Wherry Attacks Antiquated Ground War Theories
Senator Kenneth Wherry accused Defense Secretary Marshall and General Bradley of clinging to outdated ground war theories. He urged Congress to halt US troop deployments to Europe until a national defense policy is set and air power is prioritized. Former President Hoover planned to testify on halting troop and dollar commitments to Europe.
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Washington
Kenneth S. Wherry
America
George C. Marshall
Omar N. Bradley
Congress
Truman
Europe
Senate
Nebraska
Wherry
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Pact Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hoover
Florida
U. S
Wheerry
Russia
Taft
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Foreign Relations Committee
Tom Connally
Tex
Pentagon
Bradley
Collins
Army
Belt Line Plan Sparks Port Worries in Ohio
A committee of the Ohio legislature heard C. W. Vance, representing the Order of Railroad Conductors, oppose a belt conveyor project to move coal and iron ore to and from Lake Erie and the Ohio River. He said the belt line would ruin lake ports not on the system and called its claims based on hopes and guess work as the senate judiciary committee weighs a bill granting belt line firms eminent domain to acquire land for rights of way.
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Columbus, CO
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Ohio Legislature
C. W. Vance
Order of Railroad Conductors
Senate Judiciary Committee
Former Editor Dies in Cleveland at 65
Stephen Hujber former editor and publisher of the National Hungarian Catholic Weekly Good Shepherd died in Cleveland yesterday. He was 65 and had suffered illness for several years.
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Cleveland
Stephen Hujber
Good Shepherd
Tiber Rises to Record Height Threatening Rome
In Rome the Tiber surged to a record height of 4265 feet causing flooding concerns across parts of the city for the first time in 15 years. Officials warned residents to stay safe as waters climbed and streets faced rising water levels.
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Rome
Italy
Tiber
Northeast Ohio Weather Outlook This Week
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon with a high near 42. Tonight cloudy and cooler. Wednesday fair and cool. Lows around 28. Five day forecast calls for colder midweek with milder days later. Rain chances Thursday night or Friday and again Sunday. Total precipitation expected at 0.50 to 0.75 inch. Markets found today on page two.
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Ohio
Industrial Division Set Up For Red Cross Drive
Allan W. Fritzsche and Donald B. Kirkbride will lead industry solicitation for the 1951 Red Cross campaign, reported by campaign chairman William Holt. Fritzsche, president of General Industries, will handle corporate gifts while Kirkbride leads employer solicitation.
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Allan W. Fritzsche
Donald B. Kirkbride
Red Cross
William Holt
Fritzsche
General Industries
Kirkbride
Elyria
Cleveland
Notre Dame University
Overbrook Road
Elyria Community Chest
Elyria Memorial Hospital Fund
Elyria Driver Hurt in Midnight Route 20 Crash
Frank Peterman 21 of 112 East Fourth Street suffered knee abrasions when his car crashed into a tree on Route 20 a half mile east of Route 76 near Elyria. He said he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. Car demolished.
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Frank Peterman
East Fourth Street
U. S. Air Corps
Route 20
Route 76
Peterman
Elyria
William C. Gillespie
Lorain
Lake Avenue
Gillespie
Harrison Street
Kenneth Davidson
Furnace Street
Alan Gaston
Howard Martin
Middle Avenue
Charles Beavers
North Olmsted
Second Street
Funeral Organist Dies After Woodstock Church Service
Mrs. Martha Yutzy aged 56 finished playing the organ for Robert Hosmer s funeral services at Woodstock Church of God yesterday and then suffered a coronary occlusion and died.
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Toledo
Martha Yutzy
Robert Hosmer
Woodstock Church of God
Explosion at Lorain store injures seven
A gas leak caused a blast at the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. on Broadway and 21st street wounding seven people and sparking minor fire damage. Most serious victim Donald Keifer, 24, dairy manager, was thrown 12 feet into a wire fence and treated at St. Joseph's hospital. others suffered mostly minor injuries.
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Lorain
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Broadway
21St Street
Elmer Stough
Donald Keifer
Keifer
St. Joseph's Hospital
John Tkachik
George McGeachie
Wilma Strahle
Mary Ciula
Elizabeth Wagner
Charles Ordner
Cleveland
Ohio Ratifies 22nd Amendment in 1947
Columbus reports Ohio legislature ratified the 22nd amendment to the U S Constitution on April 22 1947 limiting future presidents to two terms.
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Columbus
United States
Ohio
two term limit adopted for presidents
Washington reports that the 22nd Constitutional amendment, ratified by Nevada after Utah, now grants no person more than two presidential terms. It exempts Truman, who could still run if he remains eligible, while others may serve at most ten years total.
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Lever
Truman
Nevada
Utah
Mr. Truman
Train accident injures car inspector in Abbe road incident
Stephen L. Susanjar, 37, a New York Central car inspector, was badly injured when a freight car struck the switch engine he rode on. His left arm and leg were sheared off and his right foot crushed. he was listed in critical condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Eyewitness Don Looper pulled him clear and alerted the trainmaster as ambulance crews arrived.
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Abbe Road
Stephen L. Susanjar
New York Central
Susanjar
Don Looper
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Antrim Road
Elyria
New York Central Railroad
Nickel Plate Railroad
Lorain
D. Robertson
Earl Lorenzen
W. Hall
L. G. Beal
Fred Malke
George Sittinger
H. W. Smith
William Stagerwald
F. W. Hagerman
H. E. Vibber
Citadel Fund Reaches 55085 For Salvation Army Drive
A Salvation Army building fund is reported at 55085.36 after a special meeting last evening at headquarters. The campaign remains open with more pledges to come and an estimated 25000 more needed to begin construction. Mayor Henry Ault led the sessions, Captain Johnson praised the drive.
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Salvation Army
Johnson
Henry Ault
Annual Hospital Meeting At Elyria Memorial
Elyria Memorial Hospital will hold its annual meeting tomorrow at 6 30 p m in the cafeteria. Reports of the year’s operations will be presented and attendees will pay for their own dinners with a choice of turkey or fish.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Dairymen Set For 16th Annual Amherst Banquet
At noon today it was announced a capacity crowd will attend the dairymen banquet this evening at Amherst High School starting at 6 30 p m. The 16th annual event promises a fine program and the group looks forward to the evening with anticipation.
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Amherst High School
General Motors payroll hits new high in 1950
GM reports 1950 payrolls rose to a national peak with Ohio plants employing 74 243 workers and Elyria Brown Lipe Chapin division adding 5 649 215 dollars in wages for the year 1950. The Elyria operation grew from 360 employees in 1947 to 1483 in 1950, with total payrolls climbing accordingly.
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General Motors
Detroit
C. E. Wilson
Alfred P. Sloan
Elyria
Brown-Lipe-Chapin
Ohio
Wilson
Sloan
Public School Fund Checks Received in Lorain County
The Lorain County school office reported the first quarterly distribution of the State Public School Fund totaling $129,102.52 for 1951. Individual townships and districts received varied amounts, with the Lorain County Board of Education also receiving $17,670.11 for the first half of the 1951 budget.
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Lorain County
Avon
Avon Lake
Brighton
Brownhelm
Camden
Clearview
Columbia
Ridgeville
Rochester
Sheffield Lake
South Amherst
Amherst
Black River
East Carlisle
Elyria Township
Huntington
West Carlisle
Auto Price Freeze May Be Extended
Washington price stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle weighs extending the automobile price freeze beyond March 1. If no new order covering all makers by Thursday is issued, a possible extension would be desirable. A manufacturing order will set ceiling prices replacing the Jan 26 general regulation.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
OPS
Man Killed by Auto Near Toledo
Coroner's inquest awaited into the death of Albert Schaefer 74 after he was struck by a car driven by Clyde D. Patterson of Indianapolis near Toledo yesterday.
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Auto Toledo
Albert Schaefer
Toledo
Clyde D. Patterson
Indianapolis
Legion Post 12 schedules March events and meetings
Ely ria American Legion Post 12 outlines six member events for March in a message from Post Commander Dr. Melvin A. Harper. Regular meetings are March 6 and 20, with a January February birthday dinner March 8 a St Patrick's Day dance March 17 and a fish fry March 30. Representatives will attend civil defense meetings at City Hall Thursday and volunteers for auxiliary police are urged to attend.
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Elyria American Legion Post 12
Melvin A. Harper
Legonnaires
130 Men Will Be Sent By Draft Board March 20
Elyria draft board plans to send 130 men for preinduction physicals and induction on March 20. Seventy eight are to appear for medical exams at 7 15 a m and 52 will report for induction at 8 15 a m to meet the local quota.
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Elyria Draft Board
Catherine McKee
Armed Services
Trial Of Steward Is Continued In VFW Case
Warne Bullock 27 of 124 Lewis Court, steward at the VFW Hall on East Bridge Street, saw his trial postponed as defense seeks a bill of particulars. The delay also came as court reporter Lawrence Davis was injured and unavailable. Prosecutors face questions about how state agent R E Tague entered the club, the affidavit timing, and warrant issuance amid confiscated liquor punch boards and nine slot machines. The VFW reportedly had no liquor license.
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Warne Bullock
Lewis Court
V.F.W. Hall
East Bridge Street
Henry W. Ault
Lawrence Davis
Grover L. Severs
E. Tague
V.F.W. Club
V.F W
Newly Found Planet May Sweep Near Earth
Washington reports a newly discovered planet or asteroid racing through space with potential to approach within 245000 miles of Earth. Navy astronomer Dr. William Markowitz notes such a close pass is not certain and that the object’s orbit remains undetermined. The body was first seen on photographs of the Pleiades, and estimates its size from a few miles up to about 100 miles in diameter.
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Washington
William Markowitz
Naval Observatory
Earth
Outer Space
Red Troops Driven Into Mountains in Korean Front
American forces broke through Communist lines on the east-central Korean front driving Reds into the mountains. Lt. Gen. Ridgway urged controlled pursuit and continued artillery pressure while Marines and other units pressed south of Hoengsong toward Wonju. Casualties were described as light for U.S. forces.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
8Th Army
U.S. Ith
3Rd Corps
Pangnim
Wonju
7Th Division
Hoengsong
William R. Quinn
Pangnum
Fred Lash
Lash
U. S. 1St Marine Division
Korea
Quinn
U.N. Army
38Th Parallel
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Courthouse Parking Lot Fence Erected by County
The county courthouse lot is being fenced to curb overnight parking. Commissioner Norman Thompson proposes closing the lot at night with a lock and chain to prevent cars staying overnight. Commissioner Oscar G. Dunn supervised a test that improved parking when on duty. County road crews work at the entrance today.
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Norman Thompson
Thompson
Oscar G. Dunn
County Road Department
Truck Driver Killed First Day On Job
Evans C Miller 40 of Jennerstown Pa died on his first day as a truck driver in Cleveland. Police said the brakes failed as he opened a trailer rear door causing the truck to roll back and pin him against a loading dock.
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Cleveland -Evans C. Miller
Jennerstown
Muller
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Wspa
C. A. Olsen Manufacturing Company
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Elyria High School
Cleveland College
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
Hospital Fund
Lorain County Industrial Safety Council
St. Mary’s Church
Knights of Columbus
Citadel Fund
Dairymen
Legion
Grotto
Harwood St
East Rive
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