Tragedy as Train Hits Rural School Taxi Kills Six Children
In CAMPUS, SJ, a Wabash Railroad train at 70 mph struck a school taxi used as transport for rural pupils from Campus Grammar School. Six children aged 8 to 14 and driver Leo Kane, 52, died. principal Helen, 50, also among the victims. one 9-year-old girl survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Kane
Helen
Alice May
Ethel McCarter
Mary Helen Zeiher
George Johnson
Judy
Barbara Seabert
Eaton H. S. Pupils Earn Red Cross Home Nursing Certs
Yesterday fourteen Eaton High School pupils received Red Cross Home Nursing certificates and pins after completing a 24 hour course in Care of the Sick in the Home and Child Care. Mrs. Pearl Murphy presented the awards at a pupil assembly led by Superintendent Fred Daniel. Names include June Bohannon Ruth Burgenheim Carol Carpenter Joan Gessner Margie Grills Joann Kieper Carol Kicks Dorothea Mack Mary Carol Osborn Betty Reisinger Jean Tompkins Lois Weston Norma Whitty Mollie Wargo. An exhibit of improvised home nursing equipment by eighth grade girls accompanied the ceremony at St Mary’s school during a Parent-Teacher meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton High School
Red Cross
Pearl Murphy
Elyria
American Red Cross
Fred Daniel
June Bohannon
Ruth Burgenheim
Carol Carpenter
Joan Gessner
Margie Grills
Joann Kieper
Carol Kicks
Dorothea Mack
Mary Carol Osborn
Hoover attacks Kremlin and UN as propaganda forum
Former President Herbert Hoover charged the Kremlin with turning the UN into a propaganda tool and violating 35 UN agreements. He linked global ills to appeasement in the 1930s and criticized left-wing ideologies and New Deal era generosity. He warned against cradle to grave security promises and warned of policy gimmicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hoover
Kremlin
Russia
Hoover
Karl Marx
Benito Mussolini
Lord John Keynes
Industrial Safety Men Hear Edward J Kehoe
Edward J Kehoe chief of fire and accident branch New York Operations U S Atomic Energy Commission explained the safety program for atomic projects to a large group of industrial safety men in Elk's Marine Room. He cited low fatality figures from radiation and a safety record below the national average for manufacturing. He described protection levels for workers, isotope distribution shares to hospitals research centers and industry, and noted most isotopes have short half lives. A color film on ether fire control followed the talk, with safety directors from Brush Beryllium and Harshaw Chemical as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Commission
Elk’s Marine Room
Edward J. Kehoe
New York
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Kehoe
Atuale
Atomic Envoy
Atomic Project
J. B. Hohhenedel
John Kosma
Brush Beryllium Company
Luckey
Ohio
A. S. Eich
Postmaster General Revises Periodicals Rates Proposal
Washington Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson revised his request for higher 2nd class postal rates on newspapers and periodicals. He urged a 25 percent annual increase for four years, aiming to raise about 10 million dollars in year one, after previously seeking 75 million. He cited concerns about undue hardship on publishers guiding the shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jesse Donaldson
Apple Growers Urged To Watch Weather
WOOSTER Ohio agricultural experiment station urged apple growers to watch the weather and blossom progress to time pre blossom scab spray. Pathologist H A Runnels says all apple varieties should be sprayed in full pink or early bloom for maximum protection during bloom period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ohio
H. A. Runnels
Deaths and funeral notices from Elyria area
A compiled death notices column reports Mrs Deana Emerich Smith funeral date error corrected with services Saturday at 9 am from Bittner Funeral Home and 9 30 am from St Marys Church. Other obituaries list Anna Tiltjies 80 of Columbia Station died after a stroke with services Sunday. William A Hubbell 81 Elyria native died at home with services Sunday. Thomas J ONeil 52 Lorain born resident died of heart attack with services Saturday at St Marys Church and burial in St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deana Emerich, Smith
Bittner
St. Mary's Church
Maynard Shreve
Taylor Funeral Home
Brookdale Cemetery
Anna Tiltjies
North Boone Road
Columbia Station
Wisconsin
Frank
Mae Herold
Arthur
Howard
Florence Taylor
Edith Preston
Elyria
Mary Hitz
Cleveland
Emma Schreipka
Olmsted Falls
Joseph Ohmes
West View
Baker Funeral Home
Ira Crowther
Columbia Methodists Church
Chestnut Grove Cemetery
William A. Hubbell
National ‘Fube Company
Louisiana Avenue
Mr. Hubbell
Berlin Heights
Effie M. Hubbell
Earle C
Toledo
Clyde W
Lorain
Paul A
Jessie Hubbell
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
James H. Siward
First Methodist Church
South Pittsfield
Thomas J. O'Neil
Mr. O'Neil
Edmund
Pat O'Neil
Berea
Angeline Demeryk
Marie Vargo
Mary O'Neil
Agnes Ledyard
Martha Fiegler
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
St. Mary’s Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Twenty E H S Students To Take Test
Twenty Kiyria High students will travel to Berea on Saturday May 6 to take the final district state scholarship test by the State Department of Education. A chartered bus will transport the group. participants and alternates span chemistry physics history social studies English French II Spanish II bookkeeping and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiyria High
Berea
State Department of Education
Richard Dilgren
Richard Larkin
Richard Schwind
Norman Folley
Alan McMullen
David Mocsney
James Hoffman
Dottie Loulz
Dorothy Olszewski
Tommy Pasenow
Bookkeeping
Permits Issued for New Homes in City Records
Building Inspector Hart Dickason issued a permit to Paul R. Myosky of 442 Cambridge Avenue for a 3 by 36 foot one story frame dwelling at 459 Oxford Avenue with an estimated cost of 7000 dollars. A second permit to Richard Stith of 359 Princeton Avenue covers a two story frame dwelling at 341 Columbia Avenue costing 20000 dollars with a 37 by 31 foot foundation, to be built by contractor A L Nemes. A third permit to Mrs. C. F. Fugitt of 349 Second Street covers a six car masonry garage at an estimated cost of 0 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford, Avenue
Hart Dickason
Paul R. Myosky
Cambridge Avenue
Richard Stith
Princeton Avenue
Columbia Avenue
AL J. Nemes
C. F. Fugitt
Second Street
Candidates To Be Voted On At The Primary Election
A long list of Ohio nominees across offices appears, naming governor candidates Frank J. Lausche Joseph Torok Clarence Kinsley and others, plus congressional state posts, judges, and county roles with incumbents marked by X. Voters are shown choices for governor lieutenant governor secretary at large supreme court and more across cities Cleveland Youngstown Columbus Cincinnati and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Joseph Torok
Youngstown
Clarence Kinsley
Columbus
Pearson Protests Ohio Neglect of Thank You Car
Washington columnist Drew Pearson protested to Ohio Governor Lausche over neglect of France s Merci box car sent as a gift through the Freedom Train. The car has sat for about a year at the Columbus state highway garage under a roof, with Pearson urging protection from rain and exposure to counter French Communist arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Drew Pearson
France
Pearson
United States
Communist Party
Lausche
Elyria Girl Honored at Bowling Green University
Doris Wurster, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lauren E Wurster of 1220 East River Street, was selected as a charter member of Kappa Lambda, an honorary women’s physical education fraternity at Bowling Green University. Her brother Keith Wurster also attends the university and both earned Dean’s List honors last semester for high grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Wurster
Bowling Green University
Lauren
E. Wurster
East River Street
Kappa
Lambda
Wurster
Keith
Bowling Green
University
Doris
Mural Unveiling In Columbus For Edison Family
A new mural financed by Ohio Electric Utilities will be unveiled in Columbus on May 16. It depicts Thomas Edison and highlights the inventor's life and achievements. Charles Edison and Mrs. Madeleine Edison Sloan will attend the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volumbus
Howard Chandler Christy
Ohio Electric Utilities
Thomas Edison
Charles Edison
Madeleine Edison Sloan
India Cargo On Way To Toledo Shipping Season Opened
The Canadian freighter Troisdot transports Willys-Overland vehicles and parts from here to Montreal. It will transfer to ocean freighters bound for Bombay India and St Johns Newfoundland, enabling cargo shipments to foreign ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Toledo
Troisdot
Willys-Overland
Mntreal
Bombay
St. Johns
Newfoundlana
Car Runs Into Ditch After Wheel Locks
Scott Crowell of Oberlin drove west on Route 20 about a half mile east of Route 10 when his car’s right front wheel locked causing it to run into a ditch at 11 p.m. yesterday. Fenders on Walter Morley of West Third Street and D. D. Andrus of Tenth Street were damaged in a collision at West Avenue and Second Street at 5 p.m. yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Crowell
Oberlin
Sheriff Department
Crowell
Route 20
Route 10
Walter Morley
West Third Street
D. D. Andrus
Tenth Street
West Avenue
Second Street
Vandalism Probe At Jack Knight Dry Cleaning
Police investigate vandalism at the Jack Knight Dry Cleaning agency located at 104 Cleveland Street after a bottle of ammonia shattered the front window at about 11 p m yesterday. Mrs. William Vargo reported the break in from an apartment in the same building. Inside damage minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack ‘Knight
Cleveland Street
William Vargo
Knight
Gambler Frank Erickson Summoned by Senate Probe
Frank Erickson, a gambler, was called before Senate investigators in a probe into gambling operations. He showed reluctance to discuss private affairs in public, similar to his associate Frank Costello, with little expectation of new disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Erickson
Senate
Erickson
Frank Costello
Costello
Poet Laureate Of Ohio Dies Today
Cincinnati widow Mabel Posegate died early today after a brief illness. A renowned Cincinnati poet she was named poet laureate of Ohio in 1936 by Gov. Martin L. Davey after the publication of her second volume Once When Are turus Shone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Mabel Posegate
Ohio
Akron Station Dedicated
The new two million dollar passenger depot for the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroad trains was dedicated at Akron today with ceremony and officials in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Marriage Mixup Of Murdered Woman Revealed
Probate court records reveal Margaret Bohach of Vincent was not legally wed to James Bohach who killed her on May 31 1948. Frank Arcolano of Albany N Y is her legal husband and four children Antoinette Mosely George Arcolano Thomas and Charles are heirs. Bohach's marriage to Bohach was illegal and Arcolano is entitled to her share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bohach
Vincent
James Bohach
Malcolm Thormson
Bohach
Frank Arcolano
Albany
N. Y
Arcolano
Antoinette Mosely
George Arcolano
Thomas
Charles
Tetter
Ohio
Elyria Memorial Hospital Plans Major Expansion Permit
Building Inspector Hart Dickason reports Elyria Memorial Hospital filed for permits to expand with about 96000 dollars in improvements. The plans include a 33 by 89 foot kitchen addition, a 42 by 64 foot storage area, and a large main four to five story attachment plus two smaller wings, increasing space by approximately 7000 square feet. A separate Wakeman library waste paper drive is set for Saturday April 9 with pickup arranged via local hardware store or Miss Helen Brucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Dickason
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Dickason
Watch Missing After Night Party At Swinton Residence
Police report states Geneva Jones 18 Shear North Central street attended a Glidden Co party at 22 Montgomery Ward Chestnut Street. She slept from 11:30 p m to midnight on a Davenport and woke to find her $50 wristwatch missing amid ten party guests. Witnesses included vendors and various companies listed in the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Jones
Shear
Central Street
Penna
Glidden Co
Swinton
Montgomery Ward
Chestnut Street
Sears Roebuck
Warner Brothers
Davenport
Woolworth Co
Bend
Don Cossack Chorus closes Civic Forum season in high school hall
The Don Cossack Chorus under Nicholas Kostrukoff presented a varied program blending sacred choral pieces with lively folk songs and solos. The show featured light humor, impressive solo work, and a final Kazatchok with dynamic choreography. Civic Forum sponsor William A. Leath announced the project will be discontinued until a greater demand appears, and season-ticket holders may use their passes for Dark Victory on May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cossack
Civic Forum
Nicholas Kostrukoff
Tschenokov
Jehaikovsky
Archangelsky
G. Azaroff
Gretchaninoff
A. Kulik
Moussorgsky
Boris Godonnoff
Vorobkevitch
V. Lashevitch
S. Slepoushkin
F. Stanislavsky
Lezginka
G. Solodukin
Stenka Razin
Volga
G. Doubrovsky
Ursteins
English Teachers To Hold Conference
Three Elyria high school English teachers attend the second annual Reading Conference sponsored by Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The theme is Reading Procedures and Materials. The high school department plans a full four year reading program for secondary education. Attendees include Misses Alice Stofer, Lucille Leach and Margaret Schaffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
The
Reading Improvement Service of
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Alice Stofer
Lucille Leach
Margaret Schaffey
Divorces and probes in Lorain and Elyria area court actions
At the Court House Rosa Overbey was granted a divorce from Ora by Judge D A Cook on neglect grounds. Edna and Edward Kiefer of Lorain filed suit to quiet title naming August Banks et al. Wanda Kearney of Lorain filed suit for divorce from Lawrence on neglect and cruelty. they wed in 1947. Lulu Stetka was granted a divorce from Joseph. her former name Hunt was restored. Probation terms for Keith Aldrich and Maynard Cahil of Elyria, indicted for burglary and larceny at the Empire Tavern, were filed. Aldrich placed on five year probation, no alcohol, home by 11 pm unless allowed out. Dahl placed on three year probation, must be home by midnight and no alcohol. A German pistol owned by Joseph Anderson of Grafton was stolen from his car between April 12 and 27. Ray Epply of Grafton reported fencing wire stolen. George F H Simison of Elyria, who died March 9, left an estate valued at $18,302 with executor Elizabeth Ray, niece, of 225 Sumner Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Overbey
Ora
D. A. Cook
Edna
Edward Kiefer
Lorain
August Banks Et al
Lulu Stetka
Joseph
Hunt
Keith Aldrich
Maynard Cahil
Elytia
Empire Tavern
Common Pleas Court
Aldrich
Arthur Moos
Dahl
Joseph Anderson
Grafton
Sheriff's Department
Ray Epply
Chamberlain Road
George FH. Simison
Elyria
Elizabeth Ray
Sumner ‘Street
Markets Cleveland Livestock Cattle and Calves Report
Receipts estimated at 600 cattle and 400 calves with market steady. Cattle ranges include choice dry fed and good to choice fed trade at varied prices. cows and cutter classes also noted. Sheep and lambs show steady activity with mixed weights. produce items like apples cucumbers onions and potatoes appear with assorted crate and sack prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ughta
Pt Dysips Reughs
Couples Club Spring Frolic at St Andrew’s Church
The Couples club of St. Andrew’s church will host a Spring frolic in the undercroft at 8 p.m. on Friday May 5. Committee members include Mr. and Mrs. Nick Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hyle, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byars, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Elkins, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sharkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s Church
Nick Davis
Charles Hyle
Robert Byars
Albert Elkins
Stanley Sharkey
Sophomore Hi Y Club to Elect Officers
Nominating committee announced candidates for the Sophomore Hi Y Club next year at the weekly meeting. Election is set for next Thursday at the YMCA. Nominees include Ray Bartholemew and Jim McCord for president, Bob Decker vice president, Bill Bowden secretary, Harlan Chapman treasurer, Earl Lautenschlager advisor. Dr. Mark Willis spoke on eye conditions and corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.mlca
Ray Bartholomew
Jim McCord
Bob Decker
Bill Bowden
Land Harlan Chapman
Earl Lautenschlager
Mark Willis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lane Hg Er
Eaton H. S
Reichlin
lEdward J. Kehoe
Temple Court
Chronicle-Telegram
Death Records
Shreve
E.H.S
Masonic Temple
United Stat
Henry M. Busch
Michael V. di Salle
Joseph T. Ferguson
Barberton
Walter A. Kelley
William L. White
Newark
Edward Welsh
Dayton
John Martin
Steubenville
Congressma
Stephen M. Young
Don H. Ebright
Edward J. Hummel
James Rhodes
George B. Woodling
Robert A. Taft
John Cantwell
George D. Nye
Waverly
Charles F. Sweeney
Wakeman
George H. Bender
S. A. Ringer
Leesburg
Richard B. Kay
Lakewood
William van Aken
Thomas Maxson
Allen N. Corlett
Shaker Huts
J. Eugene Roberts
Hubbard OF State
James J. Barton
Ted W. Brown
Mrs. Lottie Randolph
Edwin E. Morgan
Oxford
JF State
H. E. McCollister
Herbert Hoover
J. Harry Moore
St. Clair
Herbert L
Herbert S. Duffy
George A. Hurley
Supreme Court
Carl V. Weygandt
C. William O'Neill
Marietta
Dale Stump
Harry T. Marshall
L. L. Marshall
Charles H. Hubbell
Edward
Matthias
William L. Hart
Allance
Clinton D. Boyd
Middletown
Douglass
Shaker Heights
Walter B. Wansmaker
Walter B. Huber
COU
Perry H. Stevens
Vovumanss
William H. Ayres
Akron ‘I OF Appeals
Charles ‘A Mosher
Ralph A. Winter
Lodi
General Assembly
Leslie M. Burge
R. S. Wade
Charles F. Chamberlain
Edward W.dechant
Avon Lake
Michel J. O'Leary
Sheffield
Ben Golecen
Oscar G. Dunn
Henry J. Kane
Amherst
LaVern Pickering
Avon County
Patrick A. Radican
Frank Ayres
Gambler
P. B. Smith & CO
Midwest Stock Exchange
Elyria Savings
Library At
Helen Brucker
United Press
U.S. Steel
Anaconda Copper
Ohio Oil - Standard of
Ind
Col. Gas & Elec
American T. & T
Fruehaus Trailer
Industrial Rayon
Cleveland Exchange
Cleveland Cliffs
Kennecott Copper Standard of
Ohio Cities Service
Ritheren
Elec
Ilum
Awrpewee Oscee Standard of
N. J. Socony Vacuum
Richman Bros
Don Cossack Chorus
Wanda Kearney
L Lorain
Lawrence
Bence
Peck Bskts
Nixon
Barber Ond Beauty Shop
Second ST
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Spimpd Doe
Russer Company
Broad St
Bowrania Me
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