Nicholas Urges Speed On School Building Program
Superintendent L N Nicholas pressed the Board of Education for rapid action on a new school building plan due to city enrollment growth. He warned of emergency steps like bus transfers or temporary classrooms as grades at Allen Franklin and McKinley schools run 41 to 44 pupils. The 2 652 kindergarten through sixth grade enrollment plus 4 471 total students yesterday show rising demand and crowded rooms.
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L. N. Nicholas
Nicholas
Board of Education
Elyria
Allen
Franklin
McKinley
Gates School
Allen, Franklin
Local Attorney To Head Division In Chest Drive
Elyria attorney Bruce Alexander will lead the national firm division of the Elyria Community Chest campaign October 16 to 24. He aims to raise contributions at least 10 percent above last year’s goal and serves as a member of the Lorain County Bar and a lawyer for the Lorain County Humane Society.
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Bruce Alexander
Elyria
Masonic Temple
American Legion
Ohio State Bar Association
Lorain County Bar Association
Baird & Alexander
Lorain County Humane Society
American Red Cross
Firelands Area
Boy Scouts of America
Elyria Board Approves Hiring Of Two Teachers
The Elyria Board of Education approved the employment of two women as teachers for the current school term. Ina Baxter becomes second grade teacher at Ely School and Clara McMan, half-time sixth grade at Edison School, replacing resignations from Marjorie Cotton and Patricia Osborn. Temporary certificates held. Baxter salary $2900, McMan $1300. Louis J. Kolopus also approved as tennis coach for 1950-51 at $100.
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Elyria Board of Education
Ina Baxter
Ely
Clara McMan
Edison School
Marjorie Cotton
Patricia Osborn
Osborn
Enrollment Open for Home Nursing Class at YWCA Elyria
Enrollment remains open for a home nursing class at the Y W C A Elyria under the Red Cross Elyria Charter. Instructor Mrs Pearl Murphy leads sessions Fridays 9 to 11 am with no registration fee. the course targets expectant and young mothers and even grandmothers who may act as babysitters.
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Y.W.C.4
Elyria Charter
The
Red Cross
Pearl Murphy
Weather forecast for Northeastern Ohio
Showers at intervals and cooler this afternoon and tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy with temperatures about the same as today. Low tonight 38. High Wednesday 72.
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Ohio
ALT ISALY Stores Close Mondays Until Further Notice
The ALT ISALY stores will remain closed every Monday as a standing policy until new guidance is issued. No specific dates or reasons provided.
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ISALY
Adv
Cabas Appointed Basketball Coach At Salem
Johnny Cabas named head basketball coach at Salem High School succeeding Bob Miller who resigned. Cabas 32 will teach social science on a one year contract and hails from New Castle Pennsylvania with prior coaching stints at Elyria High and several Ohio towns. He and his wife Betty and infant daughter Pamela will relocate to Salem.
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Johnny Cabas
Elyria High School
Salem High School
Salem
Cabas
Bob Miller
New Castle
Mt. Union College
Elyria
Salineville
O. Chester
West Va
Wellsville
O. Columbiana
Case Institute of Technology
Cleveland
Elyria High
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Betty
Pamela
Car Tip Causes Injuries to Three on Halover Road
A Valley View family suffered injuries when their car ran off Halover road near Route 303 and toppled last evening. Herley Westfall 29 received brush burns, Mrs Juanita Westfall 18 a knee gash, and Herley Jr three months old a heel laceration. All treated at Allen Hospital Oberlin.
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Herley Westfall
Valley View
Juanita Westfall
Herley, Jr
Halover Road
Route 303
Sheriff Department
Allen Hospital
Oberlin
United States to Return 68 Battle Flags to Mexico
Mexico City reports the United States will return 68 historic battle flags captured during the Mexican War over a century ago. The flags will be sent to Mexico today as part of a symbolic repatriation and historical reconciliation.
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Mexico City
Mex
United States
Mexico
Rail Wreck Probe On 34 Dead
Investigators pursued the causes of a collision in Newcomerstown where the Pennsylvania Railroad Spirit of St. Louis passenger train ran past cautions and struck a stalled troop train, killing 34 National Guardsmen and injuring 67. Officials noted sand on the tracks 1 000 feet away suggesting braking before impact as inquiries across railroad and military lines began.
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Newcomerstown, CO
Pennsylvania Railroad
Newcomerstown
Pennsylvania National Guardsmen
Spirit of
Francis Brink
Ohio Military District
Interstate Commerce Commision
William Eller
Coshocton
Ohio
109Th Infantry Regiment
Rollin T. Reefy Former Elyria Publisher Dies
Rollin T. Reefy 85 longtime Elyria publisher and prominent local figure died at his Snell Isle home in Florida after a 10 day illness. Born in 1865 in Fort Wayne he led the Elyria Democrat weekly after his father S Reefy. He later lived in New York City before moving to Florida in 1925 and was among Snell Isle’s early residents. He was survived by widow Alice Gale Wor then two stepchildren and a nephew Park Reefy Arnold. funeral set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Rhodes Chapel Snell Isle Florida.
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Rollin T. Reefy
Elyria
Snell Isle
Fla
Mr. Reefy
Fort Wayne
Indiana
United States
Switzerland
Rollin
S. Reefy
Elyria Democrat
Mr. Reedy
New York City
Florida
Brightwaters Boulevard
Reely
Blanche Morey Strauss
Alice Gale Worthen
Gloucester
Rotary Picnic Moves To YMCA Dining Room Tonight
Heavy rain forces Rotary club to relocate from YMCA camp to YMCA dining room at 6 30 p m for tonight s picnic. All local advisory stores will close as noted in the public notice.
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Rotary
Y.M.C.A
Rotary Club
Y.mca
Proposed Bus Fare Increase To Be Discussed
Council transportation chair Dale Kellogg said the committee will meet Elyria Coach Co officials to discuss a fare rise to offset operating deficits. Harry Searles proposed tokens up to ten for 50 cents and children’s six rides to four for 25 cents to reverse losses since 1931. Kellogg noted some adjustment is likely but the exact increase is Tbd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Kellogg
Transportation Committee
Elyria Coach Co
Bus Company
Council
Harry Searles
Kellogg
Searles
Walter Decker
James Scott
Richard H. Zilch of Amherst Dies
Richard H. Zilch, 35, of Amherst died at his home on Park Avenue after illness dating to July. A Brownhelm native who grew up with his grandparents in Elyria, he trained as a mortician and led Amherst Booster Club in its early years. Survived by his wife Ruth Kane, son Gerald, and sister, his service is set for 2 PM at Zilch Funeral Home, with ministers C. C. Vandersall and Dale Riggs officiating.
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Amherst
Richard H. Zilch
Park Avenue
Brownhelm
Elyria
Frank van Wagnen
Elyria High School
Zilch Funeral Home
Cleveland College of Mortuary Science
Zitch Funeral Home
Amherst Booster Club
Amherst Memorial
Zilch
Chambrer of Commerce
First Evangelical
United Brethren Church
Ruth FE. Kane
Gerald
Robert Kneisel
C. C. Vandersall
U. B
Dale Riggs
Methodist Church
Storm Floods Streets Basements and Damages Cars in Lin City
Heavy rain and strong winds flooded west Lin City, flooding School Street and basements city wide. Debris clogged sewers as Lin City street crews cleared debris, power lines damaged, and a tree limb crushed a car on Louisiana Avenue at 4:30 p.m.
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City Street Department
D. W. Kothe
Kothe
School Street
Lee and
Cady
Lake Avenue
Standard Cleaner’s
Broad Street
Ohio Edison Co
Mary Valerious
Lousiana Avenue
New Building To Be Erected At Air Brake Plant
D. O. Thomas of Bendix Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co announces contracts for a new 30 000 square foot prefabricated steel building south of Building No 2 to be ready about December 1. The facility will store materials and improve space use, with current employment over 1600 boosting parking capacity to meet civilian and military orders.
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D. O. Thomas
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Company
Bendix-Westinghouse
Thomas
Bendix- Westinghouse
Thomas Nated
NEPH Committee Forms for National Employ Week
Elyria volunteers form the NEPH steering committee for National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week to run October 1 7. The committee includes Mexor Herry W Ault Dexter S Kimball Norris E Ryder Dave Dailey and Courtney Kirby with next meeting set for 4 30 Friday at the Ohio State Employment Service offices 212 Maddie Avenue.
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Elyria Chamber of Commerce
F. P. Dirlam
Ohio State Employment Service
Mexor Herry W. Ault
Dexter S. Kimball
Chamber of Commercce
Norris E. Ryder
Imanager
Dave Dailey
Loraine County Industrial Council
Courtney Kirby
Elyna
Neph Committee
OSES
Maddie Avenue
Police Radio Restored After FCC Licensing Issue
Elsria's police and water department radio service came back on air at 2:50 pm after an FCC inspector halted transmissions Saturday night for an expired license. Service Director D. W. Kothe cited a Washington FCC call and pending renewal, with a new license extension expected today as new FM equipment delays persist. The city had awarded the replacement equipment last June. arrival of the gear has been delayed. Car advertisements for Hardy St. Joseph Lily Bulbs and other plants conclude the page.
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Elsria
Police and Water Department
FCC
D. W. Kothe
Washington
Kothe
PCC
Cavalry Unit On Offensive in Korea Pushes Toward Taegu
U S First Cavalry resumed the offensive around Taegu after a 10 day lull. General Walton H. Walker reported the worst is over, while warning the enemy retains the initiative. Cavalry advanced toward Tabu north of Taegu amid air strikes and heavy fighting as North Korean casualties rise. East of Taegu South Korean forces advanced eight miles reclaiming road sections while American and Korean units pushed beyond Yongchon Anyang and Pohang.
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Tokyo
U. S. First Cavalry
J Aegu
Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker
Korea
Walker
Tabu
Taegu
Childok
Red First Division
8Th Army
Yongchon
Anyang
Angang
Pohang
No. 3
Three Judges To Determine Degree Of Thorpe's Guilt
A manslaughter plea was requested in the first degree murder hearing for James Thorpe a 40 year old Lorain steel worker opening before a three man Common Pleas court. Thorpe is charged with shooting Joseph Turner in a lover’s quarrel over Marcella Reed. Thorpe admits guilt to general homicide and seeks a three judge panel to fix degree. Prosecutors contended Thorpe bought the gun to kill Turner after Turner threatened him. Marcella Reed testified she preferred Turner and Thorpe had been beaten the day before the shooting. Prosecution notes Turner failed with one gun then found a second that worked. Prosecution witnesses include Marcella Reed and officials Mikus Ewing Christie. Thorpe and Reed had filed for marriage last January but no license issued. Ice Capades advance sale tickets listed.
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James Thorpe
Lorain
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
Guy B. Findley
Charles B. Hayden i
Mt. Vernon
Thorpe
Joseph Turner
Marcella Reed
Turner
Vine
28Th Street
David Goldthorpe
Stephen Nagy
John Frazier
Paul Mikus
Harold Ewing
James Christie
Miss Reed
Induction Names From Elyria Draft Board Include 23 Men
Twenty three Elyria draft registrants were inducted in the first call on Friday September 8. Twelve Elyrians appear among local draftees with listed addresses and names such as Daniel R. Leininger Jr Richard E LaBoe Claude F Bronson Jr Robert L Longmke and others. Notices were issued to 21 Elyrians for the September 28 pre induction physical in Toledo and to 29 others across Wellington Oberlin Amherst Avon Rochester LaGrange Grafton North Ridgeville North Olmsted Colombia Station and nearby communities.
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Elyria
Armed Services
Daniel R. Leininger, Jr
Kenyon Avenue
Richard E. LaBoe
Falcon Street
Claude F. Bronson, Jr
Park Avenue
Robert L. Longbmke
Robert C. Renouard
Middle Avenue
Albert Shapero
West River Street
Marion L. Gibbs
Second Street
Arthur C. Kuss, Jr
West Broad Street
Oney D. Fitzpatrick
South Oak Street
Nelson Chesler
Thirteenth Street
George P. Stillwaugh
Seventh Street
Lloyd G
Smith
Harvard Avenue
Willard B. Holmes
Oberlin
George W. Gessner
North Ridgeville
Henry D. Lentz
Amherst
Keith G. Browand
Wellington
Arthur E. Jantz
Grafton
Howard L. Bickel
Edwin A. Krieg
South Amherst
North Olmsted
Columbia Station
Man Injured in Two Wellington Area Truck Accidents
A Wellington outskirts collision left Donald Zanes of Akron injured after his All-State rig jackknifed on Route 18 near Burge Hill and struck a pole. A second crash on Route 38 near the Wellington bridge involved Ross Moser of Cleveland whose CCC load went over a guard rail. he was treated and released.
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Wellington
Donald Zanes
Akron
Allen Hospital
Oberlin
Burge Hill
Zane
C.C.C
Ross Moser
Governor Avenue
Cleveland
Moser
State Highway Patrol
Lightning Strikes Home on Bellfield Avenue Injury Free
Lightning hit the residence of G. I. Brown at 288 Bellfield Avenue at 18 45 causing plaster damage and a broken radio antenna. Firemen found no fire after the bolt struck a large tree in front of the house. Quad Co. One reported minor damage with loose boards shingles and an electrical disruption. No injuries reported.
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G. I. Brown
Bellfield Avenue
Quad Co
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