30 Oct 1954
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1954
Page
1
City officials urge a two mill levy for 1954 while stressing the need to fund specific projects through separate levies as finances tighten. They warn past nonapproval caused a flood of concern and urge all citizens to vote yes to avoid further strain.
Acme Grange is named among the three highest award winners in a national contest. The event offers minimum cash prizes of 2000 dollars for top honors and 500 dollars for the next five entries, with expense-paid trips for the top three winners to attend the national convention.
The regional forecast calls for cloudy skies and chilly winds with light snow flurries today. High temperatures near 38 to 42 degrees, with continued cold and variable cloudiness through the day.
Search planes located the C-47 transport wreckage in the Italian Alps after a Sunday disappearance. Twenty one occupants are confirmed dead, with no survivors among the crew and passengers. Weather and timing details accompany the report as rescuers surveyed the scene.
The eastern United States endures its first intense cold wave of the season as Ohio faces readings from 35 to 42 degrees and minor snow flurries in the far north. Clouds linger, but central and southern areas should clear by Sunday with temperatures near freezing.
A year-old ordinance restricting parking to half an hour on Broad Street is to be enforced. The village council considers bids for a quarry holes project to address a supposed one-year water short age.
A legal issue delays a trial as attorneys review a recurring Jeopardy styled question. The case remains paused Friday amid unclear procedures and evolving law references.
President Eisenhower plans a chain phone call to 10 friends to urge voting Tuesday and to enlist them to contact 10 more. The plan aims to mobilize supporters across key states as the White House backs a broad turnout effort ahead of the election.
Stydnicki, Elyria High School graduate and local sports figure, was honored by the Greek government with the Military Cross for combat activities in Korea. He was discharged from military service in April 1953 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stydnicki of the area.
A dynamite device with a six foot fuse was found in a car linked to Republican congressman George Bender near his Chagrin Falls home. Bender notified FBI and local police. authorities say the blast if it exploded could have blown the car apart. He called the incident a scare with political implications as he eyed the upcoming election against Democrat Thomas Burke.
The nationwide British dock strike ended as 44 000 strikers in eight ports voted to return to work for a month. Meetings in London Hull Liverpool Southampton and other ports backed a truce while leaders pursue a permanent settlement in talks with dock employers. The stoppage began October 4 over overtime compulsion versus voluntary overtime.
Five prisoners due for execution reportedly sawed their way from cells in Trenton State Prison early today. A guard on routine rounds spotted them in a corridor and ordered them back. A hacksaw blade was found on one inmate.
State and local authorities search Johnstown area for a tall suspect linked to the death of 10 year old Karen Maukal in Conemaugh. An autopsy cites suffocation but no conclusive attack evidence. A junior high girl reported a man matching the description, with others seeing a similar figure. a roundup of about twenty suspects yielded no arrests.
Campaign headquarters for Republican candidate Ed Willow reported that one Minneapolis voter group favors Willow by 84 percent. All respondents reportedly live on Willow Avenue.
Dr Judd Marmor of the University of California notes wood knocking is a superstition but Chronicle Telegram Want Ads solve daily problems. To rent sell hire or buy call 4751 for an ad writer. An ad helped Mrs Harold Deans cub scout uniform size 10 with phone numbers 14-292 313 Princeton Ave.
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