Board Defers Action On Millage Vote in Elyria Schools
Elyria Ohio board members held a six hour meeting to review Edison School plans and decide on bids for the new building. They approved advertising for bids on August 21 28 September 4 and 11 with opening September 27. The board delayed action on requesting additional millage for operating expenses until September 10. Three members supported cooperation with the American Opportunity committee while one opposed. The superintendent reported the program has broad support and may lead to school closures for staff and students to visit businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Board of Education
H. R. Gollmar
P. R. Smith
B. I. Ohlemacher
R. G. Taylor
Edison
Carl Guenther
Robert Mason
W. C. McClellan
Board of Elections
Gollmar, Ohlemacher
Taylor
Smith
American Opportunity Committee
Driver Unhurt As Truck Rolls Over On Bridge
Richard P. Wash, 18, of 127 Cascade street, escaped injury when a 1950 Peerless Laundry panel truck rolled over on the Route 113 high level bridge after skidding into the guard rail at about 45 mph. The driver, a student, told deputies the right rear of the vehicle struck the railing, sending it across the road and against the opposite wall before tipping onto the south side of the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Peerless Laundry
Richard P. Wash
Cascade Street
Wash
Sheriff's
B 50 bomber crash kills at least 11 in Seattle apartment
A B 50 bomber crashed into a three story frame building in Seattle causing a blaze that killed at least 11 and injured 12. Fire officials estimate up to 20 to 30 may be in the wreckage though they expect five to seven bodies remain. Fire prevented further search as heat and debris kept crews back. Residents fled in panic as gasoline exploded and the building burned completely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
R. B. Rogers
Ted Bell
KRSC
Bell
Elyria Teachers Set Fall Conference September Fourth Fifth
Plans for a second annual pre school opening conference for Elyria Public Schools teachers were approved by the Board of Education. The two day event on September 4 and 5 will cover four grade bands with topics on providing for individual differences and evaluating pupil development led by Dr. Hand Verna Walters and Dr. A W Stewart. Sessions will be held in Ely School and Ely High School rooms with multiple department meetings and a summary session at 10 15. Continued on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Public
L. N. Nicholas
Elyria Board of Education
Wlre
Harford Hand
Forversty of
Illinois
Verna Walters
Kent State University
A. W. Stewart
Ely School
Nicholas
Hand
Walters
Dr. Stewart
George Miraben
Lorain County Election Board Rejects 21 Petitions
The Lorain County Board of Elections declared 21 nominating petitions invalid for insufficient signatures or incorrect candidate data. Several cases involved name spellings or signature mismatches, with protests allowed before 6:30 EST on August 18.
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Lorain County Board of Elections
Thea
Ruth Fox
Board of Elections
Martin ‘Mathis
South Amherst Village
Edward Schneider
Harold Payne
Avon Lake
Mays M. Wood
Avon Village
Harold E. Weaver
Grafton Village
Elmer M. Deggert
Rochester
Mike Bruder
Sheffield
George J. O'Brien
Vermilion-on-the Lake
Earl A. Rockwood
Amherst Township
Robert C. Moses
Black River Township
H. J. Hurd
Henrietta Township
George Dunfee
Carlisle H. Snell
Milton Schlecter
Lawrence C
Knoble
South Amherst
Edna von Pischke
Gerald ©. Pankratz
Black River
Paul W. Smith
Lorain City
Ralph E
Flood Relief Quota Raised To Four Thousand
National Red Cross doubles Elyria quota for disaster relief amid extensive rehab work in Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma. Miss Edna Schropp reports Elyria Chapter has raised its goal from 2000 to 4000 with 592 raised to date. Donors of ten dollars or more include Mrs J A Bines J H Shepherd Co Elyria Horseshoe Club Better Line Ada Dirlam Robinson Julia Osborn Brownits Furniture and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Red Cross
Elyria
Edna Schropp
Red Cross
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
J. A. Bines
J. H. Shepherd Company
Elyria Horseshoe Club
the Better Line
Ada Dirlam
Robinson
Julia Osborn
Brownit's Furniture
A. F. Terry
Henrietta Packing Company
Maxy Ine Wiliams
Lake
German Youth Works On Farm At Avon Lake
Karl Bremer of Oberhub Germany arrived July 25 under State Department sponsorship and is placed with Foster and Walter Schenck on a fruit farm in Avon Lake Ohio. He will attend Avon Lake High School and learn modern fruit growing and farm machinery while plans for study at an agricultural college develop.
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Foster
Walte Lategaard
Walter Schenck
United States
R Schenck
Avon Lake
Roy
Karl Bremer
Oberhub
Germany
U. S. State Department
Ohio State Farm Bureau
Karl
Lorain County
Ohio
Walker Road
Reigensburg
Munich
American Farm* Bureau
State Department
Schencks
Avon Lake High School
Transfer Request to Elyria Township School District Heard
Mrs. Kenneth Ratcil asked the Elyria Board of Education to transfer her home district to Elyria Township Schools citing poor roads no sidewalks and a short commute for her children. Trustees noted transfers only in even years and questioned township tuition. superintendent offered to release if township accepts with bus transport, but tuition may be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ratcil
Allen
Ely
Ratcil
Five Men to Face Draft Preinduction Exam
Miss Catherine McKee, clerk of the local selective service board, announced a call for five men for preinduction physical examination on September 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine McKee
Selective Service Board
Permit Issued for Major GM Plant Expansion in Elyria
A permit was issued by the Elyria Building Inspector for a 175000 square foot masonry and steel addition to the Brown-Line-Chapin General Motors plant. Austin Construction of Cleveland starts site work, with an estimated construction cost of 1100000 dollars. The new facility measures about 920 by 180 feet to support an increased defense order for Buick Mixture components and Wright J-65 Sapphire jet engine parts.
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Elyria
Brown-Line-Chapin
General Motors Company
Austin Construction Company of
Cleveland
General Motors
Brown-Lipe- Chapin Division
Buick Motors
Elyria Soldier Receives Bronze Star for Korea Service
Corporal Charls Belcher of Elyria Ohio earned the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Korea with Headquarters Headquarters and Service Company 10th Engineer Combat Battalion 4th Infantry Division. He is the son of Pars Belcher of 525 West River Street Elyria. The decoration covers December 20 to 24 1950.
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INF
Korea
Charls Belcher
Elyria
Ohio
Belcher
United States
10Th Engineer (Combat) Battalion
4D Division
Pars Belcher
West River Street
Free Peoples Balloons Tear Hole In Iron Curtain
In Munich, 2000 balloons carrying 2,000,000 messages of hope drift toward Soviet satellite states under the Windsor of Freedom campaign sponsored by anti communist groups. Harold E Stassen and others witness launches as 107,800 East German youths visit West Berlin for a TV showcase and a banner of liberty is carried by those seeking exit from the Soviet bloc. Balloons include a 42 foot box designed to burst and a floating four foot pyramid labeled Svoboda freedom.
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Munich
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Berlin
Paranda
East Berlin
West Berlin
Saxony
UN insists on present front line in Korea talks
In Tokyo and Kaesong the UN commanders refuse to accept a ceasefire line based on the current battle front. General Ridgway calls the 38th parallel line indefensible and vows not to return to it. General Van Fleet says UN forces are fit and ready, and a breakthrough may require action.
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Tokyo
Peiping Radio Res
United Nations
Kaesong
Koea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
8Th
van Fleet
Brookside High School Teacher Dies Suddenly
Ralph Hill Cole a Brookside High School teacher for over 20 years died suddenly at 6 am at his home 1915 Lake avenue He was born in North Eaton and lived at his present address since 1922 A founder of Eaton Grange and Lorain County Farm Bureau he was active in the First Christian church Surviving are his widow his daughter and three grandchildren. Burial at Columbia cemetery with services at 2 30 pm ThursdayConduct by Rev Henry K Shaw Flower memorials to the First Christian church building fund through Rev Shaw
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hill Colgp
Lake Avenue
Brookside High School
Mr. Cole
North Eaton
Eaton Township
Elyria High School
Case Institute of Technology
Oberlin College
Eaton Grange and
Lorain County Farm Bureau
First Christian Church
Ethel Cole
Henry K. ‘Shaw
Columbia Cemetery
First Christian Church Building Fund
H. K. Shaw
Second
Chapel Streets
Body Of Elyria Soldier To Be Returned Home
Cpl. Paul E. Travise, a Korean War casualty from Elyria, will have his remains sent home within two weeks and be taken to Sudra Curtis Funeral Home per his mother Mrs. Ruth Jacobs. He died of a heart attack on August 22, 1950 after returning to duty four days earlier following malaria treatment in Pasay. He previously served in World War II in Europe and later in Japan with a U S Army occupation unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Travise
Elyria
Sudra- Curtis Funeral Home
Ruth Jacobs
West Third Street
Thei Hives
Korea
San Francisco
Cpl
Travise
Pasay
Japan
Army of Occupation
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Business and Industry
Chaaber of Commerce
Elyria Public Schools
Vote Board
Elyria Township
Bulletin
Brookside
New York
Marsh Guenin
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