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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1949
Page
2
About 600 Akron bus drivers and mechanics from the Akron Transportation Company walked off the job in a CIO Transport Workers strike that stretched six hours. The stoppage began after the contract expired and ended when a tentative deal was discussed with city officials.
A strike impact is described with tentative wage gains for workers and five year negotiations. The article notes daily riders in affected routes and cites specific locations including Berton and Cavanessa Falls being impacted, with appeals from Charles Shisser to delay actions. The text shows disrupted plans and continued work under tentative terms.
Local church notes highlight Easter services with baptism and reception of members. Sermon titled What if I Were Not Reveter will be delivered, Good Friday services planned, and Lent meetings scheduled. Community notices list hospital stays travels and club gatherings across Wellington and Nipxin with several residents returning from trips and moving homes.
Alvena Long and Sarah Huntridge recover from illness and flu respectively while Tacoma reports a steam shovel catching a 15 pound steelhead worth $32,000. Hilmar Johnson operates the shovel and spotted the fish in the Pus alup River with the first dip successful.
Fragments describe a glistening coral ridge along a shore, stretching far into the sea from a sandy beach. The scene suggests a coastal landscape with vivid underwater light and the line of reef extending toward the horizon.
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