As was the case back then, page one of the Journal was crammed with national and local news.
The standout article was the posthumous awarding of the Silver Star award to Pfc. Isaac Horton for "gallantry in action." According to the article, "Horton was killed while helping to ward off a strong enemy attack in the vicinity of Mundung-ni, Korea. The Silver Star award, one of the nation's highest, was given to his mother, Mrs. James Horton, 3804 Canton Avenue, in a simple ceremony Sunday by Chaplain Floyd H. Buckland, pastor of the First Baptist Church.
"A former Lorain Golden Gloves champion, Horton was cited by the award to have "never wavered from his determination to repel the foe. His unfailing sense of duty was a tremendous inspiration to his comrades and his aggressive, indomitable spirit contributed immeasurably to the successful repulsion of the hostile foe. The gallantry and unending loyalty demonstrated by Private Horton on this occasion reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army.
"At the time of the attack, Horton under heavy fire, moved to an exposed position where he could deliver "more effective fire," the award citation read. Lorainites will remember that Horton also displayed the same kind of courage in his Golden Glove fights that netted him the heavyweight championship in the city.
Elsewhere on the front page: Pay raises were on the agenda for the Lorain City Council meeting that night; Lorain vice squad officers had recently uncovered an alleged basketball pool operator; the city of Detroit was hunting down escapees from Southern Michigan state prison; more freezing temperatures were in store for Lorain; Cleveland Police arrested the three 'adhesive tape' robbers, so named because they usually taped the mouth, wrists and ankles of their victims; and Lorain Police trapped a burglar in Middendorf's Drug Store on Broadway.
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And it answers what we've all been wanting to know: what kind of hat was Einstein wearing?
Ken!
And here's a link with a photo of him arriving!
https://www.superstock.com/asset/distinguished-wedding-guest-dr-albert-einstein-wearing-dark-stocking-cap/5513-19966489
Not sure if "snazzy" applies.
As an aside... Sometimes the Interweb is an amazing place.
Mrs. Horton and her daughter JoAnn lived across the street from us on Canton Avenue when I came home from Boy's Town in 1971; by then, the family had lost another son in combat, I think in Vietnam.
The story of the Horton family is so sad; made doubly so by Alan's note.
Changing times: the Lorain vice squad rounds up the operator of a basketball pool. Today everyone (but me) takes part in such pools and sports gambling is legal in most places. Is this progress?
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