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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1952
Page
12
Dr Arthur Se cord Brooklyn educator outlined four key traits for a modern management man at the National Tube Management Club dinner in Lorain. Two hundred steel plant supervisors attended at the Hotel Antlers as Regis Greenert was installed president and officers were sworn in for the year.
The water works fund received 610 325 this year, up from 453 417 in 1951, as city growth drives demand. Total appropriations reach 1 724 766 with auto tax and other funds, plus a general city office budget of 101 417 allocated to councils, clerks, mayor, auditors and departments.
County Auditor Frank Ayres warned that taxpayers delinquent for two tax periods face public listing. Names will appear after February 11 unless payments are made. Delinquent status can lead to property sale after three years of tax debt.
President Terry divides the lighting and water works committee into two. Walter J. Decker named chair of utilities covering light and gas. Lords and Kellogg to finish. Water works forms separate committee with Alton D. Strang chair in first council session. Lords and McDonough to complete. Decker to serve on safety committee with Hovis and Kayden. Parks and bridges split. parks with recreation, bridges with streets. John McDonough chairs parks and recreation with Decker and Scott as members. Five member grievance panel formed: Dale Kel Jog chair, with Strong Wisnnski Decker and Kayjo den.
Elyria Savings and Trust Company stockholders re-elected all directors at yesterday's annual meeting. Directors include Backus Bell Cole Davies Fitch Fitch Hannaford Merthe Ohlemacher Reynolds Rice Schsible Shaw Schoepfie. Officers chosen: Fitch president, Rice chairman, Fitch vice president, Beesing trust officer, Gaston Avon Lake secretary, Robson treasurer, Lord Collier assistants, Batdorf Shaw assistants, Craft auditor, Sellers assistant manager. Assets rise to 20,218,092 as of December 31, 1951, up about 1 percent from last year amid postwar business gains and tax impacts.
Elyria attorney Harry C. Bogart announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state representative in Lorain County which has two seats. A native of Elyria and Army Engineers veteran, he studied at Western Reserve University and Ohio Northern University Law School and works toward a Western Reserve degree. He and his wife Dolores live at 162 Lafayette Street with one son, and he noted plans for a branch office in Elyria pending weather and building progress.
Sandusky judge George C. Steinemann 37 World War I veteran announced his candidacy for Congress in the 13th District seeking the Democratic nomination to oppose Rep. Alvin F. Weichel. He is a long-time municipal judge who fought drunken driving and vice and served on the Sandusky bench since 1949. He worked as assistant attorney general of Ohio and has led local fund drives. He supports international cooperation and a full-scale Washington cleanup without isolationism. He is married with two children and belongs to several veterans and civic groups.
Mrs Mina Musser died at her home 518 West Second Street after a lingering illness. Born June 27 1864 in Erhart Ohio she lived in Elyria 31 years. She was a member of First Methodist Church and Eastern Star. Survived by two sons Court F and Arthur. a brother Charles F Demmer. a sister Maye Hammond. three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Harold Dicken Funeral Home Sunday at 2 30 p m with burial in Litchfield Cemetery.
The article notes near record birth numbers in Ohio for 1951. It mentions a truck incident involving Arthur Bush and a White House visit remark by Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, plus local arrests, obituaries, and a church event.
Market notes show eggs steady with slight shifts on extras and large sizes. Poultry receipts at 1,376 coops with steady prices. heavy hens 28 to 29 cents, roasters 30 to 38 cents, ducks 2.5 percent. Wheat No 2 yellow hard 2.84 to 2.95, corn No 3 yellow 1.79 to 1.97, oats 61 to 64 cents per bushel. barley nominal 91.30 per hundredweight. soybeans No 4 yellow 32.68.
Remarks cite 1846 U.S. loan use and warn Britain must bolster military power with U.S. support to counter Communist threats. Churchill stresses enduring empire wealth and warns against underestimating Britain while acknowledging challenges in rearming and coordinating with allies.
Mrs. Helen Smith, 67, of 536 Fairy Mont Street, tripped over a cable stretched across Fairmont Street sidewalk yesterday evening. Police found a House Moving Company had tied the cable to a tree on the curb lawn while moving a house, injuring her knee.
A divorce was granted to Rollison from Aaron by Judge John Daucur. Grounded powers include neglect. Various items listed with prices such as Red Golden Delicious and Jonathan apples, wine, lettuce, and baskets. Probate details mention judges and dates in a damaged OCR fragment.
Deputies report two accidents on Abbe road and North Ridge road. Blane Frederick, 21, of LaGrange, said rough pavement caused his southbound car to skid and collide with a following vehicle driven by Harry Keough, 176 Parmely Ave. The second crash occurred at 5 p.m. yesterday when William Hardwick, 26, RD 11 Amherst, hit James Sova while Sova turned into his driveway at 1480 North Ridge Road.
Ohio 2 454 men will be ordered up for induction in February according to State Selective Service Director Chester W Goble. He notes a realignment of Marine Corps recruiting policy reduced the quota from last month. A further adjustment may come with the federalization of the 38th Infantry Division, which could recall 4,000 to 8,500 Ohioans.
Police said John Issac, 63, confessed to shooting his son Wil lam Issac, 34, with a .22 rifle after a series of arguments on a Ravenna porch as the son returned from an errand. The victim was a former Ravenna Arsenal worker.
Rosser, a tall brown-eyed 160 pound ex coal miner from Crooksville Ohio, recalls his assault on an enemy hill. He says he became nervous only when he confronted two Communists, one in front and one behind. He killed one with a spin shot after dropping the other.
Black River stands nine feet above normal and continues to rise. Elyria park superintendent John Machock warns river banks in Cascade Park pose danger to children and adults when high and urges parental caution. Firemen extinguished a blaze at Leo R Meyer Jr s home at 115 Park Avenue from oven grease yesterday evening. no damage reported.
Miss Bernice Goets, famed female explorer, shared an account of her Amazon journey to study indigenous South American tribes at the annual Father Son and Daughter Banquet of the Methodist Men's Club at First Methodist Church. More than 200 attendees heard her talk.
A nine hour telethon in Elyria and Lorain aims to raise five thousand dollars for infantile paralysis. Local stars Bill Reid Don Kirk and others will perform on WEOL with proceeds to the March of Dimes fund. The program expands citywide with autographed records and a live artists lineup from 3 p.m. to midnight with radio studios in Elyria and Lorain.
A driver ran a red light on Broad Street, colliding with a left-turning car on East Bridge Street. Gordon Swartzel of Beebe Court was fined $10 plus costs after a reckless driving charge. Ethel Hoholski of East 22nd Street Lorain received a $100 fine and six months driving suspension for drunk driving. Stock market quotations at noon listed major issues from American Radiator to Woolworth Co with varied prices.
Edward Lamb a Columbus and Erie radio television and newspaper executive may seek the Democratic nomination for senator in Ohio in the May primaries. Nominating petitions in his behalf were taken out at the Secretary of State's office yesterday.
Galveston mayor Herbert Cartwright, jailed for contempt after defying a court injunction to halt a public auction, said jail life is fine and dandy. He received a $100 fine and three days in jail, reported amid a stream of visitors and gifts including a pistol and a file with a note suggesting he could “shoot a file” his way out.
The 4-H Club stamp featuring teen farmers and the slogan To make the best better is issued to honor the 4-H movement. It goes on sale tomorrow morning at the Elyria post office, per Postmaster William Jenne. The design shows a teenage boy and girl among farm scenes, with the emblem of 4-H. A related note mentions a court entry about a settlement on Ninth Street and non-support charges against Joe Jones and James Jackson in Oberlin and Elyria.
The Bert Frances Brewing Company Limited announced tank trucks deliver between 600 and 600 gallons daily from International Falls Minnesota to Frances, Ontario. The move follows contamination of its previous water supply by silt.
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