Car Firm Executive Promoted to General Manager
George Kimbel, veteran auto sales executive, was promoted to general manager of J. Prout Chevrolet Co. by owner-president H. M. Prout. He will oversee all departments including used car sales, service, parts, and the office while continuing to direct sales. Kimbel has sold over 5,000 cars in 33 years and is active in Elks and charity work. He and his wife Helen reside in Brentwood Lake Village with their son Otto Stephen.
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George Kimbel
J. Prout
John Satala
Arnold Androsio
Thomas Franklin
Herb Cuff
Kimbel
Lorain County
Cleveland
Ohio
Tiffin
Elyria
Elyria High School
The
Elks
Helen
Otto
Stephen
Steve
Elyria District Catholic High School
Kimbels
Brentwood Lake Village
Football Coach Quits At Norwalk High School
Norwalk James R. Curry resigned today as head Norwalk High School football coach to take a promotion and sales representative post with Converse Rubber Co. He will depart at the end of the current school year and plans to remain in Norwalk. The Truckers were 1-6-1 last season. Curry has coached since after World War II and came from New Castle, Pa., where he held a similar job. he succeeds Grant A. Walls in basketball. He is an alumnus of Maumee High and holds degrees from Baldwin Wallace College and Western Reserve University.
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Norwalk
James R. Curry
Converse Rubber Co
Chicago
Curry
Norwalk High Truckers
New Castle
Grant A. Walls
Maumee High
Baldwin- Wallace College
Western Reserve
Plea Pleas Lead to $225 Fines in Elyria Court
A Lorain man, Carl Kapron, 43, pleaded guilty to a DWI charge in Elyria Municipal Court, was fined 225 and costs, and jailed three days with one day credit. Elyria motorist William Cottrell, 38, admitted physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a reduction from DWI, also fined 225 plus costs.
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Lorain
Elyra
Carl Kapron
Ashland Ave
William W. Cottrell
Larkmont Dr
Cottrell
Dan
Cott 1Rel
Syd
Truck Driver Charged After West Ave Accident
Everett L. Kerns, 26, of 812 West Ave. was charged with failure to stop within an assured distance after a car track accident on West Ave. south of Third St. The driver of the car, Mrs. Rowena Wransky, 39, of 341 Rocktern Ave., complained of a wrench ed neck and would contact her family physician.
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Everett L. Kerns
West Ave
Third St
Irs
Rowena
Wransky
Rocktern Ave
West Ave Crash Involving Short Circuit
Mrs Wransky told police no damage from a short caused by wiring on a car owned by Sukel as she southbound on West Ave just south of Third St stopped at the curb. A second vehicle struck the truck owned by Sarres Garage on West St. damage totaled about 200 to the car and 75 to the truck. Firemen from Station 3 responded on foot to the call.
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West St
Union Painters In Elyria Extend Contract Negotiations
Elyria Local 736 has extended its two year contract with employers and will likely delay opening negotiations by about two months. Journeymen earn 3.55 dollars per hour and foremen 3.80, with no 60 day notification for new talks this year. Local 240 Lorain painters seek a 25 cent hourly raise from a 3.61 or 3.80 scale, while other trades including bricklayers and carpenters anticipate follow-on wage steps.
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Elyria
Local 736
Lorain
Lake Erie
Lcgmca
Home Builders Act
Carpenters
Lorain County Home Builders Association
Carpenter Unions
LCHBA
Electricians Vote Monday On New Local Pact In Cleveland Area
Members of Local 129 IBEW will vote Monday on a contract offered by Lorain County Division NECA Cleveland Chapter. The agreement raises wages from 3.95 to 4.05 per hour next Friday with 12 cent anniversaries next year and in 1961. If Local 125 rejects, talks resume with no work stoppage expected.
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International Brotherhood’ of Electrical Workers
Lorain County
Cleveland
National Electrical Contractors Association
Joe Sedivy
Safe Bungalow Robbers Take Cash from Oberlin Lumber Yard
Burglars last night stole an undetermined amount of cash from a safe at L. A. Ross Lumber Co in Oberlin. They entered through a back window, unbolted the safe, moved it through the office to the wood shop and yard, leaving the vault’s side ripped open. Police found the damaged safe. manager Cecil Humphrey said the loss total is not yet determined.
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Oberlin
L. A
Injunction Decision Due Soon Over Lorain-Brownhelm Annexation
Briefs filed by Brownhelm Township trustees and the City of Lorain in an injunction suit to halt the annexation, with Judge LeRoy F. Kelly planning an early ruling to determine if residents would vote for Lorain city candidates in the May 5 primary. A hearing set Friday after Tuesday briefs.
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Brownhelm
Lorain
LeRoy F. Kelly
Lorain City
Board of Elections
Tranferring
Oberlin Musician to Attend Casals Festival in Puerto Rico
Lauren R. Jakey, a senior violinist at Oberlin College Conservatory, will travel to San Juan for the Casals Music Festival. He will rehearse daily with a Casals-conducted string orchestra and perform in multiple concerts. he is one of eight American and Latin American fellows funded by the Puerto Rican government for travel, room, board, and festival admission. In Lorain, three teens in a one car crash on Colorado near Lorain were injured. Waynel Fazekas, Gerald Howells, and Thomas Breno were hospitalized with bruises and abrasions. no arrests were made.
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Oberlin
Lauren R. Jakey
Seattle
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Pablo Casals
Jakey
Sheffield
Colorado Ave
Lorain
Waynelthe Festival
Fazekas
Tressa Ave
Oberlin Orchestra
Conservatory
Sheftiela Lal
Jon
Denis
Pi Kappa Lamda
Music Honor Am
Sheffeld
Azekas
Gerald Howells
Leroy St
Lo‘rain
Thomas Breno
West 32Nd St
St. Joseph Hospital
Patrol Charges Driver After Minor Mishap
A minor accident on Elyria Avenue south of Lorain led to a charge for Janet Foster age 19 of Elyria. Foster rear ended slow moving David Hreha 21 of Sandusky who was turning. Damage described as light with no injuries. Foster charged with failure to stop within an assured clear distance. to appear in Lorain Municipal Court.
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Elyria Ave
Lorain
State Highway Patrol
David Hreha
Thorpe Dr
Sandusky
Janet Foster
Cleveland St
Elyria
Miss Foster
Lorain Municipal
Vermilion Man May Miss Ohio Safety Award Ceremony
Vermilion resident Cecil Hampton faced hospitalization and a ruptured spinal disc after a March 19 tree incident left him bedridden. He earned the Ohio State Safety Council Nick of Time award for saving eight year old John Lehner from fall in Lake Erie and may receive it in Columbus if doctors permit, otherwise in absentia.
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Columbus
Cecil Hampton
Ohio State Safety Council
Hampton
John Lehner
Lake Erie
Bay
Linwood Park
Vermilion
Laboratory May Help Firm Grow
A $10,000 test laboratory will be built at American Standard Co. s Air Conditioning Division in Elyria to boost growth. W. G. Senft cites past development gains and explains the facility will consolidate scattered work into a 5,000 square foot space with two insulated cooling rooms, a cooling model shop, offices, and a heating lab. Union negotiations continue with Local 383 seeking 25 cents more per hour as about 300 foundry workers are in the bargaining unit. The current base rate is $2.39. Federal Mediator Wagner attended talks for the first time yesterday as contract talks begin with Elyria Foundry and other contractors.
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American Standard Co
W. G. Senft
Woodford Ave
Operaton
Federal Me
Walter Wagner
Faclity
Penditure
Elyria Foundry
Chrominot
Laboratory Alloy Corp
Thurs
T. J. Hume Co
Lorain
Allas Elee
R. G. Edwards
Molders
Foun Flyria
Dry Workers Union
Wagner
Win
Ilyria Foundry
Patternmakers
Eaton Mothers Club Dance At Eaton School Tonight
Eaton Kindergarten Mothers Club hosts a dance at the Eaton School tonight from 8 PM to late. The Belvederes Orchestra provides music with refreshments and prizes for attendees.
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Eaton Mothers Club
EATON
Mothers Club
Eaton School
Belvederes Orchestra
Executives Named at Spitzer Motors Lorain
Don Hodgkins was named general manager of Spitzer Motors of Lorain by John Spitzer, president of Spitzer Management, Inc. The appointment was announced today.
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Don Hodgkins
Spitzer Motors
Lorain
John Spitzer
Spitzer Management, Inc
Open House at Lorain County Guidance Center
Open House at the Lorain County Guidance Center, 660 West Broad Street, Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., marks Mental Health Week observance. Ithranoh Maw
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Lorain County
Five Lorain County workers penalized for jobless rally trip
Five unemployed Lorain area workers tied to Elyria and Lorain United Auto Workers unions were denied one week of state unemployment compensation after attending a large April 8 rally for the unemployed in Washington DC. The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation in Columbus ruled they were not available for work, prompting protests from UAW. The article notes background on involved individuals and related appointments and open house at a Lorain association headquarters.
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Washington, D. C
Lorain
Elyvia
Ohio State Employment Service
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Columbus
United Auto Workers Unions
Elyria
United Auto Workers
Hodgkins
Lorain Columbus
Orlando
Fla
Elyria Uaw
American Dynamics, Inc
United Steel Workers
American Dynasar Weapre
Ara We Mes
Hodg
Folkins
Lorain County Mental Health Association
Walter G.J. Nord
Pine and Rain Tree Gifts To Nords at Arbor Day
In Amherst two trees were dedicated in Arbor Day ceremonies at Powers Elementary School. A white pine and a golden rain tree were given by the Garden Club to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nord of Oberlin in appreciation for gifts to the school. The speaker system was noted as a future gift. The white pine was presented by Mrs. Marion Brandon as part of annual Arbor Day rites.
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Amherst
Powers
Garden Club
Walter Nord
Oberlin
Nords
Princee
Fred R. Powers
Marion Brandon
Ex Grocer Bartney Davis Dies at 66 in Florida
Bartney Davis 66, former Elyria businessman and Spike's Market operator, died after surgery in a Hollywood Florida hospital. He lived in Elyria for 40 years with his wife Reve before moving to Florida two years ago. Survived by daughters Destreal Putterman and Edward Chitick of Cleveland. Funeral and burial tomorrow in Hollywood.
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Elyria
Bartney Davis
Hollywood
Fla
Reve
Florida
Eastern Heights Blvd
Spike's
Broad St
Destreal Putterman
Edward Chitick
Cleveland
Public Employees Skeptical of Highway Land Buy Bill
County and school workers questioned a proposed House bill allowing public employee retirement funds to invest in right of way for the state highway department. The bill, in committee, would authorize the Public Employees Retirement Board to fund land purchases for the highway department, with the state to reclaim property values. Elyria officials noted concerns over safety and financial risk, while Senator Mosher supported broader investment options but cautioned on this measure. DeChant had not yet taken a firm position.
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State Highway Department
House of Representatives
Arthur Jarvis
Broadway
Lorain
Third St.lment
Lnvert
Sixth St
Elyria Municipal
Jarvis
Ment
Charlies Mosher
Edward DeChant
Maurice Brown
Brown
Mosher
DeChant
Leadership Training Institute ties and sales legends described
Hodgkins a veteran sales trainer with five years in Cleveland tied to the Leadership Training Institute and Dale Carnegie courses. He has worked nationwide as a lecturer in sales management and training for Butler’s, Battle Creek Food Co, Chrysler, Spitzer, and others. He and his wife hunt in Lorain. they have two sons in the Coast Guard in Florida. Gee, region sales manager for Spitzer, and Yanids of Seaway Motor Express, relate to Boreman in Lorain, where a traffic incident caused injuries and $1,500 damage to a trailer outfit.
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Spitzer
John Gee
East River
Hodgkins
Lorain
Leadership Training Institute
Cleveland
Dale Carnegie
Butler’ Bros
Chicago
Battle Creek Food Co
Michigan
Dodge-Chicago
Chrysler Corp
Alda
Coast Guard
Florda
Gee
Region WU
General
Seaway Motor Express Trac
Wilbur R. Yanids
Boreman, 50
Wooster
Spitzrer
Foster Park
Sunrise Food Center
Ely Rd
Amherst
Yesterla
Soit Berm
Joseph Bagley
Lorain Spitzer
Will
Sheriff Department
Boreman
Litchfield Meal is Set At Noon
Litchfield probate matter outlines a noon meal event linked to the estate of Frank Dimitri of Lorain. An inventory valued the estate at $25,975 cash. The case, filed with the Probate Court, references a schedule of assets and the date of death April 16 1968.
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Litchfield
Frank Dimitri
Lorain
Vv Probate
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Neil Collins
Cleveland Safety Council
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