Vacation Boom Across Roads Rails and Planes At National Playground
Travel surged in 1940s style, as highways rail lines and air routes cranked up. Major resort areas report 10 to 25 percent more bookings than last year with rail passenger volume swelling toward record levels. Gov Mickelson projects tourism value near 10 billion, outpacing auto meat and steel profits. Families take long trips. rugged travelers pursue extreme journeys. Yellowstone and New York region parks report high attendance and busy resorts.
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Bolind
Aalion
Fa Bodm
Travn
George T. Mickelson
South Takola
Paul Raemer
Marshallton
Del
Alaska
Alaskan
William A. Worth
Eunice
Greenfield
Mans
Worth
Petersburg
New York
Shepard
Cleveland
Mississippi
Ohio
Thas
New York State
Hudson
Lake Champlain
Champlain Canal
Montreal
Ottawa River
Rideau River
Kingston
Ont
Yellowstone
Northwest
Ahe
New England
City Employees Picnic at Cascade Park Draws Three Hundred
About 300 city employees and families enjoyed a lively picnic at Cascade Park yesterday afternoon. An orderly program featured lunch, games for men and women, children’s activities, nail driving for women, novelty contests, prizes, and a park pool swim as the final event. Martha Wales led as general chairman with Agnes Wichlacz in charge of food and Ellaworth Abhell as games chairman. Police Chief BE, J. Stankard, and Park Superintendent John Madhock supervised prizes and park arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Park
Martha Wales
Agnes Wichlacz
Ellaworth Abhell
Be, J. Stankard
John Madhock
Legion Drum Corps to perform before Indians Senators game
The Elyria Port 12 American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, Ohio champions in 1946, will drill between the fireworks and game start as the Cleveland Indians meet Washington Senators at the Stadium tomorrow night. Drum major Hill Hruby leads. Charles Kremser is manager. Members depart from Legion Post Home by bus at 6 o’clock with reserved seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Port
Taft To Speak From Columbus On Nationwide Radio
Taft will deliver a 3 minute nationwide radio talk from Columbus as part of his 1948 Republican presidential campaign. The speech, carried by CBS to 260 stations beginning at 10:15, targets Republican committeemen leaders and party figures. Ohio Senator John Bricker and Gov. Thomas J. Herbert were also slated to speak at the banquet.
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Columbus
A. B
Ben
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Columbia Broadcasting System
Ohio
John Wilt Bricker
Thomas J. Herbert
Death Records Louise C Beal of Blyrlu
Louise C Beal of 227 West Bridge Street widow of William Beal died at home Wednesday at 1 40 pm after a brief illness Born October 15 1868 in Amherst Township she had lived in Blyrlu 14 years She was a member of First Methodist Church Circle No 7 Past Presidents Society Kings Daughters class Culture Club and affiliated with the Auxiliary of the Home for the Aged Surviving are a daughter and a son Mia Ralph Rosecrans Wakeman and William W Beal Elyria five grandchildren and one great grandchild one brother and two sisters Laura W Splenelberg Miss Caroline Spiegelberg of Amherst Two and Mrs Frank Rah of Chestnut Ridge Husband predeceased her in 1910 Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday from Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with Dr Janes BH Siward officiating Burial at North Murray Ridge Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
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Louise C
Beal
Louise CG
West Bridge Street
Willian
Amherst Township
Blyrlu
First
Methodist Church
Circle No. 7
Presidents Society
King's Daughters
Culture Club
Home For the Aged
Mia
Ralph Rosecrans
Wakeman
William W. Beal
Elyria
Laura W. Splenelberg
Caroline Spiegelberg
Amherst
Prank Rah
Chestnut Ridge
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Janes
Siward
North Murray Ridge
Fneral
Edinburg Duke Named For Princess Elizabeth
Lt. Phillip Mountbatten will be titled the Duke of Edinburgh on the eve of his wedding to Princess Elizabeth, per the Daily Express report. A domestic election in Wellsville will vote on a two-mill levy to fund garbage and rubbish collection for five years, the council ordered for the November 4 ballot.
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Duke
London
Phillip Mountbatten
Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Elizabeth
Daily Express
Wellsville
Counell
Tasty Cold Soups And Evictions Span Judith Wilson Piece
Warm days spark a Judith Wilson guide to cold soups and jellied consommes with recipes for Cold Orange Soup Jellied Watercress Soup and Clear Carrot Soup plus serving ideas. The piece closes with a Cleveland eviction ruling: eighteen trailer-park families to leave under a 1945 Appeals Court order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Wilson
Ain
Cleveland
Euclid
Common Pleas
J. M. Bogachy
Appeals Court
Local birthday suppers and family gatherings noted
Rochester hosts a string of birthday and family tea events as Mr and Mrs Paul Harwood honor son Richard on his first birthday with guests including Harwood and Knapy families, and Mrs Murray’s birthday celebrated with the Wussell Murray and Thompson households present. A separate item reports Lange urging UN action to end Greece Albania hostilities and resume diplomacy to ease regional tensions.
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Honor Whinnaays
Paul Harwood
Hichard Alkyl
Fred Harwood
Brighton
J. Ll. Knapy
Mine
Nit Heifner
Graydon Jewett
Hassell Murray and Sons
Baby Jewell
Heren
E. ¥. Thompson
Arimin
Dean Thompson
Lakewood
Robert Thompson
Elyria
Louise Smith
Lange
Greece
Wallitt
Albania
Bulgaria
Andreece
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Massillon police seek help in baby deaths probe
Massillon Police Chief Stingley Switter agreed to accept help from Cleveland private detective Robert Fuller to investigate the killings of two babies, Diane Brand and Rosemary Morton, at Massillon City Hospital on June 6. Prosecutor D. D. Mel Laughlin will pursue separate lines of inquiry, with Laughlin treating the deaths as murders and Switter considering deaths caused by older child patients.
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Massillon
Stingley Switter
Cleveland
Robert Fuller
Diane Brand
Rosemary Morton
Massillon City Hospital
Switter
D. D. Mel Laughlin
McLaughlin
Switter Lelieving
Court house arrests and divorces sweep through county
A string of legal actions includes Henry Dean jailed on intoxication and disorderly conduct warrants, Bessie Dean filing complaints, a $4 fine for a safety stop violation, Washington Davis granted a divorce with child custody to Judge Cook, Joe Brausch suing Irving Schacter to set aside a deed, Pearl Koontz seeking divorce from Daniel with neglect and cruelty charges, Isabelle Moyer granted divorce with custody, Katherine Croskey's divorce suit dismissed, Jeannine Deskins' marriage annulled and name restored, Albert Sexton and Alex Mabile filing for divorce on neglect and cruelty grounds, Gloria Kunkle seeking Nimony from Allen, and Charles Woodward filing for divorce from Alta. City Manager Litteton resigns Portsmouth post to return to law practice, effective Oct. 1, after six years as city manager.
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Portsmouth
G. Litteton
Liitleton
J. G. Parkinson
Bay City, Mich
Slate Filed For La Grange Offices
A LaGrange election slate is filed at Lorain County Board of Elections naming Mayor Fr. A Waldron Clerk M B Halli Treasurer Olive Dushenske and council members Harry Grabenstetter Day W Thayer John H Curtiss S Lyle Smith Max Smith Harold Morgan Also listed are trustees Julius J Wilcox Charles Opter Jr A R Dushnske for Public Affairs
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Ottleara
LaGrange
Lorain County
Clevelanders Fleeced In Auto Deals By Confidence Men
Two confidence men identified in Cleveland as the pair who defrauded residents of about 100000 in auto sales. About 50 victims gathered at Central Station to seek refunds, while the main suspect group remained at large and a key intermediary at Ohio Crankshaft Co. in Newburgh Heights faced investigation.
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Cleveland
Bertillon Preluree
Fifly
Central Stadium
Vietins
Ems
Ohio Crankshaft Co
Newburgh Heights
Jrmpcmt
New York
T Himself
Ted Thompson
Belle Delvered
Huonler C. Moody
Ducklings Entertain Park Visitors Gifted by Resident
Ducklings and two hens at Ely park pool have amused children and adults, a gift from Henry Heidrich of Oberlin Road. Park Supt. John Madhock said five ducklings were originally present, but one died and another was killed when a cardboard box was thrown by a boy.
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Hensif Ely Park
Ipark
Henry Heidrich
Oberlin Road
John Madhock
Machock
Police Briefs Report Multiple Local Incidents
Police report William Cecil Callahan 34 of Fairground trailer camp was arrested on a Cambridge Ohio warrant for non support and held for Cambridge authorities. Clayton Fisher of Berea reports a suit valued at 20 dollars stolen from his car on Broad Street near Chestnut. William Godby 18 of Wake man fined 10 dollars and costs for driving with insufficient brakes after a collision involving Rev. David M. Hogan on Gulf road. Damage reported to a fender on a vehicle driven by Clayton Barrick of Cleveland in a collision at Routes 10 and 20 four miles west of Elyria with a truck driven by Harold Canter of Cleveland.
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William Cecil Callahan
Fairground
Cambridge
E. J. Stankard
Clayton Fisher
Berea
Broad Street
Chestnut
William Godby
R. D
Wakeman
A. R. Agate
Godby
City Ice and Fuel Co
Gulf Road
David M. Hogan
Riverdale Court
Pollee
Clayton Barrick
Cleveland
Elyria
Harold Canter
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Strstos
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Communist Party
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Washington
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Daily Worker
Hyde Park
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Massilon
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Bessie Dean
John E. Rudolph
West Avenue
Justice C. GC. Lord
Route 57
North Ridge Road
Washington Davis
Georgia
D. A. Cook
Joe Brausch
Avon Lake Et al
Irving Schacter
Avon, Fake Et al
Phil LaFrambois
Celia
Pearl Koontz
Cleveland Street
Daniel
Isabelle Moyer
Harold, Sr
D. IA. Cook
Katherine Croskey
Elmus
Jeannine Deskins
James Desking
Barberton
Jeannine Berry
Albert Sexton
Lorain
Lola
Alex Mabile
Betty
Clay Center
Gloria Kunkle
Allen
Charles Woodward
Alta
Slate
la Grange
Ducklings
Police Dept
United Press
Central Penna
American Ca
Montgomery Ward National Dairy
Sears
Raebuck
Westinghouse Elect Woolworth Co
Bendix
General Motors
White Motors
Republic Steel
US Stel
Standard of
Sudro-Curtis
R. A. Demarco, M. D
Third ST
Eaton Firemen's Carnival
Rube Band OF
Millersburg, Ohio
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