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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1952
Page
5
A Navy court of inquiry aboard the USS Ruchumkin investigates a collision with the SS Washington that killed five sailors in their bunks. The ship suffered a 20-foot gash and oil leak. divers inspected the damage as crews towed the vessel to port for the Seascape exercise.
Five members of an intelligence reconnaissance platoon were named among the dead as 31 Army and Navy personnel were injured. The five identified dead are Pvt John T. Fuler 30 of Dayton Ohio Cpl Edward J Eckert Jr 20 Marlboro New York Pfc Kenneth V Allred 23 Tulsa Oklahoma Pvt Pasquale Tampa 22 Wayne Pennsylvania Cpl Raymond Kenney 22 Somerset Massachusetts.
The Navy bets $1,000,000 that diagonal landings improve safety on carriers. The Essex class ship Anietem will gain a port side bulge shifting the landing area 8 to 10 degrees left. Tests near Jan 1 with Royal Navy participation could change carrier deck layouts if successful.
The phrase easy as duck soup arose from ducks swimming in mud puddles after rain. It described tasks requiring little effort and became a figurative saying for anything easily achieved.
A vintage style recipe outline for a feather light Pumpkin Chiffon pie. Details include a ginger snap crust with melted butter sugar and crushed snaps, a pumpkin custard filling with egg yolks milk and spices, gelatin and folded stiff egg whites, plus variations using dates and a nut topping on pumpkin tarts.
Pfc Richard L Feuchter of the 2d Infantry Division in Korea earns Combat Infantryman Badge for valor. Other items include Pfc Howard E Gard graduating NCO Academy in Munich and Pfc Ernest D Denny receiving winter gear for Korea. Also reports on Pvt Charles J Miller at Mannheim and Walter E Marshall at San Diego.
A sharp quip on modern fashion by William Le Queux contrasts aging trends with strict parental control. The remark links looking younger to social permissiveness and warns of parental interference with a daughter's suitors.
Senator Robert A. Taft hinted he might seek the Senate Republican leadership if Styles Bridges declines. Taft, long known as "Mr. Republican," could move for the job as Eisenhower era policy dynamics shift, with the White House taking central policy control.
A new wife throws her bouquet to waiting bridesmaids replacing the older garter snatching custom, seen as safer and less prone to damage or injury. The change reflects evolving wedding customs and crowd reactions to earlier practices.
A Chronicle Telegram dispatch from Elyria Ohio dated Monday November 17 1932 reports on local affairs and events of the period with brief notes on community matters and notes from the city.
The Lorain County Alumni Club of Ohio State University schedules its annual dinner and program on Wednesday December 3 at Spring Valley Country Club. Prof W C Renan of OSU Architecture will speak on experiences in Mexico with slides and a display of Mexican handcrafts. Dr John W Adrian will serve as master of ceremonies. tickets are 3.50.
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