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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1948

Page

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Nations Agree On Military Alliance Amid Palestine Policy Shift

UN sources say the United States has abandoned its UN Palestine program and favors a federated Arab Jewish state. Diplomatic circles warn the shift could derail the UN partition plan and provoke opposition from Arabs and Jews and big powers alike.

U.S Palestine New York United Nations Teres Holy Land Mame UN Palestine Kmewn Americen Fata Anidn World Organization UN Pal Isiks Thei UN Delecates Andrei A Security Council France Owas Now Monderen UN Palestine Commission

U S Faces A World Crisis Amid Communist Expansion

Washington reports a grave world crisis as Soviet influence grows in Europe. President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall urge calm and peace as officials weigh Western guarantees and a European recovery plan amid rising tension.

Washington Tne Hias Truman Europe George C. Marshal United States Marshall Congress Czechoslovakia

Final Lenten Service at First Congregational Church Akron

The concluding Sunday eight o'clock service features Rev. Paul S. Kershner D D of Akron First Congregational with sermon Encountering the Divine. Also on program are Rev. Eugene Thompson and Rev. G Russell Hargate and interchurch choir directed by J Martin Beck with Olga Son Koly as organist.

First Congregational Church Paul S. Kershner Akron Kershner Defiance College Yale Divx School United Church Conneaui East Cleveland Midwest Ohio Heidelberg Ihner Eugene Thompson G. Russel Hargate Interchurch Choir J. Martin Beck Olga Son- Koly

E H S Students Enjoy Opera Presentation

E H S students attend an opera show titled The Main... directed by Mart heel with Ted Jonhsten and Ange ben UGE assisting. The event took place at the local venue on a date noted in March.

Eighberth Ana Ted Jonnsten

Weather report for Cleveland area with mild temps expected

A fragmented forecast for the Cleveland region notes fair skies and unseasonably warm conditions with easing clouds. Overnight low around 32 degrees is mentioned amid abbreviated text.

Cleveland

Hog Prices Slip As Meat Plant Strike Looms

Hog prices fell across markets as hogs moved to market before a possible strike by packinghouse workers. Agents warned President Truman could act under Taft Hartley to halt walkouts.

Ward Toney Truman

Miss Schropp Reverses Red Cross Resignation

Edna Schropp withdrew her resignation as executive secretary of the Emica chapter of the American Red Cross at a chapter executive committee meeting in the Masonic Temple. The panel opened a search for a full time trained worker to handle home service duties formerly led by Schropp.

Edna Schropp Emica American Red Cross Masonic Temple Miss Schropp Bliss Schropp

All Lorain County Schools In Session Amid Snow

Lorain County schools reported by noon that most districts were in session despite yesterday's heavy snow. The office had no closures, and buses were deemed able to run. Camden Township and South Amherst had dismissed at noon yesterday to aid afternoon trips, with drift risks if trips continued. A separate note promotes a St Patrick's Supper Club event on March 17 at Fungalore.

Lorain County Rurel Fencors C. A. Gibbons

Clyde to Have New Schools Superintendent

Clyde announces Ralph C. Fox, currently Hicksville superintendent, will succeed Stewart Parker as Clyde schools chief on Monday. Fox, a Millersburg High School and Mukingum College graduate, signed a contract through July 31, 1950.

Two Greenwich Men Die of Injuries in Train Collision

Chester L. Sweet and Joe Rout, both Greenwich men, died from skull fractures after Sweet’s snow plow truck collided with a New York Central passenger train at an unprotected Omega road crossing near Route 250. The accident occurred as the late train, traveling about 70 mph from Cleveland to Indianapolis, struck the vehicle. Both men, unmarried and living alone, died at New London Hospital or near the scene, with coroner J. D. Bradish noting the fatal injuries.

New George Yeager Greenwich Sweet Cleveland Indianapolis Huron County J. D. Bradish New London Bender

Bombing in Jerusalem Claims 13 Lives

The Jerusalem blast at the Jewish agency building raised the death toll to 13 as two more victims died. Funeral services were set for today. Haganah leader warned Arabs while no group claimed responsibility. Police searched for Anton Daud, a 35 year old Arab driver suspected of placing a bomb near the American consulate.

Jerusalem Jewish Agency Haganah Gamegedn Arab Higher Committee Heganah Anton Daud

Gideons Banquet Sees 300 Expected At First Methodist

Three hundred Gideons are expected for the seventh annual Lo r ain County Camp banquet at First Methodist Church at 6 30 tonight. R G LeTourneau millionaire missionary and International Business Men's Committee chairman will speak, weather permitting. He will fly to Miami after the visit. A special Gideons display in an Ohio Public Service Company window highlights New Testaments Bibles and their wartime distribution.

Gideons Lorain County First Methodist R. G. le Toturneau Internationali- Brown LeTourneau Christian Business Men’s Committee International Barns City Miami Banqnet The Ohio Public Service Company

Third Member Of Group Dies In Chair Tonight

In Columbus the third participant in the August 1946 killing of a Cleveland man is to be executed by electric chair at Ohio penitentiary. Floyd Date, 22, has been on death row nearly a year following the slaying linked to James Griffin, 26, and Robert Britton, 22, both of Cleveland, who were executed November 28, 1947.

Columbus Cleveland atGice Fame Ohio Penitentiary Floyd Date James Griffin Robert Britton

Mercury Drops to 18 Below in Ohio Sparking Gas Cutoffs

Subzero temperatures grip Ohio with readings reaching 18 below in parts of the state. East Ohio Gas Co cuts gas to 600 industrial plants while standby fuel limits layoffs to about 5,000. Snow disrupts travel as crews battle slick roads and schools close. northern Ohio digs out after a heavy storm.

Ohio Warners Westier Bureau Toledo Cleveland Akron Yptown Mansfield East Ohio Gas Co Surroundi Weather Bureau State Highway Department Highway Patrol Warner State Highway Patrol Eaton Springfield Columbus Newark Millersburg St Clairsville

More Than 800 Czechs Flee to America via Regensburg

Reported mass flight from Czechoslovakia in the past two weeks sends over 800 Czechs seeking haven in Bavaria. Refugees include three MPs among 550000 housed in Bavaria, with Sudeten Germans also displaced. First arrivals faced violence. Rogersburg high school used as temporary shelter as Americans and Germans note border weakness in the American-occupied zone.

Regensburg Germery America Germany Czechoslovakia Bavaria Z2ochosiovekia Bulin Rogersburg High School

35 Drown When Steamer Capsizes

SANTIAGO Chile At least 35 persons were drowned when the river steamer Helvetia capsized and sank at Puerto Cara hue on the Imperial River. Survivors said the Helvetia passed over a cable anchoring another ship, pulling it taut and capsizing Helvetia. Most victims were trapped below decks. seven bodies were recovered.

Santiago Chile Puerto Carahue Imperial River

Librarian Edna Moore Injured in Fall on Broad Street

Miss Edna Moore a librarian at the Elvira Library was confined to her home with a dislocated elbow after a fall on Broad Street near Court Street yesterday afternoon. An X-ray at Elvira Memorial Hospital showed the injury and she hopes to return to work in a few days.

Edna Moore Elvira Library Broad Street Court Street Elvira Memorial Hospital

Two Killed and One Fatally or Seriously Injured at Crossing

In Bettsville a Pennsylvania train struck a car at a crossing. Jonas Wohlgamuth, 53, and his son Louis, 26, both of Bettsville, were killed. Elmer Warrington, 18, of Burgoon, was critically injured as the Red Arrow westbound train dragged the car a quarter mile before stopping.

Fremont Pennsylvania Bettsville Jonas Wohlgamuth Louis Betteville Elmer Warrington Burgoon Red Arrow

C C F Lodge To Celebrate 100 Years Of Service

Elvria ITO.OFP lodge marks a centennial celebration with plans led by Charles J. Smith Jr Noble Grand. A general meeting is set for Saturday afternoon followed by a banquet at Leake Avenue Congregational Church in the evening.

Elvria Ito.ofp Saint- Gay and Sundey Charles J. Smith, Jr. Noble Elvria Lodge East Broad Street Leake Avenue Congregational Church

New Turnpike Bill To Be Introduced

County Engineer Donald E Patterson, chairman of the Ohio Turnpike Committee, announced a new bill will be submitted to the legislature to establish a turnpike commission for Ohio. The plan mirrors the prior proposal with changes aimed at gaining approval despite opposition. The committee met with the Petroleum Producers Association in Columbus to discuss the bill’s provisions.

Donald E. Patterson Ohio Turnpike Committee Gay Ohio Turnpike Commission Patterson Petroleum Producers Association Columbus Recen Ralph Winter R. W. Sandurs Tuck Association Col. C. E. McKee One Contrectore Association

Kunkle Wins Lake Erie League Speech Contest

Elyria High School senior Harold Kunkle won five honors in a Lake Erie High School League speech contest at Western Reserve University Cleveland He spoke on Does the Family Cause the Imminent as part of Family Life in the United States The winners and topics included Bill Hessler Shaw High School and Bill Huey Latewood High School The next contests are April 7 and April 16 at Lorain High School with a round table discussion Also listed is an automotive ad for Dzisz Inc Chrysler Plymouth.

Harold Kunxie Elyria Hier Western Reserve University Cleveland United States Kunkle Nes Herold Ro Kurxie Columbia Avenue Eiyma Hish Bureal Direc Garee Hn Alice Stofer Etyma Resterdar Bill Hessler Shelter Heights P.ch Shaw Hich School Sre Abe Bil Huey Latewood High School Hollywood Cvil Western Reserve Lake Erie League Lakewond Lions Club Lorain High School Lorain Bruce

European pact aims to halt march of Communism

Five Western European powers led by Britain and France approve a 50 year draft military alliance to stop the westward spread of Communism. The pact binds Britain Belgium France Netherlands Luxembourg to collective defense and seeks links to a Western European Union from Arctic to Mediterranean.

Brussels Britain France Radio Moscow Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Arctic Mediterranean Paris

New Elyria Catholic High School Groundbreaking Set

Ground breaking for Elyria District Catholic High School to take place on Sunday March 21 at Poplar Street and Gulf Road site. Contracts totaling 456000 cover light grey brick building with stone trim, classrooms laboratories library cafeteria chapel and gymnasium for 300 plus students from ten parishes.

Elyria District William L. Newton St. Mary’s Church Poplar Street Gulf Road Elyria St. Marx's School Fourth Street St. Mary's Newton Thesday Sisters of Notre Dame Diocese of Cleveland Elyria City Grafton North Ridgeville Oberlin South Amherst Schirmer-Peterson J. C. Welsh Kraus and Helmkamp Arkon

Two Women Die After Crossing Tracks in Alliance

Two women Josephine Kennedy age 29 and Dorothy Beil age 22 both of Alliance were killed when they walked into the path of a west bound Pennsylvanian passenger train near the depot. The incident followed a prior test run of another train on water. In Lake County the scarlet fever outbreak crest appears past with no new cases since March 9. Most cases are mild and 10 are from Willoughby area. A Monday night family party is listed for I C Hall Gratton Ohio Black River Gime Club.

Alliance Pennsyivans Depo Josephine Kennedy Dorothy Beil Painesville Lake County Willoughby Willoughby Township I. C. Hall

State finances challenged by 1948 price break

Ohio officials warn that a price decline in 1948 could strain the general revenue fund though early 1948 tax collections run ahead of last year. Tax Commissioner C Emory Glander notes 1947 actual receipts exceeded estimates by about 40 million dollars as 268 477 432 was collected against 229 370 473 expected.

Columbus General Revenue Fund C. Emory Glander Teday Glander Eczzz

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