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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1949
Page
1
President Truman offered no comment on the antifilibuster setback or threats of a new coal strike during a Florida vacation. Press secretary Charles G. Ross said Truman is aware of the issues but has nothing to say now. Ross noted staff planned a fishing trip but did not confirm departure.
Cleveland pollution chief says city cleaner than in years with footfall deposits down nearly 13 percent in 1948. Dyktor heads air pollution division and joined nine midwest officials in Cincinnati for an anti pollution conference aimed at stronger restrictions. Delegation votes to meet next fall in Cleveland. Marshall Staller of Allegheny conference on community development attended.
MILFORD Mass Four persons died in a duplex fire today a grandmother a mother and two children were killed. The victims identified as Mrs Mary Gilbert about 65 Mrs Eleanor Abrahamson 31 Patla Abrahamson 6 and Shaon Abrahamson. Frank T Gilbert about 65 husband of Mrs Gilbert was hospitalized in critical condition from burns and smoke inhalation. Charles E Abrahamson 32 and his three month old son Charles were admitted to hospital in not serious condition. Cause of fire not determined.
Federal barge line officials near St. Louis report the diesel powered towboat Harry Truman about 60 miles below St. Louis at 9 a m making 11.5 mph upstream on the Mississippi River as they hope it may break the long standing New Orleans to St. Louis record once held by Robert E Lee.
Partly cloudy and windy with continued cold for this afternoon and tonight. Sunday should be fair and warmer. Low tonight around 18, high Sunday about 38. Double Eagle Stamps offered Monday and Tuesday at Crystal Clear Dry Cleaners, 132 Broad Street.
Washington reports a long secret North Atlantic Defense Treaty ready for formal ceremonies in early April. Foreign ministers from eight to twelve nations may sign on April 4, ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York. Officials say no official date yet set as ministers refine wording at the State Department.
Leland Sisson, watchman for the New York Central Railroad at Abbe Road, was injured after a southbound car failed to stop at a crossing and struck him. Witness Ernest Summons of Finch Road reported the accident occurred as another vehicle traveling north collided. Police investigated but details and outcomes are unclear in the readable fragment.
Cincinnati based CIO action committee national director Jack FHeed criticizes John L Lewis for calling a wine holiday and urges repeal of the Taft Hartley law to hamper the measure.
About 10 000 C and O workers, roughly 30 percent of the total, will be laid off due to a coal mining stoppage. The cuts affect car shops at Russell Kentucky, Chiefton Forge Virginia, and Huntington West Virginia, plus heavy equipment sectors and locomotive shops in Wheeling. Maintenance crews will also face layoffs as the capital improvement program is halted.
Three Lorain Eagles members filed common pleas court action to bar grand lodge interference in lodge rooms elections and conduct. Judge granted temporary injunction with $200 bond. The suit alleges Maren Brown and Gardell control merchandise and slot earnings, risking Lorain assets including real estate valued at 25000,000 and bonds of 90,000. Twenty-five hundred Lend A Hand Club members voted to separate funds from Eagles Lodge affairs.
County superintendent C. A. Gibbons announced most roads cleared enough for bus routes. Several village and rural schools were closed Thursday and only some schools in sewer districts remained open yesterday as snow disruption eases.
Pvt. Robert Silvernail, 24, of Auburn, suffered a fractured nose, possible internal injuries and numerous cuts when his car crashed into the rear of a Cleveland Transit bus. The bus driver was uninjured and the $18,000 bus burned after the crash. Silvernail, stationed at Fort Knox, said he fell asleep at the wheel en route to Auburn.
Willard G. Henry 29, an ironworker from Spring City Tenn, died yesterday from a fall of about 50 feet from the steel framework of a building under construction in Cincinnati. Henry worked for Bethlehem Steel Co. The notice lists Fred C. Ruth income tax service at 315 4th St Ph 2409.
Washington Democrats failed to stop the filibuster drive in a major setback as Senate action continued. Leader Lucas vowed to push ahead while a Saturday session was set. party strategists weighed hour by hour tactics amid doubts over ongoing anti filibuster efforts.
Cleveland attorney Urbie argues the Lorain to East Liverpool conveyor plan would cost railroads about 1120 0000 annually, with 49 percent going to wages. He contends the bill would shift freight, threaten coal oil and other shipments, and damage state land values while railroad crews would lose work. He urges defeat on legal and economic grounds. Government warns employers in 92 areas view modest job gains ahead of last year. Jimmy Ald acting tonight at the Supper Club.
King George VI underwent a two hour operation to sever a nerve affecting blood flow to his right foot. The procedure, conducted in a Buckingham Palace bedchamber converted to an operating theater, was led by Prof James R Learmonth with Prof J Patterson Ross assisting, and palace doctors anticipated a week of bed rest.
William D. Taylor aged 59 of 224 Eastern Heights Boulevard died suddenly at Elyria Mercurial Hospital following a heart attack at his home. A Elyria resident for about 36 years, he held a civil engineering degree from Come University 1933 and once practiced law. He later joined Ferguson Co. in Cleveland for construction work and engineering, working from Cleveland in recent years. He was a Mason and member of First Congregational Church. Survived by widow Alice, daughters Alma and Mrs L S Todd, 4 grandchildren, 4 brothers and 3 sisters. Funeral Tuesday at Tasler Funeral Home with Rev William Leath officiating. burial at Brookdale Cemetery.
Gen Ho Ying-Chin, top Nationalist army commander and close to Chiang Kai-shek, was confirmed by the Legislative Yuan as premier of Nationalist China by a 209 to 30 vote. He succeeds Sun Fo, who resigned amid clashes over peace efforts with the Communists. Ho, 60, a professional soldier trained by Japan, will form a cabinet and seek talks with Communist delegates in Peiping to end the civil war. He faces ongoing controversy as listed on the Communist war criminal list and is closely tied to the Whampoa clique shaping the military.
Britain amplifies its garrison at Aqaba as forces push across the Jordanian border from the occupied southern Palestine area. A War Office spokesman refused to disclose numbers or the scope of reinforcement, issued as Israel reports advancing through the Negev toward No 2.
Washington reports that John L. Lewis orders a two week stoppage in all eastern coal mines as a protest of President Truman’s re appointment of James M. Boyd. The move aims to pressure approval of modifications to the Taft-Hartley Act while critics warn of economic impact though coal stocks and steel production remain strong.
Fort Worth Texas reports a B-36 bomber carrying a sizeable bomb load dumped in the Gulf of Mexico after a 9,100 mile flight landing at Carswell Air Force Base. Cmdr Charles Farr said the round trip to Hawaii set a new long distance record. The flight lasted four hours non stop with four in flight refuelings.
Rome Premier Alcide de Gasperi convened an unusual Sunday session of Parliament to blunt Communist efforts to stir opposition to Italy's Atlantic Pact role. The move aimed to speed debate and a final vote while Communist calls for flash strikes and demonstrations sought to protest the government war policy. Scattered strikes and slowdowns accompanied the campaign as leaders ducked mass demonstrations.
The Railway Express Agency laid off 16,000 employees as the AFL Railway Clerks union sought permission to stage pickets at Penn Station and Grand Central to press for a year-long contract dispute settlement. Express operations halted completely with 5,700 package handlers, 3,300 truck drivers, and 1,000 clerks released in the metropolitan area.
Want ads offer quick, inexpensive selling of household goods clothing jewelry antiques toys and more. Dial 44-121 or 14-131 to place your ad now and move unwanted items fast.
Effective March 11 Carey’s Villa will open at 3 30 p m. Food served from 4 30 p m to 1 30 a m. Come early and stay late. Phone numbers 4561 and 462146 advertise new hours and service pattern.
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