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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1950
Page
1
Moscow said American bombers and Soviet fighters clashed over Latvia on Saturday, with a B 29 escorted inside Soviet airspace. The note claimed the B 29 opened fire as fighters ordered landing, while Washington offered no confirmation and Kirk pledged to report back.
Los Angeles reports a surge in new jet fighter production aimed at all weather combat, bomber interception and ground support. Planes will be larger faster with rockets and proximity fuses, delivering 700 mph plus speeds, 40,000+ ft ceiling, and thrusts up to 10,000 pounds, signaling a major defense upgrade for the Air Force.
Bids for the construction of a new five story wing and alterations at Elyria Memorial Hospital will be opened at 2 p.m. on Tuesday May 3. Plans and specifications will be available at the superintendent's office at the hospital starting Monday April 24. Superintendent C. R. Cook announced the project is progressing well and slightly ahead of schedule.
The Ohio Parole and Parole Commission rescinded the parole granted to bank robber Jim Newman and continued his case to March 1955. Newman's parole, set to start April 20, was revoked at Gov. Laushe's request due to adverse public sentiment. Newman is serving life for the 1930 Westerville bank holdup.
A Columbus couple reported seeing a cluster of objects in the sky and could not agree on their shape. Harry Bradbury of Ohlen-Bishop Manufacturing Co described the shapes as hoops while his wife Mabel Bradbury believed they were square.
The forecast calls for cloudy and windy conditions this afternoon and tonight with a gradual clearing on Wednesday. Expect a low near 32 and a high around 45. Markets found today on page two.
Harold H. Eibling has been elected superintendent of Canton schools. He will leave the Akron system where he has served as assistant superintendent to take over the Canton role. Previously he led Elyria schools from August 1947 to July 1949. Eibling succeeds Harold Vincent who becomes superintendent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Navy marks its 50th anniversary of the first submarine by announcing two new undersea craft classes. Six fast attack subs and three smaller anti-submarine vessels are under construction to boost striking power. The attack subs will be snorkel equipped with streamlined superstructures and similar displacement to present 1,500 ton crafts. The anti-submarine ships, about 198 feet long and 750 tons, will feature advanced sonar and electronic gear and be termed SSKs.
SAN FRANCISCO The government asks a federal court to strip CIO Longshore Leader Harry Bridges of U S citizenship earned by denying he was a Communist He was sentenced to five years for perjury and two for conspiracy and remains free on bail Bridges co defendants Robertson and Schmidt received two year terms and no fines The case moves toward the U S Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court with a final decision possible in about two years
Senate investigators prepared to reveal Louis Budenz as McCarthy's mystery witness. Budenz, ex Communist editor and Fordham professor, will testify publicly on Lattimore under oath next Monday if Lattimore agrees to attend. Lattimore denies McCarthy's charges and seeks public cross examination of the witness while criticizing secret testimony tactics.
In Copenhagen heavy fog over the Baltic grounded 23 U S Navy Privateer planes searching for a missing aircraft with 10 crew aboard. Radar planes operated despite fuel limits, last return at 2 am. The missing plane departed Wiesbaden for a routine training flight to Copenhagen last Saturday and has not been heard since noon.
The steamer James Watt of Nicholson Transit Co. after a week of forcing through ice to Buffalo from Detroit remained stalled on the return voyage. Skippered by Capt. A. Henry Walton the Watt left for Detroit with a pig iron cargo but halted at the breakwall. The Tupelo Coast Guard cutter again aided after a prior trapping off Point Abino while other lines delayed departures awaiting ice breakup.
The Oklahoma City zoo plans to receive a half grown spotted leopard to replace the recently killed animal after escaping. The leopard arrives today on an American Airlines cargo flight from Thousand Oaks California where it was purchased at Louis Goebel Animal Farm. The zoo’s service director D W Rothe Bevin announced bids will be sought for the project. In London, Ernest Bevin, foreign secretary, aged 69 and ailing, was admitted to Manor House Hospital for a minor operation costing over $12,000.
Elyria merchants vote 70 percent to keep stores open Friday evenings until 9 and restore Saturday hours. Food stores maintain Friday close at 8 pm. The policy aims to suit customers and staff, following months of discussion and polls, with several other cities adopting the same change.
Ohio endured strong northwest winds of 30 mph after a warm Easter day. The Weather Bureau warned winds would persist through today and continue at least through Thursday, cooling the state after temperatures briefly topped the 70s and melted snow.
Great Lakes carrier Ishin Co U S Steel Corp announced a repowering program for two vessels to switch from coal to oil, boosting power by 50 percent and adding high efficiency machinery. The changes aim to raise the number of trips during a normal shipping season.
San Francisco patrol planes neatened for an unidentified submarine sighted 32 miles west of the Farallon Islands by a military air transport plane crew led by Lt Col Herman Rumsey. Vice Admiral Murray ordered investigation and interrogation as three similar sightings in three days yielded negative results.
Over 700 tickets sold for the second annual Community Dinner of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce set for April 19 at the Roll Arena. Final planning by the committee chairs at Chamber offices tomorrow at 4 pm. Dr. Alfred A. Haake, noted economist, arrives Tuesday to be principal speaker and will tour with George S. Cole Jr. over the next two days.
Gov. Frank Lausche instructed state agents who witnessed gambling at the Pettibone club to testify before the Geauga county grand jury, even if indicted themselves. Anthon y Rutkowski and Albert Waldman were told after Judge Blake Cook's charge, which urged truth telling as a basis for possible indictments. The governor criticized local officials for delaying action.
A strong odor of gasoline in homes near Chestnut Street south of Broad kept street crews and firemen busy today. Street Superintendent George Carrick was called at 4 a.m. after reports of fumes in several houses. Officials suspect sewer entry from an underground gas station tank leak and worked to flush sewers and locate the source.
Washington expects most of the 1.8 million veterans who have not yet received their GI life insurance dividends to receive checks within the next two to three weeks. About 14.5 million policyholders have applied, with 25,000 new applications weekly. around 15.6 million veterans are eligible. Since mid January, 12,656,561 checks totaling 2.2846 billion have been mailed. For beneficiaries of deceased policyholders, the process varies, with notices from VA, vouchers from district offices, and direct payments after valid claims.
Four 13 and 14 year old Boy Scouts were found dead on a rubber raft seventeen hours after being blown from a canoe into Lake Eris. A Coast Guard report said the youths were dead when found after a massive search by planes and ships near Cleveland. The boys from a suburban Euclid troop were last seen trying to recover a canoe in thirty mile per hour winds.
Sixteen men and six women took the Ohio Civil Service examination in the courthouse for Lorain County welfare director. The test covered oral and written work. Results will be known in several days, per a civil service representative. The exam was requested by county commissioners to fill the post left by retiring Welfare Director Floyd Shaw, effective April 30.
Washington report states transient Americans in hotels and motor courts will be counted during the 1950 census night. The T-night program covers over 1,000,000 rooms with hotel lobbies serving as headquarters. Enumerators will canvass room by room in smaller properties and verify names later to avoid duplication.
Ohio will have a permanent Keep Ohio Green state committee after a resolution approved by the Ohio Forestry Association. Representatives from across the state attended the meeting, responding to 750 invitations sent by Governor Frank Lausche.
A brief ad invites readers to place cheap want ads to sell musical instruments like a practice horn. It promises quick results and easy steps by calling 4752 or 4753, urging spring cash for needs. Key phrase “Young man with 2 horn” appears as a possible featured item.
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