Bus Crash Kills 23 Cadets in England Tragedy
A double decker bus plowed into a column of 53 Royal Marines cadets in Chatham England killing 23 youths and wounding 19. Driver John Samson 57 attempted brakes but the bus struck a lamp post and collapsed into the road. Sailors from local barracks aided at the scene as mourners faced the grim scene.
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England
Chatham
Eng
Exac
Day
Pany Tomorow
Royal Ma'the
Marines
Tom Lewis
jAtlantic
Royal Marine
Jaway
John Willam George Samson
Playmakers in Elyria Stage The Silver Card Drama
Fine acting by Lorraine Meyer Leonard Mann and Helen Tsarones highlighted the Sidney Howard three act drama The Silver Card presented by Playmakers at Elyria High School auditorium. Despite a small crowd, performances by Bette Johnson and Delis the maid received strong notice under Evelyn Witham’s direction. A second showing is scheduled tonight at 8:30 with plans for local union painters to redecorate Pleasant View Sanatorium under supervision.
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Grace H. Talk
Elyria
Sidney Howard
Elyria High School
Lorraine Meyer
Mrs. Phelps
Leonard Mann
Sir David
Arman
Richard Larkin
Robert
Helen
Tsarones
Christina
David
Bette Johnson
Hester
Phelps
Dick Ehblce
CG. Hudson
T He Lorain Painters’ Union
Irvin Higgins
A. F
Pleasant View Sanatorium
Hudson
Deli
Boys Damaged Signs Put On Probation After Halloween Incident
In juvenile court two boys aged over 14 to 18 were found to have damaged highway signs near Belden on Routes 303 and 57 during Halloween. The state highway department valued the damage at 150 dollars. Judge Malcolm Thomson placed the offenders on probation with a warning. Two other 18 year old boys were arraigned and fined 15 dollars plus costs with 13 dollars suspended.
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Beve
Juvonile
Hallowe'en
Belden
State Highway Department
Malcolm Thomson
Justice Court
Oberlin College Faculty News Highlights 1952
Oberlin College faculty members take leading roles in national meetings. E P Vance chairs the MATMA Summer meeting program at Michigan State College, oversees the American Mathematical Monthly list, and other Oberlin faculty excel in chemistry, literature, and music education roles across Ohio and Michigan.
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Oberlin
E. P. Vance
Department of Mathematics
Mathematical Association of America
Michigan
State College
American: Mathematical Monthly
Ohio State University
Ohio Music Education’ Association
Ohio Strings
Clifford Cook
Conservatory
Richard Stocker
Springfield High School
Oliver Schumacher
Findlay
George Hardesty
Wolfgang Stechow
Washington
Arthur Campbell
Central Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers
Cleveland
Michigan State
American Chemical Society
Modern Language Association of America
Detroit
John C. Lapp
Norman P. Sacks
Galicia
Portugal
Brazil
Hanging of the Greens at Y W C A Tomorrow
The YWCA residence rooms will open to members tomorrow evening for the Hanging of the Greens. Fourth ward matron club members organize the program led by Miss Helen Tsarones Terndir, with songs by residence girls and no dramatic reading. Tea will be served after the ceremony.
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Y.W.C.A
Y. W CA
Y. W Fourthurs
Y. W. CA
Clude
Helen Tsarones
Tern
Ascoeyaan
Wall
Garbage Collection Fee Questioned in City Ordinance
Inquiries to City Hall safety service director and the local newspaper focus on a new garbage and rubbish collection ordinance. The first reading set a $12 annual fee for every household, even those with home disposal units, with council to review provisions at an adjourned meeting next Monday at 7 p.m.
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the Safety Service
City Hall
Elyrians
Richard Baird
Trustees to Handle Sanatorium Maintenance Decision
County commissioners told labor reps that such maintenance work at the sanatorium is a trustees' matter. Hudson said he would contact the trustees to proceed or clarify the obligations.
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Hudson
Mayor Urges Accident Free Yule Season in Elyria
Mayor Henry W. Ault appeals to Elyria residents and the National Safety Council to postpone the millionth traffic death this Christmas season. The plea references a court verdict involving Carlos Bacetti and the National Tube Co. case, urging extra caution due to winter hazards and heavier travel during holidays.
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Henry W. Ault
Elyria
National Safety Council
John Pincuras
Carlos Bacett
Lorain
National Tube Co
Idays
Bacetti
Obia
Rome
Jack W. Guthrie
Oxford
Kistia
Henry Wy Ault
Two Men Sentenced For Bank Robbery
In Columbus a pair of men received prison terms for a bank robbery scheme connected to the Lower Salum incident. The court described the crime and the actions of the defendants, noting pleas altered on the eve of Federal proceedings.
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Henry W. Awl
Earl Graham
Hays Avenue
Lorain
Conus
Walter
West River
Columbus
Salum
Gherlin Inn
Hnod
Commercial Bank
Donald BE. Morrow
Frank Mitted
R. Waers
Federal
Deaths and notices from Cleveland Valley City and Elyria
Death records list Joseph T. Dowdell of Grafton died in City Hospital Cleveland after a lingering illness. Funeral at Medina Catholic church Friday at 9 am. George Keller of Valley City died last night after a long illness. survived by wife Bertha, stepsons, sisters, and brothers. Funeral arrangements pending with Bauer Funeral Home. burial at St Pauls Lutheran Cemetery. Steve Messaros aged 77 of 140 Woodford Ave died Tuesday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. born in Hungary. survived by wife Susan, son Steve Messaros Jr., grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Services Thursday at 10 am at Bittner Funeral Home. burial at Brookside Cemetery. New town site Lively near Creighton, Ontario named after Charles Lively of Inco. plant additions to boost nickel production.
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Erhart
City Hospital
Cleveland
Grafton
Big Four Railroad
Erhart and
Grevvland
Medina Catholic Church
George Keller
Valley City
Bertha
Hadwin Hasel
Wakerman
Lester Haxel
Clive
Mary Bay
Ida Keller
Fiveria
Frank
Edwin
Bauer Funeral Home
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
R. C Brandt
Steve Messaros
Steve Massalas
Woodford Avenue
Elyvia
Hungary
West Virginia
Maryari
Lews G. Novak
Brooksdale Cemetery
Ontario
Lively
International Nickel Company
Creighton
Charles
Inco
Car collision near A and P store in Middle Avenue
In a similar incident Clyde Fox of 329 Eleventh Street was struck as he started from a parking place in front of the A and P store on Middle Avenue. The other driver was Lee Alexander of 1261 Middles Avenue.
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Clyde Fox
Eleventh Street
Lee Alexander
Middles Avenue
Fox
A. and P
Middle Aviene
Applicants For Highway Patrol Interviewed In Elyria
Corporal W S Vining of the Morain Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be at the Elyria Police Station Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 8 p m to interview applicants for the State highway patrol. The drive aims to recruit 600 men in Ohio. Recruits attend a ten week training school in Columbus before appointment and assignment. Applicants must be 21 to 34, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weigh at least 163 pounds, and have high school education or equivalent.
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W. 4S. Vining
Morain
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Elyria
State Highway Patrol
State Patrol
Ohio
Columbus
Employee Honored For Long Service
Ernie Gerstenberger, a 50 year employee of Strang Carlisle and Hammond Co. in Cleveland, was honored at a Monday luncheon at the Hotel Carter. About thirty veterans attended as he received a gold watch inscribed for local service 1901 1951. The Gerstenberger family resides at 35068 Center Ridge Road and includes three daughters.
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North Hivgeville
Ernie Gerstenberger
Strang, Carlisle and Hammond Co
Cleveland
Carter
Gerstenberger
E. Gerstenberger
Gersterberger
Lve
Center Ridge Road
George Lillich
Gleaner
C. W. Turner
Edith
Robert Beremand
Marie
Lausche Uncertain About Running Again
Columbus Ohio Governor Frank Lausche says public office is a "straining life" and he is uncertain about seeking a fourth term as chief executive. His term ends in January. he will decide before February 8 when nomination petitions must be filed.
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Columbus
Frank Jauschhe
Ohio
Lausche
Ridgeville H S Team Guests Of Kiwanis Tonight
Ridgeville high school football team led by Coach Iver Sweet will be hosted by the Kiwanis Club at a dinner tonight. M B Diederick, program chair, secured Jim Currew as speaker and invited Western Reserve University football squad members to attend. The event takes place at Bess and Andy's on Route 2.
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Wud Ivory
Menners
Kiwanis
Idver Sweet
Hugh Palmer
Bess and
Andy
Amherst Jaycees Endorse Junior Achievement Plan
The Amherst Junior Chamber of Commerce becomes Ohio’s first Jaycee group to adopt the Junior Achievements program. Ohio JCs head Paul C. Moore Jr. discusses the plan, noting Amherst’s large membership and community activities, and outlines steps to start the program locally.
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Amherst Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Paul C. Moore
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce
Moore
Cleveland Electric Illumiinating Company
Geneva
B.P.O.E
Geneva Civilian Defense Organization
Amherst Jaycees
Barberton
David Goldthorpe
Magave
Elmér Smith
Voice of Democracy
Betty Sliman
Nancy Saringer
Rose Meyers
Elyria
Bill Starbuck
Norm Werner
Used Toys
Jaycees
Ambkest
Rooster
School Health Question To Be Discussed
Elyria Community Council holds a luncheon meeting in the Elks Marine Room to hear a health program on the needs of Styria’s public school children. Presented by Mrs Theodore Berg and Mrs Russell Foster, the talk aims to seed further PTA and school authority discussions in January and crystallize local health thinking.
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Elks Marine Room
Theodore Berg
Elyria Council of Parents Teacher Association
Russell Foster
Styria
P.T.A
Ingersoll Jr Reported Somewhat Improved at Hospital
Henry W. Ingersoll Jr executive secretary of Associated Milk Dealers of Cleveland, was taken to Illyria Memorial hospital last Friday. He has not felt well for some time and his condition became serious on Friday before a planned check up.
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Henry W. Ingersoll Jr
Eastern Heights
Illyria Memorial Hospital
Ingersoll
Associated Milk Dealers of
Cleveland
Mitchell Seeks Reelection as Lorain County Recorder
Leota Mitchell Lorain county recorder formally announced her candidacy for re election subject to the May Democratic primary. She is completing her first four year term and is the first woman to hold the office. Her campaign will emphasize her three year record and her team of eight women. Mitchell taught school eight years and later worked eight years with the state department of aid for the aged. Born in Lorain she and husband Harold have lived in Ridgeville for 26 years.
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Leota Mitchell
Lorain
Mitchell
County Recorder
Harold
Ridgeville
Much Clothing Donated For Boys Village
Lorain county residents responded generously to an appeal by Juvenile Officers Mrs. Jane Patterson and Ray Warren for clothing for boys at Boys Village in Smithville. The effort followed a October fire that destroyed much of the village’s clothing. Appreciation was expressed to donors and to Jed Knight, dry cleaner, for cleaning the donated clothing free of charge.
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Jane Patterson
Ray Warren
Lorain County
Boys Village
Smithville
Jeck Knight
Idry
Freak Of Nature Saves Baby As Wall Falls
A nine month old baby was saved when a brick wall collapsed and crushed a room in an adjacent house. The wall shoved the baby's crib away from bricks as the father Charles Heffron rushed in hearing a rumbling noise and pulled the child from the debris.
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Charleston
S. C
Armanda Heffron
Charles Heffron
Obituaries and notices from Lorain and Oberlin area
Probate records show Louis Watkins of Pittsfield dying Sept 7 with estate valued at 18619 including real estate 7500 and receivables 8154. Sister Eliza Watkins sole heir. Various court actions include James Underwood alimony, Allied Mortgages foreclosure, and divorce suit for Opal Lehman vs Arthur. Juvenile cases in Delaware and unemployment suit by H. M. Kirkpatrick. Community notices cover local clubs, anniversary, church meetings, and Christmas programs with named hosts and locations.
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Louis Watkins
Pittsfield
Eliza Watkins
Toledo Markets Report Show Grain and Livestock Prices
Cash grain prices for wheat corn and soybeans listed for Toledo with no. 1 soft red at 2.8 and others, plus corn and oats figures. Cleveland livestock market shows cattle and calves with references to prime, choice and utility grades, hogs and sheep steady, eggs and poultry prices, and fruit and vegetable notes. Also a brief charity notice for Center For Sightless gift items and center display.
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Toledo
Cleveland
School Boards Meet Over Salt Mining Location
Representatives from five townships Wellington Brighton Penfield Huntington and Roches ter gathered at Wellington to survey school needs and facilities if a salt mining operation moves into the area Superintendent Walter Harris led discussion and a five member committee was named to study consolidation and building program options A petition in Brighton already met required signatures and similar steps must be taken in other townships before February to Lorain County Board of Education.
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Sheffield
Wellington
Thve Township
Walter Harris
Brighton
Penfield
Huntington
Rochester
Lorain County
Salt Mining Proposal Meets Village Zoning Tests
A coalition led by The International Salt Mining Company Ohio Edison Company and Nickle Plate Railroad Company seeks permission to establish a salt mining operation in the village industrial zone between Abbe and Harris roads. They propose a 16-foot shaft six 150-foot towers and storage for four salt grades by rail and truck. The council orders a delegation to visit Detroit mine to assess ordinance eligibility.
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International Salt Mining Company
Ohio Edison Company
Nickle Plate Railroad Company
Abbe and
Harris Roads
Salt Mining Company
Detroit
Amherst Students Take Village Offices Friday Traffic Watch
Amherst plans a student traffic courtesy day with youths stationed on street corners to monitor violations under police supervision. For the first time in years the village offices will be filled by Amherst students, offering them experience and insight into motorist and pedestrian challenges. Mayor Fred Hogrefe announced the plan at the council meeting.
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Amnmerst
Amherst
Fred Hogrefe
Call To Head Discussion At Cleveland Ford Merchandising School
The first annual meeting of Cleveland district graduates of Ford Motor Company's Merchandising School is held at the Carter Hotel today. R B Anfin, Cleveland district sales manager, announces 36 graduates will lead a discussion on dealership operations under J L Dall of Elyria, district alumni president. The school, based in Dearborn, trains dealership personnel in sales and merchandising.
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Ford Motor Company
Carter Hotel
R. BR. Anfin
Ford Division
J. L. Dall
Elytia
Dearborn
Chiropody Group Holds Meeting at Graystone
The Lorain County Chiropody Association held a dinner meeting at the Graystone on Monday. Dr. Nicholas C. Bianco of Akron was guest speaker addressing chiropodial surgery. Present were Lorain doctors Sherman Gelman Smith Filiersdorf and Dobbins and Elyria doctors Wise Webb.
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Lorain
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