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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1957
Page
14
Thew Management Club will award $225 scholarships to two high school graduates of 1957 who are children of Thew Shovel Co. workers. Eight applications were received and three district educators will select the winners. Selections expected by August 1 and eligibility requires graduation this year.
Plants in the area extended the holiday period with workers leaving on Wednesday and returning Monday. With July 4th on a Thursday some firms canceled Friday, creating a four day weekend. Elyria firms also shut for annual two week vacations, with work resuming on July 15.
In a December 5 1955 column Bill Antill analyzes stalled local progress toward AFL CIO merger. He cites few meetings six months from deadline, ongoing rivalries, and county level plans to form a local AFL CIO group with Lorain and Elyria sub councils amid national pressure to unite.
Vacation time centers on the family car and fuel economy. Bill McCrehand of Bills Mobil Service urges a motor tuneup before trips, with ignition tuning and carburetor checks as priorities. He notes tires are crucial for safe, enjoyable travel and warns about costly flats or tire issues on new purchases.
Striking workers at Electro Alloys Division of American Brake Shoe Co received strike benefits yesterday at Elyna Central Labor Union Hall. Eligible are picket line strikers. Robert Cendrosky, shop committee head, said payments will be made every Friday at the Broad Street hall while the strike continues.
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