Two Elyrians Named Delegates To Legion's National Convention
The Fifth District of Ohio American Legion meeting at Elyria Post 12 elected officers and delegates to the 1952 national convention. W O McClellan and F P Dirlam were among delegates chosen. district officials and alternates were named, and Buckeye Boys State rules were debated as Camp Perry readiness curtailed the 1952 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Eckstein
Fremont
Ohio
American Legion
Elyria Legion
New London Post
New Beigh Post No
Paul White
George Snook
Ashland
Child Welfare Committee
Dick Thomas
New London Organization
Eckstein
Paul Clouse
New Beigh Post
Seneca
Sandusky
Dwaine Simmons
Loudonville
Ohio American Legion
Elyria Post 12
W. O. McClellan
Department of Ohio
F. P. Dirlam
McClellan
Robert Eckstein
John Swear
Crestline
John Duffy
New London
New York City
D. B
Cordes
Norwalk
Diria
Dwight McCullogh
Mansfield
John Eckelberg
Shelby
Amos Hull
Willard
R. D Gardner
I. R. Naftalin
C. R. Felix
Lorain
New York
Frank Mitsch
Harry Peach
Carl Goodsite
Ralph Widman
Bucyrus
Dave Perry
Avon Lake
James Duncan
Frank Flaherty
Howard Gorske
Oberlin
Tiffin
Swear
Rev. Cordes
District Resolutions Committee
Buckeye
83 Year Old Retired Farmer Dies In Auto Crash
John Henry Maurer 83 of Berlin Heights was killed in a head on collision eight miles west of Wooster on Route 250 while returning from Canton and Dover. He left his Spencer area farm in 1944 to live in Berlin Heights. Survived by two sons, three grandchildren, one great grandchild, two sisters, and six brothers. Funeral at Pim Funeral Home Wooster Wednesday 11 a.m. EST with graveside Florence Cemetery services. Friends may call tomorrow afternoon and evening.
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Berlin Heights
John Henry Maurer
Weooster
Canton
Dover
Pim
Wooster
Florence
Maurer
Herbert
Vermilion
Raymond
Wellington
Helen Oldfield
Brady Lake
Mary Lanigan
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles
Edgewood
Louis
North Canton
George
Cuyahoga Falls
William
Frank
Joseph
Mineral City
Spencer
Weather forecast for Ohio with storms and cooler temps
Increasing cloudiness with scattered thunderstorms Tuesday. West and north portions see late night activity, turning cooler Tuesday. Lows around 66 in the northwest and 70 to 74 in the east and south portions.
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Ohio
Truck And Car Forced Off Road West Of Amherst
Two vehicles left Route 113 about 1.5 miles west of South Amherst at 5 15 a m. One of seven army trucks driven by James M. Chittick overturned after veering off the highway. Jason E Flynn of Sheffield Lake drove the opposing car off the road. No injuries were reported. The truck was owned by Fleet Carriers Inc.
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Lorain
South Amherst
Jason E. Flynn
Lake Road
Sheffield Lake
James M. Chittick
East Boulevard
Pontiac
Mich
Flynn
The
Fleet Carriers Inc
Eisenhower Opens Denver Command Post for Nomination Bid
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower set up a political command post in Denver as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination. He planned his first Denver speech after meeting Gov. Dan Thornton and canceled a press briefing to rest. He reiterated support for 18-year-olds voting, saying those able to fight are adults capable of voting.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Eisenhower
Farm and Agricultural Editors
Detroit
Michigan
Third Order Institute Held At St Marys Church
The Third Order Institute drew about 300 Tertiaries from Akron Barberton and Cleveland area Fraternities to St Mary's Hall in the afternoon. Father Eppley substituted for Monsignor Newton and Father Jordan Schell spoke with Ceclie Heidler of Cleveland and Dorothy Place attending. Rose Mazon Akron and Miss Heidler spoke on Peace Prayer of St Francis as others read papers.culares
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Third Order of St. Francis
Third Order Institute
St. Mary’s Hall
Akron
Barberton
Cleveland
George Eppley
St. Mary's
W. L. Newton
Joseph Hengesbaugh
Father Eppley
Jordan Schell
Chicago
Father Schell
Cecile Heidler
National Third Order Institute
St. Louis
Miss Heidler
St. Joseph’s Fraternity
Dorothy Place
Akron Beacon Journal
Elias Koppert
St. Jude’s Church
Warrensville
National Institute
Giles Strub
Third Order
St. Mary’s Church
Rose Mazan
Bedford
Bernard Wirtz
Joseph J. Hengelbaugh
The
Strike Shuts Long Island Rail Road Stranding 300000
Long Island rail workers walked off at 4 a.m. crippling the nation’s largest passenger line. 300000 commuters were stranded as the LIRR halted service in a flash strike. The city deployed subways and buses while taxis hiked fixed fares and drivers joined a massive traffic jam.
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New York
Long Island
Atlantic
City Board of Transportation
Queens
Brooklyn
Morse urges use of Taft Hartley to end steel strike
Sen. Wayne Morse now says President Truman should invoke the Taft Hartley Law to halt the nationwide steel walkout. He notes the law’s injunction power could be used since Congress has refused broader seizure authority. The Senate approved only a request to employ Taft Hartley. The house debate looms as strike enters its 15th day.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
Truman
Oregon
Congress
Senate
Morse
House
Odd Fellows Elect Box Patriarch in Northwest Encampment
The Northwest Encampment met in the I O O F hall Friday to elect officers. Charles Box was chosen Chief Patriarch, Harry Mills Senior Warden, and S K Telzerow Junior Warden. Fred Rebie district rep and Robert Markel reported booster association activities. A social hour with refreshments followed.
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I. O. O. F. Hall
Charles Box
Harry Mills
8. K. Telzerow
Fred Rebie
Ohio
Robert Markel
S. K. Telzerow
Booster Association
Mansfield
50 000 Troops Guard Ridgeway's Italy Tour
General Ridgway arrived in Rome with 50 000 troops and police declaring a state of siege against Communist demonstrations. Police seized five men attempting to plant dynamite under a bridge as Rome tightened security near Ciampino Airport and along the 12 mile approach. Communist leaders canceled protests after the show of force, with 360 armed officers present at the scheduled plaza appearance.
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Rome
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ciampino
Pars
Fedral
Ruidgway
Germ
Ridgway
Korea
Plaza of the Apostles
Delaware Man Is Flogged For Beating Woman
John P Berbieri a 30 year old man was flogged 20 lashes in Delaware's first public flogging in three years for beating Mrs Belle Davis a 59 year old woman. The punishment lasted 45 seconds with no blood drawn and he then faced a six month jail term after a brief hospital stay for bruises.
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Wilmington
Del
John P Berbieri
Delaware
Barbieri
Belle Davis
Elwood Wilson
Wilson
Newcastle County
Miss Car ol D. Piercy Crowned Weymouth Pipe Contest Entry
WYMOUTH Mass Miss Car ol D Piercy 18 of Ballston Lake N Y was listed today as the first entrant in the international pipesmoking contest at Weymouth Fair August 10 16.
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Wymouth
Mass
Carol D. Piercy
Ballston Lake
Weymouth Fair
Ferraro Speed Computation Evidence Amid Manslaughter Trial
Technical testimony on calculating car speed from skid marks and weight was presented to a three man court hearing the case of Carl Dominic Ferraro of Soarin charged with second degree manslaughter in the March 30 collision that killed Mr. and Mrs. George Schwarz of Lorain. The Schwarz car traveled northbound while Ferraro attempted a left turn on Oberlin avenue into Twenty ninth street. Continued on page 2.
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Threeman Court
Carl Dominic Ferraro
Soarin
George Schwarz
Lorain
Ferraro
Oberlin Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Schwarz
Pleads Guilty In Stockholm Spy Trial Leader Admits Guilt
In Stockholm a 33 year old newspaper man Eritiof Enbom pleaded guilty to first degree espionage treason and crimes against state security. The seven defendant ring allegedly operated 1941 to 1951 gathering Russian supplied data and German transit details for possible sabotage. The three leaders face life in prison. two others face long terms.
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Eritiof Enbom
Enbom
Sweden
Hugo Gjerswold
Tage Wickstrom
Death of Elyria Home resident at 99
Mrs Lucelia Denham aged 99 widow of Peter Denham died suddenly at the Elyria Home For the Aged where she resided at 7 p m Saturday. Born in Graf ton June 7 1853 she lived in Elyria 28 years and was a member of LaGrange Methodist church. Survived by a daughter Mrs Leha Kekie of Cleveland. Funeral at 2 p m Monday from the Elyria Home For the Aged with Harold Dicken Funeral Home directing. Dr J W Flynn will officiate burial in LaGrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucelia Denham
Peter Denham
Elyria
Harold Dicken
Heat Records Expected Across Ohio Today
Weather bureaus predict an all-time heat record day in Ohio with hotter and stickier conditions than yesterday’s 96. Readings of 95 were reported in Ashland Chillicothe and Circleville. A cold front and showers are forecast for late tomorrow.
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Ohio
Columbus
Mercury
Ashland
Chillicothe
Circleville
Snow Storm Paralyzes 125 Mile Patagonia Rail Corridor
A severe snow storm in Patagonia blocked rail traffic across a 125 mile area. Snow depths exceeded six feet at some points, disrupting services between Comodoro Rivadavia and surrounding regions.
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Comodoro Rivadavia
Argentina
Patagonia
Swedish Catalina rescues seven from Baltic Sea after MiG-15 attack
Two Russian MiG-15s shot down a Swedish Catalina flying boat in the Baltic Sea during a mercy mission. All seven crew members were rescued, two wounded, by a German freighter. Swedes denounce the attack as brutality. Premier Erlander calls emergency cabinet and summons the Russian ambassador.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Air Force
Baltic
Tage Erlander
Constantin Rodinov
350 Parcels Set for Tax Sale June 23 by County Auditor
County Auditor Frank Ayles schedules a public auction of 350 tax-delinquent parcels beginning at 9 30 am Monday June 23 in Courtroom No 2. Daily sales will extend through the week except Wednesdays, Saturdays and holidays with about 40 parcels offered each day. Largest lots include 49 and 59 acre Hillcrest allotment tracts in Lorain and Amherst areas, with bids open to highest bidder. Owners may redeem before sale by paying back taxes.
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Black River Land Co
Lorain City
Oberlin Avenue
Sheffield
Elyria
Carlisle
Oberlin
Amherst
Wellington
Brownhelm
Vermilion on-the-Lake
Avon Lake
Sheffield Lake
Columbia
Ridgeville
Sheffield Village
Ayres
Red Losses Heavy As Attack Fails On Chorwon Hill
Communist forces suffered heavy losses in an unsuccessful bid to take three knobs of Chorwon hill west of Chorwon. American 45th Division held after a barrage, with defenders avoiding fire until dawn and returning with machine guns rifles and grenades.
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Chorwon Hill
Seoul
Chorwon
Man Suffers Face Cuts In Car Crash Near Culvert
Willie West, 47, of Butternut Ridge, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 2 15 am for head and left forearm lacerations after a Route 301 crash half a mile north of Route 10. He told deputies bright lights blinded him, causing him to lose control and strike a culvert.
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Willie West
Butternut Ridge Road
Elyria Memorial Hospital
West
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Elyria Elks Lodge
Edward T. Fogo
Elks Lodge
American Legion Post
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Bill Armitage
Leo R. Meyer, Jr
the Elks
Katherine Svoboda
Margaret McGibbons Maher
Aglais Ruselis
Berta Persensky
Barbara Zora Wright
Anne B. Mills
Margaret Burnet
Katherina Lanke
Mary Spisak
Frank Sellers
Barbara Rehoreg
Mary Rose Schumar
Gerald Nau
Edward Fogo
Mayor Ault
Lawrence Krugman
C. J. Snoble
Elyrians
Legion
Radio-Tv Society
3Rd Order Institute
Berlou
Merthe’s. Adv
Sen. Morse
Oddfellows Elect Box Patriarch
Ridgeway
Italy
Russia
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