Dakota Rescue Workers Fight Through Snow For 9000 Indians
Dakota rescue teams used every available snowplow to reach the Pine Ridge reservation where about 9,000 people face shortages of food and fuel. Doctors and penicillin were rushed in as dysentery threats emerged. Snow and ice crippled Nebraska towns and the Midwest reported a blend of relief flights and ongoing supply efforts while Minnesota mocked California with a snow exchange idea.
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Dakota
South Dakota
Pine, Ridge
Prairie State
Mississippi River
Clyde Powers
Pine Ridge Reservation
Rockyford
Nebraska
Harrison
Neb
Paxton
Gordon
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Minnesota
California
Golden State
Fall of Nanking Forces Quietly Recedes After Defeats
Reliable sources report the Nationalist government commandeering transport for two weeks to speed evacuation of Nanking as Tu Yi-Ming's three army groups, about 180,000 men, are said to have been annihilated near Suchow. Only 6,000 survive, with Tu and two other generals missing. Communists shell Peiping and attack North Station as fighting rages, with incursions changing hands previously. Military spokesmen say no Tibung. Continued on Page 2.
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Nanking
Tu Yi-Ming
Suchow
Peiping
Tienstin
North Station
Tu Yi- Ming
Induction Orders Expected for Elyria Registrants
Selective Service Board No 72 will send induction orders to several Elyria area men in the next few days for January 26 and 27. About six men are expected. two qualified registrants will be called for January 26, while four delinquents may be ordered for January 27. Some delinquents could be moved to Class 1-A or face board action at the Monday meeting.
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Elyria
Selective Service Board No
Weather and seafood party at Careys Villa
Partly cloudy and cool tonight in northeastern Ohio with milder Friday. Low 26, high 42. Friday January 14 seafood party at Careys Villa offers shrimp cocktail Maine lobsters crab legs oysters fried shrimp chowder and more.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Maine
Carey's Villa
Demobilizing Jewish Army Nears Palestine Peace Talks
Israel begins demobilizing forces as UN mediated talks with Egypt open in Rhodes to seek a Palestine war settlement. Bunche chairs. demobilization may spread to more troops, with citrus workers first to return to harvests. Negev and Gaza areas remain contested as talks proceed.
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Rhodes
Tel Aviv
Hotel Des Roses
United Nations
Palestine
Ralph Bunche
Bunche
Negev
Faluja
Gaza
Egypt
United Nations Security Council
Cai Ne
Seek 550 New Members In Y M C A Drive
Elyria Y M C A launches its thirty-seventh annual membership drive with a goal of 550 men and boys. The campaign runs January 24 to January 31, with leaders Earl Lautenschleger and George Thourot coordinating the boys' division. If met, total membership will exceed 1,200 men and boys, continuing a shift from past October renewals.
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Elyria Y. M. C. A
Earl Lautenschleger
George Thourot
Ayres And Wright Raise Salaries Of Their Employees
Salary increases of 15 dollars a month were granted to all regular employees in the County Auditor and County Treasurer offices, effective January 1. Several named employees in both departments receive new monthly salaries, while Mike Savalak remains unchanged due to a fixed salary by the county commissioners. An extra 35 dollar monthly raise was also given to Eleanor Laker in the sanitary engineer's office to 208 dollars per month.
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Frank Ayres
Walter J. Wright
Arthur Giles
Clark MH. Phinney
Cloyd Gull
Reno Collier
LaVerne Pickering
Florence Root
Mary Gray
Margaret Storrer
Ella
Robert Neil
Catherine Jago
Ruth Owens
Mildred Neufer
Lois Northeim
Phyllis Gehring
Ruth Mathews
Yvonne Wargo
Rosemary Meyer
Eleanor Laker
Sanitary Engineer's Office
Flier Seeks New Light Plane Distance Record
Captain Bill Odom presses toward a new light plane distance record from Honolulu to New York in a single engined Beechcraft Bonanza. He reports 1,360 miles from Honolulu and 900 miles from the Washington coast at 10 30 a m EST with favorable winds aiding progress toward Seattle coast near 7 p m EST.
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Honolulu
Bill Odom
Hawaii
New York
Odom
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
UB Coast
Seattle
Hickam Field
Pacific
Westport Coast Guard
Coast Guard No. 2
Volunteers Of Cancer Society Meet Tonight
The Lorain County Unit of the American Cancer Society will hold a 6:30 dinner meeting at First Congregational Church in Amherst, with Mrs. Hildred Brown in charge. A Cancer Detection Clinic for women 35 and older, not under a doctor’s care, will be held Thursday evening January 27. appointments at the Cancer Information Center, 315 Elyria Block, Fridays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and 1:45 pm to 4:30 pm, for a full physical checkup.
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Lorain County
American Cancer Society
Pirst Congregational Church
Amherst
Hildred Brown
Cancer Information Center
Elyria Block
Marguerite Mehrie
Fursé
Elyria board expects over one million for 1949 funds
The county auditor certifies Elyria City Board of Education may have more than one million dollars available for 1949 appropriations. General fund likely $915,138.02 with other transfers including bond retirement, cafeteria, Massey Trust, relief and federal building plans funds.
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Elyria City
Federal Fund
Massey Trust Fund
Ohio School, Foundation
Retires After 43 Years In Rail Mill
William Krieg of 216 Fourth street retires after 43 years at the National Tube Company Lorain rail mill, ending as foreman and roller. A retirement dinner at Spring Valley Country Club honored him with speeches by R H Bowers and four supervisors, and a fishing outfit was given. Krieg was born in Berlin Heights and lived in Lorain County, Brownhelm, Amherst, before settling in Elyria.
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William Krieg
Fourth Street
National Tube Company
Lorain
Spring Valley Country Club
R.H. Bowers
Krieg
Berlin Heights
Lorain County
Brownhelm
Amherst
Elyria
Defiance Superintendent Resigns to Lead Cuyahoga Falls Schools
Fred H. Bode, De fiance schools superintendent since 1843, resigns to become superintendent of Cuyahoga Falls schools, effective February. You can meet all the big stars via television tonight at Little Joe's.
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Defiance
Fred H. Bode
Cuyahoga Falls
Little Joe's
Adv
Hospital Drive Kick Off Dinner Monday Opens Campaign Night
After weeks of preparation the 850000 Elyria Memorial Hospital campaign enters the public phase with a large Elks Club dinner Monday night. More than 600 Elyrians serving as volunteer solicitors will attend as Dr. Ralph W. Sockman, famed radio preacher, is set as principal speaker. His WEOL address at 8 p.m. marks his first Elyria visit in years. Noted author Dr. Lockman will also speak. Campaign leaders Chauncey Smythe and David Thomas note divisions already pledging over 500000, with three report luncheons planned at the Elks club January 20, 24 and 27.
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Elyria” Memorial Hospital
Elks Club
Ralph W. Sockman
Sockman
WEOL
Elyria
Zella Endley
Christ Church
New York
National
Highway of God
Lockman
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Church Peace Union
Carnegie Foundation
Harvard University
Chauncey B. Smythe
David ©. Thomas
Advance Gifts
Allan W. Fritzsche
Earl W. Bell
T. L. Moise
Roy F. Vandemark
L. D. Huffman
Harold Eibling
Denis Ryan
J. B. Johnson
The
Smythe and Thomas
Why are hospital bills so high according to local rates
The piece explains 24 hour hospital services comparable to hotel costs, with room, meals, room service, nursing care and tips. It notes Elyria Memorial’s rates are similar to or lower than other Ohio community hospitals. Also contains a florist ad for begonia plants.
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Elyria Memorial
Ohio
British planes sent to Egyptian front after talks with U S
British authorities said reconnaissance planes over the Egyptian-Israeli battlefront were authorized following Washington talks with the United States to obtain precise information on Jewish incursions into Egypt. Five British planes were shot down in the frontier area last Friday as Anglo American policy differences over Palestine widened. Sir Oliver Franks was conferring with President Truman to restore Anglo American unity on the Palestine situation.
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London
United States
Egypt
Palestine
Washington
Foreign Office
United Nations
Oliver, Franks
Truman
216 172 Budget Filed For Aid To Dependent Children
Floyd L. Shaw county welfare director filed a budget with the county commissioners showing a total need of 216172 for the Aid for Dependent Children program in 1949. Of the amount 200064 covers assistance 6000 medical care and 10108 administration. Federal and state funds total 129543 leaving 86629 to be charged to the county. A balance of 44643 is carried over from 1948 and 41986 in additional county funds are needed. Last year the county appropriated 35000 for aid for dependent children.
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Aid For
Floyd L. Shaw
Consolidation Question Discussed At Meeting
A Lorain County welfare consolidation proposal was discussed by a six member committee from the Elyria and Oberlin Leagues of Women Voters. The group reviewed care of the aged, costs, appointments, bed capacity at the county home, economy, and slum areas while outlining steps for future action.
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Lorain County Child Welfare Board
Lorain County Welfare Department
Elyria League of Women Voters
Oberlin League
Elyria Teague
Woren
Munro Grant
Harold Kunkle
K. C. Melton
Seeger
H. Hamilton
Joseph Reichard
Jone
Id Welfare
Group Named To Conduct Drive In The Schools
Fourteen Elyria public school principals and teachers were named to lead the Elyria Memorial Hospital building fund drive within the school system. Robert E. Wilson of Elyria High School was named general chairman for the schools solicitation, with a list of other named participants from several elementary and high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Public
Elyria Memorial Hospital Building Fund
Robert E. Wilson
Elyria High School
Frances Tuthill
Allen School
Bertha Meesig
Edison
F. A. Dusthimer
Ely
Ruth Dewhurst
Franklin
Caroline Rose
Garford
Caroline’ Rost
Gates
Zella Beavis
Hamilton
Della Harding
Jefferson
Olive Beck
McKinley
Jeannette’ Pugh
Roosevelt
P. E. Diller
F. A.eaton
Barbara Plocher
High School
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California Centennial Commission
Paul Bunyan
Seeat
Odessa
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Neng
Fred C Ruth
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Ous Nl
Y.M.C.A
Ayres
Wright
Deviz, Inc
Plymouth
Cancer Society
Jor
Ralph W. Seckman
VAX Begonias
Darek Florist
Bulletin
H. M. Mowett
D. Reding
Thomas O'Hern
Georgia Lempertz
J. Norman Thompson
Oscar Dunn
Malcolm Thomson
Harold Ewing
Lorain County Humane Society
Carey
Don
Johnny
Sinderlar
Airway Café
Manna Grille
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