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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1959
Page
3
Report notes 24 women workers at Bendix West on layoff status due to a misunderstanding of seniority list maintenance at the plant. A case involving a trio led to confusion over who was affected, but clarifications show staff reductions tied to seniority records.
Sunday Local Sil and County Teamsters. Monday Local 129 and County Electri cians IBEW. Tuesday Lake Erie District Carpen- WEDNESDAY Local 1104 USW and other unions. Thursday Local 425 UAW Ford Assembly Local 996 DAW. Elyria Bricklayers Local 971 UAW Bendix Weatinghouse Local 1902 TAM US Auto Elyria CLO. Citizenship Council Building Trades. Local 15 MESA. Local 758 County Laborers Local 105 Lorain Carpenters.
Robert Demling, a street department employee, was elected president of Local 277 AFSCME representing about 75 Elyria city workers for a one year term. He succeeds Cliff Corder as head of the group formed three years ago, with officers re elected and Ernest Hoeshler serving as business agent and executive secretary of the Akron district.
The patent covers a heat exchanger by Pfaudler Permutt Inc that uses standard metals with selective costly components to handle corrosive liquids. Inventors Orr and Kropping received the patent, with the unit improving on expensive metal requirements like titanium or tantalum for certain parts. The Chronicle-Telegram notes recall issues in local labor, including laid off women and union figures led by C Franklin Carr, amid shifting department assignments.
An Elyria segment notes Vic Sanders of Kamm's Record Shop describing the Greater Cleveland area as hep territory and ahead of national trends in record buying. He and wife Catherine bought the Broad Street shop in 1948, reflecting on four decades serving local music fans as they near retirement.
Rich, rambling item reviews wage changes and stock at Kamm’s Records as 1958 enters. Sanders notes construction wage rises fell to around 14 cents per hour in 1958, while overall wages dipped from 1957. He cites better customer value, rising inventory levels, and strong reissue interest in classic tunes. Top sellers include Donna, Gotta Travel On, Steppin’ Out, and Wind and the Rain in Your Hall, with show tunes gaining traction amid a shifting music market.
New York reports stepped up anti trust action targeting General Motors as part of a broader probe into concentration in auto and steel sectors. Justice Dept aims to curb bigness while GM and Ford face calls for divestiture to aid smaller manufacturers amid overall industry pressures.
Joe Sedivy, business agent for Local 129 IBEW, broke his arm in a Pittsburgh hotel shower slip and will miss spring golf season. He is regarded as a top county union golfer. The note urges unionists who drew 1958 strike benefits to include the amount in their federal income tax returns by April 15.
AID Investment and Discount Inc will relocate from 113 Broad St to 90 Broad St with the current site closing Mar 14. Sam Bernino owner of 80 Broad St has begun remodeling the building interior and exterior for the move. AID, with about 30 branches in Ohio and Akron headquarters, is in its fourth year in Elyria.
John Dorsey of Lorain became the first employee to retire under the pension plan at American Crucible Products Co. He had worked there for more than 50 years, marking a milestone for the company and its pension initiative.
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