Fair Board Directors Build Up Lorain County Fairgrounds
In Wellington and surrounding towns three Lorain County Agricultural Society leaders load railroad ties for county fairgrounds upgrades. Cyril Reinders Boyd McConnell and Otis Pickworth, all directors or past presidents, volunteer time and funds from mileage to improve facilities. The board carries out garden-variety labor and plans for next year while earning only travel stipends and personal satisfaction.
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Lorain County Agricultural Society
Just ‘‘the Fair Board
Cyril Reinders
Carlisle
Boyd McConnell
Wellington
Otis Pickworth
Pittsfield
Agricultural Society
Columbus
Lorain County Agricultural Society Board
Paul O. Pickworth
Registration and test dates set for Elyria Center at KSU
Kent State University Elyria Center releases dates for pre registration from Aug 20 to 24 at Elyria High School, math placement test on Aug 29, final registration Sept 6, late registration Sept 7 19 with fee. Requirements include cum GPA of C or better or ACT. numerous fall courses listed with time blocks and sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Center
Kent State University
Richard Schlup
KSU
Elyria High School
ESU
Garment Firm Delays Lorain Move to October
A Cleveland based clothing producer delays its Lorain move until October postponing plans first set for August. Lorain Chamber of Commerce official E C Merkle cites business conditions and market demand for men’s clothing as factors guiding the final site decision. About 100 women may be hired initially with potential growth. 1 000+ local women registered for interviews in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Cleveland
E. C. Merkle
Lorain Chamber
Lorrain
Merkle
State Employment Service
Thieves Steal School Equipment At West Carlisle School
Lorain County deputies report a burglary at West Carlisle school 301 where $1500 worth of kitchen and office gear was taken after prying open a rear door. Custodian Robert McDonald found the break at 7 am. items included two roasters a portable TV and two movie projectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Carlisle
Lorain County
Ten New Parking Meter Boxes Ordered for Elyria
Mayor Charles V Neeson announced Elyria will install ten new parking meter fine boxes next week. Six boxes go on Broad Street and one in each of the four city lots to let motorists pay fines on site. Previously fines could be paid only to the Clerk of Courts in City Hall or in a box by the police station radio desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Charles V. Neeson
Broad St
City Hall
Clerk of Courts
Radio Desk
Police
Fire hose contracts awarded by Lorain board of control
The Lorain City Board of Control awarded contracts totaling 7250 for 5500 feet of fire hose. John J. O'Doherty Co. Inc. will supply 4500 feet of 2.4 inch hose and 1000 feet of 14 inch hose. Four bids were submitted and awards based on cost and safety specs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
City Board of Controls
John J. O'Doherty Co. Inc
Toggery Shop fire investigated
Fire at the Toggery Shop at 350 Broad Street started in the basement and caused heavy smoke damage upstairs. Fire Chief Wallace N Bates said the cause is undetermined as owners John McDonough and Corcoran estimate damage between 12000 and 15000 dollars after the blaze kept firefighters on scene for about ninety minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad St
Wallace N. Bates
John McDonough
Corcoran
Mayor backs 60 foot minimum lot ordinance
Mayor Charles V. Neeson said the proposed 60 foot minimum lot ordinance would not affect existing lots and would apply only to new lots drawn after it takes effect. The first reading occurs at a 7 p.m. adjourned city council meeting, with a public hearing date expected to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Neeson
Lot l
Reserves Leave for Vacamp Training in Virginia
Two local ready reserve units depart this weekend for two weeks of active duty training in Virginia. Unit leaders include Captain Donald E. Forsythe and 1st Lt. Robert M. Gilliland with Elyria and Lorain participants from the 308th Engineer Battalion and Seventh Howitzer Battalion First Artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Elyria
First Artillery
Lorain
Ohio-West Virginia
83Rd Infantry Division
Broadway
Camp Pickett
83Rd
Donald E. Forsythe
Wellington
Robert M. Gilliland
Darryl M. McQuate
George J. Ross
Sidney Felton
Richard R. Fenik
Robert S. Fenik
DiSalle and Rhodes square off at Ohio fair in campaign stop
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle and Republican rival Auditor James A. Rhodes met at Woods County Fair in Bowling Green Ohio exchanging quips and a balloon amid a day of campaigning. DiSalle urged focus on education and criticized the education bill cuts while praising candor over rhetoric. He then spoke at Bowling Green State University and to his mother in Maumee.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
UPI
Michael V. DiSalle
James A. Rhodes
Woods County
DiSalle
Rhodes
Jim
Bowling Green State University
Russia
Findlay
Rossford
Bowling Greens
Columbus
Maumee
Progress unit for council severance to form citizens group
Eight members of the Progress Sub-Committee propose severing official ties with Elyria City Council and reorganizing as a citizens group to continue community improvement work. They cite poor attendance and political overtones and outline a three step brainstorming agenda for the September 11 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Council
Progress
Edward H. Robinson
Israel finds formula to end Soblen deadlock a London case
Unofficial Tel Aviv sources say Israel's cabinet has an acceptable plan to resolve the Soblen dispute with Britain over sending Robert Soblen to the United States. El Al delayed its London to New York flight due to mechanical trouble while considering allowing another carrier to fly Soblen. Britain pressed for return by midnight. legal experts warn the case could drag on if Israel refuses to transfer Soblen’s ticket or to fly him.
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London
UPI
Tel Aviv
Britain
Israel
Robert Soblen
United States
New York
el al
Soblen
Court upholds Grafton annex in Eaton Township
Judge Harold S. Ewing affirmed the annexation of 300 acres along Novak Rd in Eaton Township to the Village of Graf, ruling that delays in recording actions did not invalidate the move. The suit by Charles Hunt sought deterachment rights but was denied, and the annexation is considered complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold S. Ewing
Novak Rd
Eaton Township
Grafton
Charles Hunt
Ewing
Common Pleas
Hunt
Grafton Council
County Auditor
Secretary of State
River flood level drops at Cascade Park after crest
Park Superintendent John Madhock reported the Black River at Cascade Park has subsided from yesterday's flood crest of four and a half feet above normal but remains hazardous with about two feet of water still present. He warned that crossing the ford would be dangerous.
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John Madhock
Cascade Park
Five Injured as Car Slams Into Tree in Elyria Crash
A southbound car failed to negotiate the West River and Filbert Street curve at 3 15 am tearing up 40 feet of lawn and striking a tree. Driver Warren Fish 21 and four passengers were injured four in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. A second crash occurred nearby within 26 hours and involved Robert Koviak. Other victims include Fred Koviak Art Pecaut Nancy Kaye and Samuel Lees.
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West River
Filbert Sts
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Warren Fish
Bath St
Fred Koviak
Louisiana Ave
Four Navy crew killed in Constellation training crash
A Navy training plane crashed at Patuxent Naval Air Station Maryland during a landing in rain, killing four crewmen and injuring two others. The aircraft had 19 aboard with two seriously hurt. Cloud cover was reported below 200 feet. Victims identified include pilot Lt Walter R Filmore and others from Pennsylvania Illinois Kentucky and California. The crash occurred as the plane returned from Corpus Christi Texas.
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Patuxent Naval Air Station
UPI
Navy
Atlantic Fleet
Corpus Christi
Texas
Walter R. Filmore
Elverson
Dale L. Peyton
Alton
Ill
Kenneth W. Taylor
Philadelphia
John M. Heinback
Covington, Ky
W. S. Anderson
Chula Vista
Calif
Louis R. W. Duncan ‘Jr
Tall Timber,Md
City to Receive New Accounting Equipment for Utilities
The city will install seven IBM accounting machines in the utilities office. Equipment arrives in November rather than December 1 as planned and will be rented at 795 dollars per month. Utility bills will be the first to be computed using the new system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Neeson
International Business Machines, Inc
Geologist to Survey Egypt and Europe for UNESCO study
Mrs. Philip Clisby a research associate at Oberlin College will join a 30 member UNESCO team on a six week tour of Europe and Egypt to study Nubian culture before the Aswan Dam floods the Nile. She will carry pollen research and process soil samples at Oberlin. paper readings are planned at Kiel and trips include Scotland Norway and Germany before Cairo and a Nile barge journey to the first cataract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Philip
Kathryn) Clisby
South Main St
Oberlin College
Europe
Egypt
Oberlin College Laboratory
North Sea
Frankfort
Cairo
Nile
Aswan
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C-T
Don Miller
Clothing Company
Commerce
Toggery
James Corcoran
East Ave
Camp
A. P. Hill
Gene H. Holstein
Stanley Plato
Richard H. Rorick
John R. Smith
James E. Webber
Elyrian
James D. Shedron
Politicosbury Hatchet
John Glenn
Muskingum College
Progress Unit
Robinson
William H. Gillies
Robert W. Donohoe
Franklin Gottfried
Jay Primus
Richard Baird
Robert C. Johnson
Frank Burrows
Wade Worcester
Fred Sanford
J. N.rassler
John Boreske
Eugene B. Smith
Smith
Sanford
Baird
Soblen Deadlock
Elyria, Ohio
Chronicle- Telegram
Art Pecaut
YMCA
Nancy Kaye
Wendy Lane
Samuel Lees
Emerson Ct
Robert Koviak
Turner St
Kathryn Clisby
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