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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1947
Page
2
Elyria residents will meet the world champion checker player William F. Ryan of New York at the YMCA for December 23. He will give a simultaneous and blindfold exhibition and challenge local players. Ryan, editor of the American Checkerist, notes Elyria is his sole Ohio stop on a brief tour.
A reader letter from an independent exhibitor blasts Hollywood for releasing poor films at high rentals while gouging exhibitors with sky high rates. He argues bad pictures hurt patron trust and urges the industry to protect audiences, noting the burden on exhibitors to avoid bankruptcy.
Multiple towns list tonight and tomorrow events. Ridgeville Kiwanis and Grange meets at Candletite Inn and Grange Hall. North Olmsted PTA ceramics and orchestra practice at city venues. Loyola Circle and Gleaners Class host gatherings in Lagrange and Grafton. Several clubs, churches, and councils hold meetings, rehearsals, and a Penny Carnival. Local residents invited to participate and attend.
Radio programs listed include Cha y Terry and Pat Roger Armstrong as well as children news segments. Noted figures are Dorothy Kilgallen and Tom Breneman with a Fancy Free Concert of Netiong for ladies.
Zoltan Pfeiffer once banned in Hungary and his party flee Budapest for exile, heading to the United States with his wife and children. He plans to warn Western democracies against Eastern democracies while meeting Ferenc Nagy and otherHungarian exiles in exile. Pfeiffer recounts escape from Hungary and the dangers from communist authorities, calling democracy in Hungary dead but embers remain.
Oklahoma City reports the Army Air Force new B-46 four engine jet bomber completed a long distance test flight from Muroc Field to Tinker Field in two hours 15 minutes averaging 507 miles per hour. Pilot Captain Glen W. Edwards said speed remained at cruising pace and the aircraft performed perfectly. The rival Navy jet record remains 2 hours 16 minutes. A Consolidated Vultee representative served as bombigator for the mission.
Flyrna patrons respond as Lost Weekend returns today and tomorrow at Linesm. Ray Milland star, Oscar winner, lauded as a landmark Hollywood drama for its handling of heavy drinking themes. Critics, educators, psychologists and press praise its portrayal and impact.
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