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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
5
Gas escaping from a broken main caused a downtown department store blast in Winchester Virginia killing one man and wounding twenty others. Assistant manager Lawrence Owens aged 23 of Williamson Street Stevenson died from injuries. Eleven others remained hospitalized with burns and injuries.
The Association of Universalist Women will hold its annual picnic at the Park on Thursday July 1. Group three plans a dinner at the Coe Memorial building on Wednesday June 30 from 6 to 7 30 p m. The closing date for rural carrier applications for the North Olmsted post office is June 24.
The North Olmsted post office will hold clerk examinations in the Coe Memorial building on Saturday June 26 at 8 30 a m. Local society notes list numerous visits and family gatherings including Ed Merkle in Cleveland and trips by residents to Chicago and Los Angeles during the weekend and forthcoming wedding events in the area.
LaGrange social notes record Mr. William Hamberger visiting Buffalo and Chicago for a wedding, with plans to spend summer in Oxford NC. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Snyder celebrated a golden anniversary in LaGrange, their son being a prominent local figure. Mrs. Kenneth Jackson hosted a May lawn party honoring Mrs. Steve Foster with pink and white decor, mints, and bingo prizes. guests included Mrs. Lloyd Coates and Mrs. Helen Steving.
Envoy to Israel of Elvria and several other ladies hosted guests in Oberlin and Pittsburgh at a luncheon marking Miss Verna Marshall's 22nd birthday. Updates cover arrivals from Tucson, funerals, and family visits as residents travel and socialize amid local events. A humorous turtle caper in Memphis ends with the creature missing from police custody.
In New York a small bulldog frightened passengers by running back and forth and baring its teeth, prompting ASCPA officers to unload and remove a subway train. They determined the dog was only frightened and carried it away.
Norma R Muay of Los Angeles is notified that Clarence J May filed for divorce on gross neglect and extreme cruelty in Common Pleas Court. The case will be heard after July 3, 1948. Also notices foreclose taxes on property in Lorain County Ohio in case No F-1322 with defendants to answer by June 29, 1948. Civil service exams for Elyria Fire and Police departments set for July 12 1948 with physicals and applications by July 10 1948.
Eileen Joan Traxler daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Traxler of 640 Lear Road united in marriage to Donald Bartoto son of Mr and Mrs Donald Bartoto of Oberlin at Holy Trinity Church Avon. Proceeding nuptial Mass marked the bride’s 31st wedding anniversary event. Guests 400 attended a reception at the American Legion Chateau Walker Road. The couple will reside at 620 Lear Road after a Wisconsin motor trip. The bride is a beautician at Higbee Co Cleveland. the groom is employed by Ohio Fuel Gas Co Oberlin and an Oberlin High School alum.
Elyria youths urged to take the Civil Service examination scheduled for July 12 to qualify for police or fire department positions. Permanent appointments come only from the Civil Service eligible list, which stays valid for two years, making another exam unlikely soon. Applications available at City Hall Civil Service office evenings through July 8. Fire Chief Bates notes vacancies may arise, and only Civil Service incumbents may be considered. New Zealand has started a drive for more Cleanliness in eating houses.
Word has been received that Dave Yost son of Mr and Mrs F A Yost of 349 Stanford avenue has been awarded a certificate of merit for an entry in the Third Annual National High School Photographic awards. The contest sponsored by Eastman Kodak drew thousands of students nationwide. The company presented Dave with the recognition.
Chronicle-Telegram notes a Elyria man displayed a enlargement of his photo of San Carlos Mission taken last July in California. It was among the first pictures he made with his new Speed Graphic camera.
Castle Hill and Mapleton in Maine join under one town manager, share a town hall and rent and fuel costs, and adopt a school consolidation program to cut expenses across their County towns.
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