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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1947

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1500 Leftists Arrested in Greece After Uprising Plot

ATHENS government announces the arrest of 1500 leftists linked to the FAM coalition amid plans for uprisings in Athens and port towns. Included are Dimitrois Partsalides and Kostas Gavrillidis, with Rizospastis editor Dimitrals Karaghiorgis reported missing.

Athens FAM Dimitrois Partsalides E.A.M Pires Balice Public Order Air and Navy Panaghiotis Canelopioulos Nigre Hohe Kostas Gavrillidis Agrarian Party ELAM Christos Kayanakis Rizospastis Dimitrals Karaghiorgis

City Employees Lit After Cleaning Job

Five of ten city workers in Cincinnati were placed in isolation after cleaning pigeon droppings from a city water tower. Health Commissioner Carl Wilzbach planned to examine the workers’ families. He warned ornithosis is mildly contagious but dangerous. Dr Wilyabach noted 20 to 40 percent of pigeons show exposure and advised against keeping pigeons.

Cincinnati Carl Wilzbach Wilyabach

Nation wide labor pact sparks debate over coal and steel costs

The Taft Hartley era agreement draws sharp criticism from steel executives and lawmakers. Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel defends the deal as preventing a calamitous coal strike. C M White of Republic Steel warns of higher steel costs. Senator Taft predicts price hikes for coal and steel. Officials foresee efficiency gains lowering some costs. The contract includes new law compliant provisions on welfare funds, 60 day terminations, and voluntary checkoff. It features an "escape" clause to ease disputes and unsettled bargaining mechanisms.

Benjamin Fairless U. S. Steel Corp C. M. White Republic Steel Corp Robert A. Taft Joint Congressional Economic Committee Truman Vrene Douglas Unulon Irene Douglas Smiths Albert G David Jawyar North Oln- Tatt-Harvey Isted Lorain Road Jong Aliness Shiloh Jennie Pitapatrick Jessie Pal Buckley Lucy Duwornd Luft-Hartley Health and Welfare Fund Im- Sparta Pscape Vinlaliny Wye Lewis

Tube Co Seeks Tax Bill Remission in Suit

National newspapers report that Tube Co filed suit against County Auditor Frank Ayres seeking remittance of a 99,000 back tax bill for two blast furnaces and other improvements not previously listed for taxes until a 1940s general real estate reappraisal. Ayres says the furnaces cost about 1,000,000 each with one finished in 1941 and the other in 1943 but not rated until the reappraisal. back taxes and 43,000 in interest were billed.

William G. Wickens National’ Tube Co Frank Ayres Columbus Ayres Wickens

Death Notices from Elyria Area Deaths in Mesnorial Hospital

Obituaries list Mrs Elizabet H Simeth of Seventh Street Elyria death after six weeks illness at Mesnorial Hospital Utica. Born Baltimore March 8 1869 she lived in Elyria nearly all her life. Survived by daughter Helen Somers Utien son Theodore H Smith May Village one grandchild Susan Smith a brother and sister. Services Friday at 3 30 p m Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with burial Ridgelawn Cemetery. Also Nicholas R Bishop 58 died at home 604 Woodland Ave Elyria after seven months illness Born Pittsburgh December 22 1901 he lived in Elyria 39 years. Survived by wife Mary son Raymond Danville Va stepson George Krozier Elyria brother John Bishop Pittsburgh sister Carmel DePlato Pittsburgh two grandchildren. Services Friday 2 a m Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Fred Ulrich officiating. Burial Brookdale Cemetery. George C Gessner 77 retired farmer died 4341 p m Tuesday at home Foster Road R 1 Wellington after lingering illness Born Dover Oslo September 20 1968 he lived Ridgeville 60 years and Wellington last year. Survived by two daughters Miss S Gessner and Lua E Gessner Lakewood five sons Edwin Wilson Alfred Burton Gessner North Ridgeville Donald Gessner Pittsburg Pa seven grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2 p m Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Eugene E Thompson officiating burial Fields Corners. Friends may call.

Elizabeth Smith Elizabet H. Simeth Merly Seventh Street Elyria Mesnorial Utica N.Y Stith Baltimore Utien First Methodist Church Order of Eastern Star James C. Smith Helen E. Somers Theodore H. Smith May Village Susan Edwin B. Redhead Ridgelawn Cemetery Nicholas BR. Bishop Nicholas R. Bishop Woodland Avenue Pittsburgh Bishop New York Central Round House Elyria Eagles Lodge Mary, Bishop Raymond Bishop Danville Virginian George Krozier John Bishop Carmel DePlato Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home Fred Ulrich Lake Avenue Congregational Church Brookdale Cemetery George C. Gessner Foster Road R. 1 Wellington Dover Oslo Mr. Gessner Ridgeville S. Gessner Lua E. Gessner Lakewood Edwin Wilson Alfred Burton Gessner North Ridgeville Donald Gessner Pittsburg Sudro- Curtis Eugene E. Thompson Fields Methodist Church Atticiating Fields Corners

22 Colleges Are Contacted In Hunt For New Teachers

Superintendent J. Bohn of the Flyria public schools reports contacting 22 colleges and universities by visits, calls, telegrams, or letters to find teachers for the next school year. He notes some results from Ohio State University Oberlin College Ohio University and others, with several schools yielding one candidate each. He also cites firm wage offers as a common barrier and says placement agencies offered no help for elementary vacancies.

J. Bohn Filyria Flyria Ohio State Universit Oberlin College Haldwin-Watlercoltege Ohio University Howlsing Green State University Western Reserve University Denison University Ohio Northern University Heidelberg College MacMurray College For Women Jacksonville University of Michigan University of Missouri Wooster College Ohio Westerian University Toledo Unversity Muskingum College Ashland College Miami University Cunita Univrrsity Otterborn Col

Cleveland Cliffs forms Iron Co from two Cleveland mergers

Edward B. Greene announces the consolidation of Cliffs Corp and Cleveland-Ghffrdren Co into Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co with assets of 95 million dollars. Directors approved the merger last month after stockholders backed the plan. The new company inherits about 34 million dollars of steel stocks and the core Cleveland-Cliffs organization with vast iron ore reserves, mines, a railroad, utilities, timber, docks and a vessel fleet.

Cleveland Cliffs Corp Cleveland-Ghiffdren Co Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co Edward B. J Greene Aow Greene Cleveland- Cliffs Tron Lake Superior

Infant Lichtenberg dies after four days illness in Grafton

Infant son of Ma and Sbes Lichtenberg of Grafton died at Frea Memorial Hospital four days after birth. The body was taken to St. Mare’s Cemetery in Grafton for funeral today at 11 a.m. Surviving are parents a brother Edward aged three and one half years, maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Stace Monske of Grafton and paternal grandparents Mrs. Gerhard Lichtenberg of Cleveland.

Lichtenberg Guarton - Raber Lichtenbers Sbes Howare Lachtenbers Graftan Florea Memorial Pulvton St Mares Leemetery Grafton Edward Stace.Monske Thve Ornut Gerhard i Lichtenberg Cleveland

Examiner Probes Lorain County Child Welfare Board Records

State Examiner A M Hayes leads a records investigation of the Lorain County Child Welfare Board. Prosecutor William G Wickens disclosed subpoenas have been issued to several supporters who paid for child support to verify reported discrepancies in the board’s accounts.

Lorain County

Eleven Point Plan For Federal Aid To Schools Submitted

The commission submitted an eleven point program at the convention. It calls for federal funds without federal control to equalize opportunity, extended Social Security to unprotected school employees, federal funds for physical education, aid for school construction, subsidies for scientific research, and aid to publicly controlled higher learning institutions.

Cincinnate

Poland grain buying fails to move market says official

Washington officials said Poland is the only satellite nation buying grain on American markets and the purchases are insignificant. The statement follows criticism by House Appropriations Chair John Taber that heavy grain buying by satellite nations using Soviet gold has pushed prices higher.

Washington—Agriculture Department Paliand

World's Oldest Stamp Allegedly Found in Italian Town

A stamp claimed to be the oldest halts in Cerignola Italy. It was bought for a large sum by Mexican philatelist Louis Massado de Villas. The stamp bears no date, tied to a letter from March 22 1800 about Napoleon and Rome. It bears Genoa Cadiz Dost and a Virgin and Child, valued in patacens. It survived two world wars and narrowly was lost when the Titanic sank. An American agent nearly bought it aboard the Titanic but was ordered to stand down.

Rombe Adriat Cerignula Louis Massado de Villas Muirk Aleppo Messer Leonardo” Contarink Venice Rome Newfoundland Amer Ican

W C T U Workshop Opens Tomorrow

Lakeside Ohio summer workshop of the Women's Christian Temperance Union opens tomorrow under state president Mary B. Rysin of Columbus. Grace Moulder of Loveland will speak Friday. Officers to be elected and plans for the coming year discussed. Also at the gathering experts address topics on temperance and public health as part of the three day event.

Lakeside Ohio Women's Christian Temperance Union State Mary B.rysin Columbus Temperance Mies Grace Moulder Loveland Renorts

Armour hints on Soviet Union role in plant reconsideration

Armour, standing in for Secretary of State Marshall, suggested the Soviet Union might be included if it reconsiders its stance on the plant. He noted Western nations would naturally align with such a move, while some European countries were prevented by pressure.

Armour George CL Marshall Tly Sovut Mipariers

Price Boost Seen for Steel in Coming Week

The Iron Age predicts a $4 per ton increase in the average price of steel this week or next. It notes settlement of the coal dispute with northern operators and the captive soft coal mines as a capitulation to United Mine Workers head John L. Lewis. Production in 1947 may near a record high, with a possible further $5 rise.

New York Iron Age National Metal-Working John [. Lewis United Mine Workers Benjandn F. Fairless United States Steel Corporaton Tron Age U. $. Steel Corporation

Avon Man Collapses in Elyria Bank Window Incident

Royal Fitch of Avon collapsed at the Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Company window in Elyria while awaiting a Cleveland hospital operation. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital after the fall, having been in ill health. Bank officials summoned an ambulance and notified his wife by leaving a note in his car. they knew the car’s location but not Mrs. Fitch’s whereabouts.

Royal Fitch Avon Cleveland Elyria Memorial Hospital Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Company

Ohio State to Begin 18 Million Building Program Soon

President Howard L. Bevis announced OSU will advertise bids for 18 planned projects totaling about 18 million dollars over two years. Early work includes a 275 thousand dollar greenhouse addition and a 640 thousand dollar recitation building, followed by a 1.04 million dollar central service building and a 6 million dollar medical center. Other projects include laboratories, libraries, and engineering facilities with costs ranging up to several million dollars, all slated to begin by 1938.

Columbus Howard L. Bevis Ohio State University Bevis

Diamond Rings Stolen From Cincinnati Jeweler

Police hunt a well dressed blond man about 28 who stole four diamond rings worth 6378 from George H Newstedt Jewelers. A customer named Ford Basson said the man selected a mounting, asked to have a wedding ring set aside for “Conn,” then left with the rings from a tray just moments later.

Cincirnati Ford Basson Conn

Record Number Of Boys And Girls Go To Work On Farms

Henry Leimbach, manager of the county Farm Labor Office, reports 230 youths from Styria land Lorain were gathered to work on farms today, including 163 in Lorain and 67 in Elyria. The count nears last year’s peak, with bean and berry work predominating, and calls for further harvest help.

Styrialand Lorain Nears Pds Henry Leimbach County Farm Labor Office Elytta Leimbach Farm Labor Office Grear-Pround General Farn Labor Office

Court House Arraigns Right Spot Operator on Liquor Charge

In Lorain, Catherine Thompson operator of the Right Spot on Surf road west of Lorain was arraigned on illegal possession of liquor. Deputies investigated a slugging report at 1:30 a.m. July 5 and found gin and beer behind a small bar. no liquor license was held.

Catherine Thompson Surf Road Lorain

Fifty four Boys To Go To Y Camp Tomorrow

Fifty four boys will go to the Elyria YMCA camp on the Vermillion River tomorrow morning to start the third 10 day period of the 1947 season. Most travel by bus from Elyria, with twelve from Lorain arranged by the Lorain YMCA. Names from Elyria include John Bayson Edmund Baltzell Rob ert Beier Ted Berg Allan Bordiner Robert Brubaker Marvin Bruce Tom Dostetl Walter Edwards Reginald Fawkes Jerry Friderstine Ned Gang George Garton Tom Hallauer William Heyd Richard Holcomb Glen K.R. Johnson Ronald Jones Ronald Krebs Jerry MacHeth George Mareham Pat Meanor Roger Yowell Gordon Prunty John Robinson Gerald Roling Dick Spike Jerry Spike Billy Standen Robert Taylor Richard Thompson and David Ursem. From Oberlin Ronald Burgett Raymond Geres David Hufnagte Larry Morgan Lyle Springer and Donald Yonkings. Others James Bucannan 139 Park avenue Amherst Frederick Munier Dormont Pa and Roy Urban jr Parma Heights.

Lorain Raymond Geres David Hufnagte Larry Morgan Lyle Springer Donald Yonkings James Bucannan Park Avenue Amherst Frederick Munier Dormont Roy Urban, Jr Parma Heights

Methodism School Sees 1200 Attendees at Annual Open

Lakeside program expects more than 1,200 people for one of Methodism's largest schools for women. The event opens Sunday under Mrs Herbert J Thompson of Norwalk and runs through July 19 with accredited courses in missionary education spiritual life leadership and Christian social relations. A laboratory school for children's workers is set July 13 to 19 led by Mrs Lester Norris Delaware and Mrs Russell Linton Port Clinton.

Lakeside School of Christian Servicy Herbert J.J .Thompson Norwalk Edward F. Andree van Wert Lester Norris Delaware Russell Linton Port Clinton

Police Reports From Elyria Police Briefs

Police describe a stray dog bite on Sandra Hazelton at 4 22 p m. The dog was given to the county dog warden. Frank West reports bicycle theft from Ely park. J T Arnold reports damage to car fender on Broad Street. Joe Adams reports damage to a motorcycle owned by Louis Black after a truck collision on Broad Street. Joseph Tomasheski charged with disorderly conduct after a car collision with Howard Hendricks on West Avenue. Hendricks reports rear damage to his car. Tomasheski to appear in police court tomorrow. Sheila Gorey fined 10 dollars for speeding on Broad East Thridge and Cleveland Streets. John Rombroski fined 48 dollars for running a red light at Middle and Fourth Streets. He claims he did not see the signal.

Sandra Hazelton Boston Avenue Frank West Wolf Court Ely Park J.T. Arnold Oberlin Broad Street Joe Adams R. D Elyria Louis Black Lorain Adams Joseph Tomasheski Gulf Road Howard Hendricks Bellfield Avenue Tomasheski West Avenue Hendrick Tomasheskii E. J. Stankard Sheila Gorey Rete

Organizing New ARC First Aid Group

The Elyria Red Cross chapter formed a new First Aid Committee under chairman Harry Howett to educate the public on first aid and provide training facilities. The group planned an emergency tent at the Elyria Saddle Club horse show and a course for instructors next week. Members include Freeman Dustheimer, Ray Carter, Mrs Paul Cochran, Joseph Grunda, Walter Spignowski, Ed Gales, Ann Hushliff, George P Rabble, and John L Mockler, representing local schools, the Negro community, PTA, sheriff’s department, Red Cross instructors, Oberlin, the Junior Chamber, and Ohio Public Service.

Red Cross Chire Harry Howett Edda Schropp Elytia Red Cross Elyria Saddle Club Jtrnst Freeman Dustheimer Ray Carter Paul Cochran Parent-Teachers Association Joseph Grunda Walter Springowski Sheriff's Ed Gales Ann Hushlit Oberlin George P. Rabble Junior Chamber of Commerce John L. Mockler Ohio Public Service

Tools Stolen in Separate Home Construction Thefts

Two more tool thefts reported by police and sheriff deputies. Clyde Nury of 128 Bath Street said carpenter tools were stolen from a new house on Berthe road south of Route 113 after a window was forced. H. B. Smith of 486 West Bath Street reported yesterday tools and lumber worth 125 dollars taken from a home at Harwood and Poplar streets and were hit again last night with more tools including saws and wrenches stolen.

Clyde Nury Bath Street Berhtct Road Route 113 H. B. Smith West Ath Street Harwood Poplar

Sgt Renkel Returns Home From Germany on Furlough

Staff Sgt. Carl A. Renkel returns to 19% Charles Court with his wife Ruth and children Carlyn and Donald after nearly three years overseas. He arrived from Germany for a three week furlough before resuming Army duties, having served since December 1943 with military intelligence in Heidelberg.

Carl A. Renkel Charles Court Renkel Germany Ruth Renkel Carlyn Donald Fred W. Renkel Louisana Avenue Sgt Heidelberg

Beetle War Plan Sprays 2850 Acres in Lake County

A duster plane arrived today to begin spraying 2850 acres of Lake County farmland with DDT dust in the effort against Japanese beetles. Operations will proceed in two passes about ten to twelve days apart depending on weather.

Painesville Lake County

Markets Cleveland Livestock Cattle and Calves Report

Receipts 300. Cattle prices ranged with choice at 76 to 28, medium 20 to 23, low grain Brail 14 to 11. Calves 300 receipts, market strong with choice 22 to 26. Lambs receipts 300, market steady to higher. spring lambs 23 to 25, yearlings 7 to 9. Hogs active, weights 300 lbs up to 12.80. heavyweights 300 to 360 lb 73.75 to 75. St of grain and miscellaneous items listed includes corn No 4 yellow 2.10 to 2.46, oats and beans prices, and various wholesale catalog items.

Cleveland Huila

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