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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1955
Page
5
A Elyria High School student recounts a rough morning cruise to Middle Bass Island. The narrative details choppy seas, shifting winds, a squall, flooding cabin, and a slow return to calmer conditions before ending with a note about the author, Harvey Wilcox, class of 1955.
Edward Tacham and Don Tracy present a partly fictional Carolina Corsair about Blackbeard and Governor Eden with daring exploits and a love triangle involving Knight and Cart Lotta. Combat Forces Press offers Combat Support in Korea as a frontline, episodic account for officers. Bill Ballinger’s The Tooth and the Nat Harper pairs a murder tale with a marriage gone wrong in a two story suspense novel.
Letters discuss Red China's demand for a U S cease-fire in the Formosa Strait and the risks of war. They question Canada’s polio vaccine leadership, Italy's Gronchi and the Socialists, and the Hoover Commission’s role in federal efficiency. Readers address Jehovah's Witnesses, women in Congress, and travel costs for Americans on vacations, with remarks on military benefits and consumer abuses.
The Country Editor recounts how wedding rites evolved from arranged betrothals and dowries to modern practices. It traces the origins of the bridal shower, the dowry chest or trousseau, the veil and wedding ring, and the symbolism of white, noting how parental roles and social expectations shifted over centuries.
Mexican farmers adopt burros as attractive burdens and pets amid a shift in use and care. El Universal notes demand abroad grows, altering traditional views as young farmers see new markets for the animals.
An Aneke Jahn Bere at Tracks End recounts four pets Melissa Bonnie Belle Richard and Roxie the pony as devoted family members. The piece notes other animals Henry Algernon Horatio and Oscar the snake and contrasts caring owners with those who abandon pets for the pound. Roxie spends vacations on a farm with relatives and nephews show concern about possible move.
SYRACUSE N Y UP New York's billion dollar Thruway claims safety but deer cause over half of winter crashes In six months at least 122 cars hit deer Dozens injured and one killed A motorist explains a head on strike and deer being thrown into oncoming traffic A state court ruling holds drivers liable for deer collisions and fencing costs along the 423 mile roadway are deemed astronomical
Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield announced a three cent stamp marking the Soo Locks centennial to go on sale June 28 1955 in Sault Sainte Marie Michigan the stamp prints total 110 million and first day cancellations may be sent to the Sault Sainte Marie postmaster with a money order. The stamp features a Great Lakes map design with a lake steamer near the Soo locks and includes the dates 1855 1955 and the inscription U S Postage. The story recounts historical notes on Lake Superior and the Soo locks including early canal work and the region’s industrial growth.
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