Master Sergeant Convicted of Aiding Enemy in Korea POW Case
Master Sergeant William H. Olson a 20 year Army veteran from Youngsville Pennsylvania was convicted by a court martial of making statements and writings calculated to aid the enemy while a POW in Korea and sentenced to two two year terms plus a dishonorable discharge Olson will be sent to Camp Gordon Georgia for serving the sentence which may be reduced on review The commander Maj Gen Joseph P Cleland approved the sentence Olson captured in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge and held by the Nazis was the second regular retiree from Korean POW camps tried on collaboration charges
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville, N.C
William H. Olson
Camp Gordon
Korea
Youngsville
Joseph P. Cleland
Ft. Bragg
Olson
Washington
D.C
Cleland
Watertown
N.Y
Belgium
State Patrol Investigates 2 Accidents
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports two accidents on two roads. At Rt 6 east of Vermilion-on-the-Lake a three-car crash at 1:30 a m left one driver under arrest for failing to stop in an assured clear distance. A second, minor collision on North Ridge Rd involved Alice Walters and Nelson Becker with no injuries or arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 6
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Ohio State Highway Patrol
William J. Estes
Lake Rd
Vermilion-on-the- Lake
Shirley Sweatman
Buffalo
N. Y
John W. Breeler
North Madison
Breeler
Estes
North Ridge Rd
Alice Ruth Walters
Dutton Rd
Lorain
Nelson Becker
Languitt St
Vermilion
Lorain Judge Awaits Alimony and Divorce Actions
A Lorain area court filings summary shows alimony suits against William Troutman and Doris Nichols, with divorce actions, restoration of former names, and cruelty allegations. Also noted are dismissals, a dog warden position, and an Elyria Board of Education personnel decision involving Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Stinson
West 21St Centary School
St., Lorain
William
West Lake Rd
S. A. Horvitz
Patsy Critalli
Sam Shin
Dle
Trumbull Building Co
Ruth Givens
Cuyahgo Falls
Clyde Troutman
Tone
Jacqueline Winter
Lorain
Joseph
D. Burgess
Nebraska Ave
Lorain County
Doris Nichols
Delaware Ave
Ferm
Ohio Reformatory
Driver Jailed For Drinking After Mishap
Harold Valentine 30 of Grafton Rd jailed for three days and fined 160 after his car struck another on Rt 76 at Rt 82 while under the influence. He also paid 10 in costs for operating an unsafe car. Separate incidents: 14 year old Jean Rothwell injured in a two-car collision on West and Hughes Rds. treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Delphina Hardy granted divorce from Charles with custody of four children and 65 monthly for support. Mary Ruder estate appraised at 37080 with cash 5238, securities 5742, real estate 26000. Perry executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Valentine
Grafton Rd
Valentine
Sheriff’s
Frank Cordin Jr
Canton
Justice C. C. Lord
West and
Hughes Rds
Miss Rothwell
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jess Stevens Named Norwalk Chamber Executive Secretary
Jess Stevens of 339 Standston Ave is named executive secretary of the Norwalk Chamber of Commerce. He comes from WEOL in Elyria with prior roles at WICA Ashtabula and Lorain news, sports and program directing. Stevens, a Cleveland Heights High School and Adelbert College graduate, will move to Norwalk as home plans finalize and will lead a PR push to attract industry and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Stevens
Standston Ave
Norwalk
Elyria
WICA
Ashtabula
Stevens
Cleveland Heights High School
Adelbert College
Western Reserve University
Lenore
Russ
Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Car Stolen From Dealer Lot At Spitzer Motors
Spitzer Motors at 140 East Bridge Street reported a 1955 Chrysler Royal Dodge stolen from its lot on June 8. Police described the four door sedan with a white top, black center stripe and red bottom, valued at $4,200. The theft was not reported until yesterday as the firm hoped the vehicle would be returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spitzer Motors
East Bridge’ St
Mayor Court Records Show Guilty Pleas Across City
Mayor's Court actions list multiple guilty pleas for disobeying stop signs improper passing and speeding at Cleveland and Olive Streets East River and Ridge Streets Huron Street Route 113 Broad Street Washington Avenue and West Avenue defendants include Edward J Gregory George W Talkington William Moore Bernard Walend and others with fines ranging from 3 to 25 dollars plus costs Some cases had fines suspended or were dismissed in proceedings tied to local traffic enforcement and a probate settlement with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland and Olive
East River Sts
Ridge Sts
Edward J. Gregory
Lodi St
Huron St
Route 113
William A. Moore
Oberlin
William G. Hecock
North
Olive St
Thurs- Broad St
Washington Ave
Oniday
Bernard C. Walend
Lawson E. Post
Case Ave
Washington Blvd
West Ave
Area Growth Survey Urged By Senators
An Ohio Senate proposal to study the effects of postwar influx of workers into northeastern industrial areas was advanced by Sen. Joseph Avellone with Sen. Charles Mosher as co sponsor. The plan seeks housing and sociological issues, to be conducted by the Legislative Service Commission if approved. The Rules Committee referred the resolution yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wells
10Th St
Georgia
Lempertz
County Welfare Department
Rules Committee of the
Ohio
Ohio Probation and Senate
Granville
Posal
Joseph Avellone
Cleveland
Charles Mosher
Oberlin
Lorain County
Sen. Mosher
Legislative Service Commission
Ohio Senate
Sen
Avellone
Death notices from Oberlin and Vermilion areas
Obituary notices from New London Oberlin Vermilion deal with Edith May McMul thur Johnson who died in Oberlin after a car incident and is survived by her son Glenn and other relatives. Bertha Law of Vermilion dies after a brief illness at St Joseph Hospital leaving a son William and grandson Sam. Cecelia Fitch of Avon dies after a stroke leaving husband Cyrus Fitch and several siblings. Almuth Baumann of Peoria formerly Oberlin dies after extended illness with many children and grandchildren. Funeral and burial details are provided for each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Oberlin
Edith May McMulthur Johnson
South
J. F. Dickin- Main
Malson
North Park St
Johnson
Estella Sweet
Westlake
Carlisle
Christan Science Church
Dickinson
Glenn
Carl
Elyria
Ellis
LaGrange
Mary Hahn
Jennie Johns
Elyna
Jesse
Cowling-Stang
Brookdme Cemetery
Beriha Law
Alfred Tadloo
Avon
Maple Grove Cemetery
Madeline
Cyrus EB. Fitch
Cecelia Fitch
Cyrus
Center
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Fitch
Anthony
Theresa Shabanek
Western Reserves University
Cleveland
Anthony L. Shabanek
Marie. Darling
California
Clayton Webb
Euclid
Jeanette Spirock
A. Nosek and
Seb Maplewood
Warrensville Center Rd
Whitehaver Cemetery
Almuth Baumann
Meidroth St
Peoria
Bremen
Germany
Baumann
Quberlin
Grace ‘Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid Society
Harry Spieker
Gerta van Heuveln
Alfred
Clarence
George
Henry
Herman
Menno
George Bruninga
Claus Ruter
John Baumann
Raymond, Minn
John Freimuth
George Freimuth
Paradise
Calif
St. John's Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Wayne Saffen
Westwood Cemetery
Andrew Ware prominent fruit grower dies at 58
Andrew Ware of Berlin Heights aged 58 died yesterday while tending his fruit stand on Rt 3. Born August 29 1896 in Cleveland he lived here since 1942. Survived by wife Clara two sons Grant and Glenn three grandchildren and brother Chris. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Monday at Leimkuchler Funeral Home burial at Florence Township Cemetery about 3 p.m. EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin Heights
Andrew Ware
Rt. 3
Cleveland
the Reformed Church At
Chris
Leimkuchler Funeral
Franklin Blvd
Florence Township
No Injuries Reported 20 Tornadoes Strike Southwest States
Storms battered a three state area with 20 tornadoes counted in Oklahoma Texas Kansas. No injuries reported though severe damage in Oklahoma and Texas and flood threats along the Washita River prompted evacuations near Cheyenne and Hammon. Forecasts warned more severe weather over the weekend across the trio of states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Tex
Rangers
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Highway Patrol
Cheyenne
Hammon
Washita River
Pistol Taken In Burglary At Grafton
A burglary at the Canfield O11 Station on Center St in Grafton netted a clipless Luger pistol owned by station owner John Lawson. Entrance gained by breaking a rear window. A locked cupboard door was ripped open in an apparent search for money. nothing else reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canfield
O11
Center St
Grafton
Skip Glassburn
John Lawson
Mone
Water Group Committees To Be Named
The water committee of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce will hold its organizational meeting Monday at noon at the Hotel Grays tone. Atty. Robert Vandemark, committee chairman, revealed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Graystone
Robert Vandemark
Traffic Crackdown Started in Columbus to Cut Deaths
Columbus officials launched a stringent traffic crackdown to curb a rising fatality rate. Police plan a 600 per cent arrest surge, with plainclothes officers and unmarked cars, radar use, and removal of warning signs under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
INS
George W. Scholer
Annulment Suit Filed For Girl 14 in Ohio Case
A suit was filed in Common Pleas Court today to annul the marriage of Mary Arlene Garver, 14, of Amherst Ohio, to Joseph Garver Jr., 24, married at Rossville Georgia on June 5. The girl's mother filed the action. Juvenile Judge Harold Ewing earlier sentenced the groom to six months in Toledo workhouse and fined him 500 dollars for aiding in delinquency. The girl was placed in the custody of an aunt as the judge criticized the parents for an unsuitable home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Arlene Garver
Vermilion Rd
Amherst Rd
Amherst
Joseph Garver, Jr
Kypton
Rossville
Common Pleas Court
Helen Garver
Harold Ewing
Toledo
Ewing
Lorain Cadets to Train at OSU and Camp Gordon
Two Lorain County cadets in the Advanced Army ROTC at Ohio State University will report June 25 for six weeks of training at summer camps. They will travel to Fort Eustis and Camp Gordon, with locations and dates firmed for prior orders. William W. Dodd of Amherst will also report for Transportation Corps training, and both are OSU juniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
OSU
Ohio State University
Hall Rd
Willlee
Camp Gordon
William W. Dodd
R. D
Amherst
Fort Eustis
Transportation Corps
Oberlin Man Fined $150 On 2 Charges
Willey Harries a 26 year old Oberlin man pleaded guilty in Mayor's Court to driving while intoxicated and driving on a temporary permit. He was fined 125 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail and six months driving ban in Elyria for the first charge and fined 25 dollars with costs on the second charge with 15 dollars suspended. Police said Harries drove his car into a ditch on Infirmary Road early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willey Harries
Oberlin
Elyria
Harries
Infirmary Rd
Youth Charged After Accident In Elyria
A 15 year old Elyria youth was cited to Juvenile Court for failure to control after his car rear ended Fowler Dotson 34 of Sugar Ridge on West Avenue. Dotson was stopped in a line for traffic when the collision occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Thomas A. Duvall
West 16Th St
Fowler Dotson
Sugar Ridge
Dotson
West Ave
Bitten by Dog Case In Lorain Seeks Repair Costs
Helen Thelas, 3, of 1136 3th St is to be assessed for damages to benefitting property owners after a dog bite. She received treatment at St Joseph’s Inmates Hospital for finger injuries and small abrasions. Assessment includes $3.92 per front foot and an acreage valuation of $82.23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Thelas
St. Joseph's
Cat revived in store after week in box
In Columbus Lazarus lamp department workers opened a weekold bag and found a limp cat. After milk the animal revived and the bag traced to Mrs. John Naugle of Bellefontaine. She said Taffy had been on a lamp picked up for return and went home on the next truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
INS
Lazarus Department Store
John Naugle
Bellefontaine
Taffy
County seeks city approval for sewer district extensions
County commissioners endorsed a resolution asking Elyria to approve extensions of several sewer districts to enable water line construction. The plan covers Murray Ridge Griswold Road Spring Valley Reeves Avenue areas and water lines along Carol Lane Robert Lane Penny Lane East River Road and a subdivision off Middle Avenue in Carlisle led by trustee Harry W. Hyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Elyria
Spring Valley
Griswold Rd
East Carlisle
iMurray Ridge
Griswold, Rd
Reeves Ave
Calann Dr
East River St
Carol Lane
Robert Lane
Penny Lane
East River Rd
Fulter Rd
Middle Ave
Carlisle
Harry W. Hyman
Pumping Station Break Cuts Off 30 Inch Main
A 30 inch water main was shut down last night after a break on the pumping station grounds. Elyria Safety Director Michael J Lotko said the break was repaired and normal service was restored this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Michael J. Lotko
Lotko
Buckeye Boys State Ends as Visitors Attend Final Day
CAMP PERRY OHIO It was visitors day at the 1955 Buckeye Boys State with dozens of projects unfinished as delegates prepared to greet friends. The highlight was a 115 member Boys State band concert. A missing supreme court justice, Judge elect Lynn Snyder of Payne, caused confusion as oath taking neared. He had not checked election results and thought he had not been elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Perry
Buckeye
Fin Mannii
Supreme Court
Lynn Snyder
Payne
Paulding County
Snyder
Ss Iand.enaskar Eail
Oat Ee Ae Ee Snyder
Io the Supreme Court
City Library Promotes Outing Books for Picnics
Elyria Library shelves guide for organizers and families planning picnics. Nancy Warner notes demand for books on games contests and refreshments. Highlights include The Complete Picnic Book with 900 games, Fin In the Back Yard, books on outdoor fireplaces grills and barbecue pits and guides to building outdoor furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Nancy K. Warner
Shallcross
Fin
Lawson and
Breen
Elyria Library
O'Connor
Sunset Magazine
Aul
Yates
1955 Bid Ask Summary from Elyma Savings and Lorain Firms
The listing shows bid and ask figures for Elyma Savings and Trust Elyna Telephone Lorain Co Saw and Tre along with bonds and corporate notes. It highlights rates around 30 to 40 percent with several entries for Lorain Telephone and Western Reserve Pid plus standard screw and Troxel Mig. Some values appear fragmented but indicate market quotes and securities in mid 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyma Savings & Tr
O.W
Elyna Telephone
W. Elyma Telephone
General Industries
Harshaw Chem. Com
Lorain Co Saw
Lorain Telephone
Lorain Telephone Com
North Saw. & Loan
Injured Rider Sues Driver In High Speed Crash
Ernest Glimsey Jr sues Armos Jordan for 10000 claiming injuries from an auto crash at East Ave and Wooster St when Jordan fled police after allegedly running a red light. Glimsey says he was a passenger in Jordan's car which struck a utility pole and three cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Glimsey, Jr
Middle Ave
Armos Jordan
Wayne St
Glimsey
Jordan
East Ave
Wooster St
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Patrol
Courthouse News
J. Norman
Elyria Board of Education
Thompson
J. Powell Jones
Burgess
Oscar G. Dunn
Charles J Thomas
Delphina Hardy
22Nd St
Charles
John Pin‘cura
Mary Ruder
Perry
Fag Onbank
Norwalk C. O. C
Mayor's Court
George W. Talkington
West River St
Robert L. Grif
Cleveland Rd
Cleveland St
Idudt
Cleveland Clinic
Bambina del Sig
Cascade Park
John H.sphey
Adam Beckett
Simone
Schiiner
Oakwood Ave
Woodford Ave
William E. Janits
Tenny
Vandemark Seilement
John M. Haddix
Edgewood
Ypeodore J. Flas
Tolper
Frank
Yunker
LaPorte
Ening
Vandemark
Edgar Gillian
June E. Wiener
State Highway Patrol
Abraham Coburn
Chicago
Herbert Rector
Lake Ave
Kaye
William H. Hamby
Qberlin’ Rd
Johnson Services
Edith May McMullen
Mrs
Andrew Waag
New York
Colorado
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
Los Angeles
New England
Boston
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Wonkey
Arthur Ely
Cleo
Omar
Ely Residence
Elys
Ely
Chronicle-Telegram
County
City
Capitol
Leslie Caron
Fred Astaire
Daddy Long Legs
Rivoli
Judy Canova
Carolina Cannonball
Sterling Hayden
Tom'n
Bowery Boys
High Society
High Court J
City Library
Pierper Smith & CO
Resiodie
P.R. Smith & CO
E.S.T. Bldg
Penodic
Sutes
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