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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Page
2
Postmaster J Lotko announced the five digit ZIP code plan for Elyria and North Ridgeville. Residents will place the code after city and state on envelopes, with area 440 followed by 35 as applicable, to speed deliveries as the nationwide system rolls out.
Elyria High School plans a commencement for 378 seniors held at the stadium despite cold weather. Officials outline related activities and local coverage appears on related pages.
Weather in Northeastern Ohio calls for sunny and warmer conditions today, then clouds and scattered thundershowers tonight with low to mid fifties. Showers end by Friday morning with a shift to partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Wednesday temperatures range from 50 to 58, with a year ago reading of 57 to 65. 24 hour precipitation ends with trace. Humidity varied from 71 percent at 8 am to 60 at 2 pm and 72 at 8 pm. Sunrise 5 53, sunset 9 01. Moonrise 1 15, moonset 12 04.
President Kennedy met briefly with Senator Barry Goldwater in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the possible reappointment of a National Labor Relations Board member.
The fragment lists area codes and service notes for Elyria including delivery and post office boxes with codes 44835 and 4405. It also mentions Elyria rural mailbox 44688 North Ridgeville area code 4sese and Lorain delivery codes 140652 and 44053 with South Lorain service. Nearby places Bandusky 44870 Sandusky 44871 and 44004 are referenced for the Lake region.
Willam J Rahter assistant to the regional director U S Post Office says ZIP codes will cut four to five mail handlings and save delivery time. The Cincinnati region includes Ohio Indiana and Kentucky with 3500 offices and handles 10 percent of postal activity. Directories with district codes will be ready by July 1.
Two Nickel Plate freight cars derailed near Vermilion causing minor damage to track and no injuries. A gondola car and a tanker lay tipped in the right of way as repair crews moved in from Bellevue. Trains reduced speed through the area as officials consider train safety measures amid a year with multiple local derailments.
The Elyria NAACP chapter led by Rev. George T. Short announces a Monday drive to press employment officers and managers for clear hiring policies regarding Negroes. He plans to gather statements, then accompany qualified Negro applicants seeking jobs. He cites housing and employment as linked, urges federal action, and notes potential local picketing with Oberlin support.
Sid Caesar fainted backstage during the first act of the Broadway musical Little Me in New York. A doctor blamed exhaustion, and Caesar rested before returning home to Long Island. Understudy Mickey Deems covered Caesar’s seven parts as the curtain rose eight minutes later. Caesar was to return tonight.
Police press one of the nation’s most intensive Mississippi investigations into the slaying of Medgar Evers. A reward exceeds 22 000 seeks the sniper. At a memorial rally Mrs Evers said she fears his death won’t be in vain as crowds mourn and violence flares in Jackson.
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP was set to lead off testimony before the House judiciary subcommittee chaired by Emanuel Celler. The group reviews Kennedy's 1963 civil rights bill aiming to strengthen voting rights and equal treatment at registration.
Lorain County deputies questioned three suspects from Oberlin after three blasts shattered a Motor Rest Truck Stop window on Route 20. Deputies identified two in a car stopped by Cpl. Eugene Barlow, and the third man was picked up at his home. Two shotguns and 38 caliber revolver ammo were found.
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