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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1954
Page
11
An occupational therapist teaches a child with cerebral palsy to grasp and release fingers using a toy dog, making therapy enjoyable and boosting future hand use. Funds from the Elyria Cerebral Palsy Society campaign will support facilities and services for therapy and education to aid independence.
Senate committee members weighing censure charges against Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy signaled the inquiry might conclude next week. Chairman Arthur V. Watkins declined to forecast a definite end, saying the hearings could be completed within a week.
A chaotic sequence unfolds as a Pittsburgh area bride and her abducted car ride to Cambridge Ohio highlights tensions over Germany’s role in Western defense. France maintains plateau stance while U S Canada push NATO options and Bonn peace terms amid McCarthy probes and NATO debates.
A Pennsylvanian man lived with a three and a half inch penknife blade embedded in his skull for 30 years. Doctors at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia removed a one inch fragment and plan further surgery. The patient recalled a street fight at age 14 near his left eye. He had been nearly dying from the wound before the blade was found in X rays. He is reported doing very well after surgery.
In Cleveland, jail authorities ruled the elder Dr Richard Sheppard must visit his son Samuel Sheppard through a screen. Samuel, held on first degree murder charges in Marilyn Sheppard's July 4 death, has long received weekly visits and x-ray plate discussions in person. The trial is expected mid October after Labor Day. Samuel remains jailed without bond.
Production returns to normal at Republic Steel Corp Corrigan McKinney yard in Cleveland as the wildcat crane operators strike ends and workers resume duties. The stoppage disrupted output but no injuries were reported and no further action was announced.
The American Banker notes seven Ohio banks remain in the 100 largest U.S. banks for the period ending June 30. Cleveland Trust Co leads Ohio with deposits over one billion and ranks 17th nationally, followed by National City Bank of Cleveland at 21st, Central National Bank of Cleveland at 46th, Ohio National Bank of Columbus, First National Bank of Cincinnati, Toledo Trust Co of Toledo at 74th, and Fifth Third Union Trust Co of Cincinnati.
Far East Air Forces announced three crew members killed in a B26 bomber crash near Tokyo were found in and around the wreckage at Johnson Air Force Base. Initial reports said bodies were not located in the wreck, but later searchers found the victims.
In Richmond Virginia Mrs Dorothy L Hicks widow of Louis A Hicks who died in a mysterious car crash was ordered to appear before a grand jury for questioning. She was picked up at her father's home and released on $5000 bond. The case reopened after neighbors questioned the death initially ruled accidental. An autopsy showed death could have resulted from the crash.
Washington (R) The State Department says the refugee relief program is picking up speed and visas have been issued to 8 425 persons to permit them to come to this country. Thousands more applying for visas under the emergency immigration program are being investigated and their cases processed. Mal E Short, department consultant, predicted the goal of admitting 209 000 refugees by December 31 1956 will be met. The program has drawn criticism from some Congressmen who say it is moving too slowly.
Wellington's mayoral court fined sixteen men and a woman in a crackdown on traffic offenses. Fines ranged from $1 to $15 with costs. speeding and illegal truck passing led, alongside failures to stop and following too closely. Names list drivers from Detroit Ottawa Lansing Akron South Bend and local Wellington participants.
Kurt Wachenheim reports Elyria teachers heard Dexter S. Kimball, Bendix Westinghouse GM, argue education at high level is essential for business and national welfare. He described a cycle where schooling boosts industry and living standards, citing the need for well educated, personable workers and cautioning against overreliance on simple trends. The talk followed two days of preschool conference sessions with district principals summarizing discussions.
Archbishop Hoban will bless the St. Agnes School and Convent at 9:30 a.m. followed by Solemn Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Agnes Church. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Newton will preach. The project cost exceeds 300000 dollars with six new classrooms and a doubled convent, plus a large display and dispensary additions.
San Francisco police, led by Paul Kurpinsky, traced a theft to a suspect named William Never after a library card floated from overturned peat and ketchup at the scene. Never was arrested when officers found his shoes stained with pea soup and ketchup.
Ten veteran Air Force pilots race 1900 miles from Edwards AFB California to Cox Municipal airdrome Vandalia near Dayton in a Bendix trophy try. The 650 mph class fighters fly in 10 minute intervals in F-4F Thunderstreaks testing pilot skill ground crews and aircraft amid fuel and weather challenges. Competitors span five commands with alternates ready to step in if needed.
Wayne county deputies today sought two men who held up the Raymond Dugan tavern in Orville Friday night and escaped with about $6,000 in cash and checks. About $4,000 of the loot was in endorsed checks.
Dayton Ohio reports 100000 people were to attend the opening of the 194 National Aircraft Show at James M Cox Municipal Airport Vandalia. Officials say four speed records may be set with the F 100 Super Sabre and 302 delta wing interceptor among new displays. Attendees include Harold Talbott Nathan S Twining and 46 foreign air force attaches.
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