Former Elyrian Named Chancellor of Cleveland Diocese
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Seward, formerly Elyrian, is named chancellor of the Cleveland Diocese. He will maintain the Curia archives and implement the bishop's directives. New assignments include Rev. Joseph L. McFarland to St. Mary Elyria, Rev. John J. McCaffrey to St. Jude Bay Village, and several others across Lorain and area churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Seward
Elyrian
Cleveland
Catholic Church
Chancery
Msgr. Seward
Elyria
St. Mary Church
Joseph L. McFarland
George E. Eppley
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Jude
St. Raphael Church
Bay Village
John J. McCaffrey
Urban A. Reichlin
St. Margaret Mary, Cleveland
McCaffrey
the Bay Village
William F. Flanagan
St. Richard Church
North Olmsted
Bernard V. Brady
St. Rose Church
Lorain City
Francis W. O’linn
Lorain St. Mary Church
James A. O'Neill
St. Vincent
Akron
Northeastern Ohio Weather Outlook and Road Conditions
Partly cloudy and windy with continued cold. high near 28 and low around 20. Friday partly cloudy, a bit warmer. Wednesday temperatures 23 to 36, precipitation 0.01 inch in 24 hours ending 8 p.m. Wednesday. Highway warnings include snow covered and slippery near Painesville and Elyria area, with spots slippery near Medina Cleveland and Chardon. other zones have snow flurries and generally cloudy conditions.
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Ohio
Painesville
Elyria
Medina
Cleveland
Chardon
Montpelier
Napoleon
Tiffin
Port Clinton
Mount Vernon
Lancaster
Cambridge
Coshocton
Woodsfield
Turnpike Fight Favors State Over Elyria City
Common Pleas Court in Columbus ruled the Ohio Turnpike Commission controls route location and road type with only governor and highway director approvals, denying Elyria’s bid to force plan disclosure. Judge Reynolds upheld earlier demurrer and upheld the commission’s exclusive authority, noting potential disruption and costs estimated over 5 million dollars to the city.
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Columbus
Common Pleas Court
Elyria
Ohio Turnpike
Common Pleas
Dana F. Reynolds
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Lin
City Planning Commission
Reynolds
Robert J. Shoup
Turnpike Commission
Escape From Cleveland Bank With $16,000
Two men robbed the Memphis Fulton branch of the Bank of Ohio on Cleveland's west side and escaped with 16000. Manager Joseph Nagy said the pair entered the bank shortly after it opened.
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Cleveland Vns
Memphis-Fulton
Bank of Ohio
Cleveland
Joseph Nagy
1953 Balance In General Fund Sets Elyria Record
Elyria closed 1953 with a general fund balance of 135,791 the largest in city history auditor Ellsworth J. Alheit disclosed. The total across ten funds reached 331,886, up from 213,478 the previous year, aided by reduced spending after the two mill operating levy failed at the polls last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ellsworth J. Alheit
Motorist Escapes Injury After Car Hits Tree
William Gustafson, 25, of 682 West River Road, escaped serious injury when his 1936 car ran off Lake Avenue north of Elyria, struck a tree, and was demolished. He was cited for driving while intoxicated and no license, then taken to Lorain Municipal Jail and later to St Joseph's Hospital for a swollen nose after an uncooperative examination.
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William Gustafson
West River Road
Lake Avenue
Elyria
State Highway Patrol
Gustafson
Lorain Municipal
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain Teacher Denies Causing Injury To Pupil
Lorain school teacher John Pavic faces a jury over claims he caused a 12 year old pupil Lamont Atkinson a hip fracture during a playground fight break up at Lincoln school on May 23 1952. Pavic admitted separating the boys but denied injuring him. The boy testified Pavic grabbed him by the ankle and wrist and held him off the ground before dropping him. Teacher Donald White corroborated the separation and saw no lasting injury. White noted Atkinson had birth deformities in his toes. The trial continued as the defense sought a directed verdict.
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Lorain
John Pavic
Lamont Atkinson
Lincoln School
John D. Pincura
Clifford Atkinson
Lamont
Pavie
Donald White
White
Atkinson
Larmont
POW Repatriation Program Reopened
A U S military policeman freed from Soviet captivity named four Americans still held in prison camps and six others believed detained. Pvt Homer H Cox, 33, Oklahoma City, and Leland Towers, 29, San Francisco, disclosed names and described brutal treatment before release efforts to Washington. He listed Bill Marchuk and William Verdine among the prisoners, plus others from California and a Beverly Hills name. He also said Canadians and Britons remain in custody and recalled his torture and captivity in East Berlin and a Soviet coal mine.
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Berlin
United States
Homer H. Cox
Oklahoma City
Okla
Leland Towers
San Francisco
Cox
Bill Marchuk
Brackenridge
East Berlin
William Verdine
Starks
Coburg
Germany
George Green
Leon B. Green
Hollywood
Calif
Beverly Hills
Horalsky
Austria
Ural Mountains
Washington
State Department
Kremlin
Towers
Finland
Russia
Roy L. Linden
Royal Canadian Air Force
Farm Bureau Backs State Leaders on Axle-Mile Tax
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation endorsed state officials including Gov. Lausche, House Speaker Laxbe, and the Ohio Reciprocity Board for resisting trucking interests. The federation warned that capitulating to out-of-state truckers would breach the axle-mile tax, deprive Ohio of highway funds, and invite reciprocal taxes from other states. Officials cited Atty Gen. O'Neill, Tax Commissioner Peck, and PUC chair Moulton among board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Bureau Federation
Lausche
Federation
Frank J. Lausche
William Laxbe
Ohio Reciprocity Board
C. William O'Neill
John W. Peck
Robert Moulton
Public Utilities Commission
Everett F. Rittenour
Ohio
Laxche
Council Defers Pumping Station Contract Award
The city council postponed a contract to electrify the Lake Shore pumping station at a year end recess meeting. An ordinance authorizing Safety Director G R Terry to sign the modernization contract failed to pass under emergency rules, with seven votes needed. Vote against by Kellogg Wisninski McDonough Kayden left the measure as first reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Safety Service
G. R. Terry
Dale Kellogg
Walter Wisnnski
John McDonough
Frank Kayden
Car Sideswiped After Visit To Hospital
In 1953 a car driven by Mrs Marion Thompson of Detroit side swiped by a maroon hit and run vehicle on Route 57 near Carlisle school. She and Margaret Thompson were returning from Elyria Memorial Hospital where David Thompson lies with a skull fracture. Rev J W Thompson and Mrs Thompson came from Detroit to be with him. No further vehicle description available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Thompson
Main Street
Grafton
Marion Thompson
Detroit
Carlisle School
J. W. Thompson
Scott Honored As 18-Year Council Service Ends
City Council gave councilman James C. Scott a standing ovation at its last meeting of the year. Scott, who will not return next year, hinted at moving to California to join his son. Fellow members praised his 18 years of service in Elyria and 13 years in Scotland, as outgoing members Bid farewell. The new council to meet Jan 4 will include Democrats John Lugas Harry Claycomb Victor Stewart and Hovis, plus Republicans Lord Kellogg Decker Robinson Jr Eugene Smith and Max Podley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Scott
Scott
California
Elyria
Scotland
Walter Wisnnski
Alton D. Strong
John McDonough
Frank Kayden
George Hecock
Kenneth B. Lord
Dale Kellogg
Walter Decker
John F. Hovis
John Lugas
Harry Claycomb
Victor Stewart
Hovis
Lord
Kellogg
Decker
Warren L. Robinson Jr
Eugene Smith
Max A. Podley
City's Christmas Tree Collection Scheduled
Mayor Henry W. Ault announced curbside collection of unwanted Christmas trees for three days next Monday through Wednesday. The trees will be burned in a large Twelfth Night bonfire at the Garden Avenue landfill behind the American Radiator Co. on Wednesday.
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Henry W. Ault
Garden Avenue
American Radiator Co
Shoes Not Wanted Stolen From Tepas Car
Portsmouth report says shoe salesman John A. Tepas had a sample case stolen from his car. The thief discarded the shoes after discovering they were all the same size and for the left foot, leaving Tepas puzzled by the odd loss.
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Portsmouth
John A. Tepas
Complete Garments Sale At Standard Cleaners
Complete garments priced at 1.99 featured at Standard Cleaners located at 564 Broad Street and 1500 W. BY for a limited time.
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Standard Cleaners
Broad St
Indian Custodians Restart Repatriation Screenings At Panmunjom
In Panmunjom Korea Indian Custodian Command abruptly reopened the prisoner repatriation program without informing the United Nations. An Indian spokesman said 4,385 anti Communist Chinese would be screened with some preferring repatriation. South Korea warned of measures and blamed India for un foreseen incidents. Americans including 22 and one Briton are among those possibly screened again.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
Pyun Yung Tae
K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
U.N
Elyria Considers Municipal Court Plan Move
Elyria city council last night moved toward establishing a municipal court by reestablishing a special committee to study the idea. The city now has only a police court for minor offenses and traffic violations. The effort enlists the Lorain County Bar Association Elyria Chamber of Commerce and several civic groups. A second action approved a hydrant contract with Carlisle Township with rentals of 35 dollars in 1954 and 45 dollars in 1955.
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Elyria
Lorain County Bar Association
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Elyria Central Labor Union
AFL
Citizenship Council—Cio
Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
League of Women Voters
Carlisle Township
Chronicle-Telegram Not Published On New Year’s Day
The Chronicle-Telegram will skip publication on New Year’s Day as in past years. The next regular edition will be published Saturday January 2 1954.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Stair Walking Energy Tips For Up and Down Stairs
Physiologists say going upstairs costs seven times more energy than level walking and twice as much as descending. Before going down do all needed tasks to avoid extra trips. For a ground-floor apartment or bungalow, check Chronicle Telegram Classifieds or place a Wanted To Rent ad by calling 4751.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Shoup
George Prohaska
Polkateers
Grassie
Adv
Farm Bureau
Wyvuane
Lara Daren
ABCA
Amherst
Church
Suburban
Oberlin
Society
Wellington
Council
S. Korea
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