Elyria High Band and Orchestra Earn Superior Ratings
Elyria High School senior band and orchestra received superior ratings at the northcentral district event in Bascom Ohio. The groups, plus others, qualify for the Ohio state music finals at Ohio Wesleyan on April 29. Director Walter Von Brock credited judges for praising appearance, tonal quality, intonation, balance and blend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Ohio Music Educational Association
Bascom
Ohio
Tiffin
Elyria
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Walter von Brock
Elyria Band
Roy D. Metcalf
Kent State University
C. B P. Seitenrich
Oberlin College
Gerald M. Frank
Lorain County
Fremont High
Avon Lake
Brownhelm
Avon High
Sidney P. Davis
King Cotton
Sousa
Beethoven
Roll Arena
von Brock
Chamber of Commerce
May Decide Today On Rail Strike
Chicago report shows the nation's railroad firemen and enginemen may decide today to strike over adding an extra man on Diesel engines. A 10 member negotiating panel debated the walkout of 110,000 members as carriers refuse the demand. A general strike could idle about 1.49 million railroad workers, with possible regional actions to avoid a national emergency.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Northeastern Ohio Weather Forecast Today and Tuesday
Partly cloudy with a few sprinkles this afternoon. Cloudy and mild tonight and Tuesday with a shower and wind. Low tonight 18 and high Tuesday 56. Markets found today on page two.
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Ohio
East German Police Built Into Military Force
In Berlin a U S prosecutor told a U S district court that East German police in the Soviet zone were armed with war weapons and turned into soldiers. Irvin Robbins said evidence would show the force built up in defiance of four power disarmament agreements. Eight youths aged 18 to 25 were held without bail for illegal weapon possession after a heavy arming incident near the Soviet sector border in the American sector of Berlin.
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Berlin
U. S. District Court
Germany
Irvin Robbins
Robbins
U. S. High Commission
John Sabo
District Court
McCarthy Named as Witness in Maragon Trial
John Maragon faces trial in Washington on charges of lying to Senators about his postwar jobs and income. Defense subpoenas include Senator Joseph McCarthy and Harold Townsend, with additional subpoenas for Frank Huber Milton Polland and John A. Puclicker. Maragon, 53, Greek American, arrived with his wife and declined comment in court.
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Washington
John Maragon
White House
Maragon
Jennings Bailey
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Harold Townsend
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Townsend
Frank Huber
Chicago
Milton R. Polland
John A. Puclicker
First In Series Of Bird Walks At Ely Woods Park
About 175 people from Elyria Oberlin Lorain and Wellington joined a Cleveland Museum of Natural History bird walk at Ely woods park. Two groups explored different terrains for 90 minutes while observers noted birds and wildflowers. Twenty six species were seen with kingsfisher caroling wren myrtle warbler towhee and fox sparrow highlighted. Next walk slated for April 23 at 7 15 am inviting all to participate.
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Ely Woods
James Akers
Elyria
Oberlin
Lorain
Wellington
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Frank Phelps
Earl Lautenschieger
Mr. Moore
Jand
P. F. Johnson
Weekend Traffic Fatalities in Ohio Claim Five Lives
Five people died in Ohio traffic incidents from Friday midnight to Saturday midnight. Victims include William E. Billig, 24, of Painesville. Beryl Cisco, 20, St Marys. Harry Ghrrich, 19, Wapakoneta. Clara May Brown, 79, Columbus. Bertha King, killed as a car hit passengers unloading from a Toledo bus. One truck driver escaped with minor injuries. Larry Lennon faces first degree manslaughter charges. Five injured.
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Ohio
William E. Billig
Painesville
Beryl Cisco
St. Mary's
Harry Ghrrich
Wapakoneta
John Hartman
Jeffersonville
Ind
Clara May Brown
Columbus
Bertha King
Toledo
Larry Lennon
Plane crashes claim 21 lives over weekend worldwide
United Press reports six crashes across commercial, military and private aviation killed 21 people in the Americas, Cuba, Switzerland, and Europe. Notable losses include eight in Cuba near Moron, six aboard a Swiss four engine charter, and three Americans in Pennsylvania and Maryland areas. Authorities in Winnipeg and Colombia search for more victims as wreckage is located and identified.
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United Press
South America
Cuba
Europe
Moron
Camaguey
House of Representatives
Switzerland
Schangnan
Washington
Stinson
Richard Spencer
Spencer
Leroy Couts
Har
Secret Report On Plane Due
Washington officials prepare a highly secret report on the unarmed navy plane lost over the Baltic after being fired on by Soviet fighters. The note to Moscow may be mild, noting lack of proof the plane was armed and asking for any information on the crew.
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Washington
Navy
Baltic Sea
U. S
Defense
Paul H. Griffiths
Europe
Frankfurt
Germany
Louis Johnson
Johnson
State Department
White House
Griffiths
John K. Cannon
U. S. Air Forces
Cannon
United States
Moscow
Latvia
Raft May Hint at Fate of Missing Airmen Near Baltic
A yellow life raft found by a British freighter in the Baltic near Stockholm is examined in Copenhagen for clues to the fate of 10 American airmen aboard a Navy Privateer. The raft, with exhausted air, will be guarded and sent to Copenhagen for fingerprint analysis against missing crew.
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Robert Musel
Copenhagen
Denmark
Baltic
Beechland
Stockholm
Kotka
Finland
Jack Klingler
Franklin
Kingler
Klingler
J. Henderson
Henderson
Moscow
Latvia
Air Force
Wiesbaden
Germany
Mayors Discuss Ways Of Getting More Money
More than 100 Ohio mayors gathered in Cleveland to discuss ways and means to fund city government and services. The Ohio Association of Mayors, led by Cleveland Mayor Thomas Burke, planned a two day meeting with city income taxes expected as a leading topic, though most members oppose such a tax.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Association of Mayors
Thomas Burke
Asso
Charter Member of COFC Will Attend Dinner
Forest L. Fuller 82, Elyria Chamber’s only living charter member, will attend the second annual Community Dinner at the Roll Arena. Fuller, Elyria’s first treasurer since 1899, helped found the Lorain County Banking Co. and led the Elyria Telephone Co. He moved from Oberlin to Elyria in 1896, backing a period of rapid growth alongside George Ely and others. Continued on Page 2.
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Elyria
C. L. Sotherden
Allan W. Fritzsche
Chamber
Fuller
Oberlin
Lorain County Banking Company
Andwur
Elyria Savings & Just
Headed Telephone Co
Elyria Telephone Exchange
Elyria Telephone Company
Hestint
Broad Street
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Lorain Steel Company
National Eube Company
Johnson Company
Cleve
Lorain's Oldest Resident Dies at 98 in Lorain
Lasure B Johnson age 98 Lorain's oldest resident died Saturday at Shields Rest Home Lorain where he had resided two weeks He was grandfather to W Kenneth Johnson insurance man native of Jennersstown Pa came to Lorain in 1895 with Tom L Johnson Steel Co to start a mill now Natinal Tube Co a U S Steel subsidiary He retired in 1925 after working as tool maker and blacksmith Survived by five sons William Charles Burrell Tom L Ralph and three daughters Mrs Charles Dysart Mrs Harry Gunder and Mrs Lula Bogard plus many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren He recalled witnessing the Battle of Gettysburg as a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lasure B. Johnson
Lorain
Shields
W. Kenneth Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Jennerstown
Tom L. Johnson Steel Co
Johnstown
Natinal Tube Co
United States Steel Corporation
Ate Johnson
Gettysburg
William
Lorain City
Charles
Burrell
Tom L
Ralph
Charles Dysart
Harry Gunder
Lula Bogard
Airport Executives Meet At Columbus Airport
The American Association of Airport Executives opened the first business sessions of a five day meeting at Columbus Airport in Columbus, Ohio. About 500 aviation professionals were expected to attend, with the event described as one of the most important aviation gatherings in the past decade.
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Columbus, CO
American Association of Airport Executives
U. S. Employes In Ohio Outnumber State Workers
A Census Bureau report shows in October 1949 there were 299 765 Ohio residents employed by federal state or local governments. Federal workers numbered 79 381, state workers 38 918, and local employees 181 466 including 170 689 city workers, 24 847 county staff, 70 012 school district employees and 16 000 township and other units.
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Woodhingsun
Ohio
Census Bureau
Roll Arena Opens at 5 30 for COFC Dinner
The Roll Arena will open at 5 30 p m Wednesday for the Elyria Chamber of Commerce second annual Community Dinner. Dexter S Kimball Jr general chairman announced. Music includes the Elyria High School band led by Walter Von Brock and organist Lloyd Lemmerman. Burton Ohler Macher retiring chamber president will formally open the evening. Seating is first come first served with two stages to avoid back seats. Attendees should arrive early.
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Roll Arena
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Dexter S. Kimball, Jr
Elyria High School
Walter von Brock
Burton Ohler Macher
Lloyd Lemmerman
Oberlin Leader, Former Mayor Jud Stone Dies at 87
Judson Norton Stone longtime Oberlin Republican leader and former mayor died Saturday at Allen Memorial hospital at age 87. He served two terms in the state senate and held roles at Oberlin Savings bank and local organizations, survived by wife Gertrude and six grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cowling Sedgeman Funeral Home with burial in Westwood cemetery.
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Oberlin
Judson
Norton Stone
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin Savings Bank
Pittsfield
Community Express
State Senate
Fais
Lorain County
Republican Committee
Business Men's Association
Retail Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
Oberlin Credit Bureau
Oberlin Automobile Club
American Red Cross
Stone
Board of Education
Lorain County Tuberculosis Association
Oberlin Lodge FP
A. M
Gertrude
Robert J
Lincoln, Ill
Charles W
Golumbia Station
Paul J
Ida F. Stone
Franklin Square
Dorotha H. Robinson
Cowling- Sedgeman
Westwood Cemetery
Preview of Budenz Testimony In McCarthy Inquiry
Senate investigators expected a preview today of what Louis Budenz knows about Joseph McCarthy’s charge that Owen Lattimore is a Communist spy. Budenz testified publicly Thursday before a Foreign Relations subcommittee, while Edward P. Morgan met him secretly in New York. The panel planned private sessions and may hear more witnesses, including Frieda Utley, with McCarthy aiming to present a broader list later in the week.
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Washington
Senate
Louis
Budenz
Joseph R. McCarthy
Owen Lattimore
Communist Daily Worker
Fordham University
McCarthy
Edward P. Morgan
FBI
New York
Morgan
Buddon
Missi Utley
Lattimore
Millard FE. Tydings
D. Md
Budenz-Morgan
Tydings
Tom Connally
D. Tex
Truman
Accident Claims Two Lives In Canadian Auto Crash
Lizzie Haney, 61, of Mira, Canada, died in hospital yesterday from injuries from an auto crash north of here three weeks earlier. Her companion Mae Fess of Dayton died soon after the crash, authorities said.
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Mira
Lizzie Haney
Cabria
Canada
Here
Mae Fess
Dayton
Congress Asked To Strike Blow Against Gambling Syndicates
Attorney General J Howard McGrath told a Senate Commerce subcommittee the justice department has no evidence of a large national crime syndicate but cites many active local groups. He urged denying interstate communications to curb crime linking bookmaking with race and sports betting and warned against infringing on press freedom. Continued on Page 3
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Justice Department
McGrath
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Telephone Dispute Still Unsettled With April Deadline
Washington reports efforts to avert a nationwide telephone strike have failed. If not settled by April 26, the CIO plan will walk off the job. The dispute centers on a 15 cent per hour wage increase for Bell Telephone workers. Long distance calls would be affected first. local calls may remain on automatic dial systems. The CWA urged dial-phone overuse to jam switches. Labor figures cited show telephone workers earning $52.57 weekly last December versus $56.40 for all manufacturing.
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Washington
Truman
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Bell Telephone System
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Philip Murray
Telephone Company
Unien
Bell
Planes Explode. Crewmen Reported Missing After Collision
Two Royal Air Force planes collided off Hiroshima prefecture during Southern Japan maneuvers. One pilot was rescued by a Japanese Coast Guard vessel with an injured leg and shoulder. Undetermined number of crewmen remain missing.
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Tokyo
Royal Air Force
Kyodo
Coast Guard
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
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M’grath
E.H.S. Band
Land Robinson
Winnipeg
Man
Vic Barber
Stevenson Field
Lrimer J Fairhill
Barber
IRCAF
James M. Norris
Washington, D. C
Webster Field
Patuxent
Colombia
Jacobo Torres
Samuel Whelplex
Pinto
Russia
Women’s Press Club
Martha Graham
Dorothy Fosdick
Pearl Wanamaker
Mr. Truman
Olivia DeHavilland
Mildred Rebstock
Claire McCardell
COFC
Roper
Minn
Colson Wheel
Elyria Howe. Co
Jud Stone
micCarthy
Frieda Utley
Congress
Wilmington,o
Mary Thompson
Wilmington
Dr. Smith
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