Elyria Post 1079 VFW installs new officers for 1951
New officers of Elyria Post 1079, Veterans of Foreign Wars, were installed at the Post Home on East Bridge Street. Commander Lloyd Kinney succeeds Edwin Gaillard, with a full slate of officers named for the year. The ceremony also installed Auxiliary officers led by Agnes Peat and Viola Bingham, followed by a buffet luncheon.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elyria
East Bridge Street
Lloyd Kinney
Edwin Gaillard
Joseph Hand
Lawrence Krugman
Kinney
Harvey Pillivant
Richard Barnhart
James Harper
Walter Dobbeck
Richard Lysell
Offi
Cer
Ed Gaillard
Willoughby Bruce
Grover L. Severs
Arthur J. Willard
Department of Ohio
Agnes Peat
Ninth District
Viola Bingham
Lorain County
Elyria Prepares For Third Annual Community Dinner
Elyria plans its third annual community dinner with chairmen meeting Thursday at 4 PM in the Chamber of Commerce offices. Frank P. Weil leads as general chairman with Dexter S Kimball Jr. as master of ceremonies. Organizers stress precise timing aiming for a 9 30 finish, doors opening 5 30, invocation at 6 30, and meal service near 7 30. Time schedules will be drafted and shared with all workers.
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Elyria
Burton Ohlemacher
American Legion Auxiliary
J. Martin Beck
Weather forecast for northeastern Ohio remains cool and unsettled
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and cool conditions with light snow flurries this afternoon, highs around 43, and a low near 32 tonight. Wednesday brings fair skies and milder temps, then warmer Thursday and Friday before turning colder again over the weekend with rain likely Friday night into Sunday and total rainfall of about 0.25 to 0.33 inches.
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Ohio
Deferment Tests Offered at Oberlin College Ohio
Selective Service officials announced Oberlin College is among 44 Ohio locations hosting tests for possible deferments from military service. Tests target registrants who have begun and plan to continue college studies, with scores and scholarship records guiding boards in occupational deferment decisions. applicants must obtain and return a postcard application from local draft boards.
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Oberlin College
Ohio
Selective Service
Columbus
Selective Service Boards
Truck Driver Walter Reddington Helped By Elyria Citizens
Walter Reddington, 32, jailed for operating an overloaded truck, needed $6.15 court costs to suspend the remaining fine. After a news story, Elyria residents called by the dozens offering to pay, and jail officials reported about 50 calls. Reddington was released yesterday and thanked the community.
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Walter Reddington
Bath N
Elyria
Reddington
Eugene Finegan
Teddington
Mental Health Workshop At Elyria School Urges Psychologist Hire
A large turnout of teachers and parents at Elyria High School heard four consultants outline three study meetings on mental hygiene in schools. They urged hiring a school psychologist to aid teachers and administrators in promoting pupil mental health and argued parents should help shape kinder curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Elyria Public School
Mildred Shelly
County Guidance Clinic
Wilda Rosebrook
Ohio State
City approves purchase of 39 acre recreation site
The council approved buying a 39 to 40 acre tract west of Penfield avenue and north of West street for a city owned recreation field. The purchase price is 10 000 with the city to add 3000 after council’s spontaneous approval. Mrs Owen Bannon owns the land and an option will be exercised today. The site would host hard and softball diamonds tennis courts picnic areas and perhaps a future swimming pool.
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Owen Bannon
Penfield, Avenue
West Street
Paul Corbin
City Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Henry W. Ault
Carbin
Ault
No. 5
Proposed Downtown Traffic Flow Plan To Be Discussed
Service Director D W Kothe will meet Friday with safety department heads and council members to discuss a proposed traffic flow plan for downtown. The plan calls for one way on Third Street eastbound from Chestnut to East Avenue and on Second Street westbound from East Avenue to Chestnut. It also sets southbound on Court Street and northbound on Middle Avenue between Second and Broad. The proposal envisions linking Wurst Court to East Bridge at Broad, potentially acquiring private property, and a longer term plan to build a new street from the east end of Third Street to connect with the new Wurst Court route.
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D. W. Kothe
Safety Department
Third Street
Chestnut
East Avenue
Second Street
Court Street
Middle Avenue
Second and
Broad
Wurst Court
East Bridge
Broad Street
Explosion Injures Two At Bryan Times Building
Fireman Gur Eager and Clyde Cope were hospitalized with burns after a tar kettle exploded at the rear of the Brean Times building in Bryan. Firemen extinguished the blaze yesterday before it spread to the structure.
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Bryan
Gur Eager
Clyde Cope
Brean Times
Say Tax Boost Unlikely To Be Over 7 Billions
Washington lawmakers and officials debate President Truman's proposed tax increase of 7 to 10.7 billion dollars. Treasury Secretary Snyder submitted reforms to the House Ways and Means Committee as Rep. Reed and Rep. Harriss offer varying estimates on the likely total. A named administration supporter hints 7.5 to 8.0 billion as the maximum likely outcome.
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Washington
Congressional
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Daniel A. Reed
N. Y
GOP
Boggs Proposes Steps to Reduce Auto Pedestrian Accidents
Police Lt E J Boggs urged stronger traffic enforcement and jaywalking crackdown to curb rising auto pedestrian crashes. He called for publicity and a downtown PA system to warn pedestrians seen breaking rules, noting 12 crashes this year versus four at the same point last year, as Columbus hosts the Ohio Safety conference April 11–12.
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E. J. Boggs
Boggs
Council
Ralph Terry
Ohio Safety Conference
Columbus
Council Considers Police Cars And Sewer Equipment
City council referred two new police cars and sewer cleaning equipment costing 4500 dollars to committee after Service Director Bothe requested them. Other items include road repair on Abbe road and lighting on South Prospect street with concerns over maintenance and a blocked sidewalk by Bruscino building.
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Ralph Terry
D. W. Bothe
Kothe
Council
Abbe Road
Broad Street
Harry Patterson
Prospect Street
Case
Harvard Avenues
James Crawford
Bruscino Building Organization
Henry Ault
Bruscino
Alfred Alten
Second Street
Dilworth Street
C. C. Nixon
Eadycourt
Cleveland Street
Kenneth Lord
Supt Nicholas Seeks Teachers From Ohio Colleges
Public school Superintendent L N Nicholas left Elyria for a tour of Ohio colleges to recruit June graduates for teaching careers here. He aims to add staff to handle new facilities and growing enrollments and is due back by week’s end.
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L. N. Nicholas
Elyria
Ohio
Nicholas
Britons Told They Must Cut Living Standard
London Chancellor Hugh Gaitskell warned Britons they must reduce living standards below current austerity to fund an enlarged and accelerated rearma ment program driven by the Korean War and events. He cited Soviet aggression as a constant menace to the free world.
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London
Hugh Gaitskell
Soviet Union
Free World
Gaitskell
Council Clerk To Search History Of Elyria Franchise
Council Clerk S N Black will search city records spanning over fifty years to locate the original Elyria Telephone Co franchise grant. Councilman John McDonough asked for franchise details including service guarantees and line extensions ahead of the April 12 Public Utilities Commission hearing on a rate increase. The city opposes any rate rise. LaGrange village joins in opposition with local solicitor Hubbard Wilcox.
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S. N. Black
Elyria Telephone Co
Black
John McDonough
McDonough
Elyria Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commission At
Columbus
Henry W. Ault
Raichard Beard
Elyma
LaGrange Village
Hubbard Wilcox
Seven Men Elected to Elyria Chamber of Commerce Board
Seven prominent local business and industrial leaders were elected to two year terms on the Elyria Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. New directors are Marion Crowder Henry R B Irish Fred W Lohnes Robert D Oldfield Fred G Reiter Ernest R Seabold and R W Vandemark. They replace outgoing director George S Cole Jr as the panel’s election list was announced by the election committee.
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Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Marion Crowder
Parks and Recreation
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Elyria Rotary Club
Henry R. B. Irish
Timms Spring Co
Salvation Army Building Fund
Elyria Community Chest
Fred W. Lohnes
Ohio Edison Co
Merchants Division
American Legion
American Red Cross
Robert D. Oldfield
Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
Chamber of Commerce
Elyria Kiwanis Club
R. W. Vandemark
Vandemark and Vandemark
George S. Cole, Jr
Chamber
74 Survive B 29 Crash After Parachute Escape
At March Field California all 74 men aboard a B 29 parachuted to safety yesterday before the bomber crashed in Names. Officers at the base said only two crew members were injured and their injuries were minor.
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March Air Force Base
Calif
GOP Senators Seek Hard Law On Troops For Europe
Senate votes 49 to 43 to limit troop contributions to four more divisions unless Congress approves first. Two divisions already in Europe. Democratic Leader McFarland predicts rejection of GOP push to send resolutions back to committee for a hard rule.
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GOP
Washington
Senate
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Ernest W. McFarland
Ariz
MacArthur Leads Bold North Korea Push Above 38th Parallel
General Douglas MacArthur reports favorable tactical conditions as U N forces cross the 38th parallel for the first time in a show of strength. American divisions push across western Korea near Seoul and along the east coast while Chinese and North Korean forces mass for a spring counteroffensive.
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Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Korea
Seoul
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
8Th Army
North Korea
MacArthur
Paul C. Smith
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Navy
Smith
Kim Il Sung
Pieping
Kim
Renovation at Y M C A Under Way
Renovation of the Y M C A pool and locker rooms is underway with a planned 85 thousand dollar overhaul. Yates Construction Company has begun work, draining water from the pool and moving materials in. The pool will be closed until June for repairs to the pool, filter system, ceiling and sidewalls, with scaffolding and a temporary floor to protect the tiled basin.
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Yates Construction Company
M.C. A
Thrill Seeker Admits Setting Four Fires
Marvin Mevis, 21, confessed to starting a series of four fires in Greenville Michigan including two churches, two stores, and a truck. Damages totaled about 175000 dollars as police described the blaze spree in a four block arc of the 5300 resident town.
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East Lansing
Mich
Greenville
Marvin Mevis
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Lis Kinney
June Bullock
Margaret Binggell
Velva Mihalis
Ethel Harris
Marjorie Kenska
Joyce Alwin
Iona Henson
Dorothy Bruce
Rose Hand
Margaret Sperry
Clara Krute
Lou Gainer
Marguerite Turner
Betty Logue
Lily Wiley
Pauline Waldron
South Korea
G.I
Uijongbu
U.S
Ed Hoffman
Commission
Burr P. Harriec
Nicholas Hunts
C. of C. Board
Y.mc.a
Thrill Seeker
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