Democratic National Convention Opened Amid Civil Rights Fight
Chicago hosts the 31st Democratic National Convention as a civil rights clash looms between left wing and southern conservatives. Harriman allies push a combined fair play and loyalty pledge to bar anti administration Texas and Mississippi delegates, aiming to force unity or split the party. The platform debate centers on repealing Taft Hartley and a FEPC pledge, with divisions highlighted between northern leaders and southern figures like Sparkman Hays.
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Chicago
Harriman
Kefauver
Texas
Mississippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South
Averell Harriman
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
U. S. Senate
FEPC
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Rep
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Troop Fire Kills 20 During Riot in Iran
In Teheran troops of the Iranian Army used tanks bayonets and rifle fire to disperse rioters supporting deposed Premier Mohammed Mossadegh at the Parliament building. At least 20 demonstrators were killed and more than 100 wounded with uncounted casualties including an officer and several soldiers.
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Iran
Teheran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Aly Reza
Shah
Saure
Mossadegh
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Ahmed Qavam
Peace Hope Falls Truce Talks Brief
PANMUNJOM Allied and Communist negotiators held a 20 minute secret session and showed little progress in the prisoner of war deadlock. Observers noted the brief meetings signaling a potential return to the nothing new today stage in talks.
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Panmunjom
International Committee of the Red Cross
Red Cross
U.N
International Red Cross
Red
China
Toronto
Canada
U. N
Thieves Enter James Vargo Home in Wellington
Burglars broke into the James Vargo residence in Wellington while the occupants were away from 11 am to 8:49 pm. They stole clothing jewelry a 22 caliber gun beef and other items totaling more than 700 dollars. Entry was gained by breaking the rear door with an ax, deputies said.
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James Vargo
R. D
Wellington
Sheriff's Department
John Wircenske
Dr. Robert G. Thomas Named Deputy Coroner
Lorain County commissioners received a letter from County Coroner N. A. Tillman announcing that Dr. Robert G. Thomas of Elyria Memorial Hospital Pathology has been appointed deputy coroner to replace Dr. Bernhard Chomet, who resigned.
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N. A. Tillman
Lorain
Robert G. Thomas
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Bernhard Chomet
Elderly Woman Is Hit By Car At Busy Intersection
Mrs. Mary Walker, 76, of North Ridgeville, was admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital for head cuts and a shoulder injury after being struck at 9 17 a m at Routes 20 and 76. Driver Rolland F. McCrillis, 70, of Norwalk Ohio, said he had just started after stopping for a light when he saw the woman at the roadside and she ran into the car after he sounded the horn.
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Mary Walker
North Ridgeville
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Rolland F. McCrillis
Norwalk
Weather Cleveland Northeast Ohio hot and humid outlook
Weather forecast for Northeastern Ohio calls for partly cloudy skies with continued heat and humidity. Spotty thunderstorms are expected this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with highs near 92 and a low around 74. Southwest winds around 15 mph and a falling barometer at 29.90.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Fewer Campers Due to Steel Strike Affects Elyria YMCA Camp
Steel strike and related layoffs reduced registrations for Camp Nsee-See kes at Vermilion River. Of 89 planned campers 10 failed to travel while Erie Period drew 29 Elyria youths. Six sessions aim for 550 but current forecast roughly 425 with 100 beds per period.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Democratic National Convention Schedule and Speakers
The convention opens with first session at 11 30 a m led by DNC chair Frank E McKinney. Chicago Mayor Kennelly delivers welcome, with remarks by Gov Adlai E Stevenson Sen Paul H Douglas and Medal of Honor recipient Sgt John A Pittman. Second session at 8 p m features Sen Theodore Francis Green as vice chair with talks by McKinney Gov Paul A Dever and others as committees form.
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C.D.T
Frank E. McKinney
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Martin H. Kennelly
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Paul H. Douglas
Illinois
Sgt John A. Pittman
Greenwood
Miss
Korea
Col
J. M. Arvey
Illnois
Chicago Committee
Elizabeth A. Conkey
Cochairman
C.T
Theodore Francis Green
Rhode Island
Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
Oberlin Merchant Ernest Yocom Dies After Long Service
Oberlin merchant and civic leader Ernest George Yocom died Sunday at 3 30 pm in Cleveland Clinic after three weeks ill. He directed Yocom Brothers Co. Dry Goods and served 1931 to 1945 as Oberlin Savings Bank director and secretary of the board. He was on Allen Memorial Hospital board and Browning Fund chair, Oberlin Chamber of Commerce Merchants Division, Exchange Club, and a charter American Legion member. He chaired church finances and Sunday school, and served on the Methodist Home for the Aged board. Born July 19 1889 in Pennsville Ohio, he moved to Oberlin in 1905 and graduated high school in 1909. Continued on Page 2.
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Oberlin
Ernest George Yocom
Forest Street
Yocom Brothers Company Drygoods
Cleveland Clinic
Yocom
Oberlin Savings Bank
Allen Memorial Hospital
Browning Fund
Oberlin Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Division
Exchange Club
American Legion
Oberlin Methodist Church
Methodist Home For the
Elyria
Pennsville
Morgan County
Eighteen Elyria Area Men Accepted For Induction
Eighteen of twenty three local Elyria draft area men passed preinduction exams for future military service. Three were rejected and three statuses are undetermined. Nine transfer registrants on the Cleveland trip were examined. one accepted, five rejected, and three statuses undetermined.
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Elyria
Mass Catherine McKee
Cleveland
Murray calls steel deadlock hopeless in wage talks
CIO President Philip Murray said the 50 day steel strike is hopelessly deadlocked after lengthy talks with industry reps and union leaders. He cited the union shop and an escape period as blocking settlement despite near agreement on most issues. Washington sources say both sides remain far apart on the grace period rule.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
Murray
Truman
Steel Industry
U S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
White House
Washington
Eva Peron in Unchanged Critical Condition
Buenos Aires reports Mrs Eva Peron remains gravely ill with no change in her condition over 24 hours. About 10000 supporters prayed in Republica Square in heavy rain as priests led an open air Mass organized by the government backed union confederation. In Canterbury England three American tourists walked out of Canterbury Cathedral during a sermon by Dr Hewlett Johnson the Red Dean who accused the US of germ warfare in Korea and lauded Communist China.
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Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Eva Peron
Canterbury
Eng
Canterbury Cathedral
Hewlett Johnson
Johnson
Red
China
U. S
Korea
DiSalle declines White House VP suggestion in 1948 race
Former federal Price Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle said he rejected a White House circle proposal to be Truman’s running mate if he seeks reelection. DiSalle resigned in February and then won the Democratic Senate nomination to challenge Republican John Bricker in November.
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Toledo
Michael V. DiSalle
White House
Truman
DiSalle
John W. Bricker
Democratic Sidelights at Opening of National Convention
The Democratic National Convention opens with 18 presidential hopefuls and debate over Truman’s run. George E Allen says Truman would not seek the nomination if deadlocked, while Alben Barkley jokes about the presidency as a "killing job" and the White House as a pine box. Delegates are urged to behave on TV as cameras will capture every move. Maury Maverick coins “Dixiegogue” to describe his Dixiecrat rivals.
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Texas
Lone Star
Jud Collier
Mumford
Tex
Maury Maverick
George E Allen
Truman
Allen
Alben W. Barkley
White House
Associates Recenly
Democratic National Committee
Maverick
Reckless Driving Citations After Weekend Accidents
Deputies issued reckless driving citations in three of five weekend traffic accidents. One case involves a Stoney Ridge road collision where the driver fled, and deputies seek the culprit. The Auto Rental Co of Cleveland owns the car. it ran off the road, damaged grass, crossed the highway, and tipped into a ditch. Minor injuries reported to Fred and Beatrice Cavanagh.
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Stoney Ridge Road
The
Auto Rental Co
Cleveland
Stoney Ridge
Route 20
George Kosco
Fred and
Beatrice Cavanagh
Oberlin Woman Proud Of Her Voting Record
Oberlin resident Jessie A Kimpton recounts a 32 year voting record, noting that prior to 1920 women could not vote. She states she has served on the election board and voted every year since gaining the franchise, except for 1935 due to illness.
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Oberlin
Jessie A Kimpton
Kimpton
Elyria Man Cast His First Vote In November 1886
Newton L. Kirk born December 1865 lives with son in law Walter Nevins at 1049 East River Street. He began voting in 1886 and has remained loyal to Republicans, casting his first presidential vote in 1888 for Harrison. He notes weather once deterred him in off years but plans to vote for Eisenhower, believing he would be a strong president.
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Newton L. Kirk
Walter Nevins
East River Street
Kirk
Harrison
Cleveland
Chestnut Ridge
Taft
Eisenhower
Harmony plea echoes at Democratic gathering in Chicago
Illinois Governor Adlai E Stevenson urged Democrats to avoid civil rights faction feuds and to lead with principle over personalities. He warned against replicating Republican convention carnage and called for dignified conduct as the party faces a crucial historic hour.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Oenea
New Flags Ordered for Courtroom Display
County commissioners authorize new American flags on brass eagle staffs for the three common pleas courtrooms. The purchase from The Wagner Awning Co. costs 95.10 dollars, following a suggestion by Common Pleas Judge John Pincura.
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Common Pleas
John Pincura
Wagner Awning Co
Six Diets Quakes Hit California
A series of long rolling earthquakes struck California early today. Six people were killed in Tehachapi, and the business district was leveled. Fires sparked in the Paloma oil field near Bakersfield as power transformers blew. The quake, felt from Santa Rosa to Indio, lasted about five minutes and frightened workers across the metropolis.
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Los Angeles
California
Tehachapi
Here
Losazeles
Bekurs
Little Hill
Paloma
Bakersfield
Mojave
Santa Rosa
Indio
Monterey County Sheriffs Office
Salinas
Burnank
Hollywood Hills
Elyria Board of Education Sets Tonight Meeting on School Plans
The Elyria Board of Education will convene at 7 p.m. to discuss budget questions and site development plans for Hamilton Roosevelt Gates Garford and Edison schools. Landscape architect Grier Reimer will present preliminary plans.
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Elyria Board of Education
Hamilton Roosevelt
Gates, Garford
Edison
Grier Reimer
Large steel check wins arc welding prize in Cleveland
A $7500 check printed on steel was awarded as first prize in a Cleveland arc welding contest. The bank canceled it using a submachine gun. The Chronicle Telegram urges readers to sell surplus household items with quick Want Ads, offering easy ad help by dialing 4751.
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Cleveland
Chronicle-Telegram
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