Lorain County Soil Survey Planned for Urban Land Use
Lorain County moves toward a five year soil survey funded at 75000 to map soils acre by acre with a final report in seven years. The project, sought since 1958, will guide urban and agricultural planning and determine land values, with a two to three man agronomist team to start after department approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Kenneth Dotson
Lands and Soils Department
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Chronicle-Telegram
Dotson
Ohio
Clinton
Wood
Paulding
Ross
Ashtabula
Hancock
Allen
van Wert
Champaign
Warren
Fayette
Agronomists
Agromoists
Ohio State University
Lorain Conservation District
Richard 5
Canada
Nicholas Holowaychuck
OSU Agronomy
Lorain Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Regional Planning Commission
Lorain County Health Department
Farm Bureau Federation
Agricultural Extension Service
Water Line Project Authorized Along Murray Ridge Rd
County commissioners approved a water line construction along Murray Ridge Road from Griswold to Lake Avenue with an estimated cost of 32 617 dollars. A required five day waiting period after a public hearing preceded the vote and bids will be sought by Commissioner Clerk Edward Gawlik.
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Murray Ridge Rd
Griswold Rd
Lake Ave
Edward Gawlik
Census counts exceed ninety seven million Americans
The Census Bureau reports more than 97 million people counted since April 1, about 44 percent of the population. Officials expect completion early next week as the tally continues nationwide.
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Washington
Evenson Project To Cost 8 Million At Avon Lake Center
Avon Lake plans a Heritage Shopping Center on a 52 acre site at Lear and Walker Roads. Groundbreaking is planned for June with 60 retail units and a 70 by 100 foot Olympic pool for tenant use. Occupancy expected by June 1, 1961.
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Avon Lake
Heritage
Lear
Walker
R. and R. Evenson Co
Completon
Walter Evenson
Walker Rd
Lear Rd
Williamsburg
Heritage Lane
Louis S. Laronge
Joseph Laronge
County OKs Route 254 Study Amid Amherst Dispute
County commissioners approve a cooperation resolution with the State Highway Department to begin engineering on a proposed eight million dollar Route 254 super highway from Route 57 north of the Turnpike to Baumhart Road. The move follows prosecutor Mikus advice and depends on Amherst approval for the Amherst segment.
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State Highway Department
Rt. 57
Baumhart Rd
Pauli J. Mikus
Amherst
Guy Neeper
Michael J. Lotko
Ludwig M. Pincura
Sanatorium Trustee Appointed in Amherst
County commissioners named Ray R. Wasem of 175 Jackson St Amherst to the Pleasant View Sanatorium board, replacing Walter G. Nord. Wasem, an Amherst Council member for 15 years and planning commission member, is a purchasing agent for U S Automatic Co. in Amherst and has 35 years with the firm. He is married with three sons Albert Gilbert and Richard. Nord suggested the appointment.
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Ray R. Wasem
Jackson St
Amherst
Pleasant View Sanatorium
Walter G. Nord
Wasem
Amherst Council
Village Planning Commission
U. S. Automatic, Co
Albert
Gilbert
Richard
Nord
Vermilion Man Bruised In Industrial Accident
Edwin Wilker a 37 year old Vermilion resident sustained bruises to the left knee in an industrial accident at Dealer's Transport grounds on West Erie Avenue at Baumhart Road. He was treated at St Joseph Hospital and released after being run over by a pickup truck while at work.
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Lorain
Edwin Wilker
Decatur St
West Erie Ave
Baumhart Rd
Wilker
St. Joseph Hospital
Three Oberlin youths charged in two golf club burglaries
Three Midview School youths face grand larceny charges after burglaries at the Oberlin and Columbia Hills Golf Clubs netted about 3 300 in golf gear. A fourth youth away on vacation will be questioned upon return. Burgess Krusky and Mezurek appeared before Judge Goldthorpe with bonds set at 1 500 each.
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Midview
Oberlin
Columbia Hills
Oberlin Golf Club
Menneil Rd
Michael Ondrevco
Henry Zieba
Sheriff's Department
Columbia Hills Golf Club
David R. Goldthorpe
Wayne S. Burgess
North Island Rd
R.D
Grafton
William H. Krusky
Elyria
Carl J. Mezurek
Law Rd
Henry Williams
James Thompson
Burgess
Purdue University
Williams
Three Plead Guilty in Local Break-Ins and Burglary
Three defendants pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and burglary. Walter W. Board aged 20 and James Young aged 18, both from Indian Hollow Road and Carlisle Avenue addresses, admitted break-ins at Richard De Koning’s home and Nietzel Market in Grafton on Feb 24 and Feb 12. All three were referred to the probation department for investigation.
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Grand
Probation Department
Walter W. Board
Indian Hollow Rd
James Young
Carlisle Ave
Richard de Koning
David A. Hanchell
Cleveland St
Nietzel Market
Grafton
Hot Stove Car Wash in North Eaton Friday
The Hot Stove Baseball League sponsors a car wash all day Friday at Crawford's Gulf Station Island Road and Route 1. Proceeds support league activities and youth baseball programs in the area. Local players and volunteers will wash cars and greet fans.
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North Eaton
Hot Stove Baseball League
Crawford's Gulf Station
Island Rd
Fire Destroys Lodi Street Planing Mill and Lumber Yard
The blaze yesterday destroyed the Lodi Street buildings of Christian Parsch, originator of a new industry in Elyria in 1873. Records show the property stood on Mill Street now Lodi Street, with Parsch entering the timber trade in 1856 and expanding to a planing mill and lumber yard in 1873 after selling his prior plant.
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Porsch Lumber Co
New York Central
Elyria
Parsch Lumber Co
Hemnan Ely
Denis J. Ryan Jr
Parsch
George Metcalf
Lorain County Historical Society Museum
Parsch Lumber
O’donnell Bldg
Lodi St
Christian Parsch
Lorain County
E. G. Johnson
Cleveland
East Broad St
Mill St
City utility office moving to Ely Building on May 1
Service Director Dale Kellogg announced the tentative moving date of May 1 for the city utility office from the Troxel Building to the newly remodeled Ely Building at West Ave and Broad St. The move was delayed from an expected July 1 completion after December lease contracts. Other city offices will relocate to the annex later in May.
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Dale C. Kellogg
Troxel
Ely
West Ave
Broad St
Kellogg
Parks, Recreation
Annexation clash looms in North Ridgeville plan
City council committee backs a resolution to annex the southwestern North Ridgeville sector to Elyria amid strong village opposition. Village officials and residents warn of strained relations and fear loss of control while stressing utility, tax, and service implications.
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North Ridgeville
Elyria
Kathleen Lysaght
Paul Wainwright
Atty
Larry Ashhenbach
E. Glen Baxter
Campaign For CP Unit Set
Cerebral Palsy Society will run a one day residential area fund campaign on May 10 to support its Cerebral Palsy Center at 625 Middle Ave. Under the direction of Rt. Rev. Msgr. William L. Newton the drive targets area south of Rt. 254 and aims to raise at least 12 000 for the annual budget. The society provides physical and speech therapy services and relies on this campaign for support. Area chairmen and workers will be appointed next week.
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Cerebral Palsy Society
Middle Ave
William L. Newton
St Mary Catholic Church
Lorain County
Msgr
Newton
Rt. 254
Founder Of Station Dies At 79 In Oberlin
Warren R. Cox 79 founder of Cleveland radio station WHS died yesterday at Allen Memorial Hospital Oberlin He was licensed by the FCC for WHS in 1922 and before that held a ham license He sold the station in 1923 and joined Stromberg Carlson He retired seven years ago and moved to Oberlin Survived by wife Elsie two sons Wilson and Bernard nine grandchildren two great grandchildren sister and brother Funeral services and Mass planned at Sacred Heart Church and Cowlings Stang Funeral Home with burial at St Mary Cemetery Elyria
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Oberlin
Warren R. Cox
Cleveland Radio Staton
WHS
Allen Memorial Hospital
Cox
Federal Communications Commission
Mr. Cox
Stromberg-Carlson Corn
Rochester
Elsie
Wilson Cox
Bernard Cox
Canton
Lilian Kremer
Geneva
Chester A. Cox
Cleveland
Burjial
St. Mary Cemetery
Elyria
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Butler
Wall
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Mikus
Ri. 58
Vermilion Man
the Chronicle
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By Joe Cowden
Ars
L. L. Loufman
Rt. 20
Sugar Ridge
T. E. Finegan
Turnpike Commission
North Ridgevile
Aschenbach
Baxter
Robert Kleineeder
Abbe Rd
Black River
James Seres
Clarence Schultz
Finance Committee
Schultz
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