Blood drives in Elyria aid fighting forces prompt response
Red Cross volunteers at the American Legion bloodmobile reported 170 preregistrations and 133 pints collected for the national Blood for Defense program. The Cleveland Regional Blood Program, part of a nationwide effort, ferries supplies via a blue truck with Cross markings while nurses, a doctor, and volunteers process donors and provide canteen refreshments.
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American Legion
Elyria
Cleveland
Elyna
Indiana
Police Hunt Slayer of Lorain Man
Lorain police seek Lester Brown 32 known as Baby Face in connection with the murder of William H. Jackson 24 who sat in his car near 28th and Vine when shot. Jackson a National Tube Co. employee and suspected numbers operator linked to John Sipos and former Cleveland official Thomas J. Davis, who was convicted yesterday.
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Lester Brown
William H
Pee Wee
Jackson
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Vine Avenue
Maurice Mumford
Ohio
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Baby Face
Longtime voter Frank Rahl recalls first vote in 1894
The Chronicle Telegram profiles Frank Rahl of Carlisle Township as one of its earliest respondents to the elderly voter series. Now in his eighties, Rahl notes his first presidential vote in 1896 for McKinley Bryan and his voting record of missing only once in 58 years. He started as a Democrat, shifted to Republican, and has served as Precinct 1 committeeman for 20 years, township trustee 21 years, and board of elections chair 11 years. The paper invites other elderly residents to share their voting memories.
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Frank Rahl
Carlisle Township
Rahl
Amherst Township
Chronicle-Telegram
Steel Front Quiet Defiance in 47 Day Steel Strike
Pittsburgh reports ongoing stalemate as the 47 day steel strike pressures defense production. CIO President Philip Murray leaves for Chicago as aircraft officials warn of looming shortages and potential complete stoppage of jet engine output by mid September. Detroit trade paper Automotive News warns unemployment may rise amid auto plant shutdowns and July rail freight loadings hit a postwar low.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Chicago
Aircraft Industries Association
Detroit
Automotive News
Cleveland Area Weather Forecast With Warm Humid Conditions
Northeastern Ohio stays partly cloudy with warm humid conditions through this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Thunder showers possible each afternoon. This afternoon's high about 87 degrees and tonight's low near 72. Lake winds from the southwest around 20 mph with a barometer near 30.18 and slowly falling.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Blood Drive Boosts Armed Forces Support in Elyria
A mobile blood bank arrived in Elyria with 133 pints donated for the Armed Forces. Local volunteers registered donors and prepared engagement cards. The photo shows Red Cross workers recording donors Thespa Szanto Mrs. W. W. Walker and James Moulder with nurse Gordon Smith checking Mrs. W. W. Walker’s blood pressure and type.
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Elyria
Red Cross
Thespa Szanto
W. W. Walker
James Moulder
Gordon Smith
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Double Indemnity Payment Ordered On Korea Casualty
Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled the Korean conflict is not a legal war and ordered double indemnity paid on a $1000 life policy for Corp. Andrew Beley, Pittsburgh, who died in Korea. Judge Dithrich said the term war is ambiguous and should be construed in favor of the insured. the decision may reach the Supreme Court as a test case.
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Pennsylvania Superior Court
Julia Beley
Pittsburgh
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Andrew Beley
Beley
Pennsylvania Mutual Insurance Co
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Supreme Court
Police Seek Missing Man Andrew Kellerman
Elyria police hunt 41 year old Andrew Kellerman of 309 Foster Avenue who vanished from home June 18 after receiving a $66 insurance refund. Kellerman, a World War II veteran, has had intermittent work since a divorce two years ago and alimony troubles reported by his mother Elizabeth Olah.
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Elyria
Andrew Kellerman
Foster Avenue
Elizabeth Olah
Olah
Kellerman
Ashtabula Ore Supply Fed Railroads Through Winter
Dock officials in Ashtabula report ample ore stocks to sustain railroad operations through winter. After the steel strike began iron ore was diverted to the Ashtabula storage pits. Officials estimate about 1,525,000 tons are currently stored.
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Cleveland
Ashtabula
Growth of Elyria Banks Reaches 62 Million in Assets
The Lorain County Savings & Trust Elyria Savings & Trust and Savings Deposit Bank & Trust saw assets rise from 19.08 million on January 1 1942 to 62.14 million by July 1 1952. Deposits grew to 57.84 million with a 1.04 million six month gain. Loans climbed from 20.28 million to 21.62 million, while capital and reserves rose to 3.81 million.
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Lorain County Savings & Trust Co
Elyria Savings & Trust Co
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Polio Reports Rise In Sullivan Area
A total of eight polio cases this season are reported near Sullivan. A two year old child near Sullivan was hospitalized in Cleveland and is partially paralyzed. The Koons children in Akron hospital remain critically ill with one in an iron lung. Doctors hope for survival through the weekend.
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Truce Talks Resume Amid Secrecy on Prisoner Exchange
PANMUNJOM Korea Truce teams resumed negotiations today under a secrecy pact. Brig Gen William P Nuckols called the session businesslike as both sides declined to disclose details. A new proposal from the Reds remained unconfirmed and no disclosures were allowed until further notice.
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William P. Nuckols
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New Dealers Contest Civil Rights Issue At Convention
In Chicago the Democratic National Convention landscape centers on civil rights as New Deal Democrats push for a strong civil rights plank to gain control. Dixiecrats avoid witnesses as labor and Negro groups press for anti discrimination laws and end to Senate filibusters.
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Kefauver Backers Move To Unseat Ohio GOP Committeeman
Kefauver delegates hold half of Ohio's 54 votes and threaten to replace National Committeeman Albert Horstman if they secure a Kefauver led result. Thomas J. Duffy says they want Bulkley second ballot votes. Ohio delegates are split between Kefauver and Bulkley camps. Bulkley’s delegates undecided after his Chicago trip as Kefauver forces claim strong Ohio support. A headquarters is opened in Columbus with plans to choose a chairman after meetings in Chicago.
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Kefauver
Ohio
Albert Horstman
Robert Bulkley
Thomas J. Duffy
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
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Chicago
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Horstman
Dayton
Herbert Duffy
U.S
Wayne Hays
Jack Kroll
National Cio-Pac
Walter Heer
Franklin County
Charles Sawyer
Thomas Burke
Sherman Hotel
Lorain County plans two ballot levies for November
Lorain County commissioners filed two levies with the board of elections. A half mill for two years would fund Pleasant View Sanatorium, the county TB hospital, and a one mill levy for two years would finance buildings and improvements for the Lorain County Agricultural Society on its Fair grounds in Wellington Township. The levies appear on ballots in all precincts at the November election.
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Laws of Ohio
Wellingtown Township
Lorain County
Ohio
Steel Subsidiary Grants Union Shop In Contract Talks
The CIO United Steelworkers reports U S Steel's railroad subsidiary signed a new union shop contract covering about 2,000 workers. It preserves union shop provisions with no withdrawal clause. A separate wage and conditions contract will follow after industry dispute settlement.
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U. S Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
U. S. Steel
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Monongahela Valley
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Murray
Union Railroad
Gag Photo Banned At Kefauver Campaign HQ
In Chicago the Kefauver campaign office bans gag photos after a memo to staff calling the office serious. It forbids planned pictures of girls in coon-skin caps and other gag shots.
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Chicago
Sen. Estes Kefauver
No Com Promise Editorial Series in Chronicle Telegram
A sequence of editorials begins in the Chronicle Telegram urging Americans to stand up for moral principles with no compromise. The pieces run in the regular editorial column on the paper’s last page, stressing that freedom is at stake.
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