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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1956
Page
1
The Tripette weekly feature on the Automotive page offers a suggested jaunt along the Turnpike to an Indiana state park. Norma Higgins authors a special piece about Euclid Beach Park on page 20.
The Chronicl Telegram highlights Don Miller in a photo essay titled O T Family Portrait with a nod to his weekly Scene About Town column on page 2. The piece notes his role as photo editor and his knack for lining up sparkling pictures that define CT’s trademark.
In New York negotiations between United Steelworkers and the Big Three auto makers faltered as a midnight strike deadline loomed. John A. Stephens, chief negotiator for U S Steel, and other leaders pressed for a four-year contract while unions warned of devastating plant shutdowns and loss of up to one million tons of production if talks fail.
Lorain native Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, a World War I era leader, was laid to rest at the Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis after services at Washington Cathedral. A 58 person Lorain County delegation attended briefings as Navy planes flew over the burial site marking the final rites.
Elyria won presidential approval for federal aid to rebuild storm damaged areas. Federal relief funds will cover part of the estimated 361 508 costs as regional engineers decide the aid share. The May 37 disaster declaration added cyclonic winds and floods from June 23 and 24 to the eligible list.
Partly cloudy and warmer today with highs 83 to 88. Tonight and Sunday bring more humidity and a chance of thundershowers. Friday’s temperature range is 32 to 76 with no measurable precipitation in the last 24 hours. Sunrise 6 06 am sunset 6 03 pm Moonrise 12 53 am Moonset 1 11 pm. Lake Ewe winds easterly to southerly 182% mph diminishing tonight.
President Eisenhower left Walter Reed hospital three weeks after abdominal surgery and traveled to his Gettysburg farm. Brig. Gen. Jack Schwartz said the president, smiling, spoke briefly, enjoyed the past two weeks, and planned to convalesce at Gettysburg while declining to discuss reelection plans. Mrs. Eisenhower accompanied him as photographers captured the moment.
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, chief of naval operations during World War II, died Monday. His funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington featured six white horses and a flag draped caisson bearing his casket, as thousands witnessed the solemn procession to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
The Legislature passed measures to cover a projected $1390000 county hit and recoup a $12 million statewide shortfall after a court ruling against a tax on federal securities. The plan amends the two mill share tax to five mills, expands tax authority for July sessions, and borrows from the state treasury to fund governments pending repayment. Governor Lausche agreed to join the Republican‑led plan after earlier opposition.
A Cleveland 19 year old girl named Norma Ty was killed when struck by a .12 gauge shotgun blast. The article notes financial relief efforts and a proposed special fund of 12 dollars tied to government losses, with references to a multi year revenue impact and county budget issues.
Two planes carried 58 people from Lorain to Washington for Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King’s funeral. The group included Major John C. Jaworski and three former Lorain mayors, along with local reporters. A connection tied to Admiral King and Maj Edward Reidy, the Lorain pilot who flew the same C ad in 1954, added a personal note to the tribute.
Coast Guard launched a heavy search for a man missing after a boat capsized in Lake Er ie near Lakewood Ohio. A boat rescued two men, Archie Metros and others, as Nat han Miller and James Hanby from Cleveland were aboard.
Ohio lawmakers in a special session approved a resolution directing the Legislative Service Commission to begin a statewide study of unguarded railroad crossings and draft proposed new legislation. The move follows the Chronicle Telegram front page editorial calling for a coordinated effort with state and railroad funding.
Classic classified plea urges readers to sell unused items fast via Chronicle Telegram Classified Ads. Includes instructions to dial 4751 for ad wording and an example listing for a 195 year old antique black walnut cuckoo clock with phone contact 42-694.
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