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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
5
The piece outlines a scramble among Democrats for the Ohio governor nomination as candidates vie for support ahead of primaries. Separately, the United Nations Security Council and Dag Hammarskjold seek a compromise in the Israeli Syrian dispute over Lake Tiberias.
Four little stockings will be hung on the White House mantle for Christmas. Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower announced a stocking for the newborn Presidential granddaughter Mary Jean, born Wednesday at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The three Eisenhower children—David 7, Barbara Anne 6, and Susan 2—will join at the White House Saturday.
The Ohio Republican Committee announced ten at large delegates for the May primary pledged to Dwight D. Eisenhower via Sen. John W. Bricker as favorable son candidate. The slate includes George H. Bender, Katherine Kennedy Brown, Courtney Burton, Roger Cloud, Marion Knight, C. Stanley Mechem, Florence Morris, Robert Taft, and others.
Columbus Ohio stage notes reveal James W Shacknessy chairman since 1949 said he may retire within weeks. Frank C Dunbar former executive director resigned to return to private law practice. No successor named. Governor Lausche to consider replacements.
A strike by 22 560 non-operating Pennsylvania Railroad workers was postponed indefinitely after a day of talks in Philadelphia. Negotiations with the railroad will resume January 4, with no new strike deadline set.
Israel says Syria claims Lake Tiberias as Syrian territory and Syrian border guards harass Israeli fishermen. Israel asks the UN to order Syria to stop interference and illegal control of the lake. Syrian Ambassador Shukairy cites Nasser’s warning of Arab force action.
Columbus Ohio Ford Motor Co seeks a heavy industry rezoning for a 403 acre tract in a residential area. Council member Garner switched his vote enabling the ordinance after agreeing to safeguards. Mayor Sensenbrenner urged Ford to locate here as citizens largely favor the plant, though Ford has not yet replied.
Across the nation 23 people perished in fires on the eve of Christmas, mostly children. Tenement blazes in St Louis and New York City claimed several young lives, with deaths also in Indianapolis Davenport Nashville Ohio and others. The National Board of Fire Underwriters warned winter is the riskiest season for fires.
The double vehicle collision at the intersection of Routes 35 and WA eight miles north of Bryan killed Mrs. Marilyn Peck age 22 of Waldron Michigan and Mrs. Dorothy M. Koons age 41 of Morrowville Kansas Thursday afternoon.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced no homes will be affected by a new spur to serve the Chrysler stamping plant in Twinsburg. Elmer Wiehle, 71, owner of a soap factory, was killed in a Thursday fire at the area, which burned the frame factory building and surrounding property. Diesel-powered switches and a multi-track yard were described as part of the plan, with eight tracks to the rear of the plant.
In Hyde Park, a red robed Santa clashed with a Communist Santa as a taxi arrival sparked a fight. a third Santa was trapped in a Wardour Street elevator during gift distribution. An 8 year old, Ricky Salomon, received a traffic summons in Miami Beach after failing to yield to a car.
Col Alfred L Booth of the U S Marine Corps is to depart January 19 from New York for Bremerhaven and Paris to attend NATO War College before a full term with Supreme Headquarters. He travels with his wife Betty and daughters Barbara Anne and Deborah Ellen on a European duty assignment.
A four man crew rushed a downtown Cleveland bar Thursday night and robbed the cash register and six patrons of an undetermined amount. The heist took about five minutes to complete.
Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Pittsburgh rejects a bid by Democratic Congressmen Augustine Kelley and Herman Eberharter to arbitrate the 68 day strike with the International Union of Electrical Workers. The company cites stockholder obligations and long term competitive impact.
Announced plans reveal a new branch plant for Donnelly and Sons Co at a Barre site in Willard. The project, termed a growth initiative, aims to expand production and regional distribution capacity.
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