22 Truck Drivers Are Cited During Safety Banquet
Twenty-two drivers with a combined annual mileage of 40,000 and 81 years without accidents were honored at the Lorain and Elyria branches of Norwalk Truck Line’s safety banquet at Spring Valley Country Club. Reuben Van Noy received a gold watch, pin, and certificate for ten accident-free years, presented by John Ernsthausen and Dick Boose. Several others earned pins for nine to one year of safe driving. About 125 attended, with Elyria Chief J E Boggs congratulating winners. Bill Mills and Boose coordinated the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Reuben van Noy
Elyria
Spring Valley Country Club
John Ernsthausen
Dick Roose
Nick Rogers
William Shively
Louis Laule Jr
Ed Galley
Eldon Wacker
Cleve Benton
Joe Gill
van Noy
Lorain
Taft Ave
Bob Huston
John Elden
Archie Cunningham
Thomas Snizek
Ed Cunningham
William Connar
Rolland Eppler
Peter Nickley
Thornton Payne
Leroy Arnold
Hugh Davis
Donald P. Kelly
Ted Heinzerling
Ray Malhem
Ernsthausen
Filyria
Boose
J. E. Boggs
Bill Mills
Mills
Will Hays Mourned by Movie World as Industry Leader Dies
Sullivan Indiana reports the death of Will H. Hays at 74 after a long illness following a pneumonia attack. The former head of the Hays Office and GOP figure led the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors of America from 1922 to 1945, shaping industry morals and censorship standards. Sam Goldwyn and other leaders mourn his loss, noting his courage and integrity guiding cinema through turbulent years.
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Sullivan
Ind
Will H.hays
Indiana
Hays
Hollywood
Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors of America, Ind
Republican National Committee
GOP
Bull Moose
Sam Goldwyn
Palm Springs
Calif
Goldwyn
Motion Pictures Association
Auto Men Hope Spring Will End Their Troubles
Auto industry braces for spring as winter dropoff, overproduction and unemployment bite. Bootlegging of new cars to undercut dealers prompts warnings from Ford and GM about possible disenfranchisement. Also mentions Rosenberg children custody case and Welfare Department action in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Snyder
Detroit
Ford
General Motors
New York
Ancy Coe Praga
Julius
Ethel Rosenbergi
N A D A Reports Decline in Auto Dealer Profits
The National Automobile Dealers Association reports tougher market conditions and a drop in dealer operating profit. A quarterly profit summary shows margins slipping from 4.4 percent in Q1 1953 to 2.2 percent by year end.
Price Rise Forecast At Owens-Illinois Glass Co
J P Levis chairman of Owens-Illinois Glass Co predicted an increase in glass container prices today due to higher labor and other costs. The forecast signals likely higher prices for manufacturers and consumers in coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
J. P. Levis
Owens- Linois Glass Co
Not Even In The West School Visit To Legislature
A Phoenix teacher guided her eighth grade class to the Arizona Legislature with a cautionary note issued to students. The visit underscored concerns about gun safety and civic engagement as the group observed lawmakers in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Legislature
Puerto Rico Guards Seacoast and Airports to Halt Reds
Police tightens security across Puerto Rico to stop four top Communist leaders from leaving the island while six others are detained. Nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos is among those targeted as authorities emphasize anti-subversive laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
P. R
INS
Puerto Rico
Communist Party
Juan Santos Rivera
Pedro Albizu Campos
House of Representatives
Santos Rivera
Juan Saez Corales
Cesar Andreu Iglesias
Pablo Garcia
Manuel Mirabal
Luis Munoz
Marin
Washington
Texas Patrolman May Be Charged In Fatal Shooting
San Antonio patrolman O R Graves is expected to face a murder charge after a bootleg raid where a victim Johnny Caldwell was killed. Two vice squad detectives said they planted a knife on Caldwell and Graves fired after firing blanks to scare him. All three officers have been suspended.
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San Antonio
Tex
O. R. Graves
Vice Squad
Graves
Myron Hubble
James Liebrecht
Johnny
Jackhouse) Caldwell
Caldwell
Enu
Queshog
Jon
County Hoops To Join Girl Scout Birthday Program
Black River Girl Scout Council in Lorain County joins national membership in observing Girl Scout Week March 7 to 13. The week marks Girl Scouting’s 42nd birthday and Juliette Low’s birthday on October 31 is Founder's Day. Troops will celebrate with church attendance, fund collection, and local community activities, including Kits for Korea and visits to Elyria sites.
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Black River Girl Scout Council
Lorain County
National
Girl Scout Council
United States
Juliette Low
Girl Scouting In
America
Korea
Wartorn Korea
Engravers Accept $3.75 Weekly Package Increase
Local 1 AFL Photo Engravers Union accepted a fact finding board recommendation for a 3.75 weekly package pay rise after previously rejecting a similar offer in November. The union, which had halted work in a 10 day city wide strike, announced the vote tally of 209 to 76 in favor and said the contract would be signed once papers are drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sportsmen Re-Elect I. L. Porter
The League of Ohio Sportsmen in Columbus re elected Ira L Porter as president to lead habitat and outdoor recreation efforts. Glenn Montgomery was named vice president and Ben Drayer treasurer. The group urged forest funding and habitat improvements, plus corrective fishing equipment laws, amid deer poaching concerns in Ashtabula County and nationwide.
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Columbus
League of Ohio
Ohio
League
Sandusky Bay
Onio
Ben Anderson
Ravenna
Ira L. Porter
Oberlin
Glenn Montgomery
Zanesville
Ben ‘Drayer
Allied air offensive tracks daily war push
Ten years ago Allied medium bombers and fighters attacked targets on the European continent as American gunners claimed 176 German planes down. Chinese troops fighting with Americans pressed southward, tightening a trap around over 2,000 Japanese. In Elyria Ohio, the school board eyed more CWA projects including a brick fence at the high school field and property improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ohio
Rotary Club elects Ray Renz Jr as president at Graystone
The Rotary Club board met Saturday noon at the Graystone Hotel and elected Ray Renz Jr to serve as president, succeeding Ralph Fox. George Miraben was named vice president and W C McClellan secretary, with Renz having served as vice president this year.
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Rotary
Ray Renz Jr
Rotary Club
Graystone Hotel
Renz
Ralph Fox
George Miraben
W. C. McClellan
Ex-Cellmate Of Wable To Testify In Turnpike Slaying Trial
Charles Welch a former cellmate of John Wesley Wable and a key witness in the phantom killer case testified today in Greensburg Pennsylvania. Welch claimed Wable said he was the slayer while in Uniontown jail last summer. The trial also involves charged killings of truckers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike with other witnesses including a toll taker and a third trucker shot during sleep.
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Greensburg
Charles Welch
John Wesley Wable
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Welch
Wable
Uniontown
Harry Pitts
Joseph Kunkle
Donegal
Pitts
Lester Woodward
Turnpike
John Sheperd
Ohio
Cub Scouts Show Draws Nearly 2000 Attendees
The Third Annual Cub Achievement Show of the Southeast District Firelands Area Council drew about 2,000 visitors from 17 packs for the American Legion Home exhibition yesterday. Edwin Deeringfield director praised the crowd as the best yet and noted packs presented educational projects for the first time along with skits and a 1953 jamboree film. Auxiliary police aided traffic and Explorer Post 146 helped with refreshments.
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CUBS
Firelands Area Council
American Legion
Lawrence Barber
Jimmy Brydon
Richard Haselton
Robert Barnes
Richard Roberts
Roger Stevens
Larry Parker
Donald George
Roger Towell
Allen Edmonds
Jimmy Barnes
Richard Haines
Bob Vence
Harry Howell
Jerry Aldrich
Edwin Deering
Deering
Explorer Post
Stevens Won't Quit As Army Morale Edges Down
WASHINGTON UP Army Secretary Robert T Stevens expresses concern that his dispute with Senator McCarthy has harmed Army morale. He believes he won the fair play principle but fears residual doubt within the service. He hints at possible steps to restore morale while defending his stance against McCarthy's treatment of Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker.
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Washington
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Ralph Ww.jawicxer
Stevens
New York
Subcommittee
White House
Miami
Adlai Stevenson
Maj
Irving Peress
Stevenson
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Senate
William F. Knowland
Eisenhower
McCarthy-Stevens
Police Groups Sponsor Dance on St Patrick Day
The Lorain County Fraternal Order of Police will host a dance on March 17 at the Parladeum. Chuck Heck and his orchestra will provide music from 9:30 p.m. to midnight. Members from police departments in each town are selling tickets.
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Lorain County
Fraternal Order of Police
St. Patrick’s Day
Parladeum
Chuck Heck
McCarthy Praised By WWII Hero For Needed Fight
Denver veteran Arthur Wermuth, once a notable World War II figure, says Senator McCarthy did a job that needed doing though a bit brash. He supports strong U S action against Soviet aggression, even endorsing use of force if peace fails. He describes the Cold War line as essential and recalls wartime contacts with Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Arthur Wermuth
Bataan
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Wermuth
McCarthy
International News Service
Eisenhower
Philippines
United States
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I. L. Porter
Chronicle-Telegram
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Lee
Cub Scouts
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