Costello Testifies on Gambling Links and Past Roles
Costello acknowledged likely breaking the law in former betting operations and owned several illegal New Orleans slot machines. He said he had other gambling ventures described as a casino but declined detail on its workings, citing potential self incrimination. He testified before a Senate Subcommittee probing interstate gambling information transmission.
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Washington
Frank Costello
New Orleans
New Yorker
Costello
Louisiana
Senate
Ohio
Youngstown
Edward J. Allen, Jr
Chicago
al Capone
Allen
Two Youths Hurt When Motorcycle And Car Collide
Myron Priebe an 18 year old Parma resident suffered a dislocated left hip and Richard O Neill age 17 Parma suffered a fracture of his right arm in a 3 48 p m collision on Grafton road between a motorcycle and a car driven by Theresa Kenska 2037 Grafton road Priebe operated the motorcycle northbound and was admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital O Neill rider passenger was treated and discharged A second report notes a collision on Lodi street involving a car driven by Mike Bilas 252 Franklin street and a stopped car driven by Robert Jordan 148 Samuel street A third incident on Middle avenue near Temple court involved Eddie Bates Cleveland backing into a parked car owned by Mrs Sheldon 1212 Middle avenue
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Myron Priebe
Parma
Richard O'Neill
Theresa Kenska
Grafton Road
Priebe
Elyria Memorial Hospital
O'Neill
Mike Bilas
Franklin Street
Lodi Street
Robert Jordan
Samuel Street
Eddie Bates
Cleveland
Middle Avenue
Temple Court
Sheldon
Stockholders approve merger of OPS into Ohio Edison
Ohio Edison stockholders meeting in Akron voted 3,163,759 shares for the merger to absorb The Ohio Public Service Company. OPS shareholders had already approved on April 12. The deal, approved by regulators, will take effect May 1, 1950, and merge assets and liabilities totaling about 58.6 million dollars. Directors and officers for the enlarged company were named, and plans include calling OPS bonds and notes for redemption to simplify capital securities. Financing will come from 58 million dollars in 30 year first mortgage bonds and about 7.5 million dollars in short term bank loans.
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Ohio Edison Company
Akron
Ohio Public Service Company
Ohio Public Service Common
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Securities and Exchange Commission
Columbus
Ohio Edison Ae
A. C. Blinn
Otto
Brunenmeister Jr
J. C. Costello
E. A. Oberlin Jr
J. G. Robertson
Walter H. Sammis
Samuel Stites
R. E. Burger
J. A.strozier
Cleveland
Ohio
W. H. Foster
Rufus Moses
Youngstown
H. E. Freeman
H. E. Miller
Springfield
R. G. Page
New York
Federal Power Commission
G. L. Draffan
Mansfield
Thernes
Ohio Public Services Company
Ohio Edison
Ohio Public Service
Public Service
SEC
Edison
Cities Service Company
Fast Climb In U S Deficit Seen In Next Two Months
Washington reports the federal deficit is set to surge from about 1.99 billion dollars to 5.4 billion within two months. If annual totals align with 5.4 billion, weekly gaps could reach roughly 360 million. The Budget Bureau issued the 5.4 billion estimate, while the joint revenue committee projects larger deficits for year end.
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U.S
Washington
Budget Bureau
Bureau
Joint
Congressional Committee On Internal Revenue
Congress
Treasury
Committee
Northeast Ohio Weather Forecast Turns Cooler
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and cooler conditions today in northeastern Ohio with a cool tonight. Friday remains cloudy and cool with a low of 36 and a high around 46. Markets found today on page two.
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Ohio
Parade Marks Opening of Band Drive in Elyria
A Kiwanis led campaign to raise funds for new Elyria High School band outfits will be launched with a parade tomorrow night. The parade forms at 7:00 p.m. from the high school and moves at 7:30 along Middle avenue to Third Street and East to East avenue, then north to the Post Office, turning west on Broad to West Bridge. Ridgeville High, the Grotto band, and the American Legion Drum and Rugic Corps join the procession with trucks and cars. Participants include city officials and members of sponsoring Junior Chamber of Commerce Lions Club Rotary and Young Men's Club. Don McGinley chairs the event. R. W. Butts is general campaign chairman.
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Elyria High School
Middle Avenue
Third Street
East Avenue
West Bridge
Ridgeville High School
Grotto
American Legion
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Rotary
Young Men‘s Club
Don McGinley
R. W. Butts
Henrietta Man Stricken By Meningitis
James Harlin 51 of Gifford road Henrietta an employee at Farmers Grain and Milling Co was reported stricken with meningitis and taken to Cleveland City Hospital His wife is the sister of Mrs Chester Eglin of Forest street whose husband Chester Eglin recently retired as Wellington police chief
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Wellington
James Harlin
Gifford Road
Henrietta
Farmer's Grain and Milling Co
Cleveland City Hospital
Chester Eglin
Forest Street
Bill Would Forbid Reds In Australia
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies introduced a bill to outlaw the Communist party, making Australia the first English-speaking nation to bar the organization. The plan would dissolve the party, empower the governor general to outlaw related groups, and penalize members with imprisonment for continuing activity. Names may be published, and declared Communists barred from government and key industries after May 10.
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Canberra
Robert Menzies
Australia
Menzies
Communist Party
Australian High Court
Minor blaze at LaGrange School halts activities
A spark from a cutting torch set fire to a second floor joist at LaGrange School causing smoke and minor damage. Students evacuated orderly and activities suspended until next Monday. Third and fourth graders will use the gym. first floor escape work and new wing bids of 160000 dollars context noted.
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LaGrange School
C. A. Gibbons
Lorain County Schools
Gibbons
Annual Circus At Y M C A Will Open Tonight
The 28th Bungling Brothers and Sorepaugh's Circus debuts at the Elyria Y M C A gym for a two day stand starting at 7:30 p m. The all Elyria youth troupe features clowns tumblers and a circus hand with acts such as human pyramids high jumping and wrestling. Leroy Johnson and Karl Shaffer will play a tennis match and Russell C Cleason serves as ringmaster.
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Elyria
Elyria Y
Leroy Johnson
Karl Shaffer
Cleveland
Shaffer
Workman Injured By Punch Press Near Olsen Company
Nick Ignatz aged 39 of 115 West River Street was injured yesterday afternoon when his right forearm was caught in a large punch press at Olsen Manufacturing Co. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital where the crushed limb was amputated. Company officials noted modern safety devices and said an investigation is underway. His condition was reported as good today.
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Nick Ignatz
West River Street
Olsen Manufacturing Co
Olsen Company
Janatz
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Engineering enrollment gap could cause shortages
Washington The U S Office of Education warned that if enrollments in engineering schools do not rise, the nation may face a shortage of qualified engineers within the next five years.
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Washington
U. S. Office] of Education
China Reds Mass Chusans Invasion Fleet
Mainland reports say the Chinese Communist government massed an invasion fleet in Hangchow Bay south of Shanghai to strike the Chusan islands. The assault targets Ginghai and Tinghai, with at least six divisions along the Chekiang coast aiding a planned Formosa push. Foreigners in Shanghai seek exits via other mainland cities as Open Friday evenings ads note.
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Hong Kong
Hangchow Bay
Shanghai
Chusan Islands
Chungking
Ginghai
Tinghai
Mainland
Chekiang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Assistant Operator Appointed At Sewage Works
Service Director D W Kothe announced the appointment of George C Grerrick 31 of East Fourth Street as an assistant operator at the Sewage Treatment works with a monthly salary of 255 dollars His civil service certification was submitted April 21 and his grade stood at 81 78 percent plus a 20 percent war service credit totaling 98 14 percent
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D. W. Kothe
George C. Grerrick
Til East Fourth Street
Progress Indicated In Chrysler and Phone Talks
Labor negotiators show progress in the 93 day Chrysler strike and in the telephone dispute. Federal mediators meet in Chicago to avert a fireman strike on four railroads, with CIO UAW and Chrysler ending a marathon session and planning to resume. At New York, CWA and AT&T discuss wage terms, aiming to settle the long lines workers dispute with a $5 weekly per employee cost and a broader settlement formula. The Railway Mediation Board holds closed talks to resolve the extra fireman demand on Diesel engines, delaying a strike set for yesterday and affecting major railroads if the May 16 deadline is not met.
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Chicago
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chissler Corp
New York
CIO Communications Workers of America
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
U. S. Railway Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Enginemen
Brotherhood
U. S
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Southern
Santa Fe
Drowning Boy In Florida Rescued By Elyria Man
Elyria's Ray A. Wentz an officer of the Elyria Superior Electric Co. rescued a Florida boy in dangerous current while vacationing near Siesta Key. He cast a line from shore aided by his wife in the car and pulled the boy to safety in under a minute. The Sarasota Herald Tribune account praised the Ohio man's quick thinking and steady aim. Continued on Page 7.
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J. C. George Ray A. Wentz
Fast River — Street
Elyrian
Elyria Superior Electric Co
Florida
Mr. Wentz
W. A. Fraser
Siesta Key
Fraser
Herald-Tribune
Federal Funds Granted For School Plans
The General Service Administration approved loans totaling 17 200 for planning and architectural fees to support a 464 500 expansion program in the Vincent and Clearview districts. Superintendent W J Durling said the funds will finance a 12 800 plan for a one story Clearview building and 4 400 for a six room Vincent addition, with enrollments rising from 720 in 1946 to 1 100 now. The loan accelerates building plans ahead of the November bond vote. It remains undecided whether Clearview will be elementary or high school.
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Vincent-Clearview
General Service Administration
W. J. Durling
Durling
Washington
Vincent
Clearview
Browder Testifies In Probe
Earl Browder former head of American Communists testified before a Senate subcommittee that he knew no Communists in the State Department and denied Budenz’s claim that he called Lattimore a Communist. He said there was no meeting in 1937 and that he never met Lattimore, while defending Field as not clearly a Communist. Bella Dodd also contradicted Budenz on Tuesday.
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Washington
Earl Browder
Louis F. Budenz
Browder
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Budenz
Communist Party
Field
Institute of Pacific Relations
Morgan
China
McCarthy
Bella V. Dodd
Railroad President Dies During Golf Round
Marion J. Wise, president of the Central of Georgia Railroad and the Ocean Steamship Co. of Savannah, Georgia, died of a heart attack while playing golf at Point Clear, Alabama, yesterday.
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Mqbile
Ala
Marion J. Wise
Central of Georgia Railroad
The
Ocean Steamship Co
Savannah
Point Clear
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R. E. Borger
Mark
la Grange
Neil Shane
Gobel
Peter Roth
William MacMillan
Kenneth
Shane
Y.M.C.A
Punch
P. R. Smith & Co
Adv
Kothe
Dim
Jim
Probe
Edward P. Morgan
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