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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1948
Page
12
The U S Navy, largest fleet, operates with two battleships and one heavy aircraft carrier. It has about 300 combat ships and 4 500 planes versus WWI levels of 724 ships and 41 272 planes. Manpower shortages have led to mothballing of ships and two battleships, with 15 to 20 percent undermanned overall.
A $37,000,000 Chinese scrap metal deal, described as the largest in American steel history, was disclosed in Phoenix today. Architect W. T. Davis and his bankers claimed he would gain over $5,900,000 from the arrangement.
Baby David Charles Luse dies at 1 p m in Elyria Memorial Hospital aged one day. Survived by parents Don and Mrs Luse of 227 Lod Street, brother Donald, sister Ann, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs C J De Barbarie of Painesville and Mr. and Mrs F B Luse of Painesville. Burial at St Marys Cemetery after Sudro-Curns Funeral Home removal. Ernest J McRoberts 74 Spanish American War veteran dies at 1:30 p m at 301 Furnace Street Elyria after 2 weeks illness. Survived by wife Alice, brother Frank, foster-son Russell C Lambert, and several nieces and nephews. Services Sunday 2:30 p m at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Fred E Ulrich. Major Woodworth Post to conduct grave service. Burial East Pittsfield Cemetery. Mary Marsh funeral set for Saturday 2 p m at Edward Henrys home 124 Grant Street. Henrys name correction issued yesterday.
Armitage announced Pays One area becomes the Tenth Division with plans for a Sixth Division Council to meet in Bellevue. Past officers received badges from Paul Nyland and Judge Hurt. Judge Hunt urged aggressive citizenship amid anti subversive warnings while Elyria choir and local club members welcomed visitors.
William Polosky of 136 West Bridge street died Thursday at 10 am in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Born in Czechoslovakia June 6 1895 he lived in Elyria eight months and worked as a maintenance man at the National. His body will be shipped from Taylor Funeral Home to Dayton Saturday morning. Services will be Monday at Walters Funeral Home in Dayton. Jesse E Monroe 58 former Elyrian died this morning in Fremont after a heart attack. Born in Michigan he lived in Elyria for years and worked for K and S Tool. He is survived by wife Cresida of Fremont two daughters Eloise Monroe of Washington DC and two brothers H H Monroe of Klamath Falls and Edward Monroe of Bell Avenue. Elyria services Monday at Fremont. In Oberlin Charlotte M Morris wife of David E Morris died Thursday after an operation in Toledo. Funeral services Saturday at 2 pm from the Cowling Sedgman Funeral Home with interment at Westwood.
Lewis Grills was elected president of the Eaton Township Board of Education at its organization meeting this week. Chester Carpenter was chosen as vice president and Clarence S. Brush was reappointed as clerk for a two year term. Brothers Chester and Wesley Carpenter were sworn in as board members with Chester reelected in November and Wesley elected to replace Blake Hicks. A. B. Osborn also serves on the board. Regular meetings are set for the second Monday of each month.
Higgins says Horwitz hired the Yates brothers and other workers after failing to obtain a formal contractor. Horwitz notes only partial figures and claims the brothers guide mechanics while additional laborers are hired. Charles Yates, a Navy veteran of 19 months, and Arthur Yates, seven years old, are mentioned in the context of the workforce.
Thomas E. Dewey governor of New York and Republican presidential candidate was entered on Oregon's preferential primary ballot. A petition with over 1,000 signatures was filed with the secretary of state, marking the first presidential candidate filing in Oregon. The May 2 primary will test western GOP sentiment in 1948.
Fourteen residents of Elyria enroll in an adult home nursing course offered by the Elyria chapter of the American Red Cross. Mrs. Pearl Murphy conducts the class, meeting two hours every Tuesday for 11 weeks to complete a 24 hour ARC course, all participants from Elyria.
Wayne A. H. Garland of 409 Earl Court has passed the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors exam for a funeral director's license in Columbus. He is tied to Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home and attends Cleveland College of Mortuary Science where he serves as class president and expects graduation in April. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Alex Garland of 337 Cambridge Avenue, married with one child.
RALEIGH NC Josephus Daniels editor of the Raleigh News and Observer and former secretary of the Navy died here yesterday at age 8 funeral services are set for tomorrow at Edenton Street Methodist church with burial beside his wife at Oakwood Cemetery Daniels who served as Good Neighbor Ambassador to Mexico for nearly nine years died after a 12 day battle with a severe cold that developed into bronchitis and pneumonia
CIO United Auto Workers leaders plan to request a wage rise close to 30 cents as the third spring increase. President Walter P. Reuther said the 22 member executive board would set the exact cost of living demand after today’s talks. A high UAW source indicated the union would press for more than 25 cents, with locals representing about 109,000 of 800,000 auto workers backing the push.
Harlie G. Stevick Elyria Y L C A general secretary and Russell Gleason physical director will travel to Columbus tomorrow for the annual meeting of the Association of Secretaries of Ohio Y S L C A.
Oberlin listing shows Violet E Baeson on Quarry Rd with phone 071 and Betty Heisman of 128 N Pleasant with phone 2333 for delivery services. The ad provides contact numbers for orders and delivery.
Oberlin residents learn a 45 minute power outage will occur at 2 p m to connect a new municipal light plant unit ending the power conservation program. Reported notes include updates on local leaders Kinney family illness a planned speaker James Brown Major and a birth in Oberlin with ties to city officials. Community events cover a band concert at the Oberlin Conservatory with guest conductor and soloists and a bake sale to aid church construction alongside local legal and civic notices.
Patrons will see a new look and improved merchandising at the Sears store with a 11,000 square foot addition extending from Broad Street to Second. The project adds departments like men’s dress clothing and a teenage shop and enlarges the farm district to make the store a major agricultural center. The project, led by architect Wilbur Watson and Associates and contractor John Dandrea, will complete in about two months.
Mayor Henry W. Ault dismissed charges of disorderly conduct against Carl Gibson of 307 Seventh Street after a wife complaint of an argument. Elijah Swiss of Cleveland was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication. A car collision on Lodi Street left Leonard Hockman’s vehicle damaged when struck by a hit and run driver. Betty Bricker’s car skidded on slippery pavement and rear collided with Robert Nowak’s vehicle at Furnace Street and a stoplight. Continued from Page One.
The Kowloon eviction dispute inflames China with students in Tientsin and Peiyang demanding the return of Hong Kong and Kowloon by force. Canton plans a mass 50 900 strong protest while Nanking and Shanghai students push for government action and troop deployment. Heavy rain interrupts prayers at Petrusberg as Dutch Reformed Church prays for rain.
A mobile crime detection laboratory will be in service by February 15 for use by Ohio police and sheriff departments. It will feature a Le detector, chemical lab, cameras, film room, microscopes, UV, and radio links. Operated by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, it will tour the state to demonstrate on site crime detection capabilities.
At the Court House W L Shepherd Lorain sues Clyde Cook for $150 damages to a truck in a collision on Lodi street Oct 27 Self Drive It Corp Philadelphia sues Ralph Splain Sheffield Lake to repossess a car Susan Yacchucei Lorain sues Anthony for alimony alleging neglect and cruelty They were married 1927 and have six children Ralph Bardoner 33 arrested in Cleveland on a Lorain county warrant for contempt of court missing alimony payments They will be arraigned this week Gladys Nichols Lorain sues Wallace for divorce on neglect They were married in 1945 and have one child Three people arrested on board of health complaints fined before Mayor Henry W Ault Rabbi Hullman fined 5 Robert Chesler fined 5 Joe Bara fined 1 for failing to clean up refuse Ernest Binggell Ridgeville fined 15 for not stopping at Route 10 and Indian Hollow road Jan 13 following a collision Henry Schmitkens Middle Ridge road reports theft of a tarpaulin from his farm Three personal injury suits Frank and Helen Northeim against Elmus and Coral Carmony settled and dismissed Helen Northeim sought 10 000 Frank 25 523 for injuries and 5 305 for wife expenses and loss of services Gloria Kunkle granted divorce from Allien custody and 20 monthly for two children Bertha Rainey alimony suit against Arthur dismissed Carl Ruge Lorain operating as The Lorain Radio Co sues A B Goodspeed for 898 including refund on cabinet work damages for failure to carry out contract Priscila James Lorain seeks divorce from Joseph married 1940 and has one child
Fragmentary OCR lists companies such as Sears Roebuck Westinghouse Bendix General Motors Republic Steel US Steel and Cities Service with scattered numbers and stray words suggesting an industrial page item. No clear event or dates emerge from the legible text.
The Elyria Checkers and Chess Club organized by 18 men at the Y M C A last night elected W. F. DeLong president Sam Pryce vice president Ora Barton secretary and E. L. Thompson treasurer The club will meet Thursdays at the Y M C A and invites all players to attend Members were urged to bring their equipment The formation follows Willie Ryan's demonstration at The Y M C A last month.
Kenneth Poe 32 of Springdale Hamilton County died when his semi trailer loaded with rock wool was struck by a New York Central freight train at a crossing in Findlay Ohio. Lenox Trucking Co. of Hamilton owned the trailer.
Cleveland market totals show light receipts across produce and poultry with mixed pricing. Apples, carrots, lettuce, mushrooms, and tomatoes appear with varied quality grades, while Cleveland livestock lists cattle, calves, sheep, and hogs with current bid ranges and typical weights.
The annual meeting of the Farmers Production Credit Association was held Wednesday at the First Congregational church with few members due to severe cold. Elyria office serves Lorain and Cuyahoga counties. Robert Oetzel led arrangements. Walter L. Black urged unity to keep cooperative strength and minded members to watch future legislation. Ed Stough recalled early cooperative efforts. Carl C. Deeds forecast high farm incomes for 1938. H. G. Olin reported progress across 11 counties. Miss Alice Nash noted Elyria office acts.
The Ohio postwar program commission aviation committee meets in Columbus and selects Bowling Green State University as the site for the June 22 23 clinic. The Ohio aviation board and BG will likely co sponsor. A booklet on Ohio aviation history is to be financed. Assistant AG Harry Fitzgerald named as chairman to form a subcommittee and draft the program.
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