Erickson Enters Plea of Guilty in Major Gambling Case
Frank Erickson, a kingpin bookmaker active in 48 states with reported $12.5 million yearly take, pleaded guilty to 60 counts including conspiracy in New York. Judge Nathan D. Perlman set June 26 for sentencing and left $10,000 bail intact as district attorney calls for a jail remand. Erickson, labeled a layoff bookie, faces up to 60 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. prosecutors cite vast operations tied to figures like Adonis and Lansky associates.
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New York
Frank Erickson
Nathan D. Perlman
Frank S. Hogan
Erickson
Perlman
Hogan
Gelb
Senate Committee
Colonial Inn
Hallandale
Fla
Erick- 80N
Joe Adonis
Vincent
Jimmy Blue Eyes
Alo
Detroit Purple Gang
Meyer
Jake
Lansky
Y Fund Reaches Over Fifty Three Thousand Mark
The Elyria Y M C A drive advances toward a 110000 goal as four day old campaign reports total pledges at 53611. Corporate and industrial gifts lead with 5072 while the special gifts division under R J Fitch adds 4517 since last Friday. Harold Rorick chairs the general campaign with 1105. Chauncy B Smythe of Thew Shovel Co presents 2812 from staff and executives.
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Elyria ¥. M. C. A
R J. Fitch
Harold Rorick
Chauncy B. Smythe
Thew Shovel Company
Ohio Spanish War Veterans Meet in Columbus
About 500 veterans of the Spanish-American war and their wives gathered at the Neil House in Columbus for the 52nd annual meeting of the Ohio Department of the Spanish American War Veterans and auxiliaries. National Commander Henry W. Hunt of Connecticut and national auxiliary president Grace Alexander of Arizona attended. Hugh F. Fiebig of Cleveland led the Ohio department with Elsie Mc Cracken of Cleveland as state auxiliary president.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of the
Ohio
Henry W. Hunt
Connecticut
Grace Alexander
Arizona
Hugh F. Fiebig
Cleveland
Ohio Department
Elsie McCracken
Weather outlook for Northeastern Ohio turns milder next week
The forecast calls for cloudy and continued cold conditions this afternoon with clearing overnight and persistently cold temperatures. Tuesday should be fair and warmer with a low near 50 and a high around 72, as markets section notes FOUND TODAY ON PAGE TWO.
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Ohio
Urge Big Changes In Vehicle Laws
At the 42nd annual governors conference in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia a call for sweeping motor vehicle law changes to cut accidents and curb highway abuse was issued from a one year study by the Council of State Governments. The uniform code proposes a separate motor vehicle agency with merit personnel, broad licensing exams, and unified traffic reporting nationwide.
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White Sulphur Springs
Green-Brier
Ted
Conferees Agree On Six Month Rent Control Extension
Washington conferees reach a six month Local Option extension of federal rent controls to Dec 31 with option to renew for six months. The deal also aligns House and Senate texts on decontrol rules for permanent accommodations in transient Chicago hotels and sets localities to determine future control status.
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Washington
House
Senate
Sen
Chicago
Drunk Drivers To Find The Going A Little Rougher
Mayor Henry W. Ault announced higher penalties for first time drunken driving offenders. The fine rises from $75 plus costs to $100 and costs with city driving suspension. He said the tougher stance aims to curb a recent uptick in such offenses.
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Henry W. Ault
Ault
Traffic Claims Four Lives In Ohio Over Father’s Day Weekend
Four deaths mark Ohio Father’s Day weekend as motorists perished in separate crashes. Mrs Ralph Beaver 42 of Maclengo died eight miles northeast of Mt Erese Gilead in an automobile accident. Albert Paulus 23 of Troy died when his car struck a tree in Troy. George Rainer of Niles was fatally injured when his ride hit a utility pole in Girard. Francis Lehman of Fremont was killed when his car collided with a hay wagon near Fremont. L N Nicholas Elyria schools chief to attend Ohio Superintendents’ summer meeting at Cedar Point.
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Ohio
Ralph Beaver
Maclengo
Mt. Erese Gilead
Albert Paulus
Troy
George Rainer
Niles
Girard
Francis Lehman
Fremont
Council Of Churches To Meet Wednesday Evening
The Elyria Council of Churches schedules its annual meeting at St Andrew's on Wednesday evening June 21 at seven o'clock. A strawberry festival opens the event on the lawn and representatives of all churches are invited. The Rev Ernesty on urges full delegations and officers will be elected with annual reports and other business on the agenda.
Washington Milk Strike Ends As Others Continue
Washington eight day milk strike ends while Pittsburgh milk drivers stay out and LA transit walkout lingers. AFL drivers vote to accept a seven day operation with alternating weeks. potential price rise discussed though dairy officials stay quiet. Pittsburgh area 3 million milk-starved residents face no relief as meetings fail to yield progress. Clergymen appeal for settlement as federal conciliators seek solutions in Los Angeles. Longshoremen dispute stalls Ohio lake ports and coal unloads despite court orders.
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United Press
Washington
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
AFL
APL International Longshoremen's Association
Ohio Lake
Toledo
Lorain
Huron
Fairport
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Deadly Storms and Floods Hit Across Regions
Severe weather across the nation and western Canada left 20 dead and about 2,000 homeless. Reports note missing and presumed drowned near Louisville after a boat capsized, while the Pacific Northwest saw seven deaths from floods. In the East, boat drownings occurred on Long Island Sound and in Connecticut, with additional flood fatalities in Ohio and Iowa. A light plane crash near Hayes, North Dakota killed three. The cold air mass and storm systems spurred widespread river flooding, with warm Northwest conditions fueling thunderstorms and dam releases. Damage included rail line losses near Milwaukee and multiple flood deaths in Washington state.
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United Press
Canada
Ohio River
Louisville
Pacific Northwest
Long Island Sound
Connecticut
I Great Eye Harbor Inlet
Towa
Illinois
Lemars
Nichols
le Mars
Iowa
Ohio
Hayes
Plains
New York
Bronx Zoo
Fifth Avenue
Northwest
Harlawton
Mont
Coulee
Horhes
Milwaukee Railroad
Skyhawk Canyon
Pomeroy
Wash
Washington State
Lorain County Eleventh in Ohio for Total Wages in 1949 Q4
Lorain County ranked 11th among Ohio counties in total wages for the fourth quarter of 1949 under the unemployment compensation law. The county's $28,969,526 quarterly wages included over 19 million dollars paid by manufacturing firms and about 2 million to contract construction workers.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of
Victory Dinner At First Christian Church Tonight
Members and friends of the First Christian church plan a Victory Dinner at 7 p.m. The campaign minimum goal has been reached and the larger goal may be reached tonight as funds grow. Gifts come from church members and nonmembers, with many checks from others. Rev. John Updegra ti of Newark will be the speaker.
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First Christian Church
John Updegrati
Christian’ Church
Newark
Woman Reports Being Attacked In Front Yard
Mrs. Ann Powell, 48, of 514 Second Street, told police a man she could not identify attacked her in her front yard at 2:50 am after returning from an Eagles club party. He followed her, grabbed her, and threw her down before fleeing. her daughter-in-law and son investigated but found no suspect. The assailant was described as medium build wearing a tan jacket.
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Ann Powell
Second Street
Eagles’ Club
Robert Powell
Three Believed Drowned After Ohio River Boat Capsize
The U S Coast Guard planned a search for three Louisville men Edward Dixon 29 Thomas Ewing 39 and Grady Gentry 37 believed drowned when a motorboat capsized in a thunderstorm on the Ohio River near Louisville last night. Three other boat occupants were rescued by a fisherman.
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Louisville
U. S. Coast Guard
Ohio River
Edward Dixon
Thomas Ewing
Grady Gentry
Temperature Falls To Record Low For Date In Ohio Cities
Cleveland recorded a 41 degree low the lowest June 18 reading in 80 years of records. The previous mark was 40 in 1879. Nearby Youngstown dropped to 36 and Akron to 39 as home heating systems came back on after the cold spell.
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Cleveland
Youngstown
Akron
Elyria Youth Serves as County Auditor at Boys State
Richard McIntyre of Elyria, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Cole, 133 Lake Ave, is named county auditor at Buckeye Boys State at Camp Perry. A Elyrian junior at Elyria High School and former Junior Hi Club chaplain, he previously served as auditor of Cole County.
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Nora Pickard
William Pickard
LaGrange Road
Columbus
Elyria Auxiliary No. 12
American Legion
Buckeye
Camp Perry
Ohio State University
Elyrian
Richard McIintyre
Cole County
Richard
Maurice Cole
Lake Ave
Elyria High School
Murphy appointed superintendent of Guernsey County schools
CAMBRIDGE D May 5 Robert P Murphy director of training at Cambridge State Hospital has been named superintendent of the Guernsey County school system. Murphy given a two year contract succeeds Charles E Knowles who resigned because of illness. HARDWARE Pipe Glass Roper Gas Ranges Minn Paints Colson Wheel Goods Elyria Hawe Co adv.
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Cambridge, D
Robert P. Murphy
Cambridge State Hospital
Guernsey County
Murphy
Charles E. Knowles
Roper
Minn
Colson Wheel Goods
Elyria Hawe, Co
Adv
Engineer On Steamer Manila Dies of Heart Attack
Milton C. Hasler aged 54 an engineer on the Steamer Manila died suddenly of a heart attack at 1 am yesterday while the vessel lay at The National Tube Co dock coroner Paul Tillman reported Hasler who resided in Toledo was to be taken to his home after the death was reported
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Paul Tillman
Milton C. Hasler
Manila
National Tube Co
Toledo
Furguson
Alice Adnan
Jonathan
Tropic
Stella Ownes
Owens
Harold Anderson
Crooksville
A. EK. Hall Pottery Co
Acme Pottery Co
Ohio Power Co
Anderson
Roseville
Crop Report on CROP Work Across 66 Ohio Counties
In Columbus Ohio 66 county leaders of the Christian Rural Overseas Program heard a firsthand account of relief efforts in Europe. The Rev N B Weirwill of Archbold Ohio will describe CROP food and clothing distribution in Germany. The Rev Werr recently returned from Germany.
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Columbus
Ohio
Europe
N. B. Weirwill
St. John’s Evangelical Reformed Church
Archbold, O
Germany
Werrwill
Shifting Of Child Welfare Cases Debated
Judge Malcolm Thomson told county officials that moving child welfare cases from A D C to the child welfare board would raise county costs. Welfare director Floyd Wooldridge cited illegitimate children and poor homes, while prosecutors urged removal and neglect charges if mothers fail to provide proper care. Thomson would base decisions on evidence and warned against dumping relief duties to the board to shrink county relief load.
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Malcolm Thomson
Floyd Wooldridge
Child Welfare Board
Thomson
Wooldridge
Thompson
A. D.C
Harold Ewing
Welfare Board
Water Shortage Called Critical In Flood Area
Crooksville area faces a critical water shortage as cleanup begins after a flash flood hit seven towns across three counties. The disaster, driven by a four hour cloudburst, caused $19 million in preliminary damages and killed at least one resident. Water supplies diminished. relief tanks were deployed, but demand outstripped supply.
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Crooksville
Roseville
White Cottage
Sultonham
Rose Rose Farm
Tropic
Saltillo
Red Cross Disaster
John S. Jurgason
Talks With Hungary Disclosed
London and Vienna report that the United States may free American businessman Robert Vogeler and British associate Edgar Sanders from a Hungarian prison. Negotiations involve Hungary reopening consulates in the United States, releasing German wartime reparations and the crown jewels, and lifting the U.S. travel ban on Hungary. U.S. and British officials expressed cautious optimism about a favorable outcome.
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London
United States
Robert Vogeler
Hungary
Vogeler
U. S
Sanders
Budapest
Germany
St Stephen
State Department
Vienna
Austria
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Edgar Sanders
Walter Dowling
U.S
Dowling
M. J. A. Cheetham
MacArthur Sees U S Can Save Formosa and Japan
General MacArthur told U S defense leaders in Tokyo that the United States can still save Formosa and Asia from communism while stressing Japan as a key objective. He urged retaining influence in Japan to secure peace, and noted immediate arms aid could help Nationalists hold Formosa. Johnson and Bradley received briefings on Far Eastern conditions, with political questions left to Dukes.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
United States
U. S
Formosa
Southeast Asia
MacArthur
Defense
Louis Johnson
Omar N. Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Japan
Asia
Orient
Johnson
Bradley
Far Eastern
Foromas
South Korea
Indo China
John Foster Dukes
States Department
Duhies
Korea
Johson
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Traffic
L. N. Nicholas
Elyria City
Cedar Point
Elyria Boy
Boys’ State
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