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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1949

Page

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Y M C A Boys Work Committee Meets At Club

The newly organized Boys Work Committee of the Y M C A held its second monthly meeting at the Y M C A with Earl Lautenschleger chairing the adult group. CHI Newell reported on the 46th Northeastern Ohio Hi Y Conference in Massillon and noted discussion groups on Family Living. Attendees included Perry Johnson Jerry Jackson Jim Smith Richard Vara and others. freshmen were invited to form a Freshman Hi Y Chapter with a 7 30 p m meet at the Y M C A tomorrow night. next committee meeting is planned for January 9.

Y.M.C.A Earl Lautenschleger YMCA Chi Newell Northeastern Ohio Massilon Newell Elyria Perry Johnson Jerry Jackson Jim Smith Richard Vara Jim Miller

Passes State Embalming Exam in Columbus

James F. Baker of 1950 Grafton road has passed the embalmer's examination held in Columbus on October 14. Baker, a graduate of the Cleveland College of Mortuary Science on October 1, is now associated with the Wainwright Funeral Home.

James F. Baker Grafton Road Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors Columbus Baker Cleveland College of Morturary Science Wainwright Funeral Home

Markets Cleveland Livestock Cattle and Hogs Report

Receipts: cattle 900 steady market with varied prices for grades. calves 400 active. sheep 1000 fair. hogs 1600 up about 25 cents. Poultry market quiet with mixed egg and produce values. Grain in Toledo shows No 1 soft red wheat around $2.07, corn near $1.30, oats 76–77 cents, soybeans about $2.23–$2.24.

Cleveland Whitesale Ercades F. O. B Jonathans Baldwin Grimes Golden Romes Cortlands U. S Acorn Toledo

Preview Of Films At Library

A preview of selected films from the December group of new films will be shown in the Longfellow Room at 7 30 tomorrow evening by the Elyria Public Library. The program includes Thundering Waters Niagara Falls in color The Loon's Necklace Over Dependency Pictur esque Sweden and You'll Take the High Road. Interested patrons may call the Library staff to request a specific preview.

Elyria Sweden Jasper National Park

All-Girl Chorus Sets Christmas Program at Fields Church

Fields Methodist Church hosts the All-Girl Chorus in a December 8 eight o clock concert with guests. Director Mrs Harold Sweet leads a diverse program featuring Velma Andrews as organist and soloist selections such as The Holy Hour Little Boy Blue and Deck the Hall. The program includes Christmas Carols audience participation and a finale with My God and I The Green Cathedral and The Last Chord.

Fields the Fields Methodist Church Harold Sweet Velma Andrews Dyer Sweet Jean Gaydash Norma Sweet Patricia McMullen Beauty Shop Roberta Gaydash Nathan Williams God Green Cathedral Ralph Dessem

DAV Post Will Meet Tonight

Garrett Bowman of Cleveland national service officer for the Disabled American Veterans will be the speaker at the local DAV post meeting at 8 p m tonight at the Amvets home. Bowman will explain how pension claims are handled from filing to final payment. Frank W. Jones commander has returned from Crile Veterans Hospital and will lead tonight s meeting. The post invites both members and non members to attend.

Garrett Bowman Cleveland Disabled American Veterans DAV Amvets Bowman Frank W. Jones Post Crile Veterans Hospital

Realtors To Have Dinner Dance Elyria Board Plans Dinner Dance at Spring Valley

Plans for the Elyria Board of Realtors annual dinner dance were discussed at a luncheon. Ruth Scoville and John B. Kinter were named general co chairmen with Andrew Foreman William Hartman Vern Andrews and Andrew Supers on the committee. The 1950 officers John B Kinter president J R Zeager vice president Ruth Scoville secretary Fred C Ruth treasurer and Andrew Supers director will be installed at the event at Spring Valley Country Club on Saturday January 28.

Elyria Board of Realtors Spring Valley Country Club Elks Club Ruth Scoville John B. Kinter Andrew J. Foreman William A. Hartman Vern Andrews Andrew J. Supers J. R. Zeager Fred C. Ruth

Committee To Study Bus Terminal Facilities

Elyria’s bus terminal facilities will be investigated by a committee of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce. W. H. Gaston will chair, with Russell F. Allen R. E. Baird George S. Cole Jr. E. W. Frankel A. R. Hoch J. B. Johnson and H. A. Searles as members. First meeting expected within the coming week.

Elyria Elyria Chamber of Commerce W. H. Gaston Chamber Gaston B. I. Ohlemacher Russell F. Allen R. E. Baird George S. Cole Jr E. W. Frankel A. R. Hoch J. B. Johnson H. A. Searles

Indictment Returned in Xenia Bombing Case

Secret indictments charge Arthur Drake and Melvin Clark of Lincoln Heights with the April 17 bombing of Earl Artis home in Xenia. Drake is jailed in Cuyahoga County on policy extortion convictions while Clark is on probation from a Cincinnati robbery.

Xenia Arthur

Police News and City Council Actions Summary

Nell Shingleton was fined by Mayor Henry W. Ault after arraignment on intoxication charges. A car mirrors theft, a broken window from an air gun shot, and a two-car collision on Broad Street were reported. Council debated Greyhound hearing, granted storm sewer tax relief to Earl Lautenschlager and wife, approved $1,498 to Lorain County Law Library, and discussed Hawthorne street plans. City lighting, health drainage, and the 1950 tax rate of 21 mills were addressed.

Nell Shingleton West River Street Henry W. Ault Broad Street West Avenue Fred Barton Harvard Avenue Greyhound Lines Earl Lautenschlager Harwood Street Hamilton Street Lorain County Law Library Richard Baird Kenneth Lord Lord Hawthorne Street Black Engineering Department Bell Avenue Myles Farmer Health Department Lighting Complaints Service D. W. Kothe 17Th Street Council Ohio Public Service Co

Safety Awards And City Salary Increases Outline

Safety awards will be given to Elyria students for 60 consecutive accident free days as part of the Green Pennant drive, with St Marys and Elyria High schools ineligible due to traffic incidents. The city council approves a broad salary ordinance raising many positions across police fire engineering auditor water and street departments, with police and fire salaries tied to a recent job survey and some senior posts rising to $340 monthly.

Elyria Earl J. Boggs Police Department Lord Auditor’s Department Auditor Water Department Park Department Health Department

Death Records and Obituaries in Lorain County Notes

Death notices for Mrs. Rose Toth of Lorain aged 53 from Hungary with survivors and funeral plans. Henry Rauscher of Grafton aged 87 with large survivor list and rites. Ernest E. Ashford of New London age 55 with caregiver mother died. Mae Agnes Smith of Oberlin age 47 with family survivors and church ties. D. J. Clapp of Oberlin age 81 with extensive descendants and services in Kipton area.

Rose Toth East 31St Street Lorain St. Joseph’s Hospital Hungary Toth St. Ladislaus’ Church Verhovy Lodge Frank Sr Irene Kuzmar Frank, Jr Nick Horvath Theresa Hoyber Eva Eth Mathews Funeral Home Pearl and 31St Streets Zoltan Demko Calvary Cemetery Grafton Henry Rauscher Joseph R. D. Grafton Cleveland Immaculate Conception Church Henry Elyria New London Ernest E. Ashford Mr. Ashford Alice Mahar Huston Ashford Sackett Funeral Home E. Kettenring Milan The Baptist Church Grove Street B. J. Clapp Oberlin Cowling- Sedgeman Walter Crowell Kipton Community Church Camden Cemetery

Pleads Innocent To Home Bombing Charge

Xenia Ohio Melvin E Clark age 35 pleaded innocent to bombing the home of Earl Artis in Xenia last April 17. Clark was named in a secret indictment returned last Thursday along with another man.

Xenia Melvin E. Clark Earl Artis

Rejects Protest Against Chinese Firing On Ships

In Hong Kong, Chinese nationalist Foreign Minister George Yeh rejected the U S protest over nationalist gunboats firing on the freighter Sir John Franklin of the Isbrandtsen Line attempting to trade with Shanghai. Yeh said no formal reply would be sent and warned Ishandtsen ships of rough going entering Shanghai in the future. The Franklin, hit but with no injuries, was promised safe conduct to clear the port.

Hong Kong George Yeh Shanghai Yeh U. S Robert Strong Acheson Dean Acheson John Franklin Isbrandston Line Franklin Ishandtsen

Lightweight car to sell for about $500 in San Diego

San Diego development engineer T P Hall announced a lightweight car designed to retail around 500. It matches the size of a postwar Austin, tops 45 mph, and yields 45 mpg. The 153 inch long, 100 inch wheelbase vehicle weighs 775 pounds, uses a 10 horsepower engine with a fluid coupling, and relies on aluminum alloy and plastic construction. Hall noted several prototypes have logged thousands of test miles.

San Diego Calif T. P. Hall Hall

Court house suit dismissals and divorce filings

A batch of Lorain County cases includes Henry Hill Berg v Motor Express dismissed today. Mrs. Fred Tite v Mrs. Merwin Lord settled in common pleas court. Sam H. Horsfall seeks divorce from Charlotte, married 1948 with one child. Ray Taylor and Daisy Taylor vs Charles Lowery dismissed. Ola Bennett v Neil divorce dismissed. Cleo Panas granted divorce from James for neglect. Two vehicle collisions reported on Route 301 and Route 20 injuring parties. William J. Klapkowski sues Henry Zahn for 100000 in Lorain injuries from Feb 1 1948. Edward Toth sues Harold Stanislawsk and Arthur Jans for specific performance and accounting on 98 acres in Wellington. Helen Hernon seeks divorce from John for neglect and cruelty, married 1940.

Common Pleas Court Justice Court Fred Tite Merwin Lord Edward Toth Wellington Harold Stanislawsk Arthur Jans Grafton Wellington Township

IUE Won't Attack UE Meetings in Dayton Statement

William Snoots, president of the IUE Dayton Local Seven, said right wing IUE will not attack UE meetings despite a Cleveland upheaval that expelled UE from the CIO. He noted no legal action will be taken against such meetings though UE Ohio officers face attendance restrictions from a court order.

Dayton United Electrical Workers Union International Union of Electrical Workers CIO William Snoots IUE Snoots Columbus Cleveland UE Ohio

Brannan To Speak At Ohio Grange Meeting

Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan is slated as a main speaker at the 77th annual Ohio State Grange gathering in Columbus. He will address a banquet on the eve of the opening session Tuesday morning as the meeting runs through December 15.

Columbus Charles Brannan Ohio State Grange Brannan

Wallace testimony on atomic shipments to Russia sparks probe

The wartime debate over Lend Lease expediter influence and pressures from Hopkins and Wallace centers on alleged efforts to move atomic materials to the Soviet Union. Groves denies involvement and says Wallace was not in his chain of command, while Fulton Lewis and Wood press for corroboration as a long inquiry faces extensive questioning.

Hopkins Russia White House H. H Leslie R. Groves Wallace Fulton Lewis Groves Wood Jordan South Norwalk Conn Board of Economic Welfare New York Lewis

Guard Youth To Prevent death by own action Pact Completion

HOPKINSVILLE Kentucky police acted to stop 22 year old Franklin Thomas Slay from finishing a suicide pact that began with his girlfriend’s hammer killing. Slay, a University of Florida student, admitted beating and slaying Mary Ellen Harmon 16 of Evansville Indiana on November 26 as they drove toward Florida to marry. He confessed after being arrested in Athens Alabama and brought back to Evansville.

Hopkinsville Franklin Thomas Thomas University of Florida Mary Ellen Harmon Evansville Ind Kentucky Florida Griffin Athens Ala

Fragmented OCR Notes from a Local Gazette

The text appears as garbled OCR with numerous repeated syllables and numeric codes. It includes scattered hints of percentages and possible names, but lacks clear events, entities, or coherent context to form a factual summary.

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