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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1959
Page
1
A picture page features women at the Nimrod Club enjoying past outdoor activities. The image highlights social gathering and club involvement with female members shown in leisure attire.
A new travel column by Tom and Harle Dammann titled As Others See Us debuts today. The first installment examines the barrier between East and West Germany and offers travel perspectives through its lens.
South Recreation Field armory site offered to National Guard pending council approval as reported on Ist Pg 2nd Sect. School role highlighted by Elyria educators in preschool program on 1st Pg 2nd Sect. Double honors Mary Brown nine receive M B Johnson School of Nursing diplomas. Oberlin council keeps no holiday policy full meeting set Monday night Pg 21 Beard shaving contest at Milan Melon Festival lights go out during event on Pg 20.
Ohio and Texas each reported six traffic deaths by 11 a.m. as a 78 hour Labor Day holiday began. A Greyhound collision on the Ohio Turnpike injured nine, while multiple crashes near Hicksville Abington Findlay and Fremont claimed lives including John L. Davis and Byron D. Pevering. The Highway Patrol projected 27 deaths for the period.
A missing Michigan state trooper Albert Souden may have been killed after a freshly used shovel and blood on a ten dollar bill tied ex-convict Alvin Knight to the case. Knight, 48, was arrested at a Cedar Lake cabin and questioned about the trooper's disappearance as searches continued near Argentine and Cedar Lake.
Chronicle Telegram reports no Monday edition and Labor Day staffing, with next issue scheduled for Tuesday. It urges readers planning holiday travel to drive safely so they can read Tuesday’s paper.
Weather shows sunny skies with continued warmth and higher humidity. Tonight turns clearer and warmer with a low around 31. Friday highs near 37 with no significant precipitation in the past 24 hours and variable Moon phases noted. Lake Erie reports variable winds turning west and southwest at about 10 to 14 miles per hour.
Westminister California CPI Aircraft worker Bai Newberry was acquitted of speeding and reckless driving after jurors heard his account to arresting officers. He claimed his car could travel 18 miles per hour and promised cooperation.
Five Milwaukee children Nathleen Ann Rovee Christopher Anthony Cynthia Angela Kenneth Arthur and Carolina Antonette died from apparent asphyxiation at a cottage seven miles northwest of Townsend Wisconsin. The mother was hospitalized in critical condition. Sheriff deputies say a faulty gas valve on a bottle gas refrigerator allowed gas to flow, and the valve failed to shut off. The tragedy was discovered by the father John Reeve.
A new earthquake struck Yellowstone National Park near Canyon early today. Rangers reported little damage and no serious injuries after the tremor, which rattled windows and woke residents following August quakes.
Cleveland youth Philp Arrington, 21, was arrested on narcotics charges after detectives found 13 small paper bags on his person. Each bag held marijuana enough to smoke about 100 cigarettes.
Secretary of State Herter returns from Europe to press immediate consultations on Laos. The UN Security Council may convene this weekend as Dag Hammarskjold cuts short a South American tour and Eisenhower stays in touch from Scotland. North Vietnam condemns US aims while Western powers urge restraint amid growing conflict in Southeast Asia.
The National Safety Council warned the Labor Day weekend traffic toll was rising with at least 37 fatalities by 11 a.m. ET. six deaths each in Ohio and Texas led states, while California, Pennsylvania and Virginia had five, and Illinois and New York four. A NSC spokesman urged care and sobriety to cut the toll, which was forecast to reach about 450 deaths by midnight Monday.
Chicago youths confess to vandalism at Shakespeare Elementary causing around 79 in damages. The incident led to injuries when Patrolman Carl Barnie was slashed. suspects fled but were captured later at their home as detectives traced the break-in.
Assistant Prosecutor Andrew Warhola said the state will complete its presentation of evidence against Alford Sanders 25 on trial for first degree murder in the killing of farmer Mandeville 78 at his Island Road home April 17. Defense will call psychiatrists and Lima State Hospital attendants to prove insanity at the time of the shooting. The defense also expects Dr M D Fried man Cleveland psychiatrist to testify. The case may go to the jury Thursday or Friday.
NEW YORK UPI Steel industry and union leaders plan 12 additional bargaining subcommittees to tackle local contract issues under four top mediators led by Joseph F Finnegan. The move comes as the eight week strike widens with no concessions and continues into day 56.
West Salem reports a nine year old boy named Keith Mahike drowned at a private pool on the Ethan W. Weckesser property yesterday around 3 20 p m. He attended West Salem School and Methodist Sunday school. The boy's parents brother sister and extended family survive. Fire department attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. Services and burial are planned at Matteson Funeral Home with a later in home ceremony.
President Eisenhower expresses concern over Laos as North Vietnamese forces clash with Royal Laotian Army. White House secretary James Hagerty relays ongoing intelligence from Europe and notes the situation's gravity during Eisenhower's tour. News confirms U.S. leaders briefed as two close allies arrive at Culzean Castle for breakfast.
Classified ad promotes a three room rental at 300 Frmmace St with stove and refrigerator optional. Features include private front and rear entrances and laundry privileges. Contact numbers FA 3-332 in Elia or 3-6173 in Lorain. ad ends with Rented.
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