Elyria And Lorain Quit Lake Erie League Over Gate Fees
Elyria and Lorain High Schools withdrew from the Lake Erie League after 26 years amid a dispute over gate receipts. George Miraben and athletic director Foster Elliott announced at a Cleveland meeting that the 60-40 split was rejected in favor of home-keep-all, prompting the exit and affecting 1953 54 schedules and upcoming league entries like Parma. The move also impacts music and public speaking programs tied to league events. Historical context notes Elyria and Lorain’s past championships and Lorain’s dominance in football within the league.
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Elyria
Lorain
Lake Erie League
Lake Erie
George Miraben
E.H. S
Foster Elliott
University Club
Cleveland
Miraben
Greater Cleveland
Cleveland East
Sandusky
Lakewood
Parma
Cleveland Heights
Shaw
Euclid
Shaker Heights
Rocky River
Steel City
Eisenhower Meets CIO Leaders in New York Talks Labor Roles
President-elect Eisenhower held a meeting with CIO leaders in New York pledging support while warning against attacks on living standards and labor. CIO officials said they offered no names for labor secretary but stressed devotion to strengthening the department and democratic unions. James C. Haggerty was named press secretary and Maj Gen Wilton B Persons (ret) named special assistant to the President.
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New York
Loo
Eisenhower
CIO
Department of Labor
Commodore
Mme
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
United Nations
India
Korea
Pandit
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
William Green
James B Carey
Secretary of Labor
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Stitches Needed To Close Wounds Two Face Charges
John Tyes of 1818 Middle Avenue attempted reconciliation with wife Minnie Tyes of 323 North Street. Mrs Tyes required five stitches for a head wound after a beer bottle was used as a persuasion tool. James S Shautap of 1912 Chestnut Street inflicted a six stitch wound on Jim Buffington and faces disorderly conduct charges. Shautap posted bond to appear December 6.
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John Tyes
Middle Avenue
Minnie Tyes
North Street
James S. Shautap
Chestnut Street
Buffington
Shoutap
American appointee joins Lutheran commission
Grove City Dr. Marcus Rieke was named to a 15 member Commission on Stewardship and Congregational Life of the Lutheran World Federation. He is one of four Americans named to the panel.
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Grove City
Marcus Rieke
Lutheran World Federation
Rieke
Northeastern Ohio Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy and cold tonight and Saturday forenoon. Tomorrow improves to fair and less cold with a warmer afternoon. Low tonight around 15. Normal highs 42 north 47 south, lows 28 to 30. Temperature climbs over the weekend then falls again by Tuesday or Wednesday. One half inch of precipitation expected Sunday or Monday as rain or rain snow mix. Winterize your car at Economy Motors 101 Broad St.
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Ohio
Economy Motors
Broad St
Adv
Elyria Christmas Club to Distribute 807 500 in Checks
About 9 600 local savers will share 807 500 when Elyria banks mail Christmas Club checks on December 1. National totals show 11 712 000 participants saving 1 023 000 000 for the holidays, up from last year by 7.7 percent in participants and 7.5 percent in savings. The average payout per person stands at 87.35 dollars.
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Elyria
United States
Christmas Club Corp
Avon Lake Boy Killed in Bicycle Collision Leads Local Traffic Toll
An Avon Lake 13 year old, Dale Frey, died from a fractured skull after being struck by a southbound car driven by Lawrence Krumwiede on Lear jet road. The accident occurred at 5 30 p m Wednesday as Frey rode north. He died at St Joseph s Hospital Lorain. The eight grade student and altar boy at St Joseph s Church Avon Lake is survived by his parents a brother Allan a sister Mrs Carol Snider and grandfather Willam Young of Lorain. Services will be held at St Joseph s Church Avon Lake Saturday at 16 am with burial at Holy Trinity Church Avon Cemetery. The county s 49th traffic fatality this year.
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Avon Lake
Sheriff's Department
Dale Frey
Foster Frey
Norman Avenue
Lear J
Lawrence Krumwiede
Bassett Road
West Lake
Richard Lutz
George Kosco
Manuel iCiomez
Krumwiede
Roland Like
Walker Road
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain
St. Joseph’s School
Lorain County
Allan
Carol i Snider
Willam Young
Burmeister
St Joseph's Church
Holy Trinity Church
Avon Cemetery
Hale’s Hill
Route 20
Elyria
Sadie McQuiston
Liberty Street
LaGrange
George Fadden
A H West To Undergo Surgery
A H West, prominent attorney and civic leader, was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital after an abscessed appendix confined him at home for nearly two weeks. He will undergo operative treatment when his condition permits.
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A. H. West
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Young Deer Spotted Near Bendix Plant
Leonard Fowl, guard at the Bendix-Westinghouse plant, saw a young deer near the facility shortly before noon yesterday. The animal reportedly approached the parking lot fence from Route 20, then moved southeastward after assessing the area, amid Lorain county's hunting restrictions.
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Lorain County
Leonard Fowl
Bendix-Westinghouse
Fowl
Route 20
County Treasurer's Wife Hurt In Crash
Ada Wright 73, wife of Lorain County Treasurer Walter Wright, was injured when he lost control of his car and hit a utility pole. She was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital with two broken legs and head injuries. Walter Wright 74 received minor cuts and was treated and released.
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Lorain
Ada Wright
Lorain County
Walter Wright
St. Joseph's Hospital
Wright
Hoax Report Of Septuplets Birth In Chile Denounced
Federal police denounced a sensational claim that Carmen Molina gave birth to seven girls at a Santiago maternity home. Midwife Adela De Figueroa stood by the report, while authorities and El Mercurio questioned its veracity, hinting students may be behind the hoax amid a university spring festival.
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Santiago
Chile
Santilya
Adela de Figueroa
el Mercurio
Figueroa
Carmen Molina
Conchali
Yule Lighting Contest Sponsored by the Chronicle-Telegram
The Chronicle-Telegram sponsors a community Christmas lighting contest for homes churches and institutions. Entries due by December 15 with judging based on artistic effect originality Christmas spirit and surrounding use. Prizes in two classification groups and plaques for others.
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The
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Ridgeville
Democrats Urged to Press Tax Cuts By Next Congress
Rep. John Dingell urged House Ways and Means Democrats to resist Republican moves to delay income and excise tax cuts scheduled for 1953. He warned that corporate excess profits tax expires next June and estimated revenues from the tax package reach eight to ten billion dollars. The letters were circulated among committee members though not intended for publication.
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Washington
John Dingell
D. Mich
House
Ways and Means
Dingell
Ways and Means Committee
Self-serve Market Customer Steals From Register
A Denver shopper at a self-serve market accessed an unattended cash drawer and took 580 dollars. Police investigated the incident as a theft involving an unnamed customer and market security.
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Denver
Where To Turn Page Amherst 10 Books 16 Calendar of Events
Amherst listings show section on 10 books and a calendar of events with activities across town. Includes reference to Elyria church news, Oberlin, Wellington notices and a Suburban Calendar with society and theatre items.
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Page Amherst
Elyria
Oberlin
Society
Wellington
Salary Increases Sought for County Employees
County department heads held a closed meeting to discuss raises of 25 dollars a month for county workers next year. Sheriff Carl R. Finegan and County Engineer Donald E. Patterson supported the plan. Probate Judge Malcolm Thomson urged merit rather than equal raises. Officials reserved a decision pending County Auditor Frank Ayres's funding estimate. Commissioners J Norman Thompson did not attend. Oscar G Dunn and J R Fortney attended. notices sent by Clerk H E Agate.
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Carl R. Finegan
Donald E. Patterson
Malcolm Thomson
Frank Ayres
J. Norman Thompson
Oscar G Dunn
J. R. Fortney
H. E. Agate
Conviction Of O'Leary Is Upheld
The court of appeals upheld Michael J. O'Leary's perjury conviction from 1951 for false grand jury testimony about a Sheffield Lake Village real estate deal. He faces a one to ten year term, with five days to report to the sheriff before beginning his sentence. a fictitious buyer named H L Allen was involved.
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Court of Appeals
Michael J. O'Leary
Sheffield Lake
Sheffield Lake Village
O'Leary
H. BE. Agate
Sheriff's Department
John Pincura
Ohio
O’leary
H. L. Allen
Perry
Matilda Poulos
Allen
Income Tax School Dates Set by IRS Cleveland Office
The Internal Revenue Department announces its annual income tax school to help people fill out forms. Classes will be held in Lorain at CIO Hall on January 8 from 9 a.m. to noon and in Elyria at the YMCA on January 9 from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Internal Revenue Department
Cleveland
Lorain
Elyria
CIO Hall
YMCA
Big Red Center Bombed and Ridge Attack Smashed
Allied air and artillery units struck a vast Communist base 15 miles southeast of Pyongyang as UN forces repelled a Chinese attack on Sniper Ridge. Fighters patrolled MIG Alley while other bombers hit positions north of Kumhwa and the central front, with secondary explosions reported from the bombed area.
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Seoul
Korea
Pyongyang
North Korea
Kumhwa
Rocky Point
United Nations
Five Women and Eight Children Dead in Tacoma Plane Crash
A C 54 airliner crashed near McChord AFB in foggy conditions killing five women and eight children among 36 aboard. Three survivors included an eight year old boy and two airmen. one service member later died. Flight was from Fairbanks and Anchorage, Alaska.
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Tacoma
Wash
McChord Air Force Base
Jack Stovall
Military Air Transport Service
McChord
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
MATS
Opening of Salvation Army Citadel Ceremony
J Clare George will speak at the Salvation Army Citadel opening in town on Tuesday evening December 2. The program features a Cleveland Temple Salvation Army band, Scripture reading by Brigadier Ditmer, dedicatory prayer by Rev Hargate, a vocal solo by Paul Wainwright, and remarks by Lt Col Edward Carey. Mayoral felicitations and refreshments follow.
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J. Clare George
Chronicle-Telegram
Salvation Army
Burton Johnson
Cleveland Temple Salvation Army Band
Harry Tolhurst
Johnson
Edward Carey
Clarence Ditmer
G Russel Hargate
St Andrew's Episcopal Church
Paul Wainwright
Henry W. Ault
Norris Ryder
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Courtney Kirby
Elyria Community Chest
Claude Bronson
Mr. George
World records spotlight top athletes and want ads
The piece notes Mel Patton’s 100 yard dash world record at 9.3 seconds set in 1943 and Les Steers’ 6 foot high jump record from 1941. It highlights athletes’ drive to top marks and promotes Chronicle-Telegram Want Ads for buying selling renting or exchanges via the ad-taker at 4751.
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Mel
Pel Mel) Patton
Les Steers
Chronicle-Telegram
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