Levees Smashed By Flood Waters North Of St. Louis
Flood waters breach levees north of St. Louis as the Mississippi and Missouri rivers force emergency action. Coast Guard predicts dikes will fail within 24 hours and 38 000 acres of bottom land face flood danger. Army engineers deploy crews and 135 troops aid airfield defenses amid rising water and disease risk.
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St. Louis
Coast Guard
Missouri
Mississippi
Creve Coeur Memorial Park
St. Charles
Here
Kratz
West Alton
Bradshaw Levee
Joseph M. Darst
Darst
Lower St. Charles County
Air Force
Scott Air Force
Chester
Ill
Full Report On YWCA Building Fund Campaign
The Elyria YWCA Building Fund Campaign steering committee met to propose a plan for the board on constructing the new activities building. Since June 21 the continuation committee added 9,737.83 to reach 267,557.50 in total pledges, excluding pre campaign totals, with breakdowns by division including Industrial and Commercial among others. Co chairmen Howard C. Gollmar and Mrs. Scott Gillmore praised Mrs Fauver and Mrs Glass for their work and noted several pledge cards remain to be reported.
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Elyria Ywca Building Fund
Board of Trustees
King Fauver
J. E. Glass
Hese
Howard C. Gollmar
Scott Gillmore
Building Fund Campaign
Fauver
Glass
YWCA
West Avenue
Rodney G. Rockwood
Rockwood
Northeastern Ohio Forecast Calls for Fall Cool, Dry
Weather in Cleveland and Northeastern Ohio remains cool and dry this afternoon and tonight with a high near 77 and a low around 55. Saturday should be partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon as the region trends toward milder conditions. Market details continue on page two.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hamlin Dies in Arizona Former Elyria Attorney
L D Hamlin former Elyria attorney died Thursday in Phoenix Arizona. He had lived with his daughter Miss Faye Hamlin in Phoenix for about three years. His niece Mrs Ben Kennelly of Butternut Ridge road is noted. Surviving are another daughter Mrs Nick Cheronis of Chicago two sons David of Baltimore and James of Phoenix. FISH FRY tonight Candlelite Inn Route 20 North Ridgeville adv.
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L. D. Hamlin
Elyria
Faye Hamlin
Phoenix
Ariz
Ben Kennelly
Butternut Ridge Road
Hamlin
Nick Cheronis
Chicago
David
Baltimore
James
Storms Hit Seaboard Kill 16 and Damage Crops
Violent two day storms along the Atlantic coast killed at least 16 people and caused extensive property damage. Eleven deaths were from lightning and five from storm accidents. An Eastern Airlines Constellation with 53 aboard belly landed near Richmond, Virginia, without injuries. Passengers praised pilot John Armstrong for the safe maneuver.
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United Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Eastern Airlines
John Armstrong
Richmond
Armstrong
Sol Perlman
Miami
Municipal Hospital
Philadelhia
Frank Rusnak
Waterford
N. J
Rusnak
Maine
Alabama
Narre
Ellington
Conn
Tobacco
Reginald Farquaharson
Victor Marinelli
Wetherfield
Clifford Tones
Fairfield
Marinelli
Franco Hopes For Military Pact With The U S
Madrid Spain Generalissimo Francisco Franco swore in Spain's first new cabinet in six years to day to gain support for a military pact with the United States. The El Pardo ceremony brought officials and industrialists friendly to the U S but did not signal a shift in Franco's basic policies.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
U. S
el Pardo
Franco
ABC
Lven
Don Juan
Juan Carlos
Ridgeville Water Question Opens Aug. 9 Meeting
Ridgeville may receive an answer August 9 on whether Elyria city water will be furnished. A joint meeting of Ridgeville council city officials and county commissioners could yield a definite decision on proceeding with the water project. Debates centered on whether the county will build the line and Elyria’s capacity to supply about 100 000 gallons daily in the future.
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Ridgeville
Elyria City
Norris Ryder
Elytia Chamber of Commerce
L. L. Loufman
Ridgeville Water Committee
Council
Bel
Ron
Elyria
Laufman
Chamber of Commerce
Ryder
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Bendix Westhinghouse
Norman Humason
Injuries Fatal To １７ Months Old Child
Gale Marie Trockley 17 months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Trockley of 243 George Street died after head injuries from falling from a second story kitchen window. She died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survived by parents grandparents Mr and Mrs Peter Dellefield and Mr and Mrs Frank Trockley. Services Saturday at 2 PM Sudro Curtis Funeral Home conducted by Rev Ernst Ron. Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
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Gale Marie Trockley
Harold Trockley
George Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Trockley
Peter Dellefield
Dellefield Road
Frank Trockley
North Ridge Road
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Ernst Ron
St. Paul's Evan
Selical Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
King Abdullah of Jordan slain in Jerusalem mosque attack
King Abdullah of Jordan was assassinated at the Omar Mosque in Jerusalem's old city as he arrived to pray at his father’s tomb. An unidentified gunman killed him and fled. martial law was imposed in Arab-held Jerusalem and Jordan closed its frontiers. Abdullah had traveled from Amman to visit the tomb.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Abdullah of
Jordan
Omar
Jerusalem
Abdullah
Great Britain
Syria
United Press
Amman
Mohammed
Paradise
Old City
Telephone Rate Hearing Likely To Last Several Days
Local attorneys anticipate a lengthy P U C hearing on telephone rate cases at the courthouse starting Monday at 1. Citizens will have chance to voice complaints about inequitable rate increases and poor service while investigators test service conditions. The process may extend over multiple days as substantial evidence is presented.
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P.U.C
Richard Baird
Baird
16 Nations Back U S Stand On Korea Troop Issue
Washington reports 16 allied nations support the United States refusal to discuss pulling foreign troops from Korea. Secretary of State Acheson, with President Truman’s approval, warned that accepting a Red troop withdrawal would provoke further aggression and delay peace. The Kaesong talks frame the timing.
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Washington
United States
Korea
Dean Acheson
Truman
Kaesong
United Nations
Acheson
UN Troops to Stay in Korea Acheson Declares
UN troops will remain in Korea as Secretary of State Acheson reiterated U N and allied resolve against immediate withdrawal. Talks at Kaesong were delayed by storms. the Communists demand withdrawal be on the armistice agenda, while U N delegates and Joy insist it is political and not part of cease fire talks.
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Ernest Hobbrecht
U.S
Bean Acheson
U.N
Korea
Kaesong
Penn’. 3 Radio
U. S
U. N
Kae+ song
Reds
C. Turner Joy
W. J. Preston
Reds mass tanks north of Kaesong in new assault posture
8TH ARMY reports about 300 tanks massed near Kaesong and Koksan sector 55 miles north of the conference city. UN patrols probe Red defenses as weather limits air activity while frontline officers warn of a possible new invasion. Reds hold their strongest position since May offensive with heavy troop concentrations along a 135 mile front.
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8Th Army
Korea
Nes
Yonchon
Kaesogn
Kaesong
No. 5
Nine Men Leave For Induction In Elyria
Nine Elyria men departed for military induction in Cleveland as the July 1 quota. The group included five Elyrians. leader Jack Courts of 205 Cleveland Street and Ronald Poling of 914 Lake Avenue, all aged 20. RUMMAGE SALE Clothing at 240 Hawthorne.
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Elyria
Cleveland
Elyria Draft Board
Elyrians
Ronald Poling
Lake Avenue
Jack ‘Courts
Cleveland Street
U.S. Invites 50 Nations To Meet To Sign Treaty
The United States invites 50 countries including Russia to a San Francisco meeting on September 4 to sign a peace treaty with Japan. The draft treaty grants Japan full rearmament and economic expansion, while waiving claims to Formosa and related islands under UN trusteeship. The invitation excludes China, with debate over Nationalists versus Communists attendance, and Korea is not invited as it is not formally at war.
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Washington
United States
Russia
San Francisco
Japan
China
United Nations
Formosa
Kurile
Hoday
Philippines
Russa
South Korea
Korean Peninsula
City Council Approves 1952 Budget Totals
The adjourned council meeting approved a 1952 city budget totaling 1,865,967 with a public hearing held Monday. Mayor Henry W. Awit said the 936,710 general fund request reflects needs but will be revised next January per county budget commission certainties. Funds include Water Works 505,000 Auto Tax 36,977 Gasoline Tax 66,745 Sinking Fund 164,141 Special Recreation 5,000 Fire Police Equipment 10,000 Parking Meter Fund 45,000 Police Pension 31,423 Firemen's Pension 39,869.
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Henry W. Awit
County Budget Commission
Firemen's
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Sey Tet
Walt Disney
Porky Pig
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Broad St
North Korea
Hawthorne
Andy
New York
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