Record Construction Value Reaches New Elyria High in 1951
Elyria reports a record total construction valuation of 10,113,754 for 1951 led by industrial expansion totaling 6,719,700. Residential value reached 2,493,800 with 204 new houses from 137 contractors. Major projects include Western Automatic Screw permit for 2,500,000 addition and Brown Lipe-Chapin GM unit 1,100,000 expansion. Schools add 1,175,000. Revenue from permits and licenses noted with 1,343 permits issued in year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Hert A. Dickason
James J. Sores
Seres
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Airbrake Company
Brown Lipe-Chapin
General Motors
American Radiator Company
Ohio Screw Products Company
Lee Wilson Engineering Company
Ridge Tool Company
Thew Shovel Company
Fisher Brothers
Second Street
Elyria Savings Bank Company
Abbe Road
Cleveland Street
Elyria Public Schools
Garford-McKinley
Allen School
Jefferson
Opposition in Congress to Truman tax reform plan
Chairman Robert S. Doughton of the House Ways and Means committee warned of much opposition in Congress to President Truman's Internal Revenue Bureau reform. He doubts the reorganization will pass as proposed. Senator Richard B. Russell also said Congress will go slow on taking tax collection out of politics by civil service for all bureau employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
North Carolina
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Capitol Hall
Internal Revenue
John B.dunlap
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
New City
Boston
National Civil Service League
Mr. Truman
A. S
Mike Monroney
Okla
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wye
Dunlap
Autos Collide On Route 113 Two Men Hurt
Clayton E. Brown and Ralph A. Wagner were injured in a two car collision on Route 113 about three miles west of Elyria at 9 45 last night. Wagner suffered a broken back and Brown a lacerated chin bruised nose and multiple cuts. Both drivers said they were traveling at a moderate speed as Wagner skidded broadside and was struck in the center by Browns car. The right side of Wagner s car was nearly torn off and both vehicles were heavily damaged. They were taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton E. Brown
Hamilton Street
Ralph A. Wagner
E. Perry Street
Tiffin
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Wagner
Brown
New Sanitation Dept Trucks Now In Use
A city overhaul of sanitation operations unfolds with new trucks and a 12 man crew beginning collection in key areas. The plan calls for vigorous inquiries into applicants loyalty and competence before assigning positions, with praise from officials and expected congressional support. In Philadelphia a bandit abducted grocer Lews Gardner and escaped with 300 dollars after using a 40 block tail and hiding in the car trunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sanitation Dept
Philadelphia
Lews Gardner
Gardner
China Reds Repel UN Attack in Korangpo Battle
UN infantry halted a Communist assault on the western front in the Korangpo sector after a see-saw engagement. Allied troops regained ground seized last Friday, then counterattacked, only to be driven back by 2:30 p m as Reds renewed artillery and mortar fire. Fighting continued late Thursday afternoon with a Communist plane reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8Th Army
Korrea
United Nations
Korangpo
United Press
Tax Bills Being Written By County Treasurer Wright
County Treasurer Walter J. Wright said tax bills are now being written with collection starting February 1. Elyria bills will be prepared late this month for those on the mailing list to receive their statements. West named as Elyria’s newest city fire department member. he replaces retiree Schue and will begin duty after New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Wright
Elyria
Wright
Glen H. West
West
Dan Rothe
Hawthorne R Atreat
Civil Service
Charles T. Schue
Elyria Schools Reopen Amid Snowy Return
Elyria public schools reopen after a short recess as snow falls. A two day week precedes two full weeks of classes before the January 18 semester midpoint. Attendance today was normal. In Portsmouth Ted Cropper Jr. 39, bowling alley proprietor and salesman, died in a head on collision with Hendon Bright 37, Portsmouth, marking the city's first traffic accident of 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Portsmouth,.c
Ted Cropper, Jr
Hendon Bright
Portsmouth
City Notes On Delayed Garbage Schedule And Demonstration
Service Director D W Kothe says no schedule of collections will be set until February due to backlog. Packager trucks are testing to clear months of refuse while Christmas tree pickups finish. Residents must separate rubbish from garbage until regular operation. survey forms with sanitation must be filed for post January collection.
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D W Kothe
Sanitation Department
Saniitation Department
Reds Reject UNs Repatriation Plan
PANMUNJOM Korea Communists reject a United Nations compromise for voluntary repatriation of war prisoners and civilians. UN Rear Admiral R E Libby urged the Reds to study the six point plan further saying they have no remotest concept of its meaning. The other subcommittee remained deadlocked for a fifth day over a ban on airfield construction during a truce as Maj Gen Howard M Turner urged acceptance to avoid turning world opinion further against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
R. E. Libby
I -Wen
Ee Chang
Generalissimo
Chi Ta
Joang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Libby
Lorain Phone Rate Hearing Date Set
Ohio Public Utilities Commission sets February 5 for Lorain Telephone rate increase hearing to be held in Lorain. The docket concerns an approved rate change and the date marks the start of formal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Columbus
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Lorain Telephone Company
Stassen Plans Ohio Primary Challenge to Taft
Washington dispatch reports Harold Stassen will enter the Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Ohio GOP presidential primaries challenging Sen. Robert A Taft for the nomination. He has not decided on other contests and notes Eisenhower supporters may submit his name in New Hampshire.
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Washington
Harold Js. Stassen
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Sen
Robert A Taft
Stassen
New Hampshire
Barkers
Dwight D. 'Eisenhower
Murray Blasts Steel Industry At Convention
ATLANTIC CITY NJ President Truman urged CIO United Steelworkers to delay a potential industry wide strike that could affect defense production. Philip Murray accused steel executives of a sit down approach to bargaining and urged restraint while the wage stabilization board studies the wage dispute.
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Atlantic City
Truman
CIO
United Steelworkers
Wage Stabilization Board
N. J
CIC
Philip Murray
Steel Industry Today
Murray
United Steelworkers Union
Steel
Indus
Lion
Adustry
Pike Engineers To Figure Costs For Alternate Routes
Ohio Turnpike engineers from J. E. Greiner Co of Baltimore will deliver costs for routes through Elyria and north of the city along with an alternative via Abbe Gulf road. Figures aim to show impact on growth, with estimates of northern route costs around 1.19 million dollars higher and a potential 290 cent per passenger auto toll proposal for the 240 mile stretch.
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Elyria
J. E. Greiner Co
Baltimore
King Fauver
Elina
Don E Patterson
Sage
Elyna
Patterson
Fauver
Greiner
Abbe
Gulf Road
Abbe Road
Turnpike Commission
Maumee
Toledo
Flaver
Columbus
Parsons, Brinckerchoff, Hall and MacDonald
New York
Former Elyria Majorette Joins WAF Enlists as First 1950s Recruit
Former Elyria High School drum majorette Donna J Keyser of 183 Clark Street leaves a secretarial career to join the Women’s Air Force. The 18 year old will travel to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio for a three year hitch in the U S Air Force Women’s Division. Keyser, daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Keyser, graduated last June and was active in the marching band Blee club girls basketball baseball office helper and Y-Teens. Since graduation she worked as a stenographer for General Industries Co.
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Elyria High School
Donna J .Keyser
Clark Street
Elyra
Air Force
WAF
Elysia
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Womens Division
United States Air Forces
Miss Keyser
Kenneth Keyser
Elysa High School
Blee
The
General Industries Co
Cold snap halts water supply in International Falls
A sub freezing cold snap split the village water main, leaving about 1,839 residents without water. No water has flowed to some sections since Monday, and another block experienced 20 below zero conditions as crews work to repair the break.
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South International Falls
Minn
11 131 Households Added In 10 Years In Lorain County
Lorain County households rose from 30 228 in 1940 to 41 459 in 1950 well above the state average growth. Nationally 4 856 051 households in 1950 vs 34 854 532 in 1940, with the West posting the largest regional gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Census Bureau
Ohio
Renewal of Prisoner Feeding Contract at 33 1 4 Cents Per Meal
County commissioners announced the renewal of the county jail feeding contract at the legal maximum rate of 33 1 4 cents per meal. The agreement is with Richard Finegan, father of Sheriff Carl R. Finegan. There were 48 prisoners in the jail today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Finegan
Sherif Carl R. Finegan
Russia proposes UN meeting to ease Korean armistice deadlock
The proposal calls for an immediate Security Council session with high officials to survey Cold War tensions and potentially include foreign ministers. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky accuses the U.S. of plotting Korea-style action in southern China and urges a broad review of aggression risks within the UN.
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Paris
Russia
United Nations Security Council
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
United States
China
U.S
UN. J
North Atlanta Treaty Organization
Wester
Vishninsky
Li Mu
Yunnan
Chailand
Burma
Indo-China
Vishinsky
Ilpower
Red China
Twenty seven registrants found fit for military service
Twenty seven local draft registrants sent to Cleveland for preinduction examinations were declared fit for military service. Of a group of 38, five were found unfit and one not examined. Five more await further examination, while three of six transferred registrants were accepted and three rejected. 4-F cases may be reclassified. updates on marital status occupation or address should be reported to the local board.
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Cleveland
Catherine McKee
Green Seeks GOP Nomination For Attorney General
Cleveland attorney Emory Green filed nominating petition blanks in Columbus late yesterday as a prospective candidate for the Republican nomination for attorney general.
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Coumbus
Cleveland
Emory
Green
GOP
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Harold Gooden
Omer J. Laubenthal
Elyria Truck and Implement Company
Henry W. Ault
Safety Service
D. W. Kothe
Bandit
Lowe
Sarte Ag
Reds
Taft
Steel Union
Pike
E.H.S
Donna J. Keyser
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