Edison Institute honors farm power program and local builders
Harold E. Oyster of Ohio Edison receives the Edison Electric Institute farm sales promotion award for the utility's farm power program. Lloyd E. Sump is named executive secretary of the North Central Ohio Contractors' Association, based in Elyria, covering Lorain Huron Erie and Sandusky counties. Wilbur E. Benbow of Electric Cord Sets, Inc. earns the All Electric Building Award. Wilbur Poff rises to VP in charge of home building at Klingshirn Towner in Vermilion. Nordson Corp showcases a new hot melt extrusion head at the AMA Packaging Exhibition and Ridge Tool Co. debuts a compact tubing cutter. George W. Garthe, Lorain banker, presides over a Federal Home Loan Bank meeting in Cincinnati. Edmund Szmania named service engineer for Babcock & Wilcox in the Cleveland Detroit area. Frederick D. Foote Jr. named Cleveland director of public relations for U S Steel Corp effective May 1, replacing the retiring Lewis E. Zender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Oyster
Ohio Edison Co
Edison Electric Institute
Institute
Chicago
Lloyd E. Sump
Grafton
North Central Ohio Contractors’ Association
Robinson Building
Elyria
Lorain
Huron
Erie
Sandusky
Sump
Youngstown
Standard Pipe Protection
St. Louis
Virginia
Grafton Rd
Electric Cord Sets, Inc
All Electric
Wilbur E. Benbow
Avon Lake
The
Trade Association of the Nation’s
Electric Light and Power Companies
Nordson Corp
Amherst
New York Coliseum
Nordson Booth
George W. Garthe
Citizens Home and Savings Association Co
Federal Home Loan Bank
Cincinnati
Garthe
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati
Frederick D. Foote, Jr
Cleveland
U.S. Steel Corp
Lorain Works
Foote
Lewis E. Zender
Philadelphia
Elyria resident to be honored at Columbia Gas dinner
An Elyria resident will receive special honors at the Columbia Gas System Lake Erie Quarter Century Club dinner May 1 at the Oberlin Inn. Twenty one Lorain County residents, long time Columbia Gas System employees, are invited. Adam Lepkoski will get a lapel pin for 35 years of service. Similar dinners are held in other Ohio cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Columbia Gas System
Lake Erie
Oberlin Inn
Oberlin
Lorain Country
Adam Lepkoski
Warren Ave
Gas Company
Delly
Lancaster
Mansfield
Toledo
Columbus
Columbia Gas of Ohio
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Mary Carter Paint Store Ad Promises Easy Home Upgrades
An old Lorain Ohio classified style ad touts Mary Carter paints Rol-Hide acrylic interior paint with one coat coverage and quick drying. It promotes Tint-O-Rama color system, Fleeto seamless plastic flooring, Sanitas wallpaper, and local store locations at 26 Lake Ave and Lorain East 30th Street. Also lists long term Columbia Gas employees by area and names several current and retired workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Carter
Lake Ave
Fleeto
Sanitas
Lorain
East 30Th Street
Grove Avenue
Rt. 57
German Railways Still Use Steam Power in West Germany
Officials note 16 percent of West German Federal Railways locomotives are steam powered. Of 10 823 power units, 47 percent are electrically driven and 37 percent use diesel engines. The diesel fleet includes 870 rail buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOM
UPI
Yellow Cabs Emphasize Emergency Readiness and Staff
James Maloney of Yellow Cab Co. describes taxis as emergency vehicles and more, noting two way radios for dispatch and passenger messages. The company runs seven taxis daily with 14 men drivers and one woman driver, all city licensed and required to pass yearly physicals, with liability insurance for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Maloney
Yellow Cab Co
East Ave
Jim
Yellow
Yellow Cab
Gas consumption rises in U.S. in 1967
Gas customers used 135.1 billion therms in 1967, per American Gas Association. The total marks a 48 percent rise from 1966 consumption, reflecting growing demand nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa, Okla
UPI
American Gas Association
Awnings and Vinylast Products From Lorain Aluminum
Lorain Aluminum Mfg Inc offers Sunmaster awnings with Porcenamel finish in 22 colors and keeps interiors cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Awnair adjustable slat awnings in 12 colors use a Dial adjustment. Vinylast windows and doors offer 20 year guarantee, superior insulation, and no painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Aluminum Mfg. Inc
French Creek Rd
Lorain
Lorain Aluminum
Sunmaster
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Medina County
Zils
Business
Wilbur Poff
Klingshirn-Towner, Inc
Sanford Street
Vermilion
Poff
Klingshirn Builders
Midwest Houses
Michigan State University
National Gypsum
Pineview Dr
Vivian
Ridge Tool Co
Clark St
Edmund P. Szmania
Edmund Szmania
Mechanic St
Babcock & Wilcox Co
Cleveland-Detroit
Ohio State University
Szmania
Com
Meyer Goldberg
Sipermor Ent
Wilms
Elyrian
Columbia
C. William Whiton
Prospect St
Richard E. Hawke
Chestnut St
James McGregor
Hickory
Lloyd P. McIntire
West College St
Albert J. Brucker
Rt. 1
Edward R. Menz
Shape Ave
Arate Bob’s
Corvair Clinic
East Broad St
Park Ave
U.S
Cascade
Galley
Weel River Sts
Call
Lorain Aluminum Mfg
Elyria Concrete Step CO
North Lake St. Amherst
Bobels
Neca
Elyria Academy of Beauty Culture
Northeastern
Ohio
School Accredited Beauty
Green Street
Entral
Greve
Letain
Foster Gray
Buckeye Air Service
Asaytime
Buckeye Air Service, Inc
Elyria Airport
Middle Avenue
Revte
Swart
Commerce Court
Gene
Worath
Otto
Bob Beck
City Iron & Waste Paper
Elyria Ave
Graphic Arts
Evans
Winckles Street
Drapery Specialists Real Cleaners
Middle Ave
Nimon CO
Rox
Oberlin Ave
Dunlap’s Garage
Wrecker Service
KAY Bled Energizer
Er An
Fiat & Bes
Crsee
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