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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1959
Page
1
A sleeper tornado with winds up to 110 mph struck St Louis causing 16 deaths and 320 injuries. Hospitals treated 270 residents as towers for KXLW and KTVI were toppled and several homes damaged. Authorities warned the toll would rise and rescue work continued.
President urges Congress not to slash foreign aid, arguing stepped up aid supports domestic programs and growth. He criticizes inflation risks and defends spending as essential for national economy while Congress debates budget. Also notes recovery hopes later in the year and addresses unemployment concerns. A separate item reports a rooming house leveled and arena damage in flash flooding aftermath, with responders searching wreckage and officials noting many residents trapped.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles enters Walter Reed Hospital for a planned hernia operation and to continue recuperation after a series of illnesses. He plans to resume full duties in a few weeks, remaining available for consultation from the hospital.
Where To Turn 2 At Bank Promoted reports James Hill named executive vice president at Savings Deposit with Neos Saati. Lyrea officials protest reduced fund distribution while a bedside plan and auditorium conversion discussed. Avon Lake meeting to discuss wastewater plant financing and other agenda items.
In Goldsboro North Carolina Mack Seymour is arrested for public drunkenness. His bird dog follows as he is taken to a jail cell. The jailer refuses to allow the dog inside. The dog lies with his master through the night, stretching a paw through the bars to hold his hand until bond is posted. The event occurred Monday.
Prime Minister H Iannen of Copenhagen will make an unofficial pirate visit to the United States next month, with timing and details announced today by Beamery UPD.
Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle released a 13 page message to legislators opposing capital punishment. He argued no form of execution has ever fully deterred crime and criticized the ritual involved in the condemned’s last hours and the electric chair.
Gov. Robert B. Meyner spoke during a South American tour hosted by the United States Cultural Institute. He urged tightening life sentence provisions and parole eligibility for lifers, stating some inmates seek clemency while others face harsher penalties under current law. The trip highlighted debates over capital punishment and legal reforms without introducing new death penalty legislation.
Washington officials anticipate the Commerce Department to show a sharp rise in unemployment for January, lifting the national jobless total to about 14.75 million. Economists expect the increase mainly from seasonal factors despite signs of ongoing economic weakness in 1958.
Flood warnings eased as 2.33 inch rainfall yesterday matched January totals, closing some roads and schools. Officials warned more showers and a cold snap could bring light snow tonight while Vermilion river ice jams and high waters prompted evacuations and ongoing monitoring along the Nickel Plate bridge and Vermilion River area.
Flooding hits central and northern Ohio after two days of rain. Roads closed include Rt. 411 east of Lorain Avon and Lake Shore Blvd Willowick in Cuyahoga County. Schools in Avon Columbia Wellington Keystone districts suspended bus service due to water covered sideroads. Black River rose 15 feet above normal, but well below the earlier cascade park flood. Homeowners report basements and yards submerged. the Parris home at 119 Lakeview Dr Brentwood Lake Village flooded three feet with sewage backflow. Evacuations occurred in Findlay and nearby areas, and Red Cross shelters were set up as authorities battled ice jams and rising waters.
Downtown streets filled with umbrellas as 2.33 inch rainfall concluded, with forecasts of more showers and possible light snow tonight. No immediate danger reported, but high water closed roads and many homes faced basement flooding and yard runoff. CT Photo by Walt Glendenning.
Nine Negro children entered Hammon High School and two elementary schools Ficklin and Ramsey without incident marking Alexandria as the third Virginia city to integrate. Raymond Sanger said the students were quiet and well behaved, some accompanied by parents. Two Negroes assigned to Hammond High School were met at the door by Assistant Principal Maurice Nichols. Most white students were in class when Patsy Ragland, 14, and brother James, 13, arrived.
In 15 years specialized business papers have risen from 1600 to 2100 titles. It promotes selling unused items through Chronicle Telegram Classified ads. Contact Elyria FA 3-821 or Lorain CE 3-6173 to start low cost advertising. Also note an automatic oil furnace with 275 gal tank at 1670 School St Lorain sold.
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