Secrecy Shrouds Ike Cabinet Talks Aboard Helena
President elect Eisenhower and key cabinet picks meet aboard the USS Helena in a hush hush briefing on Korea policy. James Hagerty declined comment as John Foster Dulles George Humphrey Douglas McKay and Herbert Brownell join the discussions before the inauguration.
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USS
HELENA
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
John Foster Dulles
Hisenhower
Treasury
George Humphrey
Interior
Douglas McKay
Herbert Brownell
Hagerty
Supreme Court Examines Racial Segregation in Public Schools
The Supreme Court opens historic hearings on the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools. Five cases from Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Delaware challenge the separate but equal doctrine as arguments run through Wednesday and possibly Thursday.
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WASHINGTON
Supreme Court
high tribunal
South
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
Kansas
Virginia
District of Columbia
Delaware
State has no plan to further develop Grafton Farm
Judge John H. Lamneck Ohio director of welfare said the state currently has no plans to further develop Grafton Prison Farm. He noted past consideration was dropped after Elyria failed to reach water piping agreement and that water shortages stalled development then with nothing since.
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John H. Lamneck
Ohio
Columbus
Grafton
Lamneck
Elyria
Grafton institution
Extra Day Off for Federal Employees Declared
President Truman issued an order granting federal workers Friday off creating a four day weekend from Christmas through Sunday.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Weather outlook and five day forecast for Ohio
Northeastern Ohio: Tonight partly cloudy cooler. Wednesday partly cloudy cooler with a high near 60 and a low around 45. Five day Ohio forecast shows above normal temperatures with a high 37 to 44 and lows 24 to 27, cooler midweek, warmer Saturday, scattered showers tonight and Saturday, total precipitation 0.25 to 0.50 inch. Economy Motors at 101 Broad St promotes winterizing cars.
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Ohio
Elyria Soldier Wounded in Action in Korea
Pfc. Leroy Alfred Bellotti of Elyria, son of Mrs. Lucinda Fenwick, was seriously wounded in Korea on November 29, as reported by Major General William E. Bergin. Bellotti, a 1951 Elyria High School graduate, had worked as an apprentice patternmaker before entering service December 1951.
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Leroy Alfred Bellotti
Lucinda Fenwick
West Broad street
Korea
Fenwick
adjutant general
U. S. Army
William E. Bergin
Pfe
Bellotti
Elyria High School
American Brake Shoe
Hawaii
Bank Robbery Trial Near Close
In Cleveland Julius Petro and Joseph Sanzo faced a nearing close to their bank robbery trial as the government and defense plan to present a witness or two. They are charged with robbing Charles J. Foley of 71000 during a Warren bank delivery on August 14. Sanzo's witness Dr. Alexander Spaeth testified he was in his office when the robbery occurred. Petro claims he was at home watching television the night before.
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CLEVELAND
Julius Petro
Joseph Sanzo
Petro
Sanzo
Charles J. Foley
Warren
Alexander Spaeth
Walton Ice Goes Out Of Business After 60 Years
Walton Ice and Fuel Co. to close Jan 1 after six decades in town. Property at Broad and East River sold to Carol Brenneman and Charlotte Pynchon for remodeling into offices for five doctors. Founded by George P. Walton, the firm operated ice plants on Winckles Street and later Boston Avenue before a fatal fire and recent deaths and health issues prompted liquidation.
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Walton Ice and Fuel Co
Broad and
East River street
Roland H. Walton
East River
Carol G. Brenneman
Charlotte Pynchon
THE
ICE COMPANY
George P. Walton
nature i
Black river
Fourth street
Broad
Walton
Fuller road
Winckles street
GEORGE WALTON
Roland
Charles
Karl
Elmer
Florence
Boston avenue
Karl Walton
Saxbe and Burge Named Next Ohio House Leaders
In Columbus the Ohio House elected Rep. William Saxbe 36 of Mechanicsburg as Speaker with 68 votes to 33 for Rep. Gordon Renner. Rep. Leslie M Burge of Lorain was chosen as whip and Carl Guess reelected clerk. George H Kirkpatrick named Honorary Speaker as senior Republican. Saxbe pledged to bar lobbyists from the floor and to curb last minute legislative rushes.
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CGOLUMBUS
Ohio House of Representatives
Gordon Renner
Cincinnati
William Saxbe
Mechanicsburg
Saxbe
Renner
LESLIE M BURGE
Lorain
Carl Guess
Carrollton
Cleveland Indians
George H. Kirkpatrick
Knox County
House
t Reniner
Kline L. Roberts
Columbus
ELYRIA Surplus Center
Broad St
Red Supply Lines Hit By UN Bombs
Allied bombers in round the clock raids hit Communist supply lines in Korea as ground fighting slackened. Sabrejets shot down a MiG-15 while bombers attacked rail lines, supply centers, and front-bound trucks. Night raids targeted Tokchon Yonogopcham Youngpung as UN forces claimed about 160 trucks destroyed.
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SEOUL
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Tokchon
Yonogopcham
Youngpung
Whyte Named Executive Head at Henrietta School
Wayne Whyte, a former Henrietta teacher and coach, was named executive head of the Henrietta school. The appointment takes effect Jan. 19 when James Ehrman becomes Firelands district head. The board also hired Edith Kurtz to teach math and social studies. It approved selling 664000 dollars in bonds for Firelands High School construction with bids due Jan. 15.
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Henrietta school
Firelands Board of Education
Wayne Whyte
James Ehrman
Firelands
Ehrman
WHYTE
Baldwin-Wallace college
Kent State University
Edith Kurtz
Oberlin
University of Illinois
Firelands High school
Readers submit favorite photos for Picture of the Week
Chronicle Telegraph invites readers to send in their best photos with a note about the image and camera used. Several pictures arrived today and the weekly winner will be chosen from this week’s submissions for publication in Saturday’s paper.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Christmas Trees Live and Cut at Elyria Nursery
Carpenter's Elyria Nursery advertises fresh and cut Christmas trees at 1823 Grafton Road with a new phone number 84-521 for orders and inquiries.
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Carpenter's Elyria Nursery
Grafton Rd
Vishinsky Leaves UN as Korean Peace Hopes Dim
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky sails for Le Havre with 13 aides, declaring the UN General Assembly not an instrument for peace. He says the assembly failed to advance a Korean truce and signals limited chance for constructive action this session. The Arab bloc reacts to US stance amid France Tunisia tensions.
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UNITED NATIONS
N.Y
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
General Assembly
N. Y
Kremlin
Peiping
Pyongyang
Vishinsky
Russia
India
United States
France
Tunisia
Gandhi's Son Defies Jim Crow Law in South Africa
In Johannesburg a court will hear charges against Manilal Gandhi and 328 others for defying race segregation. Arrests followed a major campaign against Prime Minister Malan's segregation laws after entering a native area and allegedly inciting natives to break Jim Crow statutes or to hold large meetings.
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JOHANNESBURG
South Africa
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Manilal Gandhi
Patrick Duncan
Freda Troup
Selma Stamelman
Daniel F. Malan
Where To Turn Page Amherst 10 Calendar of Events-Elyria 15
This fragment lists page references for sections in a newspaper issue including Amherst notes and Elyria events. It mentions Death Records Editorials Hospital Notes Markets Oberlin Society Sports and Suburban Calendar as well as Wellington specials and real estate transfers. The text reads like a contents index rather than a narrative item.
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Page Amherst
Elyria
Oberlin
Society
Wellington ' ll
Fund Allocations To Libraries In County Announced
Lorain County Auditor Frank Ayres Jr. announced 1953 library funding from the budget commission. Total allocations reach 172 775 for seven libraries and one bookmobile, from tangible tax receipts, up from 159 954 this year and 121 912 five years earlier. Distributions include Lorain 63 000, Bookmobile 17 000, Elyria 50 000, Oberlin 11 000, Amherst 7 000, Wellington 9 800, Grafton 4 200, Avon Lake 3 975 for operations plus 6 800 for the Avon Lake library building purchase.
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Frank Ayres
Lorain counnty
Lorain county
Lorain
County
Elyria
Oberlin
Amherst
Wellington
Grafton
Avon Lake
Seven Bottles of Beer Lead to Fine and Collision
George Vinsick, 25, of Oberlin, paid a $125 fine and court costs after a sheriff report said seven bottles of beer preceded a Lake Avenue crash near Elyria at 6:13 p m yesterday. He was arrested after his car hit a tree and he told deputies he had consumed seven beers. He faced arraignment before Justice C C Lord on a driving while under the influence charge.
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George Vinsick
Oberlin
sheriff department
Vinsick
Lake avenue
Elyria
sheriff's deputies
C. C. Lord
Star Halfback Cleared Of Assault Charges
Ohio State star halfback Frea Bruney from Martins Ferry was cleared of assault and battery charges in Municipal Court after a Friday night street fight with Ray G. Burgoon Jr. a police department civilian employee, following a traffic dispute in the university district.
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COLUMBUS
Frea Bruney
Ohio State
Martins Ferry
Ray G. Burgoon Jr
Police Department
Bruney
Burgoon
West Coast braces for new storm after last weekend
A low pressure system 800 miles off the Oregon coast threatens more rain for central and northern California as crews recover from last weekend's severe winter conditions. The storm follows heavy snows that blocked lines between the Oregon California border and stilled trains. North of San Francisco 50 landslides blocked Northwestern Pacific rails while Southern Pacific service ran normally. Temperatures vary with warmth inland and cold pockets in the West amid unsettled weather.
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Pacific Coast
Oregon coast
California
Oregon-California
Southern Pacific
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
San Francisco Bay area
Eureka
Calif
Mississippi River
Appalachian Mountains
West
Full Scale Probe Of Riot Unlikely
Governor Mechem announced no full scale investigation of the New Mexico State Penitentiary riot. He urged the Penitentiary Board to inquire into the incident while noting no dragged-out inquiry is necessary as details are understood. Warden Abram said the riot was a spontaneous outbreak. National Guardsmen, 55 strong, entered the prison as convicts released the eight held guards.
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SANTA FE
N.M
Edwin Mechem
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Mechem
Phoenix
Ariz
Penitentiary Board
Morris Abram
National
Jewelry Store Owner Killed In Buffalo Holdup
Three bandits robbed Hurd's Jewelry Store on Main Street Buffalo firing after owner Donald F. Hurd refused to hand over cash. Hurd died instantly and two bystanders or workers were wounded as Christmas shoppers pressed outside. Police have not yet identified the two injured.
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BUFFALO
Hurd
Donald F. Hurd
Judges Chosen For Illumination Contest
The Chronicle Telegram names three judges for the Christmas decorating and lighting contest. Dorothy Jones art supervisor in Elyria public schools, Charles Markham Elyria florist and landscaping expert, and George Innes from Bendix Westinghouse Automotive Airbrake contribute display design experience. Entries must be submitted by December 15.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Dorothy Jones
George Innes
Charles Markham
Jones
Elyria
Markham
Elyria florist
Innes
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Airbrake company
Elys Park
Chronicle Telegram
City under curfew as Casablanca reels from riots
Casablanca in French Morocco braces under curfew and heavy security after nationalist riots claimed 58 lives. Reinforcements include marines and Goumiers as 250 000 Europeans are moved to central areas and martial law consideration rises.
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CASABLANCA
French Morocco
Atlantic
Senators Expect Eisenhower to Seek MacArthur Korea Views
Washington Republicans say President-elect Eisenhower is likely to solicit General MacArthur’s Korea war ideas. They see no planned meeting yet but anticipate direct or intermediary outreach. MacArthur, ousted in 1951, claimed a clear solution and would share ideas with the appropriate authority if asked.
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WASHINGTON
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Truman
Henry C. Dworshak Alda
Korea
Apartment Houses Collapse Kills Eighteen in Italy
Eighteen people died and 14 were injured when two seaside apartment blocks collapsed after 48 hours of heavy rain in Barleta on the Adriatic coast. Troops aided police and fire crews as rescuers worked amid ongoing rainfall near Bari.
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BARLETA
Italy
Bartletta
Adriatic
Bari
Wash Away Those Christmas Debts Want Ad
A Chronicle Telegram Want Ad urges readers to sell idle appliances like washing machines for cash. A three line ad runs four days for 1.40, with ad-takers helping craft a result-getting notice.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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