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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1954
Page
8
Ruth Morgan wife of Richard Armstrong Morgan 19 of 2064 E 28th St is being sought by police after a fight at Lucille's Cotton Club. Morgan was stabbed and slashed. he underwent 42 stitches and possible lung injury at St Joseph Hospital. Mrs Morgan fled in a grey sedan with a man.
Darlene Weeks, 10, of 1472 North Ridge Road Amherst, was treated at Amherst Hospital at 12 45 pm yesterday for bruises after being struck by a car driven by Samuel J Giallombardo, 32, Norwalk. He said he could not stop as she ran into the street. no charges were filed.
Ronald Alien Shuster of 2108 E 26th St was apprehended by a South Lorain merchant after attempting to burglarize Roberts Confectionery Store at 363 Grove Ave. He initially claimed he sought a place to sleep before admitting the break in. He posted ball pending trial.
Milan Historical Museum group reports $7,150 pledged to buy the late Mrs. F. S. Lockwood home on Edison Drive. Out-of-town observers include Robert Mowry of Chicago and Julius Amber of Cleveland. A board resolution recommends forming the museum under the public library as an advisory committee authorized to raise funds for the purchase. The goal to complete the purchase plus insurance and legal fees totals $7,500.
Lorain Municipal Court cases list speeding fines and costs for Barbara Exenchik, Charles Rich with no license and reckless driving, Marty Valentes with $44 fine, County Engineer Don E Patter, disorderly conduct with a six pm sentence, Louis Franklin driving while license suspended with $100 fine, David Spell repair work on a bridge, Ohie Bndce Co plea of urgent to a promissory charge, and August 22 trial date set for Route 254 case. notes on booze, behavior, and pending proceedings.
A hospital notes column lists numerous names and addresses of residents, with births reported yesterday of two girls and a boy to local families. Names include Carman Arroso, Margaret Bailey, Edgar Yeenley, Albert Todd, Linda Weaver, Mamie Thorpe and others, along with addresses on Lexington Avenue, Broad Way, Vermilion, Lakeside, and more. A birth section notes a daughter to Adelbert Gibsr and Tos Read Avenue, a daughter to Gerald Agi at 33 Alexander Avenue, and a son to Manuel Fernandez at 188 E Zih Si.
News Neil Yingling provides contact details including address 975 Osborne Ave and two phone numbers Lorain 58 654 and Lorain 56 185 for direct access to Elyria and Lorain business offices.
Four emergency cases were treated at St Joseph Hospital yesterday three released and one admitted Ronald Schultz 19 was admitted for an infected toe from a scale injury An lacerated forehead from a stone hit by a playmate Pedro Garcia 8 was brought in John Smith 14 treated for neck contusions after diving into shallow water David Cabbs 12 cut his right elbow while playing baseball at home on East Street
The Norwalk draft board announces eight men will enter the armed forces. Induction occurs August 17 with a 10:30 am bus departure to the Cleveland Induction Center. Inductees include Deibert C. Leber, Allen D. Ruess, Thomas A. Ratt Jr, John R. Stoll, Paul E Yamane, Richard Enecer, James Hisehauch, Willard Moser, and Carl Moser, all listed with current addresses.
Four accidents occurred Friday afternoon in the Lorain area, three near the Rt. 58 and Rt. 13 corridor. Warren Powers, Bernard Havilink, Ralph McCann, Adolph Rosso, Jean Enright, Donald Ratleff, Ronald Brotherton, and John Fitts are named in the report with details of collisions and yielding violations. No injuries reported. two drivers faced charges for yielding and following too closely.
Milan makes progress on village parking as a new parking lot opens for public use. Officials cite improved traffic flow and easier access for residents and visitors. The move follows earlier planning and funding steps.
Mrs. Edwin Urban of the Township Booster League denies support for annexation to Lorain City. The group, comprising Sheffield and Black River residents, says it opposes incorporation and will take no step toward annexation even if August 10 vote fails. Officials emphasize the upcoming vote decides incorporation only, not annexation. The league notes annexation is not the issue and that Urban personally favors annexation, but it reflects only her view. Polls will run 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday for about 4,000 residents.
Arnold Pena Zi of SIS W. 38th St was arrested yesterday for speeding on 21st St and must appear in court Aug. 14. Ransom Miers Jr of Curtiss Ave was charged with following too closely and ordered into court. Emline Benier of E Sith St was arrested and charged with reckless operation after he turned east on Rt 2 too fast, hit a tree, and damaged Benitez’s car. he received minor injuries. Charles Wootten, 27 of Kew Gardens was charged with driving without a valid license and driving while intoxicated, and is to appear in court. Lane, 37, Red Ave, was seen running a red light at 21st St and Elyma near rush hour. he, too, is to appear in court.
The parking area will eliminate all day street parking in the business district and allow unlimited parking. The mayor announced the village police will enforce the two hour limit around the square. The L shaped lot sits beside the transformer sub station, has been graded and topped with crushed stone, and includes two diagonal Front Street strips with smooth blacktop. Elmer Bernhardt Construction Co. did the work.
Patrol arrested and charged two men with traffic violations in Lorain. Thomas Athas, 56, of 1105 W. 12nd St., was charged with driving while intoxicated. William Gibbons, of 214 W. 14th St., was charged with speeding. They are to appear in court Tuesday to answer the charges.
A turnpike contractor's dump truck was destroyed when struck by an eastbound 59-car freight train at the Kelley Rd crossing in Milan. Driver Edward T. Brick, 26, escaped serious injury, while engineer Frank Rawson, 40, of Conneaut, reportedly suffered a possible broken arm. The collision halted rail traffic for over two hours as wreckage was cleared and the engine’s steam line was damaged.
New London names Norwalk attorney Nerbert Freeman city solicitor to replace George Ford who resigned. Freeman will be paid for services rendered with no retainer. Council also addressed street status on Fairhome Street, confirming it was never abandoned, and approved $150 for Fred Monroe and Harold Cook for extensive overtime on the standpipe overhaul project.
Arrived entries include House Ore Phipps Ore Buffington Light Kelley Sand Hibard Light Marquette Light. Cleared entries name Kelley Island Light House Light Phipps Light Hib lard Coal Marquette Coal.
Two people died in an automobile collision west of Columbus. Victims were Daacit Richand Churik Hilland and Myrtle Bartram, both 43, Columbus. Deputies investigated the crash.
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