Missing man Kassay linked to dynamite plot and shootings
Michigan state police identify Paul F Kassay a 55 year old former Goodyear worker and demolitions expert as a suspect in the Reuther shootings and the CIO United Auto Workers dynamite plot. He vanished after 1931 sabotage charges and his whereabouts remain unknown.
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Detroit
Paul F. Kassay
Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Donald S. Leonard
Kassay
Leonard
Goodyear Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Kessay
Ohio Supreme Court
Goodyear
Michigan
Officers Elected By Four Councils
Lorain County Farm Bureau advisory councils named new officers for 1950. Council 2 C elected Frank Sweet discussion leader, Clarence A. Bartter president, Mrs John Spurek secretary, Reuben Elettett delegate, Mrs Sterling Mills home and community representative, Sterling Mills legislative and public affairs member. Council 2-A chose Carl Greining discussion leader, Jay Jasper chairman, Mrs Leo Malik secretary. Council 3-D elected Corbet Walker discussion leader, Ralph Justin chairman, Dan Campbell secretary. Council 5-C named Glenn Hobbs discussion leader, Glenn Doblack chairman, Mrs Alma Henson secretary. Remaining council representatives not reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Dean Simeral
Frank Sweet
Clarence A. Bartter
John Spurek
Reuben Ellett
Sterling Mills
Carl Greining
Jay Jasper
Leo Malik
Corbet Walker
Ralph Justin
Dan Campbell
Glenn Hobbs
Glenn Doblack
Alma Henson
Cost Of Living Edges Up Slightly In Mid November
Washington report shows cost of living rose fractionally from mid October to mid November. The Labor Department notes a 0.1 percent overall rise as most major commodity prices increased modestly. By Nov 15 average prices were 2 percent below mid November 1948 but 26.5 percent higher than June 1946.
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Washington
Labor Department
Rotary Club Luncheon Hosts Elyria Children
Nearly fifty boys and girls attended Tuesday's Elyria Rotary Club luncheon as guests of their fathers who staged the annual Rotary Christmas party. Each Rotarian introduced his child, a cartoon was shown, and every youngster received a Christmas present at the end.
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Elyria Rotary Club
Rotary
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co Exec Warns on Trust Action
John C. Brennan vice president of A P said the government anti trust suit threatens competition and could end A P. He argued lawyers seek to impose a new economic policy that discourages better deals for customers and would breakup processing and buying affiliates and dissolve seven retail divisions. Brennan called the action a threat to big distributors.
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New York
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
John C. Brennan
Brennan
American Marketing Association
Steel Industry Sees Strong Orders In 1949 Output
NEW YORK The Iron Age reports 1949 steel production near 77.5 million net tons with finished shipments over 57 million, surpassing 1929 prewar highs despite war pent-up demand and a postwar recession. Operations expected at 85 to 95 percent capacity through next March with cancellations near zero. Ingot capacity use sits at about 85.5 percent this week, down from last week due to Christmas shutdowns.
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New York
Iron Age
National Metalworking Weekly
the Magazine
Nationalist Claim Smashed Communist Invasion Fleet
Nationalist sources reported heavy air raids by the Nationalist Air Force that smashed a Communist invasion fleet of about 1000 junks off Liuchow Peninsular coast. The fleet was hit by three mosquito bomber squadrons, with more than half of the boats burned and Communist supply depots attacked. The raid delayed the Hainan assault planned for late January by at least one month.
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Hong Kong
Liuchow Peninsula
Hainan Island
Hainan
Ohio Public School Employees Meet In Columbus
The 10th convention of the Ohio Association Public School Employees will be held in Columbus tomorrow and Friday. The union has about 6,000 members and was organized in 1941. Frank B. Mills, business manager of the Euclid board of education, serves as president.
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Columbus
Ohio Association
Frank B. Mills
Euclid Board of Education
Salem Postmaster A Earl Beardmore Dies
Salem funeral plans set for A Earl Beardmore Salem City Hospital death follows heart ailment at age known postmaster served local postal system for years with community ties authorities announced services to be held at local church and cemetery in coming days
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Salem, D
A. Earl Beardmore
Salem City Hospital
175 Strike At Zanesville Plant
Production at the Detroit Harvester plant near Zanesville halted as 175 United Steelworkers of America members went on strike to press wage pension insurance and job evaluation demands. Picket lines were set and deputies reported no disturbances.
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Zanesville
Detroit Harvester
Here
United Steelworkers of America
CSO
Chillicothe Hospital to Add Four-Story Wing
Work will start soon on a four story one million dollar wing at Chillicothe hospital expanding beds from 55 to 105. The project aims to boost capacity and modernize facilities as announced today by hospital officials.
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Chillcothe
Chillicothe Hospital
Buckeye State Sheriffs Hold 19th Convention in Columbus
The Buckeye State Sheriffs Association plans its 19th annual convention in Columbus on January 11 and 12, inviting members and detailing agenda items and guest speakers for the two day event.
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Columbus
Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association
Notable Figures Cited For Their Impact On World Affairs
A compiled tribute listing leaders and innovators such as Churchill Ford Lenin Wright Einstein Stalin Pasteur and others. It highlights their roles shaping war victory industrial progress scientific theory and global influence across the 20th century.
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Winston Churchill
Munich
Britain
France
Henry Ford
United States
Nicolay Lenin
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Albert Einstein
Joseph Stalin
Louis Pasteur
Death notices and obituaries from Elyria and area
Several obituary notices summarize deaths in Lorain and surrounding towns, listing names ages and burial details. Elizabeth Bonnett Wakeman dies at 81 in Henriettta Township after a week of illness. her husband died earlier in May. Other notices include August Demsey of Avon Lake, Anna Beechum, Mary Ksenich, Manuel J. Oliver, Joseph Chapin, W. W. Mortimer, Cyril Smith, and family survivors. Burials planned at local cemeteries with church services noted.
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Wakeman
Elizabeth Bonnett
Gore Orphanage Road
Henrietta Township
R. D
Erie County
Henrietta Methodist Church
David
Walter
L. D. Gerber Funeral
Avon
Cleveland
August Demsey
Centennial Street
Lakewood Hospital
Lakeside Hospital
Avon Lake
Mary Ksenich
R. D. la Grange
Whitehead Road
Lorain
Ksenich
St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church
Greek Catholic Union
George
Michael
Alex
LaGrange
John
Belden
Frank Yarosh
Alfred Otto
Gluvna and Sons Funeral Home
Cyril Smith
Bittner
Smith
Wolf Court
St Mary’s Church
Witliam L. Newton
St. Mary's Cemetery
Sophie
Earl
Paul Wise
Grafton
American fliers said safe and well in Chinese base
The two American pilots Elmer C Bender of Chicago and William C Smith of Long Beach were reported by the State Department to be safe and well at a red military base near Tsingtao after being seized by Chinese authorities during a routine training flight on October 19 1948. The department said Chinese officials informed the U S consulate in Peiping during the first week in December that they were holding the men and that efforts to obtain more information and secure their release continue despite China ignoring appeals.
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Washington
Tsingtao
State Department
U. S
Elmer C Bender
Chicago
Cincinnati
William C. Smith
Long Beach
Cal
Reds
Peiping
Papers in Dispute Over American Held in Hungary
The Russians alleged Jacobson’s papers in the Soviet zone near Vienna were not in order, but the American legation said he departed Vienna on December 15 for Budapest with a grey pass valid to January 2. He is one of two Americans held in Hungarian prisons. the other is Robert Vogeler of ITT, held over five weeks on espionage and economic sabotage charges, with claims of a confession from the Hungarian government.
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Nicklesdorf
Vienna
Jacobson
Budapest
Robert Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Would Keep Party Labels On New Ballot in Ohio
State Senator William D. Boyd of Cleveland proposes printing party emblems before candidate names and placing party designations after them on the Massachusetts-type ballot. The change, approved by a constitutional amendment, will be implemented by a special legislative session early next year to set up the new ballot. Boyd says the plan has Secretary of State support.
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Cleveland
William D. Boyd
Ohio
Boyd
Quakes Predicted in Kanto Japan After Tremors
In Tokyo area observers forecast new earthquakes in Kanto as three tremors were felt last night. Residents of Imaichi endured a second freezing night camping in streets rather than remaining in weakened homes.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kanto
Imaichi
Court House warrants and divorce suits dominate docket
Juvenile court issues a warrant against Ted Vanche 23 of 124 River Road for contributing to delinquency of a 16 year old. Deputies Guzik Shauver and the boy were later tied to auto tampering in Lakewood. Vanche fined 25 dollars and jailed sentence suspended. Shauver held for parole violation. Divorce suits filed by Joan Cuson L D Cuson filed for neglect cruelty. Other divorces: Donald Schnabel, Raymond James Anna. Columbia township sues Carl Ferraro to bar business use on Boone Road. Rose Hullman sues Central Greyhound Lines for 5000 dollars after a January 5 1948 fall from a bus.
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Ted Vanche
River Road
Joseph Guzik
Vanche
Floyd Shauver
Elyria
Lakewood
Columbia Township
Common Pleas Court
Carl Ferraro
Boone Road
Traffic report errors in address prompt correction
Police note a yesterday traffic accident report mislisted J C Smith address as 1856 Middle Avenue corrected to 1865 Middle Avenue. George Sears of 320 East River Street fined five dollars and costs after arraignment for intoxication. Arrest on Broad Street. Herbert Eddington of 135 West Bridge Street fined ten dollars and costs after arraignment for disorderly conduct. Arrested at the Big Casino on Woodford Avenue yesterday afternoon.
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J. C. Smith
Middle Avenue
George Sears
East River Street
Henry W. Ault
Broad Street
Herbert Eddington
West Bridge Street
Woodford Avenue
Lighter side of Washington news on New Year's Eve
Nichols notes how New Year customs vary from abroad to America. The piece compares Hogmanay in Scotland, grape tradition in Spain, first-foot greetings in Britain, and U S customs like Philadelphia’s Mummers Parade and Mobile’s Carnival. It highlights the festive start and morning hangover cure.
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Washington
France
Scotland
Scott
Spain
Puerta del Sol
Times Square
Madrid
Britain
England
America
Philadelphia
Mobile
Ala
East
Broad Street
Families Urged to reclaim veterans from VA hospitals
The Veterans Administration asked American families to reclaim ex servicemen in VA mental hospitals, noting one third of the 52000 patients have had no visitor in a year or more. It cited Mr Y a World War II veteran with dementia praecox who has seen only one visitor in five years and who still dreams of returning home.
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Washington
The
Veterans Administration
Mr. Y
Record Year For Farm Bureau Cooperative
Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative reported a record 12 month total of 1,328,238 ending October 31, up from 902,875 last year. Marketing volume stood at 603,926 with feed and grain increasing unit sales while 125 car loads were marketed. Grafton branch added 411,000 in the year after nine months of operation, contributing to the county wide rise.
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Lorain County Farm Bureau
Kenneth Oring
Oring
Lorain County
Grafton
Miss America Marries Early Threatening Title
Jacque Mercer the 1949 Miss America wed her sweetheart Douglas Cook in Litchfield Park Arizona. The impulsive marriage six months before the scheduled ceremony may violate her pageant contract requiring she remain single until June. Park W Haverstick said a director’s meeting would consider possible action.
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Litchfield Park
Ariz
Jacque Mercer
Douglas Cook
Cook
University of Chicago
Atlantic City
N. J
Miss Mercer
Park W. Haverstick
California ban on comic books ruled invalid
California law banning horror comics to minors was ruled unconstitutional by the Superior Court Appellate department in a 2 to 1 decision. The majority held the statute exceeded its reach by criminalizing sale of illustrated crime publications to under 18, noting it would also outlaw school history texts depicting assassinations.
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Los Angeles
California
Superior Court
Edward T. Bishop
Market Report Cleveland Apples and Livestock Prices
Cleveland markets show apples ranging from 1.25 to 2.25 per 24 quart basket across varieties Jonathans Delicious Cortlands and more. Livestock receipts totalled 700 cattle and 1000 sheep with steady to active demand. calves 350, hogs 1500, bulls 19 to 21, prices described for each class.
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Cleveland
Bskt
Cortlands
U. S
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Benham
Elyria Savings
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Mer
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Robert Brubaker
Ted Berg
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Ed Noll
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Demsey Services
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Leslie Benberry
Oak Street
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Hodges
A. H. Baxter
Jones Chapel
St. James Choir
Jones Chapel Choir
Brookdale Cemetery
Manuel J. Oliver
Blake Street
St. Mary’s Church
George Eppley
St. ,Mary’s Cemetery
Oliver
Chapin Services
Wellington
Joseph Chapin
Oberlin Hospital
Andrews
W. W. Mortimer
Elyrian
Petersburg
Mich
Mr. Mortimer
National Tube Company
Lake Terminal
Frank S. Harmon Lodge
Louise Brown Mortimer
Ellen
Mabel Mortimer
J. C. Gass
Ruth Mortimer
Cadillac
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Paul H. Mortimer
Danville
J. M. Boyson
M. M. Gilbert
Reichlin
DIAL
Secretary of State
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North Olive Street
L. D. Cuson
West Avenue
Donald Schnabel
Fields Corners
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Ellsworth, Minn
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Anna
Lisbon
Effie Meluch
Joseph
Rose Hullman
Central Greyhound Lines
Police Dept
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Central Penna
Tee
Montgomery Ward
Warner Brothers
Woolworth Co
Bendix Aviation
Chrysler
Chirleta
General Motors
Westinghouse
Airbrake
Republic Steel
U.S. Steel
Anaconda Copper
Kennecott Copper Standard of Ohio
Standard of Ind
Standard of Ohio
Socony Vacuum
P. R. Smith & CO
Midwest Stock Exchange
Elyria Savings Bldg
Nichols
Washington News
Sudro-Curtis
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Fulton
Grafton, Ohio
Cera
TwSea Pruy
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