This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1958
Page
7
Summer break ends for about 40,000 Loraine County school children. They start returning to classes early Tuesday morning with most resuming on Wednesday.
Former Elyria official Curley Baum becomes Lions Clubs international post in Chicago and Columbus. Baum, long active in Ohio safety and welfare groups, will lead membership development as state secretary. His tenure in Elyria included work with school bus routes and community service. He and his three children reside in Elyria.
The Elyria 125th Anniversary Association moved celebration records to the Chamber of Commerce after closing of headquarters at Middle Ave and Third St. The executive committee will meet at the Graystone Hotel to settle bills and decide how profits for public projects will be spent.
Local 1250 UAW officials will discuss the strike at three Ford Motor Co plants in Brook Park. About 500 members signed a petition prompting a 2 p.m. meeting at 16800 Brookpark Rd. The walkout, begun in protest of a union official’s firing, idled 2,100 workers with 4,000 to be recalled next week, now delayed if the strike lasts beyond Tuesday.
Oberlin and Lorain City Schools start classes Wednesday with 3 p.m. kindergarten, grades 6-12 at 3 p.m. Elementary and junior high report at 8:30 a.m. dismiss at 10 a.m. and resume 1 to 3 p.m. Ninth graders at high school auditorium for abbreviated morning. Grades 10-12 report to homerooms at 1 p.m. for assembly and shortened day. Normal schedule resumes Thursday.
Pollen count readings reported for a 24 hour period ending at 9 a m show Elyria at 493 and Lorain at 432.
The Lorain County Board of Elections will operate 26 registration places Friday and Saturday September 19 and 20 to boost voter registration for the November 4 general election. Open 10 am to 8 pm at locations across Elyria, Lorain, Sheffield and nearby towns. Additional offices in Lorain and HiGwin will be open September 22 to 24 from 9 am to 9 pm. To be eligible to vote, residents must register or transfer registration if they have moved or changed name or status.
The Elyria Chronicle Telegram presents The Family Newspaper section featuring community updates, local notices, and brief items from Elyria and surrounding areas.
Elyria city council formalized an offer to sell water to Oberlin after completing the West Ridge force main and industrial loop extension and Oberlin signs a full supply contract. The $1.5 million plan was endorsed by the water and finance committees based on legal and financial advice.
Ohio Division of Wildlife chief Hayder Olds announced redistricting affecting District One and others to cut travel time between offices. Harald Green becomes district supervisor in Sandusky with duties spanning Ottawa and Sandusky counties and part of Maumee River area. Former supervisor Foster Rozman may shift to conservation coordinator duties with the watershed commission. other counties move between districts Three, Two, and Four. A burglary at Conestoga Tavern netted pennies, wine and beer, while a Sandusky office resignation was reported by fish management chief Bob Commons.
Fifteen young women completed the M. B. Johnson School of Nursing at Elyria Memorial Hospital during commencement at First Congregational Church. Patricia Jean Swicker of Norwalk was named outstanding member and Carol Kathleen Hasel of Huron top scholar. The class included 28 pre clinical students and marked the first group trained partly at Oberlin College.
At a special meeting the council amended the oiling ordinance to spend 2500 on unimproved streets and remove cold patching. A remaining 743 will fund cold patch by city crews. The body also OK’d a rebuilt engine for the auto fire pump and a Sumner Street storm sewer replacement estimated at 4200.
A burglary attempt at the Kiplon Elevator failed for the third time in four years. The entry was blocked by a steel door after intruders entered a basement area and sought access to the office. A small haul of tools and a few items from a soda machine were taken in the break-in.
Four men charged with assault and battery entered pleas of innocent at Elyria Municipal Court. Bond set at 200 dollars each with a hearing scheduled for September. Accused are Mathew Bivins of 46 Clinton Avenue, Hubbard Hubbard of 26 Clinton Ave Cleveland, Leonard at 408 Clinton Ave, and Hosea T Partlow of 225 Bell Ave.
Members of Latnt 358 boiler makers union will meet tomorrow at 2 PM in the Polish American Citizens Club East 28th Street and Caroline Ave Lee Town to discuss strike benefit procedures. President Joseph Sexsteiia says the session explains benefits for on strike workers and eligibility.
Two lawsuits brought in Common Pleas Court by Adina Corp Chicago and AMI Corp Grant Rapids Michigan seek return of dies drills gauges tools ties and related equipment from the General Industries plant in a labor dispute. AMI also seeks 192 turntable motors.
Police Chief Maurice Filan and Mayor J Grant Keys announce a city wide traffic safety effort as school begins. A letter to kindergartners and first graders explains the program while crossings are repainted. Guard duty and patrols will start next week with stricter enforcement near schools to protect children.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.