Parade Opens Oberlin Republican Mock Convention at 3 P. M.
The Oberlin College band will lead a 1.5 mile parade at 3 PM Friday for the Oberlin Republican Mock Convention. Big Blanche the elephant carries Sen Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa as keynoter. The event features 53 floats and 12 bands with many notable participants and scores of 1952 convertibles for speakers and judges.
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Oberlin College
Oberlin
Big Blanche
America
United States
Bourke Hickenlooper
Towa
Tappan Square
Ella Mae Morse
Leyton Carter
The
Cleveland Foundation
William Ayres
Akron
Alvin Krenzler
Ohio League of Young Republicans
Cleveland
Free Soil Party
Asa Mahan
Abraham Lincoln
Heavy spring clean up runs through city streets
City sanitation crews collect trash in the annual spring campaign. George Carrick reports over 100 truckloads cleared in the first three days with 36 loads Monday 35 Tuesday and 35 yesterday. Large items and limbs to be handled by street department trucks while small articles go in boxes for collectors.
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Sears City Street Department
George Carrick
Carrick
Sanitation Department
Street Department
Tokyo riot marks May Day clash with Americans injured
In Tokyo three hundred thousand Communist demonstrators rioted downtown injuring scores of Americans and destroying autos near U S Far East Air Force HQ. One policeman died and ~30 others were hurt. A second riot occurred in Kyoto with dozens injured and many arrested.
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Tokyo
U. S. Far East
Imperial Palace
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Palace Plaza
Driver Mistakes Railroad For The Highway
James G. Davidson 69 of Elyria was found at 1:35 a.m. on the New York Central tracks at Chestnut Ridge road crossing. Deputies removed his car with a wrecker and he was held at the county jail pending further investigation.
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James G. Davidson
R. D
Elyria
New York Central Railroad
Sheriff's Department
N.Y.C
J. Jesse
Chestnut Ridge Road
Davidson
Northeastern Ohio Weather Outlook
Forecast calls for fair skies in Northeastern Ohio with a few clouds tonight and a low around 45 degrees. Friday continues fair and temperatures stay near today’s levels with light winds and pleasant conditions.
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Ohio
Akron workers reject CIO union representation vote
The National Labor Relations Board announced that B F Goodrich office workers in Akron voted 531 to 67 against Local 5 CIO United Rubber Workers.
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Akron
B. F. Goodrich
CIO
United Rubber Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Flowering Crab Trees In Bloom At Cascade Park
John Machock park superintendent says flowering crab trees at the north end of Cascade Park will be in full bloom this weekend. He notes pink trees are in full bloom and red trees are nearly ready. The plant plot lies at the Marilyn Street foot entrance off West River Street.
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Middle Ridge
North Ridge
Lorain County
Mother Nature
Cascade Park
John Machock
Machock
Marilyn Street
West River Street
Smyth Resigns Coaching Post at Elyria Catholic High
William Smyth head football coach and assistant basketball coach at Elyria District Catholic High School resigns to enter private business in Cleveland. Resignation takes effect at year’s end. Smyth, Ohio Northern graduate, lives in Oberlin, has a 6 7 football record. A successor will be announced if plans proceed.
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William
Bill) Smyth
Elyria District Catholic High School
Joseph B. Lehane
Lehane
Smyth
Cleveland
Ohio Northern University
Oberlin
Elyria Catholic High School
Elyria Catholic High
National Tube Co Loses Bid for $65 036 Tax Refund
The Ohio State Supreme Court upheld a denial of a $65,036 tax refund for the National Tube Company of Lorain. The court ruled that ore unloaders and an ore bridge used in preparatory operations were subject to tax, reversing the company’s plea. The item also notes a florist advertisement for roses and plants.
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Columbus
National Tube Co
Lorain
State Supreme Court
State Tax Commissioner
Board of Tax Appeals
Walkouts Spread To Steel Fabricating Firms
In Pittsburgh the CIO United Steelworkers tightened its hold on the steel industry as a cease work order shut the basic sector. About 30 fabricating plants in the Tri-State area halted operations, affecting thousands, while unions awaited a further government decision amid fears of widespread furloughs if the strike continues.
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United States
Robert A. Taft
Roll Arena
Taft
Hiram
Chronicle- Telegram
Judge Pine
Pittsburgh
CIO United
CIO
Philip Murray
Tri-State Industrial Association
USW
Elyria and Lorain Marines Take Part in Nevada Atomic Test
Two Elyria Marines Sergeant Bruce B. Bierbower and Pfc. Howard J. Looks and Lorain’s Pfc Stevan D. Kerpics took part in a Yucca Flat atomic blast near the Nevada test site. The test, delayed two days by rain, marked the 16th nuclear detonation at the site and the 285th U.S. atomic device.
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Elyria
Lorain
Yucca Flat
Nevada
Bruce B. Bierbower
Margaret Bierbower
Lake Avenue
Howard J. Looks
Eleanor M. Looks
Chestnut Street
Pfc
Stevan D. Kerpics
M. F. Kerpics
Sth Street
Tech
John Gilpin
Nevada Test Site
Desert Test Center
Yucca Island
Mt. Charleston
Reds Seek Full Scale Truce Talks in Korea
PANMUNJOM Korea The Communist bloc asked for a full scale meeting of truce delegations tomorrow to respond to a United Nations armistice plan The UN agreed and set 11 am local time The move followed Vice Admiral Joy’s presentation of an overall solution and may yield a compromise reply replacing a direct rejection or acceptance The exchange signals potential progress though final decisions remain uncertain Page 3 continuation noted
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Nam Ia
Pyongyang
iPeiping
Moscow
Rules Townships Cannot Spend For Civil Defense
Ohio Attorney General William O Neill ruled townships lack authority to spend funds on Civil Defense. He notified the State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision and Defiance County Prosecutor Reeder Hutchison that township trustees cannot propose tax levies beyond the 19 mills limit for road and bridge work.
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Columbus
Ohio
William O'Neill
State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of
Defiance County
Reeder Hutchison
Ney
Calendar of Events at Amherst Books and Local Listings
Local listings outline events at Amherst Books and community entries across Elyria, Oberlin, Wellington and surrounding areas. Highlights include theatre, radio and TV segments, market notes, and society notices with highlights on real estate transfers and sports calendars.
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Amherst Books
Elyria Comics
Death Records
Hospital Notes
Oberlin Radio-Tv
Wellington
U.S. Again Controls Idle Mills
Washington reports the steel industry asks the Court of Appeals to bar any wage increase while the government maintains control of idle mills. The CIO United Steelworkers strike 690,000 workers. Justice officials plan anti strike injunction unless Philip Murray orders a return to work. The appeals court holds Pine's seizure ruling in abeyance and sets a 4:30 PM deadline to seek Supreme Court review.
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Washington
Court of Appeals
CIO United Steelworkers
Justice Department
CIO
Philip Murray
U. S. Court of Appeals
David A. Pine
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Pine
Philip B. Perlman
Charles Sawyer
Murray
Truman
Home Builders And Carpenters Reach Agreement
Lorain County home builders avert a carpenters strike by signing a new labor agreement with the Lake Erie District Council of Carpenters. The contract raises wages to 2.80 per hour, matching terms recently set with other local contractors. The signing ends a looming work stoppage and maintains union contractor harmony for about a year.
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Lorain County Home Builders Association
Lake Erie
Frank Towner
L.A. Rohl
E. W. Waser
Arthur Yates
RB. Smith
Home Builders Association
Ralph Kramer
John Rowan
Neil Place
H. A. Vance
Glenn Davis
Anthony Scarvelli
Ake Erie Counc
Carpenters
Harmony Betireen
Mimion Carpenters
Aray
Elyria Red Cross Plans May 8 Meeting with Speaker
The Elyria chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting at 8 15 P M on Thursday May 8 in the Congregational church club parlor. Miss Helen Stevenson from Oberlin will speak after returning from overseas duty in the Far Eastern theatre. A rummage sale is set for Friday afternoon and Saturday morning at 577 Broad Street, sponsored by the Quota Club of Elyria.
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Elyria
The
American Red Cross
Congregational Church
Helen Stevenson
Red Cross
Oberlin
Far Eastern
Broad Street
Quota Club of
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Bulletin
Ridgway
Darek Florist
Bruce Bierbower
Howard
U.S
Elyria Red Cross
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