Lorain Telephone Rate Boost Plea Expected Today
The Lorain Telephone Co. seeks PUC approval to raise rates for its service area, citing costs since 1924 and tripling its subscribers. A four party rate would rise from $2 to $3, with penalties for late payment, and extended area local calling would replace tolls within Amherst Vermilon Avon Avon Lake and Birmingham exchanges. The company also proposes to raise the machine use charge to 10 cents.
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Lorain Telephone Co
State Public Utilities Commission
Lorain
Amherst
Vermilon
Avon
Avon Lake
Birmingham
Utili- Lorain Telephone
Sites Commission
Robert
Moulton
PUC
General Ohio Assembly
Ohio House
State Senate
House
Frank J. Lausche
Stabilizers Predict 5 to 8 Percent Living Cost Rise
Washington officials warned that living costs may rise five to eight percent next year due to new controls law and freight rate hikes. Johnston told Wilson the inflationary impact will hit autos and beauty services first, with food likely to follow as costs spread. Higher freight rates from six to nine percent will push prices up through wholesalers and retailers, who may raise markups to cover added costs.
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Eric A. Johnston
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Johnston
Wilson
Office of Price Stabilization
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Huron County Plane Crash Kills Two, IDs Unknown
NORWALK Ohio officials puzzled by a fatal plane crash that killed two men whose identities could not be confirmed. A two place Taylorcraft was found on a farm nine miles south of Norwalk with bodies believed to be 35 and 18 years old, papers and clothing burned. An army dog tag was found, but not matching the victims. No witnesses reported, and the wreck may have rested in an oat field up to a week.
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State Highway Patrol
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Here
Huron County
CAA
Cleveland
Washington
Irondale man pleads innocent on intoxication charge
Police report Frank Opra of Irondale pleaded innocent when arraigned before Mayor Henry W. Ault on intoxication charges and had his hearing continued until tomorrow. He was arrested at 7 30 pm yesterday at Elyria Memorial Hospital where his wife Ann had taken him after he became ill. Clarence Deer of Medina was fined five dollars and costs after arraignment on intoxication and arrest on Cleveland street yesterday.
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Frank Opra
Irondale Street
Henry W. Ault
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ann
Clarence Deer
Medina
Cleveland Street
Local draft board reports processing and deferments
The local draft board detailed continued processing and deferments across multiple categories. Six students received reserve training status, 40 were deferred for study, two registrants appeared in person with deferment outcomes, four cases were appealed, and three registrants remained in 2A A S for medical studies.
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National Guard
Harold Ewing
J. YT. Fawcett
Death notices and funerals in Lakewood and surrounding areas
Death notices report Mrs. Carrie Baniak aged 61 of Lakewood died yesterday in Lakewood Hospital. Survived by daughter Mae Brouse and granddaughter Carol Browse. burial in St. Marys Cemetery, Grafton. Also listed are services for Mrs. Clara Goodwin aged 91 of Center Ridge Road and Mrs. Catherine Marlette Wellington of Canton. Howard A. Long of Grafton died at Chestnut Ridge Manor after 18 months illness. funeral arrangements indicate services in Grafton with burial in Chatham Cemetery.
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Mae Brouse
Grafton
Lakewood Hospital
Joseph Baniak
Garfield Avenue
Lakewood
Banjiak
Carol Browse
Jos. B
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St. Mary's Cemetery
Clara Goodwin
Center Ridge Road
Chestnut Ridge Manor
Lima
Byron Filkens
Cleveland
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Lillian Turk
Harold Dicken
Catherine Marlette
Wellington
Catherine
Marlette
Canton
Dan Campanorson
East Tusca- Varas Street
Sam
Here
Ben Saporito
Wellingston
St. Patrick Church
St. Benedict's Church
Calvary Cemetery
Howard A. Long
Grafton R. D
Chestnut Ridge Manor Rest
Dorothy
Janet
Shirley
Marjorie
Robert
Leonard
Seville
Miller
Wadsworth
Oberlin Kiwanis Club Formed in Oberlin
Oberlin Kiwanis Club formed with Warren Kinney of Kiwanis International presiding at Oberlin Inn. Elyria sponsor, 16th in Ohio's Sixth Division. John W. O'Brien Elyria lieutenant governor. Officers: Rev Ralph Young president, Earl Templeton vice president, Glenn J. Molyneaux Jr secretary treasurer. Directors: Dudley Wood, Kenneth Powers, Earl Sandrock, Dr George Hoover, Lloyd Webster, Kenneth Cook, Gerald Keller. Meets Tuesday 6 15 pm at Oberlin Inn.
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Warren Kinney
International Organization
Inn
Kiwanis Club of
Elyria
Ohio
John W. O'Brien
Ely+ria
Ralph Young
Earl Templeton
Glenn J. Molyneaux
Dudley Wood
Kenneth Powers
Earl Sandrock
George Hoover
Lloyd Webster
Kenneth Cook
Gerald Keller
Oberlin Inn
Archie West
Elyria Club
Paul Hardy
Ore Shipping On Lakes Sets New Peace Time Record
Cleveland reports the Lake Carriers Association says ore shipping on the Great Lakes reached 45,615,873 gross tons by August 1, a new peacetime high, beating the 1948 record by nearly 3 million. July shipments totaled 13,574,174 tons, with grain at 5,433,223 tons for mid season, aided by favorable water levels, fast ships, and efficient dispatch.
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Great Lakes
Lake Carriers’ Association
Association
Lake Carriers’ Group
Eight Prominent Romanians On Trial For Spying
Official Bucharest reports say eight prominent Romanians faced trial on espionage charges for the United States and Britain. Maj. Gen. Mihail Romaneascu, 52, led the group and confessed to treason and espionage, accused of taking air force documents to the British legation and replacing originals with duplicates. The defendants were charged at a spring country club dinner with obtaining “important sums” through their acts. the trial was to span multiple days.
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Bucharest
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Britain
Mihail Romaneascu
Romania
Romanescu
Spring Valley Country Club
Elyria
Traffic Club
Chamber of Commerce
Charles E. Powell
R. N. Kaiser
Sailors Refuse Return Aboard Italian Ship Amid Fever Fear
Frightened Italian motorship Taurinia sailors refuse to sail further and seek home after three deaths at sea. They report lack of fresh water and meat since the refrigerator broke, while U.S. health officers quarantine the ship to determine the cause of deaths. Two survivors and three others hospitalized follow an outbreak linked to suspected dysentery.
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Charleston
S.C
Taurinia
Gargiutin Giuseppe
Coast Guard
Giuseppe
British West Africa
Formosa Arms Aid Debate Rouses U S Senate
Senator Connally said Chinese Nationalists on Formosa can defend themselves without American arms aid while Chiang Kai shek remains in power. He noted possible future support but questioned the necessity of current shipments as Bradley briefs on the administration foreign aid bill.
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Tom Conhally
Tex
Formosa
Chiang Kaishek
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Senate Armed Services Group
Omar N. Bradley
Chiefs of Staff
Chiang
Asia
U.S
Red China
State Department
Kentucky Town Protests Draft Call For Doctor
In Jenkins Kentucky residents protest the draft of Dr G L Morin from the Community Hospital. Mayor Harold Davis says a petition to the manpower procurement board will be sent and appeals to Maj Gen Lewis Hershey may follow. Morin has received a draft notice and completed the medical exam amid scarce area physicians.
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Cumberland Mountain
Harold Davis
G. L. Morin
Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Davis
Hershey
Thetation
Selective Service
Morin
Bazooka Blast Injures 29 At Army Camp
At Roaring Springs Camp near Camp Campbell New York an army bazooka explosion injured 29 soldiers. Four critically hurt. detonation possibly inside launcher or on exit. The eight pound 35 MM Tankouster shell armed tank crews and used in Korea. Medics airlifted wounded to base hospital. blood drive in Nashville supplied units. Names of injured withheld.
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Col
L. B. Besbeck
Korea
Besbeck
Tenessee Highway Patrol
Nashville
Blaik To Reveal Intention Today
New York Army coach Earl Red Blaik will reveal his resignation decision at a press conference. He has hinted an inside story on West Point cheating that led to the dismissal of about 90 cadets amid football pressure and public anger.
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NEW York — Army
Earl “Red” Blaik
West Point
Blaik
Steel Worker Killed in Cleveland Plant Incident
John Kolodziej aged 57 of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. was fatally injured yesterday when crushed between a furnace and a cart. The incident occurred at the Cleveland plant, with investigators seeking full details.
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Cleveland
John Kolodziej
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Thefts Reported By Automobile Owners
T R Scheuneman reported a hubcap and chrome wheel ring valued at 10 stolen from his car. He did not know where. Mrs Lapp reported her car was ransacked on Broad Street Tuesday night with a flashlight a mirror and two floor mats taken.
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T. R. Scheuneman
West Avenue
Windows Broken At High School Buildings
Elyria police received a report that seven rear gymnasium windows and nine windows on the north side of the Technical building at Elyria High School were broken. Stones likely damaged the rear gym windows while the Technical building windows were broken by an air rifle.
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George Andress
Elyria High School
Rym
Jeremiah Colbath myth debunked as Grant era VP joke
In Farmington New Hampshire readers are teased with a riddle about Jeremiah Jones Colbath. The piece notes the true vice president under Ulysses S Grant was Henry Wilson from 1873 to 1875, who was born Colbath and changed his name at maturity. It also mentions India issuing a two anna stamp for the centenary of its Geological Survey.
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N. H
Jeremiah
Jones Colbath
United States
Ulysses S. Grant
Henry Wilson
Wilson
Colbath
Monethood
India
Two New Homes and Store Remodeling Permits Issued
Building Inspector Hart Dicka issued permits for two new dwellings and a Broad street store remodeling. James F. Hines, 152 Harrison street, received a permit for a 222 by 32 foot one story frame house on Furnace street costing 6500 dollars. A 24 by 36 foot one story concrete block dwelling at 353 Parmely street was awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dallas, 144 Elbe street, with a 4500 dollar estimate. The Milton Jewelers front remodeling at 542 Broad street, costing 4000 dollars, will be done by E. Greer. The store moves to the central ground floor location formerly occupied by Indicott Photo Shop, which moves to the second floor.
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Harrison Street
Furnace Street
Parmely Street
Ernest Dallas
Elbe Street
Milton Jewelers
Broad Street
E. Greer
Milton Jewelry Co
Indicott
Indicott Photo Shop
German Soldier Buddy of Former Captors
Washington report recounts how Private Gerhard H. Lemke of the First Armored Division was captured in Milan six years ago with the 8st reconnaissance battalion. Last year Lemke immigrated to the United States and settled in Gallup New Mexico. A few weeks ago he was reassigned to the 81st reconnaissance battalion at Fort Hood Texas.
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First Armored Division
Milan
Gerhard H. Lemke
Lemke
Pie aid at Luray fish fry by Mrs Beach
In Luray Kansas arrangers of a community fish fry invited cafe cook Mrs C L Beach to supply pies. She volunteered and baked eight pies in her spare time for the event.
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Luray
C. L. Beach
Award Won By Radiator Plant At Louisville
The National Safety Council honored the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Louisville plant for 16 million man hours with 10 lost-time accidents in 1950. J. B. Hendrick accepted the Distinguished Service to Safety Award on behalf of the plant, which employs over 5,000 workers.
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National Safety Council
Louisville
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation
Este Hack
Louisville Safety Council
J. B. Hendrick
Theodore E. Mueller
American Standard
H. M. Reed, Jr
Joseph Schadt
Federation of Labor Unions
Peter J. Muntan
American- Standard
Court actions span divorce suits and child support cases
In Lorain County various filings and actions occur. Josephine Horvath sues for divorce from Joseph on neglect and cruelty. James Thomas bound to grand jury on non support of two children. Promises to support family and a $250 bond led to release for Harry Werner of South Amherst, with suspended three month jail term and $10 fine. County welfare reports $2373 spent on support since Jan 10 1948. A traffic collision suit for $3250 arises from Harold Beecher vehicle and Gerald Haas bicycle incident. A South Hills and Con suit against James and Shirley Burgett dismissed.
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Harry Werner
South Amherst
James Horn
Werner
Josephine Horvath
Lorain
Joseph
James Thomas
Grand Jury
James Horm
Floyd Wooldridge
South Hills
Con
James
Shirley Burgett
Common Pleas
Markets Cleveland Livestock Cattle and Produce Prices
Market report from Cleveland shows cattle activity steady with primes and good ranges for steers and heifers, calves and bulls listed with mixed quality terms. Sheep and lambs are steady, with prices for mutton and wool, plus corn soybeans oats and produce items including beans celery cucumbers peppers potatoes and onions, detailing multiple grade and packaging options.
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Cleveland
Beaview
Sinatra Says He Will Seek Divorce To Wed Ava Gardner
Reno reports Crooner Frank Sinatra will file for Nevada divorce from Nancy to wed Ava Gardner. He halted in Reno for two weeks of singing at the Riverside hotel before moving to Las Vegas for another two weeks. He said the divorce likely on grounds of mental cruelty and hinted at marriage to Gardner, while noting Nancy agreed to support and custody terms from last year.
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Mexico
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Nancy
Cadillac
Sellers Reminded Of City Ordinance In Elyria Sale
Service Director D. W. Kothe warns that house to house selling produce not grown by the seller violates Elyria city ordinance and will lead to prosecution if needed. Reports say men and boys are selling garden produce, fruit, etc, house to house, not from their own farms. The ordinance allows growers to sell from home, but bans resellers buying and selling elsewhere.
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Elyria
D. W. Kothe
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