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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1948
Page
10
Milan officials learned that a four year old pile of ammunition lay buried beneath the Milan Turin main line twelve miles east of Milan. Police cordoned the area as army forces began to secure the site and assess the danger.
Investigation showed a cache of explosives buried under a bomb crater later crossed by railroad tracks. Officials note about 12,000 trains have passed since war end, and the cache was said to hold enough to blow up Milan central station. A Portland reader requested a spray bulletin for apple trees and sunshine.
Elyria theaters announce the Rivoli will begin showing Homecoming starring Lana Turner and Clark Gable tomorrow. The film headlines the next attraction as the house lights dim and patrons queue for the screening.
Suburban communities list church suppers dances bake sales and youth group activities. Activities include Fields Methodist father son banquet at 7 p m, Clague Road Congregational Fireside group dinner 6 30 p m, Avon Lake Sea Scouts and Boy Scouts district pow wow in Chicago, Birmingham scrap drive Friday and Saturday, Avon ice cream social and sandwich supper, Chatham VFW dance with round and square dancing, Eaton strawberry festival canceled, Group One bake sale at the Gas Company office at 9 a m Saturday, Pilgrim Fellowship gatherings at Barton Road and Clague Road churches, Chatham Congregational picnic at Lodi Community Church after Sunday school, County Youth Council meeting at Harold Reich’s home, No. Olmsted Kiwanis meeting at town hall, No. Olmsted W F W Aux at Coe Memorial Building.
A New York burglar spent six hours cutting a hole in a jewelry shop ceiling to gain entry without triggering the alarm. He removed jewelry valued at $10,000 but accidentally triggered the alarm while escaping and was captured by police.
Hollywood gossip from Jimmie Fidler notes Lana Turner draws press ire abroad as MGM publicist enforces monarchlike deference. Fidler recalls dancers, stars, and studio antics, from Greta Garbo to Sonja Henie, with sharp, humorous anecdotes about Hollywood power dynamics and fame.
A man training a rooster for Ken Murray's Blackouts kept the bird in his club room until repeated complaints prompted removal. The incident surfaced after a room across the hall housed the bird handler, who manages the bird act for the show.
C J Tate turned in a found billfold containing a $965 check signed by Try N Collect. Police investigated the finder’s report and identified the issuer.
BELLEVILLE police report Pfc Donald R Lyon from Scott Field air base borrowed an unattended Belleville city bus after drinking. He pleaded not knowing what he did, was fined 50 dollars plus costs and billed 85 dollars for damages to a fire hydrant he struck.
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