Crime Commission Probes Jersey City Tie-Up With Mayors Aide
New York detectives report a potential link between Jersey City leadership and waterfront figures amid graft allegations. Testimony alleges Mayor John V Kenny consorted with gangland figures including Willie Moretti and threatened city officials over gambling. Kenny dismisses witnesses as biased and unfounded.
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Crime Commission
Jersey City
New York
New York State Crime Commission
John V. Kenny
Hudson River
Kenny
New Jersey
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
Willie Moretti
The
Jersey
Taft Sees Potential Lift in Floor Leader Bid
Senator Taft gains momentum for Senate GOP floor leader as supportive comments from Senators Carlson of Kansas and Smith of New Jersey surface after talks with Eisenhower. Carlson and Smith imply Taft could be chosen if he wants it, while Taft stops short of declaring candidacy.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
H. Alexander Smith
R-N.j
New York
Carlson
Taft
Marks
Smith
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Annual Christmas luncheon at Sightless Center enjoyed
More than 40 attended the annual Christmas luncheon and party at the Center for the Sightless. The Womens Auxiliary of Post 12 American Legion organized the meal led by Mrs. Horace Jones. Oberlin students from a YMCA YWCA group gave a Christmas program with music readings and carols.
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Womens’ Auxiliary
Post 12
American Legion
Horace Jones
HH. Beavis
Henry Cook
Otto Mischka
Louise Minch
Oberlin
YMCA
YWCA
Susie Yates
Nancy Rice
John Jackson
George Beaton
Lois Clark
Barbara Straub
Jennie Haynes
Home For the
Rollin Eastman
H. H. Fisher
Wellington
Mildred Baugh
Center
Harold Moore
South Amherst
H. B. Wilson
Nettie Laundon
Elyria
R. I. Potter
Kindergarten Mothers Plan Future Card Party
North Ridgeville mothers at the kindergarten met to plan a Christmas party at the town hall from 9 30 to 11 a m on Friday December 19. The event includes a gift exchange and a bell for fire drill. A card party and bake sale were set for February 17 with Mrs Robert Gilder as chair.
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North Ridgeville
Donald McIlroy
Robert Gilder
Donald Lawther
Gilder
Robert Taylor
Robert Johnson
Fresh cut Spruce and Pine from George and Stella Smith
Home grown evergreens cut fresh for pickup at 1187 Gulf Road. George and Stella Smith offer spruce and pine varieties for seasonal decorating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Wife Says She Killed Husband In Self-Defense
In Cleveland a 39 year old mother, May Durden, is jailed on suspicion of fatally striking her husband Raymond, 44, with a hand axe in a struggle after she claimed he raised a hatchet. Police say she awoke at 1 30 am to find him over her and was hit 12 times.
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Cleveland
May Durden
Raymond
Gunmen Rob Oakwood State Bank in Texas
Two armed holdup men robbed Oakwood State Bank of an undetermined amount of money in Oakwood Texas. They forced three employees to lie down while they rifled the bank’s safe and money drawers, grabbing everything in sight. Bank president R. R. Wiley declined to discuss the approximate amount missing.
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Oakwood
Tex
R. R. Wiley
Wiley
Will Protest Arrest Of Yankey Reds
Berlin's American commandant Maj. Gen. Lemuel A. Mathewson said he will protest to the Russians over the arrest of an American sergeant seized Tuesday by armed Communist border police. The sergeant, supervising German workers placing signs, stepped two feet over the border line into the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
Lemuel A. Mathewson
Germany
Reuther Recovering After Gall Bladder Operation
Walter Reuther, newly elected CIO president, is reported in satisfactory condition at Harper Hospital after surgery to remove his gallbladder.
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Detroit
Walter Reuther
CIO
Harper Hospital
Eisenhower press event hints at premeeting notes
Reporters press for advance notice as Hagerty, Ike aide, deflects questions about talks with MacArthur. The exchange follows Eisenhower's 22,000 mile Korea trip and touches on whether and when officials will share meeting plans.
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MacArthur
Haggerty
Eisenhower
Korea
Neisner Bros. to distribute Christmas bonuses
E Frank manager of the Neisner Brothers store at 353 Broad Street announced today that Christmas bonuses will be paid to 26 employees with at least three months of service. Bonuses range from 5 to 100 dollars and all regularly employed staff across Neisner’s 127 stores will receive similar payments.
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Neisner Brothers
Broad Street
E. Frank
Neisner
Frank
County adopts office gear purchase for several departments
County commissioners approved purchases totaling 742 dollars including four typewriters and office equipment. Baker Office Equipment Co. supplied a typewriter for 152.50 and recorder’s office equipment for 192. Remington Rand Co. provided a typewriter for 152.50. Elyria Office Equipment Co. sold a typewriter for 157 and a legal file for the prosecutor’s office for 86.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker “Office Equipment Co
Remington Rand Co
Elyria Office Equipment Co
Ward Company Christmas Dinner Set for Friday Noon
New London reports the annual C. E. Ward Company Christmas dinner will be held at 12 noon Friday December 19 in the metal plant building of the factory.
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New London
C. E. Ward Company
Christmas Concert Program Features Local Choir and Soloists
Ringwald's Song of Christmas will be narrated by Bill Heuser with Barbara Wellert Diane Smith Barbara Ramage Bill Standen and Richard Palmer as soloists. Marcia Guth returns to sing aria from Messiah. Congregation joins in Divine Praise and Deck the Halls. Brass ensemble precedes performance. reception to follow.
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Ringwald
Bill Heuser
Barbara Wellert
Diane Smith
Barbara Ramage
Bill Standen
Richard Palmer
Divine Praise
Marcia Guth
Cleveland
Miss Guth
Marina Johnson
Marilynn Nicholas
George Wilson
Friendly Bet Question Raised In Tax Law Case
Philadelphia attorney Jacob Kossman questions when a bet qualifies as a wager and what makes a wager friendly as he challenges the 1951 gambling tax. He argues the law targets illegal intrastate gambling while exempting friendly bets, charitable operations, and legitimate gambling in Nevada.
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Jacob Kossman
Philadelphia
Congress
Kossman
Supreme Court
Nevada
Court Refuses To Review Suit By Lorain Man
The Ohio Supreme Court declined to review lower court rulings in a case involving National Tube Co. of Lorain. Former employee Lulius Allen sued for $108.47 in equity pay under a supplemental union contract, despite missing terms and the time limit. Allen argued the contract was interpreted to his detriment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
National Tube Co
Lorain
Lulius Allen
Allen
Former Ohio Newswoman Grace Poston Dies in Plunge
Grace Poston 38 a former Ohio State Journal society editor plunged to her death from the eighth floor of a downtown hotel in Columbus yesterday. Coroner ruled death as self inflicted with poor health noted for months. Hotel clerks said she checked in alone at about 11 40 am and jumped two hours later, landing on the marquee before Christmas shoppers. She was a special writer for Coronet Official Detective and other magazines.
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Columbus
Grace Poston
New York
Ohio State Journal
Robert Evans
Miss Poston
Fort Hayes
Coronet
Official Detective
Court of Honor at Ridgeville held by Scout Troop 141
Ridgeville Boy Scout Troop 141 sponsored by the North Ridgeville League will hold a court of honor Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Ridgeville town hall. A film will be shown and awards presented. The program is open to the public. Charles Warrick is the scoutmaster.
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North Ridgevile Civic League
Ridgeville Town Hall
Charles Warrick
Judge Thomson Sidelined By Eye Trouble
Probate and juvenile court matters are being handled by Common Pleas Judge D. A. Cook while Probate Judge Malcolm Thomson is confined at home with an eye condition and not expected to return before next week.
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Malcolm Thomson
D. A. Cook
Employment At Peak Levels Last Month
Washington reports pre-Christmas hiring by retailers kept non farm payrolls at peak levels. The Labor Department said total employment reached 47.9 million last month, about 1 million higher than November 1951, marking 1952 as a record year for jobs.
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Washington
Labor Department
Lorain-Elyria Sand Company Seeks Erie Dredge Area
The Army corps of Engineers reviews a request from the Lorain-Elyria Sand and Gravel Co of Lorain to dredge sand and gravel from Lake Eries six mile offshore area between Lorain and Vermilion for commercial use.
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Cleveland
Army Corps of Engineers
Lorain-Elyria Sand and Gravel Co
Lorain
Lake Erie
Vermilion
Lausche Bans Drinking at State Holiday Gatherings
Governor Frank J. Lausche ordered state officials to prohibit alcohol at holiday events held on state property to enforce a no drinking rule. He directed enforcement though details were not specified.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
No Trace Of Bodies In Quarry
Naperville parents of two missing children Edward Rosenstiel age three and Jean Petersen age six called for information as searchers drained a 45 foot deep quarry and a nearby smaller quarry. No bodies were found and officials continued to probe possible kidnapping or accident as authorities expand the search for the missing pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naperville
Til
Edward Rosenstiel
Jean Petersen
Normal life possible for Siamese twins separated
Cleveland physicians reported two newborn Siamese twins were separated four hours after birth and should live normal lives. The unnamed girls weighed five pounds five ounces and four pounds fourteen ounces, born head first and feet first, with a small cartilage connection at the breastbone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Hyatt Reitman
Jack S. Geller
Youth Held After Attempted Kidnapping Near Ely School
Gerald Hamrick, 19, of Lincoln Park Lorain, admitted trying to lure two 12 year old girls into his car on Harwood Street after a recital at Ely school. The girls alerted their mother who followed and provided the license number. Hamrick was arrested and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Hamrick
Lincoln Park
Lorain
Harwood Street
Ely School
Harwood
Hamrick
City
Markets report from Cleveland and Toledo grain prices
Livestock prices steady in Cleveland with bids for cattle including prime cows and bulls, calves and sheep varying by class. Toledo cash grain on track with No 2 wheat at about 2.21 to 2.24, soft red. No 2 corn around 1.63 to 1.64. oats 0.91 to 0.92 and soybeans 2.89 to 2.98.
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Cleveland
Toledo Cash Grain
Toledo
Toledo Tate
Fields Church Christmas Program December 19
The Fields Methodist church school hosts its annual Christmas program and party on Friday December 19 at 8 p.m. in the church basement. Harry Chalmers leads the event with classroom groups performing carols holiday pictures a modern playlet and a filmstrip on the Christmas story. Children are asked to bring a small gift to hang on the church tree to be given to the Berea children's home.
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Xs Ields
Berea
Police report details theft at Pure Oil station and court fines
Cigarettes and about $1.50 in pennies were taken from the Phil lips Pure Oil Service station at 102 Lake Avenue. Entry was gained by breaking a lower window pane and entering the grease rack area. The intruder exited via a rear office door. multiple defendants were fined in police court for intoxication and traffic violations, including Ira Watson Jr of Berea and others, with various fines ranging from $5 to $15 and costs.
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Phillips Pure Oil
Lake Avenue
Ohio State Patrol
Henry W. Ault
James L. Novak
Erie Street
Henry Rising
R. D
Grafton
Stock Market Readings From The Day’s Trading
A roundup of stock movers shows American Radiator up 14 percent and American Tobacco at 15.85, Anaconda Copper up 4.01, Bendix Aviation 6 percent, Chrysler 8.95, General Motors 6.77, Sears Roebuck 6 percent, Socony Vacuum 3.5, U. S. Steel 4.11, Warner Brothers 1.3, and Woolworth 4.54 percent. Borders include Ohio Edison 3.9, Ohio Oils 5.4, Penna Railroad 2.1, Republic Steel 4.45, and Texas Company 5.6.
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American T. & T
Anaconda
Avco Mfg
Bendix Aviation
Chrysler
Cleveland Electlum
Columbia Gas
General Motors
Glidden Co
Kennecott Copper
Kroger
Montgomery Ward
M. Y. Central
Ohio Edison
Ohio Oils
Penna. R. R
Republic Steel
Richman Bros
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum
Standard of Ind. BY
Standard of N. J
Standard of Ohio
Texas Company
Toledo Edison
L. S. Steel
Warner Brother
Woolworth Co
Awards Made At County Vegetable Growers Banquet
The Lorain County Vegetable Growers Annual Banquet honored junior judging team members who placed in the national contest in New York City and awarded National Vegetable Growers pins to Dale Spiegelberg Norman Jensen Kay Stang and Wayne Baus. The group voted to back National Vegetable Week locally and elected three directors Charles Christensen Al Gearhart and Don Schuster i. E. D. Hoag remains chairman and Ted Peak the secretary treasurer. Carl C. Byers Parma schools superintendent spoke and Lorain County Extension Agent Carl Deeds received a hunting outfit from the senior group in appreciation.
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Lorain County
Charles Christensen
Rocky River
al Gearhart
Ridgeville
Don Schuster i
Elyria
E. D. Hoag
Ted Peak
Carl C. Byers
Parma
Carl Deeds
Local court actions show divorces and suits filed
A series of Lorain court notes include Opal Missner's divorce suit against Wayne dismissed, suits filed by J A Cochrane against Robert E Davison Jr for 339, and Leonard Moore against Paul Adams for 130 dismissed. Divorces granted include Lucy Hess from George Hess with 13500 settlement. Estate inventory lists 27260 value for Laura Steffen. Other items include vehicle damage reports and probation violations.
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Opal Missner
Wayne
J. A. Cochrane
Robert E. Davison, Jr
Leonard Moore
Paul Adams
Elyria
Laura C. Steffen
Ridgeville
Paul Henry Steffen
Legion Chairman Bans Consumers Reports Circulation
Max E. Wilcox of Elyria asks local dealers to stop selling Consumers Reports and to remove it from Elyria High School and the city library. He emphasizes not to confuse it with Consumers Research and cites U S House Un-American Activities Guide linking Consumers Union to subversive activity.
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Max E. Wilcox
West Avenue
Post 12
The
American Legion
Chronicle- Telegram
Consumers Union
Elyria High School
Elyria
Wilcox
Consumers Research
Committee On Un-American Activities
U. S. House of Representatives
House
House Committee On Appropriations
Ben Gold
Farriers Union
Louis Weinstock
New York City Council
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Philadelphia County Board of Assistance
Yule Spirit In Evidence At Courthouse
Decorated courthouses bring Christmas cheer with the juvenile department first to display. Mrs Pearl Reynolds is credited for brightening her office with holiday trimmings and a Santa cardbeart by the entrance. All offices plan similar festivity, though Reynolds' display is singled out as the standout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Reynolds
Reynolds
Public Sale Of Livestock Equipment And Farm Tools
A public sale lists 12 horses including a 5 year old black mare and an 8 year old black gelding, 14 cattle with Holsteins and Guernseys, plus Holstein heifers due to calve. Also offered are 600 baskets of ear corn, 400 bushels of oats, fodder, wheat, straw and numerous farm tools such as a 10-20 tractor, hayloader, wagon, plows, scale, feeders, and related items.
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Clinton
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Texas
Yankey Reds
Reuther Recovering
R. L. Shilling, M. D
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IA D. Rife
Ira D. Rife
Brighton
Rochester
Nova
Ruggles
Chatham
Kirkpatrick
Marion County
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Helen Jewett
Louise Bauman
Delaware
Norman
Woodville
Eugene
Methodist
Kirtpatrick
Timson-Allen Funeral Home
Caledonia
Covington
Fred J. Gotro
Eighth Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Gotro
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Company
Amherst
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frieda J Gotro
Earl Sandrock
Robert Amidon
LeRoy L
Tena Lau
Berlin Heights
A. J. Stiwald
Carl Swhers
William Kratt
John F
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Northville
Mich
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California
Hugh
Thomas
Harold Dicken
Henry J. Lieske
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
William F. Krage Amherst
William F. Krage
Lakeside Hospital
Grand Hotel
Eighteenth Street
Prospect
Idal Slumska
Hattie Johnson
John
Richard
Oakland
Calif
Crown Hill
Neisner Bros
Tain
Lee Wurster
June Nielsen
Sudro-Curtis
Robert L Stern
Stern
Ohio
Lorain-Elyria
Police Dept. News
Ira Watson Jr
Clay Nathan Bennett
Second Street
Hughie Brewer
Ralph Reser
Robert Spence
North Street
Robert McClain
South Park Street
Gilbert Alten
Annis Road
Charles Cooke
Charles Court
Cletus T. Haury
Fourth Street
Melvin Gamble
Crehore Court
Noble Robbins
High Street
Shirley Obeshaw
Gamble
Jean Ellen Cook
Lear-Nagle Road
Olive Street
Henry Savicki Jr
Lodi Street
Walter Shuster
356
West Thirteenth Street
Richard Starr
North Ridge Road
Sheriff’s Department
William J. Ellison
West River Street
Gilmer County
W. Va
Elmer Ghoulson
Quarry Road
Justice C. C. Lord
Frank Leach
Bath ‘Street
C. C. Lord
Annie Holloway
Jack Wagner
Paul Landis
Grace Ryan
John Pincura
Lucy E. Hess
George W. Hess
Elberta Beach
Emma C. Smith
Edward
Esther Koch
Enower
Herschel
Blanche Crayton
LaGrange
Sheriff's Deputies
Elyria Avenue
Donna Smith
Park Place
Paul Dargi
Riverside Dr
Gilbert Dean
Arthur Moos
Pierre R. Smith & Company
Elyria Savings & Trust
Midwest Stock Exchange
Central National Bank
F. C. Russell
McDonald & Company
New York Stock Ecohengs
N.Y
James M. Haas
Middle Ave
Legion
Con Sumers Union
Arthur Kallet
Edward Adams
Susan Jenkins
Daily Worker
Walter Trumbull
U. S. Army
California Committee On UN
Medina
Litchfield
Guernsey
Nick Cristell
Clayton H. Sooy
Auet
Mos
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