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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1952
Page
2
Elyria fire department reports 105 alarms from January to April, up from 77 a year earlier, while losses for 1952 stand at $13,873.97 versus $36,135.49 four months into last year. Fifteen calls came from Elyria Township. three people were asphyxiated or burned, and one child drowned.
About 350 Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co distributors and factory reps meet in Cleveland through Tuesday. The banquet at Carters Hotel features Walter W. Bels on of the American Trucking Association. Tuesday includes a hotel breakfast, a bus trip to Elyria, a tour of the Bendix-Westinghouse plant, luncheon, and afternoon sessions.
A crowd of 115 joined seven Cleveland Museum of Natural History guides for a bird walk in Cascade Park and Eyelod, noting 48 species. Compared with 35 last year, warblers and finches provided opening performances before bird enthusiasts. Next Sunday at 7 30 am the museum sponsors the fourth walk with invitations extended to all.
Oberlin notices offer delivery service with phone numbers for orders. Doris Heilman is listed as a contact for deliveries, with an alternate phone line provided for customer calls.
Advertises FASTEETH denture powder to hold dentures firmly, reduce wobble and odor, and improve comfort. Claims it neutralizes sour tastes and is non acidic. Promotes purchase at any drug store.
Ohio voters head to the polls in a crucial Republican primary with 56 delegates at stake. Taft faces Stassen after Stassen’s 1948 Ohio surge, and Taft’s ability to hold the state could shape his national bid. A Taft victory would ease concerns about voter appeal and prevent a dent in his delegate margin.
The church and voters assembly plan Lorain street traffic changes to improve safety for Sunday school children and allow diagonal parking on Prospect with a Lorain exit. Vacation Bible School runs June 9 to 20 with registration June 6 and 7. seven youth confirmed on the first Sunday in June.
Five people drowned when a speedboat capsized four miles north of Pittsburgh on the Allegheny River. Only survivor Mrs. Sylvia Long, 25, credited owner Robert Jonnet, 26, with saving her life before he himself drowned. The boat ran aground near the Allegheny County Workhouse at Blawnox. Long described the boat traveling at a moderate speed before the accident.
County Detective George Weidle said the boat struck an underwater object possibly a log. Penn Township police found two hull holes. Victims include James Columbo 24 Thomas Sweeney 25 Mary Ann Brose 21 and Mary M O Malley 21 all of Pittsburgh.
Spitzer proclaims a “best deal in the country” during a visit to Grafton referencing the De Soto Plymouth area and phone contact 2451 as part of local promotion.
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