Rail unions deny pledge to Truman on nationwide strike
Union leaders Kennedy and Hughes telegraphed Truman that no assurance was given against a national walkout. As seizure orders and congressional action loom, Truman weighs steps while unions warn that token strikes may end soon. Management says the 17 month wage fight cannot be settled before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Brotherhood of
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of Railway Conductors
W. Park Kennedy
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Roy O. Hughes
Order of Railway Conductors
Mr. Truman
Steelman
White House
John Steelman
Kennedy
Hughes
Brotherhoods
Senate Bar Committee
Rev Hargate to Lead Chest Drive Speakers Bureau
The Rev G Russel Hargate rector of St Andrew's Episcopal church will head the speakers bureau for the 1951 Elyria Community Chest campaign October 16 24 announced by George B Cole Jr general chairman. Hargate has long aided Chest drives and is active in local civic and religious organizations including the YMCA Lorain County Mental Hygiene Association Salvation Army Planned Parenthood advisory board Civic Forum Elyria Ministerial Association and community projects.
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Rufus G. Taylor
Cole
Hargate
Cleveland
Dean Emerson
Trinity Cathedral
Lorain County Mental Hygiene Association
Salvation Army J
Lorain County Planned Parenthood Association
The
Civic Forum
Elyria Ministerial Association
Elyria Memorial Hospital Building Fund
Community Chest
Malik to ask UN to order US withdrawal from Formosa
Malik, president of the United Nations Security Council, was expected to press the council to order the United States to withdraw its forces from Formosa. State Department officials indicated Washington would welcome UN consideration of the Formosa problem. The council opens at 3 p.m. EST as Chou En-Lai’s cable argues for Taiwan liberation and against U S aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Washington
Formosa
State Department
Council
Truman
Ault Covault Named Delegates to GOP State Convention
Mayor Henry W Ault chairman of the county central committee and Harold I Covault chairman of the county executive committee will serve as delegates to the Republican State Convention in Columbus on September 20. County alternates will be named later. The by laws require county chairmen and state candidates to be delegates. The party plans a state convention starting 1950 and every fourth year to set policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W.ault
Republican County Central Committee
Harold I. Covault
Columbus
Boy Bitten by Dog at North Ridge Road
James Morrison thirteen of Bond street Vincent was severely bitten on his leg last evening by a dog at the Alvin Marshal home on North Ridge road. The dog was tied, sheriff's department report states.
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James Morrison
Bond Street
Vincent
Alvin Marshal Home
North Ridge Road
Sheriff's Department
Northeast Ohio Weather Forecast Warms Then Drier Outlook
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers. Saturday brings cooler conditions and scattered showers with a low tonight around 62 and a high near 78. Five day outlook shows scattered showers Saturday and Sunday, possible showers Wednesday, with cooler north portions Saturday and warmer Sunday. Temperatures near normal to three degrees above normal. Markets found today on page two.
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Ohio
Church Groups Lead New Blood Donor Plan in Elyria
A Lorain County Blood Bank program recruits church groups to maintain a ready pool of typed donors. Under director Dr. Bernhard Chomet, each church appoints a coordinator to recruit volunteers, type their blood, and track group credits when volunteers are called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
Lorain County
Bart Lautengchleger
Larry Saddler
Mr. Hegyi
Lorain County Blood Bank
Lorain County Medical Society
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Bernhard Chomet
Blood Bank Plan Cuts Donor Shortage With Credits
Lorain County Blood Bank funds a new donor network to reduce chance in blood supply. A $8,000 Kiwanis gift jumpstarted equipment, funded by a $10 per pint service charge. Costs include 2.60 for bottle equipment 4 for technical work 1 for serology and 2.40 for incidentals. Elyria Memorial Memorial Hospital provides free room space for headquarters.
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The
Lorain County Blood Bank
Kiwanis Club
Chomet
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Blood Bank
Taft Addresses New London on Foreign Policy and Korea
Senator Robert A. Taft spoke to about 250 listeners at New London High School on Our Foreign Policy and Our Policy in Korea. He was introduced by Rev. Fr. John E. Duffy and noted visits to major local plants.
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New London
Robert A. Taft
New London High School
Korea
William O'Neill
Marietta
Ohio
Taft
J. H. Lehman
Lehman Baking Co
Lehman
Bellevue
Wakeman
Sandusky
Cedar Point
Boys Sweep Cake Contests at Calhoun County Fair
Marshall Mick reports the boys won six of seven cake baking contests at the Calhoun County Fair yesterday.
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Marshall
Mick
Calhoun County
Money Stolen From Sunoco Bag at Broad and Chestnut
Harley Seals reports $80 lift from a money bag with over $400 inside a Sunoco desk at Broad and Chestnut. Two men in a car suspected. one remained outside while the other entered the office as Eugene Garber serviced the car. $80 gone, $345 left in the bag.
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Sunoco
Broad and
Chestnut Streets
Harley Seals
13Th Street
Eugene Garber
Chestnut Street
Seals
Sheriff to Speak on Radar Use in Speed Control
Sheriff Carl R. Finegan will be one of the speakers at the Ohio State Safety Conference at Hotel Carter in Cleveland on September 19 20 and 21 The sheriff will discuss the use of radar for highway speed control The department here was among the first to employ radar for speed regulation.
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Carl R. Finegan
Ohio State Safety
Hotel Carter
Cleveland
Fair Officials Eye Record Lorain County Crowd
Lorain County Fair officials anticipate a record attendance on the closing day of the 85th fair. Yesterday’s admissions topped last year’s figures, with 10 000 noted previously. Junior Fair day features 4-H style revues, Steer Club show and sale, and Future Farmers of America activities as Don Ebright and other candidates appear on stage. The final two-day program includes thrill-driver acts after races won by High Style Alicia Pointer Liza Jane Grattan and Mary's Boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Clair Hill
Future Farmers of America
Charles Sweeney
Earl
Bruce Appointed Defense Chief for Lorain County
County commissioners officially named Harold Bruce Carlisle fire chief as director of civilian defense. He was among five recommended by a panel of county mayors and will convene a meeting of all civilian defense directors to organize a county wide structure. Elyria Brownhelm and Camden townships lack local defense directors.
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Harold Bruce
Carlisle
Lorain County
Bruce
Elyria
Brownheim
Camden
Mrs Martha Dunfee Dies After Traffic Crash
Columbus report states Martha Dunfee aged 34 died in a hospital from injuries after a collision near Westerville last Wednesday. Her husband Harry Dunfee, 38, was driving one car and Bobbie R Wolcott 16 of Worthington drove the other. Mrs Dunfee suffered a fractured skull.
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Columbus
Martha Dunfee
Westerville
Canal Winchester Fatal Height Fall
Alien, 23, of Florala Alabama, fell 125 feet from a water tower while painting it and was decapitated. He worked for Universal Construction Company of Indianapolis.
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Canal Winchester
Alien
Florala
Ala
Universal Construction Company
Indianapolis
Brother shoots brother in family quarrel in Ohio
In Columbus Charles Edward Stewart 27 was held on an open charge after firing a shotgun at his 21 year old brother who taunted him as a sissy. Sgt Theodore Eugene Stewart of Camp Stoneman Calif was seriously wounded and had teased the older brother for avoiding service.
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Columbus
Charles Edward Stewart
Theodore Eugene Stewart
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Mounds Club Files Dissolution Notice
The Mounds Club in Columbus Ohio filed dissolution as a non profit corporation with secretary of state Charles F Sweeney and Herbert S Dulty. Gov Lausche had previously filed suit to cancel the Lake County Club charter for violation of provisions and state law.
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Columbus. O
The
Mounds Club
Ohio
Charles F. Sweeney
Alty
Herbert S. Dulty
Frank Dy. Lausche
Supreme Court
Lake County Club
the Mounds
Lausche
Defense seeks authority to draft doctors and dentists
The Defense Department asked Congress for power to draft doctors and dentists up to age 45, prioritizing those trained at government expense who never served. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson warned he may recall substantial reserve doctors in coming months without new authority. Chairman Vinson pledged immediate consideration and hearings, as Army calls for larger draft quotas loom up to 100,000 a month.
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Washington
Defense Department
Congress
Defense
Louis Johnson
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Army
White House
Truman
New City Health Nurse Appointed
Mrs Elizabeth Albrecht formerly Elizabeth Duffy of Elyria has been named Elyria public health nurse effective Sept 1 announced by Dr Harold A Robinson city health commissioner. She is married to Le Roy Albrecht an X ray technician at Elyria Memorial Hospital and trained at St Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland graduating 1942. She worked at St Vincent and Pleasant View Sanitarium Amherst before joining the city health staff at a salary of 200 dollars monthly.
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Elizabeth Albrecht
Elizabeth Duffy
Elyria
Harold A. Robinson
Allies drive back Korean penetrations near Taegu
Allied forces mounted a major counter attack around the Taegu area as the U S 2nd Infantry Division entered action for the first time in the campaign. They cut main enemy supply lines near the Naktong river and aimed to envelop pockets while North Korean forces pressed towards Pusan. Capt John L Blackwell led the G1 charge and MacArthur reported continued elimination of infiltrators north of Taegu.
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Tokyo
Taegu
Naktong
U. S. 2Nd Infantry Division
John L. Blackwell
Abilene
Tex
Douglas MacArthur
Mt. Pugye
MacArthur
Pohang
Pusan
No. 2
British Troops Sail For Korea Facing Russian Weapons
Two battalions totaling about 1500 British troops boarded the cruiser Ceylon and carrier Unicorn for Korea, the first British units sent to join United Nations forces. Malcolm MacDonald warned they would fight a Russian‑armed foe as they depart amid a ceremonial send off featuring the famed Ladies from Hell of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex Regiment. The units expected to arrive in roughly three days.
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Korea
France
Britain
United Nations
Malcolm MacDonald
Southeast Asia
Ceylon
Unicorn
MacDonald
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Hell
Middlesex Regiment
County Considering Purchase of 26 Voting Machines
County officials review buying 26 voting machines from Automatic Voting Machine Co of Jamestown New York. A note for the obligation bearing 134 percent interest would cover part of the nearly $34 000 price with $17 000 due in October. Delivery planned before the November election to support a precinct increase.
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Paul Mikus
Automatic Voting Machine Co
Jamestown
N. Y
Election Board
B 29 raids pound North Korea as invasion widens
More than 70 B 29s dropped 600 tons of bombs north of the 38th parallel targeting Konan and rail lines. Two Mustang fighters were shot down with both pilots killed. Red airfields were attacked including Pyongyang and Wonsan with dummy Yak fighters observed. Supply trains and bridges suffered heavy damage as jets and bombers pressed operations throughout eastern Korea.
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Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Konan
Sth Air Forces
Korea
Wonju
Taegu
Pyongyang
Seoul
Far East
Wonsan
5Th Air Force
Pyeongyang
Trailer breaks loose from car injures Elyria man
Fred Davies, 55, of 702 East Broad Street, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for a head laceration and elbow burns after falling from a trailer that detached from a car on Broad Street near Fairlawn. The car was driven by Robert Davies. Police reported addresses for other involved motorists and separate collisions on Route 78 and Broad Street with multiple vehicles damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Davies
East Broad Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Broad Street
Fairlawn
Robert Davies
Kenyon Avenue
Samuel Griffin
Clark Street
Walter Ward
D. J. Grafton
Edward Fanning
Sandusky
Edward Stief
Lakewood
Sales Tax Gains in Lorain County This Year
Lorain County records show sales tax collections rising $64,288.27 from July 1 to August 12 this year compared with the same period last year. Total receipts reached $242,762.96 this year versus $178,474 last year, with prepaid receipts from August 6 to 12 at $42,618.40 compared to $24,762.79 previously.
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Lorain County
Don H. Ebright
Closeout sale at Bowker Electric Service
Advertisement notes a storewide closeout with prices slashed on all stock at Bowker Electric Service located at 658 West Broad St. The brief ad emphasizes discount pricing.
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Bowker Electric Service
West Broad St
Adv
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Beachhead
Rev. G. Russel Hargate
Malik
Ault
Covault
Ayers
New Blood
Sen. Taft
IEEER
Marsh Guenin
New City
N. Korea
Olympic
St. Adv
Minn
Colson Wheel Goods
Elyria Howe. Co
Elyrian
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