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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1959
Page
1
The clipping reminds readers tomorrow is Father’s Day and notes views vary by person. It suggests checking Page 1, Section 2 for photos illustrating the idea and directs to Page 15 for a look at the new mayor’s court in Chips from the Woodpile.
The CT renews its popular review of main news items from 10, 25 and 50 years ago. Elyria and Lorain County readers can look back at past headlines in the new “Yesterday in the News” feature.
State liquor agents face charges in alleged shake down attempt against tavern owner as reported on page 20 in the second section. The announcement notes a half million dollar motel project planned for North Ridgeville, with details and reactions from local officials.
Akron police report Floyd Hyde 29, a Firestone worker, admitted hammering Nina Reese 32, divorcesd from DJ Carl Reese, and injuring her 73-year-old mother Anne Myrtle. Hyde fled, pursued by a brother witness, then confessed at the scene. He suffered cuts after smashing a window during arrest.
The article notes the start of summer tomorrow night at 11 50 p m EST with daylight saving time shifting, predicting 145 hours of sunshine as the sun rises at 5 58 a m and sets at 9 05 p m. It explains the solstice marks the peak tilt of the North Pole toward the sun before days shorten.
Partly cloudy and warmer today with highs around 78. Tonight will be fair and cooler with low near 50. Friday's temperature range around 55 to 76 with no precipitation in the last 24 hours. Humidity varies from 85 percent in the morning to 39 percent in the afternoon. Sunrise at 5 53 a.m. and sunset at 2 04 p.m.
A month old girl named Norma Jean Mitchell died in Pender Virginia after a plastic bag covering a pillow entangled around her head in a bassinet. Her parents Palmer and Mrs Mitchell reported the bag, similar to dry cleaning bags, caused the suffocation. Police described the bag as the type used by some dry cleaning outfits.
Louisiana officials tangled in a struggle over the governorship as Gov. Earl Long, deemed a danger to himself and others, pushed a court battle to escape confinement. Meanwhile Lt. Gov. Luther Frazar and Secretary of State Wade O. Martin Jr. questioned whose authority applied as legal actions unfolded.
Western diplomats expect a twin push from the Communists against West Berlin combining new pressure tactics and threats to force a summit conference. The Big Four foreign ministers recessed after six weeks of talks with a final communique noting no common ground and planning to resume in Geneva on July 15.
May 4 1957 Wellington officer Edmund G Smith was shot to death during a disturbance call by ex convict Walter J Byomin of Cleveland who later faced Ohio State Penitentiary execution. Byomin claimed dust blinded him. medical evidence showed a back shot and brutal beating with revolvers. The case went to trial with county prosecutor Mikus confronting the killer.
A neighbor, Willie Jeter, opened fire after a group of about a dozen youths gathered near his home in Detroit’s near West Side. Five teens were shot. Tommy James, 18, is in serious condition after surgery for shotgun pellets in the face and neck. Toe Travis 16, Lennis Pullen 16, Wie Driv er 16, and Allan White 14 sustained injuries. Travis neck wound reported. Detectives Bleach and Jackson questioned Jeter who said he acted after hearing threats.
An 18 year old Wadsworth area youth Kenneth Kaufman was killed as his car collided with another on U S 30 two miles east of Wooster. Passengers in the other car Glen Euverhard and two others were injured Carlson Lightfoot and Ron Ench.
Lorain County Prosecutor Paul J. Stikus spoke by telephone with Gov. Michael V. DiSalle about the trial of Walter J. Byomin, killer of Wellington Patrolman Edmund Smith. DiSalle held a clemency hearing and heard mercy appeals. defense argued trial prejudice. no indication of commuting death penalty.
UPI reports deadlocked steel contract talks with a looming nationwide strike set for 12:01 a.m. July. Top negotiators, including U.S. Steel executive R. Conrad Cooper and United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald, traded proposals as the industry stands firm against wage hikes. Negotiations resume Monday after a Friday recess.
A flash fire at Breezy Point resort lodge near Brainerd Minnesota killed Mrs Florence Hildinger sister of Elyria resident Ralph J Reynolds and her husband Frank. Several guests were hospitalized with burns and at least one person remained unaccounted for as the 33 year old lodge was destroyed in a million dollar loss.
Two armed robbers beat a woman on a busy Chicago sidewalk, took a $500 payroll envelope from Emmse Enruso 38, as about 50 bystanders watched, then fled on foot. She yelled for help but no one intervened before police arrived.
Fahrenheit first used quicksilver in the thermometer tube in 1714 improving the device. The piece notes Galileo as original inventor and mentions classified ads offering help in Elyria and Lorain with dial codes.
Sunday June 21 event at Lincoln Park sponsored by Sr Stanislaus Parish with ads and notices for local families.
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