GOP Leaders Predict Dewey Will Run Again
Washington reports top Republican strategists expect New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey to seek re election in 194? He would be 52 this month and is in the last year of his three term governorship. Speculation cites his appeal to voters amid controversy over get rich quick schemes tied to harness racing interests and racketeers.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Jems Dewey
Dewey
New York State
Meen
Republican National
Joyce Roberts
White House
Eisenhower
Elyria Teens Back 18 voting in Eisenhower proposal
Elyria High School seniors in four social studies classes surveyed 165 students on lowering the voting age to 18. About 66 favored the change, 36 opposed, with several arguing youths are well informed and should participate. others warned of insufficient political education and responsibility.
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Eyrin High School
Ernest Watts
Eisenhower
Joyce Roberts
Carol Allaback
Ralph Yuhas
Alan Campbell
Carol
Elyria High School
Deutsch Haserodt Top Officials In New Jewelry Firm
S H Deutsch president of The Rudolph Deutsch Company Cleveland joins Oscar Haserodt to form Oscar Haserodt and Associates. A new Elyria jewelry store opens around May 1 opposite Ely Park on Broad Street with a remodeled Haserodt headquarter building. Deutsch will be president, Haserodt secretary, with Robert H Deutsch as vice president and Jay D Feder as treasurer. A general manager will be chosen soon to run the shop, which will feature on premises diamond cutting, jewelry design in platinum and gold, a watch repair department, and an engraver. Dr Haserodt will remain an optometrist in the new shop and is noted for his diamond expertise.
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S. H. Deutsch
Rudolph Deutsch Company
Cleveland
Oscar Haserodt
Elstria
Moun
Oscar Haserodt and Associates
Willl
Haserodt
Ely Park
Broadstreet
Deutsch
Robert H. Deutsch
Jay D. Feder
America
Courtesy Emphasized In New Traffic School Session
Sgt. C L Cordrey head of the police traffic department led Elyria s second session of the newly organized traffic school with a focus on courtesy as the key to safety. He told 73 students that adding courtesy could cut accidents in half, warned against tailgating, and explained distance rules and stopping times for various speeds. He proposed citizen affidavits against violators, noted 15 percent of fatal crashes came from speeds over 70 mph, and assigned 80 questions for a final exam.
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C. L. Cordrey
Cordrey
Joy Pavement
Elyria
Cordtrey
Real Estate Tax Drive Nears 3.5 Million
County Treasurer Carl Schmitkons said real estate tax collections exceed 3.5 million as the final day ends with $3,189,674 received. He noted many mail payments remain unopened and that today is the last day to pay without a penalty.
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Carl 0.Schmitkons
Schmitkons
Public Housing Ad min sale opens big real estate drive
The Public Housing Administration regional office in Chicago begins selling 17,000 wartime rental units to private buyers, targeting about 25.8 million dollars for 7,000 units with completion by June 30. A nine-person sales team handles bids on 1,006 units at Maple Grove Park Windham Ohio, while remaining inventories across 12 Midwest states total 11,000 units.
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Chicago
The
Public Housing Administration
Brice Martin
Hugo Schwarts
Martin
Maple Grove Park
Windham
Ohio
Ravenna Arsenal
Hold Line Tax Exemption Battle Inches Toward Ike Address
Republicans hinge on President Eisenhower’s radio speech to defend opposition to a $100 rise in personal income tax exemptions. Democrats seek parity on air time. Fulbright proposes equal time to refute the administration. House GOP members weigh supporting the increase if the chamber votes soon as debates continue.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
J. William Fulbright
Ark
Walter F. George
George
House
Jeremiah Sees Bad Day Again on March 15
Jeremiah Tax, a 38 year old magazine editor from Merrick IL, avoids March 15 crowds after a day of corny jokes at the tax office. He now relies on an accountant and dodges people to escape jokes about his surname. The quips follow him from decor to doorway as he endures another Tax Day encounter.
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New York
Jeremiah Tax
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Tax
Merrick
Russia
30 Year Postal Veteran Copas Retires For New Job
Elyria based postal carrier Robert W Copas after over 30 years with the U S Postal Service begins a new post with the M O Neil Company in Akron He started January 39 1924 as a parcel post driver later became a carrier He favors May June September dislikes icy sidewalks offers tips to improve mailbox sizes and ground level mail delivery He and wife Dorothy have two daughters Gemmaine and Roberta and Roberta is due to graduate Elyria High in June.
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Elyria
Robert W. Copas
Copas
Postal Department
M. O'Neil Co
Robert W Copas
Hamilton St
Middle Ave
Third
Ninth Streets
United States Postal Service
Akron
M. O'Neil Company
Post Office
O'Neil Co
Dorothy
Gemmaine
Lorain
Roberta
Elyria High School
White Flag Signs Providence Traffic Safety Success
Providence shows a white flag nearly daily to mark days without a traffic fatality while a black flag indicates a death. The city’s safety drive since 16 years ago, led by police, the traffic department, and a mayor’s committee, cut yearly fatalities from 41 in 1997 toward near zero through speed limits, one way streets, public campaigns, and ongoing enforcement.
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Providence, Afr. L
Providence Mall
National Safety Council
Providence
Rochester
N. Y
Walter H. Reynolds
City Manager Named for Springfield Ohio
Harold R. Cheek age 41, a Johns town Ohio native, has been named Springfield city manager at a $13,000 yearly salary. Cheek previously served as city manager of Niagara Falls.
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Springfield, O
Harold R. Cheek
Johnstown
Springfield
Cheek
Niagara Falls
Lorain Men Pass State Bar Examinations in Ohio
John A. Young of Elyria is among successful applicants who passed the Ohio State Bar Examinations held February 24 in Columbus. Lorain residents Richard J. Marinex and Nicholas Petroff also passed. Young, son of Mr and Mrs W J Young, earned a Notre Dame law degree in January and was considering several offers after working at Bendix in South Bend. The bar committee reported about half the class of prospective lawyers passed, with 126 of 246 announced trades passing and 120 rejected.
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John A. Young
Elvtia
Columbus
Lorain
Richard J. Marinex
Ncholas Petroff
Young
W. J. Young
Washington
D. C
Bendix
South Bend
Ind
State Bar Examination Committee
International iNews Service
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