Mayor halts study unit over city hall scope
In Lorain Mayor John C. Jaworski blocked a citizens study committee from expanding beyond city hall. The 36 member group plans a private list and will delay broader city needs while city hall costs are capped at 11.5 million. Fire Chief Alfred Nickley faced criticism for proposing a new fire station.
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Citizens City Hall
John C. Jaworski
Jaworski
Citizens’ Committee
Att
Elton Friedman
Friedman
Atty
Edward Conley
Alfred Nickley
Driver Fined for Speeding After Police Stop
James Edward Mitroff 28 of 329 Jackson St was fined five dollars with costs suspended after a speedmeter check on Cleveland Ave led to a police stop Friday night. The Amherst case notes the judge imposed the fine for speeding.
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Amherst
James Edward Mitroff
Jackson St
Cleveland Ave
NAACP Backing Spencer in Police Brutality Claim
The Lorain NAACP executive board pledged full support for Dalton Spencer 26 who accuses police officer George Zunich of beating him during arrest Saturday. Board president Jack Rutledge says no dissenting votes approved support and plans a meeting with city officials to address the alleged brutality.
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Dalton Spencer
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jack Rutledge
Rutledge
Spencer
Broad Way
George Zunich
Zunich
NAACP
John C. Jaworski
Gabor Toth
Frank Pawlak
Civil Service Commission
Sidewalk Cost Complaints Move To City Council
West side residents John Orstvensek Pascal Esposit o and Joseph Garcia will press renewed complaints about added sidewalk and driveway costs at Monday’s council meeting. They say portions of their driveways were removed by waterworks and not credited in a later paving program, and they plan to seek the department to cover the extra assessment.
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West Side
City Waterworks Department
John Orstvensek
Pascal Esposito
Joseph Garcia
James
Wood
Detroiter
Cinninger
Broadway
Lorain Seeks Deliberate Path in Brownhelm Acres Fight
Lorain school board weighs legal recourse after state board denial to transfer 2050 acres. Attorney Bedeski to study statutes and 1935 policy amendments for potential mandamus action or Supreme Court appeal. Possible loss of 106 Clearview acres noted. candidates Edward Conley Ray Miraldi Andrew Warhola considered.
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Brownhelm Acres
Supreme Court
State Board of Education
Adrian Bedleski
Vermilion
Amherst
Firelands
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Vermilion Board of Education
Lorain Board
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C. V. Province
Clearview
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Bedlesid
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Edward Conley
Ray Miraldi
Andrew Warhola
Lorain Police Reports Highlight Unattended Children and Bar Incident
Lorain police reported that Emogene McCartney, 29, was not charged with child neglect after her three children were left unattended overnight. Separately, James Thompson and John Hall, both Elyria residents, were detained after an unloaded 38 caliber revolver was found in their car amid a fight at Buck's Tavern area. Additional reports describe a bar owner assault, a skunk bite, a missing paint tester device, and a shed intrusion probe near National Tube Co. No items were reported missing at the Shumyla property.
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Emogene McCartney
East 28Th St
James Thompson
Elyria Ave
Amherst
John Hall
Ridgewood Ave
Elyria
Buck’s Tavern
Lth St
Broadway
Thompson
Hall
Fast 28Th St
The
National Tube Co
NTC
Andrew Shumyla
East 31St St
Your Child IQ Not Fixed
A Reader's Digest article cites a study of 300 children showing IQ can rise or fall based on parental influence. It outlines how caregivers can shape cognitive development and maximize a child's potential.
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May
Reader’s Digest
Sala
Loyalty Day Program Set By Lorain VFW
Lorain VFW Post 451 will mark Loyalty Day with 18 00 open house at the post home 112 East 19th Street Al Porkdale Loyalty Day chair man will speak briefly A Mayor John C Jaworski special award for participation and other patriotic functions VFW Majorettes and Cadets will perform Refreshments and dancing follow open to the public Proclamation sets May 1 as Loyalty Day Residents urged to fly the American flag and pastors asked to speak on loyalty Sunday
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
East 19Th St
Porkdale
John C. Jaworski
VFW
Donna Howard
Art Johns
Jaworski
Porkdab
Merchants Parking Lot Proposed For Downtown Lorain
Lorain city leaders weighed a downtown merchants parking plan on 11th Street east of Broadway. Councilmen Leo Koba and Earl Frank urged delaying action until downtowners are protected as the Streets and Sidewalks Committee recommended study.
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Lorain
Leo Koba
Earl Frank
Frank
Peter Goods
Lth St
Broadway
Koba
Salvation Army Seeks 47000 Toward 175000 Drive Goal
Salvation Army officials target 47000 more in the next days to reach a 175000 building drive goal for a new center on Broadway atth St. Total 128764 pledged so far, with several corporate divisions still not reported. the deadline extended from Apr 17 to May 1, boosted by an 85000 pledge from National Tube Co.
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Lorain
Salvation Army
National Tube Co
Broadway Atth St
SA Center
Four Million Bond Plan Aims to Eliminate Rail Crossings
Lorain officials consider a 40 year 4 million bond issue to fund a railroad crossings elimination program. Mayor Jaworski backs the plan with potential tax impact and a revised list of seven crossings to be removed. The proposal ties to a larger harbor improvement project and contemplates overpasses and subways at several sites.
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John C. Jaworski
Jaworski
Black River
United States Congress
Washington and
Colorado Aves
Congress
Wood
Edwin Cinninger
Seph Smith
J«oworski
Mrs Bickle Installed As President Of Sheffield Lions
Mrs Bernard Bickle was installed as president of the Sheffield Lions Club Auxiliary at a dinner meeting at the Sheffield Restaurant. Ivan Bergman was installed as vice president with other officers named and a June 14 Lions Club dinner dance announced. Hostesses were Mrs Jack Brill and Mrs Dante Mercurio.
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Bernard Bickle
Sheffield Lions Club
Ivan Bergman
Ralph Strosack
Jack Elliot
Irving Rothman
Lions Club
Jack Brill
Dante Mercurio
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