Multi million refinery tank farm fire rocks Corpus Christi
A massive fire at a Corpus Christi refinery tank farm was extinguished before 10 am local time after foamite was sprayed. Seventeen injured, three critical, as fuel and kerosene tanks burned despite aid from Houston and Magnolia Petroleum firefighting teams arriving with foamite.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Frank Reneau
Taylor Refining Co
Houston
Reneau
C.S.T
John Carlisle
Jean Britton
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
E.C
Augie Saxe
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Beaumont
Ray Lay
Lay
Paratroops Deployed To Koje Island In Korea Crisis
U S paratroopers arrived on Koje Island to restore control over stubborn Communist prisoners after a jailbreak and ongoing violence. Gen Mark W Clark ordered the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment to Koje at the request of Gen James A Van Fleet to ensure full control of the camp housing about 79 200 detainees.
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Pusan
Korea
U. S
Koje Island
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
187Th Airborne Infantry
Koje
Kose
van Fleet
Clark
Tokyo
James A. van Fleet
8Th Army
Roje
GOP Harmony Dinner Unites Primary Winners and Losers
Republican candidates from the recent primary gathered at the Elks Marine Room for a harmony dinner called by Clerk of Courts H. E. Agate. The group, aimed at unifying the party against Democrats, elected Agate chairman and Robert Neu as secretary-treasurer.
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Elks Marine Room
Clerk of Courts
H. E. Agate
Agate
Robert Neu
Cat Becomes Victim of Mousetrap Bought by Owner
Cleveland resident A. T. Hines bought a cat to catch mice but the cat resisted chasing vermin. Yesterday he bought a mousetrap and the first victim was the cat itself.
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Cleveland
A. T. Hines
Hines
Ohio Weather: Cloudy With Showers And Storms
A gray sky covers Ohio with showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. Lows dip to 46 to 52 degrees as unsettled conditions persist.
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Ohio
Fifth Bird Walk Set For 7 30 Sunday Morning
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History hosts the fifth bird walk at 7 30 a m on Sunday. Dress for possible showers as weather may be unsettled. Migrating warblers vireos and flycatchers are expected in abundance.
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Military Might On Parade Promises World Peace
President Truman lauded rising military power as the Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps and Coast Guard showcased weapons during Armed Forces Day events. He said peace prospects are better than a year ago due to stronger defense and higher production.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
America
U. S
Dean Acheson
Ithe
United Nations
Kefauver Campaign Ties Dented by Mumps Battle
Mrs Nancy Kefauver steps back from campaigning as three of the Kefauver children suffer mumps reducing the family’s public appearances.
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Washington
Nancy Kefauver
Kefauver
Two New Patrolmen Join Ely-Tia Police Force
Two new patrolmen filled the 35 man staff of the Ely- Tia Police department. Arthur W. Knapp 27 of 347 Bon-Air avenue completed high school last year to qualify for duty after serving in the European theatre with engineers and military police from 1943 to 1945. He worked as an inspector at Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Airbrake Co and has a wife Barbara and three children Jimmie Ronnie and Gary Lee. John A. Wirth 24 of 527 Cambridge avenue served in the U S Navy and worked as a tool grinder at National Tube Co Lorain. He and wife Virginia have a seven month old son Charles.
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Arthur W. Knapp
Bon-Air Avenue
Engineers
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Airbrake Company
LaGrange High School
Patrolman Knapp
Barbara
Jimmie
Ronnie
Gary Lee
John A. Wirth
Cambridge Avenue
U. S. Navy
Navy
National Tube Company
Lorain
Patrolman Wirth
Virginia
Charles
Eisenhower Is Winner In Oregon Primary
Eisenhower leads Oregon Republican presidential primary with about half the precincts reporting 53 112 votes to 12 159 for Warren as Kefauver wins Democratic race with 37 406. Taft write ins 936. MacArthur 6 405. Morse 2 558. Warren concedes and delegates tally continues for 18 GOP delegates and pledged vs unpledged.
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Portland
Ore
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oregon
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Warren Kefauver
Supreme Court
Wiliam O. Douglas
Adlai Stevenson
Illiois
Douglas
Stevenson
Douglas MacArthur
Len Wayne Morse
Taft
Warren
California
Coach Promoted To Superintendent At Liverpool
Craig Dowler, Liverpool High School coach for eight years, was named superintendent of schools succeeding Louis Lenkaitis. Dowler, Toledo native and Defiance College graduate, led Liverpool six man football, basketball and baseball with strong records and Medina County titles. Coaching opening announced.
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Medina
Little League Cornerstone Laying Delayed
The cornerstone laying at the Little League ball park is postponed due to circumstances beyond control. The dedication day has been set for Monday May 26 at 6 PM.
Ohio Lawyers Elect State Bar Association Leaders
Harry S. Wonnell of Hamilton named president of the Ohio State Bar Association yesterday. Kenneth Clark of Youngstown was chosen vice president.
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Cleveland
Harry S. Wonnell
Hamilton
Ohio State Bar Association
Kenneth Clark
Youngstown
Amherst Builders Page Calendar of Events
Local listings cover Amherst builders notes and upcoming calendar items across community pages. Highlights include church news, hospital notes, markets, theatre and radio TV society items with regional events and observances.
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Builders Page
Elyria Church News
Elyria Comics
Death Records
Garden Page
Hospital Notes
Oberlin Radio-Tv Society
Wellington
Annual Appreciation Dinner For Area Scout Leaders Here June 5
V S Hart announces the thirty first annual appreciation dinner for Elyria area Boy Scout leaders to be held June 5 at the Elyria American Legion Hall. Harold Parker and Webb Gibeaut receive long service honors. Silver Beaver may be awarded to a top local scouter. Robert L. Billington will speak. Elyria Cub Scouts prepare crafts exhibit.
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V.S Hart
Firelands Area
A. J. Huffman
Harold Parker
Jake
Elyria
Robert L. Billington
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Billington
Minneapolis
Eight MIGs Downed and Thirteen Allied Planes Lost In Week
Far East Air Forces report eight Communist MIG-15s destroyed over North Korea this week with 14 Allied planes lost across 7,490 combat sorties. Sabre jets accounted for all eight MIGs, possibly downing two more and damaging seven. one Sabre fell in dogfights. Eleven Allied aircraft fell to ground fire, two to undetermined causes. Lt Gen Weyland said the week marked a strong showing against railways with 742 railway cuts plus 132 trucks and 24 supply buildings destroyed.
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Seoul
Korea
Far East
North Korea
Teir
O P Weyland
Fire Hits Warner Bros Studio in Burbank
In Burbank California a fire destroyed eight acres of Warner Bros film sets including Stage 21. Stars Kathryn Grayson Burt Lancaster Gordon MacRae Steve Cochran Ray Bolger Virginia Mayo and other officials witnessed the blaze that cost about 1 500 000 and began on a New York street set feeding on nearby structures as firemen fought through the night.
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Burbank
Calif
Warner Bros
Kathryn Grayson
Burt Lancaster
Gordon MacRae
Steve Cochran
Ray Bolger
Virginia Mayo
New York Street
Dedication At Home For The Aged Sunday
Dedication services for the new wing and chapel at the Elyria Home for the Aged will be held tomorrow at 3 PM. Bishop Hazen G. Werner will speak, with Dr. Herbert J Thompson presiding. The First Methodist choir, directed by Norman Green, will perform.
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the Elyria
Hazen G. Werner
Herbert
J. Thompson
Fist Methodist’ Church
Norman Green
Carlton Squire
James H Sivard
First Methodist Church
W. Stanley Smith
Harold G Mohn
Board of Trustees
Karl Meister
Board of Hospitals and Homes of
The
Methodist Church
Charles B. Hess
John W. Flynn
Fine Tribute For Miss Nina Baker At Elyria High
Friends and former students honored Miss Nina Baker, Elyria High School drama director since 1929, with a surprise reception after the 1952 Senior Class play The Inner Willy. Guests celebrated her fiftieth full length production, alongside gifts including a silver coffee server and letters from nationwide alumni.
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Miss Baker
Elyria High School
Nina J. Baker
Grant Keys
Vance Shaw
Nana Baker
Levening
Willy
Gas Plentiful For Most Motorists But Not For Fliers
Motorists could fuel up for weekend trips as filling stations remained well stocked with gasoline. Aviation fuel shortages and government limits grounded many flights, with Trans World Airlines cutting 16 domestic flights on Monday. The Petroleum Administration for Defense ordered aviation gas deliveries down about 33 percent from March and banned sport or pleasure flying as Armed Forces Day parades took place nationwide.
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United Press
Boston
San Diego
New York
Trans World Airlines
Petroleum Administrations For Defense
Acheson Warns Reds Against Another Attack
Secretary of State Dean Acheson warned the Communist world against another Korea like aggression and promised full force retaliation. The remark followed Defense Secretary Lovett’s tougher stance on chemical or germ warfare and echoed possible administration policy shifts for a future crisis.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Defense
Robert A Lovett
Korea
Lovett
E. F Bullene
Army
Hunt Plane Lost On Rescue Trip
Iceland search teams comb the central and south coasts for an American Army Air Forces amphibian plane missing after going to aid a P2V patrol aircraft. Five crew members are believed lost as weather hampers air search plans.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
North Atlantic
Air Force
Keflavik
Local job hunter posts confident classified ad
An Edmonton reader reports a job seeker placing a bold classified ad in a local paper: Back East they say Go West, young man. Well, I'm here. Now I what? The message hints at seeking opportunities and self-reliance in a Western setting.
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Edmonton
Atla
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