8 16 a m today involving Walter Rosenau and John Krupar.
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Richard Hays
R. D
Aozeville
West Avenue
Broad
Hilda Finile
Julie Vargo
Warren Avenue
Mass Finile
Mass Vargo
Ars
Walter Rosenau
Harvard Avenue
John Krupar
Olmsted Falls
Cedar and
Depot Streets
Ayres Reports 1948 Tax Distribution Totals in Lorain County
County Auditor Frank Ayres announces the final 1948 tax distribution totaling 837,140 with 795,980 tangible taxes and 41,160 intangible. Elyria city and schools receive notable shares from tangible taxes, while Lorain and several villages and towns gain allocations. Libraries receive 106,467 in intangible taxes, with any remainder allocated to municipalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ayres
Elyria City
Elyria
Auditoriai
Arthur Giles
Elsha
Lorain City
Lorain
Avon Lake Village
Avon Lake
Wellington Village
Wellington
Oberlin Village
Ober Ilin
Amherst
South Amherst
Giles
Yule Programs Spotlight Schools Across Lorain County
Christmas programs shine in Lorain County schools with hundreds of students. Three schools have performed. five programs are set for Sunday, five for Tuesday, plus additional shows through Thursday before holiday vacation.
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Lorain County
South Amherst
Brownhelm
Henrette i
Brownheim
Martley
Lane Avenue
Elyria Townsity
Belden
Camden
Columbia
Eaton
Penfield
Brighton
LaGrange
Avon
Grafton
Pro Wrestler Napoleon Labelle Killed in Car Collision
Lawrence The Terrible Turk Labelle, 41, a professional wrestler, died in a crash near here when his car hit a tractor trailer. He was traveling from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Toledo. The item includes local advertising for cleaning and seasonal decor services with contact numbers.
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Napoleon
Lawrence
Ternble Turk
Labelle
Here
Fort Warne
Ind
Toledo
Madame Chiang's Unclear Plans After U S Visit
Madame Chiang Kai-shek remains in near seclusion at the Marshall estate near Leesburg Virginia while seeking more American aid to China. She has met with President Truman and Secretary Marshall, attended church, and issued a Pearl Harbor commemoration statement. Rumors of a U S house visit or Chiang’s arrival are denied by Chinese sources.
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Washington
Chiang Kia-Shek
China
Truman Orce
George C. Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Marshalls
Leesburg
Marshall
Kiwanians Launch Inclusive Christmas Drive Tomorrow
Kiwanis plan a citywide fund drive to ensure no child or needy person misses a Christmas dinner. Captain Burton Johnson of Salvation Army verifies names to avoid duplication as a copper kettle tour begins at 12 45 PM with the high school band leading the parade to the Merthe Co. square. Mayor Henry Ault will open the drive and receive the first gift, with Denis Ryan and Charles Sartor among the officials and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Burton Johnson
C. H. Merthe Co
Walter von Brock
Michéle Axenne
Denis Ryan
Kiwanis
Henry Ault
Charles Sartor
Gil Seherst
Captain Johnson
Paul No. 1
Funeral Services For Soldier To Be Held Sunday
Funeral services for Pvt. Robert G Hall 19 killed in Eastern France March 15 1935 will be held at 2 p m Sunday from the Russell D Fulton Funeral Home Grafton Rev Robert Chaunce pastor of the Grafton Methodist church will officiate Graveside services at Nesbett cemetery Elyria VFW scheduled body arrives 547 p m Friday and taken to the funeral home for visitation Surviving him are his parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Hall three sisters Mrs Evelyn Spansti and Mrs Jewett Robinson Grafton and Mrs Dorothy Vazano Lorain and four brothers Harry of Grafton Read and Charles Jerry and Frederick at home
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Grafton
Robert G Hall
France
Russell D. Fulton
Robert Chaunce
Alfred Hall
Evelyn Spansti
Jewett Robinson
Dorothy Vazano
Lorain
Harry
Grafton Read
Charles
Jerry
Frederick
Four More Days Of School In Year 1948
Thousands of students in Elsrna and Lorain county public schools anticipate Christmas break with only four days left before vacation begins next Wednesday afternoon. Elyma and Lorzin county systems plan closure by 3 pm next Wednesday with classes ending in early 1949.
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Oslo
Elsrna
Lorain County
Elyma
Lorzin County
Elyra
Wall
Volume of mail climbs as holiday peak nears
Postmaster Nick Smith warns air mail should target distant addresses and parcels receive special handling to ensure Christmas delivery. Cancellations show sharp daily increases this week, with a peak expected late this week or early next, as much mail is metered and pre-cancelled.
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Nick Smith
Mai
Smith
Barkley Forecasts Price Controls and Policy Moves
Vice president elect Alben W. Barkley said the next Congress will enact price controls but not raise general taxes. He forecast early repeal of Taft H artley, passage of a 50 cent minimum wage and extended Social Security benefits. Barkley spoke at a town hall dinner where he received an award for public service.
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New York
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Kentucky
Treasury
Brakley
Congress
Television by Hallicrafters and local radio ad special
Local ad describes Hallicrafters television price at 199 dollars and a dinner special tomorrow at Heights Drive Inn offering fresh pike French fries cole slaw bread and coffee. The storefront lists Stewart Radio at 242 Marseilles.
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Hallicrafters
Stewart Radio
Marseilles
Heights Drive Inn
Cold and Clearing Weather Promised Amid Major Flooding
Weather officials predicted clearing skies this evening after heavy rains and state highways closed by high water. Earl Reed noted widespread road washouts in Guernsey Wyandotte Pike Jackson Lawrence Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs counties with more than a dozen secondary roads blocked. Flooding rose rivers including the Ohio at Portsmouth and Readings with a Readings flash flood. Cincinnati rainfall reached 3.1 inches.
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Earl L. Reed
Guernsey
Wyandotte
Pike
Jackson
Lawrence
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
San
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Athens County
Portsmouth
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Miami
Reading
Cincinnati
Labor Unions To Inspect Elyria Memorial Hospital
Thirty three labor union representatives will tour Elyria Memorial Hospital this afternoon in groups of four. Nurses will explain departments and equipment while Superintendent C R Cook outlines the 850000 building fund drive.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ginner
C. R. Cook
Harley Reese
Adolph Danitz
George Diewald
Irvine Higgins
Walter F. Hill
Alton Page
Russell Reisinger
Harry Wacker
John Whitelock
A. F. of L. Building Trades Group
Glenn Bement
Thomas Dunn
Edward J. Elbert
Richard C. Johns
Harold Kaiser
Arthur C. Kehnert
Dominic Staskiews
A F. of L. Industrial Group
P. E. Dier
American Federation of Teachers
Leslie Bowman
Frank Boyson
F. P. Burke
Gilbert Coates
Harold Dellefield
Ben Gedechen
Dale Kellogg
Robert Roskoski
Russell Tite
C. S. O. United Auto Workers
W. J. Moore
C. S O. Steel Workers
Albert Brown
Wilfred Fries Herman Banker
Claude Wooldridge
International Association of Machinists
Gustieve Burandt
Nicholas Tobicashi
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Commencement Speaker To Be Dr. E. E. Lewis
Dr. E E Lewis a Ohio State University education professor now in Japan has accepted to give Elsha High School’s 19 9 commencement address on Wednesday June 8 Superintendent Harold H Erbing reports He helped train Japanese administrators as part of a program sending 30 American educators to Japan to model American education and aid 1500 local superintendents.
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Ohio
Japan
Elsha
Harold H. Erbing
E. E. Lewis
Ohio State University
Lewis
Elyria
Tokyo
Eibling
Lesis
Cars on wheels: Christmas savings check for used car
The Chronicle Telegram highlights using a Christmas savings check as a down payment on a dependable used car. Daily want ads promise cars to suit every taste, inviting readers to shop the selection.
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Chronicle Telegram
Nationalist Troops Suffer Setbacks in China Fronts
Dispatches report Nationalist forces retreating under pressure in three fronts. Peiping faces a heavy Communist cordon as Red units advance near the wall of the capital, while a second Communist army pushes along the Yangtze Grand Canal driving Nationalists back to Kaoyu.
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Peiping
Tsingho
Tientsin
Tangku
Menchuria
Nanking
12Th
Central
Huang Wei
Suhsien
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Grand Canal
Kaoyu
Marines Reach Shanghai to Guard American Interests
A detachment of 695 Marines from Tsingtao arrived in Shanghai aboard the Bayfield to protect American lives and property if a Communist attack occurs. They will stay aboard the ship and land only if joint U S officials declare an emergency, using a narrow waterfront area for recreation and drill.
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Shanghai
Tsingtao
Ait Shanghai
Bayfield
U.S
John M. Cabot
G. C. Crawford
Cemetery Wreaths Spark Town Talk at Darek Florist
A $2.49 cemetery wreath draws praise as customers visit Darek Florist to see the affordable arrangement. Phone 2132.
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Darek Florist
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J. Martn
Beck
Radio Statcn Weol
Znnuz
Wil i
Lynn Akers
Kelvern Barlese
Jeanne Sadowski
Sopran
Eugene Szabo
Vidlicist
d’Amoreso
Cierdas
Afonti
Edmund Wright
Madame Chiang
Miles
Chahar
Tsingho ,Peiping
Glen Fitch
F. A. Dusthimer
Milo Sharp
Harold Rorick
Gil Schiesz
Dave Daley
J. H. Wehmoff
A. E. Davies
Ed Krebs
Martin Bouhan
Ralph Hamlin
Dick Russell
C. R. Gar
Elyria Eagles
Aerie
Boi Ms
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