Amherst Weighs Charter Form Of Government For City Status
Amherst seeks charter government to ease path to city status by 1960. The Junior Chamber under Fred Stilgenbauer studies charter advantages, citing Avon Lake's charter experience. A March 15, 1954 special election will decide if a charter commission is formed to draft governing rules and options include city manager, council or mayor and board of trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Stilgenbauer
Stilgenbauer
Jay- Cees
StiJgenbauer
Joe Husar
Lynus Rupert
Avon Lake
Arthur J. Laws
Charter Commission
Jay Cees
Fred Hogrefe
Paul Pikey
Fire Department
Ripert
Rupert
Lawson
David Goldthorpe
Amherst Council
Fort Worth Teens Use Chains in New Delinquency Tactic
Fort Worth police report a surge in chain gang style attacks as teenagers force motorists to curbside and beat them with lengths of chain. Police chief Cato Hightower warns of deadly outcomes while probation officers cite population growth and rising divorce as drivers of juvenile crime. A local effort including a big brother program and youth activity board aims to steer teens toward jobs and safer recreation.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Cato Hightower
Hightower
E. ¥. McGee
Tarrant
Eisenhower Leads Americans In Armistice Day Observance
Eisenhower leads nationwide Armistice Day observances as memorial events mark the end of World War I. The Elyria Elks honor long-time lodge organist John Resar with a life membership, a diamond pin for his sons, and flowers for past exalted rulers.
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Resak
Ely- Ha
Eisenhower
Elyria Elks
John Resar
John
Eugene
James
Lawrence
Jack Pearson
Nicholas
Ft. Campbell
Armitage
Wickard
Resar
Jim Armitage
Roy
Eagles Lodge
Eagles
John Mathis
Elks
Marine Room
Tlyria-Lorain
Lodge of Sorrow
Frank Verbeck
New Sewer Cleaning Machine In Use Here In Elyria
A new Sewerader unit bought from Flexible Sewer Rod Equipment Co of Los Angeles at 4380.80 dollars is now operated by Elyria Street Department. The trailer mounted machine feeds flexible steel rods through manholes to cut roots and clogs, reducing manpower and expanding regular long term sewer cleaning.
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Henry W. Ault
Center and Safety Service
G. Ralph Terry
Norman E. Haslop
Elyria Street
Flexible Sewer Rod Equipment Co
Los Angeles
Calif
Elyria
Safety Service
Commerce Commission
Elyria Traffic Club
Bendix-Westinghouse
Ohio
Harshaw
Alex Whiteside
Harshaw Chemical Company
Cleveland
Fenn College
Forrest White
Riss , Co
Alex Mezoras
Fenn
Arthur Macere
Thompson Products
Matt Schneider
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
New Jersey
Mid-West
Jenny Tulk
jChapin
J. J. Petrilla
New York Central
Traffic Club
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Cliff Warren
Colson Corp
Rare tribolite fossil owner in New Bedford collection
In New Bedford Clarence DeMontigny owns a two inch tribolite fossil dated at about 500 million years old. The fossil is part of his extensive collection of fossils sea shells and minerals, claimed to be among the nation's largest outside a museum. The tribolite was a rare shelled multi legged animal thriving in ancient seas.
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New Bedford
Mass
U. P
Clarence DeMontigny
Farm Bureau Members Approve Resolutions in Lorain Meeting
Farm Bureau members in Lorain County approved nine local resolutions and two state measures at the annual meeting held at the First Congregational Church Amherst with 160 attendees. They backed crop storage proposals, milk pricing study, road safety rules, rural telephone service, soil and water conservation, and continued farm programs. Trustees were elected for one to three year terms, with women trustees chosen from five districts. A W Marion spoke on conservation and water use.
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Farm Bureau
Lorain
First Congregational Church
Amherst
Emia
County Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
Legislative Service Commission
General Assembly
WSS
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farmers' Home Administration
Black River
George Hallstein
Brownhelm
Dwight Miller
Brighton
Donald Day
Wellington
Clarence E. Parsons
Carlisle
Sherman Mason
Grafton
A. Lehman
Columbia
Roland Bartter
Elyria
Sheffield
Arnold Keller
Camden
Arthur Blackwell
Huntington
James Rollin
Russia
Corwin Burrer
Penfield
Lawrence Betts
Ridgeville
Ralph Smith
E. W. Gerber
Clayton Damon
Marius Gunderson
Harold Krueck
Oberlin
Ted Manns
Keller
Gunderson
Krueck
Columbus
A. W. Marion
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Marion
Ohio
Chiang Says Reds On Mainland Must Be Beaten
Chiang Kai-shek told three U.S. reporters that no victory in Indo China can be secured without defeating the Communist mainland. He said Indo China Free China and Korea are inseparable and urged more American arms for Formosa to attack the mainland next year. He warned that next year would be decisive for victory or defeat.
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Washington
INS
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Richard M. Nixon
Indo - China
Free China
Korea
Shinlin
Formosa
Taipei
Chiang
Ho Chi Minh
Red Forces
Indo-China
International News Service
Associated Press
United Press
Nixon
Armistice Day tribute at Arlington Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
President Eisenhower leads a national Armistice Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery placing a wreath on the Unknown Soldier tomb. Ambassadors and citizens join leaders of patriotic groups in paying homage to World War I dead and honoring veterans amid hopes for a Korean truce and world peace.
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Washington BS
Eisenhower
U. S
Chateau Thierry
Ardennes
Iwo Jima
Korea
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac River
France
Henri Bonnet
Roger Makins
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Texas
Jud Dixon
Atheart
Robert Kuneig
House un-American Activities Committees
Harry Dexter White
Maryland
Whittaker
Lorain County
Tribolitez
Avon and
Foster Schenck
Henrietta
Lawrence Baumann
Rochester
Lee Conklin
Pittsfield
Lyle Jameyson
LaGrange
Dewey Altrich
Eaton
C. C. Carpenter
Uifornia
Gienard Lipscomb
Saf Seeapceaicneel Saar
We Wiener Es Rp
Lee Semie Pers Toot Bey
Lake Erie
Henry Schriver
Glen Hobbs
Resolutiona
Gordon Bartter
Dean Simeral
Adam Blythe
Oe Emke
Arlington
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