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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1950

Page

12

Mandamus Action Against Ohio Chief Justice Heard

Ohio Supreme Court hears mandamus action against Chief Justice Carl Weygandt over the Colony Club raid in Lawrence County. Defendants challenge Judge James Collier, citing prejudice. the case prompts a $100,000 damage suit against Collier and Rutkowski and possible quo warranto to revoke the club’s charter.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Carl Collier A. A Rutkowski Rutkowski Frank Jey Lausche

Chrysler Says Worker Beaten By Picket Gang

In MAMYSVILLE Michigan during the 44 day Chrysler strike a worker was beaten and a car window smashed as a group of United Auto Workers pickets blocked entry. Chrysler identified the assaulted man as John R Servo an assistant accountant and said he was dragged from his car and struck. The incident wounded no one else though a girl worker and the driver were unharmed. The company reported over 50 pickets prevented 200 nonstriking workers from entering the plant which houses about 1400 workers. Before the arrival of pickets about 365 nonstrikers entered the plant.

Mamysville Mich Chrysler John R Servo United Auto Workers

Fire damages flooring and joists at Carlisle home

Carlisle firemen answered a 6 15 a m call to William R Elkin on Summerset Drive off Route 20 where a faulty oil floor furnace ignited under flooring in a four room frame dwelling The Elkin family including two children Linda Lou age one and Donna age four had stayed overnight elsewhere Fire Chief Harold Bruce said eighteen firefighters with a 1600 gallon tank truck confined the blaze to the floor with no furniture damage The loss was estimated at about 500 and the fire was under control when crews arrived Cars driven by Walter Diederich KD 1 and Olle Patterson 275 Samuel Street were damaged in a East Avenue near the Post Office collision yesterday afternoon

Carlisle William R. Elkin Summerset Drive Route 20 Elkin Linda Lou Donna Oberlin Harold Bruce Bruce Walter Diederich Olle Patterson Samuel] Street East Avenue Patterson

Lorain 4-H Clubs Observe National Week Across County

Lorain County 4-H clubs organize this week to mark National 4-H Club Week. Assn. county agent Leland Schuler notes enrollment activity and district projections, with over 1,000 projects embarked last year and a mix of dairy for boys and clothing for girls among noted project choices.

Lorain County Leland Schuler Um Lora Cotin Schuler Oupnion Springfield Ohio A B. Graham Ohio State University Graham Columbus H ¢Lub

Pilgrim Church Men To Have Dinner Meeting

Cambridge Ohio three months old Elizabeth Ann Isenhart smothered to death yesterday at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs Noah S Webb The event follows the Pilgrim Congregational church Brotherhood dinner meeting set for tomorrow at 630 pm The program includes group singing led by Arthur Scrivens and a safety film by the Elyria Police Department The dinner will be prepared and served by the men and all men are urged to attend

Cambridge O Brotherhood of the Pilgrim Con Elizabeth Ann Isenhart Arthur Scrivens Elyria

Lawyer Denies Owing 90000 in Back Taxes

The article reports Robert M Greetham 20 of 451 Ohio Street denying government claims he owes about 90000 in back taxes after being questioned by the sheriff's deputies. Lawyer businessman Fred Acker 33 of Lake Avenue and Griswold Road was released pending further investigation. Disbrow claimed a youth and four others took part in vandalizing a quarter vending machine.

Clevel Amcemie Fred Acker Toda Robert ML Greetham Ohio Street Acker Busi Herbert Disbrow Nessman Greetham Kiely

Lorain County Home Demonstration Members Plan May Meeting

Lorain Countians will travel to Huron next Tuesday to meet with officers from four other counties Richland Ashland and Huron. Plans for a joint meeting in May will be made to allow all five counties members to become acquainted. Attending from Lorain are Mrs William Heck Amherst county council president Mrs Donald Davidson Riptor vice president Mrs Clayton Owen Penheld treasurer Mrs Lois Krueck Huntington sunshine chairman Mrs Edith Norris Pittsfield publicity chairman and Mrs Ruth Whitney Wellington past president. Mrs Dorothy Walter Lorain County Home Demonstration Agent will accompany.

Lorain County Edith Norris Pittsfield Ruth Whitney Wellington Dorothy Walter Lorain County Home Demostration Huron

Large Oil Cloth Plant Is Closed By Strike

Columbus sees heavy picket presence after the Columbus Coated Fabrics Corporation suspends operations due to a strike by 750 workers as Local 487 of the Textile Workers of America CIO presses wage and security issues.

Columbus Columbus Coated Fabrics Corporation United States Textile Workers of America CIO Gerald E O'Leary

Death Records NELLIE M. Hurd and John J. Henry

Nellie M Hurd widow of Arthur L Hurd died after brief illness at 430 am. Born Camden Ohio Oct 1 1875 she lived in Elyria 48 years member Lake Avenue Congregational church survived by son Claire R Hurd Elyria brother Lewis Whitney Kipton grandson and granddaughter services at Taylor Funeral Home 2 pm Saturday Rev Fred Ulrich burial Brookdale Cemetery John J Henry 23 died Monday in Lod i hospital after Navy Pacific service employed by Freuh haus Trailer Co Avon Lake survived by wife Bertha parents Mr and Mrs John Henry Spencer three brothers Raymond Robert George stationed San Francisco two sisters Irene and Eyleen Norwalk body at Parker and Son Funeral Home Lodi services 2:30 pm Saturday Rev Herbert Cassidy burial Wood lawn Cemetery Led s.

Nellie M. Hurd Nellie M., Hurd Arthur’l Hurd Highland Street Camden Ohio Hurd Elyria Lake Avenue John J. Henry Lodij Lod: Hospital Navy Pacific Area Freuhaus Trailer Co Avon Lake Bertha Ins John Henry Spencer Raymond Robert George San Francisco Calif Irene Eyleen Norwalk Parker and Son Lodi Herbert Cassidy American Legion Spencer and Leds Wood Lawn Cemetery

School Bus Narrow Escape Near Westerville

The Ohio State Highway Patrol sought help to identify the driver of a school bus that narrowly avoided collision with a freight train at a crossing near Westerville on Monday. The engineer Raymond Earl Himmilsbaugh of Orrville said the locomotive passed so close he heard the children scream, but he could not see bus markings. The bus likely carried northern state students returning from Columbus. The crossing was two miles north of Westerville at 3:17 p.m. Patrol posts urged any kennis to report information.

Columbus. O State Highway Patrol Westerville Monay Pennsylvania Railroad Raymond Earl Himmilsbaugh Orrville Himmilsbaugh Columbus Salem Fred J. Engeike Ann Arbor Mich Here John F. Clark East Earl

Cat Survives 36 Hours in 900 Degree Kiln

A calico cat trapped in a brick kiln for 36 hours survived near 900 degrees and suffered second degree burns on feet and fur, according to Dr. William Orr, village veterinarian. Workers freed the cat Sunday, and it is recovering with fluids, sedatives, and stimulants. The cat, unnamed, has endured previous rescues but this bake was extraordinary.

Minerva William Orr Pr Orr Orr

Market fruits and livestock pricing report

Market data shows apple prices from Mcintosh at 150 to 5198 with various quality brackets, potatoes around 2.25 to 2.50 per unit, and housegrown produce. Livestock quotes include cattle at 2834.50, calves 25 to 28, hogs around 14.75 to 16.75, and grain items in Toledo with No 2 corn 39 to 32, oats 7 to 8, and soybeans 32 to 39.

Cefaeland Livestock Starker Toledo Rory Ho Yeslow

Simple Fitness Formula From Illinois Professor

Champaign based University of Illinois professor T K Cureton outlines a two step plan to remove a tied feeling and trim the spare tire. He advises rhythmic brisk walking at least two miles daily or half hour activity on alternating days, plus a proper diet emphasizing soybeans and green vegetables. Cureton claims the regimen will make one feel younger and ease heart trouble fears.

Champaign University of Illinois T K. Curteton Cureton

Brother Held In Mercy Killing Of Cancer Victim

Harold Mohr, 36, killed his 55 year old brother Walter Mohr with a .30 caliber rifle in their Coplay home after Walter pleaded for death citing cancer and blindness. Harold is held on a homicide charge as District Attorney Kenneth H. Koch details the case.

Harold Mohr Kenneth H. Koch Harold Waller Coplay Koch Heather Rolegendry W.tham Fox Walter Mohr Pbs

Labor Regard Vote On Steel As Confidence Issue

London Labor leaders frame tonight's Commons vote on steel nationalization as a confidence matter. If defeated, the government would resign. Morrison declined to elaborate. Forecasts suggested a close result, likely a narrow win for the government by seven to ten votes.

London Ote Commons Labor Herbert Morrison

County approves engine block and breaker purchases

Lorain County commissioners authorized a $163 engine block for the Lorain County Home's 1937 truck to be installed by the county engineering department and a $230 paying breaker from Cleveland Contractors' Equipment Company. A verdict favored defendant Darrell Emery in a $5,000 Baumhardt Road collision suit. Food contracts totaling $2,077.05 for the Lorain County Home were awarded to low bidders. A petition sought power to mortgag e Lorain real estate owned by the German United Evangelical St Johns congregation to fund real estate improvements.

Board of County Commissioners Lorain County Cleveland Contractors’ Equipment Company D. A. Cook Darrell Emery Vermilion Baumhardt Road William Virgin Lorain

Government Case Against Journal About Completed

In Cleveland the Plain Dealer editor testified the paper does not consider the Lorain Journal in its operations. The government used the figure that the Plain Dealer prints 4784 copies daily in Lorain to challenge the Journal’s claim of no Cleveland papers’ competition. A Lorain dealer testified the Journal advised him he could not use the Journal and WEOL ads together, while other witnesses described canceled contracts and ad rejections tied to the Journal’s policies.

Cleveland Cleveland Plain Dealer Lorain Journal Stanley B. Barnett The Plain Dealer Lorain Journal Barnett Fred C. Williams Loraine WEOL Tthey James Resar Elyria Avon Lake Anna L Siennicki

Court voids state closure of Mounds Club in Ohio

Common Pleas Judge Winfield Scott Slocum in Painesville set aside the order by which the State Department of Industrial Relations closed the Mounds Club last spring. In a nine page opinion he found there was not sufficient evidence to justify the state's arbitrary action for 18 alleged building code violations at a public assembly venue. The judge suggested similar offenses exist in many other buildings lacking similar inspection.

Gubitchey Miss Coplon U. S Ryan Ragan Washington State Department Valentin A Gubtchev United States Russia Michnael Jo McDermott Amercan Painesville Common Pleas Winfield Scott Slocum State Department of Industrial Relations Mounds Club Slocum

Divorce suit filed by Madge Oates in Lorain

Madge Oates, 19, of 251 Winckles Street, files for divorce from Donald of 161 Warren Avenue citing neglect and cruelty. They have one child. Separate item notes permanent alimony and custody matter overseen by Lillian M. Spies on 628 West Avenue against Alwin. Other entries record a dismissed suit by Bessie Carter against the City of Lorain, a civil action by Franklin Schelin against Romeo Pump Company for 91883, Minnich placed on probation and sent to Fort Sill, Basil Bullerdick’s car overturn near Route 57, a suit by Edythe Kendle against Ohio Fuel Gas Company dismissed, and Ignatius Kotor bound over for unarmed robbery.

Madge Oates Winckles Street Donald Warren Avenue Lillian M. Spiess West Avenue Alwin Franklin M. Schelin University Heights Ohio Romeo Pump Company Lear,Inc Elyria Edythe L Kendle Lorain Ohio Fuel Gas Company D. A. Cook

Local families share visits and hospital news in Medina area

A sequence of weekend social visits includes Erhart Frambaugh and Eddie Ribbeck households in Medina and Brookpark relatives from Elyria and Berea. The report notes Mrs. Minnie Feist returning from Florida and Mrs. Zimmermas being taken to Lodz Hospital, with several family gatherings at Ullrich, Feist, Gross, and Neumeyer homes. A London West End cinema plans to cut losses by offering new entertainment in struggling venues.

Erhart Ed Frambaugh Eddie Frambaugh Dean and Dorene Medina Eddie Ribbeck Fred Oldfield Elyria Robert Steiner Gilbert Gross Dean Regal Rollin Huntington Albert Gross Minnie Feist Florida Earl Feist Sam Neumeyer Eddie Nyfenger Nyfenger Brookpark Charles Wagner Tom Lester Citizens Home Ed Sayings Association Lord Bibbeck Bernard Rita Ed Offenberg Smith Buckaroo Beach Berea Ginia Frank Ullrich Bernice Offenberg Ralph Olmsted Falls Ullrich Bertrand Lockyer Ed Lockyer Charles Beach Barberton Karl Kramer George Bowles Nelson Gross George Neumeyer Bert Meyer Ray Keller Robert Clay Carl Cahick Ralph Linek Sylvia Harold Feist

Exclusive Distributor Offer for Low Priced Defroster Clock

Exclusive distributor position for Lorain and Medina counties for a new patented automatic defroster and electric clock combo. Requires a car and $100 cash investment for stock. Expected first year earnings around $12,200. Territory limited. Contact Atlas Sales & Mfg. Co. Civic Opera Building Chicago 6 Illinois.

Lorain Medina Prospect Atlas Sales & Mfg. Co Civic Opers Bldg Chicago

Wellington Club Drives Rummage Sale and Charity Plans

Wellington community notes show the Silent Circle of King's Daughters meeting discussed a April 15 rummage bake sale at Herrick Auditorium from 10 am to 4 pm. Donations planned for Red Cross and Heart Fund. Bach themed program features Mrs. McCormick at piano with Jane Green.

Wellington Silent Circle of King’s Daughters K. O. Townsend Birs Willam Whiton Herrick Auditorium Red Cross Roy McCormick Bach McCormick Navy Jane Green Townsend Charles. Lashley Homer Barbe Kathryn Witbeck Mary Knapp Clyde Cooley King's Daughters Joe Barrick Maxine Simon Wellington Hardware Ruth Harris Cooley William Farrar Lyle Clark Robert McQuaie Hamlin Woman's Relief Corps Grand Army of the Republic G. A. R. Memorial Hall Grand Army Richard Duff Ruby Duff Xenoa George Washington Abraham Lincoln William McKin- Jans

Administrator's Sale and Club Meetings in Elyria

Notices cover an administrator's sale at 23 Harvard Avenue Elyria Ohio a two family residence with 50 by 135 foot lot and a garage. Also upcoming meetings of Republican women Sorosis club and a ladies night plus a report on funds raised for the Ohio Commission for the Blind and a library donation.

Harvard Avenue Elyria C. V.street Cleveland

Crocuses and Snow Drops Bloom at Local Rock Garden

Report from the J and Krause residence 331 Eighth Street notes crocuses and snow drops in bloom in the rock garden today.

J. & Krause Eighth Street

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