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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1950

Page

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Two Injured In GM Plant Hour Fire

Two Brown Lipe Chapin division workers at General Motors plant were burned when a hydraulic oil line fitting failed sending oil into flames. Harold Cole of Kipton and Robert Dye of Elyria were rushed to Elyria Memorial Hospital with serious burns, as fire crews contained the blaze and damaged machinery and roof.

Brown- Lipe-Chapin General Motors Corp Harold Cole Kipton Robert Dye Elyria Elyria Memorial Hospital Cole Dye No. 1 Station West Side Company Henry Stolzenburg No. 1 Dept. 2

Nineteenth Mother's Day Pilgrimage at Elyria Home for the Aged

The 19th annual Mother s Day pilgrimage to the Elyria Home for the Aged takes place at 3 00 Sunday afternoon. Music by Sanctuary and Cathedral choirs of Akron s Main Street Methodist Church directed by Professor T Herbert Davies with Miss Olive Green on organ. Dr Herbert J Thompson presides and Dr Clark W Cooper offers invocation. Dr E Harold Mohn of Chicago delivers the afternoon address. Open house and refreshments follow hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Home.

Elyria Home For Main Street Methodist Church Akron T. Herbert Davies Olive Green Herbert J. Thompson Home Clark W. Cooper Norwalk Midred Smith Professor Davies Thompson E. Harold Mohn Chicago Advance Movement of the Methodist Church Erlene Bittinger Charles B. Hess Vernon Wade Wagar

British Recapture Steamer Seized By Nationalists

The British destroyer Cossack seized the 564 ton steamer Ethel Moller from Nationalist captors near Amoy. The ship carried about 150 Nationalist troops and two generals. The Cossack boarded, disarmed the troops without resistance, and directed the vessel toward Hong Kong. Earlier a May 1 incident freed the Tacharran after its seizure between Hong Kong and Macao.

Auing King Ethel Moller Amoy Hong Kong Moller Admiralty London

Nebr Northeast Ohio Weather and Ads Notice

Partly cloudy and milder this afternoon and tonight with a fair Saturday and little temperature change. Low tonight around 50 and high Saturday about 72. Special Lobster Dinner offered at 2.50 by Careys Villa. Dentist Dr Smith advertises care on 330% St, phone 56-622. Open three hour plate repairs.

Ohio Dr. Smith

Oberlin Carpenter Builds 60 Foot Steam Launch in Yard

Clarence Wint Winfield of 90 East College Street Querlin is shaping a 60 foot steam launch in his rear yard. The craft with a 16 foot beam may draw five feet and be launched this year if steam propulsion is delayed. Winfield, a skilled carpenter, has largely built the boat himself, using a steam engine coal fired boiler and a naval architect plan. Estimated cost around 10000, with material gathered from local dealers and eastern suppliers. The project began five years ago and occupies both residence and barn shops as he completes the deckhouse and hull interior.

Clarence Wint Considera East College Street Querlin Winfield Thisjtect Westlake Hotel Rocky River

Red Cross Hears B W Professor At Annual Meeting

At the annual Red Cross chapter meeting in Medina Baldwin Wallace professor Dr William Kerstetter spoke on human interconnectedness and the body analogy with the Red Cross acting as the mouth of the body. Robert W Butts presided and announced plans to buy a permanent chapter house while changes on the board, including Lizzie Hahn stepping down and George C Calvert assuming her seat, were noted.

Anal Chapter American Red Cross M.C. A William Kerstetter Baldwin-Wallace College Red Cross Dr. Kerstetter Robert W. Butts George C. Calvert A. D. Davidson Fehlan Brighton Township Chauncey Currier Henrietta Charles Folsom LaGrange Ralph Rowland Rochester Leonard Berg Russia Robert

Round-Up Of Children Set For Wednesday

Elyria Public Schools and the Elyria PTA units plan a Wednesday round-up on May 17 to register children eligible for kindergarten or first grade in September. House-to-house canvassing precedes the event to inform parents and urge school attendance, with 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. registration at district schools for five and six year olds, birth certificates urged, health checks and free dental exams offered, and strong emphasis on vaccination and immunization.

Elyria Public Schools Elyria Parent-Teacher Association L. N. Nicholas St. Mary's St. Agnes St. Agnes’ School Bernice Elyria H. A. Robinson Elyria Board of Health P.T.A John Timms

Rain worsens Winnipeg flood as city evacuates

Winnipeg faces its worst flood in modern memory as heavy rain duels with rising Red River. Premier Campbell warns of disaster while 40,000 residents flee, 12 square miles flooded, power cut, and emergency plans swing into action with 20,000 relief workers reinforcing sandbag dikes. The crest could come next week.

Canada Red River Douglas L. Campbell Campbell Ufe Dick Malone Winnipeg Colin Herrie Red Cross

Elyria GOP elects Patterson as head amid city cleanup tally

Patterson heads Elyria Republican City Committee after organization meeting as 184 truck loads of rubbish are hauled to the dump in a city-wide cleanup. Robert Corts named vice chairman with Martha Sharrock elected secretary and treasurer. Ault and Ruth Fox named to county executive committee due for formal approval next Tuesday.

D. W. Rothe Concen Harry Patterson Elyria Reublican City Committee Carl Curtis Patterson Robert Corts Martha Sharrock Josephine Fay Marjorie Kaley Roy Hultz Henry W. Ault Elyria Republican County Executive Committee Republican County Central Committee Masonic Temple Lorain Ruth Fox Ault Fox Sharrock

La Grange Man Is New President of County PTA

Alden Hopkins of LaGrange was elected president of the Lorain County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations and installed at South Amherst. Vernon G. Stevens of Oberlin became first vice president to fill Hopkins’s unexpired term. Jane Easton Brookside PTA and Mrs. William Chester Avon PTA were elected second vice president and treasurer respectively. Miss Harriet Root spoke on democracy abroad. Gordon Jeffery urged citizen responsibility. new constitution and by laws adopted. installation by Mrs. Harold Moore with a gift to the retiring president.

Alden Hopkins LaGrange Lorain County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations South Amherst Jane Easton Brook‘side Gordon Jeffery Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers Jeffery Harold Moore Charles 4. Hoskin North Ridgeville National Congress

Mission Work In China Highlighted At Conference Address

The Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian churches closed with prayers, music, and a strong address by Dr. Harold S. Matthews, explaining mission work in Foochow and China under Communist rule. He noted church strength, government policy, and calls for faith, hope, and love amid rising costs and shifts in religious education.

Harold S. Matthews Boston China American Board of Missions South Matthews Foochow St. Paul Christian Church John Oar Walker East River St. Adv

Strike Grip On Industry Tightens Amid Railroad Labor War

In Chicago amid a coast to coast railroad strike 130000 rail workers idle and mass layoffs ripple through industry. A NYC freight derailment in Cleveland's Collinwood yards is blamed on sabotage as investigators probe an open switch jammed with wood. NEC furloughs rise to 40000 with 10000 more possible. major lines slash production and close shops while talks continue in Chicago.

Chicago Cleveland New York Central Buffalo Collinwood Yards Nyc D. W. Taylor Federal Bureau of Investigation Taylor Willys-Overland Motors Toledo Fisher Body Grand Rapids Mich Midland Steel General Motors Farmingham Mass NEC Pennsylvania Railroad Southern Railroad Santa Fe The Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen National Railway Mediation Board

Moore Elected Chairman of Elyria Democrats

Gibson Irish Moore, head of the Elyria Junior Chamber, was elected chairman of the Elyria City Democratic Committee at the election board meeting. He succeeds J B Seward. Ben Golecen was chosen vice chairman, with Richard Todd as secretary and treasurer. Six committee members were reelected and four new ones named to the county executive committee. The reorganized group will meet at the Elyria YMCA Saturday night.

Gibson Moore Elyria Ben Golecen Richard Todd Leona Boone Alfred Alten Harold Ewing Finegan Frank Henke Golecen James Christy James Horr Democratic County Central Committee Elyria Y.M.C.A

Courtesy Of The Police Lauded By Ohio Congregationalists

Elyria police officers earned high praise from 356 delegates and visitors at the Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian Churches annual meeting. Ministers and lay members expressed gratitude, urging a formal motion thanking Chief E. J. Stankard and his corps. The conference, held over three days, was noted as the largest on record for the denomination.

Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian Churches Harry Emerson Fosdick Arthur C. Decker Troy Elyria E. J. Stankard

Mail Deliveries To Be Curtailed In Elyria On Saturday

Postmaster William H. Jenne announced curtailment of Saturday mail deliveries in Elyria, with downtown carriers leaving the post office at 9 30 am for the single Saturday delivery. Regular deliveries continue on other days, as stores open later. Basil Manly Jenne advised use of air mail for speed. The fragment mentions a railroad strike and a death at Emergency Hospital, aged 64. Cardinal Beer ad text appears as noise in the clipping.

Elyria William H. Jenne Washington Basil Manly Jenne Federal Air Parcel Post Power Commission Thejin Cardinal Beer Ady

First Methodist Church to Celebrate 25th Anniversary

Members of the First Methodist church of Elyria plan a four day celebration starting Sunday May 21 to mark the 25th anniversary of the present edifice. A final all church banquet Thursday May 25 will close the events with long time members honored. Dr James H Sivard announced plans supervised by Mrs B H Long with several committees named for program decorations tickets publicity and gifts. Outstanding guest speakers will speak at the opening service and banquet. Reservations for the final dinner are limited to 300.

First Methodist Church of Elyria James H. Sivard B. H. Long Women's Society For Christian Service Sivard Burton Ohlemacher Keith Brown Roy Hultz Fred S. Fulmer H. P. Bembower Harry Given Robert Ohlemacher Norris Ryder Ernest H. Splete Mortine

Two Meetings Of Elyria Council Of Churches Planned

Elyria Council of Churches schedules two meetings for Tuesday evening May 16 at First Methodist church. The executive committee meets briefly at 7 30 and the directors meet at 8 00. Attendance is urged, per secretary Miss Dorothy Rugge.

Elyria Council of Churches First Methodist Church Dorothy Rugge

Fighting for Chesans reported in Tinghai area

Formosa Chinese Communist forces unleashed heavy artillery into the Tinghai region of the Chusan islands today. Industrial listing of hardware and home goods appears interleaved in the text, noting items from pipes to gas ranges and paints, suggesting an OCR fragment mixed with catalog entries.

Taipei Formosa Tinghai Chusan Islands

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