Young Pianist Delights Elyria Civic Forum Audience
Members of the Elyria Civic Forum heard a piano recital by Jean Casadesus last evening in the high school auditorium. The 20-something pianist delivered a polished program from Bach to Chopin and Ravel, drawing long applause and three encores. The event was the second in the current series, with a January 24 talk by Robert Aura Smith announced for the next program.
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Elyria Civic Forum
Jean Casadesus
Casadesus
Elyria
Ravel
Robert Aura Smith
Far Eastern Authority
750 MPH Flight Demonstrates Skyrocket's Routine Launch
MUROC DRY LAKE Calif. test pilot Gene May aged 45 piloted the needle-nosed Douglas Skyrocket in a first public flight at about 750 miles per hour. He described the sonic speed run as routine with minor turbulence. The Rockets produced a flame show as spectators heard the roar only after passing.
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Muroc Dry Lake
Calif
Gene May
May
Navy
Winter Carnival to Be Held by Elyria High and Washington Schools
The Student Cabinet of Elyria High and Washington schools will sponsor a Winter carnival this Saturday from 8 to 11 30 p m in the school gym. Magician Burgeit and square dancing headline the entertainment. Mrs Margaret Denison and her husband will direct square and folk dancing. A book booth will be run by Mrs Byron Morris with donations from the Elyria Council PTA. Clarence Schroeder will photograph students. Richard Lyndes leads the arrangements. Miss Gladys Fowell is faculty adviser. Chaperones include Miss Marian Kemble Miss Barbara Plocher Mr and Mrs Robert Baeder George L Thourot and Miss Fowell.
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Elyria High School
Washington School
Burgeit
Margaret Denison
Garford
Byron Morris
Elyria Council
P.T.A
Clarence Schroeder
Richard Lyndes
Gladys Fowell
Marian Kemble
Barbara Plocher
Robert Baeder
George L. Thourot
Fowell
McClellan Attends Ohio Legion Convention in Columbus
W. O. McClellan, fifth district commander and former Elyria Post commander, leaves for Columbus to join the three day state American Legion meeting. Elyria Post members plan to attend sessions tomorrow and Sunday and McClellan will confer with the state executive committee on drum corps reorganization and attend a national commanders banquet tomorrow evening. A session for Ohio commanders and adjutants is also slated for Sunday.
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W. O. McClellan
Fifth District
Elyria
American Legion
Columbus
State Legion
McClellan
Ohio
Ohio Commission On Alcoholics To Meet In Toledo
A nine member Ohio Commission On Alcoholics will hold a public meeting in Toledo on December 16 to inspect Toledo facilities for treating alcoholics and hear Dr. Selden Bacon of Yale University describe Connecticut’s approach to the problem.
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Columbus
Toledo
Selden Bacon
Yale University
Connecticut
Elyria Junior Chamber honors students and leaders in speech contest
Dr Joseph B Lehane and Dr Robert E Wilson praised nationwide JCs efforts to promote democracy. Elyria High students including J C Struthers son and two teachers won local awards with a national contest in Washington DC. Judges and contest committee members named and thanked for their roles as winners from Elyria High School are listed.
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Joseph B. Lehane
Elyria District
Robert E. Wilson
Elyria High School
Junior Chamber of Commerce
America
Elyrians
Struthers
Elyria
J. C. Struthers
Washington Avenue
Helen Dugar
Sandra Warmee
Jackie Cox
Dick Larkin
Dan Simon
Meister
Larry Davis
R. G. Taylor
Alice Schowalter
Dick Horn
Alvin Plocher
Jay Cee
John B. Kinter
Gene Heard
Bob Corts
Phil Coe
Lighter Side Of Washington News On Veterans Workshops
Harmony reports on how disabled veterans restore joy through crafts in 130 VA hospitals under Gen. Carl Gray with help from the Red Cross and local groups. Veterans, including women, transform scrap lumber toys and crafts into usable playthings boosting morale for children of war.
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United Press
Washington
Veterans
Forgotten Kids of America
U S consular staff to leave Mukden by Wednesday
The State Department announced Angus Ward and all consular staff in Mukden Manchuria will depart for the United States by Wednesday. A Communist firm in Mukden is arranging rail transport to Tientsin where an American ship will collect Ward and others for Yokohama or possibly Pusan. Clarence Cover, 18, of Akron, escaped from Grafton prison farm last evening.
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Washington
State Department
Angus Ward
U. S
Mukden
Manchuria
United States
Department
Tientsin
Wardland
Yokohama
Japan
Pusan
South Korea
Grafton
Clarence Cover
Akron
Salvation Army Kettle Fund Seeks Volunteers For Christmas
The Red and White striped building will host a Salvation Army kettle with Boy Scouts on duty to manage duties and place bumper cards on cars. Volunteers are sought for opening and closing days including December 16 and 24, with special days for Junior Woman's Club and Veterans Organizations. The "Ton of Money" drive supports Christmas relief, winter aid, and youth programs.
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Dusthimer
Don McGinley
Schiesz
Salvation Army
Don MacGinley
Burton Johnson
Army
Broad Street
PCA President to keynote 16th annual stockholders meeting
Kerr, president of the Production Credit Corporation of Louisville, will speak at the 16th annual stockholders meeting of the Farmers' Production Credit Association tomorrow at 8 p.m. in Ashland High School auditorium. He will outline issues as production credit associations become wholly farmer owned and their community role.
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FL. Kerr
Production Credit Corporation of Louisville
Farmers’ Production Credit Association
Ashland High School
Kerr
Robert C. Oetzel
Elyria
H. G. Olin
Dog license sales begin countywide through 1950
County Auditor Frank Ayres announces 1950 dog licenses are on sale at his courthouse office with 17 distribution sites across the county. Tags cost 1 for males, 3 for females, and spayed females 1 with a Jan 20 deadline and a 1 penalty for late purchases.
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Frank Ayres
Agnes Kay
J. D. Smith Hardware
Kohlmeyer Hardware
Lorain
Charles Brown
Death Records ELIZABETH MITCHELL HULL
Elizabeth Mitchell Hull 73 former Elyrian died at her Lorain residence at 1303 West 11th Street at 3 15 am after a lingering illness. She lived in Lorain 25 years from Elyria and was a member of First Methodist Church. Survived by husband William two brothers Roland of Eustis Florida and Edward of Avon and many nieces and nephews including Mrs Elizabeth Carter Vermilion on the Lake who lived with the Hulls. Body at Walter A Frey Funeral Home and to be returned to the late residence at 4 pm Saturday. Services at the residence Monday at 2 pm conducted by Rev John Green First Methodist. Burial in Ridge Lawn Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Mitchell Hull
Lorain
Elyrian
West 11Th Street
Elyria
First Methodist Church
William
Roland
Eustis
Fla
Edward
Avon
Elizabeth Carter
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Hulls
Walter A. Frey
John Green
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Santa Mail Box At Sears In Elyria
Sears announces a Santa mail box installation at the Elyria store for local children. Parents may drop off letters if children cannot, and officials expect many letters from area youngsters.
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Santa
Sears
Elyria
Sears Today
Santa Claus
Athletic and letter award list for school sports teams
The article lists recipients earning guards points for 1600, athletic award pins for 1300 to Elma Cochran and others, and E letters for a long list including Joan Berger and Marilyn Dawson. It also notes EHS monograms to a group and mentions yesterday's football letter winners in the sport page.
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Lois Tattersall
Elma Cochran
Helen Dugar
Carole Elbert
Maryann Gawara
Sallye Gehrke
Lois Page
Jean Snoble
Jane Smith
Evalyn Sokol
Lois Tedrow
Eleanor Varga
Joan Berger
Jacqueline Cox
Elmira Crawford
Julia Cross
Marilyn Dawson
Marilyn Dickens
Nancy Flaherty
Virginia Frye
Rose Gunder
Beverly Harris
Amy Hollis
Joan Hyman
Helen Karas
Fern Kaye
Helen Kerekes
Kay Line
Ruth Ockasik
Yvonne Turek
Mary Lou Wagner
EHS
Diane Abbe
Pat Ames
Myrna Beal
Barbara Black
Carol Gehl
Marilyn Gehl
Joan Hargate
Gretchen Hoch
Linda Holmes
Elsie Homoki
Jean Kader
Dorothy Kangas
Margaret Leezo
Court Highlights From Lorain County Magistrates
In Lorain County court news, Fred Crabtree was fined ten dollars and costs for intoxication after deputies arrested him at home. William Cummings was jailed on a charge of non support of a child aged four, per a warrant from Martha Priestas. Judge Cook granted Heilman’s Restaurant a decree to block a food handlers licensing ordinance. Various divorces and suits were filed including John Barkach vs Earlene, Margaret Zabel vs Ezra Strawer, and Mildred Fallis vs Michael for neglect and cruelty. County commissioners sought state audit for Kew Gardens and Valley View projects for 1949 and transferred 4800 to elections plus 175 for common pleas court, funded by a 5000 certification. Camden township approved an 8000 road grader purchase. Margaret Mynchenberg was granted a divorce with alimony and child support. A settlement in a 1942 traffic death case was approved. An error noted in a prior justice court report misnamed a defendant. Anthony R Smith, late Elyria Metal Products Co. president, left an estate of about 138000 with one third to his widow Eunice and the rest to six children.
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Anthony R. Smith
Indian Hollow Road
Carlisle
Elyria Metal Products Co
Eunice
Alan
Grafton
Robert
Lorain
Alice Mole
Dorothy Moran
Frances Bruce
R. D. Grafton
Mary Shuster
13Th Street
Elyria
Slot Machines Seized in Newark Legion Raid
State liquor agents raided Newark Post No. 85 American Legion and seized five slot machines last night. No arrests were made. Agents also visited several lodge clubs but found no violations.
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Newark, CO
Newark
American Legion
Four new members join Elyria Quota club ceremony
Initiation of Thelma Ormsby Sue Kubuske Mary Spoers and Mildred Baugh highlighted a Graystone Hotel meeting. The club announced a soap wrapper drive with CARE to aid Europe and planned Christmas activities including a deaf school party and Salvation Army kettle support. Profit from a recent Thanksgiving dance totaled 74.37 dollars.
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Elyria Quota Club
Graystone Hotel
Gerna Boote
Thelma Ormsby
Sue Kubuske
Mary Spoers
Mildred Baugh
Quota, International
School For the Deaf
Ruth Scoville
Dorothy Funk
Kettle
Salvation Army
Police Benevolent Association Elects Officers
Patrolman Earl E Hawkins was elected president of the Elyria Police Benevolent Association at its annual meeting this week to succeed Sergt Paul Palmer. Sergt Kenneth Martin was elected vice president, Chief E J Stankard was continued as secretary and treasurer and Patrolman Corwin S Burrer was elected trustee.
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Earl E. Hawkins
Elyria Police Benevolent Association
Paul Palmer
Kenneth Martin
E. J. Stankard
Corwin S. Burrer
Police report arrests and fines in city records
Police last night apprehended Richard Heath of 121 Olive Street for AWOL status as army air force authorities reported. Leonard Monroe of 210 Furnace Street was fined 10 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct after a disturbance at J C McLain barber shop. Dorothy Thompson of 213 Lodi Street also fined 10 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct after a bus station restaurant altercation in which Mrs Wells was cut by a broken glass. Fred Hughes of Wellington reported damage to his car on Cedar Street from an unknown driver. license plate not provided. Douglas Baldt of Route 38 R D Oberlin was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving after being seen on West River Street. Leslie E Bowsher of 211 West Avenue fined 10 dollars and costs for running a red light at Broad and East Bridge last midnight.
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Richard Heath
Olive Street
Army Air Force
Leonard “Bud’ Monroe
Furnace Street
Henry W. Ault
J. C. McLain
East River Street
Dorothy Thompson
Lodi Street
Court Street
Miss Thompson
Don Wells
Mrrs
Fred Hughes
Wellington
Cedar Street
Poice
Douglas Baldt
R. D. Oberlin
West River Street
Leslie E. Bowsher
West Avenue
Broad and
East Bridge Street
Underworld A $1 Billion Industry Says Peterson
Virgil Peterson director of the Chicago Crime Commission told the American Municipal Association the underworld is a billion dollar industry in the United States and a working alliance exists between city criminal groups. He urged a syndicate of cities to fight crime and warned gangsters seek control of local government and government officials. He cited New York Chicago and figures like Frank Costello and Al Capone as examples of attempts to influence judges district leaders and politicians.
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Cleveland
Virgil Peterson
Chicago Crime Commission
Underworld
America
Peterson
American Municipal Association
Chicago
FBI
New York
Frank Costello
al Capone
Prices At Noon Furnished By United Press
A noon price listing from United Press shows bids and percentages for various stocks and companies. Notable entries include American Radiator, Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck, General Motors, U.S. Steel, Standard Oil of New Jersey and Ohio, and Cities Service. The table reflects relative changes and percent figures for multiple industrials and utilities traded on the market.
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United Press
N.Y. Central
Glidden Co
Montgomery Ward
Ceseeevee
Bendix Aviation
Chrysler 2
Cece Eeumere
General Motors
Westinghouse Airbrake
Republic Steel
Lesen
U. S. Steel
Tease
Kennecott
N. J
Savees
Ind
Oan
Standard
Ohio
Texas Oil
Col. Gas & Elec
American T. & Tro
Ancees
Avec
Mfg
Ceee Ee
Fruehauf
Cleveland Exchange
Cleveland Cliffs
Cleveland Elec
Richman Bros
Public Employees Retirement Association Formed in Ohio
Group Incorporates to unite public workers across Ohio seeking higher pensions. Two witnesses from Oberlin saw a boy hit by a car. he was taken to Allen Hospital. Police logged two minor traffic crashes with drivers Richard Smink and Peter Jensen Jr. reporting damages on Cleveland, Court and Broad streets.
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Columbus
Toledo
Lucas County
Secretary of State
Ohio Public Employes’ Retirement System Association
Lake Forest
Ill
Cleveland Street
Fred Gunselman
Furnace Street
Court and
Broad Streets
Fire and blast wipe out Sapulpa Loraine hotel area
In Sapulpa Oklahoma a early morning fire and explosion destroyed the five story Loraine hotel and two adjacent buildings. Fire Chief Will Collier reported two people missing Harold Gibbons of Toledo Ohio and Jack Graves a hotel resident. He noted damage could reach one million dollars and the fire’s cause was not yet determined.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Loraine
Will Collier
Collier
Harold Gibbons
Toledo
Jack Graves
Taxi Driver Risks Life To Save Woman In Truck
Steubenville Ohio Pittsburg taxi driver Robert W Guidotti risked his life to rescue Louise Burkhead 25 of Indianapolis and her husband Chester 27 after their trailer skidded into a bridge abutment near Florence Pennsylvania. The trailer fell into the creek while the tractor hung on the edge as Guidotti intervened.
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Steubenville
Pittsburgh
Louise Burkhead
Indianapolis
Chester
Florence
Robert W. Guidotti
Eggs and Poultry Prices in Cleveland Markets
Cleveland markets quote consumer grades for eggs and poultry with white and brown varieties at 58 to 65 cents per dozen for large white eggs and 44 to 46 cents for medium white, plus B grade at 49 cents. Wholesale prices list large white 46 to 47 cents, extras small white 32 to 38 cents, live poultry No 1 heavy hens 25 to 27 cents, fryers and broilers 30 to 32 cents, old roosters 17 to 20 cents, stags 23 to 25 cents, underlining market rates for eggs and fowl.
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Cleveland
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Ohio Commission On Alcoholics To Meet
China
O'Donnell Paint & Wallpaper CO
Nichols
Washington News
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U.S
PCA
Death Records
Sudro-Curtis
Fred Crabtree
Haleroad
R. D
Oberlin
James Horn
William Cummings
Martha Priestas
D. A. Cook
Heilman’s Restaurant, Inc. Et al
Lorain Health Department
Health Department
Lorain Restaurant
John Barkach
Earlene
Margaret Zabel
Amherst
Amerst
Ezra Straw Er
Mildred Fallis
Michael
State Auditor's Department
Kew Gardens
Valley View
Lorain County Board of Elections
Common Pleas Court
County Budget Commission
Camden Township
Margaret Mynchenberg
George C. Mynchenberg III
D. A. ‘Cook
Ohio Division of Aid For the Aged
Anna Jakelsky
Malcolm Thomson
John Groesbeck
Philip
Frank Dutton
Justice Court
William C. Axford
Route 76
William C. Axford, Jr
Quota
Police Benevolent Association Elects
Mea
Lut
Pym
aLease
Hess Pharmacy
East Side
Middle Ave
East Broad ST
Oklahoma
Baldwin
Grimes Golden
Golden Delicious
Romes
Cortlandas
Callarda
Pennsylvania
Hubbard
Daniel Green
Skinner
American Pelt Company
Vestal
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