Israel Air Force Launches First Offensive in Palestine War
Reported by Jewish authorities that the Israel Air Force began its first offensive operations in the Palestine war with raids on Arab forces near Samakh at the southern Sea of Galilee. Communique said planes returned safely and noted heavy fighting around Jewish settlements south of the sea, while Arab legion forces reportedly captured parts of old Jerusalem and isolated thousands of Jews. Egyptian air raids on Tel Aviv continued as Jewish authorities ordered 211 schools closed for safety.
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Israel Air Force
Samakh
Sea of Galilee
Haganah
Iraq
Arab Legion
Jordan River
Jerusalem
Abdullah
Old City
Ziton
Sheik Jarrah
Jericho
Ramallah
Fifth Grade Boys Steal Airplane and End Up in Jail
Two fifth grade boys will tell a judge tomorrow how they flew an airplane from school and landed in a pasture after stealing a horse. They had already begun over the knee punishment when their parents spoke to officers.
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Oklahoma
Board Sympathizes With School Principal
BECKLEY West Virginia The board of education declined to act on complaints that high school principal Fried C Roberts punished students for eating wild onions and exposing the odor Roberts supported the punishment saying the ramp odor resembles a polecat He said he segregated ramp eaters for the first offense and whipped them for the second
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Beckley
W. Va
Board of Education
Fried C. Roberts
Roberts
Cleveland Northeast Ohio Weather Forecast Weathers
Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon with a 15 to 20 mph northwest wind. Fair cooler tonight and Saturday with a 15 mph northerly wind. Low around 48. High near 68 on Saturday.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Milton's Credit Jewelers Graduation Watches Ad
An advertisement lists watches for the elementary school graduation at Milton's Credit Jewelers, 596 Broad St, with prices 695, 7.95, and 8.95, dated as an ad for graduates.
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Miltons Credit Jewelers
Broad St
Big Powers Split Over Palestine War In United Nations Talks
The five permanent members clash over solutions to Arab invasions in Palestine as the Security Council rejects Transjordan’s bid for information. US backed cease fire with possible further action. Britain supported mediation with limits. Transjordan rejects reply. Bernadotte chosen as UN mediator despite urgent deadlines. Soviet deputy Malick arrived with no comment on the Cold War.
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N. Y
Palestine
Transjordan
Holy Land
France
Russia
United States
China
Council
Fawzi al Mulki
Israel
Security Council
Big Five
Special Assembly
Folke Bernadotte
Gustaf I
Zion Gate Taken By The Arabs In Jerusalem Conflict
Arab Legion troops seized Zion gate in the old walled city of Jerusalem and isolated 4,000 Jews inside. A desperate message from Jews warned Tel Aviv they would surrender without reinforcements as fighting narrows to the old city. Legion armored cars and mortars pace the advance amid snipers’ houses and encirclement efforts.
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Arab Legion
Jerusalem
Zion Gate
Old City
Tel Aviv
Legion
New City
Zion
Lepiin
Schools Share Second Quarter State Funds in Lorain County
Checks totaling 105271.09 are distributed to Lorain County village and rural schools as their second quarterly share of the State Public School Fund. The largest 18270.98 goes to Clearview, the smallest 618.85 to Rochester. Districts include Avon 4407.86, Avon Lake 4909.02, Brighton 4587.08, and many others with various allocations. tuition payments to outside districts listed for several. Potted Tomato Plants 4¢ each Resar Florist. Adv.
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Clearview
Rochester
Avon
Avon Lake
Brighton
Brownhelm
Camden
Columia
East Carlisle
Eaton
Flyriag Township
Grafton Township
Grafton Village
Henrietta
Huntington
LaGrange
Penfield
Ridgeville
Sheffield Lake
South Amherst
Black River
Elyria Township
Russia
West Carlisle
Representations Made By U. S. To Arab Lebanon
The U S legation at Beirut says it made representations to Arab Lebanon over the removal of 40 American citizens from an American ship bound for the Jewish area of Israel. Officials said the action occurred at Beirut harbor on Wednesday after the Americans were taken off the slip. The nature of the representations and Lebanon's reply were not yet known. The American minister had intervened beforehand when he suspected Americans would be removed.
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U.S
Learat
Lebanon
Atarea
Israel
State Department
Marine Corp
Ain Beiat
Department
Benbow Named to State Agricultural Advisory Board
C. H. Benbow of Westerville was appointed to the state agricultural advisory board today by Governor Thomas J. Herbert, replacing John Galbreath of Columbus who resigned. Drive In Auto Radio Service. Dick Stewart of 242 Marseilles.
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Columbus
C. H Benbow
Westerville
State Agricultural Advisory Board
Thomas J. Herbert
John Galbreath
Dick" Stewart
Marseilles
Adv
Distinction Day Brings Colorful Elyria High Show
Distinction Day at Elyria High features red and white attire and a theme balancing good and evil. Juniors portray seniors in a program written by Ethel Steinberg with cast led by Booth Bazley and Marge Snyder as the angel and devil. An intermission feature presented Star Drivers Band with teachers as players.
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Elyrma High Schools
Elyria High School
Ethel Steinberg
Booth Bazley
Tony Curcillo
Ann Dunn
Jackie Carmel
Audrey Coon
Beverly Krespach
Ray Gehl
Warren Sotherden
Marge Snyder
Angel
Devil
Ebba Fosselius
E. Glenn Baxter
Star Drivers
Marian Kemble
Josephine Wilcox
Walter F. von Brock
Lloyd Hennings
Anna Catherine Hess
William H. Rieney
Shirley B. Smith
Barbara Plocher
Hotel Castoria
Sawyer to Leave Police Dept on June 1
Charles C Sawyer, No. 1 patrolman in the els police department, announces retirement on pension June 1 after 20 years of service. Entered in December 1927, he is 59 and preferred night work on his downtown beat, avoiding radio duties and desk work to tend his garden.
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Charles C Sawyer
Els
D. W. Kothe
Sawyer
Police Department
E. J. Stankard
Charlie
Stankard
Two More Cancer Society Boxes Stolen
Peter Howard reports two more American Cancer Society collection boxes stolen in the city. A box was taken from the Nolamore confectionery at 420 Lake Avenue and another from the Northwood Inn on Broad Street. A third box was taken from an earlier Lake Avenue store last week. amounts were not known. Antique Auction Sale Lat May 22 Elks Aud 10 am Public invited.
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American Cancer Society
Peter Howard
The
Cancer Society
Howard
Nolamore Confectionery
Lake Avenue
Northwood Inn
Broad Street
Elks
Girl 13 Killed by Car Near Columbia Center
Barbara Jean Wills, 13, of Hawke road Columbia township, was killed returning from a school rally when struck by a westbound car on Route 82 near Columbia Center. Driver William Stirgwolt, 33, Bay Village, said he had no warning and could not avoid her. Barbara, bicycling with Ida Bokay and Dean Austin, was not shown with a light. the bike’s light was absent. She suffered a fractured skull and was knocked into a ditch. Dean and Ida reported Barbara was on the opposite side and not heard after a truck passed. The driver was asked to file a detailed report. Barbara’s funeral arrangements were set with Sudro Curtis Funeral Home and Salt Lick, Kentucky, connections noted.
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F. Edward Wills
Hawke Road
Columbia Township
Columbia Center
Barbara
Ida Bokay
Dean Austin
William B. Stirgwolt
Bay Village
Dean
Ida
Donald
Nannie Wills
Salt Lick
Maude Peters
Morehead
Sudro-Curtis Funeral
Salt Lich
Wills
Lakewood
Berlin Sector Closes as US Bans Soviet Petition
The American sector of Berlin barred circulation of a Communist inspired petition calling for German unity under Soviet terms. The move followed the closing of the 200 mile border to Soviet officials with a single Helmstedt entry point. An American military statement labelled the petition pointless and condemned Russian agitation.
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Berwln
United States
Berlin
Peoples Congress
Germany
Helmstedt
Bandits Hold Up Dayton Savings Firm for $10,000
Two nattily dressed bandits robbed the Furst Federal Savings and Loan Company in Dayton just after 1 a m and escaped with $10,000. Authorities pursue leads as investigation continues.
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Dayton
Furst Federal Savings and Loan Company
Geranium plants for sale at Resar Florist
Large assortment of Geranium plants in all colors available at Resar Florist. Priced at four dollars each. Limited stock, great for colorful garden displays and containers. Visit Resar Florist to choose from a range of Geranium varieties.
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Resar Florist
Kozdon Wins Jaycee Award At Elyria Banquet
Joseph T. Kozdon president of the Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce won this year’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding young man in Elyria. The banquet at Elks Hall drew about 200, with Rabbi Carl I. Miller presenting the honor. Kozdon, 36 next week, lives at 229 Courtland Street with wife and two daughters and is a sales expeditor for Western Automatic Machine Screw Company, with 19 years at the firm.
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Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Joseph T. Kozdon
Kozdon
Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce
Elks Club
Carl I. Miller
Elysia
Kordon
Jack Burkhard
Robert H Bkuieg
W G Moore
Rabbi Miller
J. J. Parks
Earl W. Bell
R. C. Novatney
Harold
Winners Of Legion Medals Are Announced
A Jefferson School girl and a Hamilton School boy will receive this year's American Legion medals for outstanding eighth grade students in Elyria. Thelma Yorks and James Miller, both 13, were chosen after a party at Elyria Post No. 12 yesterday. They spoke before judges and will receive medals and buttons at Memorial Day services at Ridgelawn Cemetery May 31.
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Jefferson
Hamilton
American Legion
Elyria
Thelma Joan Yorks
Clarence Yorks
Walnut Street
James Miller
Albert R. Miller
Middle Avenue
Elyrma Post No. 12
Legion Post
William Richey
Chaimen W OO McClelin
Ailyn S Rose
George Robson
Fla Dusthimer
Ely
Fred W Lohnes
Edison and Jefferson School
Jefferson School
Six Miners Die In Cave-In In Virginia
DANTE Virginia Six miners were crushed to death in a cave in at the Clinchfield No 2 mine. Five other miners including the crew foreman escaped with scratches. About 30 tons of coal collapsed after a vibration or bump. The UMW Press Bureau cited timber support failure as the cause. Rescue teams worked until 1 15 am to recover the bodies. Dead include Arnold Vickers Harold Barkes Oakley Creger and a man listed only as last No 4.
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Dante
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
J. M. Smith
Smith
UMW
Washington
Arnold Vickers
Harold Barkes
Oakley Creger
Two Movie Writers Placed Under Contempt of Congress
Two Hollywood scriptwriters John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo were sentenced to pay $1,000 fines and one year in jail for contempt of Congress. They remained free on bonds pending appeals. Convicted for refusing to disclose party membership, Trumbo also faced a separate charge for refusing to join the Screen Writers Guild.
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Washington
Taday
Congress
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Liberty
Congressional
Communist Party
Trumbo
Screen Writers’ Guild
United Nations seeks armed force to stop Jerusalem fighting
The UN truce commission in Jerusalem urged the Security Council to dispatch a strong neutral armed force to impose a cease fire between Arabs and Jews in the Holy City. It warned that without force the only alternative is a fight to the finish and noted it had been fired upon during week-long talks.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations’ Truce Commission
Jerusalem
Security Council
Holy City
Truce Commission
Jean Niewenhaus
Old City
Switch Engine Smashes Into Building at Warehouse
A wandering switch engine rolled 1000 feet down a spur, crossed a road, and plowed into a brick warehouse of Oul Well Supply Co in Zanesville. After being serviced on the spur by Edward Cadri, the engine’s front end shattered the building corner and toppled railroad signals. Damage to the warehouse and several electric motors was set at thousands of dollars.
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Zanesville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Edward Cadri
Gnadenhutten
Oul Well Supply Co
Critics Split Over Truman Aids and Cold War Risks
Washington officials say Soviet propaganda on peace talks signals no current plan for a hot war, though they fear Moscow could blunder into conflict. Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and others join critics of the administration on Russia policy. Marshall and advisers doubt Stalin aims for war but fear a misstep could widen tensions. Prior talks with Molotov and Bedell Smith stirred worries of Soviet expansion short of war.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Josef Stalin
V. M. Molotov
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
U.S
Europe
Chronicle Telegram Classified Ad Pitch
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