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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1947
Page
1
Frank Hf. Cushing, 41, circus stuntman, leapt from the Golden Gate Bridge into the water below. He was picked up by a crab boat and later walked on shore, with his wife admitting they staged the plunge to gain publicity for a loan.
British naval observers on Helgoland reported the fortress demolition was complete. U boat pens, vital to Nazi wolf packs, were described as masses of rubble with wreckage weighing several tons scattered across the island.
A committee meeting discussed final plans for the Memorial Sunday service on May 25 and Memorial Day service on May 30. Veterans organizations were urged to send representatives to the next meeting on May 8, with decorating committees for cemeteries to be named then.
Leaders of the 12 county Ohio Farm Bureau organizations met at Ashland to plan the coming year. A seven point program aims to boost readership training, visual education via motion pictures, radio education, local discussion councils, church and school cooperation, talinclla discussions, and broader publicity to inform members. W. F. Moore of Wayne County was elected to the state committee. The gathering also reviewed pending legislation and ongoing projects across legislative and public affairs as well as home and community initiatives.
Local A7 United Auto Workers and C I O officers said they will refrain from picketing the Bendix Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake plant on Sunday to honor religious observances. Pickets will resume Monday. A number of salaried workers, though not union members, are respecting the lines and the union will support them. Only a few pickets were on duty today and the scene was quiet.
The City Ministerial Alliance met to finalize plans for a mass memorial service for explosion victims at the high school stadium and to decide on a possible later mass funeral. Undertakers from Galveston and Houston removed identified bodies, while workers continued searching the ruins for remains amid exhaustion and confusion.
Wellington relatives learn details of the Felkner family from Barker street. Elly Felkner is in Galveston Hospital with injuries. Judy Felkner, 18 months, was released after minor injuries. George Felkner, a construction worker, is reported all right. his mother remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
Washington retail prices of living costs reached an all time high on March 15 the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. A 4 percent rise in food prices from February 11 to March 15 largely caused the record while overall prices were 2 percent higher since December 18 1946. Living essentials rose 20 percent from March 15 1948 and 8 percent above August 1999.
Dr. Clare W. Uhaves of Western Reserve University will address Elyria Lions at 6 30 p m Monday in the Elk's Marine room. The topic is People Are Funny. Police report alert for robbery suspect B K Stout 42 who fled Summit county jail by sawing bars and escaping via a ventilator and roof screen.
Last night most rescue workers withdrew and the area remained sealed off to all but officials. Rehabilitation progressed rapidly with communications returning, stores reopening, and 300 volunteers under Dr. Paul Harris divided into cutters handlers and body hunters. A road crew cleared paths through debris while the Coast Guard patrolled waters for possible bodies. Memorial services for missing and dead firemen were planned, with ministers to decide on mass funeral arrangements.
A large stock of Wall paper and paints from Castle Wall Paper Co at 214 Second Street was moved into a new unfinished building across the street under a court order by Justice Richard Baird. The eviction follows a lease issue with Ingwer Realty Inc owner Carl Ingwer, who had planned remodeling for occupancy by October. The case proceeded to common pleas and appeals were denied. temporary injunctions were refused.
HINGHAM Massachusetts Charles Herbert Treat once lauded by Walter Camp as a premier tackle of the 1920s died in a plunge from a Kansas City hotel Officials said he suffered from tuberculosis and was en route to Arizona after an incurable diagnosis Treat starred at Somerville High Phillips Exeter Boston College Princeton and later coached and led teams including the Boston Bulldogs His wartime years included a crash injury at Bethlehem shipyard and a lengthy medical history tied to his football legacy
The Pure Lands Area Boy Scout council schedules a dinner and annual meeting at the Moose Temple on Wednesday April 24 with Scoutmaster training awards to Charles Hupp and Oscar Olaon, veteran six to 26 year pins, and Harold Parker Silver Beaver recognition. Richard R Wood of Oberlin College to speak. E E B Fanning to present the council annual report.
Justice of the Peace C Lord fined Donald V Myers for failure to make a safety at Routes 57 and 10. James Downing sued Walter Gordon for 20000 for injuries from a 1945 collision on Colorado Avenue, Lorain. Anna Yockman sought divorce from Johny for neglect and cruelty. Clarence Friend was jailed for intoxication after a car collision near Elyria. Baker Bennett and Herbert Williams damaged a Route 301 wreck. Gloria Easterday sought divorce from Joseph, restore former name West. G T Sedgeman sued Lottie Clark for 479. Betty Updike sought divorce from Hart. Robert Henry and Emma divorce, and Helen Daley and Daniel divorce granted by Judge Findley.
Wall Street faced a wave of labor action as the Waitedinanc ial Employés planned a strike to begin Monday at the stock and curb exchanges and five brokerage houses. About 1,700 workers could cripple operations across some 700 brook trade houses nationwide. Union leaders pressed for settlement and agreed to a state mediation board stand-by, with the City Labor Relations Division also expected to intervene before the Monday deadline.
Harry Meyer, Amherst contractor, today received building permits for four new residences on Rockfern avenue. One 26 by 40 foot one story frame house with attached garage is valued at nine thousand dollars. Three additional 30 by 24 foot one story frame homes are estimated at seven thousand eight hundred dollars each.
The Red River rose toward a crest near 41 feet in Grand Forks amid farmland flooding and hundreds of homeless families. City Engineer A F Husteng warned of the worst flood since 1897 if levels reach 41 feet as more households evacuated after a dike breach in East Grand Forks.
Market listings detail baskets and cartons of apples, onions, cucumbers, lettuce, mushrooms, parsnips, tomatoes, and other produce with varied prices. Also notes butter receipts and poultry prices, plus a brief mention of entertainment by the Armstrong Brothers tap dancers and K of G Minstrels on April 23 and 24 at Elhrs.
John G. Bavis, farm writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, will address Lorain County Farm Bureau members at East Oberlin Church on Tuesday March 6. Advisory Council 5:15 of Bitte field Township sponsors the event and invites other county council members to attend. Bavis will discuss farmers income prospects and whether a decent living is sustainable as prices normalize, noting last year’s potato surplus and expected surpluses in wheat and coffee. The discussion ties to postwar price patterns and farmer conditions in the county.
Casimir Lewicki of 901 16th street was fined 50 dollars and costs and his driving license suspended for six months after pleading before Mayor A R Agate for DUI. Arrested on Broad street at 2 56 a m. Jon y Eugene Limpach of 1 Courtland street fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving after a collision on Cleveland street with Nelson Harmon of 186 Cleveland street. Tee Gotha of 1604 Gratton road fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving for a failure to stop at Court and Third streets. Roy Warren Roof of Kenton Ohio placed on probation for three years by Judge Frank L. Kloeb after pleading guilty to a secret indictment for failure to file quarterly returns of social security and tax with holding for two employees in October 1945. Ralph W. Snyder of Sandusky pleaded innocent to OPA Luger Stamp Act violations. bond set at 1000 dollars. trial set for Wednesday.
National Red Cross chairman Bast O Connor announced voluntary contributions to aid Texans suffering from the past weeks explosions and fires. Chapters nationwide will accept funds marked for use in the disaster area, with an initial $260000 already allocated. Governor Beauford Jester has placed the Red Cross in charge of relief work as the nation's official disaster relief agency.
Probate court inventory values the estate of Leslie Leveque and wife Eisa at 6.16 million dollars. Leslie co owned the Lincoln Leveque Tower and Olentangy Village. he and Eisa died in a May 6 1946 plane crash near Rochester New Hampshire. Estate amounts: 4.23 million for him and 1.95 million for her. Police and sheriff departments seek two fugitives, Paul Holovekick and Stanley Cihon, who escaped from Grafton prison farm.
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