Queen Aspirants In Milan 1961 Melon Festival
Thirteen local organizations submit names of young ladies to represent them in the Milan Melon Festival Queens contest set for September 1 through 4. Entrants include representatives from the Chamber of Commerce, Milan Garden Club, American Legion and Auxiliary, PTA, Rotary Club, and several clubs. The queen and court will be chosen early in the festival and reign through the four day events. Mrs. Frank Bagley chairs the queen contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Chamber of Commerce
Tanna Drake
Milan Garden Club
Ann Gaster
Cre Club
Susan Carlson
Altar and Rosary Society
Martyn Zadek
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Betty Slovak
Mothers Club
Diane DeLamtre
PTA
Kay Knight
Milan Research Club
Karen Molnar
Rebecca Lodge
Denny Graham
Milan Rotary Club
Hearing Set On Ridgeville Zoning Change
A public hearing is scheduled in NORTH RIDGEVILLE at Town Hall Monday at 7 p.m. on the proposed rezoning of Patricia Avenue and Lorain Road property owned by Margaret Curran from residential to commercial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Patricia Avenue
Lorain Road
Margaret Curran
Town Hall
Former Elyria director helms Huron Playhouse five night run
Lawrence Selka, a BGSU speech educator and Elyria High alum, returns to Huron Playhouse to direct a five night season at Bowling Green State University. Selka acted in and directed multiple productions at Huron, Cleveland Play House, Cheverly Players, and Gallery Players, and served in the US Air Force 1955 1959 producing prize winning films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Elyna
Elyria High School
Ident
Tihe
Huron Playhouse
Bowling Green State University
Iight
Lawrence Selka
BGSU
Selka
Cleveland
Cheverly Players
Washington, D. C
Palm Beach
Fla
The
Playhouse
Ruth
Juliet
Joe
Big Bison
US Air Force
Woman asks for garbled lieutenant at air base
A Milwaukee telephone operator, attempting a long distance call to the officer in charge of massing airplanes at K I Sawyer Air Force Base in Michigan, was connected to a garbled line and asked for Lieutenant Garbled, illustrating the misconnection humor of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. I. Sawyer Air Force
Mich
Milwaukee
Upper Michigan
Irish Lassie Wins Frontier Week Dance Prize
Mary Ellen Malloy, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J Malloy, captured first prize in Frontier Week Irish dance contest with Irish jig and reel. She has previously won third place in national competition in Ohio and earned a first in the threehand reel. Theresa Burke of Elyria tutored her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Ireland
Mary Ellen
Frontier Week
Patrick J
J. Malloy
Mary Ellen Malloy
Dublin
County Galway
Cleveland
Dayton
Theresa Burke
Elyria
Theft Suspect Pleads Innocent In Elyria Court
Earl J. Reesey pleaded innocent in Elyria Municipal Court to grand larceny charges. Bound over to the grand jury on $2,000 bond for allegedly stealing 3243 worth of federally owned cameras from a Lorain County Soil Conservation District station. he claimed drunken amnesia and attempted to sell cameras at Cry Grill on Broad Street. He was arrested by Painesville police after being found asleep in a used car lot. one camera was recovered when a man matching his description tried selling it in Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl J. Reesey
Elyria
Lorain County Soil Conservation District
Reesey
Cry Grill
Taunton Beard Contest Crowns Odd Winners in 1950s Time
In Taunton England UPI reports a quirky beard contest with prizes for longest and ugliest beards. Don Fleck won for most unique beard, George Von Kaenel claimed longest beard, and Ken Alexander with Don Reinhart split the ugly beard prizes. Police mock gun battle thrills crowds as firefighters parade at 7 p.m followed by a fire hose contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erust
Ron Orost
Marilyn Gunn
Virginia Tipton
Sandy Smith
Don Fleck
Wilshires Dr
George von Kaenel
Brandt Ave
Ken ‘Alexander
Franklin Ave
Don Reinhart
Bang
A. H. Koppenhafer
Dick Busser
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Ridgeville
Elyrian
Andy Foreman
Tony Gugino
East Bridge Street
Fairfax
Lorain
Lorain County
Broadway
Cleveland Ave
Eneaseem
Amherst, Ohio
Larry Ford
Ruth Rittner
Larry Klekota
Ardith Priestas
Stow
Larry Steen
Pat
Taunton
England
UPI
Hobhouse
Wty
Tial Elybie
Giant Tiger
Broad ST
Red Emix
Pete
ALL: Weather‘ansco’ Film
Bob Miller
Wilmot Printing Co
Rothgery Motors, Inc
Elyria Telephone Co
W. T. Grant Co
Bersen
Maytag Elyria Co
Harry's Men’s Wear
C. H. Merthe Co
Firestone Store
the Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle
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