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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1955
Page
1
Holiday story encourages safe driving during the long weekend with cautions against speeding night driving fatigue and distraction. The piece notes coverage on labor leaders and an area rally Monday on Page 9 and regular weekend business and labor reporting on Pages 22 and 23.
College-bound students prepare for the 1955-56 term with three weeks to go. Features describe campus wear, activities, and daily life, presented in a full page of features and pictures. Access additional extras in Week-End Dividend. pages 18 and 19.
Today’s news notes an annexation proposal raising property tax questions in four townships near Lorain with a decision due Wednesday. Elyria Memorial Hospital nursing school confers degrees on eleven graduates, while Elyria Telephone service loses twenty two long distance operators, leaving switchboards unmanned. The Firelands Booster Club launches a prize drive to finance rights for an athletic field.
The Ohio CIO Council seeks additional signatures to place a measure on the November ballot raising weekly unemployment benefits from 33 to 50 dollars. Officials previously reported short by a few hundred signatures. they now have 10 days to gather more, with leaders predicting success. In Cleveland, Alma Rathbun, 35, was shot and killed by her husband Max Rathbun, 32, who telephoned police saying she was cheating. Police found her slain in the living room from a shotgun blast at close range. the couple were separated and he had returned from Fremont to seek reconciliation.
The bulletin notes fair weather in Indiana and Illinois with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the 50s. It reports Lake Erie winds and sun, with detailed timing for sunrise and moon phases. It also covers CIO petition efforts, stating John Rooney claims 10 000 additional signatures possible in days and cites Lorain County figures on jobless benefits petitions and total signatures.
The Lorain City Health Department reports today’s pollen count at 100, a favorable reading for hay fever sufferers. Vermilion on the Lake Clubhaus announces nightly dancing sessions as a local social note.
Egyptian forces opened shelling at two Israeli settlements near the Gaza truce strip and Israel began returning fire at noon. The exchange continued as a tense second day of an unofficial cease fire unfolded, following prior air and ground clashes and reports of Arab troop massing.
Four Ohioans die and two more hurt in a head on crash near Warsaw Kentucky on U S 42. Drivers Hubert R. Matthews 24 Hillsboro and Benjamin Bell 26 Sandusky identified among the dead. Two injured are Willie Johnson 16 and Charles Johnson 20 both of Sandusky. Mazie McClout 17 of near Sandusky has chest and hip injuries. Speedometer indicates about 90.
The weather bureau predicts below normal temperatures this month for the South Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region with above normal temps elsewhere in September. Greatest departures are expected in the Northern Plains while rainfall may exceed normal along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts and be subnormal elsewhere.
Traffic safety officials warned Labor Day weekend would still claim about 400 lives. A United Press tally showed 47 highway deaths so far, with Michigan leading at nine and Ohio and others recording four each. National Guard support and air patrols were deployed to ease jams and accidents while authorities urged caution during the holiday travel rush. President Eisenhower golfed in Colorado as mass travel surged toward parks, beaches, and stadiums. Airlines and railroads added schedules to handle the surge, with American Airlines in Chicago anticipating a new Memorial Day fare record.
Denver report confirms a photo shown to President Eisenhower by James Hagerty supposedly proves Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov has a daughter Ella and a second daughter Sasha. The Geneva meeting backdrop included Khruşhev and a wedding timeline, but Reuters later found no evidence of Zhukov’s daughter.
The Chronicle Telegram announces Labor Day observance with no Monday edition. The next edition will be Tuesday and cover weekend news. Readers traveling for the weekend are urged to drive carefully to return Tuesday. City and county offices and most businesses in the Elgin area will be closed Monday.
The CIO Communications Workers and the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. restarted wage negotiations in Cleveland to avert a possible statewide strike affecting about 116,000 workers including operators, installers, and clerical staff. Union rep Thomas Mitchell said talks continue in good faith and the union may strike at midnight if no agreement is reached. the company disputes timing and says a counter-offer has been made.
Milwaukee The Allis Chalmers Mfg Co and the CIO United Auto Workers reach a contract featuring a guaranteed annual wage plan praised as the best ever by the union. Layoff pay offers 65 percent of take home pay for 26 weeks with unemployment. auto industry plan starts at 60 percent for the first four weeks. The package totals 24 cents an hour in value to workers.
Samuel Tannyhill’s first degree murder trial is set for October 30 in Common Pleas Court. He escaped jail and was recaptured hours later, accused of killing Shirley Bradford, 29, during an attempted robbery at her restaurant.
Jackson County Sheriff David L. Trago, convicted on a morals charge and sentenced to a year in jail and a $1000 fine, has appealed for a new trial. He requests review of the verdict and sentencing, as reported from Gallipolis.
The first degree murder trial of Ernest Jones, 28, went into recess after three days of testimony in Wooster. The state rested its case Friday in the stabbing death of 67 year old Frank Landis.
In Bellaire Michigan a group of local commissioners propose selling the community jar as a fundraiser but struggle to pitch its appeal. Register of Deeds Lorance C. Isa man hints it could fetch 700 dollars, at best, highlighting uncertain value and whimsical prospects for the plan.
An early state highway patrol check reports at least four fatalities on Ohio highways during the Labor Day weekend. Victims include Jerry Bentz, 5, of Columbus struck near his home. Robert Williams, 28, of London, whose car hit a utility pole. William H. Miller, 39, of Route 2 Millfield, whose vehicle crashed on Route 33 near Canal Winchester. and Anna C. Frantz of Litchfield killed while crossing Route 18 near Medina.
Armand L. Merriam former treasurer of the Sigma Delta Chi chapter in Cleveland pled innocent to embezzling 1500 dollars of fraternity funds. The case was continued to September 23 and Merriam was released on 1500 dollar bond.
The 76-year-old Anna C. Fratz, mother of Litchfield postmaster Carl Fratz, was struck by a car on Rt. 28 near Litchfield while returning home from a visit. She died at Lodi Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries. The driver, John J. Chester Jr., 35, of Columbus, lost control after impact. passenger Barbara Dilley suffered injuries and was treated at Lodi Hospital. Fratz, a Maryland native, was active in St. Pauls Lutheran Church and survived by her husband John and eight grandchildren among others. funeral services are set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Waite and Son Funeral Home.
The Bendix Trophy cross country air race was postponed 24 hours due to unfavorable weather. Six Sabrejets would race 2325 miles from Victorville to Philadelphia, aiming to set a new transcontinental speed record and beat Lt. Col. Robert R. Scott’s 3h 46m 33s mark.
Questioning if an Indian can terminate tribal status, the piece jokes that anyone can end worry by placing classified ads in The Chronicle Telegram. It cites a grand gas range for sale and advertises ad-writer service at Dial 4751 with a sample listing.
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