Elyria high seniors win annual VFW awards
Eleanor Hess and George Tilberg, both Elyria High seniors, were named winners of the VFW Post 1079 annual awards for excellence in athletics citizenship and patriotism. The honors were announced by awards committee chair Thomas Mihalis and will be presented at Memorial Day services at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Elyria High School
Ridgelawn Cemetery
VFW
Eleanor Hess
George Tilberg
Thomas Mihalis
VFW Post
Harvey Pillivant
Post 1079
Muss Hess
Walter P. Hess
Columbia Avenue
Western Reserve University
Cleve
Lorain County to seek half mill levy for sanatorium
Lorain county commissioners announced plans to submit a half mill levy for two years to fund Pleasant View Sanatorium operations, citing rising costs from charity patients. Dr. H. P. Frankle said the county’s share would be about $165,000 yearly, with the levy expected to raise around $181,500 based on full payment.
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Lorain County
Pleasant View Sanatorium
Puerto Rico
Kentucky
Tennessee
H. P. Frankle
Pleasant View
J. Norman Thompson
Frankle
Weather forecast for Northern Ohio and five day outlook
Cloudy with showers and thunder in Northern Ohio. Tonight 48 degrees. Five day outlook shows near normal averages with highs around 68 north 74 south and lows 48 north 50 south. Showers tonight and Saturday with additional showers late Tuesday and Wednesday totaling 0.75 to 1.5 inches. Resar Florists notes open evenings and mentions tomato plants.
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Ohio
Civil defense ends around the clock air alert in Columbus
Civil defense headquarters in Columbus calls off an around the clock watch for aircraft scheduled to begin tomorrow, ending the extended alert issued earlier in the day. The move follows updated assessments and a shift to standard conditions.
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Columbus—Civil Defense
Catholic High School Plans Third Annual Spring Concert
Elyria District Catholic High School a cappella choir will present its third annual Spring Concert tonight in the school auditorium at 8:30. Richard Rodriguez of Oberlin, a senior, will perform Bach Gounod Ave Maria. Director is Sister Mary Verneta.
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Elyria
Richard Rodriguez
Oberlin
Mary Verneta
Packer Denies Charge in Kay Brand Meat Case
Kay Brand Co. owner Joseph Kirchner pleads not guilty to adultery of meat and bribery in Hancock County Common Pleas Court. He is among nine men indicted in a grand jury probe into the defunct firm.
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Packer
Findlay
Joseph Kirchner
Kay Brand Co
Kirchner
Hancock County
Tunisian roadblock fire nearly hits U S envoy Jernegan
U S Consul General John J Jernegan narrowly escaped death when French sentries at a Tunis roadblock fired on his car wounding no one. Five bombing attacks this week and ongoing unrest have French forces on alert. Jernegan discussed the incident with Resident General De Hauteclocque as a dusk to dawn curfew remains in force.
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Tunis
Tunisia
U. S
John J. Jernegan
Jernegan
Los Angeles
Calif
la Marsa
la Goulette
State Department
Foreign Service
Jean de Hauteclocque
Mayor Burke urges federal aid for Great Lakes flood damage
New York May 1925 Thomas A Burke of Cleveland calls on the federal government to provide financial assistance to Great Lakes cities and communities enduring millions of dollars in annual high water damage.
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New York
Thomas A Burke
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Zoning Map Changes Approved by Elyria City Council
Elyria council and Planning Commission approved major changes to the proposed zoning map. Key actions include establishing general business zones along Lodi Street and downtown business on the north side of Third Street, restoring the residential zone between Cleveland Street and the industrial area, and approving several petitions converting multi family and specific blocks to downtown business zones.
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Elyra
Elyria City
Elyria
New York Central Railroad
Lodi Street
Third Street
East Avenue
West Avenue
Segoe
YMCA
Elyria Telephone Company
E G Burrell
Temple Court
Masonic Building
Chronicle-Telegram
Cleveland Street
Twelve Elyria registrants deemed fit for service in wartime
Twelve registrants in the Elyria draft board area were found physically fit for future military duty at a preinduction examination in Cleveland last Monday. Draft clerk Miss Catherine McKee announced that six of 19 Elyria registrants were rejected and one status remains undetermined. Ten transfer registrants accompanied the local group, eight were found acceptable.
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Elyria Draft Board
Cleveland
Catherine McKee
Elyria
613 New Pupils Enrolled At Summer Round-Up
Elyria public schools registered 613 new students during the annual Summer Round-Up. Supt L N Nicholas urged early enrollment to ensure enough teachers for next year and asked districts to register children at the proper building. PT A health chairwoman Mrs Theodore Berg urged vaccination and immunization before July 1. Registrations by school: Allen 64 Edison 50 Ely 98 Franklin 49 Garford 68 Gates 62 Hamilton 43 Jefferson 65 McKinley 80 Roosevelt 34.
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Elyria Public Schools
Supt. of
L. N
Theodore Berg
P T. A. Health Committee For Public Schools
Allen
Edison
Ely
Franklin
Garford
Gates
Hamilton
Jefferson
McKinley
Roosevelt
Suburban Calendar and Markets Tease Local Listings
Local notices feature event calendars and markets alongside classed notices. Advertisers list real estate transfers and society notes with price points such as geraniums at 60 cents and a later Open evenings promotion from Resar Florists.
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Amherst Babson
Elyria Church News
Death Records
Hospital Noteg
Wellington
Koje Island Camp Firepower Relocated by New Commander
Koje Island Korea new Camp Firepower commander Brig. Gen Haydon Boatner backs a strict yet fair policy with sandbag pill boxes and relocated firepower. He vows prisoners will not negotiate while urging calm and avoidance of incidents as guards reinforce key compounds including around Compound 76 where Brig. Gen. Francis Dodd was seized.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon L. Boatner
Colson Boatner
U. S
Kose
Charles Colson
Colson
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
United Nations
Mark Clark
Boatner
Red
Boamer
Compound 76
Wakeman Soldier Wounded In Action
Pfc Thomas J Burke 21 son of Mr and Mrs John Burke formerly of Elyria was wounded in North Korea on May 10 and treated before returning to headquarters. He joined the Marines September 14 1951 trained at Parris Island and Camp Pendleton left the U S on Washingtons Birthday. A brother Jack recently returned from Korea with MPs of the Seventh Division Infantry. Mail to Pfc Burke at 1st Marine Division FPO San Francisco California.
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Wakeman
Thomas J Burke
John Burke
Elyrians
North Korea
Department of Defense
Burkes
Pfc
Burke
Marines
Parris Island
S. C
Camp Pendleton
Cal
United States
Washington
Jack
Korea
Seventh Division
Thomas J. Burke
First Marine 1St Marine
Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Ships To Be Checked For Smuggled Narcotics
Cleveland authorities will begin inspecting foreign ships docking in the port for shipments of narcotics. The notice came from federal government officials and adds a security step to port activities today.
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Cleveland
Armed Patrols Sent By Allies
Soviet deputy chief of staff Major General Trussov charged Western Allied forces with attempting to send armed patrols on the Autobahn between West Berlin and the Soviet zone. He noted Soviet traffic control rights from 1945 and said patrols were again blocked after a brief easing, also protesting a French airliner violation over East Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
U. S
Trussov
ADN
West Berlin
Reds
Britain
Trussev
East Germany
Voters Must Register By September 24 in Lorain County
Registration for the November presidential election opens in Lorain County and runs until September 24. State law bars registrations in the 40 days before an election, so no registrations occur prior to the primary. Residents must register at Elyria or Lorain election offices if they haven’t voted recently or moved.
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Lorain
Thhe Elyria
Election Board
Contract Awarded For School Playground Fencing Project
Elyria Board of Education accepted a $19,000 bid from Anchor Post Division for erecting fencing goal posts and backstops at six Elyria public school playgrounds as part of ongoing landscaping and site development. Other bidders were Knapa Wire Fence Co. Cyclone Fence Co. and Buckeye Metal & Supply with higher bids. Also listed are garden items from Carek Florist.
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Elyria
Elyria Board of Education
Knapa Wire Fence Co
Cyclone Fence Co
Buckeye Metal & Supply
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Miss Hess
Elyria High
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Yteens
Columbia Station
Floyd Truxall, Jr
Stephen
Joe
Lima State Hospital
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Guzik
Lima
Truxall
S and Z Machine Tool and Die Co
Berea Road
Wilma
Floyd, Jr
Buckeye
Avon Lake
Kathleen Murray
Sandusky
Dorothy Davies
la Petit Chapeau
Salon
Elizabeth Gilbert
American Legion Auxiliary
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Mary Lou Redding
Sharon McClain
Edna Vollmar
Amherst
Barbara Green
Nancy Mollison
Rosemary Ziegman
Augusta Case
Buckeye Girls State
Thompson
R. J. Fortney
Oscar G. Dunn
Walter G. Nord
Harry Reynolds
George Slater
Marion Fisher
Harold A. Robinson
I. C. Reggin
James Christie
Catholic H. S
F. W. Lohnes
Edison Company
Iita
P. M. Gentzel
Gaede’s Corner
Rt. 76
Sugar Ridge
Koje
el Rey Grotto
Lincoln Lawn
Carek Florist
Ady
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