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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1955
Page
1
Israeli government reports an Egyptian commando raid from the Gaza area that hit a water supply under dispute. The attack occurred along the tense border area with the United Nations spokesman noting no other incidents.
Elyria obituary notes Corbett E. Southam 79, a retired Elyria Police Department captain, died after shooting himself at his Colonial Apartments home. He had served 40 years, retired in 1948, and had been ill. service details and survivors listed. Funeral arrangements set with Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home and First Methodist Church involvement.
Lorain County Board of Education passed two safety resolutions urging flasher lights at all mainline railroad crossings used by school buses and backing studies by County Commissioners and Engineer Don Patterson. The board also backs a school patrol plan at crossings with poor visibility and approved issuing bus driver certificates to applicants meeting routine requirements including medical, DMV chauffeur licenses, and parental endorsements.
The Northeast Ohio weather page notes sunny periods with highs near 74 to 78 and lows around 50 to 54. Saturday will bring cloudiness and warmer conditions. Thursday temperatures range from 32 to 73. Five day outlook shows about 3.1 degrees above normal average temperatures, with showers Monday bringing 0.5 to 0.67 inch. Sunrise 6 34 a.m. Moon and lake winds described.
The CIO Transport Workers Union postponed a strike scheduled to start at midnight against the Pennsylvania Railroad. TWU President Michael Quill cited presidential intervention and a fact finding board. The union covers about 35,000 non-operating railroad employees in shops from New York to St Louis, including Ohio. President Eisenhower appointed a three member emergency agency to investigate the dispute.
Elyria Telephone Co. long distance operators walked off their jobs at 12:20 p m today. President Roy W Ammel said the firm had an indication the operators planned to quit and he believed the walkout was not union authorized. Administrative staff handled essential calls during the disruption. Operators returned to work the next day. no reason was given for the interruption.
The planned opening of Midview High School is delayed as construction work continues. Health agencies plan publicity on reasons for spurning United Fund while a health committee chair and hospital administrator take United Fund posts.
In Lorain County polio records show no cases among vaccinated children this season. Of 25 victims, none had the first round injections given to first and second graders last spring. Four cases exist in the 9 to 10 year age range. most had not received the TAD or Salk vaccine. State health officials discuss vaccine distribution and the ongoing free inoculation program for eligible children.
DETROIT UP American Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers union reached a three year contract that extends guaranteed wages for the Little Three. The settlement ends an eight hour strike by 24 000 AMC workers at seven plants in Michigan and Wisconsin and mirrors terms already agreed with Chrysler Ford and General Motors. The package includes six cent hourly raises for three years, jobless pay up to 63 percent, enhanced pension hospital and medical plans and an extra vacation day. It also covers 3 000 displaced AMC workers from the Nash Hudson merger last year who had refused to move from Detroit to Wisconsin. Studebaker Packard and Kaiser Willy s remain without guaranteed wage deals.
An explosion and blaze at the Carr-Consoli Biscuit Co. plant in Chicago injure 41 people and indirectly cause a Salvation Army worker’s death. The six story factory becomes a shell as flames threaten nearby structures in the Back of the Yards district. Fire Marshal Albert Petersen cites about one million dollars in damage.
Ernest Cornell, 68, longtime director of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation since 1951, died of a heart attack at his Columbus home. A native of Alexandria, he was reappointed this year for a second term. Cornell had previously led the State Securities Division and served in roles with the Federal Conciliation Service and the National Labor Relations Board. He was educated at Denison University and Georgetown Law, with a Newark law practice starting in 1915.
Buenos Aires awaited Peron’s declaration to install a state of siege as martial law in the capital. Congress had passed the measure Thursday night and Peron was to sign, aiming to curb unrest after the June uprising. The move suspends constitutional guarantees for Buenos Aires 3.3 million residents.
The Lorain Health Department reports a pollen count today in Elyria showing a slight decrease from yesterday. Officials note regional readings vary but remain relative to local conditions.
Fact or fallacy 22 notes Virginia imposed a thirty dollar tax on every bathtub owner a century ago deeming the tub a luxury. The Chronline Telegram Classifieds offer a sensible market for selling bathtubs and other items with ads available at 4751. The listing mentions a Hoffman electric water heater deluxe model 80 gal at 521 N. Coniee St LaGrange with phone 82.
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