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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1953

Page

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Coal carrier Maryland aground near shore in storm

The Maryland iron ore carrier ran aground about five miles east of a shore harbor in a heavy gale. The crew of 33 went ashore as waves towered and strong winds hampered rescue efforts. The vessel, owned by Bethlehem Transportation, faced a dire weather situation with multiple attempts to reach shelter.

Ette ‘Ch Maryland Vich Houghton Midh Sac Purvis Durorm Viaryland Thlehem Transportation Teveland Great Lakes Red Book Keweenaw Isle Royale Island The Transportation Corp of

Hull Named To Succeed Clark In Far East Post

General John Edwin Hull named to replace General Mark W Clark as supreme Allied commander in the Far East. Hull, Army vice chief of staff, will report to Tokyo around October 1 for briefing before Clark retires October 31. Hull previously commanded in the Middle Pacific and Hawaii and began as an infantryman after graduating from Miami University in Ohio. He earned a Silver Star for bravery at the Aisne-Marne offensive in World War I.

Eisenhower Hull Mark W Clark Far East Army Tokyo Clark Viarm University Oxford Ohio Tng Aisne-Marne

Air Force Captains Credited Among Abducted pilots

AP report says the Air Force identified captured pilots including Capt Van Fleet Jr. and Capt Harold Swea City among those listed missing since April 1952 after a bomber mission over North Korea. Defense officials continue cross checking to notify next of kin as 27 names remain unresolved.

GTON Orce Lst van Fleet Jr Army Command Harold E . Swea City Tona Jay North Ko’s N. James A. van Fleet

Ohio Stock Car Race Postponed Due to Wet Conditions

Officials of the Ohio stock car series postponed the event at County Speedway because wet track conditions hindered tonight’s race. The program will be rescheduled to Sunday night with assurances of safer racing surface and updated timing.

County Speedway Ohio

Weather report for Ohio unsettled spell continues

Partly cloudy and mild conditions persist across eastern Ohio with sprinkles in places. Highs near 76 this afternoon, with a cooler night and Sunday forenoon. Fractured data shows a temperature range Friday of 53 to 77 and near 50 at night.

Ohio

Diploma Ceremony For Elyria Memorial School of Nursing

Dr John S Millis of Western Reserve University told 23 graduates their nursing must be a true profession grounded in the value of every person. At First Congregational Church, diplomas were presented by Chaucney B Smythe with pins and corsages, after Nightingale Pledge recitation.

John S .Millis Western Reserve University Johnson School of Nursing Elyria Memorial Hospital First Congregational Church Vis F H Meng Thomas Curtis Harold A Zeasley Millis Margaret Krapp Chauncey B Smythe Board of Trustees Zealley Curtis

Expert's Study Shows Detention Home Need

A county meeting at the YMCA on juvenile detention policies drew about 75 attendees from 50 groups. Speaker Hugh P Reed of the National Probation and Parole Association indicated a definite need for a juvenile detention or related facility. Citizens urged concrete steps, a small executive committee, and a six week report with cost estimates, while officials noted prior levy defeats and called for broad public support.

Grace Citizens’ Committee Juvenie YMCA Community Welfare Councils Elyria Lorain Norman Frank Loran Hugh P Reed Chicago National Probation and Parole Association Reed Harold Kunkle Stanley A. Orlowski Orlowski Courtney Kirby

Woman Is Hurt When Car Goes Into Ditch

Mrs Delores Tate 19 of Rt 3 Mansfield sustained nose abrasions when the car driven by her husband Robert Tate 20 lost control and left Route 113 at Henrietta at 530 am today. Passengers Sixto Colon 22 and Leopold Gittler 22 both marines stationed at Patuxent Naval Air Station Md were uninjured as the vehicle sustained moderate damage.

Delores Tate Rt 3 Mansfield Robert Tate Henrietta Tate Sixto Colon Leopold Gittler Naval Air Station Patuxent

Polio Attack Fatal for Cincinnati Woman

Polio claimed the life of 29 year old Edna Gordon wife of Sherwood Gordon owner operator of WSAI in Cincinnati. Stricken two days earlier she died while using an iron lung Friday night authorities reported.

Cincinnati Edna Gordon WSAI Sherwood Gordon

Judge rules Beaver Creek not navigable may close to traffic

Common Pleas Judge John D Pmeyra ruled Beaver Creek is not navigable and may be closed to water traffic The ruling benefits Dr William G Schaeffer and his son who own property on both sides and had barred upstream access by stretching a cable The case, brought by Sisco Maynard Coleman and Paul Paghi, sought removal of the barrier The court noted navigability hinges on tide and found the creek above the Route 2 6 bridge not navigable for trade or agriculture

Common Pleas John D Pmeyra Beaver Creek William G Schaeffer Beaver Park Dr Roy Schaeffer Bavier Joseph Sisco Maynard Coleman Paul Paghi Plaintffs Barier Lake Erie Schaeffers

Elyria City four school boards seek levy votes

Elyria City Council filed a renewal request for a two mill operating tax levy with the Lorain County Board of Elections. The plan adds 19 mills to reach a two mill levy over two years, prompted by valuation changes and an attorney general ruling. Additional levy requests were filed by Columbia and Huntington districts, LaGrange and Oberlin districts, with varied renewal and new levy proposals for two to five years.

Elyria Lorain County Board of Elections Columbia Local School District Board of Education Huntington Local School District Board of Education LaGrange Board of Education Oberlin City School District

Elderly Wakeman Man Badly Hurt By Automobile

Joseph Gaplan 81 of Pleasant Street Wakeman is in serious condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car on Main Street. He was pinned against Pettiford's Barber Shop when the vehicle ran onto the sidewalk while the driver attempted to park. He initially received aid at Oberlin Memorial Hospital before transfer to Elyria due to crowding.

Wakeman Joseph Gaplan Pleasant Street Elyria Memorial Hospital Main Street Pettiford Oberlin Memorial Hospital Elyria

Inductees Named From Elyria Area in 1953 Army Draft

Catherine McKee, clerk of Draft Board No 72 in Elyria, released the list of eight men for induction on September 8, 1953. Names include Earl Bucks of Vermilion, Raleigh Glover of Geneva, Allan Howells of Amherst, Lutelis Kilgore of Elyria, Arthur Rubel of Amherst, Donald Smith of Elyria, Charles Tripphahn of Grafton, with Glover previously registered in Elyna but inducted August 4, 1953 by Ashtabula board.

Catherine McKee Elyria Earl Peter Bucks West Lake Road Vermilion Raleigh Jackson Glover West Main Street Geneva Allan Lee Howells Cornell Avenue Amherst Lutelis Kilgore Clinton Avenue Arthur Nelson Rubel Woodhill Drive Donald Edward Smith West Third Street Charles Walter Tripphahn Grafton Glover Elyna Board Ashtabula Ohio

British protest over Chinese ship attack on patrol launch

Britain filed a formal protest with the Chinese foreign ministry after a Communist vessel attacked a Hong Kong naval patrol launch, killing seven sailors and wounding four. The foreign office said Charge D Affaires Humphrey Trevelyan delivered the note in Peiping describing the act as unprovoked.

London Britain China Hong Kong Foreign Office Humphrey Trevelyan Peiping

Violence Flares in East Berlin Amid West German Tensions

In East Berlin machinegun fire rang out before dawn and 20 Soviet troops were reported killed at Wuensdorf after anti Communist East Germans blew up a Soviet ammunition depot containing 100 tons. Premier Otto Grotewohl denounced Konrad Adenauer and claimed Russia's full backing while West Berlin police reported gunfire and a body removed near Leipzigerplatz as divisions between the halves of Berlin intensified.

Berlin East Berlin Wuensdorf Eost Otto Grotewohl Konrad Adenauer Grotewohl Russia Adenauer West Berlin Leipzigerplatz

Contractors Start Cleanup Work In Sewer Blast Area

Cleveland officials began cleaning the W 117th Street site after a deadly sewer blast. Mayor Burke ordered firms to rebuild the sewer as investigators probe the cause. a one mile stretch from Berea Road to Lake Avenue was damaged while experts from Case Institute of Technology and the U S Bureau of Mines assist. A state gas detection unit also arrived to aid the investigation.

Cleveland W. 117Th Street Thomas A. Burke Berea Road Lake Avenue Case Institute of Technology Cuyahoga County Samuel R. Gerber George W. Jones U. S. Bureau of Mines Pittsburgh

Rebels Bombed as Viet Minh Mass in Indochina

French planes strafed a mass of about 2009 Viet Minh rebels in northern Indochina amid warnings of a Communist offensive. In Cambodia, Premier Penn Nouth urged Viet Minh and tribal fighters to lay down arms before Oct 1, while Paris and Washington questioned the meaning of independence.

Hanoi Indochina Penn North Cambodia France Penn Nouth

Hot Foot Effect Short Lived For Courthouse Birds

Courthouse pigeons evaded a $595 nonlethal removal plan by The Brinnon Co. Sticky brown material caused a brief hot foot reaction, but by Commission hours the birds returned to upper ledges, company to be asked for a statement. Commissioner Dunn observed 18 birds on the upper stone work.

Brinnon Co Tiffin Oscar Dunn Dunn Brinnon Company

Lorain Youths Injured In Auto Crash At Pole

Two Lorain youths, David Irish age 16 of Lakeview Avenue and Ronald Philips age 17 of Erie Avenue, were slightly hurt when a car driven by Richard Bennett age 19 on Route 18 failed to negotiate a curve and struck a utility pole near West Road. The car was demolished and the pole broken off.

Lorain David Irish Lakeview Avenue Ronald Philips Erie Avenue Richard Bennett Tait Street Loram West Road

Chronicle Telegram Want Ads Ignite Local Marketplace

A promotional note extols the value of Chronicle Telegram Want Ads in Elyma and Lorain County. It urges readers to dial 1751 for Want Ads and consult a helpful ad taker to craft effective notices for buying, selling, finding items, renting rooms, or other trades. The message emphasizes reading and using the classified section to profit from daily listings.

Chronicle- Telegram Elyma Lorain County

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