YWCA Spring Term Offers New and Repeated Courses
The YWCA announces a spring term with two new courses and repeats of several popular classes. Flower arranging by a featured instructor with awards, six golf lessons at Elyria Country Club, pottery and ceramic instruction, sewing for beginners, antiques appreciation, personality development, millinery, art design, enameling, leather carving, and more begin late April through June under various instructors including Mrs Thomas McWilliams and Donna Nichols.
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WWC
Ars
Relien
National Council Oss
Sin & Nara
Gsis
New York
Texas
Juio
Geil
Professional Golfers Association
Alma Bachman
Diana Freehill
Lakewood School
Elyria
Martha Radachy
Dorothy Welsh
Lorain
McFarland urges can do mindset for wartime effort
Dr. McFarland argues after Pearl Harbor the nation must balance guns and butter, urging total responsibility in organizations, insisting patrons seek reasons to act, not excuses, and urging belief that one can succeed despite lean times. He notes leaders must stay active and avoid cynicism as America mobilizes.
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Dr. McFarland
Pearl Harbor
General Motors
Cleveland
Detroit
White House
Met
alWass
Reed
America
Tre Mocern
McFardance
Citivelle
Kanses
McFarland
Topeka
Kansas
Recruiter Transferred From Elyria in 1949
Sgt Henry V Schwartz of the U S Air Force is reassigned overseas after a May 1949 stay as local recruiter. He and his wife and six year old daughter will move after a brief fur lough from 646 Weller Road Elyria while Sgt Schwartz’s recruiting duties pass to SFC Joseph H Sifferson who arrives August prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry V. Schwartz
U. S. Air Force
Army
USAF
Elyria
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Schwartz
Weller Road
Regular Army
Air Force
Sgt. Schwartz
SFC
Joseph H. Sifferson
Four Mayors In Four Days Is Towns Record
In Rarden Ohio residents report a village record of four mayors in four days. Veteran Mayor A P Hoffer resigned due to ill health and was followed by Walter Beekman who halted after a day. Roy Wallace then resigned soon after. Rosevue Gardner rose from councilman to mayor in the rapid sequence.
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Portsmouth. O
Rarden
A. P. Hoffer
Walter Beekman
Roy Wallace
Rosevue Gardner
Flood Devastates Sioux City and Region Amid Missisouri River Flood
Massive flooding hits Sioux City with a failed sewer pump flooding downtown as miles of riverfront and industrial areas flood. In Minnesota the Mississippi overflow harms St Paul and Winona causing thousands homeless. federal aid pledges of 250000 each to Iowa and South Dakota and Gen Pick tours the surge zone calling the Missouri Valley a terrifying sight.
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Sioux City
St. Paul
Mississippi
Minnesota
St Paul
OTD
Winona
al Evath
Truman
Washington
Iowa
South Dakota
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Omaha
Pick
Missouri River
Death Records Highlight Local Notables and Relatives
Death notices list Vincent Polacsek of Elyria a retired Foundry worker with a large family led by Rose and 12 grandchildren. Other obituaries cover Raymond Coleman of Detroit and Harold Murray of Wellington with services at Lorain and Rochester, plus Gertrude Wiech of Elyria and Mrs Sarah Unger of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkowitz and Sons Funeral Home
Cleveland
Sarah Unger
Sam Shindle
Elyria
Ridgeville League Inspects Troop 141 For Pride of Scouting
NORTH RIDGEVILLE Charles Hoskin president of the Ridgeville Civic League announced committee chairmen during a meeting at the town hall as the group inspected Boy Scout Troop 141. The troop charter was presented by Norman Briton a district commissioner and the average inspection grade of 92 was described as excellent. The league plans a $25 donation to the Community Recreational Council with 20 participating organizations and a free committee chair appointment to follow Lowenthal investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Charles Hoskin
Ridgeville
Ralph Prechtel
Boy Scout
E. C. Hershey
Kay Melton
Lowenthal
Kiwanis Club
Civil League
E. C. Brown
C. A. Hoskin
James Foley
Bart DeLorenzo
Stephen Adam
John Herr
D. P. Lear
R. Lowenthal
Yankee Talk in Ohio discussed at Historical Society meeting
The Lorain County Historical Society held its annual gathering at the Oberlin Inn with about 70 members attending. Dr. Alva L. Davis of Western Reserve University spoke on Yankee Talk in Ohio, detailing dialects, vocabulary, and pronunciation across the Western Reserve and neighboring regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorrain County Historical Society
Oberlin Inn
Oberlin College Library
Julian Fowler
Oberlin Library
Alva L. Davis
Western Reserve University
Ohio
Buckeye
North Atlantic
New England
New York
Davis
Great Lakes Region
North Central States
University of Michigan
Western Reserve
Ohio State University
Marietta
South
Middle Atlantic
Policy Slips Are Found In Man's Possession
Curley D. Martin of 11 Shear Street was arrested for drunken driving and is held for investigation after Elyria detectives found policy slips in his possession. Detective Lt. Maurice C. Flood spotted him on West River Street, and clearing house slips were seized. He awaits a court appearance in Elyria Mayor's Court Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley D. Martin
Shear Street
Elyria
Maurice C. Flood
Martin
West River Street
Court Declines Jurisdiction Over Gas Heating Case
Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura ruled the court lacks jurisdiction in a dispute over gas service for heating. Carmen E. Taddeo sought to stop Ohio Fuel Gas Co from shutting off gas at his Lorain home after a February notice. the dispute involved required Public Utility Commission permits. The temporary injunction granted earlier was dissolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Carmen E. Taddeo
East 33Rd Street
Lorain
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Taddeo
Ohio P.U.C
P.U.C
Pincura
New Parish Priest To Be Honored At Altar Society Meeting
Avon St Marys welcomes Rev Fr Paul Seikel new pastor as guest of honor at the Altar and Rosary Society meeting in the parish hall on Thursday April 17. A 6 30 p m tureen dinner precedes business led by Grace Billinghurst. Members to bring baby clothing for Korean War orphans. Several new members enrolled. Card parties planned with prizes.
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Avon
Paul Seikel
Avon St. Mary's Church
Altar and Rosary Society
Grace Billinghurst
British men curl hair with new pride in Largs
LARGS Scotland British men wear longer hair than in a century and scrutinize their cuts says W J L George head of the British Hairdressers Federation speaking to 100 barbers. He attributes the change to influence from women and notes a rise in grooming standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Largs
Scotland
W. J. L. George
Sodality Sponsors April Showers Dance at St. Teresa’s
The Sodality of St. Teresa's church in Sheffield hosts an April Showers Dance on Wednesday April 16 at 8:30 p.m. in the church hall on Abbey Road north of Route 611. Modern and square dancing to a noted orchestra will fill the evening and proceeds fund the school addition.
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Sheffield
Young Ladies ‘Sodality of
St. Teresa’s Church At
Abbey Road
Open Hearing On Relaxing Gas Ban
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission opened a hearing in Columbus on relaxing the ban on new gas space heating installations. East Ohio Gas Co. urged immediate service for 6,000 hardship cases and possible new customers. Ohio Fuel Gas Co. seeks 14,260 additional residential heating customers with half new and half conversion units.
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Columbus
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Ray O. Martin
East Ohio Gas Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio Fuel
W. G. Rogers
PUC
W. T. Shinholtser
Former OPS Official Buys Buckeye Bay Packing Co
Henry F. Schwartz, a former meat price analyst for the Toledo OPS office, buys Buckeye Bay Brand Packing Co. The firm will be renamed Schwartz Packing Co. He says the purchase has no link to his former government work and notes a long history in wholesale and retail meat business.
Ridgeville P.T.A. Fathers Night set for April 17
Ridgeville P.T.A. will entertain fathers with Fathers Night at the school on Thursday evening. The program starts at 8 and features Frank Mayville of North Olmsted presenting a dog training demonstration with his boxer. Refreshments will follow.
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North Ridgeville
Ridgeville P.T.A
Frank Mayville
North Olmsted
Mayville
Mrs G E Hall To Head PTA At S Amherst
Officers were elected at the April PTA meeting in South Amherst with Mrs. G E Hall as president. Other officers include Mrs. James Riddle as vice president, Mrs. Charles Hayden as secretary, and Mrs. George Innes as treasurer.
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G. E. Hall
PTA
S. Amherst
South Amherst
Parent
James Riddle
Charles Hayden
George Innes
Hubert Jones
Harvey Amenhauser
Mundrick
Melody Four
Marie Krueck
Sandra Ruth
Mary Ann Susko
Donna Shinsky
Miss Danielson
Mark Farey
Wayne Smith
Jon Glaser
Gerald
Harold Dickenson
Howard Dulmage
David Harris
Martha Harris
Lenore Hummer
Carl Obenour
James Hales
Rolli
John Mori
Gas Co Appeals to PUC Against Lorain Rate Cut
Ohio Fuel Gas Co asks the State Public Utilities Commission to suspend Lorain’s ordinance cutting gas rates for 10 years. The company argues the lower rates cost about 55 000 dollars annually and are unjust discriminatory. A spokesman says this is the first time the firm faced a city rate measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Lorain
Lerain
Ohio
Rabbit Association Elects Officers for Lorain County
Officers elected at the Lorain County Rabbit and Davy Breeders Association meeting held at the Hutchinsons Ridgeville home. Alfred Emery named delegate to the Ohio State Circuit finals in Berea. Walter Botamer alternate. Emery to present the club trophy for best Ohio New Zealand white in memory of Joe Wojcik. New officers include President Michael Honshofsky and Secretary Miss Emma Lou Honshofsky. Summer show planned at Wellington fairgrounds in June with Merle Emery as superintendent. Michael Honshofsky to oversee rabbit division at Lorain County Fair. Next meeting May 10 at Ellsworth Bickley home.
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Lorain
Ohio
Joe Wojcik
Michael Honshofsky
Merle Emery
Emma Lou Honshofsky
Esther Emery
Walter Botamer
Ellsworth Bickley
Carl Wilbur
Fine Arts
Wellington Fairgrounds
Lorain County Fair
Elyrian Fined On Driving Charge
Allen E. Conrad of 1212 West Avenue was fined 125 dollars and costs with six months driving permit suspension in Elyria Mayor's Court after a DUI arrest on Second Street. Police stopped his eastbound vehicle on a one way west street as an alcohol test showed .26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Allen E. Conrad
West Avenue
Conrad
Second Street
Head of Mexican Party Arrested
Gen. Octavio Vejar Vasquez provisional president of the Communist backed Popular party was freed on 340 bail after a three hour military prison detention. He must appear in court to answer charges of disobeying orders by refusing to follow orders in assigning jobs outside the federal district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Octavio Vejar Vasquez
Popular Party
Fire blamed on cigarette at Egan residence in Center Ridge area
A fire at 36536 Center Ridge Road last night caused about 300 dollars in damage after a cigarette set fire to a living room chair. Fire Chief L R Hadaway reported most damage came from smoke and water. sheriff department record cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Egan
Center Ridge Road
L. R. Hadaway
Pfc Gerald Camp Returns From Korea Service
Pfc Gerald Camp returns from a year in Korea on a 30 day leave. He is son of Mr and Mrs Theo Camp of LaGrange. Camp trained with an airborne division then with the 185th Combat Engineers, flew to Korea May 1 1951. His unit earned a meritorious service award and a Korean battle star. A 1947 LaGrange High graduate, he worked at Brown Lipe Chapin GM in Elyria before service and will report to Camp Custer Michigan after leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Gerald Camp
Theo Camp
LaGrange
Pfc. Camp
185Th Combat Engineers Division
LaGrange High School
Camp
Brown-Lipe-- Chapin
General Motors
Elyria
Camp Custer
Michigan
Local Firm Is Incorporated at Little Joe's Electric
The Little Joe's Electric firm is incorporated as Little Joe's Electric, Inc with 150 shares of no par stock. Incorporators are Paul D. Houghtaling Hubbard C Wilcox and Donald J Boddy who will join as advisers as his son takes active control. Boddy served three years as a pilot in the Army Air Corps and previously worked for Thew Shovel Company. Local operations began at 299 Lodi Street thirteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Joe
Boddy
Little Joe’s Electric, Inc
United Press Wire
Columbus
Paul D. Houghtaling
Hubbard C. Wilcox
Donald J. Boddy
Wilcox and Wilcox
Houghtaling
Lodi Street
Donald Boddy
Army Air Corps
Pacific
Thew Shovel Company
Street Display Fine Suspended at Woolworth Store
Parvin Brown, manager of the F. W. Woolworth store on Broad Street, was fined 10 dollars plus costs in Elyria Mayors Court for displaying merchandise on the sidewalk in violation of city ordinance. The fine was suspended, with Brown required to pay the costs. Police observed flowers on the sidewalk on Washington Avenue near the store and warned staff to remove them before a warrant was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parvin Brown
F. W. Woolworth
Broad Street
Elyria
Brown
Washingtn Avenue
Police Court Notes Daily Traffic and Collision Fines
Police reports list Emil J. Palicka fined 50 dollars for one way traffic violation on Third street. Milton Ardman fined 10 dollars for failing to stop after collision on Glenwood street. Antonio Gallardo fined 5 dollars for intoxication. No charges in a collision between Wilma E. Dean and Margaret Jackson on East avenue. John Borman fined 10 dollars for failure to make a safety stop. Leon L. Taylor fined 10 dollars for orderly conduct. Collision reported between Walter A. Smith and Paul A. Elliott. no charge filed due to limited visibility from trees.
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Emil J. Palicka
East River Street
Third Street
Henry W. Ault
East Avenue
Wilma E. Dean
Columbus Street
Margaret Jackson
Park Avenue
John Borman
Princeton Avenue
Walter A. Smith
R. D
Elyria
Garford Avenue
Broad Street
Paul A. Elliott
Kail Court
Smith
Entertain Children At Gates Hospital Easter Party
Lorain County Vulture No 149 of the 40 and 8 held an Easter party at Gates Hospital for Crippled Children. The group distributed candy baskets prepared by auxiliary members and featured a Revelers musical program with Charles Kunkler Mike Offineer and Russ Moser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Vulture No
Gates Hospital
Wayne Darby
Elyria
John Kolopos
8 And 40
William Ri 80
Wellington
Ted Weeks
Lorain
C. H. Snell
Amherst
Charles Kunkler
Mike Offineer
Russ Moser
Merrill Walker
James L Dall Headlines Ford Motor School Reunion
James L. Dall will attend the Ford Motor Company Merchandising School alumni reunion in Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Va from April 16 to 20 accompanied by Mrs Dall. He leads the Cleveland Group of regional alumni and studied at the school in 1947. About 159 alumni are expected. A program covers merchandising methods service and sales procedures with recreation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Dall
Ford Motor Company
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Dall
Cleveland
Permits Issued for Two Small City Homes
City Building Inspector Hart A. Dicka- Son announced two new permits. W. J. Fresh Water will self build a 26 by 38 foot one story frame dwelling at 1510 Stanford avenue with a 9500 dollar budget. William N. Heyed will self build a 26 by 40 foot one story frame dwelling at 189 Longfellow street with an 8000 dollar budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford Avenue
W. J. Fresh Water
West Avenue
Hart A. Dicka- Son
William N. Heyed
Longfellow Street
Markets Report from Homegrowers and Cleveland Livestock
Market notes list homegrown fruits and vegetables with pricing for apples carrots onions parsnips tomatoes turnips and more. Toledo cash grain details wheat corn oats and soybeans are provided alongside strong active cattle calves sheep and hogs markets in Cleveland with varied price ranges.
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Bskt
Baldwin
Stayman
Turley
Rome
Toledo
Cleveland
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Y.W.C.A
Try Club
Arterafters
Robert McWilliamis
Newcom‘er
Alfred University
Cetes
Death Records
Vincent Polacsek
West Third Street
Hungary
Mr. Polacsek
Flint
Mich
Sacred Hearts Church
Verhovay Lodge
Rose
Joseph
John Polacsek
Elizabeth
John Muller
Nova
Anne Varsa
Elyris
Helen Dubesa
Vincent
Rose Zaika
Mary Farkas
Steve Kovacs
Europe
Bittner Funeral
T. S. Zekany
St. Mary's Cemetery
Raymond Coleman
Seventh Street Methodist Church
Flemings
Coleman
Melba Hazel Sharp
A.D
Lodi
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gilbert W.W. Sharp
Roy F. Vandemark
Sharp
Batesville
Ark
The
Baptist Church
Millard
Wayne
June
Gertrude H. Wiech
Miss Wiech
St. Paul's Lutheran Church of
Wanda Wiech
Walter
Arthur Wiech
Herbert Wiech
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Mrs
Historical Society
James B. Thomas
W. D. Lytle
Oberlin
Robert S. Fletcher
Oberlin College
Kenneth Boylan
Frank T. Horan
Frank Ayres
Sodality
OPS
Rabbit Association
Elyrian
John C. Kerry
Gladys
Los Angeles
Edward Hammond
Buckeye Hotel
Fred Hogrefe
Lydia Thomas
David
John Pincura
Whyte
Virgil Burgett
Leonard P. Tufford
Pauline
Stella Sederis
Edward Frankel
Court Street
Ludwig Setvisse
Morton Brown
Malcolm Thomson
American Indemnity Co
James F. Colgan
Lorain Automobile Dealer
B. M. Rames
Colgan
Broadway
Durant K. Pelton
R. D. Amherst
Manuel Gomez
West Ridge
Albrecht Roads
Pelton
West Carlisle
Irvin Lauer
Albrecht Road
Pfc
Police Dept. News
Milton Ardman
Hamilton Street
Glenwood Street
Ohio Street
Oscar Haserodt
Gulf Road
Antonio Gallardo
Elbe Street
Leon L. Taylor
Frederick Farrar
Sunoco
Middle Avenue
Eighth Street
Ault
American T & T
Anaconda
Avco
Mfg
Bendix Aviation TM
Chrysler
Cleveland Cliffs
Columbia Gas
Fruehaus
Glidden Co
Industrial Rayon
Kennecott Copper
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Ohio Edison
Ohio Oil
Penna. R. R
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum
Standard of
N. J. T ‘Standard of Ohio
Texas Company
Toledo Edison
U. S. Steel
Warner Brothers
Westinghouse
Woolworth Co
Chestnut St
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