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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1948
Page
1
Eight Middletown area children were wounded by a shotgun attack near Farmersville while on a hayride near The Bottle Farm. None were seriously hurt. ten other youngsters and a chaperone were uninjured. Victims include Marilyn Witherspoon and Anna Turpin among others. Deputies seek owner Winter Zero Swartzel who lives at The Bottle Farm.
Nine crew members remain missing after the tug Ann Marie Tracy collided head on with the tanker Eliza Jane Nicholson in upper New York harbor. Six others were rescued and hospitalized, the tanker sustained minor damage, and a barge tow was split but afloat. An unidentified body was seen near West 25th Street but not confirmed.
Four young men in the Elyria area face possible Selective Service Class 1-A next Tuesday if their questionnaires are not returned to Local Board No. 72 by Monday. The forms were due September 30 at the board office in the Turner Glock and had not arrived. The board will meet Monday evening to classify more registrants and noted that missing information can lead to an A-1 classification. Some men may join the group of 13 sent to Cleveland on October 14 for pre induction exams.
Northeast Ohio continues partly cloudy and mild this afternoon with fair cooler conditions tonight and Sunday. Winds from the north at 10 to 20 miles per hour will diminish tonight. Low temperatures around 48 and highs near 61. Keith Kelly scheduled to perform at Carey’s Villa Monday through Saturday with an invitation to attend.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey campaigned across Kansas and Missouri on a 8.822 mile “unity for peace and progress” tour. He delivered 13 major speeches and 38 whistle stop appearances in 14 states, with a last big speech at Cheyenne challenging the Truman administration on rediscovering justice in anti Communist drives.
Len Alben Barkley Democratic vice presidential hopeful arrives in Minnesota for a campaign blitz in Stassen's state. He plans a 4 p.m. Civic Park speech and an evening Minnesota Wisconsin network broadcast in Minneapolis, amid tight forecasts for a close Senate race between Humphrey and Ball.
Wallace campaigned in Los Angeles with a $20,000 Progressive Party treasury boost from a dinner at Ciro's. He urged the Justice Department to drop contempt cases against 10 Hollywood figures and urged films to portray American industry and crop techniques to win foreign appeal and raise living standards.
Soviet warplanes will engage in aerial combat firing practice west of Berlin today, over the Soviet zone used by airlift planes en route to the German capital. The drills, lasting until 6 p m, imply live ammunition in the western air corridors used to reach Berlin.
Gov Earl Warren Republican Vice Presidential nominee holds a campaign swing through Philadelphia Bethlehem Reading Chester PA Wilmington Del and Aberdeen MD after accusing the National Administration of trying to divide the American people He is due in Baltimore at 5 pm for a rally and argues the administration risks fragmentation and loss of control.
A motorist struck a coal oil torch on Third Street and Middle Avenue in downtown Elyria last night. The impact upset the torch and spilled coal oil, igniting a hole three feet in diameter in the newly resurfaced street. Firemen reported quick containment of the blaze.
A Haifa shepherd named Suleiman faced court after biting a dog and claiming self defense when the dog attacked him. The judge ruled no right to bite another man’s dog and sentenced him to seventeen days in jail.
Elyria readers note a members only dance event at the Legion tonight featuring square and modern dancing. An advertisement from Crystal Cleaners promotes dry cleaning and mothproofed garments, while a filler passage praises former newspaper carriers and the value of starting in the newspaper business.
President Truman arrives in Washington declaring he will fight on to remain in the White House. He traveled 8,300 miles, delivered 140 talks, and estimated 2 to 3 million listeners. District Democrats greeted him with a Welcome Home celebration as he plans a brief stay in the capital.
Soviet Chief Delegate Andrei Vishinsky proposed a two part UN General Assembly plan to delay universal ban on atomic weapons and push for negotiations on international control. He asked for simultaneous treaties to ban weapons and establish an international control agency with concurrent entry into force. The move signals a break from two years of insisting on scrapping all weapons but maintains a broad East West divide over effective control.
Delaware police chief Leon ard Hoffman ordered a city wide crackdown on gambling devices after a grand jury report criticized lax enforcement. All liquor establishments pool rooms and private clubs will be checked and pinball machines used for gambling will be confiscated. Action will be taken against liquor permit holders with any gambling devices.
Nine people were injured in several traffic accidents reported to police and sheriff departments. The most serious crash occurred at East Bridge and Cleveland streets at 2:13 AM when Clayton E. Hess en route to the hospital struck C F Fisher’s car, injuring four Fisher family members. Fisher, who stopped at the intersection, was hit as Hess claimed he did not see the other vehicle. Hess, treating a head wound, said he was rushing to the hospital with Charles Box who had been struck on the head with a beer bottle at Gartner’s Inn. Mrs Fisher was thrown from her car and suffered a broken right hip. Nancy Fisher 9 sustained a facial injury. Richard 7 had a cut over an eye. Mr Fisher injured his right knee. All were taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Hess later signed a warrant charging Fisher with reckless driving. Police Chief E J Stankard noted John Bubish of Cleveland suffered a forehead laceration and leg abrasions when his car collided with a westbound truck driven by Alexander Kocsis of Flat Rock Michigan on Lake Road near Vermilion at 2:50 AM. Bubish’s passenger Timothy Russell, 42, of Toledo, suffered a head laceration. A dog in the road blamed for a 4:17 PM accident on Elyria Avenue when Britt Buda of Lorain hit the rear of Bertha Reisner’s car. This item continued on Page 2.
Waterfront employers estimate the Pacific Coast maritime strike has cost CIO longshoremen $4,583,600 in two months. Albert W. Gatovy, Pacific American Steamship Association president, says 172 ships are tied up and 375 will be idled as they reach west coast ports. CIO President Philip Murray urged the U.S. Maritime Commission chairman to end the strike, noting many involved ships are owned by the commission.
The body of Pfc. Howard J. Zimmerman 20 died November 10 1944 during a riot near Paris while serving in the medical division. He is en route to Elyria for burial with survivors including his parents two brothers and three sisters. He previously lived in Spencer and worked on highway construction and at American Shipbuilding in Lorain. The family was notified he was aiding an American officer when a French jeep struck them.
Washington former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who warned Russia five years ago against postwar expansionist policy, celebrated his 77th birthday today. He was reported to be regaining strength at Bethesda Naval Hospital and may leave next week.
New York Grand Union Company announced retail meat price cuts up to 16 cents a pound as live cattle receipts caused a general drop in dressed beef. Sirloin roast rump and eye round cuts fell from 95 to 79 cents. lamb chops to 79. smoked shoulders to 55. cube steaks to 89. Prices take effect Monday.
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt 87 widow of Theodore Roosevelt died in her sleep Thursday. Private funeral services will be at Christ Episcopal Church Oyster Bay, burial beside her husband in Young Memorial cemetery. Time of service undisclosed.
Model railroad enthusiasts from Ohio Indiana Michigan and Pennsylvania attend the North Central Regional convention of the National Model Railroad Association in Elyria with about 150 members and guests. A banquet at Spring Valley Country Club features E. J. Gibbons of the New York Central as speaker. The Elyria Chamber of Commerce sponsored a show at the M C A with exhibits valued over 100000 including historic and modern locomotives from the Baltimore and Ohio and New York Central systems. Displays feature early engines like Tom Thumb and the Arabain along with scale models and valuable pieces from Leonard Blum and Charles H Snyder. The convention runs through tomorrow, with tours of rail facilities and a display of fast NY Central trains tonight.
Warren D. Coss, national fundraising chair, told Ohio and Michigan chapter officials the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has run out of money amid the polio outbreak. He urged March of Dimes volunteers to boost campaigns for the Jan 14 to 31, 1949 drive, noting a projected year end deficit of 1.25 million dollars in the epidemic aid fund.
The article urges readers to vote in elections while promoting Chronicle Telegram For Sale Classified Ads as a practical money making option. It advises dialing 44-121 or 44-131 to place Want Ads and boost revenue for the paper.
Promotion for Stenco all aluminum storm windows with prompt delivery. Includes address 61 West Ave and phone 2991. Advertisement highlights regular and casement models and directs readers to contact Geisel.
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