Rt 76 land purchase for Belden project advances
State Highway officials report 70 percent of land rights for the 1.9 million Rt 76 project in Grafton Township have been secured. Easements on 15 parcels remain unsettled as court actions may begin in Lorain County Common Pleas Court in late May or June. Early bids and construction dates are not set.
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Belden
Grafton Township
State Highway Department
State Highway Legal Office
Columbus
H. W. Mittendorf
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Crossover For EAS Due Oct 16 In Grafton
Grafton prepares to implement enhanced automatic dialing system with a seven member EAS. Installation includes 15 EAS units at the Grafton exchange building. The new Elyria directory will announce the change as cables and trunk lines are completed along Durkee Road. Executive Eugene Redden of Northern Ohio Telephone Co. confirms splicing and dial plate work.
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Grafton
Elyria
Eugene Redden
Northern, Ohio Telephone Co
Durkee Rd
North Eaton Exchange
Mechanic St. Exchange
Redden
EAS
Grafton Exchange
Fire Call Board Use Explained
Grafton village volunteers urged residents to use the new fire call board properly. Do not dial the fire number 7351 for personal calls. call the village phone 7401 instead. Fire drills resume May 17. new member Howard Chavalia joins. fire chief Joe Noveskey plans to order a dozen brooms for brush fires.
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Grafton
Joe (Tange) Noveskey
Grafton Village
Howard Chavalia
Joe
Tango) Noveskey
Club members host spouses at session
GRAFTON Husblandsof members were guests last week of the Bakers Dozen Pinochio Club meeting at the home of Sarah Grant. First prize and traveling was won by Clifford McGill and now went to Wilhelmine Metzger. Several members received Easter gifts from their secret sisters. The next meeting will be May 12 at the home of Virginia Hornbeck. Pinochle Club met at the home of Pat Mudge in Elyria last week. Winners in pinochle were Eloise Deneica high, Wilda Taylor traveling, Marge Walker low, and double pinochle to Janie Larson. An anniversary gift to Margie Walker from her secret sister Wilda Taylor and Millie Spanski received Easter gifts from their secret sisters. The club meets next Wednesday evening at the home of Nita Pardee.
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Grafton — Husblandsof
Baker’s Dozen
Pat Mudge
Elyria
Eloise Deneica
Wilda Taylor
Marge Walker
Janie Larson
Margie Walker
Millie Spanski
Nita Pardee
Grass fires strain area volunteers with rising costs
Suburban grass fires keep firemen hopping as calls surge to more than triple normal. Cost per call can reach 125 dollars for 15 volunteers plus equipment use. residents pay via taxes though causes vary. Fire chiefs urge prevention and quick neighbor action to save lives and money.
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Midview
Eaton Fire Department
North Ridgeville
Carlisle
Grafton Village
Durkee Rd
Grass Fire Do's & Don'ts
Fire Chief Harold Brice shares basic rules for grass and field fires. Do not burn trash on windy days or unattended fires, avoid burning a field alone, inform the fire department before large fires, keep a bucket of water and a broom nearby, and remember the cost of a fire call.
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Bruce
Brice
Carlisle
Harold Brice
Midview bond issue promoters back original $945000 figure
The Midview Schools Citizens Committee met to map strategy for the two mill bond issue on the November ballot. They unanimously supported the $945,000 figure, arguing it covers both projects and prevents future classes, with planned voter registration and outreach.
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Grafton
Midview Schools Citizens Committee
Midview
Frank Warthington
Cleveland
Richard Demby
Easter Guest List Revealed At Grafton
Easter gatherings at the homes of local families draw guests from Grafton Elyria Cleveland and Wellington as residents mark the holiday. Notable mentions include Mrs Betty Blanco recovering from surgery and the Gruffton area social circle sharing meals and visits.
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Grafton
Man Wins Grange Bake Contest At Columbia Event
Russell Wade won first prize in the Acme Grange pound cake contest judged during the Operation Forward program at the Columbia Town Hall. Virginia Avins took second and Tillie Fackler third. Theme was As Months Go By with monthly scene depictions and color slides of Yellowstone Grand Canyon Yosemite Holland Cyprus Gardens shown by William Ingersoll. Ill members were Mrs. Mattie Beckerham and Lloyd Rhome. May 3 Grange meeting cancelled due to primary elections. next meeting May 19 at Town Hall with a pot luck dinner.
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Columbia
Russell Wade
Acme Grange
Columbia Town Hall
Virginia Avins
Tillie Fackler
Yellowstone Naional Park
Grand Canyon
Yosemite Park
Holland, Mich
Cyprus Gardens
Fla
William Ingersoll
Mattie Beckerham
Lloyd Rhome
The
Grange
Grafton PTA Adjusts Meeting Time for Talented Night
GRAFTON The Grafton Parent Teacher Association will meet Monday at Grafton School with a 7 30 p m start in the cafeteria for a business session. The program features Talent Night with elementary and junior high students competing separately for prizes.
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Grafton
Grafton Parent-Teacher Association
Lutheran Church Unit Holds Meet
In GRAFTON the Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid and Lutheran Ladies Missionary League held a combined meeting in the parish hall with 16 members and one guest the Rev Maurice Shackell. Reports were given and a May Dedication Service planned.
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Trinity Parish Hall
Viola Jantz
Lutheran Ladies Missionary League
Shackell
Bistone
Elizabeth Balsman
Belden Cancer Drive Set For Sunday
The 1960 Belden Cancer Drive will begin Sunday at 1 p.m. Campaign chairman Mrs. Robert Flickinger announced. Local canvassers include Mrs. Brad Hasey, Mrs. Merle Reisinger, Mrs. Steve Kaczay and many others.
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Belden
Robert Flickenger
Brad Hasey
Merle Reisinger
Steve Kaczay
Betty Schaeffer
Edwin Beriswill
Clayton Mole
Tony Ferritto
Neil Freis
Dean Carpenter
Albert Roth
William Styles
William Sayles
Hugh Radchuk
Maurice Hills
William Klinect
Dorsey Hasey
Andrew Fedak
Vinton Bosley
Kenneth Bales
Hugh Ward
Clarence Benton
Harold Dambaugh
Kick Off Set 16 Entered In Firebelle Contest
Eighteen girls have registered for Grafton Firebelle contest with more entries expected before the April 30 kick off dance at the Grafton School auditorium. The event supports the Firemen’s Carnival July 1 to 4 and offers a two person trip to Bermuda plus expenses. contestants include Judy Wilson Oberlin and Barbara Thurman Elyria among others.
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Grafton
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Bermuda
Grafton School
Will Harper
Cavaliers
Hank Cook
Judy Wilson
Oberlin
Darlene Stone
North Ridgeville
Barbara Clark
Avon Lake
Sandi Hart
Avon
Bonnie Branscum
So. Amherst
Karen Lucas
la Grange
Andi Quick
Medina
Mary Louise Brezinski
Amherst
Aqua Nuova
Brunswick
Gene Whitacrem
Lodi
Brooke Maudsley
Valley City
Beverly Hales
Shirley Simmons
Lorain
Barbara Thurman
Elyria
Norman Abookire
Joyce Echko
Women Plan Smorgasbord At Midview High
A benefit smorgasbord dinner to aid the Midview Junior Women's Club will be held Saturday evening in the Midview High School cafeteria. Tickets cost $1.75 for adults and $1.90 for children under 12, with meals served 5 to 8 pm. New York trip drawings will award a four day and a three day trip.
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Grafton
Midview High School
Midview Junior Women’s Club
Women’s Club
Walter Wildenheim
Herbert Hampson
Thomas Kilpatrick
New York
Principals Awarded Pay Raises at Midview School System
Five Midview school administrators received $900 raises after an executive session. Alfred Goertich Belden principal is the sole administrator not receiving an increase with the others assigned new salaries or adjusted totals.
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Grafton
Sis
Miview
Board of Education
Belden
Alfred Goertich
Grafton WSCS Attends Norwalk District Conference
Three members of the Grafton Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service attended the Norwalk District WSCS Conference at Wellington Methodist Church. Edith Cox Leah Reese and Mildred Slattery represented the group. Morning reports elected officers and two dramas titled Talking Books and To Make Christ Known were presented.
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Grafton
WSCS
Norwalk
Congregational Church
E. H. Smith
Pakistan
A. George Whiteman
Mom Walk
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Mittendorf
Rt. 16
Baltimore and Ohio
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Eine St
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Belvedere
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FORD
Chevrolet
Chevrolet & Cyl
Othgery Motors
Cadillac
Alfred Nickly
Harold Bruce
Carlisle Volunteer Fire Department
Grass Fire
Don
Paul Leidheiser
Gordon Wagner
Warthington
Gratton School
Carl Jantz
Fred Casper
Carl Buchholz
Casper
Buchholz
Jantz
Arthur Jantz
Catherine Sharrer
Lee Tren
Chard
Walter Nickel
Barbera Bruhn
William Finley
Glenn
Bailey
North Royalton
Edward Stone
New London
Lou Gibbons
Mary Finley
George Edwards
Mary Louise Gill
Georgia Lee Gill
Richard Edwards
Gratton
Elizabeth Palmer
Wellington
Fred Reisinger
Willard Kirkpatrick
John Tipton
Holloway
Bryan Kirkpatrick
Flushing
Walter Slattery
Thomas
Carol) Blanco
Blanco
Mother’s Study Club
Helen H Avenue
Wyandotte
Mich
Grafton Pta
Lutheran Church Unit
Belden Cancer Drive
Spitzer Hardware
Groften
Mildred Slattery
Ralee
EB. B. Cox
Mira
Ruby Fishburn
Eaton School
Stanley Dawley
East Carlisle
George Maines
Grafton Frementary
Alfred Machovina
Goerlich
Grafton Savings & Banking Co
LaGrange
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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