Secretary of Labor Dies Today
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach died at Walter Reed Army Hospital at 53 after heart failure. He had served as senator from Washington, a federal judge, and cabinet member under Truman amid wartime labor strife. President Truman mourned him as a great public servant and friend. Funeral plans were not yet announced. Survivors include his wife, mother, brothers, and three nephews. He had a long career in law and public service beginning with Bryan campaigns in 1900 and serving in the Senate from 1935 to 1940.
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Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Labor Department
U. S
Washington State
Labor
Schwellenbach
Superior
Wis
Frances Perkins
John Gibson
David A. Morse
San Francisco
International Labor Organization
Martha Schwellenbach
Seattle
Supreme Court
W. Schwellenbach
Olympia
Wash
C. H. Schwellenbach
Baxter Schwellenbach
Tom Schwellenbach
C. B. Schwellenbach
Air Force
William Jennings Bryan
Little Lewis
the Great Commoner
United States
Senate
New Deal
Roosevelt
Truman
New Elyria Home Builders Chartered by State and Nation
The Elyria Home Builders Association was officially chartered by both the Ohio and National Home Builders Associations at a dinner at the Graystone Hotel. Ivor R. Jones, executive VP of the Ohio group, noted Elyria becomes the 116th local chapter, part of a 14,000-strong network. Members must subscribe to a ten point code of ethics. Continued on page 2.
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Elyria Home Builders Association
Ohio and
National Home Builders Associations
Graystone Hotel
Ivor R. Jones
Ohio Home Builders Association
Columbus
Elyria
United States
Washington
Weather notes and local ads mixed in Ohio fragment
Cloudy with scattered showers Friday and tonight's cooler north portion. Vermilion Lake Club House hosts dancing starting Friday June 11. Ads promote dry cleaning services and a hardware store offering aluminum cake tins and Austrian scythe blades, with limited supply.
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Ohio
Vermilion - On the Lake Club House
West River Hardware
Cor
3Rd
W. River St
Leahelive
Thirteen Foster Children Bring Joy to Elyria Couple
Albert and Nettie Stiles of State Street have cared for 13 foster children, all wards of Lorain County Child Welfare Board, including their adopted son Norman. Over 25 years, 30 children have lived in their enlarged home, with two kitchens and eight bedrooms, as Mrs. Stiles manages meals, cleaning, and daily chores.
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Albert Stiles
State Street
Norman Stiles
Lorain
Welfare Board
Nettie
Four Oberlin Faculty Men Are Retiring
Oberlin College will see four faculty members retire at the end of the current year. Leigh Alexander, F. Easton Carr, Thomas Wesley Graham, and Donald Morrison will leave teaching duties. Alexander joined in 1913 after roles at Rollins College and The Hill School and holds degrees from Westminster, Princeton, and Oxford. Carr, Oberlin alumnus, earned a PhD from Chicago after a 1909 start at Oberlin. Graham became dean of the Graduate School of Theology in 1923 and has a varied background in teaching and pastoral work. Morrison serves as violin and music education assistant professor. Continued on Page 2.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Leigh Alexander
F. Easton Carr
Thomas Wesley Graham
Graduate School of Theology
Donald Morrison
Alexander
Rollins College
Florida
Hill School
Pottstown
Westminster College
Princeton University
Oxford University
England
Rhodes
Rhodes Scholarship Committee
Ohio
Ohio Classical Conference
Lydia
Carr
University of Washington
University of Chicago
Fisk University
Mount Wilson Observatory
California
American Mathematical Association
American Astronomical Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Dean Graham
Ontario
Ottawa Collegiate Institute
University of Toronto
McCormick Theological Seminary
United Free Church College
Glasgow
Scotland
Bernadine Orme
McCormick Seminary
Macalester College
Grand Jury Visits Lorain City Jail
Lorain County grand jury diverted from routine by chartering a bus to Lorain for a surprise inspection of the city jail amid reports of unsatisfactory conditions. They also planned a visit to Elyria city jail, with findings to be reported to the court at the end of their term.
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Lorain
Arthur Moos
Troy O Arthur R Hilh Dies From Truck Accident
Arthur R Hilh 26 city street department laborer died early today from a fractured skull after his head struck a railroad underpass yesterday while riding on a city truck in Troy.
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Troy O
City Street Department
Infant dies after burns from spilled coffee in East Liverpool
Charles E. Poff aged 11 months, son of Mr and Mrs George Poff, died today from burns suffered when he upset a pot of boiling coffee. The incident occurred in East Liverpool Ohio as authorities investigated the accidental death.
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East Liverpool
Charles E. Poff
George Poff
Greece Caught Between Russia and West, Elyria Man Says
Paul Polezoes reports Greece is torn between Russia and the United States plus Great Britain, with Greeks hoping a U S and British accord would ease their peril. He says guerrillas are a small, uneducated faction aided by Communists, while most Greeks are not aligned to communism and travel remains dangerous amid political tension. Polezoes recalled a train wreck en route to Sparta to bid farewell to his ill mother and noted the five southern region commandant event.
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Greece
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Paul Polezoes
Polezoes
Elyria
Sparta
England
Polezocs
Athens
Funeral Rites Set For Cpl Beidler
Cor poral Elliott W. Beidler Jr U S Army Air Corps was killed in an airplane explosion in Chakulia Indiana January 14 1945. His funeral is set for Avon Methodist church at 3 p m Saturday with military services at Elmhurst cemetery. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs E W Beidler Avon and brother Lee Beidler Avon. He was born Cleveland February 14 1922 and lived in Avon 22 years.
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Elliott W. Beidler
U. SS. Army Air Corps
Chakulia
Indiana
Sudro-Curtis
E. W. Beidler
Avon
Beidler
Avon Methodist Church
Ernest Knautz
Senate To Vote Today On Draft
The Senate agreed to a 2 p.m. EST vote on amendments to the peacetime draft measure and the bill itself. It is expected to pass, after nearly a week of debate and a marathon session ending at 11:29 p.m. EST. The draft would compel 200,000 men aged 19 to 25 to serve up to two years.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen
W. Lee
Pappy) O'Daniel
Tex
George W. Malone
Nev
Homer E. Capehart
Ind
Holly Memorial Fund Receives $351 From St Louis
Elyria YWCA reports a $351 donation from St Louis YW to add to the Ona V Holly Memorial Fund honoring the late executive director. The fund totals $1,134 plus two $25 savings bonds, largely from Elyria residents, with ongoing solicitations to support the new YWCA activities building. A 125 member letter from Elyria, signed with praise for Miss Holly, accompanies the gift.
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Stanley G. Shaw
Elyria Y.W.C.A
St. Louis Y.W
Holly Memorial Fund
Ona V. Holly
St. Louis V.W
Elyria
Angie Lee Watts
St. Lows
Miss Holly
St. Louis
YWCA
Berea College Head To Address Oberlin Graduates Monday
Francis S. Hutchins will deliver the 113th anniversary Oberlin College commencement address in Finney Chapel on Monday morning. His career includes Berea College presidency since 1939, Yale and Oberlin ties, China educational work, and service with Changsha International Relief Committee. The address title is It is the Business of the Future to be Dangerous.
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Oberlin
Francis S. Hutchins
Finney Chapel
Oberlin College
Berea College
Pres. Hutchins
Yale University
Lake Forest College
University of Kentucky
Hutchins
Commission On International Cultural Relations
Association of American Colleges
China
Yale-in-China Association
Changsha
Mrs. C. H. Savage Dies In Florida
Mrs. Charles H. Savage formerly of Elyria died in Bradenton Florida after a year illness. Born February 17 1866 she lived in Elyria most her life and later resided in Bradenton during winters. Surviving husband Charles H Savage several nephews and a niece. Funeral services were held in Bradenton with cremation. interment of ashes postponed due to Mr Savage’s illness.
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Charles H. Savage
Anna Erne
Elyria
Bradenton
Florida
Savage
Bredenton
Mr. Savage
J. F. Murbach
Seattle
Wash
Erne Murbach
Avon Lake
Ralph Murbach
Paul Savage
Cleveland
Don Savage
Lorain
R. E. Savage
New York
Sauvage
Huron Man Killed by NYC Train Near Berlin Heights
Norman Riedy 28, a twice-wounded World War II veteran, was struck and killed by a New York Central passenger train at a crossing near his Berlin Heights home on February 2. Fog was believed to have obscured the flashing crossing lights. Riedy was en route to work in Sandusky.
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Huron
Norman Riedy
New York Central
Berlin Heights
Riedy
Sandusky
Symington Announces Supersonic Speed Attained Many Times
Washington The Air Force XS-1 rocket plane flew much faster than the speed of sound many times Air Secretary Symington announced at a press conference The initial supersonic flight occurred last October at the Maroe California base with subsequent tests there Yeager first to fly faster than sound at Kitty Hawk He was born in Myra West Virginia and later trained at Wright Field Details on altitude remain secret due to national security The XS-1 is a four rocket powered straight wing plane with a needle nose This is the first rocket fighter for the Air Force
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Washington
Air Force
W. Stuart Symington
Maroe
Cal.) Air Force Base
Symington
N. C
Wright Brothers
Charles KH. Yeager
Dayton
Yeager
Wright Field
Myra
W. Va
Hamlin
Tobin, Oberlin Businessman, Dies at 71
Frank W. Tobin 71 of 146 South Cedar avenue president of Oberlin Savings Bank and former Tobin Drug Store owner died at 7 50 a m at Allen Hospital after a heart ailment. He sold his drug store May 1 and had 50 years in the business. Surviving wife son Frank W. Tobin brother Harry sister Martha. Services Saturday at 4 p m from First Church with Rev Joseph King officiating. Burial in Westwood Cemetery.
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Oberlin
Frank W. Tobin
South Cedar Avenue
Oberlin Savings Bank
Tobin Drug Store
Allen Hospital
Tobin
L. J. Ives
Maurice A. Smith
Shurt Jeff
Ohio Northern University
F. E. Burgess
Burgess
Prudential Committee
Oberlin College
Martha Tobin
Cowling- Sedgeman Funeral Home
Joseph King
Westwood Cemetery
Former Elyrians In Oregon Say Many Missing In Flood
McManama of Elyria reports two sisters and a brother living in Portland amid flood chaos in the Columbia River area. Descriptions from Portland clippings copy devastation in Vanport, a wartime housing city of 18,500 with 50 percent veterans. only about 8,000 of Vanport’s residents are accounted for. The Oregon Journal noted no warning before the dikes broke and that residents had been assured Vanport was safe until shortly before.
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Oregon
Columbia River
Portland
Ore
M. C. McManama
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Charles Black
Walter Raknsen
Arthur McManama
Elyria
Salem
McManama
Vanport
Oregon Journal of Portland
Taft Backs Committee On European Aid
Senator Taft indicates support for Vandenberg’s push to restore House cuts in European recovery funds, backing Senate Appropriations Committee action to restore much of the 2.16 billion dollar program. Other Capitol Hill notes include civil rights adjournment plans, Polish army veterans’ admission requests, and housing bill politics. Senator Cooper also announces a bid for a full six-year term.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
GOP
Vandenberg
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Capitol Hill
Congress
John Lesinski
Mich
Italy
House Banking Committee
Jesse P. Wolcott
Wolcott
Elyria Youth Council Meets at M G A to Discuss Summer Plans
The Elyria Youth Council will meet at the M G A at 7 30 p m today to discuss Summer plans. Fern Kye, secretary, urged all members to be present.
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Elyria
Fern Kye
Farm classified ads offer produce and plants for sale
Fr ies and new potatoes appear with strawberry shortcake back. For sale by owner farm ads reach thousands. Just dial for want ads. Cold storage for furs and garments offered by Crystal Clear Dry Cleaners. Elyria area auction sale announced with Merle G Karns as auctioneer. Monthly bloom roses for sale, three for nine. Petunia and marigold plants 33c a dozen. Tomato plants 25c a dozen from Darek Florists on Broad Street.
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Crystal Clear Dry Cleaners
Broad St
Darek Florists
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Charles Lewis
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Diane Stiles
Philip Henry
Jess Henry
James McQueen
Secretary of Labor
New Home Builders Association
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Southam
Elyria Police Department
C. E. Southam
Safety Service
D. W. Rothe
Lorain City
Elyrian
Cpl. Beidler
Deety, Inc
Chrysler-Plymouth
W. Broad
Y. W. Fund
Grafton
Resar Service Co
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C. H. Savage
Blue Sky Inn
Bridge St
Carey
Jimmy Alu
WLL
John Sherman Cooper
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Merle G. Karns
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