Hopes Fade for Heading Off Steel Strike
Washington officials and industry sources see little chance of averting a 1,000,000 steelworker walkout set for Saturday midnight. President Truman’s direct intervention is viewed as likely only remaining option, with Cyrus S. Ching keeping talks alive and Philip Murray firm on a 10 cent per hour insurance pension demand.
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Washington
Truman
CSO
Cyrus S. Ching
Philip Murray
Ching
Velesram
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Chine
CIO
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
No Move Yet for Grafton Reformatory Site Change
Columbus The Welfare Department reportedly considered moving the proposed 3.23 million reformatory from Lorain to Grafton County, but Governor Lausche said no such proposal is known. Welfare Director Lamneck declined to comment.
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Columbus
Welfare Department
Lorain
Werren County
Gev
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
John Lamneck
Slite
Fire Destroys Barn And Four Calves
A four alarm fire at Stewart Hine’s farm near Florence destroyed a 30 by 50 foot barn four calves and a wagon. The slaughter house escaped major damage as flames jumped to it. Firefighters from Bertin Heights Wakeman Kiston and Birmingham battled the blaze with water from wells a spring and a tank truck. No exact damage estimate yet. one son sprained an ankle while rushing to help.
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Birmingham
Stewart Hine
Florence
Bertin Heights
Wakeman
Kiston
Kiine
Slaughier
Inday
Tom Hkiine
Parents Shot by Son While Squirrel Hunting
In Canton OH, Mrs Hazel Reese 37 of Minerva is hospitalized in serious condition with gunshot wounds suffered while squirrel hunting yesterday. Her husband Homer 52 was wounded. police say their son Joann fired at a dead squirrel dangling from his mother's hand in Gense woods.
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Canton
Hazel Reese
Minerva
Mercy Hospital
Reese
Homer
Joann
Gense
Cleveland Area Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon. Markets section appears on page two.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Three Elyria Children Become Polio Victims
Three siblings in the eight child Manzo family of Elyria are hospitalized in Cleveland with poliomyelitis. Rose Manzo, 10, and her siblings Carl, 12, and Verna, 7, were admitted as their condition worsened. Verna remains in an iron lung. A Lorain County girl, Janet Kolibab, 12, of Avon Lake, was also new poliomyelitis case at City Hospital.
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Elyria
City Hospital
Cleveland
Rose Manzo
Cleveland Hospital
Carl
Verna
Carl Manzo
Third Street
Manzo
Rose
Ome
Lorain Courtien
Janet Kolibab
Lake Toeac
Avon Lake
Former Elyrian Identified in Noronic Fire Tragedy
The body of Nell Emslev, 51, formerly of Elyria, identified in Toronto on the Noronic ship fire. Her husband Mark C. Emslev also identified among the dead. the couple lived at 238 Kenyon Court, Elyria and later moved to Cleveland.
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Nell Emslev
Torono
Ontario
Mark C. Emslev
Sundar
Emsley
Sii
Emsteys
Kenyon Court
Elyria
Cleveland
No Progress In Goodrich Strike Shifts Negotiations
Dayton officials said no progress was made in talks between B. F. Goodrich Co and United Rubber Workers CIO for a new contract. Union rep Asa Tiller denied an Akron paper report that the strike would end today and said a settlement is possible depending on the company. Negotiations have run since August 8 as the union seeks a 25 cent per hour raise and a $100 monthly pension.
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Dayton
B. F. Goodrich Co
United Rubber Workers ‘Cio
Asa Tiller
Union International
Akron
Tiller
Britain Fights for Its Life Over Pound Devaluation
Britain’s Labour government braces for a parliamentary recall to defend its pound devaluation amid a global financial shakeup. Prime Minister Attlee faces a confidence vote as Conservatives push for early elections while Cripps crafts austere budget cuts. France and Canada adjust currencies influencing the dollar, with Czechoslovakia also revaluing its crown.
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Britain
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Aislee
Stafford Cripps
France
Canada
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Babinet
Attlee
Communist Party
Enrolment Up 151 In County Schools
Lorain County pupil enrollments in village and rural schools rose by 151 by week end. County Superintendent C A Gibbons reported 6 833 pupils enrolled after the first week versus 6 682 on opening day including late openings.
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Lorain County
C. A. Gibbons
Fire destroys cattle barn at Scioto County Fairgrounds
An investigation was opened into a blaze near Lucasville that leveled the Scioto County fairgrounds cattle barn, causing about $10,000 in damage. Lucasville fire crews battled the flames for over two hours to keep the fire from spreading to adjacent structures.
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Fortsmouth
Lucasville
Scioto County Fair Grounds
Noronic Disaster Leaves 59 Still Missing in Toronto
Toronto reports list 683 aboard Noronic at dock. 12 bodies recovered and identified, 506 safe, 59 unaccounted for. Transport Minister Chevrier vows federal inquiry to determine cause and blame as Red Cross seeks missing survivors to confirm numbers.
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Toronto
Lionel Chevrier
Great Lakes
Noronic
Chevrier
Canada
Red Cross
Wnoronic
Lehman Elected President of Firemen Pension Board
A. J. Lehman the local realtor was elected president of the firemen's pension board at a group meeting last night to succeed Councilman Harry Patterson. Lehman was reappointed as citizen representative. C. L. Grend a staff member was reappointed as council citizen member. Other members include Assistant Chief Archie Phipps, Capt. H. F. Siolzenburg, and Council Members Patterson and Anna Kennedy.
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A. J. Lehman
Firemen’s ‘Pension Boards
Harry Patterson
Lehman
C. L. Grend
Archie Phipps
H. F. Siolzenburg
Fire Department
Patterson
Anna Kennedy
Trustees Meet To Set Chest Campaign Goal
Elyria Community Chest trustees will meet at 7:30 tomorrow night in the Chamber of Commerce offices to set the 1950 campaign goal. The meeting was called by vice president and acting president J E Glass after the death of W Myers.
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Elyria Community Chest
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Glass
Community Chest
I W. Myers
Leipsic Couple Killed in Route 18 Head-On Crash
Marion Rigel 51 and Hazel 50 of Leipsic were killed when their car collided head on with a Red Star Transit Co. tractor-trailer about two miles west of Wellington. Mrs Rigel was driving. both were thrown from the vehicle. Orlando Hudson 35 of Fremont drove the truck and was exonerated.
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Leipsic. O
Marion Rigel
Hazel
Wellington
Red Star Transit Co
Paul Tilman
Righway
Orlando Hudson
Fremont
Leipsic
31 New Students Admitted To Nursing School
Thirty one new students were admitted to the nursing training course at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The list includes Phyllis Brackley Jo Ann Bally Elien Fenimore Audry Ives Barbara MacDivitt Mary Gage Nancy Claycomb from Elyria and Beverly Vidrick Rosemary Ciula Betty Indre Dolores Brzezinski Elizabeth Leskovics Josephine Cornejo from Lorain plus others from Avon Grafton Cleveland Fairview Park Pittsburgh Shiloh Valley City Wooster and Nova.
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Act of Nursing
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Phyllis Brackley
Jo Ann Bally
Elien Fenimore
Audrey Ives
Barbara MacDivitt
Mary Gage
Nancy Claycomb
Lorain
Beverly Vidrick
Rosemary Ciula
Betty Indre
Dolores Brzezinski
Elizabeth Leskovics
Josephine Cornejo
Janet Allen
Avon
Barbara Nickel Amherst
Alberta Plas
Grafton
Marilyn Kay Berger
Vermilion
Ann Pacino
Cleveland
Pawicis Burke
Akron
Joan Pfaff
Fairview Park
Mary Walde
Pittsburgh
Valley City
Doris Foecking
Virginia Kirk
Wooster
Frances Boyd
Nova
Home Building Costs Expected to Hold Steady in Small Cities
United Press surveys 21 towns with populations 10 000 to 25 000 find five room frame houses average 8957 dollars without lot, close to larger city averages. No major changes seen. some contractors predict small rises or dips as costs appear stabilized near peak levels.
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United Press
Waukesha
Wis
Annapolis
Belleville
Til
California
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Railroads First To Feel Effects Of The Coal Miners Strike
John L Lewis's United Mine Workers resumed talks with Southern Operators as a nationwide strike by 480000 miners began after welfare fund payments were cut. Railroads face furloughs and possible job losses amid shrinking coal supply and looming winter. Industry sources expect government mediation or Taft Hartley constraints to influence the dispute.
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Alex Santone
Charles Backus
Montour
Library
United Mine Workers
UMW Welfare Fund
John L. Lewis
Bluefield
W. Va
Southern
Union Welfare Fund
Areca
Cuneenat
White Sulphur Springs
Cyrus S. Cring
Washington
Lewis Big Union
UMW Welfare and Retirement Fund
Pennsylvania
City council ends salary ordinance push with unanimous tabling
After long sessions the nine member council voted to table salary ordinances for city employees. Police and fire departments fought for a 15 percent increase but were denied as the council kept a 10 percent cap. A year end bonus was proposed as the likely alternative to address compensation this year.
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Kenneth Lord
Taft urges bigger Air Force funding amid Europe fears
U S Senator Robert A Taft toured Ohio promoting increased U S Air Force funding and a stance against arming Western Europe to deter Russia He argued a larger air program would prevent war and cited a $24 billion cost to field 69 divisions before heading to Lima and Washington for wage bill talks.
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Wapakoneta
Troy
Taft
Western
Europe
Ohip
Russia
Communists and Conservatives Attack British Devaluation Policy
London reports show Communists joining Conservatives to denounce the labor government for devaluing the pound from 4.03 to 2.80 dollars. Churchill presses Parliament to reconvene to debate the move as Cripps warns wage freezes are needed to curb inflation. Railway workers planned a midnight slowdown to back higher wage demands.
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London
British Communist Party
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Churchill
Wege
Stafford Crimp
Herbert Morrison
England
Priests Arrested in Czechoslovakia in Government Crackdown
Prague reports the Communist government has arrested more than 200 Roman Catholic priests and about 30 lay church leaders in Bohemia and Moravia as it seeks to seize church control. The Vatican is accused of backing spies amid raids on Capuchin Monastery in Fulnek and other underground workers.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Bohemia
Moravia
Vatican
Czechoslovenia
Almos
Uar Capuchin
Fulnex
Cteennst
Radi Tramsnister
Artemin Calk
Truck Driver Faces Heavy Fines For Overload
A Youngstown trucker, 30, was fined 75 dollars plus costs for a 14 000 pound overload and 50 dollars plus costs for disobeying a state patrolman. He fled after being directed to scales and was later apprehended at Port Clinton. Under new rules taking effect Oct 18 he could face 305 dollar mandatory fine and up to 30 days in jail.
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Fremont
Andrew Christ
Youngstown
Christ
Dover
Ohio
R. L. Love
Believue
Port Clinton
City Council acts on coal purchase and road reroute
The council approved an emergency ordinance to buy 3 000 tons of coal for the water pumping station as a hedge against possible shortages from a mining work stoppage. A resolution to reroute heavy truck traffic away from downtown was also approved.
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D. W. Kothe
State Highway Department
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Council
S. N. Black
Brookdale Cemetery
Valley View
The
Metropolitan Housing Authority
Black
Myles Farmer
Adams
Bord No. 1
Car stolen here recovered abandoned at Wellington
A car owned by David Burke 305 North Olive Street was stolen yesterday afternoon in front of Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co and found abandoned at Wellington at 5 pm. Deputies say another car was taken in Wellington late yesterday and left abandoned at Ridgeville near Route 20 and Stoney Ridge Road. They suspect the same period affected both thefts. Arthur Smith RD 2 Grefton reported hubcap and white wheel rim thefts from his car Saturday night at the Bowling Center.
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David
Burke
North
Olive Street
Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co
Wellington
Ridgeville
Route 20
Stoney Ridge Road
Arthur Smith
Grefton
Bowling Center
Chronicle-Telegram Want Ad Buys Used Instruments
Local readers seek to sell saxophones drums and other music gear for cash via Chronicle Telegram want ads. Dial 44-121 or 44-131 to place an easy ad and reach eager buyers.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle Telegram
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Cvid
Mr. Truman
Elvine
Levenon
Suerply
Elyrian
Goodrich
Labor
Firemen’s Pension Board
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