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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1956
Page
1
Democrats convene in Chicago to open the 1956 presidential nominating race with a call to order. The Week-End Edition previews the convention with a roundup of CT and syndicated columns on various topics.
Elyria Police Chief J Earl Boggs retires from the city force and heads to Pompano Beach Fla to lead a new department. City hall and police reporter Joe Cowden mark the farewell in his What Theyre Saying column. Special women pages note family meals during vacation from home.
Lorain machinists union approves a strike at the shipyard to take effect Monday morning. The vote signals intensified labor action as workers press for contract terms and improved conditions. The move follows ongoing negotiations, with union leaders urging solidarity among members.
Washington reports President Eisenhower discussed the Suez crisis with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in advance of Sunday's briefing with congressional leaders. The White House prepared for high level talks on Middle East tensions and potential actions.
Mrs Gladys Hayward keeper of a Los Angeles liquor store was restocking when an armed robber demanded all the money she had. She handed over the till, but the loot turned out to be beer bottles flung at the bandit who fled in the confusion.
Partly cloudy with little temperature change in Ohio today and tonight. A few thundershowers possible late afternoon into tonight with a high near 82 and overnight low around 62. Frigid details include 24 hour precipitation of 0.06 inch, humidity shifts, and lake winds. In national news, Dulles plans to judge if U S support for UN action on Suez will be voiced after discussions with Hammarskjoid and a London conference slated to run about a week. A distraught father in Cincinnati reportedly attempted to shoot himself upon learning his son's death in the Little Miami River, as the administration weighs Suez policy ahead of London talks.
In Nicosia Cyprus a Greek Cypriot special policeman named Theodosiou was shot and killed in Famagusta, raising the death toll from recent unrest to three. Police blamed EOKA for the attack while denying reports of a British brigadier and two soldiers being kidnapped. Separately Woodrow Kidd learned his son Larry’s body was found near his home, then fatally shot himself as a county patrolman watched.
In New Orleans area reports a boy found dead in a stream after a dog encounter and a frantic search by residents. Larry Mus reported seeing the body, and Ray Kidd later identified it as three-year-old Mutt, with an autopsy ordered by the Hamilton County coroner.
A 12 inch main from the Clark Street tank tops Harrison Street and crosses Maple and Pine Streets to boost supply and pressure for Harshaw Chemical Colson Worthington Ball Co. and nearby factories. To cross Black River the river was dammed and concrete was poured with a crew lowering it down the cliff and to the river bottom.
The Atomic Energy Commission removed warning signs from a 375000 square mile Pacific region closed since April for nuclear tests. An air and sea radiological survey of the Eniwetok Proving Grounds found no further need for the warning area.
An explosion in Algiers wrecked six houses in the native quarter and killed at least 15 Arabs with 14 injured as the blast appeared to come from a guerrilla arms cache. The incident underscores unrest in the area and authorities probe the blast site.
Dental records were sent from Crile Veterans Hospital to California to identify a burned car victim believed to be 37 year old Ralph F Niess of Cleveland. Niess was stabbed in the chest and found in a smoldering car.
Elyria recorded a new single month birth high with 168 births in July, deputy registrar Mrs Norman Carman said. Of the total 74 were male and 94 female. 70 births involved residents, while outside-city births accounted for the rest. The month also showed 32 births in July in a nearby period.
Seven people killed and 25 injured when a bus plunged from a bridge into the Carcara na River bank in Rosario on Friday. Authorities investigated the accident and listed the victims and injured passengers.
Air Force sergeant Albert Drepperd, 26, was shot in the face and hand by a man described as a pale green uniformed Russian flyer who then abducted his wife Grace, 25, as their 19 month old child Steven was left alone. FBI and state police joined the search with bloodhounds in the nearby woods near North Branford.
Former president Truman signaled he has a basic decision on his endorsement and may reveal it this afternoon. He said he is leaning in one direction but has not told anyone yet, with many Democrats expecting Harriman the likely choice amid pressure within the party. Stevenson urged neutrality as Truman faced a full schedule of callers and preconvention activity.
Reports of a serious car collision near the Rt 113 overpass after noon proved unfounded as deputies clarified the incident was not fatal. Early chatter described multiple cars involved and a driver in danger, but follow up indicated no injuries and the scene cleared without confirmation of a crash.
Service Director Michael Latke announced Poplar Street paving finished on the northbound half with three intersections poured. Remaining intersections will resume Monday, and full completion is expected by next weekend. Driving on the new half will be prohibited for at least a week and the street will stay barricaded for seven days. The project runs from Tulf Road to Abbe Road, a long stretch.
A one year old named High M. Namre died after injuries from a tractor fall on a Dayton area farm near Xenia. The incident occurred Wednesday with the child transported to Das ton hospital for treatment where he died Friday.
London officials rejected Moscow's demand to expand the upcoming London Suez conference and move it to Cairo. The note followed talks among London Paris and Washington as Britain expects a Soviet delegation to attend the August 16 meeting. Betsy hurricane nears the West Indies threatening Dominica Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with increasing winds and high tides.
Mrs. Frank Middleton of Derita reported a roof sailed off her barn Thursday night, landed in a yard after hovering briefly. Weather and police found no signs of a tornado or explosion, leaving the cause unclear.
The text touts old money and pesas while promoting Chronicle-Telegram Classified ads for selling unused items. It highlights a historic American theatre moment with The Dramkara melodrama at Aaron Playhouse Hiren O August Wed8. Reservations Box K-11, phone 5055 Huron.
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