Heart Ailment Kills Avon Man Found by Blind Wife
Christian Overguard 64 of 34050 Millis Rd Avon died of a heart ailment. His blind wife Jean discovered his body at 3 a.m. and called a neighbor who notified deputies. He was born in Denmark on April 15 1895 and worked as a tool and die maker for General Industries Co. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. tomorrow at Sudro Curris Funeral Home with Rev Robert Reynhout officiating. burial in Elmhurst Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Jean Overguard
Millis Rd
Avon
Eac
Mrs. Overguard
Margaret O’connor
Sheriff's Deputies
Overguard
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Overguard
Denmark
Lorain County
The
General Industries Co
Frank
Harmon Masonic Lodge
Sudro- Curris
Robert Reynhout
First Baptist Church
Burra
Elmhurst Cemetery
Democratic Party Frolic Draws 550 in Elyria Park Scene
Stark and Lorain County officials gathered at El Rey Grotto Park for a Democratic frolic as 550 attendees enjoyed games, rides, and socializing. Mark McElroy was in Canton directing a governor ordered probe of alleged gambling while Jd. Grant Keys addressed the crowd in his stead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark County
Lorain County
Omo Atty
Mark McElroy
Elyria
Democratic Party
Canton
Jd. Grant Keys
el Rey Grotto Park
Rescued By Seamanship After Boat Swamped
Four aboard a fishing boat near Vermilion were rescued after large waves swamped the craft. Harold Anderson of Wooster saved Mrs. Doharty and two Cleveland men, while Oland Younker later recovered George Doharty. All were bruised and shaken but not seriously hurt. the boat was recovered and towed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Harold Anderson
Wooster
Cleveland Area
George F. Doharty
Lakewood
Cleveland
Vermilion
Doharty
Anderson
Three Hospital Contracts Filed With Lorain County
Lorain County Welfare Director Gerard Prinz submitted proposed care contracts with three area hospitals for indigent parents. St Joseph Hospital Lorain would charge 28.41 per day, Highland View Hospital in Cuyahoga County 19.95, and Allen Memorial Hospital Oberlin 21.78, renewing last year’s rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Gerard Prinz
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Highland View Cuyahoga County
Allen Memoral Hospital
Oberlin
Allen Memorial
Edward’Gawlik
Explosion damages home of first Black family in Collins Park
Investigators say a high velocity explosive caused the blast destroying the $13,500 Collins Park home of George Rayfield and his family the first Black family to move into the previously all white suburb. The blast followed a prior explosion and caused major damage as neighbors reported a car leaving the scene. Local officials plan safety measures at rail crossings to reduce hazards in LaGrange Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
UPD
FBI
Collins Park
John Herbert Aud
Crossbucks
County Comeccur
George Rayfield
Missioners
Foster
Rayfields
Parksley
Larry Bourger
DWI Charged In Lorain Car Crash Into Ditch
David H. Albright, 31, of 315 East Lorain Street, Oberlin, faced a DWI charge in Oberlin Municipal Court after a Saturday incident on Route 58 near Route 113. His car left the road, burst into flames in a ditch, and was moderately damaged. he was unhurt. The highway patrolman followed and investigated the slag road crossing hazards reported nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Albright
Lorain St. Oberim
Oberlin
Albright
Rt 113
Free Patrol
Driver Denies Guilt On DWI
Frank E. Joy, 50, of 601 Edgewater Dr Vermilion on the Lake, pleaded innocent in Elyria Municipal Court to a driving while intoxicated charge. The case was continued to Aug. Joy was arrested on Middle Ave by city police on July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Joy
Edgewater Dr
Vermilion-om the-Lake
Elyria
Joy
Middle Ave
Area Milk Price Boost Adopted By Elyria Firms
Elyria dairies raise milk prices by one cent per quart in line with a regional hike across northeastern Ohio. Ernest Seabold of Elyria Dairies says the increase reflects higher farm prices under a new federal marketing order and restores milk costs to prior levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ohio
Ernest Seabold
Elyria Dairies
Warden Suffers Heart Attacks While Returning from Lake Erie
Ray Krugman the county dog warden is hospitalized at Elyria Memorial after heart attacks suffered yesterday during a Lake Erie excursion. Neighbors report he had a fair night. His brother Wills, an ambulance crewman for 24 years, was among those called to help. Krugman resides at 151 Carol Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Krugman
Comicton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lake Erie
Krugman
Carol Lane
Wills
Fire Kills 48 Soldiers in Algeria Battle
The French army reports 48 soldiers killed on Saturday during combat near Algiers. Details are sparse as authorities confirm the casualties in the fighting against a force identified as insurgents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
UPT
It's Not A Mirage Five Day Education Board Conference Opens
The Mississippi Education Board sponsors a five day conference opening today to aid alcohol education as the state remains legally dry. The event aims to promote understanding and policy discussion on beverage control and public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mise
UPD
State Education Board
Mississippi
Airman Wins Bet At Chicksands Base
Airman Horace Pelle won a $10 bet among fellow airmen at Chicksands U S Air Force Base Bedford England when he ate a toe fog after betting he would. The humorous stunt highlighted a light moment among service personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
England
APT
Chicksands
U.S . Air Force Base
Bids Open Tomorrow on Elyria Rt 37 Bypass Project
Bids for a 2.2 mile section of Elyria Ohio Rt 37 bypass will be opened tomorrow in Columbus. The $2.4 million project calls for a four lane divided expressway from Rt 57 Belmont Ave to east of West River Rd and from west of Gulf Rd Cleveland St at Bon Air Ave. Completion is set for November 1 1960, three months after bridges finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Columbu
Rt. 57
Belmont Ave
West River Rd
Gulf Rd
Cleveland St
Bon Air Ave
Rt. 37
Belmont
Gulf
Conflicting Tales Stall Crash Probe
State Police probe into a Rt 162 crash east of Rt 58 stalls as conflicting driver claims emerge. Jimmie B Burns and Henry Terry, both of Elyria addresses, were treated at Allen Memorial Hospital for facial and arm injuries from the severely damaged car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Rt. 162
Rt. 58
Jimmie B Burns
Lodi St
Elyma
Henry Terry
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Burns
Terry
Lorain Company Struck as Local 3097 Pickets
United Steel Workers Local 3097 set up picket lines after a late failure to reach a contract with Lorain White Roth Corp. The strike marks a third local action this month in Lorain. Union sought about 12 cents an hour and a $45 000 monthly county fund, while the company offered a wage boost amid stalled talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain — White-Roth Corp
United Steel Workers of Local 3097
Nsw
Lorain
National Tube Co
Shovel Co
Nen
Roth
Almatety
Ayres
Bargain Sale Nets Two Old Planes at Lorain Airport
A sheriff sale at Lorain County yielded two derelict planes to Bill Long for 14 dollars. A Cessna twin and a Fardina PT-23, both with sunken wheels and tattered fabric, were bought after no bidders appeared. Political notices and local filings dominated regional news as officials prepared budget allocations and recounted petition deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Long
Lorain
Long
No Decrease Expected in Lorain Intangibles Tax Revenue
Lorain County auditors forecast $456 223.40 from the Local Government Fund and expect no major changes, as state figures show similar levels to prior years. State Treasurer Ferguson released data indicating statewide intangibles tax distributions. Lorain’s share aligns with last year and hints at possible budget juggling avoidance for local communities.
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Loram County
Lorain County
Sion
Carl Schmitkens
Paul Mikus
County Aung
Oberlin
Gerald
Leon Swift
Elyna Township
Ferguson
Frank Ayres
Joseph T. Ferguson
Three Year Contract Signed at Electro Alloys Plant
Labor and management at Electro Alloys Division of American Brake Shoe Co signed a three year pact covering 230 employees. The agreement raises wages 6 cents an hour this year and again in 1961, adds 24 extra vacation days for ten year veterans, and includes a wage reopener on August 1 1961. It replaces a previous contract that expired at midnight. Local 383 Molders and Foundry Workers Union tentatively approved the deal last week after minor clarifications. The contract runs through midnight August 1 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electro-Alloys Division
American Brake Shoe Co
Molders and Foundry Workers Union
NASA Budget Cuts Threaten Space Program and Astronauts
A book author warns cuts to the NASA budget by 68 million dollars risk delaying major space projects and endangering astronauts as Congress debates restoring funding. Vanguard, Mercury, Vega, and Centaur programs face jeopardy while NASA leaders urge preservation to avoid a crash program with fatal risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASA
Vanguard
Keith Glennon
Senate
Earth
Moon
House
Senate Space
Symion Johnson
Trial Set In Assault Case For Sandor At Elyria Court
Alex Dora Sandor of 218 West River Street North will appear for trial in Elyria Municipal Court on August 13 for assault and battery. Judge J W Dilgreen, standing in for vacationing Judge Frank Wilcx, entered a plea of innocent for Sandor. Complainant is Elizabeth Szedeli of 108 West River Street. Sandor, with an interpreter, said he was also struck in the Saturday altercation per police report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex
Dora) Sandor
West River St
North
Elyira
J. W. Dilgreen
Frank Wilcx
Humilary Bom Sandor
Ieaa
Elizabeth Szedeli
Sandor
Six DeMolay Members Honored Chevalier at Sheffield Lodge
Six DeMolay members from Lorain and Elyria received the Chevalier honor in a Sheffield Mason Lodge ceremony led by Dad Fred Harlan with Rev. Ralph Gray as chaplain. About 150 attended after a chicken dinner. honorees include Steven Alexander Baco Jr. of Elyria and Donald Lloyd Hayden, Jan Robert Kriesen, James Laughlin Luther, Charles Richard Meek, and Henry Arthur Spang of Lorain. Bako, son of Stephan A. Bako Sr., is a Purdue sophomore and former master counselor of Elyria’s David J Nyt Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinadive DeMolays
Lorain
Elyrria
Sheffield Masome Lodge
Steven Alexander Baco Jr
Elyria
Donald Lloyd Hayden
Jan Robert Kriesen
James Laughlin Luther
Charles Richard Meek
Henry Arthur Spang
Steel City
Order of DeMolay
Dad Fred Harlan
David J. Nyt
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William L. Obryon
Twin Wells
Christian Overguard
Crook St
Whitehead Rd
New York Central Railroad
LaGrange Township
Donald Patterson
LaGrange
Lorain Company
Elyria Township
Richard Ruggin
Sheffield Township
Sheffield Township Civic Improvement Committee
Clearview Village
Columbia Township
Peter D. Endzzick
Lorlen C. Brennies
Alfred FE. Jones
Erie County
Huron County
Media County
Ashland County
Lion
Cuyahoga County
Meniree County
T. M. Levitt
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Adminnistraton
United Steelworkers
Thew Shovel Co
Congress
Thonemaon
Sputnik
Russia
Panorama
Sputniuk I
Thel
Lee Cory
Jef
Bob Nichols
Lakeview Park
Lorain Skin Divers, Inc
Gekorines
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