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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1952
Page
4
A Detroit woman, Dorothy Bowman, lost permission to witness the execution of Chester Gregg in the Ohio Penitentiary. Warden Ralph W. Alvis refused, citing state law barring relatives from executions, saying she would still come to Columbus for the event.
An advertisement asserts that Rennel concentrate helps users lose 21 pounds and return to normal weight. The claimant says the product reduced weight and fat quickly, recommending a liquid mixed with grapefruit juice and two tablespoons twice daily, with a money back guarantee.
Mrs. Bowman and a friend intend to travel to Columbus to witness the execution of Gregg, who is slated to die for killing his estranged wife, Alma, operator of a lonely hearts club. Gregg had earlier killed Mose Belew, Mrs. Bowman’s father, and served five years of a life sentence before being paroled. Governor Lausche had no comment on petitions to spare him as sisters urge clemency.
Plainfield police warned newlyweds to leave church quietly after the wedding and ordered wedding motorcades to avoid constant noise. The directive, set to take effect next Tuesday, aims to curb disturbances during nuptial processions.
Residents complain about persistent loud horn blowing in the area, citing disruption to quiet streets and disturbance to daily life. Officials consider enforcement actions to curb the nuisance and restore neighborhood calm.
Col David E. Schilling commander of the 31st Fighter Escort Wing returns from a U. S. to Japan jet flight and is greeted at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii by Beverly Rivera Miss Hawaii of 1952. Defense photo notes delegates at a marathon session with Texas dispute. He had 35 minutes but promised eight if audience paid attention. Both sides kept to the deal.
Georgia pro Eisenhower delegates faced delays at the convention entrance for lack of badges. They forced entry after accreditation, joking a southern Democrat influence. A Kefauver Taft cap and swift Pennsylvania caucus framed the unfolding scene in Chicago.
Quoted tele grapher Mac Sanders, on duty in Albany, recounts his aging take home pay from 1938 to now and notes rising living costs. A mother heckles a child over cleanliness while discussing daily routines. A reflective line on habit formation appears.
Dust-choked rescue workers pulled six miners from an undersea coal mine explosion three miles off the Atlantic coast in Glace Bay Nova Scotia. A seventh miner was critically injured and Herbert Dasmond, brother of a victim, suffered third degree burns as an ambulance moved him to a hospital.
Authorities cite an underground blast at Dominion Coal Co. Colliery No. 20 three miles offshore as the likely cause of a rock slide and fatalities among workers at the three mile working point. The event follows an unexplained explosion described as most unbearable.
In St Paul a 35 year old woman is held on suspicion of burglary. She claims an unusual alibi and is found outside a burglarized delicatessen with a bag containing money and cigarettes as police arrive amid debris and rubble.
Witnesses described a man darting from a window to pass a bag to another person during a July incident in Elyria. A woman testified she was walking when a man ran up and handed her a bag before fleeing. The Chronicle-Tel notes related film industry mention from 1951.
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