02 Jan 1952
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1952
Page
1
Street department workers start a three day collection to remove thousands of 1951 Christmas trees used in Elyria homes. Residents must place discarded evergreens at the curb before morning to ensure pickup by city crews. A Twelfth Night bonfire will be held Monday evening at the Garden street landfill. Arrest Three Soldiers.
A fragmented weather note from Cleveland reports 55 degree highs in northeast Ohio with a string of air crash incidents over the New Year holiday. The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies, colder temperatures, and an elevated accident death toll compared to last night as New Year's celebrations continue.
A dense toll report shows 582 fatalities across the nation with New York at the top with 57 deaths. Airliner crashes account for 65, fires for 58, and miscellaneous accidents for 116. Texas ranks third with 33 deaths. Normal maximum temperatures and a cautious forecast for continued unsettled weather accompany the grim totals. Safety council president Ned H. Earborn urges national resolve to end the slaughter on highways.
Four new Packer trucks are being picked up by drivers in Cleveland for the city sanitation department. They are due to arrive this afternoon, with Cincinnati Terminal Company completing final collections today so the trucks can begin operations. Free garbage collection continues this month but the two bushel limit will be enforced. curb service is unnecessary as pickups occur in yards and usable consumers will be returned. A city-wide survey showed 8 194 residents visited by interviewers. residents who have not mailed forms are urged to do so today. Those not interviewed or who did not receive forms should call the sanitation department. Collections will not be made after January at homes without forms.
Ohio faced a sharp temperature plunge from January heat to freezing rain and snow. The Weather Bureau predicted snow and sleet for today with more sleet and light snow Friday. High driving hazards were noted as roads grew slick. Local reports showed a holiday spike in deaths from accidents, with Columbus prison full and 87 arrests tied to the holiday period.
COLUMBUS The Ohio Turnpike Commission will meet to set initial tolls for the northern Ohio super highway and choose paying agents for a $310 million project. Chairman James W Shacknessy aims to finalize details before March 12 including condemnation appraisers and financing terms as bankers seek assurances of steel and cost.
A New Year holiday spate of plane crashes left 63 dead and 123 still missing aboard three other aircraft. The worst crash, an Air Force C-47, killed 28 near Lookout Mountain, Arizona, while a C-46 near Salaman ca New York killed 26 with 14 survivors. Six-year-old Mark Frankel died in the stewardess’s arms as survivors endured exposure and cold while rescuers searched.
Edward Koontz ends a 45 year railroading career with New York Central as he retires from the Huon Street round house. A retirement certificate and a gold watch were presented by RoW Lang and fellow workers. Born December 2 1884 in Martin Ohio, Koontz moved with his family to Coleman Michigan, worked in a stave mill, then joined the Toledo Railway and Light Co as motorman before joining the old Lake Shore and Michigan Southern in 1907. He rose from fireman to engineer on the Toledo Collinwood main line, later moving to the fast freight service on the Lake Erie and Pittsburgh line before bringing his wife and daughter to Elyria in 1916. Continued on Page 2.
The United Nations accepted a six point compromise on prisoner release in Korea, agreeing to free all war prisoners and internees on both sides. It would swap remaining Communist prisoners for interned civilians after initial man-for-man exchanges, with South Korean troops captured and pressed into Red Army service to be released. The Communists reacted unfavorably and said they would study the plan overnight, with further talks set for Thursday morning. The subcommittee on truces made little progress, remaining deadlocked over the Communists right to repair North Korean airports during a ceasefire.
Houston police report a holiday in Houston turning sour for J. W. Harris of Colmesneil Texas. He said a bar acquaintance took him to a party where a woman later left with his $55 set of false teeth from his coat pocket.
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