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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1959
Page
1
Ohio faced its worst flood since 1913 with 17 dead and millions in damage as Gov. DiSalle considered asking the Legislature to appropriate funds for flood victims. Federal and state teams worked to assess the disaster and address rising river dangers in the southern region.
Northeastern Ohio endures bitter cold with scattered snow flurries. Rain and record rainfall caused major floods along the Scioto and Ohio rivers. Evacuations reach thousands as authorities mobilize aid, with federal relief and National Guard support under consideration.
John F. Hovis former Fifth Ward councilman announces he will file petitions tomorrow morning as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for mayor. He previously won the Fifth Ward seat as a Democrat in 1951 and 1953, ran as an independent in 1955 and was defeated by Joseph Cirigliano. Hovis, 54, is a designer in Lear’s production engineering department.
Vermilion residents faced a second flood as the Vermilion River peaked at 10 feet above normal and fell to about nine feet by morning. About 450 people were rescued from Vermilion Lagoons and River Park by police, fire crews, coast guardsmen, and volunteers. Several cottages broke away, and boats and craft were cast adrift. Highway damage reached 30 000 to 40 000 dollars as mop up began and roads reopened across the area.
Ronald Taylor, 18th Outstanding Young Man of the Year in Elyria, received the Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award last night. He credited his wife and Elyma Telephone Co supervisors, while a committee including Dr Franke lim Gottfried, C Franklin Carr, and Stanley Om Worlander selected him.
New York police report a desperate appeal from Jose Tavarez Corunican and his wife for the return of their ailing 23 day old son John Tavarez who was abducted from their West Side Manhattan home. The suspects include a Spanish speaking woman described as emotionally unstable. The infant weighs eight pounds and has a red birthmark on the back of the head. The case follows a similar kidnapping incident reported in the city about 20 days earlier.
December saw a drop in the cost of living by two tenths of one percent led by lower food prices, with the Consumer Price Index at 49. Prices for wages for about 100000 workers fed to the index remain stable due to escalator clauses. Average factory worker earnings after taxes rose to 167.60 a week for a man with three dependents and 72.10 for a single worker, about 120 above November. The year over year cost of living was 17 percent higher than December 1957.
A Mount Vernon flood survivor, unnamed, urges communities to implement disaster plans. He spoke after returning from the north by train, describing rescue efforts and stressing that telling people to be ready is journalism’s role. Continued on Page 2.
Hope faded for 12 miners trapped when the Susquehanna River swelled and breached a tunnel under the river bed. Rescue crews, aided by federal and state experts, worked through the night to reach any still dry passages as officials confirmed 44 men had reached surface and 12 remained missing.
More than a dozen cases report pastors using classified ads to boost church attendance each time. Ads draw interested people, a local newspaper notes as it promotes rental sales and services via classified section. Contact numbers FA 3-3321 Elyria and CE 3-6173 Lorain are listed for ad placement.
A photo shows a boat employed by residents at the lower western end of the street to access their houses, illustrating access issues in the area.
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