Striker Killed In Riot At Waterloo Iowa
Waterloo Iowa riot ends as 350 National Guardsmen clear a block near Rath packing plant. One striker died during yesterday's violence as about 2,000 pickets clashed with police. Guardsmen barred gatherings, allowed two at the gates, and moved residents to safety amid ongoing 66 day CIO packinghouse strike activity.
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Waterloo
Rath
Frank P. Williams
Williams
Robert D. Blue
Black Hawk County
H. P. Wanger
CIO United Packinghouse Workers
Luther W. Youngdah
Minnesota
National Guard
South St. Paul
Newport
Former Chaplain To Speak At Memorial Service
The Rev J Edward Lair minister of Highland Congregational Cleveland and former WWII Navy chaplain will speak at Elyria's Sunday Memorial Day service at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church at eight. The service was moved a week earlier due to a high school baccalaureate. Elyria ministers veterans groups and associations organize the event with music by Robert Burns Walter Von Brock and Richard Decker and organ by Mrs F C Ruth. A color presentation and wreath laying precede the service with ministers Ernst Irion Fred Ulrich and Louis Novak among speakers.
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J. Edward Lair
Highland Congregational Church
Cleveland
U. S. Navy
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Elyria
Robert Burns
First Congregational Church
Walter von Brock
Elyria Public Schools
Richard Decker
F. C. Ruth
Ernst Irion
St. Paul's
Fred Ulrich
Lake Avenue
Memorial Day Parade Date Corrected To May 31
A misprint in an American Legion parade report led to the incorrect date of May 30. The Memorial Day parade is now scheduled for Monday May 31 here, with no further changes announced.
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American Legion
Cleveland Northeastern Ohio Weather Forecast Update
Weather forecast for northeastern Ohio calls for clearing skies and warmer temperatures this afternoon with variable winds. Friday will be partly cloudy and warmer with a low tonight around 48 and a high Friday near 78.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Indians Play Ball on Motorola TV Ad Price 179.95
An ad notes watching the Indians play baseball by Television Motorola reportedly priced at 179 dollars 95 cents with a phone contact at 3176 Stowepaper HALHHE.
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Motorola
Recalls 40 Years Of Elyria Woman's Club History
Blaze fatal to father and two children near New Paris. Leon S. Fitzwater and two children died in an explosion that injured another, as kerosene started fire in a four room cottage. The family details, hospital transfers, and the club history follow, with earlier suffrage connections and a May 2, 1908 founding note.
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Elyria Woman’s Club, Inc
New Paris
Leon S. Fitzwater
Howard
Fitzwater
Wanda Fitzwater
Wanda
Richmond
Ind
Ira Cleveland Monroe
Elyria
Woman's Club
W. N. Gates
George Stevens
Anna Shaw
Marie Jenny Howe
Harriet Upton
W. E. Brooks
Democratic Leaders Nominate Convention Heads in Philly
Democratic leaders gathered in Philadelphia to select a keynote speaker and top officials for the Democratic National Convention opening July 12. The DNC executive committee will propose a permanent chairman with Sen Francis Myers of Pennsylvania as a leading keynote candidate alongside Sen Alben Barkley of Kentucky, former Gov Robert Kerr of Oklahoma, and Rep Sam Rayburn of Texas.
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Philadelphia
Democratic National Committee
Ales
Francis Myers
Pennsylvania
Alben W. Barkley
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Lorain Man Dies At Work At Republic Steel Plant
Alex Takacs a 38 year old Lorain resident died this afternoon reportedly from a heart attack while working as an inspector at the Steel and Tubes division of Republic Steel. Fellow workers summoned help and he was rushed to Elyria Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. He had worked at the plant for about 12 years.
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Alex Takacs
Lorain
Steel and Tubes
Republic Steel
Takacs
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Truman Visits Girard College Today
President Truman arrived by special train at noon for an address to 1300 boys at Girard College whose fathers have died. He was welcomed at 30th Street Station by Gov. James H. Duff and Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel.
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Philadelphia
Truman
Girard College
Pennsylvania Railroad
30Th Street
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Bernard Samuel
Man and Wife Injured as Train Strikes Auto at Crossing
John Palkovich, 69, and wife Mary, 64 of Sugar Ridge road, were hit by a New York Central freight at the Maddock road crossing. He suffered a knee contusion and she arm injuries with possible fracture. both were taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Engineer A F Morlan of Toledo was identified.
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John Palkovich
Sugar Ridge Road
Mary
New York Central
Maddock Road
Palkovich
Elyria Memorial Hospital
A. F. Morlan
Toledo
Three Elyria Brothers in 1948 Senior Class Highlight
Elyria High School will honor three families with two sons each in the 1948 graduating class. Bernard and Frank Stydnicki twin brothers from 111 Bath Street share a long school career from Holy Cross to Jefferson Junior High. Arnold and Arthur Kovach, sons of 321 Fairlawn Avenue, will graduate together with Arnold a Marine veteran who finished in January and will receive his diploma the same night as Arthur. Edward and Joseph Racz, of 544 Turner Street, include Edward an Army Air Corps veteran wounded in the Pacific theater. Continued on Page 2.
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Elyria High School
Elyria
Bernard Stydnicki
Frank Stydnicki
Michael Stydnicki
Bath Street
Flyria
Holy Cross
Jefferson
Cherry Ridge
Dakota Wesleyan University
South Dakota
Arnold William Kovach
Arthur David Kovach
Michael B. Kovach
Fairlawn Avenue
Arthur
Arnold
Marine Corps
Wadsworth
Arnold Kovach
Edison School
Edward Julius Racz
Joseph Peter Racz
Julius Racz
Chronicle Telegram delayed by mechanical difficulties tonight
Notice apologizes for late delivery due to unavoidable mechanical breakdown affecting subscribers. Immediate guaranteed automobile service referenced as Deets, Inc. Chrysler-Plymouth, 728 W. Broad.
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Chronicle + Telegram
Deets, Inc
Chrsler-Plymouth
W. Broad
Three Men Hold Key To Coal Peace
Washington: John J. Lewis said three industrialists can decide peace or war in the coal industry. He warned of a possible coal strike unless a constructive wage conference yields a contract by July 1. The three men named as key are Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel, George Humphrey of M A Hanna, and J B Francis of Island Creek Coal.
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Washington
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel Corp
George Humphrey
M. A. Hanna Co
J. B. Francis
Island Creek Coal Co
Two Civil War Vets to Attend 82nd Ship Encampment
Columbus hosts the 82nd annual state GAR encampment with two surviving Ohio veterans aged over 100. John Henry Grate of Atwater, state commander, and John R. Bennett of Waynesfield, adjutant and quartermaster, will attend. Also expected is Robert M. Rownd, 103, national GAR commander, formerly a Columbus pushmaster, who served with the Ninth Ohio Cavalry and marched with General Sherman in Georgia.
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Columbus
Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
John Henry Grate
Atwater
John R. Bennett
Waynesfield
Grate
GAR
Cavalry Corps
Phil Sheridan
Bennett
Robert M. Rownd
Ripley
N. Y
Rownd
Ninth
Ohio Calvary
Georgia
William Tecumseh Sherman
Fire Destroys Room at Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia
More than 1000 guests evacuated after a ninth floor room at the Warwick Hotel burned. Fire confined to the room. guests were not required to leave and normal hotel service was maintained.
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Philadelphia
Central-City
Warwick
Geranium Plants Ad From Resar Florist
Large assortment of geranium plants in all colors offered by Resar Florist. Advertising notice.
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Ady
Resar Florist
Press For A Quick Victory In Jerusalem
Jewish forces defending Jerusalem face continued Arab Legion attacks with ground loss. Shelling hitts Hadassah hospital and Hebrew University on Mount Scopus as Arabs push from the north into the city. Reports say Jeruasalem could fall within hours to Trans Jordan troops control of Sheikh Jarrah and the old walled city.
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Tel, Aviv
Jerusalem
Israel
Trans
Christendom
Amman
Trans- Jordan
Abdullah
Sheikh Jarrah
Jordan River
Palestine
UN Split on Palestine Crisis at UN Security Council
In Lake Success United Nations diplomats show no will for forceful action to stop the Palestine war. A renewed council appeal for a cease fire faces resistance from Britain and others who oppose immediate sanctions or force without Israel recognition and a clear plan.
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Alexander Cadogan
China
Belgium
United States
Palestine
Britain
Israel
Security Council
Cadogan
Holy Land
Bevin Warns of Real War Danger From Russia War of Nerves
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin warned that the greatest danger of a new world war lies in Russia's war of nerves. He criticized aggressive war and urged peace talks, stating Britain must resist Communist moves in Western Europe while seeking U.S. help and supporting European defense talks. He urged urgent peace conferences and Berlin restraint.
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Britain
Bevin
Russia
Scarborough
England
Ernest Bevin
Western
Europe
Council of Foreign Ministers
Japan
Greece
Turkey
Berlin
Yugoslav
Josef Stalin
Henry Wallace
Lewis Calls Wage Policy Group In Important Session
Washington Jealous of tension, John L. Lewis convened his 200 member wage policy committee to decide if another coal strike is possible and whether to charge soft coal operators with violating the United Mine Workers contract. The Southern Association and government sources note the board could urge a court order to resume bargaining as Denham weighs action.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern Association
National Labor Relations Board
Wage Policy Committee
Robert N. Denham
Labor Board
Detouring Trucks Damage Four Roads in Lorain County
Public utilities regulations blamed as detouring trucks harm Peck Wadsworth Jones West and Hamley roads. County Engineer Patterson warns of thousands in damage on gravel roads. Sheriff Finnegan cites short staff. proposes township constables or more deputies to curb illegal detours. News notes and classified ad follow.
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Lorain County
Car R. Finegan
Peck-Wadsworth
Jones, West and Hamley
Don E. Patteron
West Road
Alan R. Branson
Sherif Finegan
Patterson
U S Closes Border In Germany to Russian Missions
FRANKFURT The United States closed the border between the American and Russian zones of Germany even to official Soviet missions. Maj. Gen. George P. Hays ordered Russians to enter the American zone only through the Helmstedt checkpoint in the British zone, with no reason given for the move. Only official Russian missions had previously been allowed entry.
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Frankfurt
United States
Germany
George P. Hays
U. S
Helmstedt
Hays
Woman Hurt When Car Goes In Ditch
Mrs. Lois Anderson, 23, of North Olmsted, suffered a fractured hip and possible other injuries at 1 am today when a car driven by her husband Jack Anderson ran off Bagley road into a five foot ditch. She was taken to Berea hospital with her husband and their three year old son traveling to Oberlin where he operates a home service business.
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Lois Anderson
North Olmsted
Jack
Bagley Road
Berea Hospital
Anderson
Oberlin
Steubenville Motorcyclist Killed In Wills Creek Crash
Robert H. Van Wirk age 20 of Steubenville died early today when his motorcycle left Wills Creek road and overturned west of town.
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Steubenville
Robert H. van Wirk
Wills Creek Road
Here
Chronicle Telegram Classifieds Offer Quick Cash Ads
Get quick cash for old furniture clothes car sporting goods or other items using the Chronicle Telegram Classifieds. Call 44 121 or 44 231 for big returns at low cost.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Elyria Woman's Club, Inc
Club
W. F. von Brock
W. C. Clark
E. H. Graber
G. W. Savage
Manley Windsor
Herbert Wootton
Richard Horan
J. B. Halpin
J. W. Smith
F. W. Lohnes
R. T.J. Martin
L. R. Meyer
W. F. Bell
W. J. Farewell
Richard Mackey
J. M. Gregory
Richard Lysaght
H. B. Somers, Jr
Co. L. Travers
H. G. Hoover
C. R. Sharrer
Otis Forsyth
J. A. Hewitt
Robert Buttes
Robert Hand
Harry Shives
Karl Plocher
Eric Ry
Iowa
Painesville
Melvin Pp. Bortzai
Madison
Diamond Alkali Co
Hillsboro
David Roy Reno
Stowepaper
Blaze Fatal
Miriam W. Travers
Political Study Club of
Emma Olds
Elyria Library
Snowden
Samuel Squires
Fremont
Calvin Mitchell
Fosterta
Mitchell
Elks
Shanghat
Chunking
Peipai
Elyria Frozen Food Service
Fuller Road
Eusmia Noett “engpertRt Hive
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