Fire at Oberlin College apartment causes $10000 damage
A fire at an Oberlin College Elm Street apartment building damaged four of eight units and caused about $10000 in damage. The blaze started in a basement rubbish room, spread through partitions aided by a double floor addition, and the fire department fought the flames for five hours.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Elm Street
Faculty House
Lester Ries
Oberlin Fire Department
Lorain County Youths Headed to New York for judging meet
Eighteen Lorain County youths depart tonight at 6 10 p m for New York City to attend the National Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association annual meeting. They will participate in a national judging contest against 900 youths from 40 states at the Henry Hudson Hotel. Team members include Kay Stang Don Kreibel Dale Spiegelberg Mildred Hampker Marlene Stanford Bernice Gerhart and others from Avon Elyria Ridgeville Amherst and Avon highlighted by the first all girl Lorain County team. The group is led by Lorain County Extension Agent and Mrs Carl Deeds and will return a week from today.
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New York City
National Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
United States
Lorain County
Carl Deeds
Kay Stang
Don Kreibel
Lorain
Dale Spiegelberg
Mildred Hampker
Marlene Stanford
Bernice Gerhart
Ridgeville
Team III
William Dekker
Avon
Wayne Baus
Elyria
Fred Dorow
Marvin Gundersen
Norman Jensen
William Schuster
Robert Schlechter
Dan Wearsch
David Deeds
Amherst
William DeChant
John Hoag
Frank Roch
Henry Hudson
New York
Jones Takes Oath Of Office Today
J Powell Jones of Lorain Republican county commissioner elect took the oath of office today after meeting technical requirements. Governor Frank J Lausche presented the commission and Noel Lewis deputy clerk of courts administered the oath. Jones previously worked as a labor foreman at National Tube Co and served as township trustee and Lorain city councilman.
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J. Powell Jones
Lorain
Jones
Frank J Lausche
Noel Lewis
The
National Tube Co
Wrecker Skids On Icy Route Causes Jackknife Collision
At 2 30 a m today a wrecker from E and M Service gar age in Grafton skidded on ice on Route 57 about 300 feet south of Route 82. Gerald Overy 19 of Grafton driver of the wrecker said the unit and its Liberty Motor Freight towjackknifed and upset.
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E and M Service Garage
Grafton
Liberty
Gerald Overy
Fifteen Admitted to U S Citizenship in Lorain County
Fifteen aliens from six countries were granted full U S citizenship at a Lorain County hearing before Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura. Elyria residents among the new citizens include Veronica Bartus and Mary Simsik, both long-time locals, and Henriette Preece who called it the best Christmas present. Other new citizens include Amanda Van Heuveln of Oberlin, Marlow Balogh of Grafton, Norma Luck of Avon Lake, Mary Repasky of Avon, and Lorain residents Florence Dengerd Gizela Toth Ethel Luckie Julia Farkas Grace Pataky Eva Thomas Frieda Majors, and Peter Majura of Canada.
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Lorain County
United States
Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Elyria
Elyrians
Veronica Bartus
Hungary
Mary Simsik
Czechoslovakia
Henriette Preece
Germany
U.S
Amanda van Heuveln
Oberlin
Poland
Marlow Balogh
Grafton
Canada
Norma Luck
Avon Lake
Great Britain
Mary Repasky
Avon
Lorain
Florence Dengerd
Gizela Toth
Ethel Luckie
Julia Farkas
Grace Pataky
Eva Thomas
Frieda Majors
Peter Majura
National Guard To Man AA Guns In Ohio War Defense
The Ohio National Guard takes charge of anti aircraft artillery defense for key war industries. The 71st Anti Aircraft Artillery Group based in Dayton leads the effort with Col. Wilbur Fricke’s 371st unit deployed in Youngstown Warren Dayton Canton and Akron areas. If attacked, units would be ordered into federal service to protect industries and residents.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Albert E. Henderson
Dayton
371St
Wilbur Fricke
Youngstown
Warren
Canton
Akron
Henderson
National Guard
Ohio
West German Parliament Approves Peace Pact and Army Plan
Bonn reports the West German parliament backed the German peace treaty and the European army pact after an 18 hour session and adjourned to await a court ruling on constitutional rearmament. Adenauer called the vote the political decision with a January final reading seen as a formality.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Cuban airliner crashes off Bermuda with 41 aboard
A Cuban transatlantic four engine DC-4 with 41 aboard crashes into St George's Harbor off Bermuda shortly after takeoff from Kindley Field. Four rescued include Alice Eubanks of Hamilton and Orlando Lopez Suarez of Havana. survivor details and rescue efforts described amid burning oil and proximity hazards.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Madrid
Spain
Havana
Cuba
Star of the Orient
United States Air Force
Kindley Base
St George's Harbor
Alice Eubanks
Orlando Lopez Suarez
Yanks Stop Planes Far From Seoul
American jet fighters and anti aircraft guns broke up the largest Communist night air invasion north of Seoul. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols said the 11 propeller driven planes were very slow and did not threaten the Seoul airport area. Eisenhower’s plane departed for Guam, aided by radar directed fighters and batteries.
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Seoul
Korea
Dwight D. Fexsenhower
Guam
William P. Nuckols
Far East Air Forces
Tokyo
Lisenhower
AIR Force
Eisenhower
Military Air Transport Service
Constellation
Eisenhower Faces Taft MacArthur Questions Ahead
President-elect Eisenhower weighs Taft and MacArthur issues as he travels after Korea. Taft criticizes Durkin appointment to Labor, while MacArthur proposes a new plan for Korea. A no comment stands at Eisenhower’s headquarters. Sherman Adams says no briefing from here. Eisenhower studies Korea material on voyage for New York return.
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New York
Eisenhower
Central Pacific
42Nd Street
White House
Taft
MacArthur
Korea
Robert A. Taft
Martin P. Durkin
Adlai E. Stevenson
Labor
Commodore Hotel
Helena
Guam
Douglas MacArthur
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Northeastern Ohio Weather Forecast and Local Car Ad
Partly cloudy and cold tonight and Sunday forenoon then partly cloudy and warmer Sunday afternoon. High this afternoon 38 and low tonight 28. Economy Motors at 101 Broad St reminds residents to winterize their cars.
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Ohio
Economy Motors
Broad St
Adv
Six Children Die In Fire After Gas Accident
Six Moulis children aged 4 to 14 died when a gas line rupture from a car crash caused their frame house to catch fire. Parents Robert and Rose Moulis survived, police said the car crash caused the fatal accident. Witnesses recounted heat and cries as rescuers struggled to reach the children.
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Pittsburgh
Robert Moulis
Moulis
Rose
George Kushner
Kushner
Joseph Pash
James
Gary
Robert
John Liput
New Kensington
Falls Injure Mrs Haughwout After Icy Step Slip
Mrs Queenie Haughwout aged 53 of Case road slipped on an icy step while stepping out of her home this morning and sustained an injury to her right leg. She was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital for examination and treatment.
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Queenie Haughwout
Case Road
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Amherst Builders on Page Turn Highlight
Page highlights Amherst builders feature with project notes and company details. Nearby calendars list Elyria events and hospital notes provide local health updates for the week. Communities in Oberlin and Wellington appear in society and sports sections with standings and schedules.
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Amherst Builders
Elyria
Church
Oberlin
Society
Wellington
New BORRONAPDUSAF Office Opens in Buffalo
The federal government has opened a new office in Buffalo named the BORRONAP DUSAF. The acronym stands for Buffalo Office of the Rochester Regional Office of the Northeast Air Procurement District of the United States Air Force.
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Buffalo
Rochester
Northeast Air Procurement District
United States Air Force
Whistles At His Work In Liquor Store HoldUp
A lone bandit robed a New York liquor store Friday night and escaped with 230 dollars from proprietor Samuel Einsidler. The thief whistled "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" during the holdup.
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New York
Samuel Einzdler
Einsidler
Syfert Family To Be Together Again Soon
Work on living quarters for the Albert Syfert family is underway after their Sperry road home burned. Mr and Mrs Syfert and six children may move in next Saturday as neighbors donate labor and materials. Cash gifts total 217 dollars, plus donated lumber, a septic tank, wiring, doors and lamps to equip a rebuilt home.
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Albert Syfert
Syfert
William Larmon
Vermilion Lions Club
Wolf Electric
Elks Plan Annual Memorial Service in Elyria
The Elyria Elks Lodge will hold its annual memorial service at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the lodge hall open to the public. Rabbi N. Rubinger will deliver the memorial address, with the program organized by a committee led by C. J. Snoble. The list of deceased members includes Carl Fowl, C. H. McDaniels, J. H. Smith, Ralph H. Smith, James Faulhaber, and others.
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Elyria Elks Lodge
Elks Lodges
N. Rubinger
C. J. Snoble
Elyria Ellig
Carl Fowl
C. H. McDaniels
J. H. Smith
Ralph H. Smith
James Faulhaber
George W. Lord
Leonard P. Tufford
H. A. Baker
Stanley H. Waite
John E. Davidson
John Hancock
Cecil Moore
Monroe Welty
Hobart Holton
Clellan Andress
Leo R. Meyer, Sr
Bridge Operators Seek Higher Pay and Benefits
A letter to the county commissioners from M. A. Mila of the United Steelworkers CIO requests a $30 monthly pay increase for Erie avenue bridge operators. It also seeks three week vacations for workers with 15 years service, while base pay currently stands at $325 per month.
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Erie Avenue
M. A. Mila
United Steelworkers, Cio
Rhee urges win war drive into North Korea
President Syngman Rhee told United Press he urged President-elect Eisenhower to launch a United Nations offensive to north of Korea. Rhee listed goals including ending the current stalemate, strengthening Korea forces, reducing U S frontline duty, and stabilizing Korea’s economy with foreign aid. Eisenhower promised careful study and consideration.
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Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Eisenhower
United Nations
North Korea
Rhee
Eisenhower to Stop at Wake Island Aboard USS Helena
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower aboard the heavy cruiser USS Helena will stop at Wake Island to pick up conferees for mid Pacific talks on Korea. James C. Hagerty said crew plans no arrival on Wake for disembarking.
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Eisenhower
Uss
Helena
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Wake Island
Hts
United States
Wake
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
John Foster Dulles
Guam
Seoul
Constellation
Pacific
Walter L. Dyer
Dyer
Hawaii
New York
Far East
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Omar N. Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Islands
Gun Fire Hits Car On Albrecht Road
Sheriff investigators received a report from Ted Hall of 918 West avenue that a shotgun was fired at the rear of his car on Albrecht road shortly after midnight, damaging the trunk. he was accompanied by a girlfriend during the incident.
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Sheriff's Department
Ted Hall
West Avenue
Albrecht Road
Hall
Suspended Fireman Dies In Home Fire
Youngstown report states William Carney 41 a suspended fireman died in a fire at his home. His father Michael Carney 75 a retired detective collapsed upon learning of the suspension and death and remained hospitalized in poor condition. The fire caused $600 in damage.
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Youngstown
Whilliam Carney
Michael Carney
U.S. Will Not Interfere With Iran Oil Moves
Washington stated the United States will not block American firms seeking to move oil from Iran in defiance of Britain Britain has seized oil properties and will pursue legal action against any shipments from Iran.
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Washington
United States
Iran
Great Britain
Britain
Want Ads Quick Cash for Unwanted Household Items
The Chronicle-Telegram urges readers to place Want Ads to turn unused furniture clothes and appliances into cash. Call 4751-ask for Want Ads for help writing an effective ad and selling those no longer needed items today.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Ike
Western Automatic Machine,and Screw Co
H. K. Ferguson Construction Co
Big Red
Compania Cubana de Aviacion
Azores Islands
American Air Force Kindley Base
United States Coast Guard
Yakutat
American Air Force
Pan American World Airways
Nickols
Fifth Air Force
Borronapdusaf
Brownhelm Township
Larry Todd
Brownhelm Congregational Church
Elks
Earnest Hoberescht
United Press
Carpenter's
Elyria Nursery
Grafton Rd
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