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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1948
Page
8
Washington warms to a $37,000,000 federal science push for 1948 including bee heat, radiators, and corn tests. It notes TV demos, pest control tradeoffs, vitamin A, eggs, DDT and poison impacts, soy products, Beltsville experiments, and radioactive corn plans while urging prudent spending.
In Holland Michigan Simon Paaune joined the fire department. On his first night sleeping at the station an alarm sounded and his home was badly damaged by fire while he was on duty.
In Winslow Indiana a natural gas pipeline explosion tore a 15 acre area, destroying three homes but injuring no one. Officials blame excessive pressure on a faulty 20 inch line from Louisiana toward Ohio and Pennsylvania as pumps cut pressure and firefighters contained the blaze. Pieces of pipe were hurled 300 yards, with a nearby 24 inch line undamaged.
County agent Carl C. Deeds urges treating all oats planted this spring to control smut and seedling diseases. Seed stored dry can be used without retreatment. last year’s treated seed is OK. Products Cerezan or Ceresan M are recommended, used per manufacturer. Oats should be treated 24 hours before planting. Clinton Wayne Ajax are favored varieties. best sowing date is late March to April 20 depending on weather.
W. M. Myers of Grafton submitted traffic ideas to ease congestion in Elyria. Proposals include halting unloading on Troxel alley during peak hours, directing pedestrians on the East side of Mill street, and police or signals at Washington and Depot intersections. He also suggests routing westbound traffic to turn right on Cedar from Broad, possibly banning parking on one Depot street side, and allowing left turns at East avenue and Broad only when safe.
Stop left turns at Broad street and Middle avenue. Motorists may not turn left at Third and Middle. wait in the intersection then proceed to Court and left onto Broad. Enforce stop parking on the north side of Third between Middle and Court. Pedestrians crossing Broad at Middle to be halted. Barricade with a wooden horse during rush hours. Adjust signals so right turns onto Broad and left turns onto Middle occur simultaneously. Limit eastbound Broad green interval while other traffic on Broad halted except through traffic to Mill street. Parking and pedestrian stopping restricted to certain hours. Stop cars pulling into the intersection after signal changes to caution. This seriously
Bertram C. Jason was tagged for speeding and claimed he was hurrying home due to a sick child. A patrolman accompanied him to the house where Mason asked who was sick. his wife replied no one. Jason received a $16 fine.
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