Eisenhower Names Dewey Lieutenants As Campaign Aides
Eisenhower recruits Dewey loyalists for his presidential campaign and names James C. Hagerty as press secretary and Thomas E. Stephens as appointments secretary. The slate includes Arthur H. Vandenberg as executive assistant and Senators Frank Carlson and Fred Seaton as advisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Denver
Colorado
Richard M. Nixon
California
Washington
James C. Hagerty
Dewey
Thomas E. Stephens
New York Republican Committee
Taft
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Fred A. Seaton
Nebraska
Robert Matthews
Lou §. Kelly
Abbott Washburn
Vandenberg
Two Drivers Face Drinking Charge
Wallace Harris of Lorain was fined 150 dollars and costs and had his driving permit suspended for 12 months after a third drunken driving charge in a year, plus 25 dollars and costs for driving with a suspended permit. Edward J. McCullen of Los Angeles was arrested for driving while intoxicated after his car swerved toward a police cruiser and tested .24. he held a temporary permit and faced a license-related charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Harris
West 21St Street
Lorain
Harris
Edward J. McCullen
Los Angeles
Todi Street
West River Street
McCullen
California
Deaths and funerals from Elyria area aged 78 and more
Anna Myrtle Barnes 78 died at 343 South Maple street after a seven year illness. Survived by husband Philemon J. Barnes and five sons. services at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with burial in Brookdale cemetery. Otto E. Winters 62 died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. funeral at St Andrews Episcopal church with burial at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home. Leo Nilges 58 died in Valley City after lingering illness. services at St Martins Catholic church with burial. Roland G. Davis former Elyria businessman buried in Palm Springs after death in Modesto California. survived by five sisters and one brother. Francis Ray Warren to be buried in Westwood. Birmingham area death. Charles Grenzebach 84 died in Birmingham. multiple survivors and funeral at Gerber Wakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Myrtle Barnes
South Maple Street
Mrs. Barnes
New London
Elyria
First Congregational Church
American Legion Auxiliary
St. Clair Rebekah Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Dames of Malta
Philemon J. Barnes
Jean Barnes
Massillon
Garford Barnes
Meredith Barnes
Curtis Barnes
Howard Barnes
Mary Bayles
Akron
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
B. Kenneth Anthony
Brookdale Cemetery
Otto E. Winters
Brookdale Street
O. E
G. Russel Hargate
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Valley City
Leo Nilges
Fire Department
Liverpool Township
Ella
Joann
M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Mary
Agnes
Hilda Emig
Euclid
Bauer Funeral Home
Valley ‘City
St. Martin’s Catholic Church
St. Martin’s Cemetery
Roland G. Davis
Modesto Hospital
Modesto
Calif
Palm Springs
James A. Davis
Hart A. Dickason
H. H. Grege
LaPorte
P. M. Savage
Lakewood
N.W
Oberlin
Cowling-Sedgeman
Francis Ray Warren
Daniel Buser
Amherst Foursquare Church
Cowling-Sedgeman Funeral Home
Westwood Cemetery
Birmingham
Charles Grenzebach
Myrle Sherod
Huron
Theda Hasenflue
Charles Grenzebach, Jr
Katherine Nau
Anna Messenger
San Bernardino
Gerber
Wakeman
County board urged to fund aid for strikers families
A letter from Local 110 urges the Lorain County Board of Commissioners to provide funds for needy families through county welfare agencies during the strike. It notes relief has been limited to grocery orders and excludes rent or clothing allowances.
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Board of County Commissioners
Lorain County
Waterhouse
Infantry Breakthrough at Communist Hill Amid Truce Talks
Allied troops seized a hill held by Communist forces after three days of heavy fighting on the eastern front near Kosong. North Korean counterattacks were repelled as a heavy bombardment preceded the U N assault. On the western front a Chinese unit probed near Panmunjom and withdrew. The truce talks resumed after a morning meeting with a news blackout set for 11 a m Wednesday.
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U.N
E.C.T
United Nations
Kosong
Panmunjom
Chorwon
Vast Volunteer Aircraft Spotters Begin Coast Defense
More than 150000 volunteers started around the clock duties to guard the coast from air attack. They operate 32 filter centers and 9000 observation posts from the Canadian border to San Diego and North Carolina, with 27 states active now and plans to include 36 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
San Diego
Calif
North Carolina
Air Defense Command
Steel Strike Drags On as Wage Offer Stirs Hope
The 43 day dispute involving Bethlehem Steel and other firms extends with a new 25 cent hourly package offered, while unionists must join on hire but may resign after a month. Economy bears the blow as losses mount across industries, with 600000 workers idle and Pittsburgh unemployment up 68 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem, Steel
Allied Industries
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Mixmaster program for junior high at St Andrew's church
Tonight a Girls' Friendly Society sponsored mixmaster program for junior high students will be held at St. Andrew's Episcopal church. Activities split between the undercroft and the Harden outdoor area with a student committee including Paul Crowder and Roberta Schoen and adult advisers Mr and Mrs William Olsen and Mr and Mrs Paul Ormsby. The Rev and Mrs Russell Hargate will assist as needed. Last week they began with basic ballroom instruction and plan to continue at future programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Girls’ Friendly Society
Undercroft
Harden
Paul Crowder
Ned Meyfarth
Roberta Schoen
Geraldine Ordway
William Olsen
Paul Ormsby
Russell
Hargate
Avon Council Sets Budget
Avon council discussed the 1953 budget and approved several actions. A traffic light installation at Miller Road and Colorado Avenue was reviewed, Lorain County Board of Elections use of the town hall for registration was approved, and a water system survey report was requested from Snyder Rhoades McClellan and Watson. Rest Nagel hired to mow roadsides at 5.50 per hour. building permits issued to multiple residents. a greenhouse addition permit granted. Erieview school bond for an eight room addition to be voted at the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AVON
Avon Council
Blake
State Department of Highways
Miller Road
Colorado Avenue
Lorain
Rolland Rider
Oliver Forthofer
William Peak
Glen Urig
Forthofer
Rider
Gates
Kohl
Theodore Mako
William Jensen
Erieview
Avon Lake Board Hires Teachers and Resigns Secretary
Avon Lake Board of Education hired Lenore Yow for elementary staff for 1953-54 and Elsie Horne as part time Playground assistant for the rest of the season. Secretary Gloria Goebl resigned effective September 1. Mary Smith of Lorain was hired to fill the vacancy for 1952-53. Nursery school parents granted use of high school playgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Board of Education of
Lenore Yow
Elsie Horne
Gloria Goebl
J. I. King
Mary Smith
Lorain
Avona Lake
Cleveland Welcomes Commander Cleland After Korea Parade
Cleveland crowds cheer Cook Cleland and his Flying Circus as his Navy fighter squadron arrives from Korea. Fighter Squadron 653 reservists from Akron Naval Air Station march, while Cleland explains rail repairs were needed after bombing raids.
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Cleveland
Cook Cleland
Jnome
Korea
Euclid Avenue
Cleland
Navy
Akron Naval Air Station
Fighting Widow Near Victory In Eviction Battle
Lapeer Michigan. Widow Elizbeth Stevens 61 and daughter Dorothy 22 were treated for sprains and shock after a clash with sheriff deputies during an eviction bid last Thursday. An anonymous group offered to buy the Stevens farm and deed it to her, with attorney Grace White saying a meeting was scheduled and the deal looks likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapeer
Mich
Sheriff's
Elizabeth Stevens
Bad Axe General Hospital
Dorothy
Ronald R. Reedy
Clarence Stevens
Stevens
Lapeer County Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Zeigenhardt Brothers
Chris
Paul
Zeigenhardts
White
Farmer Fractures After Tractor Tip at Clarksfield Farm
Elmer Pheifer, 54, a prominent area farmer near New London, was injured when his tractor tipped while loading wheat from a wagon to a box car at the Clarksfield Farm Bureau Elevator. Brown narrowly escaped injury pulling him clear. Pheifer suffered multiple fractures including two broken ribs and a shoulder break, with possible internal injuries and is being X-rayed at New London Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Elmer Pheifer
Clarksfield Farm Bureau
Brown
Pheifer
Three Persons Hurt In Route 20 Crash East Of Lorain
Three people were injured in a Route 20 collision just east of 511 at about 5 50 P M yesterday. Car driven by Harry Schwartz 39 of Chicago struck a car driven by Mike Pilat 27 of Cleveland. Injured were Pilat with a cut knee Schwartz with knee lacerations and head bump and Richard Gruber a Schwartz passenger with head and knee abrasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Harry Schwartz
Chicago
Mike J. Pilat
Pleasantdale Drive
Cleveland
Pilat
Schwartz
Richard Gruber
Air scientist reported missing linked to secret work
Pasadena case centers on Albert Reed of Caltech who vanished from home after preparing for meetings with military authorities. Wife Florence Reed fears foreign involvement. she says a will arrived by mail and a later call claimed he was being held for information. FBI has been notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Albert Clark Reed
California Institute of Technology
Florence
Washington
Los Angeles
Reed
Operation Sky Watch Starts In Elyria Under Army Supervision
The Ground Observers Corps project named Operation Sky Watch began in Elyria this morning under Jack Tarry. The program aims to spot all craft below 5000 feet since radar detects higher flights only, with 24 hour sky monitoring and reports to Canton Filter Center for investigation. Elyria observers at the airport require 12 per day and 84 weekly. only 30 volunteers currently. Interested residents should call Jack Coates at Elyria Airport 57-672 to enroll and choose preferred shift and day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sky Watch
Ground Observers Corps
U. S. Army
Elyria
Jack Tarry
Canton
Tarry
Jack Coates
Good Neighbors Help Truck Farmer After Heart Attack
Kenneth McAllister of Sheffield on Detroit road suffered a heart attack and will miss the summer work. Northern Ohio Track Farmers Association members gathered at the McAllister farm with tractors and equipment to prepare several acres for fall crops. Neighbors named include Charles DeChant and Son, Ellis Héag, Herbert Kriebel, Walter and Clyde McAllister, the Wolfe brothers, Petersen brothers, Gus Jensen, Frank Root and son, Julius Schneider, Robert Plas, and the Dekker brothers. Mrs McAllister, Clyde McAllister Sr, and Walter McAllister continue farm work.
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Sheffield
Kenneth McAllister
Detroit Road
Northern Ohio Track Farmers Association
McAllister
Charles DeChant
Charles, Jr
Ellis Héag
Herbert Kriebel
Walter McAllister
Clyde McAllister
Wolfe Brothers
Bernard Petersen
Ed Petersen
Gus Jensen
Frank Root
Frank
Julius Schneider
Robert Plas
Dekker Brothers
Avon
Mr. McAllister
Officers Credited With Delivering Twin Boys
Cleveland patrolmen Charles Tillo and Charles Lo Bello assisted during a routine maternity call. The first twin was born in the living room, the second in the cruiser a few blocks away, before reaching Lakeside Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charles Tillo
Charles Lo‘bello
Lakeside Hospital
Rotarians Hear Educator At Noon Meeting
Police reports detail several traffic incidents in Elyria including damage to John Polgar's car after striking a cement block on Broad Street. Drug intoxication fines, reckless driving arrests, and a Rotary Club talk by Dr. Warren Guthrie of Western Reserve University are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Polgar
Lafayette Street
Broad Street
Broad
Cedar Streets
Steve Madaras
Lorain
Warren Gutherie
Western Reserve University Speec
Rotary Club
YMCA
Gutherie
George Beall
Ten Ohioans Die In Weekend Accidents
A United Press survey shows ten weekend deaths in Ohio including five drownings and four automobile crashes. Among the deceased are Mary Cerveny sixteen from Toledo after her life jacket loosened at Nettle Lake, Patricia and Jacqueline Bronikowski from Fostoria, William Leffler twenty eight of Zanesville, Raymond Gladman nineteen of Uhrichsville, and others aged seventeen to sixty five from Columbus Pataskala Laura and Lockbourne AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Ohio
Mary Cerveny
Nettle Lake
Bryan
Paul Erveny
Toledo
Patricia Bronikowski
Jacqueline
Fostoria
William Leffler
Zanesville
Muskingum River
Raymond Gladman
Uhrichsville
Tappan Lake
William E. Bowers
Pataskala
Louis K. Webster
Columbus
Hebron
Jerry L. Coate
Laura
Ludlow Falls
Norman G. Everett
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Christopher G. Busch
Lisbon Man Named Ohio VFW State Commander At Convention
Howard H. Cole of Lisbon assumed duties as Ohio state commander after the VFW 32nd annual convention. He won over John F. Chaffey with officers including Joseph Rice Crestline senior vice commander Don Hopewell Cincinnati junior vice commander Howard Gary Cincinnati judge advocate and George Feathers Columbus adjutant and quartermaster. National Commander Hilton praised Eisenhower as GOP standard bearer prompting veterans interest. Ohio Ladies Auxiliary elected Marion Fox Youngstown president with Nancy Smith Cincinnati senior VP and Elizabeth Page junior VP. Essay winners announced Thalia Hergenroeder Ravenna first Robert Meredith Lima second and Ann Moor McConnelsville third.
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Cleveland
Howard H. Cole
Lisbon
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cole
John F. Chaffey
Joseph Rice
Crestline
Don Hopewell
Cincinnati
Howard Gary
George Feathers
Columbus
VFW
Frank C. Hilton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican Party
Ohio Ladies Auxiliary
Marion Fox
Youngstown
Nancy Smith
Elizabeth Page
Thalia Hergenroeder
Ravenna
Robert Meredith
Lima
Ann Moor
McConnelsville
Man Drinks Formaldehyde After Misidentified Bottle
Peter Pruchnicki of 3919 Dale Avenue Lorain admitted to sheriff's deputies that he had been drinking since the steel strike and on Saturday grabbed the wrong bottle, accidentally ingesting formaldehyde and being taken to St Joseph's Hospital in Lorain for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Pruchnicki
Dale Avenue
Lorain
Sheriff's Deputies
Pruchnicki
St. Joseph’s Hospital
City awards $1970 contract for sludge tank cover repairs
Elyria safety director D W Kothe announced a $1970 maximum contract to repair sludge tank covers at the sewage disposal plant. The total may be lower if work is less than estimated, with unit pricing and hours. Work is to begin within two weeks. Bids for 500 inch water meters will be opened Monday July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Safety Service
D. W. Kothe
Kothe
City Waterworks Department
Services Scheduled For News Writer In Toledo
Mass for Thomas Patrick Kenny, a Toledo Blade editorial staffer for 25 years, will be celebrated tomorrow in Toledo. The service honors a longtime journalist associated with the Toledo Blade and marks his tribute in the local community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Toledo—Mass
Thomas Patrick Kenny
Toledo Blade
Rubber Workers Vote Strike at Goodyear Firestone Firms
Local 5 of United Rubber Workers said about 13,000 workers at the IB F Goodrich plant will vote on strike Tuesday Kenneth Coldham president of the local said the move is to strengthen the union bargaining position. Talks with Goodyear Firestone and United States Rubber have yielded little progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
United Rubber Workers (Cio
IB. F. Goodrich Co
Kenneth Coldham
Rubber
Goodyear
Firestone
United States Rubber
Court House Divorces and Local Court News
Clarence Resko wins divorce from Elsie on wilful absence grounds before Judge John Pincura. Cora Weichel sues Lester for divorce citing neglect and cruelty. Multiple traffic and theft cases heard. fines, imprisonment vary. County projects include roadway drainage upgrades on Bursley road. Ward Electric wins bridge engine controls contract. Several additional divorces granted and one suit dismissed. Sentencing postponed for two men charged with offenses involving young girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Resko
Elsie
John Pincura
Olive Gerhardinger
Sumner Street
Arthur
Butternut Ridge Road
Carl Schock
Carlisle
Edward Henry Smith
D. A. Cook
Cook
Stevenson Reiterates He Is Not Running for President
Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson repeated that he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination. He told reporters at Camp Ripley, Minnesota that he does not want the job and has “made my bed, and I’m going to sleep in it.” Despite the denial, many Democrats and Indiana delegates still express support for him ahead of the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Stevenson
Camp Ripley
Minn
Illinois National Guard
Darkhorse
Illinois
Indiana
Club To Have Baseball Party At Indians Yankees Game
Members of the Farmer and Businessmen's Club of Lorain County will attend the third annual baseball party on Monday evening July 22. About 75 to 100 men and women will depart Elyria by chartered buses at 6 15 p m. Reservations are still being accepted, club president Harry Rowland said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer and Businessmen’s Club
Lorain County
Indians
Yankees
Municipal Stadium
Cleveland
Elyria
Harry Rowland
Mayfield Heights Police Chief Fired Amid Multiple Charges
Cleveland area report states Mayfield Heights Mayor Ritter removed Police Chief Clarence A. Smith on 10 counts including misconduct and neglect of duty. Charges allege protection of horse betting operations and attempts to extort $125 from a patrolman, with Smith to answer by Friday before removal takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mayfield Heights
Clarence A. Smith
Henry J. Ritter
Chief Smith
Avon Lake Couple Wedded Sixty Years
Avon Lake Mr. and Mrs. Miles Arnold marked their sixtieth anniversary with an open house at their Inwood boulevard home. Now 81, the Arnolds have resided in Avon Lake ten years and are parents to three children Dr. Russell Arnold of Avon Lake Paul Arnold of Washington D C and Mrs E Kinter of Cleveland plus five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Miles Arnold
Inwood Boulevard
Arnold
Russell Arnold
Paul Arnold
Washington, D. C
E. Kinter
Cleveland
Stock Market Ticker Roundup For Major Industrials
Stocks across U S metal energy and manufacturing sectors show mixed moves with notable gains for Anaconda Copper Republic Steel Fruehauf and Standard Oil peers. Notable mentions include American Radiator Chrysler General Motors Kennecott Copper U S Steel Sears Roebuck and Westinghouse Airbrake among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American T. & T
Bendix Aviation
Chrysler
Cleveland Cliff
Columbia Gas
Fruehaut
General Motors
N. J
Standard of
Ohio
Texas Company
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse
Ys . Woolworth
Toledo Market Summary Grain and Livestock Prices
Cash grain mixed across wheat soybeans corn and specialty items with No 2 hard red winter and soft white wheat at around 2.03 to 2.04 a bushel. Vegetables fruit and greens priced by crate or basket including cucumbers celery beets beans and tomatoes. Cleveland livestock reports steady to higher hogs and cattle with calves strong and sheep and lambs holding typical regional ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Bskts
Bskta
Big Boston
Iceberg
Cleveland
York‘s
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P. R. Smith & CO
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Avon- Belden Road
George Monday
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Baltimore and Ohio
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West 157Th Street
East River Street
Arthur Putney
Lodi Street
Huron Street
Putney
Joe Cerba
R.D
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Willis H. Hardy
Oakwood Street
East Avenue
Elyria Auto Service
Hardy
Wooster Street
Wendel Ratcil
R. D. J. Elyria
New State
Cora Weichel
Amherst
Lester
George Grose Jr
North Ridge Road
Grouse
Calvary Cemetery
Paul Miller
Doty A. Sayles
Grafton
Justice
C. C. Lord
Steve A. Lucas
Justice C. Co
Paul Newton Fulmer
Bursley Road
Huntington Township
The
Ward Electric Co
Erie Avenue Bridge
Shirley Kendall
William
Ann B. Gordon
James
Mary Rigo
Joseph
Come Insurance Co
Roy Campbell
M. J. Stana
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
S. C. Rothgery
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