Red Cross Campaign Sets Elyria Goal at 39772
Elyria Chapter announces a 1953 Red Cross goal of 39772, up $4417 from last year to boost gamma globulin production for polio defense and fund a recreation program for servicemen abroad. One million gamma globulin units are needed for 1953 with another million for 1954, plus national costs of about 7000000. Over 500 volunteers will lead the March appeal to individuals and local groups.
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Elyria
Red Cross
Frank P. Weil
Red Cross Defense
Office of Defense Mobilization
Weil
Bicycle Court Operated by Elyria High Students
Elyria announces a new Bicycle Court to be run by high school students starting next Monday. The program involves the Junior Chamber of Commerce and other groups. Violations lead to court notices, parental accompaniment, and possible juvenile referrals. An on-site bicycle school may issue penalties and teach safety rules. Bike licenses will be issued Saturdays in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.H.S
Elyria
J. E. Boggs
Junior Chamber of Commerce
del Gorham
Hermann Jagush
Richard Willis
Dave Schwind
Sally Wentz
Barbara Hermann
Laura la Crosse
Barbara Sensbach
Boggs
Towntown
Plans for Firelands District High School Presented
The Firelands District High School plan will be shown to the Bureau of Educational Research in Columbus. School Board members Howard Born superintendent James Harman and county superintendent C A Gibbons will present the drawings and Gibbons will visit the State Department of Education during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firelands District
Bureau of Educational Research
Columbus
Howard Born
James Harman
C. A. Gibbens
Gibbens
State Department of Education
Bourassa falls through skylight. treated then charged
Eugene Bourassa plunged 18 feet through a skylight at Dr. F E Cline's office. He received head and arm injuries from the fall and was afterward arrested by police on a charge of attempted breaking and entering.
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Vancouver
B. C
Eugene Bourassa
F. E. Cline
Northeastern Ohio Weather Outlook Clouds Rain Likely
Cloudy with occasional light rain tonight and warmer than last night. Low around 36. Friday remains cloudy with scattered showers and highs near 48. A stray mist or drizzle may occur, but no major storms are forecast.
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Ohio
Esterday
Dulles Urges Germany to Ratify Western European Pact
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged West Germany to ratify a six nation European army pact to unite Western Europe and advance German unification. He met Adenauer and Hulstein at a Bonn lunch and warned of potential aid cuts if progress stalls. Dulles sought a decision before NATO ministers meeting in Paris on April 23 and before reporting to Congress on defense aid.
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Bonn
Germany
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Europe
London
U.S
Samuel Reber
Konrad Adenauer
Walter Hulstein
Harold E. Stassen
Paris
NATO
Congress
Winston Churchill
Red Cross Extends Flood Aid to Western Europe
The American Red Cross provides 100000 for immediate emergencies and 200000 in Junior Red Cross supplies for children in flood-hit Western Europe. Robert C. Lewis is authorized to extend all needed assistance to servicemen and families in Esslin igen Germany. Elyria Chapter collects cash for Geneva or designated Red Cross societies. clothing donations directed to the Netherlands Consulate in Cleveland or American Airlines building for transport to flood victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Europe
Red Cross
Robert C. Lewis
Esslinigen
Germany
Elvira Red Cross
Elyria
League of Red Cross Societies
Geneva
Red Cross Society
Frank Weil
Netherlands
Cedar Avenue
Cleveland
American Airlines
Union Commerce Building
Weste Europe
Unopposed Republican trio for Elyria city offices
Three Republican candidates Richard E. Baird Carl H. Niemeyer and Eugene B. Smith face no opposition for election to Elyria city offices. Baird and Niemeyer seek re election as solicitor and treasurer while Smith runs for the third ward council seat left vacant by Alton D. Strong.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Richard E. Baird
Carl H. Niemeyer
Eugene B. Smith
Baird
Niemeyer
Smith
Alton D. Strong
No Break Seen In Strike At Telephone Co
Eight day deadlock continues between Elyria Telephone Co and about 75 employees of the Communication Workers of America. The union and company met with labor conciliators in Cleveland with no agreement. The company offered arbitration while union members prepare a members meeting at the UAW CIO hall. Sanitation and fire inspections found no violations at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cleveland
Elyria Telephone Co
Communication Workers of America, Cio
Labor Conciliator
Ernest Binggell
Uaw-Cio
Broad Street
William Walsh
Roy W. Ammel
Ruby Lynch
Health Department
Walsh
D- W. Kothe
Gordon Bell
James Godette
Farm Bureau Opens Campaign kickoff in Camden High School
Lorain County Farm Bureau schedules a Friday kickoff at Camden High School Ripton. Delegates to the state legislature will share views on problems and Farm Bureau stance on legislative matters. Senator Charles Mosher and Reps Leslie Burge Russell Wade invited. Dinner at 7:30 p m followed by a brief meeting for membership campaign volunteers.
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Lorain County Farm Bureau
Camden High School
Ripton
Farm Bureau
Charles Mosher
Leslie Burge
Russell Wade
Elections Board To Meet Monday To Review Candidacy Declarations
Lorain County Board of Elections will meet Monday in Elyria to examine declarations of candidacy filed by partisan candidates before the Wednesday deadline and to decide primary election sections. Current indications show primaries likely for both parties in Elyria Lorain Amherst Wellington, with Oberlin showing Republican only contention.
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First Ward
Lorain County
Thousands Die In Flood Across Europe As Dikes Fail
The hurricane flood across the Netherlands and surrounding nations leaves 1,273 Dutch dead officially, with Britain at 418 and Belgium 20. Rescue crews use boats planes and amphibious craft to save thousands as new dike breaches widen the disaster. American officers warn survivors face freezing exposure as aid pours into the region.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Holland
Great Britain
Belgium
Germany
France
Devolkskrant
Schouwen-Duiveland
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
Paris
Hague
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
Holand
Eisenhower Orders Seventh Fleet to Stop Shielding China
President Eisenhower announced the Seventh Fleet would no longer shield Communist China and cease Formosa neutrality patrols. Joint Chiefs dispatched the order to the fleet late Monday, with Adm. Radford and White House aides involved as the policy shift unfolds.
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Hower
Red China
Formosa
Far East
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
State of the Union
China
James D. Hagerty
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
White ‘House
Red China Coast
Radford
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
County Schools Heads Meet This Afternoon
Superintendents and principals of the county schools will meet at the County Schools office this afternoon. A general discussion of school affairs is scheduled. One topic will be the salary schedules for the next year. Textbook selection for the next year will also be discussed.
British Officials Plan Exploratory Economic Talks in Washington
British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden and Chancellor R A Butler will visit Washington in March for informal exploratory economic discussions at the invitation of U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Secretary of Treasury George M Humphrey. The talks aim to exchange views with the new U S administration and are not to negotiate binding agreements.
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Washington
Anthony Eden
R. A. Butler
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Dulles
London
United States
Secretary of Treasury
Fruehauf Avon Lake Plant Lands Army Orders
The Avon Lake Division of Fruehauf Trailer Co. received a 2 million dollar army order to supply spare parts for cargo and tank trailers. production runs alongside 49 thousand Army trailers already being built. about 1,900 workers are employed, with up to 2,500 expected due to the new orders.
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Avon Lake
Fruehauf Trailer Company
United States Army
E. Q. Smith
Army
Smith
Pe riope Martin Beaten After Villain Show Outburst
In Salta Argentina actor Pepe Martin was assaulted by a crowd after an on air performance as a mystery show villain. He was beaten unconscious as he left the studio. Authorities investigated the incident and urged calm among residents.
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Salta
Argentina
Pepe Martin
Coast Guard Sets Pilot Rescue Record In Bay Crash
In Alameda California the Coast Guard reports a new rescue record as a Navy Panther jet crash landed in San Francisco Bay. The pilot was aboard a crash boat wet but uninjured two minutes after the aircraft hit the water.
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Alameda
Calif
Coast Guard
San Francisco Bay
Bumper Crop Of 534 Candidates Reported By Board Of Elections
A flood of nominating petitions pushed Lorain County elections offices to 534 candidates for city village township and board of education posts. Final day filings added 160 plus new names across three categories with Alden W. Hopkins Gordon Bartter and Edwin H. Howe leading the list.
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Board of Elections
Lorain
County Board of Elections
Board of
Elections Board
Elyria
The
Boards of Education
Alden W. Hopkins
LaGrange Township
Gordon Bartter
Columbia Township
Edwin H. Howe
Florence Township
Lorain County
Reuther urges immediate end to wage controls
CIO President Walter P. Reuther calls on President Eisenhower to terminate wage controls within 48 hours. He says the Wage Stabilization Board has virtually ceased to function and workers lose benefits as controls end. Informants cite imminent withdrawal of price ceilings on meats and various goods by week’s end as part of an orderly shift by April 30.
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Washington
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
Eisenhower
White House
Reuther
James G. Hagerty
Wage Stabilization Board
Joseph Freehill
Eissenhower
Verdict Returned For 35 745 In Husband's Favor
A jury in Judge John D. Pincura's court awarded Robert Earl Griffith of Lorain 35 745.01 against his estranged wife Martha Griffith and her sister Helen Branszter Mikus and brother-in-law Paul Mikus. The verdict covered 23 745.01 in actual damages and 12 000 in punitive damages for alleged misappropriation of dress shop profits from a business started in 1940 before marriage. The case is reserved on a defendants motion, with appeals likely if the verdict is reversed. The couple married November 17 1941 and have one child Roberta.
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John D. Pincure
Robert Earl Griffith
Lorain
Martha
Helen Branszter Mikus
Helen
Paul Mikus
Griffith
Pincura
Mizu
Paul Mixus
Caroline
Paul Bransztet
Martha Griffith
Ohio Roads Normal in Clear Weather Across State
The State Highway Department reported all roads normal today with clear weather and temperatures from 13 to 3 degrees. Elyria surplus center moved to Hl Broad &t.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Elyria Surplus
Hl Broad &T
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Riland
Telephone Co
North Sea
Schouwen Island
Seventh Fleet
Eisen
Fruehauf Company
Page Amherst
Hospital
Oberlin
Society
Theatres Tv-Radio
Wellington
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