09 Jul 1955
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1955
Page
1
Ely youths can enjoy summertime activities without travel by joining the YWCA summer play camp program as highlighted in a Women’s Feature. The Chronicle-Telegram also suggests home improvement ideas to enhance outdoor living in the Home Building and Improvement section.
Vacation ideas from Phyllis Rosenteur invite readers to “get hep” and enjoy the weekend with humor. The Chronicle Telegram Weekend edition offers special features on a memorial, a reunion, and more, promising light reading and entertainment.
Business and industry items from Amherst highlight automotive services, local shops, and market trends. Key entities include Amherst firms, regional suppliers, and municipal coverage detailing shop openings, layoffs, and price movements affecting readers. This brief summarizes the page’s focus on local commerce and economic activity.
State highway officials move to reroute Rt 20 to align with Rt 10 from southwest Elyria to Wooster Rd Rocky River. The change could derail Elyria bypass plans, affect Lorain belt lines, and delay a $1.1 million LaPorte bridge project slated for 1937, with broader impacts on county road plans through Avon and Sheffield to Cleveland.
Storm winds strike the Ridgeville property anew as the Hiltebrants face repeated damage. A freak April storm earlier toppled a barn and a tree, leaving the family to assess continued storm risk and prevent further losses.
London report states Albert Einstein posthumously joins seven scientists calling for renouncing war or facing potential human extinction from nuclear war. Bertrand Russell presents the statement at Caxton Hall and says tapes were sent to U S S R Britain France China Canada and others for public comment. The plea warns that any use of H bombs could end humanity and urges peaceful dispute resolution by governments.
Heat records held at 90 degrees mark the ninth straight day of heat. The weatherman predicts relief for northern Ohio Sunday as a cool air mass moves in from the northwest, dropping temperatures six to eight degrees and reducing humidity. Violent storms and winds up to 75 mph hit the Lorain area early today as the line of storms moved through the north.
Northeastern Ohio remains hot and humid with scattered thundershowers. Expect a cool down Sunday morning with highs around 88 to 93 and overnight lows near 68 to 72. Friday temperatures range from 71 to 89 with measurable rainfall and high humidity. Lake Erie winds shift from south to northwest, bringing possible thundershowers and squalls late today and tonight.
Washington records show the government has again ordered Cleveland gambler Francesco Frank Brancato deported to Italy. The Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed his appeal Friday and upheld an Immigration Service ruling from May that he be deported.
An oddly dressed figure resembling a Mars visitor appeared at 6 pm near Osborne and Jacquay Roads signaling the end of a four day quarry search for the car of Robert Campbell missing since October 21. Divers explored depths of about 55 feet with limited equipment but found only remains of debris. no car or body was located.
A rented panel truck and a Greyhound bus collided on Rt 42 in Lodi injuring 26 to 28 people. The Cleveland bound bus carried 39 passengers from Louisville and Fort Knox service personnel. driver Stanley W. Chacksfield of Cincinnati received a sprained ankle. The truck driver Nat Binder of East Cleveland was in severe shock. Relatives gathered as some passengers were treated and a relief bus transported those with minor injuries.
Detroit federal court held Cleveland bank robber Louis Teller and his girlfriend Lora Lee Ratenour, 17, on bonds of 75000 and 50000 respectively after an FBI raid with tear gas. They face July 22 examinations for the January Cleveland Trust Co. holdup that netted 23000, and Teller also faced assault with intent to kill in the Shaker Heights National Guard Armory shooting case. Teller claimed the 2200 seized was savings and loot from 35 Ohio holdups prior to his prison term.
London report notes Clement Attlee Kain nine years old of Burlington Kentucky died in a pool accident following a car bus collision on Friday. The child's parents escaped injury and were involved in the crash.
Hong Kong Royal Navy headquarters says two jet planes bombed and machine gunned the British ship Inchwells in the Mue River estuary leading to Foochow on the Chinese Communist coast this morning.
Vienna reports that Communist Hungary announces the arrest of United Press and Associated Press correspondents in Budapest and two employees of the U.S. legation.
A young seaman Thomas Maldona of Far Rockaway NY confessed to radioing false reports that the fishing ship Blue Star was afire and sinking off the New Jersey coast. He and 17 year old George Teen of Oceanside NY were charged with burglary for breaking into a 30 foot commercial boat aboard the St Joseph. The hoax prompted a Coast Guard search costing taxpayers at least 30 000 and prompted warnings from Nassau County police and FCC officials.
Tokyo reports a massive Communist led attack on government troops in Laos, seen as a new Asia-wide threat and a challenge to SEATO. Laotian authorities say rebels overran at least one border post with Pathet Lao forces aided by Viet Minh elements, raising fears of wider conflict and Western response.
Bucyrus resident Bruce Thornton Wilder, 21, drowning occurred after a Friday night incident near the Oceola quarry. The report notes the accident occurred in the Bucyrus area, with authorities investigating possible causes and time of death.
A severe storm knocked out pumping for Elyria Water Works for 16 hours and disrupted power across Lorain County. Lightning damaged transformers on Leavitt Rd and downed wires in Sheffield Village, Avon Lake, and Oberlin. Trees fell on roads, basements flooded, and two ore boats could not lift the Black River bascule bridge. Power restored gradually. industries told to curtail then resume. Local officials reported near-normal service in Elyria except for the water works outage.
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