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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1961
Page
8
Ted Wood notes a spoof advice page Dear Gabby with fragments about Russians, space travel, a talking rabbit, a mentally troubled wife, and a worried husband. The piece parodies fantasies of space and domestic fears, offering satirical quips and evasive guidance.
In Peru, a former Elyrian recounts his escape from a dramatic crash in the Andes. He credits the Grace of God for his survival and likens his narrow recovery to a miracle.
William J Collins a foreign sales rep for Timken Roller Bearing Co. was in a Colorado to Peru flight when fog and mountain terrain forced an emergency turn. The plane crashed into a peak and rolled four times. Collins survived with rib and head injuries after being treated in Toquepala and later Lima. He had logged 50 to 60 thousand miles yearly across South America.
A state chamber of commerce expert criticized Elyria and Lorain for high taxes and expenses and questioned fund use. He cited past recommendations to cut staff at the Elyria sewer plant and urged restraint on improvements while noting staffing shifts followed legal hours. The piece references related local fiscal debates, personnel reductions, and earlier reports.
Lee M Toa disector of Federal Housing Administration in Northern Ohio will speak to the Els Ti Board of Realtors on Building and Financing According to FHA. Four children perished in a flash fire at the Shessler Trailer Camp Genoa. A shortwave radio was installed in Elyria Police Department. YMCA reopened after repairs. Rumor of mail carriers using motorcycles on local routes. Forty four Totts sold for $173 along Lake Ave.
New York report cites Tax Foundation estimates total government spending at federal, state, and local levels may reach six billion in fiscal 196? The analysis says the average tax burden per family would rise to 2850 dollars, about 100 dollars more than the prior year.
At 538 Broad St tenants of the Elyria Block keep a year round indoor garden on the second and third floors. H P Melmyre, custodian for 19 years, tends the thriving plant growth despite being 80. His daily care keeps the display at its peak for residents and visitors.
Wellington based Timothy Herrick a popular yet idiosyncratic figure backed by local men at a southeast store in Huntington Township. He invested in winter eggs shipped to Cleveland and later partnered in a grain business, gaining renown as The Hornets Nest and later The Beehive Block, while guiding a Republican convention and serving as a trustee candidate prior to his store facing shifting fortunes.
A fractured reminiscence thread recounts a severe chest pain and a string of dubious cures from doctors and chiropractors. The author recalls a house full of Easter chicks, a neighbor’s warning, and Dawn’s move to Chicago as a family magazine project evolves.
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