Final Senate Vote Near On Controls Extension
The Senate moved toward final passage of a bill extending price and rent controls beyond June 30 with only minor Defense Production Act amendments left. Debate spanned 12 hours as administration forces fended off Republican attempts to sharply cut the president’s controls. The major setback came when the Senate ended rent controls next March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
Litchfield High Alumni Banquet Plans and Speakers
LITCHFIELD The annual Litchfield High School alumni banquet is set for Saturday night at 7 30 in the Congregational church dinner served by the P T A. Principal speaker Paul V Barrett Wooster college career counselor will discuss Double Talk. Tetrachords and Penfield High quartet, winners of the May 18 state barbershop contest, will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
Litchfield High School Alumni Association
Congregational Church
P.T A
Paul V. Barrett
Wooster College
Penfield High School
Massillion
Paul Kruggel
Elwyn Wakins
Hal E. Leach
Alton Holmes
Bankers finance Ohio turnpike project across Northern Ohio
A Blyth and Co. led banking syndicate begins distributing a 326 million dollar bond issue to fund the road linking with the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Petersburg Ohio. The Land Title Guarantee and Trust Co. won a 208,990 dollar contract to handle the land title search for about 2200 parcels along the eastern end to the Lorain-Erie line with Cleveland and Cincinnati appraisers engaged for parcels east and west of that boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blyth and Co., Inc
New York
Petersburg
Ohio
Land Title Guarantee and Trust Co
Cleveland
Max J. Rudolph
Roy C. Carpenter
Donald C. Dunlap
Robert L. Free
Cincinnati
William S. Edgeman
Herbert Fast
Carl A Meyer
Albert Mayer Jr
Camp Koje Uncontested Control Regained With No Gunfire
Commander Boatner begins plan to split 80 000 prisoners at Koje into 500 man enclaves using maximum force if needed. The operation proceeds without gunfire as 400 troops with bayonets, shovels and hand tools move to secure the camp. Lt. Col. Robert W. Garrett reports prisoners were very cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boatner
Red
Koje
Robert W. Garrett
Silver Springs
Appraisal Fees Set for Property Purchases and Litigations
The appraisal groups will receive 26250 dollars per parcel they decide to purchase for the commission and 16250 dollars if litigation occurs. The two appraisal contracts total an estimated 550000 dollars, according to O L Tea garden, commission vice president.
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Commission
O. L. Teagarden
Eisenhower Press Conference Signals Campaign Start
President candidate Eisenhower addresses a national audience in his first political news conference since leaving the Army. He defends Korea policy, criticizes deficit spending, and aligns with the Republican platform while noting slight differences in details. He also comments on China’s loss and Communist concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Eisenhower
Korea
Ridgway
Matthew Ridgway
Far East
North Atlantic
Paris
Reds Drive Reds From Renault Plant In Paris Suburb
Non Communist workers ousted Red squads from the Renault car plant in Billancourt near Paris. The assault followed a failed general strike call while police riot squads dispersed the Reds. They later returned and cut power to the plant, halting work in several departments.
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Paris
Renault Automobile
Renault
France
Billancourt
St Pauls Church Children Present Day Program
Children from St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church school will lead readings and songs at a Children's Day service Sunday at 10:00 a.m. The event replaces the 10:45 worship. Devotions and roll call begin at 9:30, then the children move to the Sanctuary for Scripture readings prayers and two puppet films The Ten Talents and The Lost Sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church School of
St. Paul’s
Jesus
Death of World War I veteran Carl C. Filmore
Carl C. Filmore 53 veteran of World War I died at Crile Veterans Hospital after months of illness. He lived at 625 Foster Ave Elyria born March 5 1899 and worked at Economy Shoe Store. Survived by widow Letitia mother Elizabeth two sisters and two brothers. Sudro Curns Funeral Home to host services Saturday at 2 pm with American Legion rites and Brookdale Cemetery burial.
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Carl C. Filmore
Crile Veterans Hospital
Foster Avenue
Mr. Filmore
Elyria
Letitia W. Filmore
Elizabeth Filmore
Fred Raphael
Elizabeth Beardsley
Sheffield
George Filmore
Cleveland
Raymond Filmore
Lorain
Sudro- Curns
Brookdale Cemetery
American Legion
Legion
Maritime Aide Arrested For Embezzlement
Captain Manuel Gonzalez assistant chief of the Maritime Administration repair division was arrested in Washington by FBI agents on embezzlement charges. Hoover said rope diversion from the Moth Ball fleet at Beaumont Texas was involved. Emile Schmidt was arrested in New Orleans for buying 170000 pounds of rope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Manuel Gonzalez
Maritime Administration
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Beaumont
Tex
New Orleans
Emile Schmidt
Schmidt
Hoover
Lorain Attorney to Marry Atlanta Woman This Summer
Lorain attorney Jacob Levin a former Lorain county bar president plans marriage to Myrtle Claire Srochi of Atlanta Georgia. The couple will wed in June in Atlanta and sail on the French liner Liberte for a European honeymoon. Levin plans a Europe Israel England and central Europe tour returning mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Levin
Lorain County
Southland
Jake
Arizona
Florida
Miami
Myrtle Claire Srochi
Atlanta, Ga
Wellesly
Here
Atlanta
Levin
Srochi
New York
Europe
Israel
England
Court Martial To Try Gen Grow On Diary Theft Charges
Washington Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow formerly military attache in Moscow will be tried by court martial on charges tied to a diary stolen while on duty. Convened at Fort Meade Maryland the closed sessions will follow unspecified dates. Photographs of diary excerpts were used by the Communist press to claim U.S. favored a preemptive war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert W. Grow
U. S
Moscow
Ft. Meade
Grow
Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Ten New Tires Stolen From Parkway Service Station
Glen Dellinger owner of Parkway Service Station Middle Ridge Road and Route 58 reported the theft of ten new tires valued at 159 and two recapped tires valued at 37 from his station. Entry was gained by breaking a window and opening an overhead door during Monday night. Stolen items included four Mansfield and five Firestone new tires and two recapped tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Dellinger
Parkway
Middle Ridge Road
Route 58
Dellinger
Mansfield
Firestone
Instructor Fired For Refusing To Answer Queries
Ohio State University says instructor Marston A. Hamlin of the School of Fine Arts is fired for refusing to answer questions before the Ohio Un American Activities Commission. President Howard L. Bevis confirms Hamlin will not be reappointed after a May 21 suspension. he has taught two years at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Marston A. Hamlin
Ohio State University
School of Fine Arts
Ohio UN- American Activities Commission
Howard L. Bevis
Hamlin
Bevis
iMay
Atomic Flash Seen 735 Miles Away
Las Vegas report says a nuclear device was detonated at 7:45 am atop a 300 foot tower on Yucca Flat proving ground 75 miles NE of Las Vegas. The flash was seen near the Canadian border in Montana and in Kali isp el Montana about 735 miles northeast. Observers 350 miles from the test site near Williams Arizona did not see this blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Ney
Atomic Scientists
Yucca Flat Proving Ground
Here
Montana
Kaliispel
Mont
Williams
Ariz
Nevada Desert
Desert
West Berlin tightens border patrol after shootings and kidnappings
West Berlin police boosted security along the border with the Soviet zone after shootings and kidnappings. They doubled to 300 the border district police telephones for rapid reporting, added 10 motorized squads, and proposed illuminated frontier markers. A West Berlin man was kidnapped inside the French sector and a woman seized in Spandau. Pvt. Wilfred R. Chenevet, from Massachusetts, was slightly wounded by an East German policeman during a routine patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Berlin
Germany
Spandau
Pvt
Wilfred R. Chenevet
North Grafton
Mass
Medical science aids animals too
United Press recounts how veterinary medicine mirrors human care with 22 million dogs and many cats in the United States. It notes 13,000 licensed veterinarians and 2,000 small animal hospitals, plus annual pet-spend estimates and the expanding use of antibiotics vaccines and hormones in pet care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Gaines
General Foods Corporation
United States
Hooper Foundation
University of California
Stuttgart
Lorain and Five Other Ohio Cities to Get Armories
The Adjutant General's office announced six National Guard armories will be built in Ohio this year. Planned sites include Painesville, Lorain, Tiffin, Willoughby, Wooster, and Urbana, joining existing projects in Lebanon, Middletown and Portsmouth. Total cost limits are $150,000 for one unit and $50,000 for each additional unit, with one two-unit building pending. Lawmakers allocated $450,000 for construction. the federal government will cover 75 percent of costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Adjutant General's Office
National Guard
Painesville
Lorain
Tiffin
Willoughby
Wooster
Urbana
Lebanon
Middletown
Portsmouth
William O’neill
Adjutant General’s Office
Ohio
Permits Issued For Ten-House Project
City records show permits issued for ten new homes by Popular Homes Incorporated on Marseilles Avenue north of Poplar Street. Each 34 by 241 foot one story frame home valued at $10,000, totaling a $100,000 project. A separate permit for a 24 by 26 foot masonry dwelling valued at $5,000 at 165 Parmely Avenue is taken by Mrs. Charles W. Cecil who will self contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles Avenue
Poplar Street
Popular Homes, Incorporated
Hart A. Dickason
Parmely Avenue
Charles W. Cecil
Murray Ridge Road
Cecil
Polio vigilance urged as symptoms appear in children
A Columbus health official urged examination for polio when a child shows illness symptoms especially headaches during summer. He advised normal activity unless outbreaks occur and warned few patients reach paralysis. He noted 18 cases in the state with four deaths and compared current year to past highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frederick H. Wentworth
Wentworth
Erhart Opens Illuminated Night Baseball Park in Medina
Karl Kramer Erhart opened a $15,000 night baseball park last Sunday night in Medina with Mayor John W. Brown pitching the first ball at 8 13. The venue seats 1,000. about 50 games are planned on Wednesday and Friday evenings. Several players have minor league experience, including Don Gamm Ralph Hisey Dan Limpert and William Mahlke. Medina County High School teams use the field for playoff games and Valley City provided the opening music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erhart
Karl Kramer
Erhart Merchant
John W. Brown
Medina
Akron
Milwaukee
Ralph Hisey
Buffalo
Charlotte
N. C
Dan Limpert
Bartuick Clothes
Cleveland
William Mahlke
Boston Braves
Kramer
Medina County
Valley City Band
Mileti Son Promoted to Sergeant in Service
Mr and Mrs Tony Mileti of Birmingham announce their son Ardell Mileti has been promoted to sergeant. His new address is Sgt Ardell Mileti A S 15441425 30 Comdr Squad Offit Field Omaha Neb
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Tony Mileti
Ardadl
Ardell Mileti
A.S
Offit Field
Omaha
Neb
Bible School opens at South Amherst with 133 enrolled
South Amherst Bible School launched at the local school with 133 pupils enrolled. Mrs. Williams Roberts directs, Mrs. Albert Wragg chairs. List of teachers by grade and room mothers named. upcoming visual aid programs set for Friday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amherst—Bible School
South Amherst
Williams Roberts
Albert Wragg
Sammy Slack
Richard Green
Margaretha Schneider
Clarence Flew
Richard Burkhart
Rodney Wright
Elmer Harris
Herman Witt
Carl Obenour
Florence Craig
Julius Dulmage
Paul Foor
Werner Fluchinger
Alaan Brocksieker
Bertha Flowers
Golden Seal
Vanishing Ink Forger Vanishes After Checks
An imaginative con man who forged checks using vanishing ink left IAMESA merchants with a problem as he disappeared after writing the bogus drafts. Police report the writer used the same method and vanished, leaving authorities and shopkeepers wary of future incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iamesa
Tex
Cleveland Cantor Harry Rickel Dies at 68
Harry Rickel a cantor at the Temple on the Heights and former cantor in Bridgeport New York and Cincinnati died yesterday at his Cleveland home. He was 68 and had served in multiple cities including Bridgeport New York and Cincinnati before settling in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Harry Rickel
Temple On
Drunken Driver Pleads Guilty and Fined in Collision
Mike Zrilak of Grafton was fined 125 dollars and costs after his car collided with Clifford Currier on Chestnut Street. Zrilak’s license was suspended for six months after he was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene. Currier reported the incident and signed the warrant. Zrilak pleaded not guilty and a hearing was set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Zrilak
Grafton
Zrilak
Clifford H. Currier
Maddock Road
Chestnut Street
Depot Street
Currier
Miami man to receive PhD at 81 from Columbia University
John J. Lenny of Miami Florida will receive his doctorate from Columbia University today. He is 81 years old and began work on his PhD 38 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John J. Lenny
Lenny
Miami, Fla
Columbia University
Erhart Briefs Details Local Social Visits
Mr and Mrs Raymond Keller and children hosted Saturday supper for Mr and Mrs Ray mond Erhart in Elyria. Recent visitors included Mrs J L Howard of Lodi and Mrs Homer Howard and Frank Howard of Litchfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erhart
Raymond Keller
Raymond Shock
Elyria
Keller
J. L. Howard
Lodi
Homer Howard
Frank Howard
Litchfield
Juvenile girl cited after Middle avenue crash and other local incidents
A 17 year old girl was certified to juvenile court after a collision on Middle avenue that damaged Lloyd Walker’s parked car and Edwin Sensback’s vehicle. passenger Sue Sanders suffered a forehead cut. A separate Lodi street collision involved Roy Condupa and Jack Richardson with no charges filed. Rivera and Gonzales were arrested for driving without a license and permitting an unlicensed driver to operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Avenue
Lloyd D. Walker
Oberlin Road
Edwin J. Sensback
Glovercourt
Sue Sanders
Bell Avenue
Lodi Street
Roy M. Condupa
Bath Street
Jack D. Richardson
Lauracourt
Richardson
Condupa
Rafael G. Rivera
East 28Th Street
Lorain
Angel Gonzales
East 29Th Street
Rivera
Gonzales
Court House Reports Stolen Tire. Several Legal Pleas Filed
A tire and wheel assembly worth 20 dollars was stolen from P. J. Baird’s car near Grafton road south of LaPorte Tuesday night. Harry B Owens of Lorain paid 10 dollars and costs for a safety stop charge. A 6500 dollar settlement for Kenneth Waters death was approved. Edwin Crawford, 26, Wellington, is held on non-support and abandonment charges. Multiple divorce filings and a Scottish marriage ending in divorce were noted among Avon Lake and Lorain residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Baird
Chippewa Lake
Sheriff's Department l
Grafton Road
LaPorte
Baird
Harry B. Owens
Lorain
Justice C
Malcolm Thomson
Kenneth Waters
Avon Lake
Norwalk Truck Line Co
Waters
Charlotte Waters
Edwin Crawford
Wellington
C. C. Lord
Pauline
Work Proceeding On New Ore Ships For Great Lakes
Despite the looming tie up of the Great Lakes ore fleet due to a steel strike, shipyards at Lorain continue building three ore carriers the 690 footer for M. A. Hanna Co the 647 footer for Columbia Transportation Co and the 647 foot Arthur M Anderson for Pittsburgh Steamship. The Edward B Greene for Cleveland Cliffs Co will trial June 17 in Toledo. The Johnstown the first new Great Lakes ore carrier built on the Atlantic coast should reach Chicago via the Mississippi River waterway this weekend. The 710 foot Joseph H Thompson conversion from an ocean freighter is due in Chicago mid September with midship section launching June 16 at Pascagoula then towed to New Orleans for assembly followed by a mid July bow launch and tows to Chicago for completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lorain Shipyards
M. A. Hanna Co
Lakes
Columbia Transportation Co
Arthur M. Anderson
Pittsburgh Steamship
Edward B. Greene
Toledo
Cleveland-Cliffs Co
Johnstown
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Mississippi River
Bethlehem Transportation Corp
Baltimore
Joseph H. Thompson
Pascagoula
Miss
New Orleans
Democrats Hold Second Fish Fry In Series
More than 100 Elyria Democrats gathered for the second monthly fish fry dinner at the Polish Club. Grant Keys spoke on Americanism for the 129th time. Sheriff Carl Finegan was named registration committee chairman. July and August meetings were suspended with a September revival planned, plus a Democratic picnic to be announced. Several county and state candidates were introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria and Lorain
Democratic Committee
Lorain County
Stock Market Tally From Public Ledger Snapshot
A snapshot of stock prices shows American Radiator at 155, American T. and T. at 15534, Anaconda Copper 434g, Avco Manufacturing 7, Bendix Aviation 51, Chrysler 154, Cities Service 99, Columbia Gas 15, Fruehl Trailer 237, General Motors 55, Glidden Co. 36, Industrial Rayon 5634, Kennecott Copper 75, Kroger 34, Montgomery Ward 6234, N. Y. Central 20, Ohio Edison 3414, Ohio Oil 565, Penna. R. R. 19, Republic Steel 401, Sears Roebuck 535, Socony Vacuum 37, Standard of Ind. 82, Standard of N. J 7633, Standard of Ohio 42, Texas Company 551, I. S. Steel 3814, Warner Brothers 12, Westinghouse Airbrake 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American T. & T
Avco
Socony Vacuum
Standard of Ind
Standard of N. J
Standard of Ohio
Texas Company
I. S. Steel
Warner Brothers
Westinghouse Airbrake
Cleveland Livestock and Toledo Grain Markets Report
Livestock prices show slow cattle and sheep trading with mixed results. Cattle prime 38-37, choice 34.50-36.50, cows 23-24, hogs active up 50 cents with mixed 22, heavy 18.50-18.50. Toledo cash grain lists Wheat 2.27-2.98, Corn 1.78-1.81, Oats 0.73-0.79, Soybeans 3.13. Produce markets list asparagus Yes, cucumbers, greens, cabbage, lettuce and mushrooms with assorted prices and lots of small lot options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Livestock
Cleveland
Toledo
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R-N.y
Wage Stabilization Board
Everett M Dirksen
Litchfield H.S
Turnpike Commission
Murray
White House
Trey
Supreme Court
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Congress
St. Paul’s Church
Sudro-Curtis
New York Life Insurance Company
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
U. S. Supreme Court
International
Death Records
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Reading
Socialist Party
Hoopes
Gen. Grow
Wes
W. Berlin
By Paul F. Ellis
Ar An
Bible School
S. Amherst
Cleveland Cantor
Erhart Erhart
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellow Lodge
Noble
Paul Kauffman
Frank Fute
Harold Olmstead
Relief Committee
Vern Schubert
E. A. Thompson
Tom Robinson
C. R. Wheeler
Northwest
Ohio Booster Association
C.F. Hall
Buckeye Lodge
Police Dept. News
Mary Steinmetz
William
Dorothy Woodman
Olmsted Falls
Cecil Lutz
Cedar Point Road
Cuyahoga County
Eleanor Sanger
James
D. A. Cook
Common Pleas Court
Steve Morosko, Jr
Marie Morosko
Ernest McCall
North Ridgeville
Isabella
Scotland
Pierre Smith & CO
Elyra Saving
Midwest Stock Exchange
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