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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1954

Page

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Boy Dies After Running Into Electrified Fence At Reunion

Seven year old Douglas Kostohryz died at a Fox family reunion when he ran into an electrified cattle fence on the Andrew Maddock farm in Columbia Township Osborn Road. The coroner will rule on the death as deputies report the fence carried not more than 745 volts on wet ground. funeral services are set for St Teresa Church in Sheffield with burial at Burmeister Funeral Home pending.

Cuyahoga County Douglas Kostohryz Andrew Maddock Osborn Rd Columbia Township Albert Marie Kostohryz Lake Breeze Rd Sheffield Lake Maddock Farm Carol Maddock Wayne Lloyd Seckt Edwin Mitchell Harold Berea Community Hospital Maddock Sewkt Mitchell St. Teresa Sheffield Burmeister Funeral

Commissioners Okay Memorial Day Expenses

County commissioners approved payment of 91,409 to 31 Memorial Day committees and associations as the county contribution toward their Memorial Day expenses. The county limit is 50 per organization, with bills ranging from 6 to 215. Reimbursements were up to 50. Deadline to file expenses is 60 days after May 30.

United States Accepts Austrian Proposal on Occupation Burdens

The United States accepted a recent Austrian proposal for a five power committee to study methods of reducing Austria’s postwar occupation burdens.

Vienna United States Austria

Amherst Calendar and Lorain County Events Overview

The notice lists Amherst calendar events and Lorain County items including death records, hospital notes, markets, and sports. It references Elyria sections, editorial content, and suburban calendars with theatre and radio notes. The fragmented listing highlights community schedules and notices across local pages.

Amherst Elyria Lorain Wellington

Weather Outlook for Northeastern Ohio Turns Warmer

Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon and tonight with a high near 83 and a low around 60. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with a similar high around 80. Lake Erie winds 15 mph this afternoon, diminishing to 10 mph tonight, then southwest 12 mph Tuesday. Temperature range Sunday 56 to 81, with 24 hour precipitation ending Sunday at 5 p.m. about an inch. Humidity 8 a.m. Sunday around 50 to 60 percent. Sunrise Monday 6:29 a.m. Sunset 3:35 p.m.

Ohio Lake Erie

Route map released for Ohio north–south turnpike plan

Columbus insiders unveil a 420 mile toll road network linking Cincinnati Toledo and the northeast. The plan includes a Toledo spur joining Perrysburg Maumee river crossing and routes paralleling highways 20 33 31 68 with multiple interchanges from near Columbus to Cincinnati. Feasibility studies and a final legislative report are due next year.

Columbus State Highways Department Cincinnati Toledo Ohio Akron Marysville Kenton Findlay Bowling Green Perrysburg Maumee River Ottawa Hills Connent Cuyahoga River Valley Summit Cour

Dope Case Is Probed In Lorain

Lorain police report a narcotics investigation after two men were arrested when marijuana cigarets were found in a car near Vine Street and East 30th Street. George Contreras 39 and Emilio Ybabra 37 were taken to Central Headquarters. Contreras admitted using the narcotics and claimed they were grown last summer outside Toledo. Ybabra was released after denial of involvement. Contreras has prior Toledo arrest and a two year federal sentence in Atlanta. Police planned further questioning.

Lorain Vine St E. 30Th St Milan Ralich Michael Demyan George Contreras Cherry Street Toledo Emilio Ybabra Central Head Contreras Ybabra

Burial of Emilie Dionne Draws Thousands to Tiny Cemetery

Thousands of mourners watched Emilie Dionne buried in Bushland Cemetery near her Quebec birthplace. The quiet, shy quintuplet died after an illness in Ste. Agathe and was laid to rest after an autopsy. Her family and a few relatives attended as crowds lined the Funeral Route to the Church of the Sacred Heart for Mass.

Corbeil Emilie Dionne Canada Emilie Laurentian Mountains Quebec Ste. Agathe Que Montreal Church of the Sacredji Heart France Marie Annette Cecile Yvonne Tion Cleveland Ito North Bay Ohio Callander Thelihe ajQiauvat Mecca Dionne Mansion Ontario Irnest Dionne Dionne Romeo Lebrand Corbell Quints Leblond Chronicle Telegram Rose Cromling St. Mary's Rectory Green

Police probe seeks personal crisis clues in Marilyn Sheppard murder

Cleveland detectives check personal crisis reports in the Bay Village case after Marilyn Sheppard is killed in July. They question relatives, move furniture for evidence, and pursue every lead as Dr. Samuel Sheppard remains a suspect in the brutal night murder while investigators consider whether these crises reveal new motives or clear the physician.

Sheppard Cleveland David Kerr

Holley To Face Trial In Lorain On DWI Charge

William Holley former Sheffield Lake mayor faces trial in Lorain Municipal Court on a DWI charge. He pleads innocent and requests a jury trial set for 10 a m tomorrow. A second DWI case from Amherst is scheduled for August 20 with a jury trial.

Holley Lorain DWI William Holley Sheffield Lake Amherst State Highway Patrol LeRoy Kelly Januacy Zith Fred Hogrefe

Titfoot George M Humphrey christening set for October

Lorain yards of American Ship Building Co will launch the Titfoot George M Humphrey this October. It will be the Great Lakes region's largest cargo ship. M A Hanna Co of Cleveland will operate it for National Steel Corp named after a former Hanna president and US treasury official.

Lorain George M. Humphrey American Ship Building Company Lorain Yards Great Lakes M. A. Hanna Company Cleveland National Steel Corporation Hanna United States A Treasury

Death Bed Tests Are Ordered in Sheppard Case

In Cleveland the hearing on the Sheppard murder case was postponed to Thursday after a defense request. Judge Frank Merrick ordered Dr. Samuel Sheppard to be in court when the hearing is held. The article also notes a plane crash in the Azores killing 30, including three Americans, with details on survivors and flight path.

Capt. Kerr Gerber Marilyn Sheppard Dr.Sheppard Cleveland D.W Sheppard Common Pleas Frank 3. Merrick Samuel M. Sheppard Lisbon INS Avianca Airlines Constellation Azores Paris Avianca U.S Franklin Gertrude Prager Hopkins United Press Menyanuya GuuNy Gukuel Herbert W. Hopkins Bay Village Sofo Shepto Bogota Lagos Cleveland, D Samuel H. Sheppard Lazauel R. Gershar Cichdadca Maunte Santa Maria Terceira Island Paria William J. Yorrigan Bay Vilage Council Gershom Barber Barber Appeals Corrigan Sheppards Cuyahoga County Joseph Sweeney

U N Secretary General Warns Against Secret Talks

Dag Hammarskjold warns in his annual U.N. report that secret conferences by big powers could erode U.N. authority. He supports regional arrangements yet cautions against bypassing U.N. machinery, urging balance between cooperation and power. The remarks reference Berlin and Korea issues and critique bypassing the Security Council in favor of informal talks.

Pierre J. Huss United Nations N.Y INS U. N Dag Hammarskjold Berlin General General Assembly Hammarsk U.N Friends of the Korea Ln U.S Organization of American States Security Council U.S Hammarskjold

Dispute Study Urged Over Portuguese Territories in India

Portugal proposes a study by neutral observers to examine the dispute over its territories in India. The move aims to resolve the issue without escalation and signals government openness to international mediation.

Lisbon Portugal India

U S and Britain Agree On Southeast Asia Defense Blueprint

London report says official sources confirm a joint blueprint for Southeast Asian defense to be discussed at a Far East conference next month. The accord aims to coordinate security posture between the United States and Britain in the region.

London United States Britain Far East

Reds Storm Indo Post Near Saigon. Forty Civilians Killed

French authorities report a Communist led mob stormed a French Union post 25 miles northwest of Saigon. Forty civilians were killed and many wounded as French forces opened fire after pleas to disperse were ignored.

Saigon Indochina

Hot Tire Fire Destroys Meat Truck in Lorain County

A hot tire caused a fire that damaged a meat cargo and burned a truck near a Pure Oil station on Route 20. The Emery Transportation Co. truck, en route from Chicago to Cleveland, had eight tires burned and large holes cut in the body. Westlake police and Ridgeville Fire Department fought the blaze. extent of meat damage pending inspector and insurer review. The incident occurred around 2:05 a.m. and involved a driver from Monroe, Michigan.

North Ridgeville Lorain County Cuyahoga County Meat Inspector and Insurance Company Emery Transportation Co Cleveland Chicago Westlake Kenneth Duane Monroe Mich Duane Ridgeville

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