Wellington OKs 469331 Budget With Mounting Costs
Wellington council approves a 469331.95 operating budget for 1962 amid concerns over spending. Major items include 269500 for the light department and 41090 for the general fund covering police and fire salaries. A public hearing is set for Aug 28 on annexation of 333 acres, with bids for street paving rejected and re-advertised for concrete or asphalt paving. The village urges maintaining mutual aid with New London, while plans for Gulf Station parking and two merchant signs proceed.
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Elm St
Jones St
Union St
Ralph Gray
John Duff
New London
New London Fire Department
Claude Parsons
Duff
A. J. Weber
Chamber of Commerce
Gulf Station
North Main St
Snyder
Sponseller’s Insurance
Ernest Hartman
Hartman
Outside Ownership Stalls Oberlin Lease Plan
Oberlin City Council postponed action on leasing city property to the Oberlin Improvement and Development Corporation. Council members debated OIDC plans to clear a city jail storage building for a downtown shopping center while preserving access and tax implications. The issue was tabled for a joint meeting with township trustees, to be discussed August 21.
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Eric Nord
Russia Township
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Bill) Long
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Regsonal Planning Commission
East Lorain St
William P. Davis
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Richard J. Dunn
City Hall
Paul Morehead
Morehead
Bill
Nord
John Cochrane
Ben Franklin
William Hellmuth
Couner
Wade Ellis
Bill Long
Grover L. Severs
Dunn
Fred Comings
Oberlin zoning talks spark resident objections at meeting
Russia Town center zoning action drew 21 residents to a recreation center session. McGinnis argued limited buying power zoning could restrict development to a small Rt. 20 area near Oberlin, while others urged a central shopping corridor up and down the high way. Township officials and the Lorain County planning group weighed traffic and competition concerns, with citizens seeking to keep property as is and oppose township wide commercial zoning.
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Father of Gas Station Dead
Funeral services will be held Thursday for Earle C. Anthony a pioneer radio man former president of the National Association of Broadcasters and inventor of the gas station Anthony who died Sunday night in San Francisco founded LA station KFI in 1922 and owned it at his death He organized El Dorado Motor Stage Lines later Greyhound and owned auto agencies in San Francisco He first canopyed gas pumps in downtown LA and built a 20 station Standard Oil chain
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Earle C. Anthony
Pioneer
National Association of Broadcasters
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Greyhound Lines
San Francisco
Wellington Jeffreys Reunion Elects Officers at Findley Park
About 50 members of the Jeffrey families gathered at Findley State Park for their Wellington reunion. Officers elected include Mrs Harold Sooy president, Lloyd Gill vice president, and Mrs Judy Stone secretary treasurer. Attendees hailed from Elyria Wellington Penfield Brighton and nearby towns. They voted to hold the 1962 reunion on the first Sunday in August at the same location. Carlton Carpenter of Port Clinton injured a vault during removal work with minor bruises and no broken bones. He previously lived in Wellington and worked for the Wellington Tyrphone Co. His mother Mrs Nellie Close remains in Port Clinton. The Wellington Church of Christ plans a 25th anniversary in November. Brumfield Food Fair and Ben Franklin stores relocate from the Reserve Building to new South Main Street locations, consolidating space in the Reserve Building.
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Findley State Park
Harold, Sooy
Lloyd Gill
Port Clinton
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Lington
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Reserve
South Main St
Ben Franklin
Robert Snyder
Lightning Strikes North Side Home Fire Damages Roof and Attic
A Saturday night thunderstorm caused a fire at 152 Whitman Bird after lightning struck the roof. George Tement called the fire department at 12 pm reporting damage to shingles plaster and electrical circuits blown in the attic and living room.
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Eremien
Rural Women's Club Changes Meeting Day
The Rural Women's Club approved moving September meeting to the second Wednesday due to the annual picnic. On September 13 at 12 30 p m Mrs Floyd Joniz will host a program demonstration on broder megis. Guests included Mrs Los Loger and Mrs Janes Herbertson. games followed the covered dish dinner at Columbia Park.
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Cowley Rd
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Los Loger
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Columbia Park
1 Percent Income Tax Nears Law in Oberlin
Oberlin City Council advanced a one percent income tax ordinance to a third reading to fund capital improvements and municipal operations. An amendment shields employers from withholding taxes on earnings under 30 dollars per quarterly period. City Solicitor Grover L Severs warned against excluding profits from rental properties with under three units and noted rental income reporting rules and state law contain no minimum thresholds.
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Oberlin
Grover L. Severs
Severs
10th Annual Jr. Fair Queen Contest Set in Erie
Erie County residents compete in the 10th annual Junior Fair Queen contest with August 21 opening night at the Erie County Fair. Entrants include Barbara Parish Ann uasteier Carol Eden Kay Ann Vickery Patricia Hillis Ginger Kautz Jo Ann Koelsch Sharon Hast Jane Fleming and Victoria Simonet among others. Four contestants will join the queen in the court with silver bracelets engraved discs and corsages. others receive similar keepsakes.
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Farm Bureau
Bertsch Jewelers
Burns and Gove Jewelers
August ‘Sorsa Sons
Four more candidates file petitions in Erie County races
Four more candidates, including three incumbents, filed nominating petitions with the Erie County board of elections. Glenn R. Rockwell seeks reelection to the Milan village council while Donald Huaiman and Leroy Beechler seek reelection to Vermilion and Groton Township offices respectively. Herman J. Collman also filed for Milan Township trustee in the November election.
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Erie County Board of Elections
Glenn R. Rockwell
Milan
Donald Huaiman
Vermilion Council
Leroy Beechler
Groton Township
Herman J. Collman
Petitins
Milan Township
Oberlin approves 1962 General Fund Budget
Oberlin City Council adopted the 1962 general fund budget at a budget hearing. The plan totals 171 818 dollars with 4 000 for bridges 5 000 for pay raises and 5 000 for police communications. Contingencies are not provided and projected income remains 145 000. Councilman Wade Ells pushed for 4 000 for bridges noting the Park Street Bridge closure and city manager Dunn cited lower municipal court revenue.
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Oberlin
Council
Wade Ells
Ellis
Park St
Richard J. Dunn
400 On Hand For 26th Annual LMREC Meeting
Wellington reports record turnout for the 26th annual Lorain Medina Rural Electric Co-Operative meeting. Cited items include a $2,252,499 long term debt, nearly $35 million plant value, $883,880 annual income, $177,472 cash on hand, and a 1960 operating cost of $75,000. Membership rose to about 5,200 in 1961, with 1,400 seats filled and a treasure chest prize event featuring 30 prizes. Dave Livingston delivered a humor-filled keynote.
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Lorain Medina Rural Electric Co-Operative
Coop
Karl Crawford
Co-Op
Rural Electric Association
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Crawford
Dave Livingston
Washington
Iowa
America
Iu Pingialli
Oberlin considers bike tax amid city losses
Oberlin officials discussed repealing the 50 cent annual bicycle license as the city faces a $189 yearly shortfall plus policing costs. City Solicitor Grover Severs noted potential protections for buyers, while City Manager Dunn warned the revenue does not cover expenses. A housing open topic was tabled, with plans to draft a fair housing law. The council approved sewer work, and a fishing reservoir deal with the state aims to stock fish, build amenities, and cost sharing over 25 years, with no city liability for drownings.
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Grover L. Severs
Evie Nord
Severs
Richard J
Dunn
Drift Council
oOberlink
Crusaders
Gospel
Delmar Adkins
South Leavitt Rd
Deitroit
Niagara Falls
Eugene Kurtz
Homer Blanchard
Jim Molyneaux
Watson's Hardware
Lwill
Robert Singleton
Recreation Commission
Astronauts Meet Rotarians at Amherst Rotary Meeting
At the Golden Age home, Amherst, Ray Jewell presented slides from a European trip including Japan, Paris, Italy, and Madrid and discussed trip features. Clarence Kerm chaired the session as Gerald Lorence announced plans to line up a guest speaker for a future talk on the U.S. space program.
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Ray Jewell
Rotary Club
Jewell
Japan
Paris
Italy
Madrid
Clarence Kerm
Gerald Lorence
Washington
UPI
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U. S
Leo D'Orsey
Istronguts
Carlisle Residents Sign For Road Work
Carlisle Township residents owning Hastings Road frontage petitioned trustees to pave Hastings Road from near Hale Road to John F. and Elizabeth McRoberts lands. Cost will be assessed to property owners. Bids to be invited. petitions signed by a majority of landowners.
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Carlisle Township
Hastings Road
Hale Road
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Elizabeth McRoberts
Edmund Witbeck
Wath
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George Robson
Lorain County Engineers
Aries
Obiern public hearing on Hastings Road project set
Trustees adjourned to Monday August 21 to hold a public hearing on the Hastings Road paying project in Municipal Court. George W. Davis of Wellington pleaded yesterday to a charge of passing on the berm and was fined five dollars.
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George W. Davis
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Hastings Road
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Amherst JayCee Picnic Planned for August 26
Amherst JayCee members announced an annual picnic set for August 26 at Cass Villa in Vermilion. The group also introduced the Amherst JayCee monthly newspaper Teer with Marvin Davis as editor and noted a softball game against Elyria Jay Cees on September 16.
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Rochester Village Tightens Signs and Fire Budget
Rochester council renewed a $1 lease with New York Central Railroad for village park signs and set plans for more sign placement. Trustees authorized $200 to Knapp Lumber and $311.84 to Rochester Cement Block for materials. $14 paid to New London Police for auxiliary traffic control. Five Rhodehamel children injured in a July Homecoming crash, others treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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New York
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Wade
Knapp
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Howard Ringler
Walter Jewett
James McHenry Jr
Rochester Cement Block Company
Stone
New London Police Department
David Rhodehamel
Vil- Kenyon Ave
Robert Dhew
David
Thornton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Judy Garland separates from Sid Luft in Hollywood
Actress Judy Garland 38 has separated from husband Sid Luft. A spokesman said they have lived apart for about six months and that she plans to seek a divorce.
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UPI
Actoss
Judy Garland
Sid Luft
Congressman Answers Mayor on Civil Defense Program
Congressman Charles Mosher told Elyria Mayor Oscar G Dunn he has no new Civil Defense information for cities. He said the Office of Emergency Planning should provide guidance in coming months, noting emphasis on fallout shelters for individuals or groups. The remarks followed Dunn’s concern over the city’s preparedness after President Kennedy’s remarks.
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Charles Moshe
Yesteriay
Elyria
Oscar G. Dunn
Federal Office of Emergency Planning
Mosher
Dunn
John F. Kennedy
Pleads Innocent To Felonious Assault Charge
Merton Kimbrough, 34, of 296 Lincoln St, pleaded innocent on arraignment in Municipal Court yesterday. He waived a preliminary hearing and was held for the grand jury under a $1,000 bond. Kimbrough was arrested Saturday on a complaint that he took indecent liberties with two minors.
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Merton Kimerbrough
Lincoln St. i
Lin Municipal Court
Kimbrough
Too Many Kids He Tries Bad Check Passing
A former St. Louis policeman, 28, jailed in Nashville on charges of passing 3000 in bad checks last year. His wife, 29, says she works as a receptionist to cover deficits from supporting five children and three children from a prior marriage, amid debts and other cities seeking him.
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UPD
St. Louis
Robert Joseph Scholtes
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Scholtes
Group Picnics At Met Park
About 150 attended the second annual Lorain County Employes Association picnic at Lorain County Metropolitan Park. Special prize winners were Ellie Wood, Mrs. Mary Suhy, and Mrs. Margaret Huber. The group was invited back next year by Henry Minert, park director.
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