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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
12
U S Steel Pioneer Benjamin Fairless announced a shift from the old freight absorbed pricing to F O B mill pricing. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling affecting freight practices and will see most products quoted F O B shipping point in the near future.
Marietta College juniors Charles Weckaman of Gallipolis and Richard Winslow of Tyson, Ohio, abandoned their planned Gallipolis to New Orleans canoe trip after two weeks. They averaged 32 miles per day and faced strong winds near Owensboro, Kentucky, concluding they could not complete the six week voyage.
Edward G. Menz of Amherst, a longtime painter and interior decorator, former village councilman for three terms, dies at 12 30 pm at his home on Minerva Street after a lingering illness. He is survived by Minnie. Edward Jr.. two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements set at Emmerich Funeral Home and St. Peter's Church with burial in Crownhill cemetery.
About sixty Elyria boys will ride a bus to Cleveland today to watch the Cleveland Indians play the Chicago White Sox. The outing is part of the fourth week of the YMCA Boys division Adventure Program and marks the second trip this season to a Cleveland game. Russell Gleason reports twenty five boys signed up for the Bat and Swim event, with many fathers accompanying the group.
Reports from the war front describe continued aerial clashes between Russian and German forces and Eastern and Western Allied actions. Observers note Soviet zone measures and an electric power rate rise as wartime conditions persist.
Lor County vegetable growers will tour the Marietta area Sunday to observe local growing methods. A full bus has 44 reservations, possibly requiring a second vehicle if demand grows. The group leaves at 6 am from Second Street in front of the courthouse.
Cleveland police dig with a power shovel at Edgewater Park dump as they search for the body of a murdered woman. George Andrews, a 38 year old Pittsburgh convict, says he buried her in an old automobile body last February, and police estimate about 15 feet of earth cover the area.
Congressman Walter Huber of Akron representing the 14th district visited Elyria today to meet friends and acquaintances. Elyria Board of Realtors members attended a one day meeting of the state board of erectors of the association of boards of realtors at the Deshier Warlick Hotel in Columbus. William Hartman Wells Mote and John Hinter attended the meeting as local and state board members and officers.
Twenty two young judges from Lorain Erie and Cuyahoga Counties joined a district vegetable judging practice at the Fred Dekker farm in Avon last night. Alvin Moll OSU extension specialist discussed contest difficulties including potato grading under time limits. Robert Fitch and Norman Dekker organized plates for variety ID and defect grading with numerous disease and insect mounts.
The USS New York, survivor of two world wars and two atomic blasts, sank while being towed 44 miles southwest of Pearl Harbor before tests with new weapons could occur. Rear Adm. Marshall Greer noted it appeared more damaged by Bikini tests than expected.
Cleveland report details the death of a 35 year old mother of three from Catrolan due to polio. The case is part of a broader outbreak as state health officials confirm hospital admissions and rising polio cases among children and adults.
Fragmentary notes mention Penfield visitors and individuals such as Laura Hekxer Craveerd Brera and Katty Be Bal. The text lists names including Verment slat Whagids and Sreulsieg f Aiteona with references to Ris and Sirs in Pa. 3fr and "ies. Also mentions Mr and Sirs and William Paviik of Cleveland.
A mangled paragraph mentions Australia and a census style count with figures around 40 people, 2 million increase, and a forecast for 1950. It oddly notes a six foot ruler that snaps back and a cigarette pack invention, with references to Caswell and unnamed seamen.
A nostalgic recall notes events from a year ago marking Lorain County’s 125th anniversary with pageants and contests in Lorain. It also cites a wage agreement of 13.05 daily for coal miners and recalls floods near Toledo five years earlier affecting thousands of acres and roads. Axis shipping losses tied to Allied North Africa operations are mentioned as context for invasion preparations.
Hollywood coroner held an informal hearing with Rex Harrison to learn any motive behind Carole Landis death by suicide. An autopsy cited alcohol and a heavy dose of seconal after a Sunday dinner with Harrison, who described a brief visit and absence of a personal note.
Mrs. Paul Vistek near Port Columbus Airport reported two silver cylindrical objects hovering and bobbing in the sky. She initially mistook them for airplanes but noted their unusual motion and lack of conventional flight.
Cleveland safety officials warn of dangerous lake conditions as rough waves claim a second life in two days. The latest victim is Dors 23, a nurse from Lakewood who disappeared while swimming near Rocky yesterday.
Ohio Governor Lausche predicts the Democratic nominee will be chosen before the convention and will win in November. He notes he will attend the Philadelphia convention next Wednesday but will not take part due to official standing.
Over two years 2 4 D failed to control poison ivy while Atlacide chlorate and Ammate offered good control though Atlacide costs were under half of Ammate and fire hazard remains a concern. The Town Experiment Station reports indoor confinement raised egg production and efficiency. Cattle prefer sweet Sudan to regular Sudan, grazing habits favor the former, and manure boosts Sudan yields and returns on manure.
Wisconsin and Illinois trials advise against alfalfa or clover meal in hog supplements on green pasture, with soybean meal as a safe exception. Broiler tests show cost cuts by gradual cracked corn addition to protein mash without hurting weight. Pasture rotation reduces rainfall runoff and improves soil absorption on sloped lands. Minnesota work favors DDT or chlordane dust for cutworm protection, with precise application guidance. Pennsylvania radish and cabbage pest tests compare corrosive sublimate, benzene hexachloride, chlorinated camphene, and chlorpate products for effectiveness and cost.
LaGrange Variety club and 4 H club members met with 26 attendees. Minutes from the previous meeting were read and guests took part. Orders for 4 H shirts were collected. The group split into smaller work teams and soft drinks were served.
A new five cent U S Mail stamp will commemorate the golden anniversary of New York. The bulletin says the stamp goes on sale July 31. First day cancellations can be requested by sending up to ten self addressed envelopes to the Elyria post office with payment for return postage.
Agnes Wichiacz of the ark Board reports that Peter Roka of 1017 West River Street has been discharged from the secretary post by the park department at a monthly salary of 220 dollars.
Lorain county held an auction yesterday of miscellaneous property and equipment used by the court. It drew 3025 dollars with 3 horses 2 school buses two automobiles and a bath tub sold by auditor Rene Cellier who is also an auctioneer. All items sold except an old blue paper machine. The top price 980 dollars was for a 1942 sheriff's department automobile.
Chas. W. Quick will address an open meeting at Oberlin on Friday July 9 at 8 p m at the Phyllis Wheatier Center. The NAACP sponsors the event with invitations to all branches. Quick is a Harvard graduate and a Dean at North Carolina law school. Professor George Simpson of Oberlin College will introduce him.
The Elyria YALCA Boys division announces an adventurous week with a track meet and two softball games, plus a fish hunt in the pool and a Saturday movie program. Russell Gleason, the physical director, previews prizes, a winner roast, and a Cleveland game incentive for league champions.
Nancy Thompson thirteen of 116 Pleasant Street wears a cast on foot and ankle and uses crutches after a car overturned near Spencer. One teen, William Ray Cantleberry seventeen of Spencer, died from injuries. Other riders Maud Brinker thirteen Roberta Howe fourteen and Lawrence Sanders fifteen suffered scratches and bruises. Nancy was visiting her grandmother Mrs Clance Gannett at Spencer when the crash occurred and she was treated at Oberlin Hospital for a broken toe and cracked ankle.
Police report describes several traffic mishaps. Niles H Johnson on Williams Street car damaged when rear fender caught bumper of Frank Dediasi’s car on Broad Street at Washington Avenue. Philip Kristan of Lorain backed into Airs Kunzte on Locust Street at Broad Street, pushing Kunzte into a concrete truck. William Speiger of Camden New Jersey tipped a truck and trailer on Route 2 near Route 30 in heavy evening traffic after veering to avoid a collision.
The Clyde Porcelain Steel Corp. announced wage hikes of 10 cents an hour for hourly workers and 1 dollar weekly for salaried staff, retroactive to July 1, affecting 1200 employees.
Foster P Dirlam the county farm placement supervisor reports a large group of boys and girls is needed tomorrow morning in the Elyria area to pick raspberries and beans. They should assemble before 7 am on the second Street side of Ely Park in front of the court house, where farmers’ trucks will pick them up. The early berry crop is nearly finished tomorrow.
Service Director D. W. Kothe announced bids will be opened July 23 for resurfacing sections of 19 streets this summer. The program is capped at 15 000 dollars with an estimated 43 000 square yards to be resurfaced. Streets listed include Columbia Denison Garfor Fest River Clear s Winckles Brandston Pasagens Hoosevels Poplar Woceland Oak Second Fifth Wooster Seventh West River West Third.
Receipts at Cleveland market totalled 650 cattle and 900 hogs with steady to firm demand. Cattle show varied pricing from choice to low grade, calves active. sheep and lambs steady, hothouse vegetables and eggs firm with government grade prices in effect. Poultry prices reflect steady to firm trends across leghorn, light type, and heavy fowl categories.
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