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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1951
Page
5
New York Americans spent more on food in 1961 than before and the food bill, including meals at home and away from home, was expected to rise further. Expenditures for food, meals, and services across households, armed forces, farms, and institutions were estimated near 3.0 to 3.5 billion dollars higher than 1959.
Wellington council discussed rate increases for garbage pick up amid higher food prices. The Terminal Service Company seeks private rates rising from 12 to 15 dollars and a 15 percent boost for commercial accounts. The meeting also covered pay raises for a machine operator and other budget items as the town plans for a busier year with looming defense spending and rising marketing costs in the food sector.
Ohio workers new unemployment law boosts the maximum benefit from 25 to 28 dollars for those filing after July 1. The changes tighten disqualification rules, end quarterly wage reporting, and require claimants to list former employers and job details in their applications.
Columbus report states farm tractors killed 13 children under 16 in eight months of 1941 while 1950 saw only one total death. W E Stuckey of Ohio State University and the Industrial Commission urge Farm Safety Mobilization to curb rising fatalities. Also notes Mrs Nellie Grenow entering Wessell Rest Home on Prospect Street for care.
Stuckey notes January safety mobilization month proclaimed by Governor Lausche aims to boost rural safety. He cites a drop in Ohio farm deaths 14 percent since 1946 and non fatal accidents down from one per four families to one per seven. Rebuilding roads across reservations adds miles of improved and bad roads in South Dakota.
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