Bednasek Acquitted Of Coed Slaying Break Ground For Ely School Addition
Fauver and West, leaders of Elyria’s 1949 school bond drive, broke ground for a new Ely Elementary School addition at Gulf Road and Ohio Street. About 35 officials and citizens attended amid cold weather as Hume-Sigfried Co. worked the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bednasek
Ely
Gulf Road
Ohio Street
Elyria
Worth A. Fauver
Board of Education
A. H. West
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
School Bond
Double Assembly Easter Program At High School
The Zlyria High School student body attended a double Easter program presented by the Senior Y-Teens. The event featured hymns led by J. Martin Beck with Joan Hargate on piano, readings by Jane Glasse, Fern Kay narrating the Easter Story, poems by Elma Cochran and Yvonne Turek, and performances by the Y-Teen chorus and Senior Friendship chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zlyria High School
Christ
J. Martin Beck
Joan Hargate
Jane Smith
Carole Elbert
Jane Glasse
Jean Kelly
Fern Kay
Elma Cochran
Yvonne Turek
Lord Jesus
Joan Kritzell
Evelyn Sokol
Joan Pefound
Laurette Rothgery
Los Page
Beverly Harris
Betty Hilousky
Frances Kaplan
Kay
Housing Fact Finding Group Meets Tonight
The housing sub committee chaired by George Diederick prepares a report on the Isenys Riverside Homes project for the Citizens' Fact-Finding Committee on Housing. Mrs. Robert S. Wilson notes city-wide survey near completion as reports are machine tabulated and processed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isenys Riverside Homes
George Diederick
Citizens
Robert S. Wilson
Weather outlook for northeastern Ohio turns colder
Partly cloudy and windy this afternoon and evening with a drop in temperature tonight. Tonight will be fair and colder. Thursday looks fair and milder. Lows around 30 and highs near 46. Corsages advertised at 3.00 dollars and up from Re sar Florist at 1435 East River St with phone 3156.
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Ohio
Resar Florist
East River St
Ady
Resar
Florist
Kimball Succeeds Chlemacher As C O C President
Dexter S Kimball Jr factory manager of Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co and a leading Elyria civic figure was elected president of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce at the first board meeting of the new term Kimball who has been first vice president succeeds Burton J Chlemacher secretary of Elyria Manufacturing Co Other officers elected include George S Cole Jr plant manager Brown Lipe Chapin Division General Motors first vice president Harry D Bemis co owner Koplin s Drug Store second vice president J B Johnson vice president and district manager of the Ohio Public Service Co national councillor and Earl J Fauver vice president and trust officer Lorain County Savings and Trust Co treasurer Both Johnson and Fauver were reelected in their posts The board renewed the contract of Norris Ryder secretary manager of the Chamber for two and a half years to April 1 1953 Ryder came October 1 1997 from Brainard Minnesota to lead the chamber after the death of Harry W Leuthi The new officers will be inducted at the Chamber s 51st annual meeting and the second annual Community Dinner at No 2 Continued on Page 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter S. Kimball, Jr
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Kimball
Burton J. Chiemacher
Elyria Manufacturing Co
George S. Cole, Jr
Brown-Lipe-Chapin
General Motors
Harry D. Bemis
Koplin’s
J. B. Johnson
Ohio Public Service Co
Earl J. Fauver
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co
Johnson
Fauver
Norris Ryder
Chamber
Ryder
Brainard
Minnesota
Harry W. Leuthi
Eighteen Mayors Urge Veto of Kerr Gas Bill
Eighteen big city mayors asked President Truman to veto the Kerr natural gas bill on behalf of consumers in cities. They telegraphed that the legislation is unwarranted and cannot be supported by facts. The Kerr bill would exempt independent natural gas producers and gatherers from federal power commission supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Ar. Truman
Key West
Fla
Senate
House
Federal Power Commission
Relief Work for County Considered in Lorain
Lorain county commissioners and the welfare department studied a work relief program allowing able bodied relief recipients to work for relief. The plan, discussed with Summit County officials, could use township roads and pay the prevailing wage. Direct relief costs and aid for ADC rose in March and April, with 410 March cases and 490 in April plus 70 ADC families. The department faced staff shortages as cases climbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
J. Norman Thompson
R. J. Fortney
Floyd Shaw
Akron
Summit County Welfare
WL. Mulhearn
Oscar G. Dunn
Dunn
Shaw
A.D.C
125 Families Driven From Homes By Floods
Floods across the Midwest force 125 families from their homes as a cold front from Canada spurs unseasonable warmth in the East. Red River near Moorhead reaches 24 feet with crest expected at 26 feet Friday while rivers in Indiana and North Dakota flood rural areas. A two year old drowns in suburban Chicago as the storm toll rises to three dead and six injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
Rockies
Appalachians
Canada
Gulf States
Atlantic Seaboard
New Mexico
Kansas
Mercury
Canadian
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Minois
Indiana
Red River
Moorhead
Minn
Fargo
Spring Creek
Herried
S. D
Sugar Creek
Toadhop
Terre Haute
Ind
Red Cross
Pollock
Breton
North Dakota
Paul A. Miller
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Junior C OFC Will Make Award Thursday
The Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce schedules a Good Government Award meeting tomorrow evening at 8 at the club rooms on Harwood street. Speaker will be William A. Kestar president of the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce head of a Zanesville supply company York refrigeration and operator of a Coshocton frozen food locker service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jun. Chamber of Commerce
William A. Kestar
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kestar
Zanesville
York
Coshocton
Miami
University of Alabama
Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce
Harwood Street
Ohio Man Killed In Freak Auto Crash
GOSHEN Ky Max F Mokotoff 59 of Cincinnati was killed last night in a freak automobile crash about two miles east of Goshen Oldham County Coroner Wendell Pollard said the car hood came loose and was raised by wind causing loss of control the vehicle struck an embankment rolled three times and was run over by a second car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Max F. Mokooff
Cincinnati
Here
Oldham County
Wendell Pollard
Pollard
Mokotoff
Senators Hear State Dept Aide Declares No Card Communist
Washington The State Department security chief told a Senate subcommittee there are no card carrying Communists in the department and any found would be fired by noon. He outlined security procedures and used graphs to support his testimony amid McCarthy era investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Donald L. Nicholson
Department
Division of Security
Senate Foreign Relations
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Nicholson
Brien McMahon
D. Conn
Fitch Is Elected President Of Elyria Rotary Club
R J Fitch, president of Elyria Savings and Trust Co, was chosen as Elyria Rotary Club president at a Y M C A board meeting after the regular club session. E C Harry remains club head until July 1. New officers include Louis Novak as vice president and W O McClellan as secretary, with Ralph D Fox sergeant at arms. New three year directors are A R Sterner Glenn Pierson William W Baudzman James S Keller. Keller urged crime prevention, citing nine forces including crime comics cheap literature toy pistols crime radio sensationalism and poor home training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AR. J. Fitch
Elyria Savings and Trust Co
Elyria Rotary Club
Fitch
E. C. Harry
Louis Novak
Magyar, Evangelical and Reformed Church
W. O. McClellan
Board of Education
Ralph D. Fox
Fox Furniture Store
A. R. Sterner
Wooster Block
Glenn Pierson
Ohio Public Service Co
William W. Bauzhman
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
James S. Keller
Juvenile Delinquency Foundation, Inc
Cleveland
Keller
Governors of Traffic Club Meet Tonight
The Elyria Traffic Club held by the Elyria Chamber of Commerce will convene its Board of Governors in Chamber offices at eight this evening. Plans for the second annual Community Dinner on April 19 at the Roll Arena will be discussed, where the group will be presented with its official charter. The next general meeting is set for May 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Traffic Club
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Roll Arena
City Plans Purchase Of New 150 Gpm Fire Pumper
City to buy a new fire pumper for the east side station with a 150 gallons per minute capacity. Service Director D W Kothe said bids are to be received April 17 and the project cost will not exceed 17000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Kothe
East Side
U S Studies Sending Food To Famine Areas Of Communist China
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said the United States weighs proposals to send food to famine struck areas of Communist China. He noted discussions with Senator Knowland and Cai and with the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Nationalists say the famine threatens over 50 million. decisions hinge on delivery effectiveness and stance toward private aid groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Dean Acheson
China
Acheson
William Knowland
Cai
Knowland
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
U. S
America
West Germany urged as full partner against Russia
London reports a high policy speech by John J. McCloy calling Western Europe to accept West Germany as a full partner in deterring Russia. McCloy urged rapid steps toward a united Europe to prevent Germany from becoming a Russian-influenced vassal state, warning that tomorrow may be too late. His remarks align with White House support and follow pleas by Churchill and de Gaulle to proceed cautiously yet decisively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Europe
Germany
Russia
John J. McCloy
Pilgrims Society
McCloy
European Union
Eighteen Jurors Called for April Common Pleas Service
Clerk H B Agate announced the names of 18 persons summoned for jury service at the Lorain County Common Pleas Court beginning April 17. The panel includes Ethel Tenatz Gladys Nielsen Nesmith Leatherman Anna Johnson Robert Horn Gilbert Hilson Helen Dominic Louis Fisher Gertrude Dunfee Ruth West Alfred Horkay Clara Hyde Raymond Potter John Mori Stuart Abraham Marion Edwards Pauline Phipps Oberlin Frank Calabrese and others from Lorain Amherst Sheffield Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Clerk of Courts
H. EB. Agate
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
Florida
Ethel Tenatz
Blake Street
Gladys Nielsen
Middle Avenue
Elyria
Nesmith Leatherman
Anna Johnson
Robert Horn
Gilbert Hilson
Helen Dominic
Louis Fisher
Gertrude Dunfee
Ruth West
Alfred Horkay
Clara Hyde
Raymond Potter
Lorain
John Mori
Stuart Abraham
Amherst
Marion Edwards
Pauline Phipps
Oberlint
Frank Calabrese
Sheffield Lake
MacArthur Supervising War Games In Tokyo Area
Reports indicate General Douglas MacArthur is supervising unnamed war game exercises in the Far East, with his five story staff car seen near a military communications building behind Radio Tokyo. Observers note unusual changes to his schedule and extra guards, suggesting high level command post exercises without troops, possibly in preparation for strategic planning. Crystal Beach Ballroom Vermilion opens Easter Sunday with Charles Spivat and his orchestra advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Douglas Wmac
Swbun
Far East
MacArthur
Army
Japan
Radio Tokyo
US. Army
Aude
Cal
Lawrence
Bunker
Uoputer
Sturces
Crystal Beach
Vermilion
Charles Spivat
Jury Finds Student Not Guilty In Shelved Case
IOWA CITY IA Robert Bednasek 24 was found not guilty of strangling his coed sweetheart Margaret Gee Jackson 20 at a December rendezvous by candlelight. After nearly 12 hours of deliberation the small crowd applauded as the verdict was read. Bednasek a University of Town psychology senior faced a murder charge in a case that drew local attention and social prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Robert Bednasek
Candelight
Bednasek
Albert Murehy
Murphy
Bednasck
Margaret
Gee Gre) Jackson
James P. Gaffney
Robert Bothell
Husky University of Town Psychology
Merchant Mariner
Bridges Fights Guilty Verdict in Longshore Case
Longshore leader Harry Bridges vows to appeal a guilty verdict for concealing Communist party membership and conspiring to obtain citizenship by fraud. He warns of a U S Supreme Court fight as the government seeks possible deportation and loss of citizenship, with co-defendants J R Robertson and Henry Schmidt also found guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cio
Harry Bridges
Communist Party
Bridges
U. S. Supreme Court
Naturalia
Union
J. R. Robertson
Henry Schmidt
Schmidt
Robertson
George B. Harris
Australia
Dudae
Harris
Gailt
Wansent Hallinan
James MacInnis
F. Joseph Donohue
United States
I-sear
Imemigration Department
Peival Sui
Bridgegs
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West
E. Guth
Burton Clemacher
Pierre R. Smith
L. N. Nicholas
Margaret Histed
Robert E. Wilson
Freeman Dusthimer
Henry W. Ault
Alva C. Smith
Citizens’ Committee
Ben Golecen
A. T. Rosenau
Ely School
Hume-Sigfried Co
Burton I Ohlemacher
Ohlemacher
Chlemacher
C. O. C. President
Relief Department
AD C
Thompson
Board of Commissioners
Roper
Colson
Elyria Howe, Co
Junior C. Ofc
Jim Resar
Lodi St. Ady
State Dept
R. J. Fitch
Rotary Club
Governors of Traffic Club
Mary
Heldmyer Hdwr
ANN, Adv
Clair Hamilton
West Germany
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