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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1956
Page
1
Mrs. Mary Ann Canfield, 50, of 143 South Logan Street, Elyria, was killed late yesterday when a car allegedly pulled into the path of a semi, injuring her daughter Margaret Canfield, 27. Witnesses described the crash and authorities investigated the scene for details.
Jackson Michigan reports a four story under construction building collapsed killing at least ten. Six bodies remain buried as investigations are announced by state police fire marshal lawmakers insurers contractors city building department and Consumers Power Co. Officials debate causes while rescue work ends as safety probes begin.
The Elyria charter article outlines initiative referendum and recall rights with a 10 percent signature threshold from the last municipal election. It notes council review within 30 days and potential submission to voters by referendum if not approved. Continued on Page 4.
Tense Poznan unrest as verdicts near in June uprising case. Three youths under 21 Jazef Foltynowicz Kasimir Zurek Jerzy Sroka face murder charges for beating security officer Zygmunt Izdebny during the 1956 violence. Demonstrations feared. chatter of hooliganism rises.
The forecast notes a high of 63 to 68 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Tonight turns cooler with a low around the mid forties. Friday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. Wednesday's high reached around 68 with a similar range to last year.
President Eisenhower weighs a second Pittsburgh visit next Tuesday to deliver a major political address in the steel city. The White House press office indicated discussions are ongoing about expanding campaign appearances and planning details are being finalized.
Federal plans discussed to annex a post office and armory in Elyria for a reserve company. Lorain area officials reported no decision yet on the project. Weather notes forecast rain, with Lake Erie winds strengthening from south to NW tonight.
New York reports the National Dunking Association approving a 1957 doughnut hole size change to allow millions more dual desserts. The CFL endorsed Republican C William O Neill for governor, skipping Democrat Michael V DiSalle. It reaffirmed AFL-CIO support for the Stevenson Kefauver ticket while backing one Democrat for statewide attorney general, Stephen Young.
A four story office building collapsed trapping workers as rescue teams searched through tons of steel and concrete. Plumber George Berry Jr. escaped basement while his father, still missing, is presumed dead. Missing include Gale Marble Flint Floyd Baker Charles Amman Claude Dinschus George Berry Sr. and William Rose. Concrete poured recently in basement is blamed and rescue efforts continued through the night with little hope of survivors.
In Jackson Mississippi a section of steel framework for a three story parking annex to a new office building collapsed on Wednesday. Thirteen workmen were hurled about 15 feet to the ground as girders buckled and steel and wet concrete fell. None were seriously hurt.
About 100 skilled tradesmen at the Ford stamping plant in Walton Hills stayed off the job led by Local 420 of the United Auto Workers to protest the return of John Zenisak, a worker accused of slugging a union member. Electricians, tool and die makers, and maintenance workers joined the absence as union leaders met with plant officials amid threats of broader walkouts. The plant runs 3 shifts with 3,800 hourly workers.
Mary Ann Canfield and her daughter Margaret Canfield were in a two-vehicle collision at 7:20 p.m. on Routes 10 and 301. Mary Ann died. Margaret, a hospital employee, suffered head injuries and is listed as fair. The eastbound truck driver, Carl Pecoraro, was treated for shock and released. The accident, tied to a safety stop at the intersection, involved witnesses who placed blame on the Canfield vehicle. Funeral arrangements were set for St. Mary Church with burial in St. Mary Cemetery.
In Muncie Indiana nine miles southwest of the city Route 67 head on collision left ten dead eight from one family. Fred Douglas Beal 32 and his wife Lillian 20 were in the Burns car with seven children Inez 8 Chestine 6 Vicky Lynn 5 Claudia G 4 and others. Beal's mother Marie Clark and sister Lauretta were trapped. Jesse W Price 37 and Thomas B Burns 35 were also in the vehicles. Beal died after veering into the opposite lane. Hospitalized were Mrs Beal and others as authorities investigated the highest Indiana auto death toll in years.
Weather delays the second game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees at Ebbets Field with Don Newcombe vs Don Larsen on the mound. The Yankees opener at Yankee Stadium shifts to Saturday, giving both teams extra rest and prompting managers to preserve pitching plans. Western diplomats including Britain’s Selwyn Lloyd Yugoslavia’s Boca Popovic and Egypt’s Mahmoud Fawzi discuss canal crisis while UN secretary general Hammarskjold may mediate to defuse the Suez standstill.
Chinese Communists began a 2000 yard Western causeway from the mainland to the tiny island of Tating Tao near Quemoy, aiming to bombard the Nationalist offshore post. Nationalist artillery gaps may limit heavy barrages until completion, enabling a steady ammo supply for guns on Quemoy.
In Cincinnati Ohio the United Mine Workers led by President John L. Lewis announced a settlement with coal operators. They would sign a contract providing a wage increase of 2.40 dollars per day for about 200000 northern soft coal miners.
Twenty six persons were burned to death when two passenger buses collided near Multan in west Pakistan, authorities reported. The crash occurred as the vehicles burned after impact, leaving multiple fatalities and injuries.
Britain successfully exploded another atomic weapon today at the Maralinga testing site in South Australia. The ground level blast marked the second test in the current series, underscoring ongoing nuclear development activity.
Robert S. Cox 70 year old Democratic candidate for the fourth district congressman died in a Celina hospital Wednesday night.
Ohio Democrats scrambled to arrange a whistle-stop tour for Adlai Stevenson in northern Ohio to offset Republicans with Nixon Summerfield and Senson. A tentative Oct 1 entry from Michigan lists stops in Toledo Sandusky Akron Canton Alliance and Youngstown followed by a Western swing and Cincinnati address on Oct 19. Democratic leaders note no official schedule yet and defend spending against GOP activity ahead of the November 6 election.
Olympic team member Harold Connolly of Brighton set a world hammer throw record with 218 feet 10 inches at a New England AAU meet at Boston University. The prior record was 217 feet 10 inches held by Mikail Krivonosov of Russia.
A brief note explains that What’s in a Name No 1 Bushelman refers to tailors who make clothing. It invites readers to place or seek bushelmen ads via Griconese Telelatr Want Ads, offering ads tailor crafted for quick response, with Dial 4751 for assistance.
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