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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1961
Page
6
A diary style local page outlines Saturday lull in Elyria Diamond Docket with no scheduled games. It includes a rustic recipe for Corn Stuffed Rabbits and a long list of Sunday softball schedules across multiple recreation fields and leagues.
Five finalists advance in Elyria City Tennis as Rick Hutchings defeats Dick Simmons 6-3 6-0 in the junior boys semis and Dick Holliday beats Tony Bevan 6-2 6-3 in men’s singles. Holliday-Volk and Rakestraw-Stark reach men’s doubles final after semi wins.
The Cubs spotted West Side Lumber four runs in the first inning then recovered to win 54 in Elyria in a Class D Hot Stove League game. Dave Sito plated the deciding run on his second hit. Greg Young and Denny Downs added two hits each.
Vermilion Local Board of Education grants Robert Braden release from his Vermilion High School contract effective immediately. Braden becomes assistant principal at Clyde High School and will relocate with his wife Joyce and four children. He has 14 years at Vermilion, serving as football coach, basketball coach, track and wrestling coach, and history teacher. A successor has not been named. board will review recommendations next week.
Mickey Wright 26 of Dallas Texas carried a one stroke lead into round two of the Waterloo Women's Open. Wright has won five championships this year including the Women's National Open while Katy Whitworth 21 of Jal, NM tied the medalist honors with Zuinder par 69s.
Results from Spring Valley and Cherry Ridge events show boys and girls in several age groups led by Garland Kouris Gutowski Williams Faulkner Orst Weaver Tuthiil Becker, with top teams Elyria TV 3 and Worthington Ball 7. Low net honors go to Art Gala Don Kirson Kerby Mantera. Upcoming matches listed with divisions and pairings.
Braden Mite led from the three quarters mark to win the Class C3 race at the Grand view-at-Northfield meet in Northfield Ohio. The 4 year old driven by Earl Roush beat Ella's Honor, earning his first win in five starts for owner Everett Mikesell of Eaton Ohio.
A guide explains a collar from pet shops for training dogs to obey the command whoa. The humane choke collar tightens as the dog pulls and loosens when the handler eases, teaching respect and leash walking without harm.
La Grange base team Lorain County Hot Stove League improves to 6 1 with a 9 2 victory over Spencer. Wildcats pounded seven hits to three as Jeff Aldrich collected three hits in three at bats and Ken Weber hit a triple. Troy Ball earned the win fanning 15 Spencer batters with Dick Van Meter finishing.
The American League captured the early 1930s major league all star games with wins in 1933 34 and 35. Dizzy Dean earned the National League victory when the Nationals won the 1936 game in Boston by a 3 score.
The Vancouver track introduced the first completely enclosed starting gate for thoroughbred racing in 1959, marking a milestone in racetrack facilities and safety.
Ogden Utah UPI Ned Winder chairman of the Utah State Athletic Commission announced there will be no compulsory eight count in the Gene Fullmer versus Florentino Fernandez middleweight title bout. The commission voted to waive the eight count for the 15 round outdoor televised contest at Municipal Stadium. The decision follows Miami Beach precedent set prior to a Patterson Johansson fight and aims to keep the title bid against Cuba's Fernandez from being advantaged by a knockdown.
Grain storage expansion in 1949 is set to add 100 million bushels while 33 000 tons of galvanized steel will be used for new bins. The American Iron & Steel Institute notes nearly a pound of steel per bushel of surplus capacity.
Mell McGaha, coach of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, played two professional basketball games for the New York Knickerbockers during the 1884 49 season. He scored one free throw in those two games.
The Elyria mystery ended when the youth admitted his name as Ivar Silis, a run away from a boarding home near New Concord. A related court scene saw Anthony Papes and Edward Gramond receive life imprisonment after conviction for bank robbery. factory crowds forced police protection for three female workers at McQueen and Bonda Skirt Co. demanding order.
In August 1861 Lorain County’s Company K of the 2nd Regiment CVI marched 14 miles from Clarksburg through rain to Weston. Capt. D C Howard led guard duty as the left wing split from the mobile right wing under Lt. Col. Stanley Mathews to engage guerillas and foraging. The company awaited Confederate action with frustration.
South to act as dealer and three notrump rebid hints at slam prospects. Four hands show varying lengths and point counts with advice on choosing trumps and potential slams, including clubs or hearts depending on partner holdings. The article blends bridge theory with illustrative hands and strategic guidance.
Ohio state Auditor James A. Rhodes said the state ran expenditures totaling over $6 billion during the last fiscal year. He noted 251 working days of eight hours each, excluding weekends and holidays, and contrasted today’s costs with the $20,215 in the first year of state government in 1803.
The Ohio Board of Liquor Control found Amvets Post 47 of Lorain guilty of selling alcohol to non members on May 6, 1951 but imposed no penalty. The decision was issued July 19 by the board at Lorain Ohio.
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