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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1952
Page
2
Belgium marks 21 months of regular helicopter air mail since the first flight from Haren Airfield near Brussels. The joint effort by the post office and Belgian airlines celebrates the service as a coming-of-age milestone.
An English observer helped Sabena arrange two American helicopters for a 230 mile Bel gian mail run with ten stops including Brussels Liege and Antwerp. The service delivers about 12 000 letters daily on a four and a half hour route with one minute stopovers and a seven minute refuel. Despite harsh winter fogs and blizzards the system posted 95 percent on time in winter and up to 99 percent in summer. Only one accident occurred when a helicopter crashed into the Meuse near Liege. the craft carried mail in waterproof panniers and was recovered. No special stamps or postmarks identify helipost mail.
An 18 year old Cuban student delivered the valedictorian address in French Spanish and English at Mt. St. Charles Academy's commencement exercises. General Ulysses S. Grant was unpopular in Ohio after Shiloh in April 1863 due to heavy Buckeye losses.
July 15 Grange meeting features Henrietta Ito discussing hobbies. Bechtel family reunion draws 58 members and 3 guests at Linwood Park on June 29. Pomona Grange program led by Mrs. Guilli and Mary Ladrach includes musical numbers and talks on Ohio constitution and farm safety. Socials planned by church groups. numerous community notices and visits follow.
Lincoln veteran showman Harry Hale says he gave Will Rogers his first stage try-out in 1899 with Harry Hale & Associated Players in New York City. Hale recalls Rogers being picked up by Ziegfeld five years later and notes his father was backstage at Ford's Theatre the night Lincoln was shot.
Addison of Wakeman and Mr and Mrs Richard Sanders hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Clifford Smith of Elyria and Mr and Mrs Fred Holzhauser of Penfield Junction for a Saturday fishing party with picnic dinner at Sandusky. Observent Oberlin residents joined July 4 gatherings at Lena Geissendoerfer and John Bauman homes. Evan Coates and sons of Oberlin also visited Harold and Mrs Coates.
A Hastings woman dressed for a party locked out after her dress snagged in the door. A passerby saw her in distress, recovered a hidden key, opened the back door, and freed her before the cab arrived.
Robert F. Monahan of South Boston completed grammar school high school and college without missing a day of attendance.
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