Bus home echoes comforts of family travel in lengthy conversion
Lester E Berry of Haddonfield New Jersey converted a retired Camden bus into a mobile home for eight. The Family of six sleeps in bunks and a studio couch while enjoying TV and a refrigerator on the road. Berry plans a year round heater and travels about 6000 miles yearly.
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Edward W. Cotner
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Grafton
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Tom Berry
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New Jersey
Canada
Metal Edge Industries
Barrington
Conner
Bernes
Dakotas
Calvary Cemetery
Cotner
Patricia Berry
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Dad
Lester E. Berry Sr
Preventable blindness could drop world totals, says WHO chief
United Nations New York Dr M G Candau director general of the World Health Organization notes that more than half of the world's blindness is preventable. With proper drug and surgical treatment sight could be restored to millions. Preventable measures could reduce the blind population to a third or less in the future.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPD
M. G. Candau
World Health Organization
Avon fire heads denied hearing in civil service action
Avon Civil Service Commission chairman Nicholas Mitock said no hearing would be held for Fire Chief Harold G. Smith and Assistant Fire Chief Cyril Miller after their demotion to voluntary firefighter status on June 29. The case moves to Common Pleas Court per attorney John Kozich. Police Chief Robert Gilles appealed in time and was reinstated.
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Civil Service Commission
Nicholas Mitocki
Commission
Harold G.smith
Cyril Miller
John Kozich
Mitock
Kozich
Common Pleas Court
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Miller
William T.cummings
Fire Department
Civil Service
Robert Gilles
Canada’s hydrographic fleet grows after Georgian Bay loss
Ottawa reports the first Canadian hydrographic survey took place in Georgian Bay in 1882 after a passenger steamer sunk with 120 people. Since then Canada has nine ships, 65 launches, and several chartered vessels engaged in survey missions.
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Ottawa
Canada
Georgian Bay
Valley City churches schedule varied services and events
Valley City churches announce a full weekend schedule. Emanuel United Church of Christ holds 8 and 10 30 a m services with a 9 15 a m Church School and midweek choirs rehearsals. St Paul Lutheran notes a youth conference in Muncie Indiana and a 10 a m Sunday service. Zion Lutheran and St Martin Catholic publish varied sermons worship times and parish activities including a 50 prize and a 1000 cash drawing with the barbecue event and Sesqui paraders at Saturday evening festivities.
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Valley City
Emanuel United Church of Christ
Donald Schumaker
Valley City Grange hosts quilt party and prize draw
After a successful Sesqui Carnival, North Ridgeville announces a card party at Andel Road Grange Hall. Dealing starts at 8 p.m. with a Rose Zott quilt and a Tulip quilt among prizes. refreshments provided. Ray Bauer and Eileen Novicki among organizers.
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Ridgeville Grange
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Novicki
Andel Road
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iGrange
Ray Bauer
Val
Rainbow Girls to Attend Ohio University Grand Assembly
Rainbow to attend convention with Elyria Rainbow Assembly 13 and Amherst Rainbow Girls chartering a bus for the Grand Assembly of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls at Ohio University Athens next weekend. Elyria attendees include Pam Hess and Nancy Hutchings among many others with chaperone Mrs. Julia Davis. Amherst representatives led by Nadine Holm and Mary Holloway travel with two chaperones Mrs. Jeanette Emmerich and Mrs. Winifred Congdon.
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Rainbow Girls
Amherst
Order of the Rainbow
Ohio University
Athens
Pam Hess
Nancy Hutchings
Marcia Abbe
Susan Darby
Cora Davis
Barbara Dashner
Barbara Swift
Jackie Mudrok
Joan Botamer
Sue Thomasson
Roberta Maiden
Helen Weiss
Dawn Finkle
Carla MacLean
Cathie Winters
Charlene Winters
Pat Malterer
Rochelle Riedel
Sharon Stout
Julia Davis
Elyna Group
Nadine Holm
Mary Holloway
Lois Bailey
Kay Emmerich
Cheryl Jolley
Judy Congdon
Susan Englehardt
Linda Braun
Lois Balzell
Donna Belline
Worth
Jeanette Emmerich
Winifred Congdon
Amherst Assembly
Village churches plan annual observations
The SPENCER area hosts several church events in the coming week. The Methodist Women’s Society for Christian Service schedules an Aug. 17 bazaar and chicken dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. An outdoor worship service and church school take place Aug. 19 at Spencer Community Park with a full schedule of activities, guest speakers, and music. Other services include First Baptist Sunday school on Sunday and an Ashland Park picnic. Zion and Mt. Zion Lutheran Bible School will close Aug. 19 with awards at 8 p.m.
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Methodist Women's Society For Christian Service
Robert Baker
Jack Beck
Edgar Mantz
Ted Lutz
Baker
Ann West
First Baptist Church
Ashland Park
Zion and Mt. Zion
Two Killed and Nineteen Injured in Lorain County Traffic Crashes
Lorain County deputies investigated 39 traffic accidents last month. The fatal crash on Rt. 20 near Elyria killed Floyd Payne and Robert McCoy, both of Elyria, when their car hit a pole and a parked tractor. Property damage totaled $32,605 with five arrests for traffic violations and one for driving without a license.
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Lorain County
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