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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1954
Page
6
Local Elyria paper notes events of May 13 with brief notices and short updates from the city and surrounding area. Names, places, and dates reflect typical 1950s community reporting and civic matters.
Two bidders are invited to submit sealed bids by May 21, 1984 to the Director of Safety Service at Elyria City Hall for furnishing all labor materials and equipment to repair pavements with bituminous material on various Elyria streets. Bids must be on city blanks with a $800 bond, otherwise bid invalid. City reserves right to reject bids and waive irregularities.
Multiple notices announce bond sales by Oberlin City School District for 575000 dollars to fund new buildings and furnishings. Sealed bids due May 21 1954, at 12:00 noon, with par and accrued interest at 4 percent or lower bids, first coupon due Nov 1 1954, and 25 000 dollar maturities from 1955 to 1977. Also Elyria City safety bids for North Street Parking Lot paving due May 28 1954 with 2000 dollar bid bond. Includes required bid procedures, bond attorney approvals, and bid conditions. Also legal notice of a divorce petition in Lorain County Court. Philippine copra output forecast noted.
Pierre Mendes-France, Radical Socialist leader, could become France’s next premier if Laniel’s government falls amid Indochina crisis. A critic of the European Defense Community, Mendes-France backs mediate left ideas and direct talks with Ho Chi Minh, while Dulles faces tougher odds in Europe.
Arthur Baer mocks UN peace efforts, lampooning the M-365 concept and its delegates. He jokes about Dulles directing talks, compares UN work to a farce, cites Korea and Indochina as failures, and laments the elusive hope for recognizable peace tomorrow.
City officials investigated motorists who offered free rides into town during the trolley and bus strike then demanded $1 in payment. Several pedestrians reported receiving these rides from volunteers who later asked for one dollar.
Real estate transfers list numerous conveyances including Josephine Bailey to Patricia Stetson on Pleasant Street Oberlin and various deeds in Elyria Avon Oberlin Eaton and Carlisle townships. Notable entries include Meister Co to Edward Murphy on Metcalf Road Elyria Township and Spitzer Hardware to Anita Smith Sublet 32 Brentwood in Carlisle Township.
Daryl Chessman on death row in San Quentin works on a will leaving profits from his book Cell 2455 Death Row to friends’ children. Governor Knight in Los Angeles will decide today whether to commute, stay, or allow the gas chamber sentence to proceed, after studying the trial transcript. Chessman, 32, was convicted on 17 counts for kidnapping rape robbery grand theft and sex perversion.
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