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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1963
Page
1
Tomorrow Elyria holds a dedication and open house at the new sewage disposal plant marking a $28 million forward step toward clean waters. A pictorial look at Flyria's latest effort accompanies the notice.
Victory came the hard way in top billed football games last night. Teams Happy Sandusky Lorain Midview won while Elyria Admiral King and Wellington fell. Thorough coverage and photos on the sport pages ferebon Pgs. 26-27-28.
A CT columnist teased a century-old mystery of love and war, then Civil War history yielded true-life detail to end the story in tragedy. The Scene About Town column hints at romance, speculation, and a concluding chapter drawn from yellowed pages.
Nobel prize winners make medical history while a note questions vitamin necessity and a doctor can assess individual needs. The mention of a land sale to Elyria tied to a Water contract appears as a legal note touching on Ohio statutes and Amherst officials, suggesting statutory concerns on page 17.
The United States begins Operation Big Lift with about 14,000 combat ready troops moving 6000 miles to Germany. The advance echelon departed Bergstrom Air Force Base for Rheim Main Air Force Base in Frankfurt aboard three C135 jets, part of a non stop 5700 mile flight led by Brig. Gen. Keith L. Ware. The exercise will see the 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions in a mobility display over a 72700 square mile area in Germany.
A year old man from Dellefield Road died when his car struck the center pier of the Ohio Turnpike overpass on Rt. 57 near Elyria about 9 07 p m. The driver, Hamby of Lancing Tennessee, was pronounced dead at Elyria Memorial hospital. His wife Della and two sons Daniel and Dennis survived. Funeral plans were pending.
Lorain County coroner Dr. Paul J. Kopsch ruled the death Elyria’s 35th traffic fatality and the fifth this year in the city. The other four deaths were pedestrians, all in Elyria.
Cloudy and warm today with highs 78 to 82. Tonight partly cloudy and not so cool. A traffic incident was reported on Rt 57 Bypass near Elyria involving Hamby who was followed by Haslage. light showers fell at one intersection. no critical injuries reported as the car struck a bridge abutment. Precipitation expected to totals between one tenth and two tenths of an inch through the week with possible showers tonight and into tomorrow. International news notes Morocco and Algeria border tensions with no immediate local impact.
Fire crews battled multiple grass, brush, and woods fires across several townships near Vermilion, LaGrange, Wakeman, and Wellington. Flames spread from rubbish fires, a wood baler incident, and railroad tracks near Oak Ridge, with scouts reporting smoke and evacuations as winds drove flare ups over two days. Police noted smoldering zones and backfires as departments cooperated to contain outbreaks and prevent spread.
Pigeons once perched on the courthouse ledge are dispersed by county wire prongs and seek refuge at Saint Marys School. The city may not fund further relocation as the county spent about $9000 to move them two blocks.
Amid a 37 day drought, farmers in multiple villages face escalating costs and water shortages. The U S Weather Bureau warns of widely scattered showers today, then sun tomorrow with a 23 degree high. Dairy prices rise and farmers dip into hay supplies as reservoirs dwindle and nurserymen warn of plant losses without rain.
Ohio endures a 37th rainless day as fires and smoke threaten brush and forests. Firefighting costs exceed half a million dollars while authorities suspend hunts and shipments of reforestation stock. Officials push 24 hour alerts to coordinate Western Northern and Eastern Ohio efforts amid drought.
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