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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1948
Page
10
In Elyria Ohio on Friday September 24 1948 protesters organized by the Wallaces picketed President Harry S Truman’s appearance. The scene drew local onlookers as demonstrators carried signs urging party changes and voiced criticisms of the administration.
New London schools opened with 515 students an increase from last year due to the Hartland elementary move. First grade enrollment is 58 requiring two teachers. Grades totals span from grade one to twelve with multiple student leaders named. The district also insures student and BOE instruments against fire theft and breakage with a nominal charge. Sugar beef and pork costs in Colombia have risen 40 to 75 percent since December 1943.
A fragmented radio schedule lists various programs and hosts including sports news, music boxes, and stage performances. Mentions of Tom Mix, Lone Ranger matinee, and multiple time slots suggest a packed mid 20th century station lineup with international and language programs.
Amherst residents register for the upcoming election with sessions today and tomorrow at town halls. The Amherst Comets open football under lights in Medina, with a 6 15 pm bus departure and a tentative lineup.
Lorain County officials announce 68 new cases needing multiple interviews since February at the county mental hygiene clinic. Dr. Mildred H. Shelley, paid by the state, works two days weekly in Lorain with space donated by Dr. Joseph M. DeNardi. A future Elyria clinic will enable one day per week in Lorain and one day in Elyria.
The Congregational church welcomed Rev and Mrs Bryan on Sunday and they will stay with Mr and Mrs Foreman until the parsonage is ready A reception and mixed shower are planned for Wednesday night September 29 A pot luck supper will precede entertainment in the church parlors Rev Bryan attends an international ecumenical conference in Rock Island IL representing Oberlin Seminary and the Ohio inter seminary group He is president of the Ohio area including Ohio Indiana Illinois and Missouri Others noted include social visits school departures and local events involving residents and guests through the weekend
The note requests funds to pay rent for quarters, office supplies, and clerical service. It also hopes for increased county interest and a higher case load, enabling the state to assign the psychiatrist to the county for more time each week.
Cleveland officers Patrolman Walter Schaffer and detective John Andes consumed alcohol during an Ohio Safety Conference science experiment. They sorted playing cards while sober and after six shots, then reordered the deck. Schaffer sorted faster but misordered spades, while Andes required four minutes more overall.
Franks King, a sugar beet grower, unveiled an air power hoe intended to reduce farming expenses in San Francisco. UC agricultural engineer J P Fairbanks judged the device practical though actual operating savings remain unproven. He noted the hoe costs about 160 dollars to manufacture plus the air compressor.
Fifty-six first and second grade pupils from Jefferson School visited N. A. Balls dairy farm on Telegraph Road. Teachers Mrs. Evelyn Bird and Miss Phyllis Schuster led the trip by Elyria Coach Company bus from 1 10 p.m. to 3 p.m. They observed barns, the silo, milking machine, pigs and calves, horses, mowing machines, a tractor and garden spraying gear. Back in class they will study the seen items and related activities including tractor costs and driver wages.
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