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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
2
Hollywood gossip column notes Jimmie Fidler beseeching readers to stop repeating figures about Gene Autry’s wealth including radio stations, newspapers, theatres and ranches. He laments missed acting chances and urges readers to protect his memory from sensational disclosures.
Radio notices vent nostalgia and gossip about James Cagney, Jane Russell, Helen Hayes, Gene Bearden, and others. Reports mention acting bids for Bearden after The Monte Stratton Story, studios plotting mogul moves, and a faux angel wing prop idea for a Christmas gift.
Tonight in Ridgeville the Congregational church hosts a children's Christmas party at 7 30 with Santa. Belden church hosts carolers at 7 30. North Elshna Grange meets at 8 pm in the town hall. Lagrange committee meets at Maxine Folsom’s home to fill baskets. Olmsted town hall hosts Girl Scouts 114 at 7 pm. Community choir sings Christmas carols at town hall 7 30. Wednesday Ridgeville choir practice at 7 pm then at Maureen Brown’s home for refreshments. Rochester Methodist church hosts Christmas program and children’s party at 8 pm.
House Un American Activities Committee members split over publishing secret testimony linking Laurence Duggan to a 1939 spy allegation. Mundt called on the FBI to reveal interview details with Duggan with family consent, while interior party figures criticized the move as unjust. Nixon avoided comment but said Chambers' denial clears Duggan.
Santa Claus visited Gates Hospital for Crippled Children Elyria Pleasant View Sanatorium Amherst and Lorain County Children's Home Oberlin delivering fruit candy and toys to 28 75 and 5 children respectively. Dr C H Snell acted as emissary with Arthur Sherman and Forty and Eight officers assisting. Some children will have new homes for Christmas and a monthly birthday party is planned at Gates Hospital.
Senator Robert A. Taft forecast that Senate Republicans will press for filibuster procedures as an early agenda item. He warned they will be limited by the Senate’s political balance and the current party control shifting.
A four nation committee sent by the Organization of American States returned to Washington after on site inquiries in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The panel visited both capitals and the conflict scene, met with OAS officials, and officials said conclusions were not disclosed. They hoped swift action had averted a possible Central American war.
Lorain County solider Pfc. David D Mayle of North Ridgeville plans Christmas in Yokohama after two prior holidays abroad. He studies the Diesel engine trade, attended Ridgeville High, enlisted at 17, and is listed at A P O 303 70 Sig Base Afaint Co c/o Postmaster San Francisco California. Skeletons dug at Brough England are thought to be Roman soldiers.
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