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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1954

Page

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Gas Blast Wrecks Cottage Near Vermilion

An early morning gas explosion at Harmon’s Harbor west of Vermilion demolished a double cottage and damaged three nearby dwellings on Lake Road. Four cottages were involved in ownership by Elyrians, with the Handley residence a total loss and $5,000 in damage. Vermilion firefighters halted a spreading fire. no occupants were present.

Harmon's Harbor Lake Rd Vermilion Harmon’s Harbor Elyrians Lloyd Handley Cambridge Ave S. ©. Harmon Elyrian Handley House Fred W. Noerenberg Columbia Ave Harmon Elynans Vermilion Volunteer Fire Department

Strike Looms In Lorain County Building Trades War

The Lorain County building trades threaten a June 1 strike as about 3,000 workers seek a 12 4 cent hourly raise amid stalled contract talks. Spokesman Vladimir Nickoloff cites scarce work and delayed construction while unions push for wage gains and employers argue the market is down.

Lorain County Building Trades Vladimir Nickoloff Lorain Lorain County Builders and Contractors Association Nickoloff Lorain County Cleveland Nickeloft Association Crystal Ice Co Russell Reisinger Lorain County Building

Five Day Forecast for Northeastern Ohio and Local Events

Sunny and warmer today then fair and cool tonight low 40s. Saturday partly cloudy warmer. Thursday’s high 61 and low 4 to 61 noted. Five day outlook calls near normal temps with a weekend warming trend and scattered showers possible Sunday and Wednesday. JAM SESSION TONIGHT at Sammy Dee's Vermilion on the Lake and Saturday Jay Bere performing nearby.

Ohio Lake Erie Sammy Dee Vermilion-on- the-Lake Jay Bere

Loves Dog Too Much

Police in Worms Germany report an 18 year old boy killed himself and his dog after his parents ordered him to give away the pet. Both died in the train incident.

Worms Germany

Where Te Turn ROTOTILLING ad line

Local service advertises rototilling for gardens and lawns with contact numbers 35-761 or 69-612 offering specialty work for yards and landscapes.

Kidnaper Tells Of Dropping Boy On Railroad Tracks

Clarence Jones confessed to police that he kidnapped four year old Kenny Broyles from his home and dropped him onto railroad tracks beneath the West 53rd Street bridge after drinking. He said the boy slept through the fall and later returned to the scene in terror. Kenny was found alive with a broken right thigh.

Cleveland Clarence Jones Kenny Broyles West 53Rd Street Jones West Side Kenny

Boy Killed by Wagon in Delaware Ohio Accident

Eight year old George Davis died after falling from a tractor and a loaded wagon passed over him in Delaware Ohio. The tractor was operated by his father at the time of the accident.

Delaware George Davis Bboy

Dog May Have Borrowed 9 Lives From Cat

Springfield tale about Cy Callicoat who breeds coon dogs and uses a telescoped air vent in his car trunk to transport them. A gas fill at a station pumped five gallons of gas into the trunk and gassed a dog that was revive later. The following day a car fire destroyed the vehicle but the dog survived crated in the trunk.

Springfield C. SS Cy Callicoat Callicoat

Amherst veteran killed in Route 113 crash with teen driver

Frederick C. Tabbert 46 of 160 Forest St Amherst dies after his 1950 car clashes with a westbound vehicle at Vivian St then hits a utility pole and a tree. Teen driver Billie R. Ensminger 18 of Oberlin held for investigation. Panton and Carroll uninjured. Tabbert served in WWII, survived by wife, four children, parents. Service Monday at 2 p.m. at Amherst church. Burial Brownhelm Cemetery.

Frederick C. Tabbert Forest St Amherst South Amherst Billie R. Ensminger West Lorain St Oberlin Tabbert Ensminger Vivian St Lloyd Seckt Edwin Mitchell Thomas Snizek Mosher John Panton James Carroll Valley View Elyria Lenore Hummer Maxine Megyess North East W. A. Tabbert First Evangelical United Brethren Church Amherst High School Navy Cleveland Quarries Co Nabakowslkd Co Lorain Elks Lodge Amherst Eagles Elmer Johnson Lorain Richard Sooy Cleveland Judith Upper Sandusky Irving Emmerich R. B. Appel Brownhelm Cemetery

Price Index Pay Boosts Drop Cuts

Washington reports the consumer price index fell two tenths of one percent from mid March to mid April due mainly to excise tax cuts. The decline trims one cent per hour from the automatic pay hike for over a million workers in the auto and aircraft industries, reducing net growth to four cents per hour on June 1.

Washington Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS

Symington Demands Calls Be Made Public

United Press report from Washington shows Sen. Symington urging publication of all monitored telephone calls tied to the Army McCarthy dispute to prevent suppression. McCarthy plans to testify. he protests executive branch secrecy and Fifth Amendment concerns over a January 21 administration meeting.

United Press Washington McCarthy Stuart Symington Symington D-Mo Joseph R. McCarthy Wisconsin Republican Senate Eisenhower Army-McCarthy Executive Branch

French Planes Halt Reds Strategy Change Urged

In Indochina near Hanoi a French air assault stopped four Communist divisions 75 miles west of Hanoi. Generals Ely Salan and Pelissier urged a radical shift in Indochina strategy, possibly replacing Navarre and sending 30 000 reinforcements to save the delta.

Hanoi Indochina Henri-Eugene Navarre Paul Ely Raoul Salan Indo-china Pierre Pelissier Highway 41 Dienbienphu Red River Delta Moc Chau Red Vo Nguyen Giap France Ely Salan Pelissier Saigon Paris Navarre Pierre Louis Bodet Rene Cogny

West to Propose Three Indo China Armistice Subcommittees

In Geneva the four secret Indochina conference opened with nine-nation delegates led by Molotov. They plan to form three subcommittees to study armistice terms for Vietnam Laos and Cambodia. Western diplomats fear no quick cease fire amid disputes over sequence of political and military settlement and U.S. intervention. Red China claims Washington is bluffing about intervening before the November elections.

Geneva Indochina Vietnam Laos Cambodia V. M. Molotov China U.S Peiping Chou En-lai

Russians Brag Again About Giant Cucumbers

London dispatch notes Tass, the Soviet news agency, claims Russian farmers have developed cucumbers 32 inches long and weighing one pound 12 ounces, a boast aimed at stretching stories.

London Tass

Alsco Aluminum Storm Doors Installed At Discount Price

Advertisement notes Alsco aluminum storm doors at 54.50 installed and Gerantums priced at 5.00 per Ph. Gene 46-564, e-adv. doz, Resar Florist listed as a further advert.

ALSCO Gerantums Doz

Allies urged quick decision on Indochina defense pact

Washington officials warn that rapid Allied action is needed as Red forces push toward Hanoi. Delays could allow all of Indochina to fall to Communists, threatening Southeast Asia and complicating any collective defense. US may proceed without Britain if needed, while Britain delays awaiting Geneva, with New Zealand cautious but not closed to an initial move. France underscores Indochina’s seriousness.

Washington Hanoi Indochina Southeast Asia United States Britain Geneva Russia John Foster Dulles New Zealand T. Clifton Webb Eissenhower Webb France

Photos In Court Up To Judges

Columbus Ohio photographs in naturalization hearings fall to individual common pleas judges to decide. Chief Justice Weygandt says courtroom photography not covered by ethics canons, which ban photography during sessions but not recesses. Earlier Muskingum Judge Crossland limited recording of a flag ceremony in a naturalization session.

Columbus, O Carl V. Weygandt Ohio Supreme Court Common Pleas Ohio Supreme Court Clarence J. Crossland Muskingum County Zanesville

Sugar for Sale in Classifieds Ad Offer

Chronicle Telegram For Sale ads offer a quick swap for dollars. Reach an ad writer at 4731 to place your usable items in the classified section.

Chronicle-Telegram

Hybrid rose bushes on sale at Carex Florist

Sale notice from Carex Florist at 822 Broad Street offering evergreen blooming monthly roses and hybrid varieties. Includes price 98 and availability details for the advertised stock.

Carex Florist Broad Street

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