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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1958
Page
8
Elyria organizes a beauty pageant with a $1 ticket system to crown a queen for the 125th anniversary on Aug 19. 29 nominees include 12 princesses as prizes feature cash, jewelry and fur neckpieces while runners up win gifts from local merchants.
Obituary notices report Helena G Samuel Brown 88 died in Lorain after illness. George Donald Brown 69, Delia Allen 72, and Mrs Zink with extended families noted. Services set at Russell T I Fulton Funeral Home and Emmanual Evangelical Church. burials in LaGrange, Lorain, Calvary Cemetery.
Frank H. Whalen of Center Ridge Road cited for improper turn on Broad Street with $5 fine plus costs. Joseph B. Akin of East River Street fined $50 and given 30 day license suspension for reckless driving. suspension withheld if he completes traffic school. Jerry C. Stang of Spruce Street cited for reckless driving with $10 fine and costs. location listed as Marylen Street and Cascade Park.
Police reports list multiple divorce actions in Elyria Lorain and Amherst with grounds of neglect cruelty and absence. Several drivers face speeding and stop sign violations with court appearances and fines noted.
In memory of Beulah Buah who passed away July 4, 1954. Your memory is our keepsake and we shall never part. Also remembered is Philip Busch who died July 3, 1957. His wife Wealtha, daughter Delores Miller and family express their sorrow and remember with a sigh.
Loving memory note for Emily Scriveng who died July 4 1949 and Albert H Fu nier who passed away July 4 1953. Elsie and Caner offer heartfelt memories and honor their parents in heaven and on earth.
Ohio Information Committee executive secretary Fred J Milligan said the governor would not mention supplemental unemployment benefits in the special session. Gov ONeill opened with the SUB topic but left it to wisdom of the legislature. Milligan praised House Speaker Roger Cloud and Senate Majority Leader C Stanley Mechem for keeping SUB out of the session.
William A. James of 523 Case Ave. pleaded guilty to driving while license suspended and was fined 150 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail with 27 days suspended on good behavior for a year. It was his second court appearance in a week on the same charge after a May 11 license suspension for financial responsibility. State patrols stationed near Route 76 and Sugar Ridge Rd reported him driving by as observed.
A tire blowout on a car carrying three Elyria teens caused a crash into a parked vehicle on Poplar Street just after 10 pm. Vicky DeFazio 15, bruises on the left thigh. Dave O'Dowd 15, bruises on the right side. Dorohyh Cummons 14, minor injuries were treated and released at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Driver Gerald Booth 15 was uninjured. Damages totaled 425 to the Booth auto and the parked car. A separate noon bicycle crash injured Gordon Kane 14 on East Bridge Street. A car collision at Furnace and Hillsdale after 5 pm damaged John Jackson’s car. James Seekins 18 was fined in Municipal Court.
American Ship Building Co officials met with International Association of Machinists negotiators for an all day bargaining session in Cleveland. Talks centered on seniority while eight unions negotiate with the company. Contracts at Lorain Toledo Chicago and Buffalo yards expire July 3. The firm publicly shared its initial proposal and aims to hold the wage line after a loss on Navy contracts at Lorain.
About 150 Eaton homeowners are converting garage breezeways into living space, skipping permit fees. Inspector Ralph Smith said he contacted 30 owners, demanding a $10 fee in addition to the $5 garage fee, meeting stiff objections. Trustees advised referring the matter to the zoning board. A $290 permit total from last month was turned over to the commissioners. Mrs. J C Bija presented $100 for using the town hall second floor as a kindergarten room.
A list of newborns from area families appears alongside a Larain County Muscular Dystrophy Society chapter meeting. Officers elected for the next year include Scott Morrison president and Robert Stenhamer vice president. Frank Yoder of Cleveland spoke on the Dystrophic Child with slides from the Atlantic City convention.
A series of birth announcements lists newborn sons and daughters named to families in Elyria Lorain and nearby towns. Recipients include Saddier Thompson Young Guy Palmer Palmer and others with addresses across Eastern Heights Cleveland St Columbus St Dewey Ave Center Ridge Rd and North Ridgeville.
Mrs. Charles Kleefeld 2235 North Jefferson Blvd Lorain. Address lines list two residents or parties connected to a local hospital notice.
Allen Births a son to Me and Mrs. Donald Hartman at 414 South Professor Street. Mrs. Bernard Grime and son Roger Eibon at R D 2. Mrs. James Haynes and son at R D 1 Amherst. Bert Nestor and son at R D 1 Wake Amherst. Mrs. Donald March and son. Mrs. LeRoy Brasee and son at 235 Colorado Avenue Lorainson R D 4 Wellington.
The Skin Divers Club at the Elyria YMCA will review a proposed constitution tonight at 8 30 in Room C with Rev Norris Crook as temporary chairman and constitution committee chair. Regular instruction follows at 9 30 in the Y pool with instructors Jerry Heskitt and Ernie Papay. Membership and instruction welcome to any interested men, Y membership required.
Chester Thorpe of 223 West River Street pleaded innocent in Elyria Municipal Court to leaving the scene of an accident. Bond was set at 200 and a July 18 hearing was fixed after state patrol arrested him on June 13 for a collision on Route 254.
The National Pickle Packers Association backs statehood for Hawaii the Sandwich Islands in a statement from Oak Park Illinois. The action signals industry support for Hawaii joining the United States as a state.
Thomas Abraham reports an attempted break in at Tommys Recreation, 220 Tenney Ave. The back screen door was broken but iron bars on the wooden door blocked entry. The site was previously broken into two years ago, and openings have since been reinforced.
Robert L. Hite, 22, Olena C. laborer, and Judy E. Champney, 18, Wakeman receive licenses in a local issuance.
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