Montana Lead Grows For Taft Delegates Showdown Ahead
Montana's GOP convention strengthened Senator Taft's edge in the race for delegates to the Republican National Convention. Eisenhower supporters count on Washington state convention later this week to boost their tally. Maryland and South Dakota contests loom, with Taft and Eisenhower each courting second-choice support as campaigns press toward June primaries.
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Washington
Montana
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington State
E.sennower
United Press
Exsenboer
Montata Democrats
Odetston Ha
Pussluieé
Taft
Esenhowers
Oegon
Nowrer
Eisenhower
Washinton
Maryland
Theodore R M McKeldin
South Dakota
Florida
Russell
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Warning Issued to Cigarette Dealers in County
Deputy Auditor Cloyd Gull warns about enforcement starting Monday as about 300 of roughly 900 retail dealers have bought the new $25 license while the old license expires Sunday. Wholesale licenses cost $100 annually. only one of four wholesalers has complied.
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Lorain County
Cloyd Gull
Liicense
Gull
Father Pevec Honored by Elyria CYO Farewell Party
Seventy members of the Elyria Catholic Youth Organization honored Father Edward Pevec of St. Mary's parish with a farewell party in the church hall. He will leave for St. Lawrence parish in Cleveland after two years at Elyria and one and a half years as CYO advisor. Ralph Capusso presented a briefcase and a spiritual bouquet to mark his service with the youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Catholic Youth Organization
Edward Pevec
St. Mary's Parish
Father Pevec
St. Lawrence
Cleveland
CYO
Father Joseph Lehane
Tetrachords
Ralph Capusso
Elyria C
Prisoners Near Compound 76 See War Reporters
Boomer urged prisoner delegates to verify leaders unharmed after negotiations for Dodd's release. Five American soldiers and two officers guarded the sector while three pairs of Communist officers questioned prisoners about health. Newsmen arrived in a weapons carrier but were barred from talks.
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Boomer
Dodd
Tre Abbe Road Crossing Closed For Extended Gate Delays
The Abbe road crossing gates remain closed to allow long train movements at the Tre factories prompting extended traffic blocks. Police enforce the curb to stop vehicles blocking lanes while a formal response from the service director is awaited.
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Tre Abbe
Tre
Crefc E Argese
Brisen
Abbe
Elyria Man Pleads Guilty in Statutory Rape Case
Raymond West age 20 of Elyria pleaded guilty to statutory rape. Judge D A Cook ordered a mental examination at Lima State Hospital with sentence deferred until report. West faces two charges involving a 15 year old girl as one of three men indicted and committed for exams.
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Raymond West
Elyria
D. A. Cook
Lima State Hospital
West
Lima Hospital
Charter Presented To Cub Pack 131
Receipt of a charter to operate Cub Pack 131 sponsored by Ely school was celebrated with a 150-person program. Gene Durack chaired the meeting. Russell Sage presented the 1952-33 cent er to Dexter S. Kimball Jr. An 92 percent membership score was reported. Awards included Wolf Bear and Lion badges to multiple boys. two den chief shoulder cards were given. Walt Geaman closed as new Cub master.
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Ely School
Gene Durack
Russell Sage
Cnter
Dexter S. Kimball, Jr
Munroe Grant
Earl Ware
George Larkin
City Officials Attend Cleveland Traffic Seminar
City leaders from Cleveland study traffic safety at the Spring traffic seminar of the Cleveland Automobile Club. Major Ault Service Director Kothe Police Chief Andress Captain Marin and Assistant City Engineer Kleinoeder attended. Speakers included William Graff and Arthur Harrington on street lighting and signal control.
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Cleveland Automobile Club
Ault
Kothe
C. E Andress
Kenneth V. Marin
H Robert E Kleinoeder
Kleinoeder
Fenn College
Cleveland
William F. Graff
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Company
Arthur D. Harrington
Ceneral Electric Corporation
Robert E. Vanice
Cuahoga County
Pancl
Potatoes See Sharp Price Jump Across Ohio Markets
Ohio households faced potato costs near 130 dollars per 15 pounds mid-April to mid-May as prices surged from 89 cents to 189 for the same quantity. State officials cite a looming crop shortage while the Ohio Restaurant Association urges members to remove potatoes from menus amid widespread complaints.
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Columbus
Houseivee
Albert A. Woldman
Weidman
Ohio State Restaurant Association
Robert R. Williams
Williams
Ohio
Death notices in Orrville Avon Lake Lorain area obituaries
Obituaries report death of H G Dix in Orrville aged 89 with two sons and two daughters. Charles Williams aged 82 of Avon Lake with three daughters two sons and burial details. Arthur P Squires aged 81 of Sullivan with two sisters and a cousin. John Kovach Sr of Lorain aged obituary details. Mrs Elnora Flew funeral at Wakeman with survivors and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Local funeral homes listed with service times and burial plans.
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H. G. DIX
Orrville
Ohio
Harold
Durbin
Loudonville
Dan L. Deaver
Indianapolis
Frank Johnson
Elyria
Kendig Funeral Home
SeVille
Avon Lake
Charles Williams
Avon- Belden Road
Avon
Virginia
Madlyn Williams
Eleanor Mylecrane
Mabel Williams
Merrick Willams
Louise
Burmeister Funeral Home
Paul Folino
Congregational Church
Elmhurst Cemetery
Arthur P. Squires
R. D
Sullivan
Mr. Squires
Carlisle Township
Duck Pond Road
J. H. Penfound
Creta Walker
Long Beach
Calif
Phoebe Hines
John Kovach
Lorain
Foster Park Road
James House
Mr. Kovach
Austria
Hungary
National Tube Company
St. Peter and Paul
John Kovach Jr
Francis Kovach
Alex Guildren
Kolmon Yando
Caledonia
Steve Kovach
Duquesne
John R. Devin
St. Peter and Paul Church
Andrew Glagolev
Elmwood Cemetery
IMRS
Elnora
Wakeman
Gerber Funeral Home
John
Floyd Butler
Norwalk, l
Ralph Butler
Wage Talks With Trucking Firms To Open Friday
The Teamsters Union opens wage talks Friday with trucking firms employing about 12,000 drivers and dockmen in 16 Ohio cities. They seek substantial pay raises and better welfare benefits as the current contract expires in June. Cities include Mansfield Ashtabula Portsmouth Elyria Lorain and Amherst.
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Cleveland
Teamsters Union
AFL
Ohio
Mansfield
Ashtabula
Portsmouth
Elyria
Lorain
Amherst
Carnival at Oberlin School Friday
Pleasant school in Oberlin will hold its annual Big Carnival Friday May 23 starting at 4 p.m. on the school grounds If rain occurs booths move inside the building and many new booths will be up this year Games of skill candy flowers white elephants a cake walk fancy work and other features will attract crowds Rides begin around 4 p.m. and refreshments are served from 5 30 p.m. Festivities promise ample entertainment.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Pleasant School
Police Court Roundup Reports Multiple Minor Offenses
The Chester Police Department posted a morning court roundup with several fines for intoxication disorderly conduct and obscene literature. Others faced reckless driving charges with fines, bond postings, or releases after night incidents and vehicle collisions in Lorain and surrounding streets.
Elyria High School Choir Plans Spring Concert Thursday
Elyria High School A Cappella Choir presents its annual Spring Concert on Thursday May 22 featuring a new Latin Ave Maria setting by Spanish teacher Bernard Witsberger. The program includes Bach and Gretchaninoff selections, plus a Fiesta Time South of the Border segment with Las Palmas costumes and Caribbean rhythms. Tickets are available from choir members or the high school.
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Bernard Witsberger
Elyria High School
J. Martin Beck
Marilynn Nicholas
God
Hillman
Richard Rodgers
June Nielson
al Jacobs
Marcia Guth
Prano
Latin America
Abreu
Ruiz
Car Hits Police Cruiser and Gravel Truck Collision
Norman B. Camp of 527 Cleveland Street faced charges for running a red light and driving an unsafe vehicle after his car collided with a police cruiser on East Bridge and Cleveland Street. Brakes were defective and the windshield fogged. Arthur Showalter of 229 Hamilton Avenue had a gravel truck rear end his car yesterday. driver Austin S. Hastings of 217 North Huntington Street failed to stop on wet pavement.
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Samuel Charley
West Avenue
East Bridge Street
Spitzer
Charley
Kentucky
Ohio
John A. Spitzer
Howard A. Vosburgh
East 4Th Street
Vosburgh
15Th Street
Middle Avenue
Andrew Pohorence
East River Street
William J. Gerhart
Pasadena Avenue
Cleveland Street
Abbe Road
Brown Nash Company
Gerhart
William N. Heyd
Longfellow Street
Broad Street
Heyd
Sabine M. Zayas
East 28Th Street
Lorain
Washington Avenue
Zayas
Norman B. Camp
Camp
East Bridge
Arthur Showalter
Hamilton Avenue
Austin S. Hastings
Huntington Street
Showalter
Two Visits Of Bloodmobile Unit Announced
Mrs. Leonard Tufford announces two upcoming bloodmobile visits for the Elyria Chapter Red Cross. On May 26 at the Brown Lipe Chapin plant in Elyria donors will supply the plant workers with blood credited to the industrial division, led by Joseph Hochenedel with R S Morris arranging details. A second visit on June 16 returns to the American Legion Home donor center, as before, with a local recruitment push urged through the Red Cross.
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Leonard Tufford
Elyria
Red Cross
Brown-Lipe-Chapin Division
General Motors Corporation
Korea
Joseph Hochenedel
R S. Morris
Hochenedel
Couple Honored At Open House For Golden Anniversary
Open house in Avon Lake celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Peter Leonard of Murray Ridge Elyria honoring their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They were married May 13 1902 at St Josephs Lorain and later moved to Elyria and Avon Lake. Grandchildren presented a corsage to Mrs Leonard and many gifts and money arrived from relatives and friends across several Ohio communities. Miss Clara Lescher Avon attended as a bridesmaid from the 1902 wedding.
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Avon
Peter Leonard
Murray Ridge
Elyria
St. Joseph’s Church Hall
Avon Lake
Leonards
St. Joseph's Church
Lorain
Moore Road
Elyna
California
Amherst
Valley City
Shaker Heights
Rocky River
Cleveland
Lakewood
Clara Lescher
Farewell Party for Rev Edward Pevec at St Marys
St Marys Church groups and parishioners host a farewell party for Rev Fr Edward Pevec on Thursday night in the blue room of the church hall. The Holy Name and Altar and Rosary Societies organize the event with entertainment and luncheon as he leaves for St. Lawrence parish in Cleveland.
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St. Mary's Church
Edward Pevec
Holy Name
Father Pevec
St. Mary’s
St. Lawrence Parish
Cleveland
Court actions span suits for damages and multiple divorces
Thomas Wetzel sues E W Gilkison for 1000 dollars over a failed lot sale on Hilliard road with the contention the lot was worth 1900 dollars. Elmer W Lapp seeks divorce from Evelyn citing neglect and cruelty. Joseph P Myers of Lorain faces a 25000 dollar traffic death suit filed by Joseph Stalinski as administrator. Ruth Waddell is granted divorce from Nathaniel and regains her former name Schrimscher. Multiple other divorces noted with neglect and cruelty, probation for non support, and a juvenile case for a Ridgeville boy. Steady calendar includes a burglary probe at Steve's Place and a will filing for Hallie Adams estate split between The First Baptist Church and Trene Chobanoff.
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Thomas Wetzel
East Bridge Street
E. W. Gilkison
Hilliard Road
Gilkison
Wetzel
Joseph P. Myers
Lorain
Richard Stalinski
Joseph Stalinski
Ruth Waddell
Nathaniel
D. A. Cook
Schrimscher
Hallie A. Adams
Clark Street
First Baptist Church
Trene Chobanoff
Broad Street
John Pycraft
Juvenile Traffic Delinquency Report Approved by Committee
The Citizens' Committee on Juvenile Traffic Delinquency presented its report to Probate and Juvenile Judge Malcolm Thomson on April 14 and the full general committee approved it at a recent meeting. Fr. Richard Arlt chaired, with Capt J E Boggs Lt George Maiden and others forming the steering group to form subcommittees.
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Citizens’ Committee
Malcolm Thomson
Richard Arlt
Lorain
J. E. Boggs
Elyria
Eaton High School
C. P. Stocker
Lorain P.T. A
F. C. Racey
The
Lorain Automobile Club
Thomson
Arit
Mayor Fine in Knifing Case Drops to 350 Dollars
Eddie Woodruff 21 Chestnut Street faced disorderly conduct charges after Shirley Levy 529 Elm Street said he attacked him with a knife. The court fined Woodruff 350 dollars with 35 dollars suspended by Mayor Ault for good behavior. Levy reported a neck cut from a pocket knife.
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Eddie Woodruff
Chestnut Street
Shirley Levy
Elm Street
Woodruff
Ault
Levy
Market Notes From Cleveland and Toledo Grain Prices
Cleveland market report lists asparagus cucumbers greens onions radishes rhubarb tomatoes and spinach with prices per basket quart and box. Cattle calves sheep hogs and bulls shown with bid ranges and market tone. Toledo cash grain quotes No 1 soft red wheat No 2 yellow corn oats and soybeans with bid prices and quality notes.
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Cleveland
U. S
Bskts
Bskt
Savoy
Choice
Utility
Commercial
Toledo
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Pierre R. Smith & CO. Seasoned Investments
Midwest Stock Exchange
Cub Pack
Death Records
Pittsburgh
Police Dept. News
Chester Lament
Parkview Court
Mayor's Court
Herman C. Lewis
Oberlin Road
Lewis
Jean M. Prindle
Robert P. Peters
Cambridge Street
Garford Street
Clinton T. Stranahan
Oxford Avenue
Frank Nandori
East 29Th Street
Robert Gaines
Groveland Street
Gaines
E.H.S. Choir
Columbus Street
Sudro-Curtis
Elmer W. Lapp
Woodbury Street
Evelyn
Helen Podlich
Richard
Mary Porostovsky
George
Goldie Dachtler
Fred
Normal
Carmel
Arthur Moos
Albert Schmidt
Pardon and Parole Commission
Leon Taylor
Justice Ic. C. Lord’s Court
Faramane
Ridgeville
Steve’s
Wilbur Takacs
Gordon Markel
American T. & T
Chrysler Thy Cities
Columbia Gas
Glidden Co
Kennecott Copper
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Ohio Edison
Ohio Oil
Penna. R. R
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum
Standard
Ind
N. J
Texas Company
U. S. Steel
Westinghouse
Woolworth Co
Abc’s
James M. Haas
Middle Ave
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