Rochester farmer J F Murray dies in Oberlin crash
John F Murray 15 a Wellington R D 3 died in a two car collision at the Oberlin road Crosby road and East Lorain road intersection at 5 p m. Handley 55 and Floria Holohan 28 were injured and hospitalized. Murray was a Rochester area farmer noted for horse breeding and brother of Bon Vie Brae owner William Murray. Services are planned at Rochester Baptist Church with burial in Rochester.
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Oberlin
John F. Murray
R. D
Wellington
Oberlin Road
Crosby Road
East Lorain Road
Roy M. Handley
Murray
Rochester Area
Allen Memorial Hospital
Handley
Allen Hospital
Floria Jane Holohan
Weller Road
Elyria
Oberlin Hospital
Miss Holohan
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Handrey
Lorain County
Jim
Plan Drive To Rid Elyria Of Ice Box Hazard
Elyria's Junior Chamber of Commerce backs a city drive to remove old ice boxes after a wave of child deaths. Teams will collect or visit homes to remove hinges from boxes kept, with a date to be announced.
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Elyria
Junior Chamber of Commerce of
Junior Chamber
Lorain County Sets November Induction Quota
Lorain County will send 19 men into the Armed Forces in November. Registrants must be born before November 1, 1933 unless volunteering or delinquent. Ohio statewide tally for November is 1,090, compared with 1,086 in October and 1,224 in September, with May the high month at 2,291.
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Lorain County
Selective Service
Chester W. Goble
Ohio
Weather Outlook for Northeastern Ohio
Sunny and warmer today with a high near 67. Tonight fair and cool, low around 42. Saturday fair with unchanged temperatures. Winds remain from Lake Erie, southwest 15 mph this afternoon, shifting to northeast 15 mph Saturday forenoon. No precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 p.m. Thursday. Sunrise Friday at 6:36 a.m., sunset 6:02 p.m.. moonrise 8:07 a.m. Friday, moonset 6:16 p.m. Friday.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Sane
Yugoslavia protests over U S British move on Trieste
Yugoslavia files a protest against the Anglo American plan to hand zone A of Trieste to Italy. Belgrade warns the action could worsen East West rifts and affect Trieste’s port, while Italy asserts its claim to the zone based on its population.
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Trieste
Yugoslavia
Italy
Ager
Zone A
U. S
Slo- Yugoslavia
Gen.j
Thomas Winterton
Ter
Mar
Tropical Storm Aims at Florida West Coast Today
A tropical storm moving from the Gulf toward Florida's west coast threatened southern areas with 60 to 65 mph winds and heavy rain. Forecasters said landfall would occur near Tampa around noon as warnings extended to Cedar Keys, with the Red Cross preparing open houses and relief efforts along the coast.
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Miami
Florida
Gulf
Mexico
Tampa
Selves
Miami Weather Bureau
Lower Gulf
Hazel
Fort Myers
Fla
Samest
Weather Bureau
Elyria Red Cross
CIA
Cedar Keys
Atlantic Coast
Charleston
S.C
Ian Proerai
Courthouse Closed for Columbus Day by County Officials
County commissioners announce the courthouse will be closed Monday October 12 in observance of Columbus Day a legal holiday in Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mitchell Sworn In as Labor Secretary in Eisenhower Administration
James P. Mitchell, former New York department store labor relations head, was sworn as labor secretary after serving as assistant Army secretary. He succeeds Durkin, who quit amid accusations of broken promises on Taft Hartley changes. Mashburn resigns as acting secretary to join the AFL Wood, Wire and Metal Laborers union.
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AMED
Army
James C. Mitchell
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Martin P. Durkin
Labor
Mitchell
Washington
James P. Mitchell
New York
Durkin
Robert A. Taft
Spring Lake, N.J
R. H. Macy and Co
Bloomingdale Bros
Lloyd Mashburn
Mashburn
AFL Wood, Wire and Metal Labers
Labor Department
AFL Plumbers’ Union
Congress
Bank Hold-Up In Cleveland By Silk-Hooded Robbers
Two gunmen wearing silk stockings over their heads held up the Lincoln Heights Savings and Loan Co. in Cleveland and escaped with about 5000 dollars. They slugged a teller who tried to sound an alarm as they fled.
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Cleveland
Lincoln Heights Savings and Loan Co
Nationwide hunt for Bob Greenlease kidnap suspects
Two confessed kidnapers Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Heady waived preliminary hearings in St. Louis and were ordered sent to Missouri for murder and kidnapping prosecutions. The case centers on a $600000 ransom, the fatal abduction of six year old Bobby Greenlease, and a nationwide federal and state pursuit led by authorities in Missouri and Kansas City.
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Louis
Bobby Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Heady
U. S
Edwin J. Bean
Bean
Lalso
St. Joseph
Hall
Mrs. Heady
St. Louis
Herbert Brownell
Missouri
Bobby
Robert Sr
Kansas City
Thomas John Marsh
Heady
FBI
Marsh
Joseph
Boy
St.Agnes Catholic Church
Kant
Hall Greenlease
Atland
Bob
Bonnesby
Brown Heady
Thoy
Istitute of
Notre Dame de Lion
Higgie Promoted to Elyria Police Sergeant Rank
James F. Higgie of the Elyria Police Department was promoted to sergeant by Safety Service Director G. Ralph Terry. Higgie ranked highest among 19 patrolmen in civil service exams on September 24 with a 94.2 total grade including seniority and efficiency points. He lives with his wife Meraline and son Donald at 329 High Street and will assume the position October 16.
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James F. Higgie
Elyria
G. Ralph Terry
Higgie
Elyria High School
Republic Steel Company
Commercial B Group Chairs Named for Chest Drive
Michael J. Lotko and Ernest R. Seabold are named co chairmen of the Commercial B Section of the 1954 Community Chest. They will recruit captains and volunteers to solicit gifts from commercial firms and employees, excluding national firms and contributors under 25 dollars. The drive emphasizes service to youth with aims to fund Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCAs, YWCA's, and the Youth Council as local Chest agencies. The team captains for 30 groups are listed, with Team 1 led by James E. Boggs and others including H. E. Agate, Wm. R. Engelland, and Robert J. Corts.
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Michael J. Lotko
Ernest R. Seabold
Commercial
George Beall
Commercial Division
Seabold
Red Feather
U. S
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Ymca‘s
Ywca's
Youth Council
Lotko
James E. Boggs
H. E. Agate
Wm. R. Engelland
Robert J. Corts
Haowerd E. No
Mass of Angels Sung for Slain Kidnapped Boy
A somber Mass of the Angels was held at St. Agnes Church in Kansas City for Bobby Greenlease six who was kidnapped and murdered. Family members including mother and sister attended as a thousand mourners filled the church. The service featured Panis Angelicus and the final blessing by Archbishop Edward J. Hunkeler.
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Kansas City
Bobby Greenlease
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Bobby
Paul C. Greenlease Jr
Notre Dame de Sion
Bobby Innocent
Panis Angelicus
Edward J. Hunkeler
Herman J. Koch
Father Koch
Arthur Condon
Joseph M. Freeman
Greenlease
Democrats Hold Stretch Drive Dinner Meeting
Elyria's Democratic Central Committee outlines a Stretch Drive dinner at American Legion Post 12 Home on Wednesday. Mayor Thomas Burke and candidate J. Grant Keys expected to speak as part of final two weeks of campaigning before the November 3 election. Tickets available from candidates, precinct committeemen, or Democratic headquarters by phone.
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Elyria
Democratic Central Committee
Ihe
American Legion Post
Cleveland
Thomas Burke
Harriette Vanca
Burke
J. Grant Keys
Lorain Man In 37th Division Being Released
CAMP POLK La UP headquarters of the 37th Infantry Division announced 27 officers and enlisted men were returned to Ohio and civilian status. Release of 14 officers and 13 enlisted men brings total released since Aug 15 to 418 original ONG personnel have completed 19 months of active duty.
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Camp Polk
37Th Infantry Division
Ohio
Ohio National Guardsmen
Elyria High
ONG
Columbus
Pioneers
Bobcats
ALSCO
Gene
Ady
War Heroes Named in Bluffton and Lorain Credits
Ada and Lorain districts list service members including 1st Lt. Kenneth D. Tressel and 1st Lt. Robert G. Major. Capt. Lawrence A. Tolson from Conneaut also appears along with W. D. Wilber Lee and John D. Des. This terse roll highlights fallen or decorated personnel in a wartime record.
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Ada
W. D
Wilber R. Lee
Kenneth D. Tressel
Bluffton
Robert G. Major
Conneaut
Lawrence A. Tolson
Lorain
John D. Des
Posite
UN Assures Protection for Guards as POWs Near Repatriation
The United Nations command told the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission that Allied forces will protect Indian troops guarding prisoners against any South Korean attack. It urged 22,500 anti-Communist POWs to refrain from violence and noted the operation Persuasion deadline of December 23.
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United Nations Command
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
MRC
China
Sun Yat Sen
A. L. Hamblen
NRC
K. S. Thimayiya
MAC
A. L
Ground Observer Corps To Show Film Tonight
The Elyria GOC will screen the film One Plane One Bomb on the courthouse steps starting at 7 p.m. with multiple showings planned. The feature aims to familiarize the public with the GOC’s work. An editorial aside promotes upgrading to a reliable car from local ads in The Chronicle Telegram.
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Ground Observer Corps
Elyria Goc
Elyria Group
George
Chronicle-Telegram
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Death Records
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Hospital
Oberlin Real Estate Transfers Society
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Chest Drive
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