Amherst Man Named Ford Citizen Of The Year
Amherst resident honored as Ford Motor Co. Citizen Of The Year for community service. He joined Ford in 1937, transferred to Lorain in 1958, and moved with family from Buffalo. Recipients include James Wiser, Sullivan Willis, Ferdinand von Meyer, and J. B. Bayard.
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Amherst
Ford
Lorain
Ford Motor Co
Jimmie
Hravel
Lorain County
Robert Jr
Ify
Buffalo
Elizabeth Ann
Cathy Sue
Robert Penman
J. Grant
Soci
Ety
James E. Wiser
Kenilworth
Sheffield Lake
Sullivan Willis
Clinton Ave
NAACP
Ferdinand von Meyer
Sherwood Pr
YMCA
Masonic
J. B. Bayard
Steel City
Penman
Bell Tro Var
Gimie
Cated
Bayard
Sion
Gov Chamber of Commerce
LTHOp waganeer _ Willis
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ohio
Lorain Plant
Wiser
Th. Finn
James E. Wiser Sullivan Willis
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Mayor's Court Nets $1,012 In Norwalk Fines
NORWALK The general fund collected 1012.70 in fines from Mayor Louis G Frey s court last month. The mayor heard 40 cases mostly traffic violations. Permits issued in March added about 90 to city offers with 13 permits for building alterations and improvements valued near 90 dollars.
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Norwalk
Louis G.frey
Tank Kills Soldier During Training at Fort Benning
Pfc. Jerry Thacker aged 24 from Cleveland Ohio was killed at Fort Benning during training when a tank crew member was crushed by a rotating tank blade. Thacker served as a tank crew member and died Thursday in the accident.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
Jerry Thacker
Cleveland Ohio
Thacker
Yesteryear in the News Highlights Local Events and Trials
Julius Rosenerg and Ethel Rosenerg were sentenced to death for betraying atomic secrets to Russia. Elyria High Senior Richard Larkin placed second in the Lake Erie League Extemp contest with the prompt Would the Expulsion of Russia Strengthen the United Nations. Stanley Davies won the YMCA ping pong title, defeating Donald Hutchings. Braised steak with mushrooms sold for 50 cents, tomaracs at 1 cant per pound. Oberlin plans an athletic field project.
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Juius Rosenerg
Ethel
United States
Russia
Elyria
Richard Larkin
United Nations
Stanley Davies
YMCA
Don ‘Ald Hutchings
Oberlin
Lorain County Proclaims April Cancer Control Month
The Lorain County Commissioners urge support for the American Cancer Society and designate April as Cancer Control Month. Commissioner J Norman Thompson introduced the proclamation, leading the county cancer campaign efforts.
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American Cancer Society
Lorain County
J. Norman Thompson
Cancer Campaign
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John C. Pincura
Fred E. Iman
E. W. Mehrer
Reese
AKG
Har
Mehrer
AskAdvice
Edward W. Mehrer
Lorain Ford
J.B. Bayard
Frederick von Meyer
Mayor's Court
Sheffield House
O'’Neil
Sheffield Center
Annie Bernie’s Restaurant
Fairlawn FA
Broadway
Forain
Blue Sky Inn
BE. Bridge St
Yesteryear
Cancer Society
Stan’s
G.M. Plant
Ely
Givner
Lerain
Lenny
Amherst Lumber
Mill Ave
Amherst, Ohio
Colorado Ave
Abbe Road
Clarence Talcott
Lu “Sterner
al & Lu Sterner
W. Broad
Johnsons
Mrs. Evelyn
Fairfax
Bell Avenue
Mrs. Haines
Erie Avenue
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