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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1959
Page
1
A state agency assesses depositary status for Elyria banks in the matter of commissioner action. The ruling concerns which institutions qualify as depositories and the procedures to be followed under current regulations. The decision impacts local financial operations and public funds handling.
Two men wearing wigs and beards robbed the Yorkville Community Bank of 38346. They fled in a 1954 two door Oldsmobile with a white top and maroon sides as deputies and state troopers set roadblocks from Belmont to Jefferson counties while pursuing a northbound lead. The robbers were armed with revolvers and wore alpine hats with feathers.
Royal Laotian forces clash with Communist fighters about 35 miles from Samneua in the north. Several government outposts reportedly fell to rebels in the past 48 hours amid increased militant activity. Nurses relocated from Banban hospital due to the fighting.
The Weather Bureau predicts little relief as a heat wave expands, driving the discomfort index to new highs. Across the country people seek cooler spots to escape extreme heat and humidity this weekend.
The Cleveland Pipers game versus the United States Pan American team was canceled Friday night due to ice on the Toledo Sports Arena floor. A six inch mist formed as ice froze, despite towels and resin efforts. This marked the arena’s first athletic-cancellation in 12 years.
Partly cloudy and warm today with scattered afternoon and evening periods. Temperature Friday ranges from 63 to 77 compared with last year. Humidity at 8 a.m. EDT was 9 percent. winds from southwest and west 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 16 to 22 mph tonight. Lake Ere small craft warnings remain in effect. Mostly fair tonight and Friday.
authorities search for 7 year old Billy Jones of Painesville who vanished around 3 p.m. Friday after going to the park with his mother and friends. local emergency crews and volunteers comb the area seeking leads.
Navy investigators probe the death of Marine Pic Roger Factor from Warnock Ohio at Cubi Point Philippines during guard duty. A second Marine was on post. investigation promises full details Monday.
The Executive Committee of the Natural Gas Workers Union planned to meet to set a strike date after members backed negotiators by a large margin to secure a satisfactory contract. The union represents about 2500 East Ohio gas workers in Northern Ohio.
Two hooded robbers storm a toll plaza locker room at the Youngstown Interchange on the Ohio Turnpike. They take the day’s receipts while wounding toll collector Paul Gerner and injuring two other workers. Gunmen flee. law enforcement searches nearby. A Coast Guard crane accident earlier killed a worker at Toledo’s lakefront.
Senator Barry Goldwater said progress is being made on labor bill conference language with Senator Kennedy and other conferees. He cited thorny issues such as secondary boycotts and state rights and warned of possible Senate action if no headway is reached by Tuesday afternoon.
President Eisenhower nominates Girard E Kalbfiesch of Mansfield Ohio a Richland County Common Pleas Judge to be federal judge of the Northern District Kalbfiesch would succeed Paul C Weick of Steubenville who will become a federal circuit judge after Senate confirmation
State Department officials said Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will skip a Farm Drama exhibit at Marion Ohio during his U S visit next month. Marion Mayor Wendell Strong said the department recommended showing modern farm techniques to the Soviet leader but the final decision rested with the USSR embassy in Washington which appeared to reject the idea.
The nation saw a high of 103 degrees in Yuma Arizona and a low of 30 degrees at Big Piney Wyoming on Friday. The figures were compiled from United States Weather Bureau records and Fraser Colorado noted.
Owens Coming Fiberglas Corp threatened to sue Local 244 of the Glass Bottle Blowers Assn after a two day wildcat strike. Plant manager Pau Welsh said employee attitude and cooperation to maintain production would decide the action.
Portsmouth dispatch reports state agents smashed a still near Otay in Scioto County. They arrested Allred A Workman, 62, of near Otaway and Roscoe Bark, 57, at a farmhouse. The two were to be arraigned today.
Mrs Earl Schremer, 43, of New Regel near Tiffin, died after being struck by a bolt of lightning on June 21. The incident left her pantally paralyzed and occurred at Mercy Hospital. Services are set for Monday for the mother of five.
Steven Rockefeller, heir to an American fortune, marries Anne Marie Rasmussen, a Norwegian village girl. The ceremony at a century old Lutheran church near Lunde drew 170 guests amid heavy rain hailed as a good omen. Gov Nelson Rockefeller attended, sealing a high profile match that ties a future US president to a prominent Norwegian lineage.
Khrushchev will deliver a major address at the National Press Club on Sept 16 with a no holds barred press Q A session. The event will be carried nationwide by the major networks. He will also visit New York City for the UN General Assembly and then continue to San Francisco Los Angeles Des Moines and Pittsburgh before returning to Washington for a final session with President Eisenhower.
Gypsy Rose Lee said she was mistaken for Marshal Tito after a Rolls Royce collision with a motorcycle on a mountain road above the Atlantic, near the Yugoslav resort town of Pula. An official noted the rarity of Tito’s Rolls Royces in Yugoslavia as the rider fled.
Harry E. Henson, 27, went to police headquarters claiming officers were looting for money but was arrested for writing bad checks. He sat in on a Friday inquiry before his arrest, according to the report.
Chronicle Telegram readers learn how a Missouri line and a boast about being shown fuels a classified ad campaign. Mrs Refenning shares satisfaction with results from a local Lost parakeet notice on East Side EM 6861. Dial FA 3334 Elyma or CE 36173 Lorain for more success stories in ads.
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