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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1951
Page
1
In three strikes, 116 UN jets destroyed or damaged 137 trucks and 28 barges and an underwater bridge in northwest Korea. Ground fighting raged as South Korean troops recaptured three hills near Bloody Ridge north of Yanggu.
State tax changes classify blast furnaces and other equipment as personal property rather than real estate, cutting assessments by half and allowing depreciation. National Tube Co protests dating to 1945 could trigger tax refunds for Lorain city and county, with major impact on local revenue and budgeting.
Howard Angersbach of Brownhelm was injured in a Lorain County Fair race track accident while driving a pacer owned by his father Walter Angersbach. He was taken to Allen Hospital in Oberlin and is expected to be released soon as doctors report excellent progress. The elder Angersbach said his son suffered bruised and torn muscles in the leg.
Wellington firemen were called to the Thomas D. West home near Penfield to extinguish a shed fire caused by an oil stove explosion. Mrs. West was washing in the shed when it began. Fire Chief Frank Clara said damage was only about 50 dollars but could have been far worse if not stopped quickly.
Randolph Churchill’s Eisenhower narrative will be published in five installments next week in the Chronicle-Telegram. The first installment appears Monday and promises an intimate view of General Eisenhower’s methods and rise in stature and political experience. Mayor Bernard Samuel begins 11th year as Philadelphia’s chief executive.
The forecast calls for fair and cool conditions tonight and Saturday forenoon with a low around 53. Partly cloudy skies and a warmer Saturday afternoon cap the weekend. Markets found today on page two.
Rosamond Dillard, 75, a registered nurse, died when her car struck a guard rail and plunged 40 feet into a creek near Pomeroy. A mural mail carrier found the wreck shortly after the collision.
The Carpatho-Russian Greek Catholic Church plans a new parish here with Rev. Andrew I. Sabak of Chicago assigned to organize. A service is set for Sunday August 26 at 9 a.m. in St. Andrew's Episcopal basement. First Mass led by Rev. C Auroroff, former Lorain pastor and Penn State Russian lecturer, now visiting Elyria.
Five explosions ignited a massive blaze at the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company destroying the Navy mine sweeper yard valued at about 1 million dollars. Fire Chief Eisenbacher reported total loss of building, gear, and supplies while a $400,000 ship on the ways was saved. watchman Pentland noted the blasts as five distinct explosions.
Tehran reports W Averell Harriman may return to Iran to renew oil negotiations with Iran and Britain. He met with Prime Minister Mossadegh to discuss compensation and the nationalized Anglo Iranian oil assets valued at about 200 million pounds. Harriman plans to visit Belgrade en route to London as talks focus on avoiding further incidents at a Communist rally.
The Ohio Northern University dean Dr Louis E Otte 47 died yesterday in a local hospital Services were arranged by British oil field technicians as experts recall his tenure atONU He had been named dean of the Tran university and formerly resided in Marysville The article notes Iran has no present plans to replace ADA and mentions ongoing world tensions with no further moves contemplated.
Reliable sources say within 48 hours Gen. Matthew Ridgway will send a formal offer to the Communists to resume armistice negotiations. He is expected to reject their protest over the Kaesong bombing as a pretext, contending no U.N. plane was over Kaesong and labeling the raid claim a clumsy farce.
Ronald Smith undergoes a delicate heart operation at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. Doctors say the procedure is a success and the boy may later live a normal life. The family, aided by Elyria residents, faces extended hospital costs as four other children stay with relatives.
Attendance at the Lorain County Fair in Wellington topped records on Junior Fair Day with a full program of livestock judging and exhibits. Trophies were awarded for dairy and Guernsey shows, Corriedale and Holstein events, and various demonstrations by 4-H clubs and granges. A 1801 Cross Creek Village coverlet owned by Mrs. Duane Bebout highlights the antique displays, while Carlisle Grange led county contests in artistry and display.
A hurricane flood in Cardenas 120 miles from Tampico leaves 27 dead and missing and 23 children and many elderly bodies recovered. Across a 5 day 1300 mile Caribbean Gulf Mexico drive, total deaths rise to 177. A dam collapses flooding huts, a train wreck buries coaches but passengers escape serious harm. Refugees head to Sierra Madre hills as rail service is disrupted.
A DC 6B passenger plane carrying 47 people crashed near Oakland California killing all aboard. Among the victims was R L Schwartz of Avon Lake Ohio a Navy electrician returning to duty after a furlough. He boarded in Cleveland. his exact address in Avon Lake was not reported.
United Press reports five military crashes in the last 24 hours killed 19 people. Victims included crews aboard C-47, PBY, B-29, and two F-94 jets. Notables include Maj. Wilber W. Feller of Terre Haute Indiana, among others unnamed, with crashes near Summit Alaska Atlanta Georgia Anchorage Alaska and Victorville California.
Elyria Chapter of the American Red Cross reports $871.35 raised toward a $4,000 local quota for flood relief for 27,000 affected families in four Midwestern states. Nationwide donations through the Red Cross total $53,111,880 to date, with a large gift from the General Ladies Aid of Eaton Church.
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