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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1948
Page
5
Washington report says a Hoover commission member notes sentiment for a new Department of Administration to streamline the executive branch. The panel plans to decide soon and could fold agencies from the President’s office into the proposed department.
Fragmentary medical ad claims relief for piles using doctor formulas and drugs from a noted supplier. Mentions Thorr ion and Minor Class Surprising QUICK tietire reciel of parm. Vague references to doctors, drugs, and stores with broken phrases.
Philadelphia report shows Ellen Scerist, 34, of Dayton Ohio, linked to a stolen car purchase earlier this month. Police found her name on a Wandaming Pennsylvania railroad station list and in several notices and warrants tied to Aug 2 Dayton activity.
Pittsburgh advocates of a Lake Erie Ohio River canal argue the 105 mile waterway from Rochester Pennsylvania to Ashtabula Ohio would bolster national defense in a future emergency. Project cost nears 500 million dollars with a nine year build span. Proponents say it would supplement railroads and improve inland shipping for war materials and naval craft.
Chinese officials report Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek sent a personal letter to President Truman seeking sympathy and support. Huang Tong admits the letter exists but the text won’t be released. The regime labels rumors of U S abandonment as defeatist and says front-line morale suffers.
In Columbus Ohio the state central and executive committee of the Republican party backed State Chairman Fred HB Johnson of Zanesville after the election. The body approved a vote of confidence and outlined plans for upcoming months while noting a district outreach to gauge public opinion ahead of February meetings.
An item in the Chronicle Telegram erroneously said Joe J Horvath of 10311 Alma avenue Cleveland was fined $50 for intoxication. He was actually charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle in Wellington Sunday morning.
A stray Guernsey cow wandered to 10 W Briggs's garden at Kelly's Corners Newfoundland and Labrador. It fed on 530 heads of cabbage and several beet rows before the owner arrived to settle damages with Briggs.
A Chicago and Eastern Mirrors Railroad incident near Lincoln Avenue station leaves 47 injured with 13 in serious condition. The Meadowlark locomotive reportedly blinded by a headlight caused the commuter train to derail after striking the halted car at the platform.
Meadowlark freight train cars telescoped into standing cars and slid 700 feet after a crash. Engineer Stephan Bowling blamed the other locomotive’s headlight for blinding him and causing the accident.
Clifton B. Sanborn, 52, of R. D. 3 Ashtabula Ohio, attending hearings on the Lake Erie Ohio River canal, collapsed in a downtown Pittsburgh restaurant and died en route to Allegheny General Hospital.
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