Dewey Declines Third Term as New York Governor
Albany New York Gov Thomas E Dewey 48 announces he will not seek a third term as governor when his current term ends December 31 He plans to become a private lawyer with farming on the side while staying active in state and national politics He cites health bursitis low blood pressure and salary concerns and notes he will not dictate a successor but will continue to press issues including foreign affairs and the cold war
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N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
White House
Bwin
Dewey
Cold War.” . Dewey
Republican Party
Leng
Underworld
J. Edgar Hoover
Federaluresy of Investigation
One Application Filed For Bar's Recommendation
Robert Fauver reports only one applicant for the Lorain county bar association recommendation for the Common Pleas Judge seat. J. W. Dilgren of Elyria, a Republican, is the sole candidate, with bar voting by mailed ballot set for July 6. Democratic absent by choice sparks speculation on post retirement governor appointment.
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Robert Fauver
Lorain County Bar Association
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
J. W. Dilgren
Elyria
Dilgren
Judge Findley
Bar
More Strawberry Pickers Needed in Lorain County
Lorain County farms seek five more strawberry pickers starting next Monday. Applicants must be at least 14, transport is provided, and meet at 8 a.m. near the county courthouse park. Last week 118 reported, rising to 205 by Wednesday and 138 by Friday. Pickers will shift to beans and raspberries when strawberry season ends.
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Lorain County
Elyria
U. S. Employment Service
Bridges May Not Be Deported For Years
SAN FRANCISCO Convicted perjurer Harry Bridges may not be deported for years as the Immigration and Naturalization Service delays proceedings until a ruling on his appeal of a perjury conspiracy conviction reaches the Supreme Court, expected in about two years. meanwhile officials plan to wait. County Commissioners will view Dixon ditch in Ridgeville on July 14 and hold a hearing on July 21 regarding the proposed improvement.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Bruce Barber
Immigration and Naturalization Service
CIO
Supreme Court
Ditch
Dixon Ditch
Ridgeville
Weather outlook for northeastern Ohio this weekend
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon and tonight. Sunday will be fair with little temperature change. Lows near 46 tonight, highs around 65 on Sunday. An extra sale advertises 10 thousand large potted petunias in pots, with unrelated text scattered.
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Ohio
Ady
Catholic High School Alumni Elect Officers
Elyria District Catholic High School alumni formed an association after a dinner. Rev. Joseph B. Lehane attended as guest of honor. Ronald Schilke presided at the business meeting. John Kurek Jr. was named president and Mary Gilles secretary. Two yearly meetings were planned. Alumni donated funds for a statue for the faculty.
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Elyria District Catholic High School
Sohal
Joseph B. Lehane
S.T.D
Dr. Lehane
Ronald Schilke
John Kurek
Mary Gilles
Tax Forfeited Lands Sale Starts Tuesday in Courthouse
County Auditor Frank Ayres announced that the tax-forfeited lands sale will begin Tuesday at 9 30 a m in the courthouse with Reno Collier deputy auditor as auctioneer. About 350 parcels of delinquent property will be sold at roughly 50 parcels per day across various county areas. Information is available from the county auditor. The sale runs Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays until all property is sold.
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Frank Ayres
Reno Collier
Johnson Bradley In Japan Defense Talks Begin
In Tokyo Sunday Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and Gen Omar N Bradley arrived for talks that may shape U S policy in the Far East for years Gen Douglas MacArthur greeted them at the airport They will study findings and recommend actions to President Truman before August focusing on Asia defense and world peace They expect to avoid discussing Japanese bases until after a peace treaty and warn against concentrating only on Europe in past policy which allowed Communist gains in Asia
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Louis Johnson
Omar N. Bradley
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Johnson
Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Truman
America
Noso
Japan
Dean Acheson
MacArthur
Russia
U. 53
Europe
Germany
Austria
Johnson and Bradley
United States
Oberlin Youth Sentenced to Reformatory for Armed Robbery
Charles Smith, 17, of Oberlin, was sent to Mansfield reformatory for 10 to 20 years after a brief jury verdict in Judge D A Cook's court. He was convicted of armed robbery for beating Dr Mary Emily Sinclair, a retired Oberlin College mathematics professor, with a wire cutting tool and stealing her car to attend a Sandusky high school prom.
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Charles Smith
Oberlin
Reformatory
Mansfield
Mary Emily Sinclair
Oberlin College
Smith
D. A. Cook
Cook
Fire Chief Bates Nearing Return to Duty
Elyria fire chief W N Bates, 72, recovering from illness since May 6, plans light duty next week possibly Monday. He returned briefly to Number One Station and said outdoor time aids recovery while assistants C W Hudson and Archie L Phipps cover duties until full duties resume.
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W. N. Bates
Bates
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
C. W. Hudson
Archie L.phipps
Delaware Boy Is Marbles Champ
Delaware boy J Tilton Holt Jr of Wilmington won the fourth annual national marble championship sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, displaying precise marble shooting in the 10 foot ring as Kaywoodie Pipes priced 3.50 to 25.00 and Marsh Guerin noted. Eaton Rapids Michigan reports follow.
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Delaware
J. Tilton Holt, Jr
Wilmington
Del
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kaywoodie Pipes
Marsh Guerin
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Teachers Hired By Two Boards In The County
The Brownhelm and East Carlisle boards announce new staff for next year. William E. Johnson of Sheffield Village will teach seventh and eighth grades and industrial arts at the high school, a first teaching position after graduating from Brookside High School and Ohio Northern. Mrs. Josephine Campbell of Lorain will teach half day in the high school English and history and half day in the second grade. a Ohio University graduate, this is her first teaching job. William Stelzer of Cleveland is hired to teach art work industrial arts and social studies in seventh and eighth grades at East Carlisle School. a graduate of Indiana State Teachers College, it is his first position. Mrs. Grace Larwell of Lorain will teach fifth and sixth grades. a Michigan State College graduate with prior teaching experience.
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Brownhelm Board
William E. Johnson
Sheffield Village
Brookside High School
Ohio Northern
Josephine Campbell
Loerain
Ohio University
East Carlisle Board
William Stelzer
Cleveland
East Carlisle School
Indiana State Teachers College
Indianapolis
Grace Larwell
Lorain
Michigan State College
Trial Set For June 26 In Traffic Manslaughter Case
How ard Fought of Green Springs truck driver faces traffic manslaughter charges over the June 12 killing of 18 year old Larry Kelble of Berlin Heights. The case, heard before Justice James Horn, was set for June 26 with Fought released on a $1,000 bond after the arrest. Kelble died in a collision at Route 113 and Baumhardt road.
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Howard Fought
Green Springs
Larry Kelble
Berlin Heights
James Horn
Fought
Kelble
Route 113
Baumhardt Road
Regatta Shortened By Flood On Ohio River
Marietta Ohio The Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta will proceed today but with a two mile course instead of three miles. All races start at the mile mark below the Muskingum entry. Forester Earley and area dam chief Farley advised no postponement as conditions unlikely to improve before mid next week.
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Marietta, O
Board of Stewards
Ohio River
Muskingum River
Ohio
Forester Earley
Farley
Longshoremen Picket Lake Erie Ports Amid Strike
More than 400 members of the International Longshoremen's Association picketed four Ohio Lake Erie ports Toledo Huron Lorain and Fairport after a late yesterday strike over wage contracts. Coal dumping at Toledo halted as shipments were diverted to Cleveland Ashland and Conneaut while negotiation deadlock persisted. The walkout began after companies insisted on dealing with local dock locals rather than the Lake Erie council.
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Ohio Lake Erie
International Longshoremen's Association
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Huron
Lorain
Fairport
Chesapeake and Ohio
Great Lakes
Ashta- Whla
Conneaut
Lake Erie
Expect More Arrests In Crackdown On Spies
Washington reports indicate the FBI may widen a sweeping crackdown on suspected spies and subversives as three Americans linked to K E J Fuchs face charges. Harry Gold, Alfred Slack, and David Greenglass are named alongside Sidney Weinbaum, all tied to wartime intelligence breaches. Congress fears broader Soviet espionage in the United States.
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FBI
K. E. J. Fuchs
Russia
United States
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Fuchs
Alfred D. Slack
Syracuse
Knoxville
Tenn
David Greenglass
New York
Greenglass
Los Alamos
N. M
Approach Half Way Mark In Y Fund Campaign
Elyria community drives toward a $110,000 city wide Buy A Boy YMCA fund to repair pool and gym facilities. By midweek $43,467 was raised with three report meetings upcoming and industrial gifts leading total pledges. Local industries like Bendix Westinghouse and Elyria Foundry contributed sizable sums as volunteers pressed for further donations.
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Bevustrial
R. D. Oldfield
R. M. Timms
Bendix-Westinghouse
Western Automatic
Timms Spring
Elyria Foundry
Olsen Manufacturing
Thew
General Industries
Troxel
Perry Fay
Ohio Screw
Timms
Richard J. Gollmar
Oldfield
H. E. Birch
H. R. Rorick
Two Women Dead as Ohio Flood Deluges Towns
Crooksville and Roseville in southern Ohio faced a devastating flood after a four hour cloudburst. A 25 square mile area flooded with at least 300 homes submerged, two women died, several families fled and were later found safe. Miners escaped a rising shaft as floodwaters invaded mines, roads and tracks washed out, and gas mains leaked in flooded districts.
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Crooksville
Ohio
Tropic
Roseville
Misco
Carl Eaton
Sam Flick
Pennsylvania Railroad
Zanesville
New Lexington
Glouster
McCluney
Flick
State Highway Patrol
New York Central Railroad
Saltillo
Alice Adrian
Adrian
John
Stella Owen
Harold Anderson
Red Cross
Anderson
Army Depot Fire Engulfs Building in Voorheesville
A large U S Army depot in Voorheesville New York battled a major blaze fed by strong winds with several explosions. Firefighters from Schenectady aided as flames soared about ten times the building’s height. Horton C Mosher a radio operator at a nearby General Electric transmitter reported hearing the blasts and seeing the fire.
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General Electric Co
Helderberg Mountains
Elyria Names New Assistant Sanitarian Palagyi
Carl Palagyi of 334 West River Street begins work this week as assistant sanitarian under Sanitary Officer Gordon Bell. The new city health department post followed by flooding and high water that forced the earlier closure of offices and a jail cell at times.
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Carl Palagyi
West River Street
City Health Department
Gordon Bell
Crooksville
Andy Nelson
Health Board
Palagyi
John Brown
Jonathan Creek
Ohio Northern University
Nelson
Sudden Drop In Temperatures Brings Storms
A cold wave swept the northeast causing wind rainstorms and floods in Ohio Denver and British Columbia. Temperatures plunged with 70 at Binghamton 48 at Buffalo 54 at Syracuse as Chicago saw an 18 degree drop in 30 minutes. Denver flood ruined homes for about 40 families. In B C heavy rain melted snow threatening dikes near Agassiz while towns were isolated.
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United Press
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Denver
British Columbia
New York
Binghamton
N. Y
New York City
Boston
Louisville
Buffalo
Syracuse
Chicago
Valverde
Minto
B. C
Vancouver
Bridge River
Dog Bite Causes Rabies Alarm In Cleveland Suburb
Charles Stoner and neighbors feared rabies after Judy Stoner was bitten June 3 by a dog that later died. Sanitary Officer Bell sent the dog’s head to Cleveland for testing. results showed no rabies. The scare subsided as authorities confirmed the dog was not rabid.
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Charles Stoner
Bell Avenue
Judy Stoner
Judy
Health Department
Gordon Bell
Bell
Cleveland
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