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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1950

Page

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17 Students Receive Diplomas At New High School

17 seniors at Elyria District Catholic High School received diplomas during a mid century commencement at Gulf Road School yesterday evening. Monsignor Murphy praised staff and students for founding Catholic higher education in the area and noted the event as the first graduation from the new institution.

Elyria District Catholic High School Albert J. Murphy St. A Ignatius Church Cleveland Monsignor Murphy Joseph B. Lehane Clarence E. Elwell Cleveland Diocese Elyria District Gulf Road School Msgr St. Ignatus Church Father Cross Gounod

Weather outlook for Northeastern Ohio turns warmer

The Northeastern Ohio forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions this afternoon followed by partly cloudy skies and milder temperatures tonight. Tuesday brings more clouds and warmth with a chance of scattered afternoon thundershowers. Low tonight around 58, high Tuesday near 85. Markets noted on page two.

Ohio

Pickets Told To Sweep Up Tacks

In Marristown Tennessee pickets from the American Enka Corp textile mill were moved off the line to sweep tacks from the highway. State Safety Commissioner Sam Neal said the no-picketing order stands until assurances are given that no more tacks will be strewn on the road.

Marristown Tenn American Enka Corp Sam Neal

Five Roads In Age Of Conflict Are Given By Oberlin Speaker

Dr Clarence Tucker Craig dean of Drew Theological Seminary told Oberlin College graduates in Finney Chapel that many conflicts await them as they leave learning centers. He described Worlds in Collision drawing on Imanuel Velikovsky and urged graduates to seek assurance amid global strife while noting Oberlin's tradition of minimizing prejudice and discrimination.

God Oberlin Clarence Tucker Craig Drew Theological Seminary Madison N. J Oberlin College Finney Chapel Craig Graduate School of Theology Imanuel Velikowsky Earth

Kick Off Dinner Set Tomorrow For YMCA Drive

More than 400 workers will gather at six tomorrow evening in the YMCA for the Buy a Boy building fund drive kickoff. Richard J. Gollmar will preside as prospect cards are drawn from a 4000-name board and a brochure shows why remodels are needed including pool, balcony, and locker room improvements. Camp Iser See-Kes will also be highlighted as funds support a new craft shop and five cabins.

Y.M.C.A Richard J. Gollmar Camp Iser See-Kes Vermilion River Board of Trustees Gollmar Elyria Y.mc.a

Lustron Consents To Adjudication In Bankruptcy

In Chicago Lustron Housing Corp filed consent to adjudication in bankruptcy before Federal District Judge Philip L. Sullivan. The Columbus plant was recently sold to the Reconstruction Finance Corp. Hearing was postponed until tomorrow as Lustron’s attorney stated the firm’s consent to bankruptcy.

Chicago Lustron Housing Corporation Columbus Reconstruction Finance Corporation Federal Philip L. Sullivan Lustron Sullivan Joseph Schwartz Rose

Green Opposes Bill To Outlaw Railroad Strikes

AFI president William Green condemned a Senate bill to outlaw strikes as a gratuitous insult to union members. He testified that the measure rests on an unfounded assumption that labor would strike against national welfare and security.

Green Washington AFI William Green Senate Labor Committee Abor

Search Abandoned For Crewmembers In North Sea Crash

London reports the W S Air Force has ended the hunt for four crewmen missing after a Superfortress crash in the North Sea last Wednesday.

London W. S. Air Force North Sea

Milk crisis grips Pittsburgh area during dairy strikes

Eight million people in and around Pittsburgh and Washington D C faced a milk shortage as two dairy strikes halted deliveries. Farmers dumped surplus and mothers begged for settlement while emergency plans failed. In Pittsburgh only 1000 quarts reached recipients in 24 hours, as Washington set up a limited system for babies, soldiers, the elderly, and hospitals.

Pittsburgh Washington, D. C Pennsylvania Allegheny County Medical Society Washington Dairies AFL

Traffic Mishaps Fatal To 13 In Ohio

Weather was good but traffic volume rose across Ohio leading to at least 13 deaths in accidents. Victims include Jay Schelenberg and Zita Halter of Marshalville struck by a train, Duwaine Rhodes near Gettysburg, Ruth Brown of Dayton driving, Edna Bonham of Sunbury, Riley Murphy near McConnellsville, and Frances Heinze of Columbus in a three car crash on the city outskirts.

United Pro Ohio Jay Schelenberg Zita Halter Marshalville Duwaine Rhodes Gettysburg Ruth Brown Dayton Edna Bonham Sunbury Delaware Riley Murphy Roxbury Stockport McConnellsville Frances M. Heinze Columbus Ruth J. Cross Akron

Open House At Elyria Country Club Showcases New Clubhouse

About 600 members and guests attended the Elyria Country Club open house to view the modern, spacious new clubhouse. Flowers from suppliers decorated the setting as refreshments were served by a host of club members and their daughters. Fabian Geisman, newly hired as manager, guided visitors through the facilities with aid from club members. The clubhouse resumes activity tomorrow with meals from the new kitchen, and a dinner dance is planned for Saturday to close a week of completion events.

Elyria Country Club H. C. Barbour D. O. Thomas H. L. Reynolds K. W. Plocher

Attlee Asks Cabinet To Approve European Plan White Paper

Prime Minister Clem Attlee convened the cabinet to approve a white paper explaining Britain’s failure to join six other nations in the Schuman plan for pooling European heavy industries. The document is expected to underpin a Commons statement.

Attlee London Clement Attlee Britain Schuman House of Commons

Forrestal Did Not Ask Delay In Amerasia Arrests

FBI chief Hoover said former secretary Forrestal never asked to delay Amerasia arrests. A 1945 diary entry cited intervening to avoid complicating United Nations talks with the USSR, urging Truman to be informed. Hoover noted Forrestal only asked to inform Truman via Clark and Vardasnan.

Washington FBI J. Edgar Hoover Amerasia James Forrestal Senate Truman Forrestal Justice Department Navy United Nations Hoover James K. Vardasnan Mr. Truman

Summer School Registers 80 Students at Elyria High

Elyria reports 80 students registered for summer classes at the high school building on opening day. Principal figures show 97 elementary registrations and 33 primary, 36 intermediate, 28 upper grade pupils. High school topics include social problems 12, English 7, American history 22, typing 9, general history 15, general mathematics 7, advanced mathematics 8. Margaret Husted aided in scheduling. Additional registrations accepted tomorrow at 8 am.

Elyria High School George Miraben Elyria Summer School Margaret Husted Miraben

Library closes Wednesday afternoons for summer

Elyria Library will be closed after one o'clock on Wednesday afternoons this week onward through the summer. Librarian Miss Edna Moore announced the schedule and asked patrons to deposit returns in the front porch book box during the closure period.

Elyria Edna Moore

Port city WWI veteran dies after stairway fall

Payne Lemon D, 56, a World War I veteran, died from a fractured skull after a fall on a stairway in his North Read home in Portsmouth on Saturday.

Portsmouth Lemon’ Payne North Read

Carr Objects To Information In West Report

Elyria housing panel member C Franklin Carr objected to A H West's Chronicle Telegram report based on ten years of building permits. Carr said the West memo, presented Friday, was rejected since it echoed the main report and lacked recommendations while omitting industrial growth and surrounding areas outside the city.

C. Franklin Carr Elyria A. H. West Chronicle-Telegram Carr Mr. West West

Ohio Made Mines Not Cause Of Fatal Blast

Washington representative of Kilgore Manufacturing Co. argues Newark plant practices did not cause the May 19 explosion that killed 31 and damaged the harbor. He cites witness testimony on partitions and says evidence points to a defective diesel engine aboard the dynamite barge.

Ohio WantonGigm Atty B. R. Powell Washington Kilgore Manufacturing Co Newark, C South Amboy N. J Coast Guard Powell

Akron man dies from backyard fire burns

Theodore Woods aged 49 of Akron died from burns suffered when he mistakenly threw gasoline on a fire in his backyard. Elyria Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7:18 tomorrow evening.

Chicem Akron Theodore Woods Elyria Board of, Education

Truck Crash Kills Larry Kelble in Route 113 Accident

At 10 am on Route 113 at Baumhardt road a light truck driven by Larry Kelble 18 and his uncle Albert Kelble 57 collided with a livestock trailer carrying two steers. Larry was killed. Albert injured with cuts and possible internal injuries. The trailer broke loose after the impact and veered into the Kelble truck. The Kelbles operated a Berlin Heights slaughter house. Larry’s body was moved to Emmerich Funeral Home Amherst and then to Berlin Heights.

Larry Keble R. D. Berlin Heights Albert Keible Baumhardt Road Keibles Berlin Heights Claude Adams Steers Kelbles Larry Kelble Emmerich Amherst Albert Kelble Amherst Hospital

13 Persons Hurt In Collision Near Norwalk

Thirteen people were injured at noon yesterday in a traffic collision on U S Route 20 half a mile west of Norwalk involving two passenger cars and two trucks. Seven injured were from the Dent family of McBean Georgia. the most seriously hurt was Rees Friend Jr. with a crushed vertebra. Others include Rees Friend Sr. and family members with various injuries, and drivers Donald DeVore and George Saunders with minor to serious injuries. The highway is rough and one side of the divided highway is shut for repairs, forcing traffic to use the opposite side. All injured were taken to Norwalk Hospital.

Norwalk Thomas E. Dent McBean Georgia Bellevue Rees Friend Jr Friend Rees Friend Sr Rees Friend Trees Friend Mabel Friend Evelyn Friend Sharon Friend Gwendolyn Allen J. Leji Birmingham Mich Iris Donald ‘D. DeVore Port Jarvis Safeway Truck Lines George A. Saunders Chicago Interstate Motor Freight Company DeVore Saunders Norwalk Hospital Charles Gilbert R. D Wakeman

Defeat Move To Return Rent Bill To Committee

Washington The Senate defeated a Republican sponsored bid to return the rent control extension bill to the Senate Banking Committee. The 44 25 vote against recommitting marked a setback for Sen Harry P Cain a one man filibuster that stretched into a marathon session last Friday. Present federal controls expire June 30.

Washington Senate Senate Banking Committee Harry P. Cain Wash

Former Judge Lynn Critchfield Dies in Wooster

Lynn R. Critchfield, a former common pleas judge and Wayne County prosecutor, died yesterday in Wooster at age 82. The brief item notes his public service. An unrelated advertisement mentions attic reversible windows and fans, with price prompts at Bowker Electric Service.

Dies Wooster Lynn R. Critchfield Common Pleas Wayne Punty Bowker Electric Service Broad Epabh

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