25 Nov 1953
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1953
Page
1
Seoul sources quote Information Minister Karl condemn India's neutrality as a farce and demand India's custodial troops guarding unrepatriated POWs be disarmed. He lists nine points alleging Indian conduct favoring Communists, warning of actions if restraints are not imposed.
Elyria High School senior ed Berg won the local Voice of Democracy contest over classmates and rivals from Elyria Catholic and Ridgeville High schools. Winifred Emery and Rita Guttman placed second and third as three Oberlin College judges selected the winners. Berg earns advancement to district and state competition with a recording of his speech.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an eighth straight monthly rise in the cost of living, pushing the index to 115.4 percent of 1947. The increase, two tenths of a percent from September to October, raises wages for about one million auto workers by two cents an hour. Prices climb across housing, apparel, goods and services, medical and personal care, and entertainment such as movie admissions and radio and television sets.
The bulletin notes a 0.2 percent foods dip and a 1.2 percent drop from October 1952, but auto industry wages rise with living-cost index. GM workers gain $10 monthly. 385 000 hourly staff and 105 000 salaried employees affected. Prices remain above June 1950 by 13.4 percent amid mixed signals of possible decline.
The piece blends a Gouzenko identity issue with Ohio history notes. It references Igor Gouzenko seeking a new Canadian identity protection and notes Ohio pioneers and Lorain County history in connection with the state sesquicentennial. It juxtaposes Canadian and American civic themes with a 1788 first Thanksgiving by Gov. St Clair and reflections on pioneer life and perseverance.
In New York a Senate Subcommittee heard testimony touching on alleged Rosenberg espionage ties and a possible spy ring. Harry Hyman refused to testify citing innocence while McCarthy pressed for evidence linking figures to the case. The discussion also touched on Gouzenko and Canada U S relations and internal security inquiries.
Xavier North, former State Highway Department official and Lorain GOP executive, was sworn in today by Federal Judge Paul Jones as U S marshal for the northern Ohio district. Born in California and living in Lorain, North was recommended by the late Sen. Taft and appointed by President Eisenhower on Oct. 30. He will earn a $9,600 annual salary.
Snow flurries and much cooler today in Northeastern Ohio with a high near 36. Tonight remains cold with a low around 30 and mainly cloudy skies. Tuesday shows a 4 to 52 temperature range with trace precipitation in the last 24 hours ending Tuesday evening. Humidity peaks at 76 percent in the morning and 66 percent at night. Sunrise is 7 29 a.m. Wednesday and sunset 5 10 p.m. Moonrise at 9 40 p.m. Wednesday. moonset 11 37 a.m. Thursday. Inventory closes at 1 00 p.m. and reopens 1:30 p.m. Friday.
Republic Steel Corp initiates a $2,200,000 plant project in Toledo with Cleveland officials present for the groundbreaking. The facility is planned for completion next summer.
The Chronicle Telegraph announces no local edition tomorrow in observance of Thanksgiving. The next regular edition will publish on Friday.
A Thanksgiving program staged by the Senior HI-Y at Elyria High School featured an invocation Scripture reading a Thanksgiving prayer and four talks including The First Thanksgiving The Proclamation The Meaning of Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving 1953 The event ran during a double assembly with leadership by Bill Isenberg. Separate sessions invited juniors seniors to College Night with Miss Marian Kemble and George Thourot in the cafeteria and gym respectively.
Mr and Mrs Isaac Van Kirk of New London will celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day joining two events that have coincided only twice before The couple long time caretakers at the H H Johnson estate in New London will be joined by their son and his wife from Cleveland for the observance
A three judge panel will determine Pedro Leiva's fate for first degree murder in the July stabbing of Juan Marquez in Lorain. Leiva testified last, claiming the police statement was coerced and that Marquez offered his coat. prosecutors say the motive was robbery. The trial, begun yesterday, featured five witnesses, with evidence focusing on intent and the single stab wound.
Elyria government offices including the Post Office County Court House City Hall State Employment Service and State Liquor Stores will close tomorrow for a holiday. Police and fire departments will remain on call. The note also touts Want Ads as a low cost way to buy swap and hire.
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