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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
12
A small fire near Belmont and Fureas streets caused no damage after women from Eng Co used brooms and temperate methods to extinguish the flames. No injuries reported.
Fragmented OCR recounts the long running student convention with a century note on party shifts. It traces past platforms and nominees from 1916 to 1944 and highlights the slogan As Oberlin Goes So Goes the Nation while listing likely candidates for the upcoming nominating session.
Oberlin Kiwanis Club workers and home residents cut and remove old trees to clear space for expanded play areas and a garden. Plans include seeding grass, a baseball diamond, a softball diamond, and garden plots for children, with wood sales to fund playground equipment. Local supporters provide equipment and manpower for the project.
Mrs Dollie Cannon died at age 104 at her Dover Alabama home on April 21. She leaves two daughters and two sons, 34 grandchildren including Magnolia Adams of West Nineteenth Street and Irene Canty of 36 Riverside Homes, 41 great grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Charles H Crowell of San Jose California a former Elyrian were held Wednesday at 2 pm in the John E Dowdle Mortuary chapel near Keyes. Burial was in Oak Hill Memorial Park San Jose. Crowell was a member of the I O O F and F O kb in Elyria.
Infant Sandra Lee Cline stillborn at St Josephs Hospital Berlin Heights R D parents Mr and Mrs Thomas B Cline Florence. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph Angelo Birmingham and Mr and Mrs S R Cline Florence great grandfather James Gatto Birmingham. Reverend Howard Crabtree officiating at Birmingham Methodist church. Thomas A Hanmer 75 LaGrange dies at Elyria Memorial Hospital Mother and father survive with several nieces nephews. Services Saturday 1 pm Harold Dickson Funeral Home East Pittsfield Cemetery burial in East Pittsfield.
The report notes riots in Japan two days after the peace treaty took effect, with Kyodo News Agency counting 330000 communists and sympathizers and police estimating about 89000 involved. Norman Thomas and J. Philip Randolph were scheduled to speak at Mas Day observances in Mei Park but protesters disrupted the speakers' stand and blocked the Americans.
Government officials urged prompt action as the nation faced a major strike threat. Assistant Attorney General Baldridge said the Justice Department would not seek broad emergency powers but would pursue a miners case type order to keep essential production moving.
Denver reports dwindling gas and oil supplies as 90,000 oil workers strike enters second day. Negotiations resume with union demands and company offers still far apart. a Denver official stated, we are not optimistic.
Elyria High School will open registration for freshmen, sophomores and juniors next week for the 1952-53 school year. Principal George Miraben announced that Programs of Study booklets have been issued to guide student planning with parental help. Questions on subject choices should be directed to Dean of Boys George Thourot or Dean of Girls Miss Marian Kemble.
The steel walkout prompts New York Central to idle about 4000 employees in New York City with about 300 in Northern Ohio. Baltimore and Ohio plans to lay off 6000 workers by Saturday, including 350 Ohioans, while Nickel Plate expects no layoffs now. Manufacturers report ample steel for two to four weeks and GM Fisher Body plants run normally for at least three weeks. Midland Steel Products in Cleveland plans 1800 layoffs by week end if the strike persists.
A Washington report says the Allies propose returning three fifths of Communist prisoners and letting Reds rebuild airfields if they withdraw Russia as truce inspector. The plan allows Communist joint questioning of prisoners who refuse repatriation and participation in UN POW recheck, with no forced returns.
The court of appeals voids two Pin cure rulings. It directs entry of a 1500 dollar verdict for Robert Yeager against Fay E Bauman from a 1949 three car collision on Route 82 Columbia Twp. The second reversal involves The Cleveland Trust Co and Rose Beck et al in a 1931 deficiency judgment, upholding the old judgment as not void.
A OQ Merkle, Avon school superintendent for four years, said he will not seek reemployment for the next year. His contract expires in June and no definite plans after that time have been set. A possible successor has not been named. previously he led the Ridgeville High School commercial department and taught American government at Avon this past year.
New off street parking facilities for St Marys church parishioners have been completed east of the Sisters Home on East Fourth Street. The lot on the north side of East Fourth near East Avenue will ease church service parking and improve Sunday and observance parking in the area, supplementing the limited spaces previously available on the St Marys school playgrounds.
About 1,600 building material drivers walked off the job at 6 a.m. crippling Cleveland's construction. They demanded a package 20 1 2 cent hourly pay hike. Louis A Kempter, vice president of Goff Kirby Co, said the walkout halted most construction in the city.
The April report from the city building inspector shows a sharp month over month rise in Elyna with 31 home permits valued at 269000 versus 18 at 152500 last April. Total yearly permits reach 204 with 809 in revenue while this year’s housing permits total 67 against 108 a year ago. Commercial work adds 339829 this April and the month includes 80 building, 35 plumbing, 47 electric and 33 heating permits.
The district court of appeals meets May 5 8 and 9 to hear 11 Lorain county common pleas appeals including Michael J O Leary real estate operator from Sheffield Lake. O Leary remains free on bond during the appeal and a sentence of one to ten years after perjury conviction is stayed pending outcome.
Detroit police horse Sport and Patrolman Edward Wortman rode down Woodward Avenue for nine blocks before a red light stopped them. The horse bolted despite the signal, dodging traffic until a crossing car halted the pair. Both received treatment for cuts and bruises. Sport appeared energetic all day.
Members of the Lorain County Building Trade Council set up a protest picket around the former First Christian Church in Lorain as demolition for a Second Street project proceeds. The line, on behalf of Lorain County Laborers Union Local 758 A.L., targets non union laborers removing the building and raises safety standard concerns about the demolition.
A 16 year old Grafton boy is held in jail pending juvenile proceedings on an assault charge. Helen Babson sues Alice Ogle for 25000 alleging alienation of affection. Faliana Sapujbeda seeks divorce on cruelty grounds. White and Potomac Insurance sue John Pickle for 39 and 167 for auto collision damages. suit dismissed. Richard Krek granted divorce from Elizabeth for cruelty with $250 alimony and name restoration. Walter Murbach sues Walter Hill for 920 lease not paid. dismissed. Sudrey O’Brien granted divorce from John Jr with child custody and support and 650 alimony. Ruth Griffith divorce suit dismissed. Clyde Owen fined 10 for speeding in a school zone. Robert Eberle fined 150 and jailed 15 days for DUI. Car crash on Route 20 between Elyria and Oberlin. Graf collides rear of Strom. Max Sigel reports missing pigs. Howard Rhodes awarded 734 verdict against John Bewley in Avon Lake auto collision. suit filed for 1384 with counter claim. Elyria Lorain Broadcasting sues Sam Smith for ad account. dismissed.
The Elyria High school band and orchestra performed to about 400 attendees in the school auditorium. Proceeds fund travel to events and new uniform coats for the orchestra. Featured were state winners from Lancaster Ohio including brass sextet and clarinet quartet. Conducted by George Wilson and Sidney Davis, the program included five band numbers, two solos, and six orchestra pieces. Thirty five seniors participated in their final concert. Uniforms were first worn by male orchestra members at a community dinner last month.
Seventeen Lorain County high school students and nine adults toured Coshocton State Conservation Experiment Farm and Rev. William Stauffer’s Sugar Creek farm. Officials cited improvements from conservation practices and showcased experiments and equipment.
About 90 attendees gathered at the First Baptist Church of LaGrange for a mothers and daughters banquet on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Walter Young spoke after dinner, with music by Becky Giesel performing Heavenly Sunshine and a trio of Carol Wilson Lora Hastings and Virginia Starr singing another hymn.
A tentative DWI charge is filed against Robert F. Greene of North Ridgeville after police observed his car cross the center line on Lodi street and swerve toward a parked vehicle. He posted bond for court appearance.
Cleveland and Toledo markets show wide price ranges for produce and goods. Eggs, butter, and poultry hold steady to slightly lower, while potatoes, tomatoes, and leafy greens vary with quality and origin. Livestock prices rise modestly with brisk trade for cattle and hogs, and grain quotes reflect tight supplies and firm demand.
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