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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1950
Page
2
Elyria Chronicle Telegram reports from Elyria Ohio dated Friday October 27 1950 covering local events and notices of the day in a concise newspaper format.
In Weirton West Virginia and Steubenville Ohio ballots were counted by NLRB officials for about 10 000 Weirton Steel workers in a bid to choose between the Independent Steelworkers Union and the CIO United Steelworkers. Both unions claimed victory amid expectations of a third CIO defeat in the organizing drive.
The ERP backed by the Weirton Independent Union won a 1941 collective bargaining election over the USW, later challenged by the NLRB as a company union. Courts ordered disbanding last August due to company interference, prompting the ISU to form and petition the NLRB for representation, with CIO-USW also filing and an election ensuing.
Dover Ohio workers at the Dover Appliance Company idle for 13th day after 150 employees reject eight cent hourly increase. Local 32 of the Metal Polishers Union meeting yesterday kept demand for 25 cents more, while company representatives fear potential plant closure without reduced losses.
Oberlin hosts a chest dinner at the Oberlin Inn with Dean Blair Stewart delivering an economist themed keynote. L. A. Owen presides. A. E. Norling to announce. campaign aims for 13 550 dollars. Meshing with Rotary and Exchange clubs co sponsorship, district meetings proceed with drive directors Gardinier and Van Ausdale distributing materials. Nonpartisan meeting follows at James Brand House with Mrs Saylor and Mrs Thomas in charge. Reverend figures and church notices fill the rest.
The piece recalls children’s tricks in Farmer City Illinois and notes advice from the National Bureau of Standards. It suggests soap on windows, wax crayon marks, and if needed solvents with care, plus a preventive vaseline coating on car glass to ease cleanup. The tone blends nostalgia with safety guidance from officials.
A last minute surge by the doorbell-ringing metropolitan division pushed the Community Fund past its 5.8 million dollar goal in Cleveland last night. It marks the 14th win in 33 drives for the city, with previous years falling short by about 97 thousand dollars.
London Ohio State Welfare Director J H Lamneck urged more funds for crime prevention and broader use of scientific methods to cut crime costs. He noted 1.7 million major crimes nationwide last year and rising Ohio prison populations exceeding 9 100 as of now.
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