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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1955
Page
12
Elyria police report a dispute between 13 year old twin sisters over blue jeans escalated to a stabbing. Barbara Dean was hospitalized with a back wound and remained in fair condition after a night at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
A court docket reports divorce granted to Dorothy Brown from Norman, custody to the mother, and a $10 weekly support. Other items include Julice Sloane fined for failure to yield right of way after a LaPorte collision. A $495 settlement involving Rash was approved, and guardianship funds directed. A stabbing injury case involves Barbara and Bonnie, with Bonnie located and youths turned to authorities. knife not recovered.
A flurry of divorce filings in Lorain involves drivers and contractors. Marvin Wadsworth, Sandusky, says a nap caused a sheet steel laden outfit to run into a ditch near Rt. 82 east of Durkee Rd. The case, with grounds of cruelty and neglect, names Vernon Prett and Elmer Hume among others. Other suits include Mary against Center Restaurant, Inc., and Julia against Albert Szaho, all noting neglect, cruelty, or fraud.
A divorce was granted to Robert Sasser of Lorain from Dorothy. A $100000 damage suit was filed here today for the death of Jaime Soto Velez of Rocky River, who died Jan 31 1955 after injuries from an automobile collision Nov 29 1953. Herman Christensen filed as administrator for the decedent's estate on behalf of the wife and eight children. The accident occurred on East Roth Street in Lorain. Two other highway accidents were reported by the sheriff.
The Lorain County sheriff’s office found a license plate listing mix up for missing man Robert Campbell. A master Columbus list showed the tag 22 4452 while a local file referenced 22 4502, causing a multi state alert confusion. Campbell, a 21 year old Durkee Road resident, disappeared a week ago after meeting with an insurance associate. He drives a green 1950 DeSoto four door sedan and is described as six feet two inches tall, 210 pounds with dark hair and eyes. Authorities are rechecking his insurance accounts and local garage records to rule out voluntary disappearance.
James Buchanan 19 of Lorain was fined 25 and costs by Justice C C Land for malicious destruction of property in Amherst for damaging three mailboxes. He was among three youths. the other two ages 16 and 17 await juvenile court arraignment per Chief Juvenile Probation Officer John Dioms.
Conflicting reports emerge on the East Ohio Gas pipeline dispute. About 400 welders from Local 798 of the Pipefitters Union, based in Tulsa, remain idled amid a working conditions dispute while nonwelding crews at Williams Bros. Construction Co.’s project near Toledo continue limited work. An anonymous tip suggests a settlement may have occurred, but no official word confirms a back-to-work move as arbitration in Tulsa proceeds. The 30 inch line from near Toledo to Richfield for East Ohio Gas Co. carries a $10 million price tag with an Oct 1 completion deadline.
Obituaries list Mrs. Richard (Marie Novak) Woost of Fairview Park and others from Elyria, Cleveland, Berea, Oberlin, and nearby areas. Recipients include several children, siblings, and grandchildren. services and burials planned at Messiah Lutheran, Crown Hill, Brookdale, Rust Methodist, and other local cemeteries with funeral homes in Berea and Cleveland.
Lorain County family returns home after funeral as Ohio State Patrol cites drivers in two wrecks. Clyde Shaw, 18, faced driving left of center after a head on collision with truck driver Leland Auble, 48, near Peck-Wadsworth Rd and Rt 301. Edward Janisch, 61? arrested for failure to yield at Rt 58 and Middle Ridge Rd. No serious injuries. In Lorain Edward Fisher Funeral Home notice. Mancini dies in Lorain at 169 North Central Dr. Sept 12. Vermilion bake sale planned to aid Ground Observer Corps post in Calvary Cemetery.
A dense catalog of stocks and corporate names including American Radiator American T and T Anaconda Copper Aveo Miz Bendix Aviation Chrysler General Motors Sears Roebuck Westinghouse U S Steel Socony Mobil Kennecott Copper Standard of Ind Standard of Ohio Ohio Edison and other firms listed in the period market notes.
Police report traffic accidents in the last 24 hours led to citations for two motorists. Frank R. Tennant, 24, Avon Lake, was fined $20 plus costs for failure to control and pleaded guilty to related charges after an incident on Second Street. James R. Tollett, 25, Fremont, was arraigned for improper lane usage and driving on a temporary permit. his case was referred to the Probation Department.
Lorain county mid year real estate tax collection begins with mailing bills to about 38 000 taxpayers on the treasurer s mailing list. Carl 0 Schmitkens says 11 outside agencies will accept payments in communities and a 10 percent penalty applies after July 2. About 850 000 has already been collected toward the on year total.
Vermilion Ohio obituary for George F. Brooks 67 longtime Industrial Rayon Corp vice president resident since 1945. Born May 1 1888 in Minneapolis he died after a weeklong illness in Cleveland Clinic. Survived by wife Letty and three sons George H Michael J and Peter R and daughter Letty F. Cremation details not listed.
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