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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1955
Page
12
Responsibility for Wednesday's New York Central Railroad wreck was placed on an unknown hobo. A railroad official said an overheated journal, which snapped near the Abbe Road crossing, apparently broke after someone removed lubricating waste from the journal line.
A freight train derailed after a front journal overheated and broke, causing cars to overturn on Rt 113 near Elyria. Driver Diedrick and others were injured. trains halted for hours. Lang explained the chain of events including a missing front journal warning, with repairs and investigations ongoing in Sandusky and Cleveland areas.
County Commissioner J Norman Thompson said a meeting will be held next week to finalize the regional planning commission for Lorain County. Lorain had approved the regional plan and will name two representatives, Elyria plans two, and Lorain and Elyria will fund fees per capita with minimums and maximums. The county would contribute 30000 annually and an organization meeting could follow all appointments.
Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce awarded Outstanding Lineman honors to George Kimball of Elyria High and John OConnor of Elyria Catholic at the Jaycee Hall meeting. Attendees included Foster Elliott and Joe Paul who presented the awards. Attorney Andrew Warhola spoke on civil actions and regional planning needs. Camp Iss See Kes photos were shown by Shawn Ray Snyder as Jaycees plan camp prep. Rond-E-O set for May 15 at the Elyria Catholic High School athletic field with delegates to Akron in May 1915.
A crew of about 60 workers including some 40 Jaycees and YMCA staff will take part in a Sunday YMCA camp cleaning project. The effort is led by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with involvement from the camp committee and other volunteers.
Oberlin College will cooperate with Elyria Memorial Hospital’s M B Johnson School of Nursing to send nursing students to the Oberlin campus for science instruction in a nurse focused program. The arrangement received final approval from hospital officials and Oberlin trustees, with tuition paid to the hospital and a stipend to the college for services.
County Auditor Frank Ayres announced that about 1,275 delinquent taxpayers will be named in the forthcoming list to be published tomorrow and again in one week. He noted that roughly 125 have already paid to remove their names and that payment within 48 hours of a publication can withdraw a name.
Elyria Catholic High School will hold freshman registration tomorrow from 9 to 11 at the school. Dr Joseph B Lehane, director, cites anticipated large enrollment and says an actual count will help determine housing and added classes. The school draws students from Elyria parishes and nearby Oberlin South Amherst Gratton and North Ridgeville, which support it financially.
The council discussed moving West Bridge Street to ease the bottleneck at the New York Central viaduct. A report urged parallel parking on Broad Street and a center turn. Officials said they cannot accept the current form and have DeLeuw and Shaffer-Parrett update the report.
Mediation between ake Terminal Railroad in Lorain and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen resumes at 10 a.m. Monday after a Thursday pause. Talks began Monday with earlier sessions in Pittsburgh. Federal mediation began March 14, averting a strike that could have disrupted National Tube Co. service. The dispute centers on overtime, grievances, and rule interpretations affecting trainmen.
Samuel D. LaCrosse of 552 Fur-Inace Street was found guilty of failing to yield the right of way and fined 10 dollars plus costs after a citation on April 18 at West River and Hazel. Ethel H. Abel of Columbia Station pleaded guilty to disobeying a stop sign at Rt. 57 and Foster Ave, and was fined 35 dollars and costs. Norris Ryder of 330 Princeton Ave., Elyria Chamber of Commerce executive secretary, is listed in satisfactory condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after surgery yesterday and is well enough to receive visitors today.
YM staff foresee ample work for all hands with porch extension dining halls, a tent platform, and clearing a large amphitheater at Camp Iss-See-Kes on Ver Milion Rd, three miles north of Henrietta. Dinner provided by YM. Season starts June 14 with reservations now at the YM main office. Side pictures of camping activities available for local groups.
A burglar alarm at Ryder hardware in Grafton alerted a motorist at 4 am today and brought police to the scene before a thief escaped with $40 in change and about 40 to 50 boxes of rifle cartridges. The entry was through a basement door. Store manager George Cornish identified the figures. Sheriff’s department assists in ongoing investigation.
Members of the Independents form a furnace workers union at C. A. Lind Independent group, with plans to hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday in the American Legion Hall to organize a permanent slate and pursue contract bargaining rights for about 331 production and maintenance workers at Olsen Co. A NLRB certification is pending, with Mike Bosk, Delis Huddleston, Melvin Dunn, and James Crost slated as current officers.
Contests will determine top Lorain County Grange cakebakers and seamstresses Monday at Oberlin Grange Hall. Eligible are women who previously won baking and sewing in 14 subordinate Granges. Exhibits may be entered in the morning with judging after a noon tureen dinner. All contestants use the same cake recipe. County winners advance to state competition. The event is sponsored by the Pomona Grange home economics committee led by Mrs. Russell Wade in Columbia.
Minor bruises and lacerations were the rewards for Charles Smith and Kenneth Essig when their car rolled over twice on South Broad way at Clearview School at 3 a. m. today. Deputy Joseph Rosso issued a citation to Smith for failure to have his car under control.
HENRIETTA The condition of Mrs Gladys Schilns of R K Amherst, victim of an accidental shooting Tuesday night, continues to be fair to good, according to Amherst Hospital attendants today. The 62 year old woman was accidentally shot by her grandson who was reportedly cleaning a rifle.
A dense stock note lists numerous corporations including American Radiate American T T Anaconda Copper Aveo Mig Bendix Aviation Pate Da euyater Cities Service Cleveland Electric 11 Columbia Gas Freehau Trailer General Motors Glidden Industrial Rayon Kennecott Copper Kroger Montgomery Ward New York Central Ohio Edison Ohio Ott s Penna R R Republic Steel Sears Roebuck Socony Vacuum Standard of Ind Standant of New Jersey Standard of Ohio Texas Company Toledo Edison United States Steel Warner Brothers Westinghouse Airbrake Woolworth Co.
The record covers divorces granted to Dorothy Cinci and Betty Ferraro amid neglect and cruelty claims. It notes probate actions for Fannie and Adolph Donerkiel estates with real estate assets valued at 36 800 and 56 800. It also lists civil settlements for traffic deaths involving Gary Cebula and Henry Hague, plus a county jail hold on George Bailey for interstate mortgage-related charges.
Elyria merchants announce holiday observance with regular hours. Stores will close at noon on the Wednesdays before and after Memorial Day and Independence Day and revert to 6 30 p m closing on Tuesdays after the holidays. The Chamber poll guided this plan.
No 2 producers whose milk flows to multiple communities face a new federal order in Lorain County affecting Black River Shefield Avon Lake Avon Amherst Elyria Ridgeville Carlisle Eaton Columbia and Grafton. A two thirds vote would have halted the order and erased prior controls in the Cleveland area. Officials and farmers dispute effects with some arguing higher prices overall while others expect losses for shipments to local dairies. the order takes effect Monday.
County Engineer Don E Patterson announced Island Road between Routes 10 and 82 will become a county road under a federal aid project with plans to cost about 200000 next year. The county and federal government will each pay half. Island Road will be resurfaced to 20 feet wide. Abbe Road from Elyria to Route 234 and Lake Avenue between Elyria and Lotain are also approved for federal aid when improvements occur. Island Road will be first to be improved under the plan, with the other two reserved for later consideration.
A two alarm fire at Elyria Plating Corp on Olive Street raged about four hours starting near 2 a.m. Fire officials joined by company president C R Wheeler reported extensive damage, with restoration tied to power line repairs. About 26 employees affected as the plant may resume partial operation this afternoon and full operation next week. Fire officials said the exact cause was undetermined though a shorted electrical circuit is suspected. Water exposure damaged plating tanks and wiring within the one story building.
A mandatory injunction suit seeks to compel Lorain County Board of Health to issue sanitation permits for five trailers on Dayton Ave in Lorain. The suit could delay Lorain Municipal Court trial set for May 6 on charges of sanitation violations. Plaintiffs include Robert Belmont, William Archavon, Gerok Weissle, Robert Webb, Clarence Scarloday, and Sylvia Scarberry.
A Hamilton County Republican reader will speak at a luncheon of the Young Republican Club of Elyria at Graystone Hotel. Nolan Carson of Cincinnati, president of the Hamilton County club, is among speakers. Rep. A. D. Baumhart Jr. will attend. Elyria group is organizing. Political Advertising.
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