110 Gallons of Liquor Found in Car
A driver, Faia, was arraigned before Mayor W. Hi Vanoster after a traffic stop on West Avenue near Oberlin Road. Officers found 110 gallons of corn liquor in twenty two five gallon vans in the back of a Chevrolet coupe. He claimed the car belonged to a relative and denied knowledge of the liquor. He was fined 359 and costs. the car to be sold. The haul is the largest in years and tied to the city’s new liquor ordinance. If the car is proven stolen, action may be dropped. otherwise sale will proceed at public auction.
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Santa Faia
Woot Market Street
Selios
Unito
W. Hi
Vanoster
Fala
West Avenue
Oberlin Road
C. EL Miller
Qld Mill
Miller
Faia
Howard RK. Butter
Fata
Bricker rules no action on tobacco board appointments
In Columbus on May 26 the Ohio Senate did not confirm or reject the nominations of Lockwood Thompson of Cleveland and George J. O'Brien of Alliance to the State Liquor Control Board. Attorney General Bricker ruled that a quorum short of 17 voting leaves the appointments in limbo, as if no vote occurred, keeping Thompson and O'Brien in their posts pending further Senate action.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Lockwood Thompson
Cleveland
George J. O'Brien
Alliance
State Liquor Control Board
John W. Bricker
White
Bricher
Thompson
O'Briee
Senate
Bricker
John A. Hughes
Eduard T. Maxon
Cincinnati
Huthing Tote
Ae Wellington T. Leonard
Mansfield
Automobile Crowded Off Road In Vermilion Lake Area Crash
Automobile driven by R. L. Dusseau of 1105 Chester Avenue Cleveland was demolished about midnight after being forced from the road by a truck on Mt Lake road near Vermilion. It crashed into a ditch. Neither the driver nor passenger A. L. Cooley of Cleveland was injured. Deputy Sheriff Gerald Nau and Claude Adams reported the incident.
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R. 1
Dusseau
Chester Avenue
Eveland
Mt Lake Road
Vermilion
Gerald Nau
Claude Adams
A. L. Cooley
Cleveand
Ohio shows aging car fleet in April 1954 registry
Columbus May 25 report from the Ohio Motor Vehicle Bureau indicates that of 1 147 986 passenger cars registered in the state on April 1, 1954, 92 065 were more than five years old. The data highlights a substantial portion of older vehicles still in use across Ohio.
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Columbus. O
Ohio Motor “Chicla Bureau
The Weather Forecast OHIO
Ohio forecast calls for fair weather with cool night. Sunday will be fair and warmer with light winds.
Fraternity Hazing Stunt Ends in Death at Andover
A hazing stunt by Andover Academy students in Massachusetts ended fatally for John Adams Kingsbury Jr. of Yonkers New York. Howard Kratt Johnson 17 of Upper Montclair New Jersey was critically injured and placed on the danger list at Lawrence General Hospital. Kingsbury died after they were swept from the adjoining shoreline as the car sped through Batardvale.
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Andover
Masa
Phillip Andover Academy
John Adams Kingsbury, Jr
Yonkers
N.Y
Howard Kratt Johnson
Upper Montclair
N. J
Lawrence General Hospital
Kingsbury
New York
Kingbury
Johnson
Batlardvale
Britain Faces Default on War Debt as Nations Balk
London officials say Great Britain will default on the 85.67 million dollar war debt due the United States with a token payment on June 15 unlikely. Belgium reportedly set to default again. Roosevelt’s stance and prior token pay plans influence Britain’s move amid cabinet delay.
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United Press
London
Great Britain
United States
Treasury
Brussels
Belgium
United Press Reformant
Roosevelt
Ronald Lindsay
Congress
Destroyer speeds Robinson to Canal Zone
The destroyer Hale sped William A. Robinson to the Canal Zone after an emergency appendicitis operation. In the Galapagos, tuna fishing skipper Anton Hage provided ice and care, aiding Robinson until air planes arrived. Navy surgeons, Robinson’s wife, and officers observed his transfer to Gorgas Hospital as the Yale carries on in the sick bay.
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Balboa
C. Z
Tayy
Hale
William A. Robinson
Canal Zone
Robinson
Galapagos Islands
Anton Hage
Santa Cruz
Hage
Tagus Cove
Galapagos
Roebinson
Reilo Hutchinson
Rot Jnson
Navy
Hels
Yale
Htte
Army
Gorgas
Anean
Pacific
Tax assessment verdicts affirmed for Lorain owners
District Court of Appeal affirmed Common Pleas Court rulings in five tax assessment cases. Plaintiffs Katherine L. Hageman Charles Isaac O F Hagreman Arthur Brown and William T Winstone of Lorain won verdicts claiming that taxes and assessments against their properties exceeded statutory limits.
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District Court of Appeale
Common Pleas Court
Katherine L. Hageman
Charles Isaac
O. F. Hagreman
Arthur Brown
William Twinstone
Lorain
Elyria golfers win Lake Erie League title
Elyria teams captured the Lake Erie League golf crown at Elyria Country Club with 347 strokes, ten ahead of Cleveland Heights. Nick Ross led Elyria with 41-42-83, edging Jack White of Cleveland Heights by one stroke for the individual title. Pete Sukey placed third.
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Migma Mach
Lake Erie
Elyria Country Club
Crimson
Cleveland Heights
Lorain
Shaw
Lakewood
Nick Ross
Elyria
Jack White
White
Pete Sukey
Rose
Huble Herold
End of Minneapolis Strike Sparks Jubilant Victory
May 26 report describes truck drivers celebrating a near end to a 10 day strike after agreeing to submit grievances to a seven man arbitration board. union headquarters area filled with thousands of shouting workers, women and children joining the festivities as fleet owners prepare to sign recognition. Traffic was halted across the city, with only limited deliveries resuming for essential goods.
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Minneapois
Minneapolis
Northwest
St. Paul
France Belgium pay tribute to Brand Whitlock in Cannes
In Cannes on May 26 France and Belgium joined in a funeral tribute to Brand Whitlock, former American ambassador at Brussels in World War I. George De Laval represented Edith Cavell’s memory. over one hundred attended the service at Holy Trinity Church.
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Cannes
France
Belgium
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
George de Latal
Edith Cavell
Whitlock
Alwass
de Jlaval
Abon
Holy Trinity Church
Rose Night at St. Mary's honors eighth grade graduates
Commencement activities for 42 eighth graders at St. Mary’s School begin with the Rose Night banquet in the church hall Monday evening. The sequence leads to June 10 commencement exercises, followed by the May Queen crowning on Tuesday evening with Mary Margaret Beaver named May Queen among 400 pupils.
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St. Mary's School
St. Mary's Church Hall
Mary Margaret Beaver
Labor Disputes Bill Put In Shape
Washington May 26 The Senate committee on education and labor chair David I Walsh said early passage of the Industrial Adjustment Bill favoring friendly settlement of labor disputes is likely this session The measure would outlaw coercive actions by employers and set up a board to represent majority employee interests authorize elections and arbitrate disputes within interstate commerce industries employing 15 or more persons
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Washington
David I. Walsh
Senate Committee On
Congress
Walsh
Hayyor
Board of Industrial Adjustment
Condolences Pour In From Leaders For Materinck
Condolences were sent from King Leopold Col Edward M House and Newtes D Baker among others for the Belgian essayist Materinck. The notes reflect a broad recognition of his influence and impact across circles.
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Materinck
King Leopold
Col
Edward M. House
Newtes D
Baker
Strikes Worldwide Spark Hope Amid Turmoil and Violence
United Press reports from today show mixed outcomes on strike fronts. In Toledo Electric Auto-Lite plant clashes paused but danger lingers as strikers reject peace terms and weigh a second proposal. In Minneapolis a deadly riot ends after truck drivers win all labor demands. In San Francisco dock workers strike halts Pacific Coast shipping while strikers pledge to load food ships for Alaska to avert famine.
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United Press
America
Toledo
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Teacher Finds One Cloud With Silver Lining
Miss Florence Golde, Edison school teacher, had her purse with $81 taken at the Public Library on Third Street. The purse was found in the library lavatory and returned to her by librarian Miss Charlotte Brooks and police Capt. F. W. Zaroke, who suspect the thief fled after fear. Golde had placed a classified ad for the return of the money.
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Florence Golde
Edison School
Third Street
Golde
Charlotte Brooks
Chronicle- Telegram
F. W. Zaroke
Chronicle
Miss Golde
Miss Brooks
Zaroke
Felice Beleve
U S to Act to Halt Shipments of Arms to Bolivia and Paraguay
The United States plans unilateral action to halt arms shipments to Bolivia and Paraguay without awaiting League of Nations or other governments. A presidential proclamation forbidding sales of munitions to belligerents in the Gran Chaco region was expected soon, with draft awaiting Roosevelt’s approval.
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Washington
United States
Bolivia
Paracuay
League of Nations
Roosevelt
Gran Chae
United Press
State Department
Chicken Pox Leads Diseases in Elyria
Elyria health officials report chicken pox as the top contagious disease, with whooping cough second and scarlet fever dropping to third. Sanitary officer F H Williams notes 34 chicken pox quarantine signs last month. nurse Kathryn Fulton logged 115 chickenpox visits and 308 toxoids and 287 skin tests for tuberculosis among other tasks. G W Savage lists numerous inspections and condemnations in meat markets, stores, farms, and dairies.
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Gleichenpoz
Elyria
Kathryn Fulton
E.G. Curtiss
Etx
Mater
Iwo
G. W. Savage
City Food Ipapector
Heywood Broun Caught In Net At Toledo
Toledo May 24 Heywood Broun newspaper columnist and socialist was arrested in a National Guard roundup of about 40 strikers near the Electric Auto-Lite siege area. He was taken to the plant and held by Provost Marshal Kenton Cooper after failing to show press credentials.
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Toledo. C
Heywood Broun
Broun
National
Braun
Henry Richter
Kenton Cooper Broun
New York World
New York
Provost Cooper
Brown, Leavirs
18 Drawn For Petit Jury Names From Various Towns
Eighteen residents were drawn for jury duty for June from Elyria Lerain and other townships. Among those listed are Marine Ashop Gerirnds Rophil Charles Taner Veragon Race Hazel Bates John Richards W Penrod Jenzie Pands Oscar Faulk Mrs FL W Loose Antone Palows ki George Palmer Wa Carr Hen Ruth May Eberhart Thomas Cookston Mrs Zola Hastings A Knapp and others.
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3 Wheel
Elyria
Marine Ashop
Gerirnds Rophil
Charles Taner
Veragon Race
Hazel Bates
John Richards
Lerain
W. Penrod
Jenzie Pands
Oscar Faulk
FL W. Loose
Antone Palowski
George Palmer
Wa Carr
Elstia Township
Hen Ruth
Amherst
May Eberhart
Graven
Thomas Cookston
Carlisle
Zola Hastings
la Grange
A. R. Knapp
Ardeeville
Toledo plant riot escalates as troops gas strikers
May 26 report from Toledo says rioters and sympathizers attacked militiamen guarding the Electric Auto-Lite plant. Troops used a dense gas barrage injuring Patrolman Henry Muckley and driving back crowds amid bricks and bottles. Federal mediators met union leaders at the Commodore Hotel to avert a broader shutdown as rumors of a general strike circulated. Police investigated halted buses suspected of carrying strikebreakers from Detroit.
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Toledo
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Ohio National Guardsmen
Company
Henry Muckley
Atto-Lite
Commodore Hotel
United Automotive Workers’ Union
National Guard
Detroit
Toledo Peace Efforts Stymied in Auto-Lite Riot Violence
May 26 Toledo front lines flare as 2,000 rioters target National Guard at the wrecked Electric Auto-Lite plant. Federal mediator Taft sees a second peace plan rejected, aims for submission to the National Automobile Labor board while guard actions and gunfire recede. Over 300 injuries reported in three days of clashes. one report notes a fatal auto crash in Ashland, Ohio.
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Toledo
Toledo Labor Battle Front
National Guard
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Charles P. Taft
Automobile Workers’ Federal
Auto-Lite Company
Soldier Guards
Taft
National Automobile Labor Board
Auto- Lite Company
Taft ~Ai
Save &Ew
Rhe Usios
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Mick Ross
Seeeee
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Stan Dudek
Jim Thompson
Nick Tullio
Bill Shurtleff
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Petit Jury
Bulletin
Ashtaella
John Fan
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