Ohio River Flood Crest Expected At 28 Feet
East Liverpool reports the Ohio River, swollen by weekend rain, nearing a crest of 28 feet after reaching 28.1 feet at 8 a.m. Flood levels are 33 feet. Columbiana County creeks overflowed and Ellis ton, a 28 home community with 200 residents, was isolated. Highways 588 and 434 flooded. state routes 7 and 45 threatened. Farm disseminations note corn damage from rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Ohio
Howe
Columbiana County
Elliston
Franklin Square
Leetonia
Rochester Paralyzed By General Strike
Rochester New York faced a citywide general strike by CIO AFL with 48000 workers halting transit and closing government access. Pickets blocked depots and depots while police were mobilized and Governor Dewey monitored as thousands walked amid disruptions to schools and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Iuto
Albany
Thomas E. Newey
Cio-Afl
Jastermnute
Dewey
Highlights Of Senate Debate On President Truman Draft Plan
Washington reports the Senate debated Truman's proposal to draft anyone who strikes against the government. Senators including Minturn, Vandenberg, Pepper, Chapman Reveresmb, Talis, Barkley, Wheeler weighed the measure, warning of penalties and possible wage labor coercion. Debate questioned impact on labor reconversion and military discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Eugene J. Amintketn
Cot
Varle Sam
Simon Learee
Wis
Arthur . Vandenberg
Mich
Amy
Claude Pepper
D_ Fla
Sens
Chapman
R. W.va
Robert A. Tati
R.O
Prices At Noon From United Press Textile of Markets
Uruguay reports a marked decrease in its Jocust Plague this year and lists numerous industrials and utilities including American Power and Gas and California Standard in a market snapshot. Industrial names such as General Electric and Standard Oil appear among the listed equities and commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Stainard
Ghia
Texas Qi
American Power & Colorado Gas & E
Edison International T. & Corrs
Arkansas Gas Cities Service
Uruguay
Death notices from a Lakewood area newspaper
Remains of Earl Mobil 62 of 1286 Edwards Avenue Lakewood to be brought to Elyria for burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery after funeral services at William R. and Roy A. Daniels Funeral Home. Habill died in Cleveland of a heart attack at 1 p.m. Sunday. fasonic services set for 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Also listed are notices for Mrs. McDermott of Oil City Pa.. Barney McQueen of West River Street. George Wise Crafton of Belden. Frank Nagyvathy Sr. of Lorain, with details on survivors, service times, and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl 'T “Mobil
Edwards Avenue
Lakewood
Elytia
Ridgelaywn
William R. and
Roy A Daniels
Habill
Cleveland
Walter Po Snyder
McDermott
Stan
Avene
Oil City
Penna
Harold Turner
Rochester
H. Winn- Karner
Wichita
Kat
M C
On City
Jatin Craham
Erie
George
Wise Crafton
Wise
Belden
Eoen
Grafi
Emm
Mabel Relsinger
Flyni
Charles
Merman
Edward
Arthur
Grafian
Russell Fulton Funeral Home
Harald Willman
Methodist Church
Mare
Belden Cemetery
Frank Nagyvathy
Loratn
Frank Nagyvethy
Cyethind Street
Ans
Lorain
Hungary
American Crucible
Huns Forian Reformed Church
Loraine
Mukedyelo
Indgw
Marysa Omen
Frank Jr
Oberlins
Bruce Foxhall
Lawndhurst
Ohio
Ida
Europe
Gexa
Staten Island
Ly. Yo
Belx
Mathews Funeral
Hungarian Reformed Church
Daniel Bodin
Elmwood Cemetery
Agreement Reported Signed to End War in China
Reports from Peiping and Nanking claim a peace accord ending the Chinese civil war was signed yesterday though no official confirmation exists. Sin Min Pao cites sources and Social Welfare notes Nationalist troops paused near Changchun toward Harbin for peace. Albert Stahley of 305 North Street paid a $5 fine plus costs in police court for intoxication after an arrest at the Northwood Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Peiping
Nanking
Sin Min Pao
Social Welfare Sani Nationalist
Changchin
Harbin
Albert Stahley
North Street
Northwood Inn
More Collections From Mail Boxes Start June
Elyria postal service announces expanded Sunday and holiday collections in residential boxes starting June 1. Mail dropped by 2 p.m. Sundays and holidays will go out same day, with Saturday boxes eligible until 5 p.m. The post office will be closed Memorial Day with no regular deliveries, though holiday outgoing mail and special delivery remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
C. Z. Sartor
Washout Derails Troop Train Near Harrisburg
A washout from heavy rains caused a troop train to derail near Falmouth, killing three Marines and injuring 32. The wreck occurred late yesterday as Marines traveled from Maryland demobilization points to discharge. The dead were CG. Merger of Upper Darby Pennsylvania fueler of the train and two Marines from Attleboro Massachusetts and Fausto Lewis Rizzo whose address was not disclosed.
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Harrisburg
Falmouth
Maryland
Here
Upper Darby
Wain
Tq Merines
Farl Ireton
Navy veterans invited to parade dress blues and white hats
Richard Walsh, discharged Coast Guardsman in charge of the Navy section, announced that Coast Guard, Navy and Sta Bees veterans wishing to march in the Memorial Day parade should meet on West Avenue between Broad and Second streets at 2 30 p m Thursday. They are to wear dress blues and white hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Walsh
Coast Quardsman
Navy
Coast Guard
Sta Bees
Broad
Second Streets
Penfield board hires couple as teachers for 1946-47
The Penfield Townshiry Board of Education approved the employment of Arthur W. Kirkland of Amsterdam Ohio as high school teacher and athletic coach and Mrs Mary Kirkland as first and second grade teacher for the 1946 47 year Their appointments had been announced earlier subject to board action Mrs Kirkland formerly taught home economics and girls physical education at Columbiana High School and has Four H Club experience in Crawford County The final appointment rests with Ohio State University trustees and Lorain County councils expect Miss Kibler to be named home demonstration leader with a August 13 start date in the summer focus on Four-H Club work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penfield Townshiry Board of Education
Arthur W. Kirkland
Amsterdam
Ohio
Mary Kirkland
Ted
Sulphur Springs
Heidelberg College
Duing
Columbiana High School
Columbiana County
Crawford County
Ohio State University
Tustees
Lorain
Miss Kibler
Eunice Kochheiser
Columbus
Lorain County
Raymond Trinter
Four-H
Fou
Hamilton School To Have Paper Sale
Hamilton School announces a paper and magazine sale Friday morning. Families may donate papers with no transport to the school to call the school line 4590. boys will be sent to collect contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton School
Hamilton
Post 1079 Memorial Wreath Placed in Ely Park
Elyria Post 1079 of Veterans of Foreign Wars placed a memorial wreath on park monuments Sunday evening in Ely Park. Thomas Mihalis helped with the wreath, and the post name was not listed in yesterday’s report due to officers not naming it at the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Post
Veterans of Foreign Wara
Ely Park
Thomas Mihalis
Court cases and civics updates from Lorain county records
A flurry of courthouse actions includes divorces granted or filed on grounds of neglect, cruelty or absence with parties named such as Ralph, Mildred, and William. Probate details disclose Werner Zilch’s estate valued at 14 260 dollars, widow Emelia as heir. County bids approved for sheriff’s typewriter and Ivesditch road project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Maurer
Ralph
Guy B. Findlay
Marie Llewellyn
Longford Avenue
J. K. Nece
August Ferdhland
Max Ferehland
Gertrude Schnittger
Altenbaune
Germany
Werner Zilch
Armherst
Merck
Sey
Emelia
Memorial Day Service in Wellington Honors Veterans
Wellington residents prepare a Memorial Day program starting at 10 30 a m with Walter Graeflin leading the assembly in the park The parade to Greenwood cemetery will be marshaled by Col J OC MacDermott and schoolchildren will decorate veterans graves A cenotaph program follows with Paul Gower and the Wellington high school band under Miss Eleanore Decker The roster will be read by Clifton West and the American Legion firing squad will hold a salute Taps will be played by Max Boise and Paul Gower
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Wellingtery
Walter Graeflin
Col
J. OC. MacDermott
Greenwood Cemetery
Paul Gower
Wellington High School
Eleanore Decker
J. E. Werner
Walter Chaeflin
Clifton West
Patriste
Wigton Sdhol
American Legion
Max Boise
First Methodist Church
Frank Reeder
Church of Christ
Charles Willard
Mariam Dirlam
Treva Hill
Max Bosie
Elyrian Is Home After A Trip Around The World
Lt. Sam S. Rockwood of the Marine Corps returns home on lenient leave after a 49000 mile world voyage aboard the USS Gen. M. Hersey. He captained the Marine detachment on the transport, which stopped at Manila Singapore Calcutta Colombo Port Said Alexandria Tunis and Gibraltar before arriving in New York and decommissioning. Rockwood, son of Mr and Mrs Rodney G Rockwood of 239 Harrison Street, will report to Great Lakes for separation processing after nearly three years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam S. Rockwood
Marine Corps
M. B
Hersey
Rockwood
Rodney G. Rockwood
Harrison Street
San Francisco
United States
Manila
Singapore
Calcutta
Catomboa
Ceston
Port Said T
Suez Canal
Alexandera
Egypt
Tunis
Gibraltar
New York
Roeckwond
Martine Corps
Great Lakes
Sienals
Bond Forfeited In Cleveland Motorist Case
Mayor Agate forfeited a $25 cash bond for a Cleveland motorist who missed court for traffic violations. Orval Lancaster, arrested for unsafe driving at Third and Court Streets, failed to appear. Another driver, William Leanickcourt, was found guilty of reckless driving and fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Agate
Cleveland
Orval Lancaster
Third
Court Streats
Middle Avenue
Crawford
Lorain
Lake Avenue
Huron Street
Willian Cerland Leanickcourt
Important Nazi Captured Near Bremen Seizure Report
A high profile Nazi fugitive, Oswald Pohl, head of the 55 central office of administration and economy and in charge of all concentration camps under Heinrich Himmler, was captured near Bremen. The arrest marks a major development in postwar efforts to detain key war-crime figures.
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Baldyhausen
Oswald Pohl
Bremen
Tda
J Pohl
Heinrich Himmier
Bank Executive Admits Theft Of Funds
Indianapolis banking scandal details a National City Bank of Evansville executive confessing to stealing 143000 dollars. Sterling Perry, a long‑time employee from messenger to vice president, surrendered after telling U S district attorney Howard Caughran he falsified war bond purchases and left a note for colleagues. Discrepancies were confirmed by bank president O B Enlow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Sterling Perry
U. S
Howard Coughtan
National City Bank of
Evansville
Ind
Miyself
Caughran
O. B. Enlow
Reports Seeing Four Deer Near Chestnut Ridge Road
Aloysius Totter of Butternut Ridge Road Raton Township spotted four full grown does beside Chestnut Ridge road between Bender and Dewhurst roads as Teller's car approached. Totter his wife and daughter Diana watched the animals briefly before continuing to Elyria Memorial Hospital for Diana's tonsil operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloysius Totter
Butternut Ridge Road
Raton Township
Pennsylvania
Chestnut Ridge Road
Bender
Dewhurst Roads
Teller
Telter
Elyria
Long-serving Virginia statesman Glass dies at Lynchburg
Supreme Court rejected the move. The Senate planned to eulogize Glass and adjourn for his memory. Glass served in Washington from 1901 until his death, elected to the House in 1901 and later the Senate in 1920, with a career spanning four wars. He was educated in newspapers, married a Amherst widow years his junior, and leaves a son Carter Jr. and a son Powell who died last year. Glass was born in Lynchburg on January 4, 1833.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Senate
Glass
Alatesman
Washington
Virginia
Treasury
Wilson
House
Amherst
Carter, Jr
Powell
Lynchburg
Wellington Boy Wins Oberlin Scholarship Award
Wellington junior David Joseph Ware, son of Elmer E. and resident of Herrick avenue west, earns a four year Oberlin College scholarship, the sole Ohio recipient this year, likely to attend DePauw University instead. He excels as valedictorian, active in dramatics and journalism, and has prior experience as a sports correspondent for a Cleveland paper. Ware plans journalism study and diplomatic service training, with a fall start at college. FERMITS FOR HOMES Permits issued for two new dwellings for Sanford Wachsberger and Kenneth Cohen, under Building Inspector Hert Dickason, at 37P and 483 North Olive street, 26 by 42 foot, cast about $7,000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Joseph Ware
Wellington
Oberlin College
Ohio
Ware
Elmer E. Ware
Herrick Avenue
West
Welligerton High School
Fermimt
Tatyy
Sanford Wachsberger
Payn Avenue
Kenneth Cohen
Cleveland
Hert Dickason
North
Olive ¢ Street
Market and produce prices from Northern Pine terminal report
A fragmented market listing from a USDA terminal report noting prices for strawberries lettuce mushrooms watercress and other greens. Includes grain quotes for wheat and corn, with notes on varieties and standard grades, close prices and current receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pri
Northern Pine
U. S. Department of Agriculure
Pro- Quentin
Bari
Henne Blo
Baewete
Sean ‘Rae
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Powder Co
Wellston
Austin Powder Co
Bare
Jackson
Athens
Steve Andretik
Tesh Street
Louls Sehofer
Fast Bridge Street
Haron Street
TA A.m
John Pszenitski
North Ridgeville
Broad Street
East Avenue
Dansville, N.Y
Daily Breeze
Etroinestroin
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Burton K Wheeler
Mont
United Press
White Motors Steels
Bethlehem
Interlake Tren
American Rolling Republic
U.S. Steel Copper and
Anaconda
Kennecott Copper
Sernatical Nicke Oils
Atlantic Refinery Standard of
N. J. Chin
ATM
Va Bom
Statis
Heass
Dee Ray
Mi T. Ns. Oy
P. R. Smith & CO
Orl
Clyris
Reublin Bros
Lerge
Hobill
Walter Snyder
Botamer Florist
East Broad
Reichlin-Cooley, Lorain Undertaking Establishment
Guy B. Findley
Frank J. Swat
Mildred Smingala
Lerain
Milton Buswell
High Street
B. C. Blaser
Cornell Avenue
East Avenur
Esther Buchanan
June Moorak
Leonard
Sheriff's Department
Baker Typewriter Co
Ivesditch Columbia Township
Robert White, Jr
Whiter
Charles Weibling
Edith Romatawicz
Chester
England
Mexico City
Elasti
Carl
Carpenter's
BOT
Giregs
Phillif
Angela DI Luciano and
Nabise Clogg
Elyrian
Bond
Bill Holloway
Foster Ave
Oberlin
Bready
Pteadards
Toledo
Oran
City Cab
Sedgeman
ACME
O'donnell’s Paint & Wall Paper Co
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