Council To Study Feasibility Of Elyria Municipal Court
Elyria council plans a committee study to assess establishing a municipal court while approving a pay raise for a justice of the peace from 3 to 7.50 dollars a day. The move follows debate on police court duties in the mayor’s absence and requires state action and a public vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Justice of the Peace
James Scott
Council
Ralph Terry
Dale Kellogg
Terry
Kenneth Lord
Scott
Lord
John McDonough
Walter Wisnnski
Harry Patterson
McDonough
Kellogg
H. C. Cordrey
Frank Kayden
Walter Decker
Richard*Baird
Three Men Hurt When Truck Overturns Near Wellington
Three men were injured and admitted to Oberlin Hospital after a truck overturned on Route 58 about 1.5 miles south of Wellington at 3:45 a m. The driver John Gephart 21 of Elizabeth Pa suffered possible back injuries while passengers John Supernopich 25 and Robert Sowa both of Elizabeth also sustained neck and back injuries. The Pittsburgh Steel Foundry Corp truck was en route to Port Clinton with a light steel load and Gephart blamed bright headlights from an oncoming car for losing control.
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Wellington
Oberlin Hospital
Route 58
John Gephart
Elizabeth
John Supernopich
R. D
Weather outlook Ohio with warm day and unsettled week
Increasing cloudiness and wind bring a warm day with a high near 63. showers move in late tonight and Wednesday, with stronger winds and a turn to colder conditions by Wednesday. possible snow in the northwest. overnight low about 45 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Truman and Wilson set for lunch as labor rift widens
Key West Florida reports President Truman and mobilization head Charles E. Wilson meet over labor break with the administration over price wage and manpower policies. CIO chief Philip Murray calls for a national fight against rising living costs and wage price policy.
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Key West
Fla
Charles E. Wilson
Truman
White House
Wilson
Ft. Lauderdale
CIO
Philip Murray
Labor
Murray
United Labor Policy Committee
The
Nation
Elyria Girls Tie for Legion Essay Honors
Carol J. Hargate a ninth grader at Elyria High and Betty Ann Halsey 11th grader have won first honors in their divisions of the district American Legion essay contest. The contest is open to top four grade students with separate boys and girls divisions. District winners will be announced at the Fifth District Spring in Fosteria on April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol J. Hargate
Elyria High School
Betty Ann Halsey
American Legion
Dwight McCullough
Ohio
Elyria
Sandusky
Fostoria
Senate.
Senate Democratic leaders pushed a homestretch to finish debate on the bill to draft 18-year-olds and sent it to the House. Test votes showed strong support, while opponents pressed a rear guard action. The chamber faced two main fights over universal military training and draft duration, with final passage possible as soon as today or tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate
House
Democratic
Ernest W. McFarland
Ariz
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
R. O
Robert A. Taft
Wayne Morse
Ore
Morse
Bills Approved By Ohio House
The Ohio House passed a bill setting a 1 to 5 year prison term for felons who flee jail or a police officer. Misdemeanants could be jailed up to 384 days. A second bill allows assistant county school superintendents or county supervisors to serve as part time teachers. The vote was 112 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Russia Cards Five Point Plan for German Settlement
Paris reports Russia has a five point program for German questions to be discussed at the Big Four foreign ministers conference. It calls for elections in Soviet controlled East Germany with a Communist victory expected and seeks guarantees for reforms including nationalization of industries and land reform while calling for withdrawal of occupation forces by 1952. Western powers are expected to oppose the plan and link withdrawal to Soviet armed forces.
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Paris
Russia
Germany
East Germany
Council Tables Grade A Milk Ordinance After Discussion
The council tabled the Grade A milk ordinance recommended by the health department after a 50 minute session. Small dairy operators were cited as unable to meet costly provisions. Council president Ralph Terry will have Dr Harold A Robinson seek further committee review next week.
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City Health Department
Ralph Terry
Harold A. Robinson
U. S. Public Health Service
Lorain County Board of Health
City of
Lorain
Cleveland
Sges No Need
S. N. Black
Elyria
Walter Decker
Ike appoints seven man general staff for Atlantic pact army
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower names a seven member staff to assist in leading the Atlantic pact army. Only one American, Maj. Gen. Edmond H. Leavey, serves as assistant chief of staff for logistics. Remaining members include French, British, Italian officers across admin, plans, intelligence, organization and training. The deputy supreme commander position is not filled yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edmond H. Leavey
Eisenhower
Marcel-Maurice Carpentier
E. C. Hudleston
RAF
Ferrane Casponi
Terence Sydney Airey
British Army
F. W. Festing
Pierre Louis Bodet
Supreme Headquarters
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
France
Alphone Juin
Elyria Hospital Must Pay For Water After Vote
Elyria Memorial Hospital will install a meter and pay for water after a five to four council vote against a free water ordinance. The move ends a long-standing practice of supplying free water to the hospital, prompted by a state examiner’s request for official recognition. Council members Kellogg and four others opposed immediate passage. four supporters backed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Memorial Hospital
D. W. Kothe
Kellogg
Dale Kellogg
Harry Patterson
John McDonough
Walter Decker
Walter Wisinski
James Scott
Kenneth Lord
H. L. Cordrey
Frank Kayden
New Cross Placed On Church Steeple
Steeplejacks repainting the St Johns Lutheran church at Broad and West Avenue placed a new cross atop the steeple 130 feet above the ground yesterday afternoon. The cross is made of stainless steel heavily encased in bright gold leaf.
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St. Johns Lutheran
Broad and
West Avenue
Urges City To Be Represented At Rate Hearing
H L Mason chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio informed council by letter that the commission filed its resolution protesting a rate increase for Elyria Telephone Co and advised the city to be present at the hearing to enter this objection. He said the commission would inform the mayor and county prosecutor of the hearing time which has not yet been fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Mason
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Council
Elyria Telephone Co
Mason
Butadiene Plant Wrecked By Blast
A fire triggered by an explosion at a government run butadiene plant in Kobuta, Pa., destroyed an entire unit. Fire departments from nearby areas battled the blaze for hours, with two Koppers Co. employees lightly burned. The unit was among four at the plant and described as wrecked.
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Rochester
Kobuta
Pittsburgh
Koppers Co
Elyria Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Fatal Shooting
George Mell Williams 37 of South Maple street was found guilty of first degree murder with mercy by a three man court in Elyria for the Christmas Day shooting of neighbor Charles Fields 53. Williams received life imprisonment after testifying that Fields teased him about his domestic troubles. Mrs Williams testimony read into the record corroborated her husband’s claims and aided the defense. Williams and Fields were both foundry workers. Another report notes John Mayfield Jr of South Amherst was stopped for no license after a crash on Quarry Road near North Ridge Road.
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George Mell Williams
South Maple Street
Charles Fields
D. A. Cook
John Pincura
Elyria
W. E. Kellogg
Medina
Steve Calm
Cook
Williams
Fields
Ewing
Frank Wilcox
John C. Edwards
William
Wiliams
Paul Mikus
James Christie
Wilcox
John Mayfield, Jr
South Amherst
State Highway Patrol
Quarry Road
North Ridge Road
Justice of Peace
David Goldthorpe
Amherst
UN Troops Anticipate All Out Korean War Assault
UN ground forces report heavy Chinese reinforcements in Korea as Gen. Ridgway states UN divisions can halt a counter-offensive. Snowfall and cloud cover pause action while B 29s strike Hamhung and Pyongyang. Front-line advances push toward Hoengsong with large enemy casualties noted.
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Tokyo
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Red China
3Rd Field Army
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
8Th Army
Hamhung
Pyongyang
North Korea
Hoengsong
Kothe Seeks Five Million Gallon Pump for City Water Works
Service Director D W Kothe urged the city council to approve a five million gallon electrically driven pump for the Elyria water works on Lake Erie to bolster supply as daily pumpage rose toward seven to nine million gallons with peak daytime rates near 12 million. The plan would replace a 1903 three million gallon steam pump and aligns with a 1947 study recommending electric power. Havens and Emerson would draft plans. The measure was referred to a committee for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lake Erie
D. W. Kothe
Kothe
Haver. and
Emerson
Cleveland
Council
Ralph Terry
Havens
Emerse
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Soviet
Europe
Ernest Davies
Philip C. Jessup
Andrei A. Gromyko
Alexandre Parodi
San Francisco
General Breckinridge
Victor Beauchamp
Oakland
Calif
F. W. Nuetedt
Spokane
Wash
Oak Knoll Hospital
Inchon
Chesnn ‘Reservoir
Marine Corps
Cofiva
Hlyria
Legion Contest
Mit
Gen
Ike
Elyria’s
Bulletin
Elyria Man
Blaze AT
Warren
Briware Steel Co
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