Bonuses and gifts lift holiday spirits across firms
Companies distributed Christmas bonuses to workers and offered food, toys, and gifts. The Public Utilities Board noted a $13,000 surplus after December bills. Dr Charles B Hotes received a $3,000 hospital foundation gift from Gallipolis Holzer Hospital staff, with a prior $1,000 from the Gallia County Medical Society. Timken Rotrs Bearing Co awarded engraved watches to 120 long-serving employees across Columbus, Wooster, and Zanesville plants. a banquet for 110 longer-serving workers is planned. Fremont high girls began dividing a Holly and mistletoe shipment funded by a Kentucky donor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tkag Fomiad F i Apitit
Chilatenad
Beaterine
Chrittmas
Mme Huton Board of Public
Falta
Muton
Gallipolis
Charles B. Hotesef
Gallipolis Holzer Hospital
Christeas
Hospital
Hoapital
Fremont High
War Branch
Kentucky
Suit Filed For 50000 Damages In Truck Collision
Circleville report states an action seeking 50000 damages filed in Common Pleas Court over a fatal November 28 1948 truck automobile crash. Administrators of F P Griner estate named Edward Killeen of London Ontario as defendant claiming Eby driver for Killeen operated at excess speed on the wrong side of the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville
Common Pleas Court
Alice Griner Tytell
Rose Griner Kore
Freq P. Griner
Edward £. Killeen
London
Griner
Jesy L. Eby
Eby
Killeen
Clarksfield Couple Honored on 57th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Anderson of Clarksfield are to be honored on Christmas Eve for their 57th wedding anniversary by 11 children and families. More than 100 guests are expected at Brighton school building for a ham dinner. Mrs. Ben Booth is one of the four daughters arranging the event. other children reside in Nova Wellington Huntington Wallington Brighton New London Ai veona. Eleven great grandsons served in World War II.
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Clarksfield
8. C. Anderson
Brighton
Ben Booth
Anderson
Carl Clangon
Nova
Fay Long
Clifton Rolfe
Wellington
Clefton
Huntington
Charles
Archie
Wallington
Homer
Giles
Donald
New London
Clinton
Aiveona
Andersons
Panama Assembly vote sparks U S defense concerns
A Panama Assembly vote drew sharp reactions from U S officials and lawmakers. They warned of costly canal defense plans and airfield construction in jungle terrain, citing security and ripple effects on neighboring nations and the region. Senators Robertson Wiley Eaton blamed governance conflict and urged investigations into possible external instigation.
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Panama
Edward V. Robertson
Wye
Robertson
Benale Armed Forces Committee
Canal Defense
Ben
Mexander Wiley
Wis
United States
Holbits
Charles A. Eaton
WN. J
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Assembly
Panam
Health Dept. Staff Reports December activity totals
Health Department staff report December activities after the monthly board meeting. Nurses Thelma Meschke and MaIe Jean Steigeewald documented visits for fever cases, whooping cough, chickenpox, measles, scabies, tuberculosis, maternity, infant and preschool cases, and school age children. Inspections covered markets, groceries, milk plants, farms, bakeries, and dining venues with condemnations and numerous bacterial tests and clinics conducted.
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Rembare
Elytia Health Department
Board of Health
George Savage
Savage
Gordon Hell
Bell
E. G. Curtiss
D. Bacilli
Vincent
Curtis
Mrs. Rollin Reefy Dies In Florida
Elyria reports the death of Mrs. Rollin T. Reefy in St. Petersburg Florida on Sunday morning. Formerly Blanche Strauss of Elyria, she and her husband moved to Pelham New York then to Florida about twenty years ago where they built a notable home. They earlier kept a summer home at Put-In-Bay. Mr. Reefy once published the Elyria Democrat. She leaves husband and several nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held in St. Petersburg and the body will be brought to Elyria for interment at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Elyria
Rollin T. Reefy
Reefy
Brightwater Boulevard
St. Petersburg
Fla
Blanche Strauss
Washington Avenue
Reely
Pelham
New York
Put-In-Bay
Old
Elyria Democrat
Bt. Patersburg
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Jewell Smith Knepper
Grafton
Jewell Knepher
Eaton Center
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County
North Eston
Maureen Friend
Ralph.Smith
Wellington
Alina Mae Wanner
North Ridgeville
Frank Smith
Noth Eaton
Russell D. Fulton
A. C. Young
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Employees Guests At Christmas Party At Hardware Firm
The George Spitzer Hardware and Supply Company entertained its staff and wives at a Christmas party at Karpers on Sunday December 21. Seventeen tables were set with holiday decor, a dinner followed by moving pictures and Christmas checks. A gift was presented to Mrs Harriet Spitzer.
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Grafton
George Spitzer
CATTLE MARKET REPORTS AND PRICES FROM TOLEDO AND CLEVELAND
Fragmented market notes show cattle trades with prices around 240 to 493 per 100 pounds and sellers listing terms like good and prime quality. Mentions of Toledo and Cleveland markets indicate regional livestock activity with varied bids and yard quotes.
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Cleveland
Muriel
Ian
Toledo
Woman leaps to death from hotel window at concert
President Truman smiles as daughter Margaret Truman sings at Constitution Hall in Washington. In Chicago, Mrs. Brody, 86, reportedly told reporters she would jump from her hotel window. Police intervened. she later allegedly said she was fine. The incident followed a sold out performance with Miss Truman receiving applause and encores.
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Washington
Tru
Fathers Pride
Chicago
Patetela Brady
Margaret
Ason
alAnd
Trumah
Constitution Hall
Police Maltan
Arabinka
Brody
Miss Truman
Mra. Truman
Orchid Poteiight
Patrick Henry
United States
U. S
Jeounty
Sheriff's Department
Death notices for Brown Knepper Kolb and Glass in Elyria area
Obituaries report the death of Rev T G Brown a retired Friends pastor in Hesper born 1874 Scotland with 85 years in Iowa, and several other local deaths including Promise Glass of Edwards Street, William Kolb of North Maple Street, and Jewell Knepper of Eaton Center. Funeral details list dates, times, and burial places in Ridge Mill Memorial Park, Brookdale Cemetery, South Murray Ridge, and Butternut Ridge. services held at Nichols Dicken Sudro Curtis and Christ Temple churches with listed officiants. burial arrangements note family survivors and visitation times at local funeral homes.
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T. G. Brown
Friends Church
Hesper
Iowa
Scotland
Iown
Ellen I Brown
Julius Leber
Wilton
Fla
Promise Glass
Edwards Street
Christ ‘Temple
W. H. Coleman
Brookdale Cemetery
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Kolb
William [Kolb
Sudro-Curtis
Murray Ridge
North Maple Street
Elyria
May Haley
Cleveland
Poultrymen Urged To Cull Chickens
Columbus officials of the Production and Marketing Association urge U S poultrymen to cull up to 20 percent of flocks to boost egg output and reduce grain use. They predict higher poultry meat supply could flow to the market while egg prices fall due to lower feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Production and Marketing Association
U.S
Nock
Mayor clears larceny charge against Robert Gibson
Police records report Mayor A. FR. Agate dismissed a larceny case against Robert Gibson of 22 Chestnut Street after a hearing. Lester Reed testified his $110 pocketbook dropped in the Elece ee Alloys Co shower area. Gibson allegedly took it, but the mayor found insufficient evidence to proceed.
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A. FR. Agate
Robert Gibson
Chestnut Street
Gibson
Lester Reed
Eleceee Alloys Co
Reed
Court House notes of Elyria area 1943 crimes and settlements
A flurry of Lorain County items includes a drunken driving arrest, a $3600 settlement in a wrongful death suit over a tetanus case, an array of minor injuries from fights and accidents, aBank of details on probate estates, and court actions in Elyria and Avon Lake. Notable names include Beatrice Denson, Dr. Thomasson, Clarence Denson, Robert Helfrich, John McCampbell, Miksanek, Rolland Cartwright, Phyllis Cartwright, and Mary Sheeran. County cases involve involuntary manslaughter charges, paternity rulings, divorce actions, and appeals of revived judgments. Local officials report holiday mercy in mayoral action and ongoing civil and criminal dockets across Lorain and surrounding towns.
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Beatrice Denson
Leslie Thomasson
Wellington
Robert Helfrich
Clarence
Columbus Street
Clarence Denson
Elyria
Mermtorial Hospital
Helfrich
Huntington Township
Thomas
Denson
Common Pleas Court
Thomasson
Cuyahoga County
Dr. Thomasson
John McCampbell
Avon Lake
Joseph Miksanek
Amherst
Miksanek
McCampbell
James Leo Smith
Stoney Ridge Road
Avon
H. H. Nye
Lake Avenue
Mary Sheeran
Daugh
James
John W.glover
South Lorain
Park Street
Oberlin
Richard Ward
A. R.cleveland
Nebraska Agate
Laral
Blaine Street
Amnesty Rejected By Truman Christmas Clemency Ruling
President Truman rejected a pre Christmas general amnesty for servicemen convicted of minor offenses saying clemency is limited to those entitled and deserving. He noted the matter has been reviewed by the Attorney General and that eligible individuals are receiving clemency.
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Washington
Truman
William E. Jenner
Ind
Jenner
Mr. Truman
Othman Year-End Review Of The News 1945
Frederick Othman delivers a brisk year end survey of 1945 events. Highlights include Flying saucers, a White House leak, congressional sparring, Marshall taking on a State role, the Freedom Train, and Truman’s flying machine. Also noted are retail prices, beef advice, and a look at public figures and theater.
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Santa Clauses
White House
John Retin
Congress
Mississippi
George Marshall
War Department
Waterloo
John JL. Lewis
Margaret Truman
Freedom Train
Washington
Othman
Frederick
Fef Houta
Axperte
A& Living
Trumah
Giround
Treasury
Capital
Donny Meyer
Hollywood
Senate
Podelice
Clinton
Anderson
Charlie Luckmann
Federal
Gary Cooper
Bench Irrigation System Developed for Greenhouse Benches
A new surface irrigation system for greenhouse benches, developed by Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station horticulturists with two firms, uses a shallow pipe with spaced nozzles to lay a flat spray over a 5 foot bench. The system saves labor, is easy to install, and has been used on varied greenhouse and outdoor floral crops.
Meatless Tuesdays get mixed reactions across the nation
A United Press survey notes only 12th Tuesday of Truman’s food conservation plan and finds 100 housewives nationwide mostly serving meat when wanted. Among 160 restaurants in several cities 79 offer meat on demand, while many households skip meat on Tuesdays due to high prices. In Atlanta all 10 eateries tested served meat to customers who asked.
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Truman
Ciues
Oiaha
Atlanta
Top Grade Steers Hit New High Of $40 Per Hundred
Chicago stockyards paid a new all time price of 40 dollars per hundred pounds for top grade steers and Omaha credited 19 Angus steers at the same level. A 1 220 pound load of choice to prime red steers set the Chicago record. Veal calves rose up to 1 higher with new highs of 33 50 at Indianapolis and 35 at St Louis.
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Chicago
Omaha
Indianapolis
St. Ouls
Used Car Dealer In Murder Question
Columbus police continued questioning of a Cincinnati used car dealer connected to the December 10 slaying of Elmo C. Rice, a 26 year old Columbus real estate agent. A Columbus woman was also questioned for hours but not named a suspect, while Cincinnati police seek a .32 caliber pistol the dealer said he saw there after returning from Columbus.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Elmo C. Rice
Ralph J. Paul
Sherif
Glenn C. Hoffman
Hoffman
Rice
Here
National Tube Club Plans Christmas Party for Children
The National Tube Management club hosts its first annual Christmas party at the high school auditorium Tuesday night. Santa will appear to present gifts to children. A marionette show “A Circus of Marionettes” by Irene Still features four characters and animals performing 12 acts. Lunch follows in the cafeteria. Committees include Frank Certell, G. J. Vic, Frank Dilworth, William Stebbins, and A. W. Thurntott. Attendance is expected to exceed 500 for foremen, wives, and children. Max A. Lyndon, club president, notes the event.
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National Tube Management Club
Frank Certell
G. J. Vic
Frank Dilworth
William Stebbins
A. W. Thurntott
National Tube Co
Max A. Lyndon
Poll of Political Writers Sees Dewey Victory
Washington correspondents in Look magazine’s poll favor a Republican route in 1948 with Dewey or Eisenhower leading and Truman likely to lose. Dewey leads for November, Forrestal as possible running mate, while tax cuts and peace moves are favored in the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas F. Bewey
New York
Truman
Look Magat Laine
Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Mr. Trimen
Defense
James Forrestall
Forrestal
Lock
Eisenhower
Taft
U. S
Tournaments Begin At Y M L C A After Busy Day
The YMCA league games start today in the boys division following a very active day yesterday. Physical director Russell Gleason notes more boys joined activities than any other day this year. The holiday program opened yesterday with additional gymnasium and swimming periods. Today schedule includes ping pong, checkers, box hockey and bowling.
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Y.mlc.a
Russell Gleason
Belef
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