Wounded in Action Pfc Kenneth Coffin of Elyria in Korea
Pfc Kenneth Coffin 23 of Elyria was seriously wounded in Korea on July 12, according to War Department notices received by his aunt Mrs Bertha Scher Birkline and his father H Foster Coffin of Bowling Green Ohio He reported being shot in the abdomen by a Chinese sniper during an attempt to take a hill He was flown from the battle area for surgery and is in Tokyo Army Hospital APO 1052 San Francisco His serial number is 52004682
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Kenneth Coffin
Ely ‘Ria
Korea
War Department
Bertha Scher Birkline
H. Foster Coffin
Bowling Green
Birkline
Coffin
Tokyo Army Hospital
San Francisco
Elyria High School
Korean War Front Breaks Quiet With Red Thrusts
The eastern front sees sharpened Red thrusts and renewed enemy activity across the central sector as UN warplanes strike Pyongyang targets. Cease-fire talks in Kaesong continue while Reds move forces south of Kum Song and two battalions counter-attack near Yanggu. UN forces retake and lose hills amid artillery exchanges. Patrols near Pyongyang face mortar fire near Kumhwa.
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8Th Army
Korea
Pyongyang
Kaesong
Kum- Song
Yanggu
Kumsong
Trisangle
Kumhwa
Oberlin College Auditorium Plan Approved by Court
Common Pleas Judge John Pincura approved Oberlin College trustees petition to build a 500 seating auditorium under Charles M Hall will provisions. Hall left 600000 to Oberlin to memorialize his mother. Court found petition consistent with the will and granted approval pending Hall estate trustees consent.
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Common Pleas
John Pincura
Board of Trustees
Oberlin College
Charles M. Hall
Charles Hall
Hall
City Hall to Close Monday for Police Chief Stankard’s Funeral
City Hall will close Monday morning as employees and officials attend the funeral services for Police Chief E. J. Stankard who died yesterday. Service Director D. W. Kothe announced the closure to accommodate attendance.
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City Hall
D. W. Kothe
E. J. Stankard
Northeastern Ohio Forecast Turns Partly Cloudy with Showers
Weather for Cleveland region calls for partly cloudy skies and continued warmth this afternoon. Tonight remains warm with a low around 68. Saturday brings more clouds and afternoon thundershowers with a cooler high. Market notes appear on page two.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Baird Praises Woltz For Donated Service In Rate Case
City solicitor Richard Baird paid tribute to Harry Woltz a CPA who donated his time to prepare the telephone rate case before the PUC. Baird said Woltz worked from early morning to after midnight gathering records and valuable information, unpaid, and praised the cooperative effort of all involved. He noted the outcome of the rehearing is unknown but commended the team’s diligence.
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Richard Baird
Harry Woltz
C.P.A
Baird
PUC
Woltz
Waltz
Reds Fight To Obtain Freedom On Bail
Eleven of the dozen second string Communist leaders arrested in a sweeping FBI crackdown fight to gain bail. Wile, a Russian born manager, and Schneiderman led the group in Los Angeles as Ben Margolis petitions writs of habeas corpus and bond reductions. Bail was set at 7500 for two women and 2500 for Bernadette Doyle.
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Los Angeles
Wile
Jiam Schneiderman
Ben Margolis
Bernadette Doyle
PUC Hears More Local Subscribers Case In Elyria
The PUCO rehearing of Elyria Telephone Co rate hikes featured witnesses from local business and theater operators who described terrible toll service and poor public relations. Marvin Frankel and Harry Notley testified that bills rose 60 percent after the rate change, weekends lack repair service hurt business, and an old newspaper ad urged calls after 11 pm.
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Elyria Telephone Co
PUCO
Marvin Frankel
Harry Notley
Elyria
Frankel
Ammel
Notley
Elyria People
Western’ Union
No.4
Compromise Bill Advances on Price Controls and Credits
Senate House conferees reached a tentative agreement on an amendment to economic controls to roll back non agricultural prices to pre Korean levels. The panel protected a 10 percent beef price rollback and relaxed credit requirements for new and used autos and household appliances while debating slaughter quotas to curb black markets. A final decision was urged by Tuesday midnight to extend controls for one year.
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Washington
Senate House
Burnet R. Maybank
Maybank
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
House
First Of Rubber Top Playgrounds Here Is Laid At Hamilton School
Soft playgrounds for young bodies are in the making at Elyria schools. The first rubber top playground was laid at Hamilton school before officials and engineers from Firestone. The surface is non skid and cushioned, offering low cost maintenance and enhanced safety. Continued on Page 2.
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City Pla
Hamilton School
Grier Reimer
Howard C. Gollmar
Emestesweas
W. O. McClellan
Jack Misner
Henry J. Hart
Hamilton
McKinley School
Elyria
Firestone Tire &Rubber Company
Akron
Three Men Enlist in United States Air Force
Elyria recruiter's announcement lists Edward F Janosky 17 of 232 East Bridge Street John W Kruszewski 21 of 419 West 12th Street and Richard D Green of Columbia Station as four year enlistees currently at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas Green enlisted last week Janosky and Kruszewski enlisted Monday Each is assigned to four year terms and basic training at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas
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United States Air Force
Elyria
Henry Ve. Schwartz
Edward F Janosky
East Bridge Street
John W. Kruszewski
West 12Th Street
Richard D. Green
Columbia Station
Elyrians
Janosky
Kruszewski
USAF
Green
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Armistice Talks Advance On Korean Front
In Kaesong two key steps emerged to speed a cease fire between UN and Communist negotiators. Agreement in principle on administrative matters and a demilitarized zone was announced, with a UN map proposal favoring a line near the current front and a recess sought by Nam Il for study.
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C. Turner Joy
Kaesong
Korea
Jencheon
L. C. Craigie
Arleigh Burke
Ikaesong
United Nations
Adm
Nam IL
Joy
Demilitarized Zone
Nam Ii
Elyria Soldier Killed In Action
Pvt. Ralph Frank Underwood, 22, of Elyria, was killed in action near Seoul July 1 while serving with the 5th Cavalry Regiment. He is the first Elyrian to lose his life in the Korean fighting, and his parents Mr and Mrs R E Underwood of 153 Erie Street were notified.
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Korea
Ralph Frank Underwood
R. E. Underwood
Erie Street
Underwood
Seoul
The
Th Cavalry
Elyria
Funeral Services For Police Chief Stankard Set For Monday
Funeral services for Police Chief Edward J. Stankard who died yesterday will be at St Mary’s Church at 9 30 a m Monday with Msgr William Newton officiating A solemn high mass Patrolmen will be pallbearers and officers of the department will be honorary pallbearers Burial will be in St Mary’s Cemetery He was 75 on June 22 and had served as chief since January 1 1910 Survivors include his widow a son and a daughter Mrs Marian Mintz of Ashtabula Also a member of Elyria Elk Lodge
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Edward J. Stankard
St. Mary's Church
William Newton
Stankard
Ohio
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Ashtabula
Marian Mintz
Elyria
Nation pays tribute to late Admiral Sherman
Arlington services honor Admiral Forrest P. Sherman after his heart attack death in Naples at age 54. President Truman expected. body flown home in a dedicated naval plane with European condolences. casket sealed and public access restricted. graveside rites for family only. A separate note reports eight year old Linda Powers drowns at Toledo Girl Scouts camp despite lifeguard supervision.
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Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Arlington National Cemetery
Naval Operations
Naples
Truman
Sherman
Spain
Washington Cathedral
Bethlehem Chapel
Arlington
Defiance
Linda Powers
Ladonna Powers
Toledo
Girl Scouts
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Communist Party
New York
U. S
al Richmond
Ernest Fox
Loretta Stack
Oleta Fates
Albert Lima
Carl Lambert
Philp M. Connelly
Rose Chernin
William Schneiderman
Henry Steinberg
Dorothy Healey
International Soundphotos
Pie, Kenneth Coffin
Pfc
Spring Valley Country Club
Marsh Guenin
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