Enrollment Nears Seven Thousand in Lorain County Schools
Twenty-two of Lorain County's 24 districts report 6 276 pupils for the new year with a 250 pupil gain over 1949. Maplewood and LaGrange delay openings to Sept 18 as building programs continue. Ridgeville and Eaton show the largest gains. several districts report smaller increases and eight districts show losses.
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Lorain County
Maplewood
Elyria Township
LaGrange
Ridgeville
Eaton
Clearview
East Carlisle
Huntington
South Ridge School
Middle Ridge
Farm Worker Killed in Tractor Mishap on Barth Farm
Andrew Trout, 53, of Grafton, employed by Harry Barth on Law Road, was instantly killed at 3:50 p.m. when a tractor went over a 20 foot bank while he plowed and looked back. He died from a crushed chest and head. A brother Malin of Homerville survives. Burial at Belden cemetery after services at 2 p.m. Friday at Eaton Church of Christ.
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Harry Barth
Law Road
R. D
Grafton
Barth
Trout
Polk, O
Malin
Homerville
Russell Fulton
Albert Young
Eaton Church of Christ
Belden Cemetery
Elyria Draft Board Classifies 153 Men 1A
The Elyria Draft Board completed a 1A classification for 153 men and 292 total classifications were made at the latest meeting. Some 1A men will undergo pre induction physicals this month with Local Board No. 72 slated to send 49 men on three calls for September 11, 25 and 2.
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Elyria Draft Board
Sa, i
Man Killed by Automobile on Route 20
James Murray, 31, was struck by a vehicle while crossing U S Route 20 near the Mentor township line late yesterday. The fatal incident occurred on a heavily traveled portion of the highway.
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Willoughby
James Murray
Mentor Township
Akron toll rises to twenty with Hadcock death
Akron reports 20 traffic deaths after George W. Hadcock, 79, dies from injuries suffered when struck by a truck Sunday. The toll a year ago stood at 18.
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Akron
George W. Hadcock
Weather outlook for Northeastern Ohio with a warm spell
The forecast calls for sunny and warmer conditions this afternoon and partly cloudy and warmer tonight. Friday will be partly cloudy with little temperature change. Tonight’s low near 58 and Friday’s high around 98. Announcement notes ALT ISALY stores will close every Monday until further notice.
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Ohio
ISALY
Elyria Public Schools Enrollment Up By 116 Pupils
Elyria reports 4 369 students registered in public schools as of noon today an increase of 116 from last year. High school enrollments total 1 139 with 379 freshmen 287 sophomores 248 juniors and 225 seniors. Kindergarten totals 340 first second and third grades show 413 411 and 365 pupils respectively with McKinley leading elementary enrolments at 436 and Franklin at 397.
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Camden
Brookside
Avon
Avon Lake
Belden
Brighton
Brownhelm
Clearview
Columbia
East Carlisle
Eaton
Grafton
Henrietta
Huntington
Middle Ridge
Penfield
Ridgeville
Rochester
South Amherst
South Ridge
Tennyson
Vincent
Elyria
Elyria High School
McKinley School
Franklin
McKinley
Ely
Allen
Edison
Garford
Gates
Hamilton
Jefferson
Roosevelt
Gates Hospital
Washington Junior High
Elyria High
Washington Junior High School
L. N. Nicholas
Truman visits Marines as calls for firings loom
President Truman spoke to a Marine corps convention led by Gen Clifton Gates saying he sought a unified effort for peace. He apologized for calling Marines a Navy police force and urged no further misunderstandings while delegates debated firing Secretary Acheson and Defense Secretary Johnson.
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Truman
Navy
Clifton B. Gates
Marine Corps
Gates
League
United Nations
United States
Leathernecks
Stalin
Dean Acheson
Defense
Louis Johnson
Resolutions Committee
Acheson
Johnson
Judge Assigned To Murder Case
Chief Justice Carl Weygandt announced that Com mon Pleas Judge Charles D Hayden of Knox county will sit with Judges Guy B Findley and D A Cook in the first degree murder hearing for James Thorpe of Lorain. Thorpe pleaded guilty to homicide for the July 22 shooting of Joseph Turner in a lovers quarrel over Alice Reed. The three judge panel will determine the degree of guilt.
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Carl Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Common Pleas
Charles D. Hayden
Knox County
Guy B. Findley
D. A. Cook
James Thorpe
Lorain
Thorpe
Joseph Turner
Alice Reed
Truman to Address Nation on Economic Plans Saturday Night
President Truman said he will report to the nation in a radio speech Saturday night on emergency economic measures. He denied plans for a civilian only stabilization agency and said details hinge on the economic controls bill awaiting his signature. He indicated no military role in home economic administration and urged waiting for the Saturday address for specifics. All Italy stores will be closed.
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Washington
Truman
W. Stuart Symington
National Securities Resources Board
Defense Mobilization
Elyria Receives New Call For 17 Inductees
Elyria draft board received a new selective service induction call for 17 men to be filled on September 22, boosting September inductions to 50 from Elyria. Inductees depart September 8, 15, and 22 with 25 men going first to Toledo.
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Selective Service
Elyria
Toledo
Arthur E. Jantz
Grafton
Donald C. Yunker
Grafton Road
Lorain County
Lorain
Columbus
Chester W. Goble
Ohio
Goble
Rent Control Extension Discussed By Elyria Council
Mayor Henry W. Ault announced plans to discuss extending rent control beyond December 31 with the city council at the upcoming committee meeting. The issue was referred Aug. 22 with no report, while the Lorain County Industrial Union Council urged continued rent control in Elyria.
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Henry W. Ault
Council
Elyria
Lorain County Industrial Union Council
C.S.O
Avon Lake Parish Leads Bus Fund Drive For St. Joseph’s
At Avon Lake a parish committee organizes to meet the school board as pupils of St. Joseph’s school continue to be denied access to public buses. The fund nears 1000 dollars as campaign efforts push to buy a bus for the parochial students. The board 5 to 0 vote stands, citing public buses as insufficient for all pupils.
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Avon Lake
St. Joseph's School
Local Men Head to Detroit for Navy Physical Examinations
Six young men from Elvria and one from Columbia Station, aged 17 to 21, join about 110 men leaving Lorain for Detroit to undergo Navy enlistment physicals. Those passing the exams report to the Great Lakes Training Center in Illinois for basic training.
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Elvria
Columbia Station
Lorain
Detroit
Wew
U. S. Navy
Navy
Great Lakes Training Center
Ilinois
Cascade Park Pool Opens Saturdays for Afternoons
Cascade Park swimming pool will be open on Saturday afternoons from one to five weather permitting. The schedule aims to give children a chance to swim while temperatures are warm enough this season.
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Cascade Park
Woman Killed By Auto In City Traffic Toll Rises
Lena Pelger, a local woman, was killed when struck by an automobile while returning home after a visit with her daughter. The death marks the 61st traffic fatality in Cleveland this year.
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Cleveland
Mire
Lena Pelger
Ohio Legion Officers to Attend 2 Day School
About 1000 Ohio Legionnaires, mainly local post officers, will attend the annual post officers school and conferences in Columbus. Scheduled speakers include James F. O Neil from Manchester New Hampshire past national commander Karl Baarslag from Washington an expert on subversive advances and Dr William E Warner Ohio civil defense director.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ex Congressmen Ban Non Dies in Portsmouth
Henry T. Ban non former congressman from the Sixth District who served between 1905 and 1908 died in Portsmouth last night. details on his age and survivors were not immediately available.
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Portsmouth
Henry T. Bannon
Truman Sees Korea Fronts Held But Predicts Pushed Back
President Truman said there has been no material change in the main defense line in Korea in 10 days. He acknowledged North Korean breakthroughs but predicted UN forces would be pushed back to former positions by week’s end. He cited daily updates from Gen. Omar Bradley and noted official casualty counts lag behind recent announcements.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
United Nations
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Front In Action As North Korean Drive Intensifies
American and South Korean forces defend a 50 mile northern front near Taegu as Reds press from Kyongju to Angang. U S 1st Cavalry withdraws past Hill 518 while Hill 464 is cleared. Taegu Pusan highway cut, heavy artillery and mortar fire reported along the front.
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Tokyo
Connecticut
Taegu
Reds
United Press
Robert Bennyhoff
Kyongju
Fallen Pohang
Bennyhoff
Angang
Highway
United Nations
Yongchon
Maplewood School To Open Sept 18
James Hales of Maplewood school announced the definite opening date will be September 18. Sessions will begin that day though construction is not yet finished. A faculty meeting is set for Friday September 15 at 9 a.m. and first grade registration at 1 p.m. Parents must provide birth certificate or baptismal record.
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James Hales
Maplewood School
Senate panel hits complacency in defense surplus handling
A Senate preparedness committee blasted the Defense Department for a siesta psychology toward surplus World War II equipment and rubber stockpiles. It urged investigations into foreign monopoly effects on costs, Alaskan defense needs, and manpower, accusing officials of a business as usual attitude and urging steps to recover sold surplus plants and boost rubber stockpiling and synthetic production.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D. Tex
Defense Department
Potomac
Korea
RFC
Akron
Air Force
Red China Hints Peace on Formosa in Diplomatic Move
Washington reports that Communist China may seek a peaceful settlement of the Formosa issue. The State Department notes risks of a Soviet push to widen the Korean war, while U S and Nationalist forces brace in the Taiwan Strait. The United Nations and a Japanese peace treaty are seen as paths to a settlement.
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Washington
China
Formosa
Moscow
Peiping
India
United States
Strait of Formosa
United Nations
LaGrange Schools Set to Open September 18
LaGrange teachers hold an all day meeting at 9 a.m. Friday September 15 as preparations begin for the opening of LaGrange schools on Monday September 18. Supt. P H Coontz announced students will attend a full day on opening day. A new school addition is nearly complete.
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LaGrace
LaGrange
P H Coontz
Suretri Intendent
LaGrange Schools
Draft Board Moves to Larger Elyna Office
The Elyna Draft Board office has relocated across the hall to Room 39 in the Turner Block. The move, made yesterday afternoon, aims to provide the Local Board with additional space.
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Elyna Draft Board
Turner Block
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