Indictments Opened By Grand Jury In Lorain County
Prosecutor William G. Wicken reported that the grand jury returned 12 indictments after a two day session covering 17 cases. Wilber E. Keith, 19, of Amherst, was indicted for second degree manslaughter in a crash that killed 12 year old Lloyd Konopka and injured William Goff. Edward Ridenour of Lorain was not indicted in the West River road crash. Ernest H. Sperry was indicted for armed robbery at the Red Head station on East Bridge street. his wife Eileen Sperry was not indicted. Other indictments listed include Perry O. Clapp of Elyria in a morals case involving a welfare ward. Continued on Page 2.
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William G. Wicken
Wilber E. Keith
Amherst
Griver
Lloyd Konopka
Oberlin Avenue
Kieth
William Goff
Edward Rideneur
Lorain
Frances Maloy
Loran
West River Road
Ridenour
Reck Jessio
Ernest H. Sperry
Elyrian
Elyria
Child Welfare Department
Board No. 2
Elyria Chamber Drives to Boost Members and Funds
The Elyria Chamber of Commerce launched a campaign to raise membership from 322 to 1,000 and income from 13 000 to 25 000 a year. J B Johnson opened the meeting saying Elyria and the chamber are on the move as postwar growth accelerates community progress. Paul W Williams from the Darton Chamber urged support noting Elyria as an honored Ohio industrial city.
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Feivris
Chamber
Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
Dayton
Paul W. Williams
Darton Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Commercial Secretaries
Ohio
Mother's Day Breakfast Plans Hit 14th Year
Plans near completion for the 14th annual Mother's Day breakfast at Elyria American Legion home on May 9. George Tattersall announced the event with about 300 guests expected to hear Leona Roulet Cleveland, a World War II Gestapo prisoner, and Gold Star mothers from both World Wars honored. Mrs Walter Davies leads the post Women’s Auxiliary preparations with Florence Sner-Tan assisting and coordinating with city Gold Star mothers.
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Elyria Post
Walter Davies
The
Post Women’s Auniary
Florence Sner- Tan
Auxiliary
Gold Star Mothers of
City
Weather forecast for Northeastern Ohio and ad note
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon then clear and cool tonight. Thursday will be fair and not so cool with a low of 37 and a high of 62. Also see Gessel for Stonco All Aluminum storm windows with regular and casement styles and prompt delivery at 61 West Ave. Phone 2991.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Gessel
Stonco
West Ave
Reuther Shot Ambush Leaves UAW Leader Fighting For Life
Walter P. Reuther 40, fiery head of the United Auto Workers, was wounded in an ambush and pronounced out of danger by doctors. He escaped death but may lose the use of his right arm after a shotgun blast. surgery at New Grace Hospital addressed a chest wound and arm damage, with amputation ruled out.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto
Raymond A. Sokolo
Reuther
New Grace Hospital
Rewards Offered For Reuther Assailant
Detroit authorities posted rewards totaling 110500 for the arrest and conviction of the would be assassin of Walter P. Reuther president of the CIO United Auto Workers union. Reuther was shot through a kitchen window while at home with his wife Mae and two children. He survived the ambush and underwent surgery at Grace Hospital with his arm shattered and chest injuries. The assailant fled in a maroon Ford as a manhunt began led by Police Commissioner Harry S Toy. Reuther spoke defiantly from the floor before medical staff.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
CIO United Acuto Workers
Grace Hospital
Reuther
Mae
Linda
Elizabeth Ann
Iife
Harry S$. Toy
State Acts To Buy Key Parcels For Two Parks
The Ohio State Control Board released 208000 to acquire land for two Lake Erie state parks Beaver Park near Lorain and Mentor Headlands near Fairport Harbor. Auditor Ferguson opposed the release. next steps include filing papers with the attorney general for appropriation. Parcels include land owned by Dr. William G. Schaeffer at Beaver Creek and Margaret Smith plus 220 acres of New York Central land at Mentor Headlands.
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Lake Erie
Beaver Park
Lorain
Mentor
Fairport Harbor
State Control Board
Public Works
George B. Sowers
Control Board
House
Senate
Joseph Ferguson
Sowers
William G. Schaeffer
Beaver Creek
Margaret Smith
New York Central Railroad
Menton Headlands
Elyrian To Speak At Conference In Northeastern Ohio
D A Morris supervisor for Elsra High School trades and industries program will speak at the Northeastern Ohio Trade and Industrial Education Conference in Ak ron Friday afternoon on selecting in school youth for day trade. Other talks include J H King on groups trade and industrial education must work with and Tom Mc Connaughy on an adequate record system. For sale ad follows.
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D. A. Morris
Elsra High School
Northeastern Ohio
Akron
Morris
J. H. King
Philadelphia-Dover
Tom McConnaughy
Massillon
Churchill Sees Soviet Aggression Endangering World Peace
In a rally at Albert Hall London, Winston Churchill warned that Europe cannot rest until unity grows into a defense alliance and charged Bolshevik rule in central and eastern Europe with threatening world peace and American backing.
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London
Winston Churchill
United States
Europe
Central
Churchill
Stalin
Albert Hall
Violence Surges in Italy After De Gasperi Victory
Violent clashes erupt in north and south Italy as police and army use tear gas to quell demonstrations in Foggia after De Gasperi's crushing win over the Communists. Milan reports ammo dumps attacked, one soldier wounded, and air troops on alert amid tense conditions. Official returns confirm De Gasperi’s Christian Democrat lead with about 48.7 percent in the Assembly and 47.9 in the Senate. Communists around 30.7 and 31 percent.
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Rome
Italy
Alcide de Gasperis
Foggia
Pol c2
Milan
Milan-Geroa
Communist Front
de Gasperi
Pietro Nenni
de Gasperis
Christian Democrat Party
Assembly
Benaie
Opposition mounts to US trusteeship plan for Palestine
In Lake Success New York opposition from major and minor powers threatens to derail the US bid to place Palestine under UN trusteeship. Britain and France withhold armed forces while Latin American and Soviet bloc states pledge resistance as the General Assembly debates the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Holy Land
Palestine
Memorial Day Plans To Be Discussed At Meeting
Memorial Day committee holds a 7 30 p m meeting at City Hall to plan the May 30 celebration. Officers of civic and patriotic groups participating in the parade are urged to attend this evening.
Elyria Memorial Hospital to Hold Annual Meeting Thursday
The Elyria Memorial Hospital Company will stage a four part program at its annual meeting with entertainment by the nurses chorus from the M. B. Johnson School of Nursing led by J. Martin Beck. Six trustees will be elected for three year terms, and annual reports from the Women’s Auxiliary medical staff and others will be presented. The dinner meeting begins at 6 30 p m at Spring Valley Country Club, presided by L. D. Huffman.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital Company
Toer
M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
J. Martin Beck
Hospital Board of Trustees
Earl W. Bell
A. C. Hudnutt
Receding Flood Waters Leave Ugly Scars
Cincinnati officials report Beechmont levee gouges repair cost at least 20000 while Cincinnati Aircraft Service building at Lunken Airport sustained 10000 in damage. Flooding affected 22 airport buildings and water reached up to 20 feet as river drops toward 52 feet by Friday. Officials say gas and electricity checks are advised. 800 buildings labeled with flood damage notices.
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Cincinnati
Beechmont
Cincinnati Aircraft Service
Lunken
Weather Bureau
Bonus checks to start coming next week in Ohio
Ohio will begin issuing 300 million dollars in World War II veterans bonus checks next week as bonds are turned over to the winning syndicate. Auditor Ferguson, in New York, said signing completes at 10 am today. Government officials will deliver bonds, while the bonus director had indicated payments would start April 26, later disputed by Major General Goble who said payments would begin later in the month.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
New York
Thomas J. Herbert
Edward J. Hummel
Don H. Ebrighnt
State Sinking Fund Commission
DAR Congress Heads For Fight Over $900000 Expansion
Washington hosts the 57th Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution as debates rise over a proposed 900000 expansion of the DAR administration building. DAR president general Mrs. Roscoe O Bryn predicts approval despite opposition and concerns that Memorial Continental Hall would be sidelined.
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Washington
Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR Administration
Roscoe C. O Bryn
DAR
National Board
Memorial Continental Hall
Three Boys Hurt When Car Ditches After Meeting
At 8 p m yesterday in Oberlin three youths and three others were in a car that ran into a ditch on the Pyle South Amherst road near West Hamilton Street. Injured were Milford Babcock 12 with possible fractured hip Richard Jones 12 with a lacerated chin and James Vern 12 with a lacerated tongue all from R D 1 Oberlin. They were taken to Allen Memorial Hospital Oberlin.
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Amherst Road
West Hamilton Street
Overlin
William Neumann
Oberlin
Pyle-South Amherst Road
Milford Babcock
Richard Jones
James Vern
Alien Memorial Hospital
Picket Killed In Scuffle At Armour Plant
CIO packinghouse union officials report the death of Sento Cicardo, 38, a striker killed when a truck rolled over him during a scuffle at the Armour and Company meat plant in Chicago. The incident is the first fatality linked to the nationwide meat strike that began March 16. A joint labor committee planned to file a formal with Mayor Martin J. Kenney.
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Chicagoo
CIO Packinghouse
Meat Trust
Sento Cicardo
Armour and Company
CIO
Martin J. Ken
First YMCA Camp Registration Noted in Elyria
The first registration for the 1984 YMCA Camp Iss-See-Kes on the Vermilion River was received yesterday. Four six day periods are planned starting June 13 under co directors Mr and Mrs George L Theourot. Staff details remain to be announced.
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Elyria
Af C. A
Iss-See-Kes
Vermilion River
George L. Theourot
Faders
Continue Hearing On Tax Complaint By American Shinbuilding Co
The Lincoln county board continued the tax appeal hearing for American Shinbuilding Co from May 17 to July 16 at the companys request. It seeks reclassification of 526000 in property from real estate taxed at 100 percent to personal property taxed at 50 percent, awaiting a state board decision on a similar National Tube Co case.
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American Shinbuilding Co
Board of Revision
State Board of Tax Appeals
National Tube Co
Frank Ayres
U.S. seeks 80 day injunction to curb soft coal strike
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough considering Taft Hartley injunction to halt further walkouts by the United Mine Workers as health and safety concerns loom. Morison argues the order should stay until miners return to work. Lewis fined previously for contempt.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Lewis
U. S
H. Graham Morison
UMW
Morison
Most of Nation's Soft Coal Miners Stay Home
Most soft coal miners nationwide did not report to work as John L. Lewis ordered an end to the strike but the directive arrived too late. Western Pennsylvania saw only 4,000 of 56,000 miners at work, with widespread idling in captive mines and major operators down across the region.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Winding Gulf
West Virginia
Illinois
United Mine
Alabama
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co
George Esser
Virginia Coal Operators Association
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Steel Companies
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Weirton and
Bethlehem Steel
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Tornado Strikes Bobcayston Town Damages Homes
A tornado hit the resort town of Bobcayston last night damaging houses and cottages and tearing down telephone lines. No casualties were reported. In Middletown, Hugh A. King aged 55 long time police chief died at home following a heart attack. He joined the force in 1918. Open daily except Mondays. Ye Olde Diner advertises meals and sandwiches on N. Ridgeville.
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Lindsay
Uni
Bobcayston
Middletown
Hugh A. King
King
N. Ridgeville
Rich Sportsman Peter A B Widener Dies
Philadelphia obituary reports the death of Peter A B Widener at age 53 from a heart ailment. He was a famed sportsman and art patron, son of Joseph E Widener, and after his father’s 1943 death he and his wife acquired the Elmendorf Parm racing stable in Kentucky. Funeral services are set for Friday at Lankenau Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Peter A. B. Widener
Lankenau Hospital
Widener
Joseph E. Widener
Elmendorf Parm
Kentucky
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Meier
Columbia University
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Ne‘v
Gene Tierney
U.S
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Northside
Idelfonso
Schuster
Nea-Acme
Jean Philippe Carson
DAR Congress
Fight
Deetz Inc
Adv
YMCA
Lincoln
Deetz, Inc
Chrysler-Plymouth
W. Broad
Elly
PWSPA
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