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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1959
Page
1
Jim Ketchum asks square dancers to vote on their favorite singing calls and hash figures in a series poll. The reader learns about trends and top choices in square dancing. Avon High trackmen retained their relay title in the second annual Avon Relays with more details on page 20.
This item highlights a religious column titled Religion in America and notes a Weekend Dividend Pages section with varied content for every family member. It references pages 9 and 18 to 19 for related material and guidance.
Brief filed on 1st page 2nd section reports union painters in Elyria resisting wage concessions while a judge weighs a request to halt Brownhelm area annexation. Decision pending as court reviews emergency injunction.
Smoke from a burning Ashle Coal Co tipple followed by a mine fire and dynamite blasts signaled renewed violence in southeastern Kentucky. Gov. Chandler ordered National Guard troops into Hazard and Whitesburg as picketing intensified and offices were evacuated. Police reported the fire spread to the washing plant while guards prepared for broader deployment after dawn actions.
An icebreaker D'Iberville, followed by Montcalm and the freighter Simcoe, opened the St Lawrence Seaway at Montreal. Crowds watched as the trio moved through the locks, marking a deep water link between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic amid light rain and ceremonial fanfare. FBI joins Mississippi jail mob case. Parker dragged from jail with blood trails.
London dispatch reports Moscow will refuse to discuss German unification at the East West foreign ministers conference in Geneva opening May 11. Western officials had linked unification progress to arms limits in Central Europe, while Moscow signals a fresh rebuff and stiffening stance amid Western opposition to concessions noted after Macmillan's Moscow visit.
Partly cloudy and warm today with occasional showers this afternoon and a high near 80. Tonight will bring more showers and thunder with a low around 53. Sunday turns partly cloudy and cooler with scattered showers ending in the morning. Friday temps 45 to 71. last year 43 to 80. Precipitation none in past 24 hours. humidity readings posted. Lake Erie winds variable then south to southwest today into tonight, shifting northerly late tonight or early Sunday. scattered showers continue.
Senators rally for a united Republican stance on labor reform as debate continues. The conference addressed a compromise substitute amid labor leaders criticism and Southern dissent, aiming to resolve the stalled bill and recent amendments.
In Central Park during Fidel Castro's rally a man, John Gregory Feller, 23, was arrested after carrying a handmade bomb and telling police he planned to detonate it “just for kicks.” He claimed no intent to harm anyone as crowds of about 30,000 watched. Police described the device as dangerous up to 300 feet, made from aluminum tubing filled with powder and fuse heads. Feller, an unemployed riveter, was held on weapons charges while authorities discounted him as a paid assassin. The scene prompted a swift police response in an unmarked car to avoid alarm among spectators.
Catherine Bosco 36 explained to police why she stayed in a bar Friday night near time only a bra. She said her roommate wanted her glasses, so she gave them to her. Beauty shops received over a billion dollars in 1958, highlighting profitability tied to attractiveness. Chronicle classified ads promote services and contact numbers.
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