Collision blamed on horn tooting near Murray Ridge Russia roads
A nervous reaction to a horn was blamed for a collision on Murray Ridge road at Russia road yesterday evening. Henrietta Nelson backed into Liva John Penson after being startled by a horn while stopped. Nelson gave the driver’s horn as cause. Agnes Grosser reported damage to her car from a passing truck on East avenue.
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Murray Ridge Road
Russia Road
Henrietta Nelson
Woodford Avenue
Liva John Penson
West Ridge Road
Nelson
Russi Road
Mustake
Penson
Agnes Grosser
East Avenue
Eastman to Retire From Sullivan Ministry After 35 Years
Rev. Eastman, longtime Sullivan Congregational pastor, will retire August 15 after serving since 1919. His career included YMC A work, rural outreach, and founding 4-H camp activities. The couple marked 45 years of marriage in 1951 and will relocate to Lorain County with plans for open house events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Eastman
Nashua
Iowa
Little Brown
Wildwood
Carleton College
Mhinesota
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Council Bluffs
Elyria
Masonic Temple
Heldmyer
Hahn
R. Bruce Tom
Camp Crag
Medinald County
Amherst
Bath
Richfield
Linda Benton
Danny Bearman
Wakeman
Congregational Church
Clem Rice
Sol Leavitt Road
Lorain R. D
Canada
Wim
Eastmans
J. W.parks
Ierth Hus
Lightning claims life of 14 year old at Camp Arrowhead
Gwynn Parry, 14, of Jackson died after a lightning strike near Camp Arrowhead as he and companions sought shelter in a cave during a storm. The boy was killed instantly. others in the group escaped unharmed.
Special Events At The Playgrounds This Week
Edison playground hosted a pet show with 12 animals and various dolls, teddy bears, and prizes. Allen school held a checkers giveaway and a pet parade with multiple prize winners among children and their pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Playground
Gloria Storaci
Cara Claycomb
Delores Krutch
iAnn Polsen
Vera Doone
Allen School
Wally Rice
Johnny Smith
Gary Sabo
Dudley
Lorain Lorain area license holders and residents list
A fragmented list mentions Roy Flores and Dolores at 5231 Ridgewood Elyria and Domenico Gallo and Ava Biser in Lorain with trades noted as crane follow er and machin ist. Other named individuals include Wills in Oberlin and Bettye Palmer in Oberlin with addresses on North Marina and West River and West Second streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Flores
Lorain
Dolores Antes
Ridgewood Street
Elyria
Domenico Gallo
Ava Biser
Pers Wills
Oberlin
Bettye Palmer
North Marina
Stanley Rehm
West River Treet
Grinder
Anna Wojtko
West Second Street
Truman plan to spend aid to areas with oil Iran dispute briefing
Connally reported plans to spend 415 million dollars in aid and 125 million for economic development in targeted areas. McGhee described hard goods like farm machinery and other technical assistance as part of the bold new program. Senators voiced strong objections to Lacey-Myer style finance aid amid the Iran nationalization dispute.
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Connally
Department
Truman
Campaigns Outline Battles For Kentucky Judges And Governors
Willis and Bert T. Combs filed in both major primaries for the state’s highest court seat amid three other candidates. In the Democratic governor race Weatherby touted honest government and roads while Vincent pledged tax repeal and higher welfare funds. Newport and Covington probes figure into the Dem contest with Weatherby and Vincent trading charges of corruption. Republicans Meade and Saline campaigned on graft accusations and ignored each other in pre election remarks.
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Willis
Kentucky
Jude
Bert T. Combs
Vincent
U.S. Crime Committee
Newport
Covington
Vinton
Weatherby
Meade
Salvre
Deaths of Edward Gessner and Gustav Torno in Lorain area
Edward E. Gessner of R D 1 Lorain died at 9 30 am today at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a five month illness. He was a World War II veteran, born November 17 1893 in Rock Port Ohio and lived most of his life in Lorain County. Survived by siblings Jane and Lua Gessner of Lakewood and brothers Wilson Alfred Burton in Ohio and Ronald in Pittsburgh. Funeral at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with 1 30 pm service Tuesday by Rev Thomas R Curtis. burial Fields Cemetery. Gustav Torno 82 of 517 Jackson St Amherst died at 4 am today. Born in Bremenhaven Germany he came to Cleveland at 19 and Amherst in 1907. Employed at U S Automatic retired five years ago. Survived by wife Louie, daughter Alice Wilson of Amherst, sons Elmer and Walter of Amherst. Body at Emmerich Funeral Home. services 2 pm Monday with Rev Mesendiek of Lorain officiating. burial Crewnhill Cemetery.
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Edward E. Gessner
Edwin E. Gessner
Elyria
Memorial Hospital
Lua Gessner
Lakewood
Wilson
Alfred
Burton
Nor Ridgeville
Ronald Gessner
Fittsburgh
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Thomas R. Curtis
First
Fields Cemetery
Amherst
Gustav Torno
Jackson Street
Bremhaven
Germany
Cleveland
U. S. Automatic
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Macabres
jLouie
Ars
Alice’ Wilson
Elmer
Walter
Ambherst
Emmerich
Mesendiek
Lorain
Crewnhill
Warn motorists to heed traffic signs in safety drive
Elyria Captain C E Andress warned drivers not to ignore signs as part of the August Operation Safety program. He compared sign disregard to firing a loaded gun and urged vigilance to prevent crashes and legal fault while promoting The Signs of Life theme.
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Capts
C. E. Andress
Elyria
Capt. Andress
National Safety Council
Niles Division Union Vote Sets U S W A Bargaining Agent
Employees of Niles Steel Products Division of Republic Steel Corporation voted to make the United Steelworkers of America their bargaining agent. William McPhillips, U S W A representative, said 45 workers approved the union and 19 opposed, in a vote at the number three firehouse on Lake Avenue.
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Niles Steel Products
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic Steel
United Steel Workers of America
William McPhillips
U.S.W. of A
Lake Avenue
Tension Mounts as Berlin Blockade Enters Third Day
Western officials say police can handle potential unrest as Allied troops stand ready near city borders. Fifty East German Communist youths seek asylum but are refused. two camps set to shelter asylum seekers. The Berliner Zeitung calls the midnight Friday blockade actions the most dangerous since 1948, warning West Berlin could face coal and power shortages if the blockade remains.
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East Germany
Germany
Berliner Zeitung
West Berlin
East
Parade Of Presidents Marks Elyria Jaycees Meeting
Elyria Jaycees kick off its 1952 civic year with a parade of presidents to explain the group’s purpose and structure. Local leaders Phil Coe Raymond Snyder and Donald Neubauer outline the budget for 1951 and 1952 and announce committees at the Harwood street Jaycees hall. The Green Pennant Safety program for Elyria schools is highlighted as a first year project.
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Elyria Junior Chamber of
Com ‘Merce
Elyria Jaycees
Jaycees
Phil Coe
Raymond Snyder
Donald Neubauser
Elyria Jaycee
Neubauer Wis
Elyria
Neubauer
Lon Altfeld
Jaycees Hall
Harwood Street
Police Reports Include Theft, Recovery, DUI Arrest
Ralph Bauer reported two hubcaps stolen from his Cadillac on Depot Street. George Macon said his $82 billfold, previously stolen, was found. Frank Joy pleaded innocent to a driving while intoxicated charge before Mayor Henry W. Ault and released on a $200 bond pending trial. he was arrested after a collision with Richard Webber near Joy's home.
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Ralph Bauer
Gult Toad
Depot Street
George Macon
Rush Street
Frank Joy
West River Street
Henry W
Ault
Henry W. Ault
Joy
Richard Webber
Lorain
Silent Discharges Loom at 150-Year-Old Academy Scandal
Amid a 150 year old academy cheating scandal about 80 cadets confess to participating and face general discharges while some may appeal to the West Point superintendent or seek a court martial. The Army assumed the case scope and expulsions were ordered with President Truman's approval.
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West Point
James B. Leer
Academnc Public Information
Washington
Korea
Army
Honor Board
Frank Pace
Truman
New Wage Formula Raises Northern Textile Wages
The new plan grants northern cotton and rayon workers a 6 17 percent wage rise beyond the 10 percent ceiling to match living-cost increases. Board chairman George W Taylor says the change is long range, tied to price trends since January 1950, with potential for more strikes if controls lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W Taylor
Candidates File Petitions Today for Lorain County Posts
Incumbent mayors in Grafton and LaGrange filed nominating petitions at the Elyria office seeking reelection in November. E.E. Arnold and John Curtis headline a slate including 16 other county candidates for village councils, boards of education, constable, clerk, justice of the peace and public affairs positions. Several incumbents and non incumbents across Grafton Brownhelm Columbia Amherst Rochester and La Grange seek new terms.
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Grafton
LaGrange
Elyria
Lorain County
Gratston
Robert E. Fitch
Robert E.rea
Avon
Blaine
Peaker
Haynes
Rising
Fitch
Boards of Education
Co of Education
Kenneth C.cook
Grafton Village
Norma McQueen
Carl Walter
Brownhelm Township
Elizabeth Keyse
Columbia Township
Cook
Board of Public Affairs
la Grange Village
Smith, Thompson, Engel
Ringtler
Opfer
Avins
Local court actions and arrests in Elyria and nearby towns
Leland Steinhoff 32 of 118 Williams Street arrested on child support warrant issued by Justice James Horn. The theft of a 1951 Kaiser sedan from Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co plant in Avon Lake reported. Paul Wutz 21 of Vermilion held after juvenile court warrant for contributing to delinquency of Amherst girl. Divorces filed by Ann Deptuls and Ona England. suits against spouses for neglect and cruelty. Township trustees seek 2000 transfer to road fund. Probations granted to Francis Shepherd and Robert Gilmore for auto part theft. George Bowman of Wellington filed for divorce from Doris. couple married in 1938. Mabel Goul listed as a child involved in other divorce case. Chauncey sought divorce from a wife.
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Leland Steinhoff
Wiliams Street
James Horn
Harry Howett
Kaiser
L. B. Morse
West River Street
S Sheriff's Department
Cleveland Electric Iluminiating Company
Avon
Paul Wutz
Adams Street
Vermilion
Amherst
Rattlesnake Fatal Bite At Kelly Base
Demetrio Gomez, civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, was bitten by a rattlesnake and died after showing convulsions and collapse. The incident occurred near San Antonio with investigations by Greene County coroner and authorities evaluating venom exposure and timing.
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San Antonio
Tex
Demetrio Gomez
Gomez
Kelly Air Force Base
Miami River
Here
Pesterda
Greene County
Kelly
Ree
West Point inquiry urged after dismissal decision
Legislators shocked by the dismissal action discuss possible inquiry into the case. Rep Clyde Doyle proposed a joint inquiry by the House Armed Services committee and the Congressional Board of Visitors, while Rep Overton Brooks urged a slower approach after an Army conducted investigation. A Point graduate colonel announced the news with a somber tone, unable to name any word for cheating beyond denial.
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West Point
Clyde Doyle
Cal
House Armed Services Committee
Congressional Board of Visitors To
Military Academy
Overton Brooks
Ila
Army
Employment At Highest Level Yet Not Satisfying Govt
The Commerce Department reported 62,526,000 people were employed in July, up 312,000 from a year earlier. President Truman says mobilization needs 1.5 to 2 million more workers in the coming year. A second brief notes James E. Thomas, 7, dies of polio in Akron Children's Hospital, first polio death this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Truman
Akron
James E. Thomas
Children's Hospital
UN Deadlock Persists Over Armistice Talks in Korea
United Nations reports say the Kaesong talks enter a ninth straight day with no progress on a cease-fire buffer zone. Brig. Gen. William Nuckols notes the 38th Parallel remains unacceptable as a buffer, while rumors persist of a northern cease-fire line near Pyongyang and Wonsan to offset UN air and sea superiority.
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United Nations
Kaesong
Namlel
William Nuckols
38Th Parallel
Pyongyang
Red Capital
Wonsan
North Korea
Lorain County Welfare Dept Spent 26681 in July
The Lorain County Welfare Department spent 26 681 for relief in July, down 1 469 from June. The breakdown includes aid for the blind 1616 aid for dependent children 9829 aid to permanent disabled 1726 general relief 14509. The report lists 54 home calls 13 collateral calls 238 phone and letter contacts 320 office interviews and eight court hearings. Welfare workers drove many miles in pursuit of duties.
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Lorain County
Floyd Wooldridge
Business Block Being Cleaned Downtown
Harold Rorick’s Geomess Block at Second Street will get a summer makeover as Anderson Sand Blast Co. of Marion cleans the structure. After sand blasting the mortar joints are to be repointed and the surface waterproofed to stay clean. The firm previously worked on St. John’s Lutheran Church mortar joints at Broad Street and West Avenue.
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T6z
Second Street
Harold R. Rorick
Anderson Sand Blast Co
Marion
Rorick
St. John's Lutheran Church
Broad Street
West Avenue
Cleveland Livestock and Market Report Highlights Prices
Cattle and calves show steady to weak tone across divisions with prime and choice grades leading. Hogs and sheep mixed with steady trade. produce and poultry markets list varied standing, including eggs, live poultry, and regional vegetable prices across Cleveland markets.
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Cleveland
Meeiing
Koughs
Utility
O. U. Cleveland
Bskt
U.S
Bekt. Sc
Lex
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Tooting
P. O
Oberliner
Catt Betty Leimbach
Gottlob Beiswenger
Huron
Joan Marie
William E. Powers
William E. Powers Jr
Garden
Glen Asterback
Angola
Ind
Powers
Huron High School
Periodical Company
Sandusky
Pvt. Powers
Oberlin High School
Camp Gordon
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Donald Jameson
Woodland Street
Thelma Portman
Sanford
N. C
A. M. Stansell Jr
A. M. Stansell
First Methodist Church
First Methodist
Paul C. Giffin
First Church
Paul Nelson
Christ
Christ Episcopal
Chave McCracken
Cheve McCracken
Charles T. Murphy's
First Church of Christ
Hell
Tistinge
Grace Lutheran
Ralph Young
Oberlin Assembly of God
Glenn Babcock
Being Peoples
Mount Zion Baptist
Normal Crosby
First Baptist Unday
Charles L. Bromley
Rust Methodist
L. R. Simmons
Sacred Heart Catholic
Edward J. Gracey
Robert c. Blair
East Oberlin
Mary Candy
Pittsfield Congregational
L. A. Owen
Pittsfield Methodist
C. E. Stallings
Stefan
Stofsn
East College
Cascade Park
Barbara Diedrick
Ronnie Benton
Roosevelt Park
Rosemary Nagy
Soame
Allen Sabo
Mickey
Sharon Kosco
Magnolia
the Nightingale
Dumao
FL E. Vastman
Boy Wtettane
Franklin Playground
Gates Playground
Gates Play
Hamilton
Roosevelt
McKinley
Barbara Kingston
Nancy Frye
Barbara Decary
Judy Bearman
Kenny Wagner
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Death Records
Gustav ‘Torno
Employees of Niles Division Select Union
Police Dept. News
Harold E. McDonald, M. D
Ann Deptuls
Janice Carek
Robert
Ona
England
Stanley
Common Pleas Court
Township General Fund
Road and Bridge Fund
Francis Shepherd
Robert Gilmore
Ridgeville
Arthur Moos
George Bowman
R. D. Wellingtonton
Doris
Mabel Goul
High Street
Such
Chauncey
Fulton
Grafton, Ohio
Dep't
West Broad
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