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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1948
Page
1
A September poll estimates 20 states totaling 242 electoral votes firmly backing Dewey with 266 needed. States in the Dewey column include New Hampshire and California, while New York is near but not guaranteed. The survey assumes Wallace on the ballot and notes possible shifts in undecided states before the election.
Miss Joan Brown of Elyria was seriously hurt during a moonlight mountain hike near Berea Kentucky last Saturday night. As a Berea College faculty member and Oberlin College graduate she slipped into a crevasse near the summit and remained unconscious for 40 hours. Her family reported improving while plans were made to transfer her to Lexington for surgery.
Lorain County Board of Elections opened registration booths today and tomorrow from 10 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 9 pm. Elyria and Lorain offices stay open until 9 pm with extended hours through next Friday and Saturday and October 4 deadline. Locations include Amherst Town Hall, Avon Town Hall, Avon Lake Town Hall, Leavitt Road Fire Station, La Porte Methodist, Lake Avonnie, Oberlin Town Hall, Ridgeville and Sheffield Town Halls, and Sheffield Village and Sheffield Lake Town Halls.
Northern Ohio report notes partly cloudy conditions and a high of 67 with a low around 4. An ad promotes sale or rent of a commercial building on Fuller Road in Elyria, listed under Frozen Food with phone number 2869.
Elyria Lodge No 778 Loyal Order of Moose donated a playground unit to the Valley View Veterans Project on Gulf Road. The dedication occurred during a civic affairs program led by Governor Samuel Provenza who spoke on expanding community effort. The lodge aims to inspire civic-minded action and invites groups to seek assistance on local issues.
Harold E. Eibling superintendent Elyria Public Schools was elected chairman of the committee on school education of the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers at the Hall Hollen, Cleveland. He will interpret school policy and present school problems to the federation, bringing its board membership to ten men and two women.
Elyria High School hosts Sandusky tonight at Fly Stadium for its first home game of the season. Score updates are available by calling The Chronicle Telegram at 44-111, 44-121, 44-161, 44-171, 44-181, or 44-391. Calls to other office phones will not be answered.
Norris Ryder, secretary manager of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce, will be publicity chairman for the Elyria Community Chest Campaign to raise funds for Red Feather services in 1948. J E Glass announced the appointment. Ryder began work in Elyria on October 13 last year and will plan the opening night October 18 program. early divisions such as club team section A corporate gifts and advance gifts will start in October.
Elyria resident George Carl Block 41 a World War II veteran died at Crile Veterans Administration Hospital after a lingering illness He enlisted 1949 served 402nd Engineer Combat Battalion and was a machinist for Colson Corp Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 30 pm at Nichols Dicken Funeral Home and 2 pm at St John s Lutheran Church Burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery He is survived by his mother and two brothers with services officiated by Rev Henry Lieske
A tropical hurricane moving northeastward toward Trans Atlantic shipping lanes bypassed Bermuda. Winds on the island reached 30 miles per hour with no rain. The center was about 320 miles northwest of Bermuda, with gales up to 250 miles from the center. Continued northeast movement at 30 mph is expected, potentially becoming dangerous for shipping within 24 hours.
Hope rose for a break in the 22 day West Coast maritime strike as California oil talks lagged after a recess in negotiations. In Washington, telephone unions warned of a nationwide walkout unless wage settlements for 355 000 workers are reached by October 15. A strike bound shipyard meeting discussed bolting the unified employer front.
Elyria maintains 8:30 a.m. school start despite Eastern Standard Time shift. Superintendent Harold H. Eibling confirmed no schedule adjustments are needed for the upcoming time change.
Lorain County Forum resumes regular monthly meetings after a two month break with an 8 p.m. session in Elyria Ohio. Berry Barnsberg head of the Farm Bureau accounting and auditing department in Columbus will be the guest speaker discussing Taxation of Cooperatives. Dick Stewart of 242 Marseilles handles radio sales and service.
About 5,000,000 French workers walked out in a two hour general strike across France, led by Communist and non Communist unions. Gas, electricity, postal, and transport services halted, with big stores and banks closed while government offices, factories, and docks paused operations.
The First Church of the Nazarene will lay the cornerstone for its new brick church at Gulf road and Ohio street at 2 30 p.m. The building fronts 40 feet on Gulf road and is 60 feet deep. Services have been held for ten years in the basement at 114 Harwood street, now sold, with about 100 in the congregation led by Rev. d James C. Leonard. They aim to complete the church in time for Christmas services.
141 more names were added to the Selective Service Board No. 72 registration rolls at the Turner Block Court Street office, bringing total local registrants to 4,557. The additions include six at the local office, 12 from outlying centers, and 123 from state headquarters, with most new names from state headquarters. General registration closed Saturday. men turning 18 must register within five days of their eighteenth birthday.
Argentine police arrested 13 people including former deputy Cipriano Reyes and Senora Eva Duarte in a conspiracy to kill President Juan D. Peron and his wife on Columbus Day. The plot allegedly directed by ex US embassy official John F. Griffiths, who coordinated from Montevideo, with several ministers tied to the plan. Detained suspects ranged from naval chaplains to a labor leader amid documents tied to the alleged scheme.
Mildred E. Gillars known as Axis Sally pleaded innocent to a 10 count treason indictment in federal court. The 47 year old Maine native was denied bail with trial set for November. She is accused of aiding Nazi propaganda broadcasts aimed at US and Allied forces to break morale.
Chairman Clare E. Hoffman said the House expenditures committee is probing reports of waste and crookedness at the atomic energy laboratory in Los Alamos New Mexico. Two committee investigators are in New Mexico gathering data as part of the inquiry.
Israeli forces recaptured a strategic hill in the Latrun area amid renewed fighting over Jerusalem's lifeline to the coast. The engagement occurred near Mid-Aa point southeast of Ben Shemen and raised fears of a large scale battlefield in Latrun as the truce fringe erupted.
Local Chronicle Telegram Classifieds invites buyers and sellers to connect in the marketplace. For Chronicle Telegram Want Ads dial 44-121 or 44-131 to place or inquire.
Mixed Darwin Tulips and large size bulbs Crocus and Grape Hyacinths offered by Darek Florist at Grant's basement 32 Broad St. Bulbs available for 6.95 with contact via Phone 2132.
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