Amherst Youth Council mobilizes local youths for service
About 30 boys and girls in Amherst collaborate to aid younger residents through the nearly 14 month old Amherst Youth Council founded in January 1959. The group, led by adult adviser John Hurley, runs leadership training, service projects, and events from field days to social activities while maintaining a structured elected membership across grades seven through twelve.
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Amherst
John Hurley
Hurley
Central Junior High School
Memorial Field
Jim Walker
Amherst Group
Jeanne Pecora
Sandy Retay
Mark Cavanaugh
C-T
Moving a House Through Amherst Streets Shows Tiny Hurdles
Novotny movers of Avon Lake hauled a six room house from Cleveland to Forest Street facing a string of tiny setbacks. Wheels hit curbs sunk in mud and crept past tree branches. By late afternoon the crew continued despite obstacles as a forest of branches surrounded the home. Columbus Jottings notes elevators restrict liquids after a soda spill prompted signs.
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Amherst
Novotny Movers
Avon Lake
Cleveland
Forest Sts
Kent
Greenwood
Pearl Sts
Pearl St
Columbus
State Department
Stent
Lorain Bank plans three week readiness for village council
Lorain Banking Co. aims to present to the village council in about three weeks for rezoning of a site at Cleveland Ave and Leavitt Rd from residential to commercial. A branch building costing over 90000 dollars is planned behind a gas station, with expansion potential.
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Lorain Banking Co
James Herbert
Fend
Cleveland Ave
Leavitt Rd
Brlt
Operetta Set For Tonight in Amherst School
Five and six grade students present It Happened in Bethlehem an Amherst teacher written three act operetta. The 7:30 p.m. Central School show features Alma Wellman composer and Amherst vocal supervisor. Theme covers Bethlehem Pa history with a ten year old girl abduction and two massacres averted by a trombone.
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Amherst
Bethlehem
Central School
Alma Wellman
Efe Im
Miss Snell joins Ma Jone College Chorale spring tour
Miss Susan Snell daughter of Dr Elsie K Snell from 3093 Cleveland Ave will tour three states with the 27 voice Ma Jone College Chorale Canton choir starting Sunday. The annual spring tour will end May 22, providing performances across multiple venues and states as the group travels for its season finale.
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Amherst
Susan Snell
Elsie K. Snell
Cleveland Ave
Ma Jone College Chorale
Canton
Week's Events In Amherst
Community notices list weekly gatherings across Amherst. Troop 427 meets 7 pm at American Legion Hall. Rotary at noon at Golden Age Club. Eagles at 8 pm at Eagles Lodge. Emergency Police Unit 8 pm Town Hall. Past Chiefs of Pythian Sisters 7 30 pm at Mrs Charles A Miller. J S P T A 7 30 pm at Marion Steele High. Jaycees 8 pm at Marvin Davis home. Junior Women's League 8 pm at Mrs George Ockasik. Next day Sandstone Camera Club 7 30 pm 121 Jackson St. Meadowlark Motorcycle Club 8 30 pm club house. Decisions continue midweek with American Legion Post 118 8 pm Post Home. Eastern Star Stone City Chapter 8 pm Masonic Temple. Thursday Golden Age Club 1 pm club house. Lions Club 6 30 pm St Peters Church. Hickory Tree Grange 8 pm Grange Hall.
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Boy Scout
American Legion Hall
Rotary Club
Golden Age Club
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Eagles Lodge
Town Hall
Pythian Sisters
Charles A. Miller
Marion L. Steele
Jaycees
Marvin Davis
George Ockasik
Sandstone Camera Club
Jackson St
Meadowlark Motorcycle Club
American Legion Post
Order of Eastern Star
Stone City
Masonic Temple
Lions Club
St. Peter's Church
Hickory Tree Grange
Grange Hall
U S Automatic Purchases Two Lots in Amherst for Expansion
U S Automatic Corp announced it purchased two lots on Franklin Street across from its present plant in Amherst. The spokesman said there are no definite plans yet for their use, but the parcels were bought for possible future expansion.
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Amherst
U. S. Automatic Corp
Franklin St
Amherst Scouts Honor Court awards 48 badges and patches
Amherst Troop 427 held a Court of Honor awarding 48 badges including 7 First Class to Ravnikar Greszler Davidson Dodson Waek Horn and Ribb, 24 Second Class to Mackin Van Deroord Stipe Joles Bruce Sanders Rice Jarvis Kapucinski and others, 21 Tenderfoots to Galusha Hunt Kniekemen Kirschner George Schumaker Allison Reynolds Ryan Voss Krok Lau Ott Weikel Ickes Kapucinski Mihalski Brunetto, plus merit badges in home repairs fishing camping and more. Senior patrol leaders patch went to Staller, leaders patches to Horn and Meyers, and patches to Goebel and Galusha. Arthur Flowers urged 160 scouts present. Eugene Sipe served as MC.
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Amherst
William Bruce
Richard Ravnikar
Richard Greszler
James Davidson
Dennis Dodson
Frank Waek
Richard Horn
John Ribb
Robert Mackin
Larry van Deroord
Dennis Stipe
Raymond Joles
Terry Bruce
Gary Sanders
Billy Rice
Paul Jarvis
Raymond Kapucinski
Terry Galusha
Arthur Flowers
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Scouting Movement
Eugene Sipe
Amherst Area Church Schedules and Services
Local churches list weekly programs across Amherst including St Peter United Church of Christ St Rev Guy Moyer and Congregational Church with morning worships at 8 30 and 10 45, Bible studies, choir rehearsals, Lent services, and church school. Also includes Foursquare Gospel St Joseph Catholic First Evangelical United Brethren Westminster United Presbyterian and St Paul Lutheran with varied classes, youth activities, and weekly meetings for women’s groups.
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Guy Moyer
Yehearsal
Churchmen’s Brotherhood
UCC Circle
Women’s Guild
Pilgrim Fellowship
Mary-Martha Fellowship
Cleveland Ave
Wiliam R. Moyer
Board of Christian Education
Spring St
Park Ave
M. Ray Smith
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
South Main St
Gail Bergstresser
Ladies Guild
M. A. Hayes
Women's Society of World Service
Westminster United Presbyterian Church Powers
Neal Pert
Women's Association
Lester Lewis
St. Paul Lutheran Church Central
Arthur Dey
Ladies Aid Society
Patrol Trip To Cleveland Baseball Game Planned
Amherst village Recreation Coordinator John Hurley announced final plans for a Safety Patrol trip to a Cleveland Indians versus Boston Red Sox game on May 21. About 50 patrol members and faculty advisors will depart Amherst by bus in the morning, attend the game, and return by bus in the afternoon. The Elementary Parents Teacher Association has donated 75 to cover bus fare.
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Amherst
John Hurley
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Hurley
Elementary Parents Teacher Association
Students To Study Careers At Amherst PTA Night
Amherst pupils and parents will gather at Steele High School for Career Night hosted by the Junior Senior PTA. Professionals from medicine pharmacy nursing engineering geology electrical and sales will explain careers and required qualifications. PTA officers will be elected and the executive board will meet prior to the session.
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Amherst
Steele High School
Maynard Brucker
Don Lessiter
Vera Lauver
Bill Williams
Don Gilbert
James Markle
C. Richard Swenson
Ralph Neumeyer
Andrew Keep
PTA
Lorain County TB Association Dinner at Crestwood School
Amherst reports the Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association will hold its annual dinner Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Crestwood School. The agenda includes annual reports and election of six officers. Reservations by Monday noon via Amherst offices. Walter Nord of Oberlin is current president.
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Amherst
Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Crestwood School
Walter Nord
Oberlin
Cure Rent
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Jean Pecora
Bill Mattingly
Edie Cadilac
Les Kreiger
Bob Penman
Barbara Stull
Joan Dongess
Jim Smith
Deloris Goodwin
Pat Ryan
Penney Newell
Joline Huber
Marsha Lach
Don Staller
Barry Shay
Martha Wallace
Herbert
Murphy Bros
Broad Street
U.S
Scouts
Amherst Churches
St. Peter United
Church of Christ
Congregational Church
Elinor Galusha
Foursquare Gospel Church
Faith Baptist Church
Milan Ave
South Lake
L. G. Howard
St. Joseph Catholic Church
St. Joseph
Joseph Aa. Lembach
Mission Circle 11
Dave Kent
Elyria
Ely
RCA Victor
Marie Vollmer
W.T
Lorain County
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