Brooklyn Pier Fire Destroys Two Ships in Five Alarm Blaze
A five alarm fire in Brooklyn destroyed two vessels valued at about 1.5 million dollars and damaged ships tied to the pier. Explosions and flare bursts accompanied the blaze as firemen and crew battled the flames. The Rio Parana suffered minor injuries to some crew members who leaped to nearby barges to escape the heat. The Rio Parana had arrived from Argentina earlier in the day.
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New York
Brooklyn
Russian Ship In Distress Near Japan Reported
A Russian motor ship with about 600 passengers sent an SOS claiming five feet of water in her hold and drifting 140 miles from Hakodate Japan. Also the fishing boat Kairo Meru reported breaking up 200 miles east of Tokyo with 30 crew in lifeboats. An American destroyer Henderson raced to aid the Kairo. No clear救mention of aid to the Russian vessel.
Man posed as general and passed bad checks admits fraud
A disheveled veteran in civilian clothes admitted posing as Brigadier General and passing worthless checks across the Midwest. Samuel Weldon of Columbus Ohio, discharged in 1945 as a Major in the Air Forces Reserve, said to have worn a general’s uniform to impress others and displayed World War I era ribbons and a Bronze Star while committing about ten bogus checks in Racine Wisconsin and other cities. He is jailed without bond and faces federal prosecution in St Louis.
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ST. Louis
FBI
Gerald Norris
Samuel V. Weldon
Columbus
Midwest
Weldon
Army
Air Forces Reserve
Norris
Weidon
Racine
Wis
Ashland and
Russell
Vaccine Aims for Tuberculosis Control
Dr. H. Hiliedee of Albany told the American Medical Association meeting that BCG vaccine is not a cure but can reduce morbidity and mortality by about tenfold. He noted a U S Public Health Service lab is producing vaccine for research nationwide though not yet commercially available.
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Cleveland
New York State
U.S. Pubiic Health Service
Cleveland Northeast Ohio Weather Outlook
Parity cloudy forecast for northeastern Ohio with light temperatures. Tonight lows around 22 before a milder Thursday with cloudy skies and possible snow. Highs near 37 and continued unsettled conditions through Thursday.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Geisel Manufacturing Ad Promotes Storm Windows
Local ad lists all aluminum storm windows and Venetian awnings. The Geisel Manufacturing company advertises product lines and provides a phone contact, with address details in Ravine area to reach West Avenue showroom.
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Geisel Manufacturing, Inc
West Avenue
Rav
State Department Urges Western Europe To Embrace Free Markets
The State Department urged Western Europe to abandon planned economies and adopt free enterprise as the fastest route to economic recovery. Officials stressed the appeal is not a threat and not tied to aid conditions, as Congress prepares to debate the Marshall Plan. The analysis portrayed the plan as a risky effort with uncertain outcomes and substantial American sacrifices.
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State Department
Western Europe
Washington
Europe
United States
Mershall
Senate Foreign Relaigiors Committee
Steve George C. Marshell
United Siates
Paris
America
State Departments
Pleasure Ship Goes Aground Near Mexican Waters
The sportfisher Surecraft, with 20 aboard, ran aground on Sacramento Reef 150 miles south of the border. Coast Guard dispatched a cutter and planned air support as crew reported injuries and danger of sinking. The vessel sailed from San Diego into Mexican waters.
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Long Beach
Cal
Piea Surecraft
Coast Guard
Cone
San Diego
Sacramento Reef
Emia
Voting Machine To Arrive Thursday In Lorain County
A voting machine from Automatic Voting Machine Corporation arrives in Elyria for inspection at Lorain County Court House with Roy Gustavson supervising setup and joint elections board demonstrations. Lorain Commissioners said bids for 10 machines will be opened January 20 by the Automated and Shoun companies. A separate note reports a Cleveland soldier missing after a hospital plane transfer at Wright Field.
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Automatic Voting Machine Corporation
Elyria
Lorain Country Court House
Roy Gustavson
Lorain
Automate Voting Machin Corporation
Shoun Auto Matic Voting Machine Company
Lorzin County
Tuesdar
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Army
Wright Field
Wallace Barnhart
Legion Posts To Provide Movies At Children's Home
Elvira Legien Post 12 contributed 230 toward a projector and screening equipment for the Lorain County Children Home at Oberlin. All county posts will contribute on a capitation basis to the Lorain Council American Legion. The postwar project follows a prior scrap drive that funded trailer gear for the County Health and Tuberculosis Association. Clarence B. Coutts, 63, was killed near Van Wert when his son George’s car struck a freight train. Coutts remained hospitalized in critical condition with a skull fracture. Rivoli shows Body and Soul as last times today.
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Elvira Legien
Lorain County
Oberlin
Legion
Lorain Council
County Health and Tuberculosis Association
van Wert.o
Clarence B." Couts
George
Here
Young Coutts
Jews And Arabs Clash At Jerusalem Jaffa Gate
In Jerusalem at the Jaffa gate Jews and Arabs fought with bombs and firearms wounding more than twenty people. Earlier clashes left two Jews dead and six others wounded among Arabs and Jews. Authorities pursued suspects through the Ha Millah cemetery as violence spread.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa
Hamillah
Jaffa Gate
Tax Bills Now Being Prepared
County Treasurer Walter J. Wright announced real estate tax bills are prepared and current collection is underway. He reported $186,000 collected toward a $1,700,000 goal as outside agencies will open February 2 and run through February 2e. Bills on the mailing list will go out later this month.
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Walter J. Wright
Wright
Defective Furnace Blamed For North Ridgeville House Fire
Fire in Norman Kendell home on Sugar Ridge road near Bender attributed to a defective furnace pipe. Mrs Kendell woke to smoke and flames from the front bedroom. six month old and 18 month old sheltered with a neighbor while older children watched. Damage limited to a floor hole. home owned by Carl and George Christiansen of Rocky River. The family planned to stay with relatives in Cleveland while repairs are made. CAPITOL-Last Times Today- The Exile Adv.
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Carl and
George Christiansen
Rocky River
George Matcham
Sugar ‘Ridge Road
Cleveland
Oppose Heavy Exports Of Steel As Senate Panel Warns
A Senate Small Business Subcommittee report says independent steel operators face ruin if exports continue. It urges self policing to ensure fair home distribution, warning that without control, federal allocations will come. The panel led by Senator Edward Martin cautions against a stay market and urges responsible pricing.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Europe
State Departments
U. S
United Press
Sen
I Edward Martin
R. Pa
Plane Crashes in Georgia Near Savannah
A DC-3 on a non-scheduled flight crashed in marshy terrain nine miles southeast of Savannah. No fatalities or injuries were reported. The Coastal Airways of Teterboro, New Jersey owned the plane, which was en route to Miami and due to arrive at 11 23 a.m.
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Savannah. Ga
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Savannah
Coastal Airways
Teterboro
N. J
Miami
Legion Post Here Has More Than 1 300 Members
A large crowd attended Elyria American Legion Post 12 meeting to elect Elmer J. Smith to the post house committee term of the late Arthur Glason. Membership exceeds 1,300, the highest for the post, above the 1,240 quota set by state headquarters.
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Elyria American Legion Post
Post
Elmer J. Smith
Eighth Street
Post House
Smith
Arthur Glason
State Legion
Elyria’s Post
Ohio
Haywood
Post Entertainment Committee
Cleveland ‘Browns
Cleveland
Post Washington
Bob Frederics
George Baker
W. G. McClellan
Lorain County
American Legson Council
Lorain
Ss American Legion
Elyria
Elyria Post Géiesates
Wholesale Food Prices Slip in First Week of 1948
Dun and Bradstreet reports wholesale food prices fell in the first week of 1948, with the index dropping to 7.21 from 7.24, marking a post 1947 peak retreat. The chart notes the 1933 low at 1.49. Florida fresh fruit advertised: 216 oranges per box at 28 cents per dot, Elyria Frozen Foods, Fuller Road.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Florida
Elyria Frozen Foods
Fuller Road
Truman Defends Foreign Policy Aiming for World Peace
President Truman in a State of the Union Foreign Policy section rejects charges of warmongering and frames policy as leading to a peaceful and prosperous world. He praises the Marshall Plan as a key step toward world peace and urges early approval of a universal training program.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Soviet
Russia
Wallace
United Nations
Truman Outlines Farm Aid Plan and Rural Modernization
President Truman in the State of the Union urges expanded farm price supports crop insurance and rural electrification to raise farm living standards to city levels. He cites 1946 farm income of 1050 versus 1288 for non farm workers and calls for near term action to reduce inequality.
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Washington
Trumman
U. S
State of the Union
Truman
Committee Plans Midyear Lorain County PTA Meeting
The Lorain County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations executive committee will meet at 7 30 p m tonight at the Lorain County school offices 420 Third Street to decide the date and place for the midyear council meeting.
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Lorain County
Truman Urges Tax Cuts and Reforms in State of the Union
President Truman asked Congress to grant tax relief for 10 million low earners and to raise revenue from corporations, proposing a $30 per person credit plus $40 per dependent, while boosting corporate rates for higher income groups. He outlined five goals: human rights, human resources, natural resource conservation, living standards, and world peace. He urged limited rationing, wage controls, universal training, housing, and national health insurance, warning inflation remains a threat.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
State of the Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
House
Senate
Major Recommendations In The Presidents Message
President Truman outlines key proposals from the State of the Union address. He calls for individual tax cuts, corporate tax adjustments, stronger rent controls, expanded public housing, and a raise in the national minimum wage. He urges inflation battle measures and supports the Marshall Plan, universal training, social security expansion, and national health and education initiatives.
Not If The Cap Fits But If Its Becoming
An observer jokes about women imagining themselves in nurses caps or nun habits while noting Chronicle-Telegram Want Ads offer wide help for daily needs from housing to a cook. An Elyria Frozen Food Service sale lists Campbell's Pork and Beans at 7.24 per case and Coaline Soap at 96 cents for 12 bars as part of a stock reduction.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria Frozen Food Service
Campbell's Pork & Beans
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