Crops Saved by Irrigation in Lorain County Drought
Lorain County vegetable growers credit irrigation for saving about half of the cabbage crop on Route 10 and about half of the Ridgeville fields where soil retains water poorly. County agents note 70 percent of farmers lack irrigation, with strawberries and other cool weather crops hit by drought and delayed rains.
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Lorain County
Charles DeChant
Detroit Road
Avon Township
al Gerhart
Norm
Ridgeville
Route 76
Gerharts
Gerhart
Carl Deeds
Koje Island Prisoner Screening Surpasses 1,000 An Hour
Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner announced that UN teams screened more than 1,000 prisoners per hour on Koje Island, totaling 15,000 Communist prisoners in two days. About 5 percent of those screened resisted repatriation, while 45,000 of Koje’s 80,000 inmates have been questioned.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
Haydon L. Boatner
Boatner
Kose
Boamer
James A. van Fleet
8Th Army
South Korea
Weil Elected Chairman of Red Cross Board
Frank Weil was elected chair man of the Elyria Chapter of the American Red Cross board. David Hyman becomes vice chairman Earl Fauver treasurer and Claire Lugas secretary. The 1952 Red Cross campaign exceeded its goal by about $400 and a certificate of honor was given to David Daley. Several members plan to attend the National Convention in Cleveland this week.
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Frank Weil
Elyria
American Red Cross
Weil
David Hyman
Earl Fauver
Claire Lugas
Herbert Meister
Red Cross
David Daley
Cleveland
Austin Wagewood Released Then Detained After Armed Robbery Charge
Chicago report notes Austin Wagewood was freed from Stateville Penitentiary after 19 months for armed robbery and sixteen hours later was jailed again on an attempted holdup charge.
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Chicago
Austin Wagewood
Stateville Penitentiary
Weather Outlook for Northeastern Ohio and Five Day Forecast
Partly cloudy with heat and humidity tonight and Wednesday. Scattered evening thunderstorms possible. Low around 72. Five day forecast shows temperatures about １０ degrees above normal with highs 81 north 87 south and lows near 60 to 62. Warm rest of week with brief cooling north late week. Thunderstorms with 0.25 to 0.75 inch rain possible north and under 0.25 inch south. Also ad for das Ag eratum petunias marigolds 25 cents per dozen from Resar Florists.
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Ohio
Suit seeks higher salary for Lorain County judge
Probate and Juvenile Judge Malcolm Thomson filed in common pleas court to determine his salary based on the 1950 census. He says compensation for a juvenile judge should be 1500 per year from April 1, 1950, and seeks 1024.10 back to that date, arguing total annual pay should be 8615 from April 1, 1950. His current total since February 1949 has been 8036.90, with salary components including probate judge 4985 and inheritance tax allowance 2180.
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Malcolm Thomson
Common Pleas Court
Lorain County
Thomson
New Head Of Children's Home Takes Post in Elyria
Lorain county welcomes Denver Keplinger and his wife Fern as new superintendent and matron of the county home. They assumed duties June 15 succeeding Kenneth and wife. The couple arrive from Warren County where they served three years. Keplinger previously led the division of aid for the aged. They have two sons aged seven and three. The home currently houses 44 children.
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Lorain County
Children’s Home
Elytia
Denver Keplinger
Fern
Kenneth Cook
Keplingers
Warren County Children’s Home
Warren County
Keplinger
Warren
Youth tries to steal police launch on San Antonio River
A 19 year old from New London Connecticut attempted to steal a police launch on the San Antonio River in Texas. He was confronted by officers as he wore wet trousers and declared his aim to become a cop. The incident was reported from San Antonio with the suspect in custody.
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San Antonio
Tex
New London
Taft Plans Reply to Eisenhower Isolationism Charge
Sen. Robert A. Taft announced he would answer Eisenhower's isolationist charge in a noon speech to Pennsylvania's 70 Republican National Convention delegates. He met Gov. John S. Fine, claimed 20 Pennsylvania delegates for his total of 603, and noted Hewlett as friendly but not authorized. Taft downplayed Maryland strength and defended against smear campaigns while reporting delegate acceptance and attendance figures from recent meetings.
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Hershey
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Sen
Taft
John S. Fine
Publican
G. Mason Owlett
Maryland
Theodore McKeldin
Howett to Retire On August First
Harry H. Howett resigns as Lorain County Child Welfare Board executive secretary after 24 years in the post and 71 years old last March. Howard Wells Jr. of Cleveland to succeed him as executive director next Tuesday. Changes also include resignations and new hires among case workers and clerical staff in recent weeks.
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Harry H. Howett
Lorain County Child Welfare Board
Howard Wells Jr
Cleveland
Howett
Public Employees Retirement Board
State Welfare Department
Child Welfare Department
Bernice Heston
Rita Easterfield
Mary Farley
St. Louis University
School Term Closing at Fort Hayes ORC School
Col Harold F. Harding commandant says the ORC School at Fort Hayes will hold its final summer meeting tomorrow and reconvene in September.
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Columbus
Harold F. Harding
ORC
Fort Hayes
Grand Jury In One Day Session
Three new grand jurors were sworn in to replace three absent members as the one day session began. The panel includes Clif ford Stubblefield Elyria Y M C A Ralph R Latimer of Cambridge avenue and Ray T McNeal Park avenue alongside foreman Keller Lewis and other members from Avon Lake Elyria Lorain Wellington Vermilion and Grafton. The jury meets to review about 25 pending criminal cases.
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Clifford Stubblefield
Elyria Y.M.C.A
Ralph R. Latimer
Cambridge Avenue
Ray T McNeal
Park Avenue
Keller Lewis
Foreman
Avon Lake
Lee L. Taylor
E. A. Lewis
Alice Kimble
Elyria
Joseph Lavish
Mary Markos
John Puzder
Florence Winoverski
Lorain
Joseph Paster
Avon
H. V. Kime
Wellington
Louis Bentley
Vermilion
Arthur Vetter
Grafton
No Relief From Heat Wave Seen For Ohio Today
Ohio remains under a steamy humid heat wave as high temperatures linger with few breezes and scattered thundershowers. Napoleon reached 97 degrees yesterday while Delaware saw 65, and Ashland reported .58 inches of rain with an intense electrical storm in Columbus causing power outages.
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Columbus
John H. Dean to Direct Recreation at N Ridgeville
In North Ridgeville the Ridgeville Recreation Council hired John H. Dean of Lorain as a part time director to plan playground activities and meet team managers for boys and girls softball and boys hardball. A meeting is set for Monday June 30 at 7 30 PM in the town hall. Eleven organizations were represented at last night’s gathering of twenty attendees.
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North Ridgeville
Ridgeville
Marsh Diederich
Acheson and Eden Start Allied Talks in London
Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden opened a major series of Allied talks in London covering Europe the Middle East and the Far East. The two hour session reviewed Europe and the Middle East with attention to Germany Soviet bloc tensions Suez and Iranian oil as Kennan joins to discuss Russian policy. Next they will meet in Berlin then Vienna with Schuman and Kennan to align policy.
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Acheson
London
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Germany
Korea
Indo-China
Europe
Middle East
Far East
Russia
Berlin
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Sudan
Vienna
Robert Schuman
Eden
George F. Kennan
United States
Kennan
State Department
Schuman
France
Allies Hit Three North Korean Power Plants in Korea Raid
Allied fighter bombers struck three of five key North Korean electric plants near Fusen and Chosen dams in northeast Korea. The 90 minute raid damaged buildings and transformers and, despite heavy anti aircraft fire and MiG-15 clashes, caused the loss of one UN plane but no overall UN casualties. One plant at Suiho remained partially masked by smoke.
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Seoul
Korea
Sth Air Force
Hungnam
5Th Air Force
J Suiho
United Nations
Navy
North Korea
Manchuria
Suiho
Yalu
Manchurian
Mukden
Hamhung-Hungnam
Eisenhower Attacks Isolationism With Five Point Peace Plan
In a Denver broadcast Eisenhower branded isolationism as self destructive and outlined a five point plan for peace. He urged united action with free nations and strong UN backing, signaling contrast with Taft’s foreign policy.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Taft
Brown Palace
Frank Carlson
Ohio
U. S
United States
United
America
Kremlin
United Nations
Russia
Free World
Fuel Trucks To Be Tested In Lorain County
County Sealer Mike Savulak announced a general test of gasoline and fuel oil tank trucks in Lorain County to verify metering pumps and measuring devices. Testing will occur at the Lorain County garage with a state vehicle meter testing unit. about 70 trucks are estimated in the county.
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Mike Savulak
Lorain County
Savulak
Firemen Called To General Industries Plant Fire
Elyria firemen were summoned yesterday afternoon to the General Industries plant for a blaze in a pile of sawdust under a small building. Floor boards and joists were scorched but no damage was reported.
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Elyria
General Industries
Yalu Attack Opens UN Push to Break Korean War Deadlock
Washington reports a mass bombing along the Yalu River as the first shot in a new UN effort to force a break in truce talks. Officials say over 500 aircraft hit five key power plants on the Korean Manchurian border, with further strikes planned to pressure negotiations.
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Washington
Yalu River
United Nations
Car Rolls Over on Fourth Street in Lorain
Dominic Gioffre of 828 West 22nd Street Lorain escaped with bruises and abrasions after his car rolled over twice on the Fourth Street curve near the East Branch bridge. Police say the right rear wheel struck the curb east of the bridge, sending the vehicle to roll over twice and stop about six feet from the curb.
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Dominic Gioffre
West 22Nd Street
Lorain
Fourth Street
East Branch Bridge
Gioffre
Paycation sales pitch in the Chronicle-Telegram Want Ad
A nostalgic call to sell unused items through the Chronicle-Telegram Want Ads to fund a summer vacation. Readers are urged to dial 4751 and ask for Want Ads, with ad takers helping craft effective notices.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Case Road
Speed Koje
Red Cross Board
Ageratum
Resar Florists
Ady
Ilaunderteria
Cedar St. Adv
Berlon
Merthe’s. Adv
Amherst Page
Oberlin
Society
Grand Jury
John H. Dean
N. Ridgeville
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