Rail Passenger Traffic Cut Seen After Holidays
Government plans curbs on rail passenger service after the holidays to conserve coal as miners press a three day work week. ICC Chairman J Monroe Johnson warned an order directing coal burning railroads to limit operations may come next week if no settlement emerges. The measure may extend to freight if shortages persist and emergency powers loom amid bickered contract talks with United Mine Workers.
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Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
Interstate Commerce Commission
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
ICC
Commission
Truman
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Truman May Seek Cuts in Wartime Excise Taxes
Washington reports quote administration aides advising President Truman to push for repeal or reduction of wartime excise taxes. They deem it politically smart, arguing Congress will cut them anyway, perhaps vetoing if needed. He may seek reductions with offsetting tax increases, likely from corporate levies, amid 1950 election year constraints. The push targets 1943 excises still renew ed postwar, though some items like admission tickets and liquor may stay.
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Washington — Administration
Congress
Truman
Spanish Embassy Stoned By Reds
In Rome three thousand Communists protested Franco’s government at the Spanish embassy. They pelted the Gateani palace windows, overturned a car, and mauled residents mistaken for diplomats while Spanish Foreign Minister Martinez Artajo attended Holy Year ceremonies at St Peter’s Basilica.
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Rome
Francisco Franco
Alberto Martinez Artajo
Dolores Ibarruri
Franco
Gateani Palace
St. Peter’s Basilica
U S Yugoslav Air Pact Concluded
BELGRADE Yugoslavia The United States has concluded a mutual air agreement with Yugoslavia giving American planes the right to fly over Yugoslavia and land at Belgrade and other civil airports. in turn the Yugoslav National Airline was granted the right to land at all suitable civil airfields in the U S zones of Germany and Austria.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
U. S
Germany
Austria
Red Cross Office To Be Closed On Monday
Miss Edna M. Schropp announces the local Red Cross office in the Masonic Temple will be closed on Monday. Miss Mary Elizabeth Snyder will handle emergencies, with emergency calls on Monday to be sent collect to Miss Snyder at 38021 Lorain.
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Edna M. Schropp
Red Cross
Masonic Temple
Mary Elizabeth Snyder
Snyder
Lorain
Northeast Ohio Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy and cold today with a cold night in store. Sunday turns cloudy and warmer with rain or snow possible in the afternoon or evening. Tonight's low around 15 degrees, Sunday's high near 35 degrees.
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Ohio
Accidents Mar Holiday In Ohio Across State Nine Die
At least nine people died in Ohio during the long holiday weekend as weather worsened and highways iced over. An Akron man Edgar May, 55, died in a three car crash near Cuyahoga Falls, while two Cleveland sisters Maude Williams, 73, and Edith Kelly, 69, perished crossing a snow slicked street. Near Bellaire a 77 year old woman Lucia DePaoli was struck and killed by a truck, and 33 year old Everett E Boyd was decapitated in a separate wreck. Wilmer Rife, 49, of Columbus fell to a pedestrian death. In a multi casualty crash near Cincinnati two women died Maida Upton, 37, and Betty Burns, 36, with a man in critical condition Charles Brumfield, 35. In Cincinnati a 23 year old student Walter Lorenz Jr died while walking with a caroling party and 19 year old Robert Dulaney was critically injured in the same crash.
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Ohio
Akron
Edgar May
Cuyahoga Falls
Aubrey Fuller
Carson A. Doering
Doering
Cleveland
Maude Wiliams
Edith Kelly
Bellaire
Lucia DePaoli
Shadyside
Everett E. Boyd
Wilmer Rife
Columbus
Maida Upton
Springboro
Betty Burns
Athens
Charles Brumfield
Middletown
Cincinnati
Walter L. Lorenz, Jr
University of Cincinnati
Robert Dulaney
Chief Stankard Slips Off With Heart Attack
Police Chief E. J. Stankard was reported much improved at his home today after a slight heart attack at the office yesterday. He was advised by his physician to rest at home for a few days.
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E. J. Stankard
Suspect Held After NYC Train Derailment Attempt
Probate Judge John W. Baxter ordered a 41 year old former New York Central Railroad track worker committed to Toledo State Hospital for observation as a suspect in the attempted derailment of NYC trains last Tuesday in Sandusky.
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Sandusky
John W. Baxter
Toledo State Hospital
New York Central Railroad
NYC
Special Yuletide Menus Bring Joy To Local Inmates
Christmas meals and festivities spread through Elyria Home for the Aged, Elyria Memorial and Gates Hospitals, Lorain County Childrens Home, jail, and public groups. Churches, clubs, and volunteers delivered treats, programs, and decorations for about 100 elderly residents and dozens more children and patients, with services, gift exchanges, and a countywide Salvation Army effort aiding families in need this holiday season.
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Elyria
H. J. Shoemaker
Delaware Avenue
Lorain
Hubbard
Rocky River
New Washington
Uniontown
Drakesburg
Baldwin-Wallace College Y. W. C. A
Berea
Lean
College of Wooster
Red Cross of
Oberlin
Carl Taylor
Attica
Hess
Laurence Collier
Mary Lee Tucker
St. Mary’s Church
Red Cross
Ludwig Mayer
Louis Novak
Magyar Evangelical and Reformed Church
Salvation Army
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gates’ Hospital
Memorial Hospital
the Gates Hospital
Pope Opens Holy Year at St Peters Doors
Pope Pius XII opened the 1950 Holy Year by unlocking St Peter's doors as one million faithful knelt in Rome. A group of 125 landless peasants was arrested during a protest at the Rome labor chamber, triggering a brief strike before being released after ceremonies. The rite marked the church's 25th jubilee with ceremonies at St Mary Major St John in Lateran and St Pauls Outside the Walls.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's
Rome
Mario Scelba
National Labor Federation
St. Peter’s
St. Mary Major
St. John
Lateran
St. Paul's
Truman To Give Holiday Message
President Truman relaxed at his Missouri home in Independence and prepared to broadcast his annual Christmas message at 5 p.m. EST. He planned to light the national community Christmas tree on the White House lawn, while Independence shone with festive lights and wreaths.
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Independence
Truman
Missouri
White House
Mr. Truman
Churches Are Being Inspected By City Firemen
Fire Chief W N Bates leads Elyria firefighters in inspecting each church for fire safety as Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services approach. The inspections started yesterday and aim to finish in time for expected large Yuletide attendance tonight and tomorrow.
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W. N. Bates
Elyria
Bates
Transit Workers Defy Work Order In Cleveland Strike
About 2000 striking transit workers met at a union hall to vote on ending the Cleveland transportation strike. Mayor Burke predicted an end but hinted at a bold move if the rank and file refused to vote to end the walkout. The CTS board had ordered a return to work under Ferguson law, but no one complied as picket lines formed and city buses and streetcars stayed idle.
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Cleveland
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
AFL
Cleveland Transit Office
Thomas Burke
Transit Board
Cleveland Transit Board
Ohio
Thomas Meaney
CTS
Thomas A. Burke
National Guard
Salvation Army Ton of Money Nears 3500 Mark
The Salvation Army ton of money drive enters its last day with just over 3350 raised and a final push needed to surpass last year's total of 4082.42. Kiwanis sponsors urge late contributions to fund winter relief and Christmas aid, with kettles at Lorain County Bank and Sears Roebuck staffed by local volunteers.
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Salvation Army
Captain Johnson
F. A. Dusthimer
Kiwanis Club
Herb Meister
Lorain County Bank
Broad Street
Park
Sears Roebuck
Goodfellows
Bob Butts
Omer Laubenthal
Joe Otten
Jim Armitage
Harry Bemis
Ralph Hamlin
Ralph Young
R. C. Rothel
Harold Dicken
Denny Ryan
Merritt Giles
Norman McLean
Frank Rust
Newton Hoskins
Duke Elliott
Dexter Kimball
Ed Bembower
Harold Rorick
John Kinter
George Kimball
Highways Mostly Normal With Slippery Spots Noted
Columbus reports say most Ohio highways were normal early today. In Ashtabula county some slippery spots were found per the State Highway Department survey.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ashtabula County
State Highway Department
Elyria Plans City Tree Burning Party January Sixth
Mayor Henry W. Ault announced a large Twelfth Night tree burning to be held Friday evening January 6. Rev. G Russel Hargate is general chairman with a committee including Capt. Burton F Johnson Mrs Fred Lohnes Mrs A E Penfound and Philip Coe. Norris Ryder will handle publicity and a committee meeting is set for Tuesday at 10 30 in the mayor's office.
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Henry W. Ault
Ault
G. Russel Hargate
St. Andrews Church
Hunter Rescued After Drifting All Night On Raft
David Sterling, 20, was swept from Boat Island in the Bay of Fundy and drifted all night on a rickety raft. Volunteers and police spotted him early today after a long night of shorelines watching with flashlights.
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Wolfville
N. S
Bay of Fundy
David Sterling
Boat Island
Pilgrims Gather for Midnight Services in Bethlehem
Pilgrims arrive at Bethlehem to mark Christmas Eve with Catholic and Greek Orthodox rites at the Church of the Nativity. A refugee crisis shapes the scene as 55,000 Palestinians seek shelter, with 30,000 Arab Christians among them. A 10 pm procession led by Monsignor Testa will move to St Katherine’s for vespers and the midnight matins.
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Bethlehem
Christendom
Church of the Nativity
Samarian
Hebron
Jerusalem
United Nations
Manger Square
St George’s Anglican Cathedral
Snow, Cold Fail To Halt Travel Rush
A white Christmas is forecast for northern states from the Rockies to the Great Lakes as new snow spreads through Minnesota Wisconsin and northern plains. Cold fronts spread into Nebraska the Dakotas and New England bringing frigid conditions and increased highway risks. The National Safety Council pegs holiday deaths at 435 as travel crowds grow with dozens of crashes fires and cold-related incidents reported across the nation. Two Texas tragedies and a Conn home fire add to the holiday toll.
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Washington
Rockies
Great Lakes
U. S. Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Plains
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Gulf States
Central
New York
Nebraska
Dakotas
Pacific Ocean
Appalachians
Midlands
National Safety Council
Council
Grand Central
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Maria Montelongo
Ashton
Estelline
Roy Lee Blake
Earl Leatherman
Amarillo
Blake
Leatherman
Banford
Conn
Charles H. Nott
Elyria Man Struck By Car on Court Street
George W. Robertson of South Second street was knocked down at Court and Second streets by a car driven by Edward Galley of High street. Robertson escaped serious injury though he complained of a left hip and declined medical examination. Police stated Galley said headlights blinded him.
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George W. Robertson
South Second Street
Court and
Second Streets
Edward Galley
High Street
Galley
Robertson
Ohio Unemployment Checks Rise to 102000 in Week
State Unemployment Compensation chief Frank J. Collopy reported that 102000 jobless pay checks totaling 3,570,000 dollars were issued last week, up from 88,845 checks the prior week.
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Columbus
Frank J. Collopy
Chronicle-Telegram to skip Monday edition for Christmas
The Chronicle-Telegram will not publish on Monday December 26 in observance of Christmas. The next regular edition will be on Tuesday December 27. Staff wish readers a happy holiday and note Tuesday's paper will feature Roth Taylor Shop gigantic clearance sale advertisement.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Roth Taylor
Ady
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