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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1959
Page
8
Dr Howard Lowry president of the College of Wooster told Elyria Rotary members that space adventures cannot bring world peace. He warned space exploration costs billions, offers new frontiers for war, and risks neglecting arts and human chores. He urged earth love and neighborly duty.
A hospital notes numerous births at varied addresses with new daughters and sons listed for families including Varad Money, the Babcocks, Bogard, Buscino, Donaldson, Houskit, Kinser, Koppenhafer, Brueger, Manos, Peek, Peterman, Posega, Rusko, Rowell, Sahel, Schneler, Smythe, Sleparnski, Wack, Wheaton, Williams, and others. Several families welcome a daughter or son at multiple Ohio area locations including Elyria and Crafton with Lane and street addresses noted.
Henrietta Firelands Local Board of Education weighs starting time changes to enable a shuttle bus system, aiming to pull in at least 75 to 90 more students this fall. No decision yet. discussion likely at tonight’s adjourned session after the high school PTA meeting.
A series of birth notices list newborns for families including Rankin of Long Island Avonson, Robe rt Mele of Broadway Lorain, Terry Bohorle of 3010 Quarkdale, Seymour Norton and Paul Biertock on Washington and Ashland avenues, with several unnamed parents and addresses, reflecting a mid city hospital page.
An oblique In Memoriam note recalls a life linked to faith, family, and community. It mentions April and many names in a solemn tribute, expressing grief, gratitude, and the sense of loss felt by friends and neighbors, with imagery of heaven and enduring memory.
The notice expresses gratitude for sympathy and assistance following the death of Leva tae, describing the family’s appreciation for contributions and support from friends and neighbors during this time. The obituary section mentions a burial service and references Allen Hospital and Mrs Kemp, noting the community’s kind acts and condolences.
Two Amherst men Bruce F. Schnaak aged 18 and Richard E. Vans aged 26 were charged with trespassing after fishing at a private pool on G. R. Wiseman residence Vermilion Rd. Mrs Wiseman held them at gunpoint until sheriff deputies and Game Protector Harold Dalrymple arrived. Several fish were confiscated and they face arraignment in Oberlin Municipal Court.
The board voted to complete purchase of equipment for installing crash bars on all doors in the school system. The project is completed at Bornwhelm School and at Cama and the junior high buildings. Additional cost will be about 750 dollars, officials said.
Berlin Heights boards approve a new salary schedule with average raises around 250 and by combining vocal and instrumental teaching positions to create one full time instructor replacing two. The plan aims at savings with minimal music department curtailment and may add elective vocal music at junior high to attract genuinely interested students.
Two car crash on Rt 254 at Lake Ave left drivers with minor bruises. Dolores Brill 28 of Lorain faced failure to yield rights charge and must appear in Lorain Municipal Court April 22. Francis Sroka 44 of Cleveland suffered bruised legs after a jackknifed tractor trailer swiped his car on Rt 16. Truck driver Melvin Hill 30 of Tiffin was charged with driving left of center and to appear in Elyria Municipal Court April 25.
UPI reports George Burns show shuffles off NBC Tuesday night to make room for The Californians. Burns lacks Gracie Allen and the stage life without her fails to catch on. Garry Moore on CBS had a lively but brief prelude while Steve Canyon Show on NBC relied on Air Force clips for a thin, airborne episode.
Gateway Transportation Co of LaCrosse Wisconsin sues Harry W Stewart as executor of Dorothy Stewart for 6126 damages to its truck after a September 12 1958 collision on Route 20 that killed Dorothy Stewart and truck driver Roger Senegal.
A list of names and partial addresses includes Allen Chares Seeley Herrick Ave Wellington Master Barry Howl YZ07 Johing St Wellington Lewis Splegieher RD 1 Por est Purdue Ann Cox 440 Bust College BL. The text appears as fragmented OCR with scattered street names and personal identifiers.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous stocks and firms with scattered identifiers and partial names. A mix of company references appears, including what may be ticker-like items, locations, and individuals, but the text remains garbled and largely indecipherable. The record preserves the sense of a financial ledger page with many unreadable fragments.
A fragmented OCR listing shows cash grain quotes from Toledo and surrounding regions. It mentions wheat No 2 soft red and white varieties, soybeans, and corn with various grade notes and nominal basis rates, though many words are garbled.
Lorain driver Chaves Miner charged with leaving the scene of an accident after police say he admitted involvement. Miner posted bond and is to appear in Municipal Court Saturday.
The Lorain County Township Trustees and Clerk Association will hold its annual banquet tomorrow night at Columbia School at 7 p.m. Police report confusion over the time and venue for the event.
Death notices report services for Mrs Dorothy Willcox Scott of East Cleveland set for 2:30 PM at Russell D Fulton Funeral Home Gratton with burial in LaGrange Cemetery. Also noted: Arminta Martin Wake man 85 died at Rest Haven Convalescent Home Norwalk after illness. Burial Wakeman Cemetery. Memorial gifts requested to Wakeman Congregational Church.
Reports indicate Ralph Gingery's mailbox theft valued at 25 dollars, with details about a neighbor claim. John Nelson, 48, faces municipal court for failing to yield to a pedestrian on Broad Street. Adelbert Spitzer, 31, of Lakeview Drive, Gratton, cited for speeding on Route 57 by the Highway Patrol.
Joseph Thelinger, 16, of Woster AWE, suffered facial burns and bruises after being struck on Lake Ave while a boy helped stop the suspect. He was treated at Irvia Mee theriat Hospital and released after X-rays. Police investigate the attack. a motive and assailant are not yet known.
Huron County Court granted a divorce to Pairi via Oakley Monroeville from James L Manhattan Beach California. Ronald B Tranmer Roe D Wik Vttel were involved. The estate of Abram Smith late of Pitchville was appraised at 502.
Four individuals named in Lorals County licenses include Frank Elton Kunkel 22 laborer of 22 Bates Ave and Baby Nell Norris 22 of 21 South West River St plus Larry Gene Fable 22 U S Army of 1 West With St Lorain and Susan Rose Randall 22 of 313 Euelid Ave Lorain.
Valley City reports from Medinal Marion Hamby Florence Mat County and Phyllis Wolf to select Foreign Wars Auxiliaries at Liverpool meeting tonight at Chatham post. PTA pot-luck at 7 to nominate officers for next year, then business meeting. Norbert Morany to guest with teens program. 4-H girls, Valley City PTA, and Buckeye districts announce May events and tag drive proceeds.
Final plans for Westview Elementary School expansion were approved by the Avon Lake Board of Education. The base bid adds four classrooms with a conference room and men’s lounge. an alternate bid could add two more classrooms. Bids for Learwood Junior High will be received April 30, with a May 2 committee review and an May 5 or later adjourned meeting to award contracts. Additional items include lawn care, new chairs and tables, a six foot scaffold, exterior masonry repairs at the high school, and employment of Isabell Hulbert and a 1959-60 school calendar.
Avon Lake council approved the recommendation to appoint Robert Stedman as patrolman to replace resigning Gerald Krebs. The board noted future applications should include a more complete physical record and vacancies be announced so interested residents may apply.
Avon Lake council delays decision on buying special ditch cleaning gear awaiting legal ruling on funds from Waterway Improvement Fund. With $55,000 in the account, recreation and finance committees seek funding, while a 195 Ford from the engineering department will be publicly sold.
Gordon W. Hagerman of 122 Etbe SL pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined 10 dollars plus costs. Niles H. Johnson, 34, of 502 Eastern Veichts Blvd, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Raymond Batley, 18, of Cleveland, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
A series of divorce actions and suits were reported across Lorain and nearby towns. Debtors, guardians and defendants include Dora Coon against George, Jessie Lowe against Kenneth, Paul Higdon against Maggie, Edward Thomas against Mary, Jeanette Johnston against James, Joyce Epifano against Berno was dismissed, and Carol Palko was granted a divorce. Multiple cases involve neglect cruelty and drunken driving related charges, with alimony actions, license suspensions, and dismissed suits noted.
Eugene Szewc 19 of 3975 Lorain Ave Lorain pleaded innocent to driving left of center and has a trial set for May 1 in the morning.
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