Beaver Park Beach in Lorain Sees Growth Amid Polluted Lake
Beaver Park near Lorain to Vermilion-on-the-Lake hosts a growing resort area with a 500-boat marina and sandy beach. Dr. W. G. Schaeffer notes low bacteria counts and no pollution readings despite nearby signs of lake distress. Lifeguards operate Sundays, while rehabilitative efforts at Vermilion-on-the-Lake involve pier rebuilding and family friendly swimming plans.
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Lake Rd
Lorain
Lake Erie
Vanishing Beach
Nine Mile
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Beaver Park
U.S. 6
W. G. Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Black River
Ford
Nickel Plate Railroad
Lorain City
Vermuilion-on-the-Lake
Vermilion-on-the- Lake
Harry L. Snavely
Insurance agent to attend four day sales conference
Harold F. Pryor Lorain County representative for the Ohio National Life will attend a four day sales conference starting Monday in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. The event gathers Ohio National Life sales leaders from 30 states and the District of Columbia for sessions on insurance developments sales procedures and techniques Pryor will be honored as a member of the companys honor club Pryor previously coached Lorain High football from 1937 to 1947 except for two years in the Navy during World War II.
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Harold FE. Pryor
Lorain County
Ohio National Life Insurance
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ohio National Life
District of Columbia
Pryor
Harold C. Hill
Lorain High
Buding Upsets Laver In Tyrolean Open Quarterfinal
In Kitzbuehel Austria Ingo Buding of West Germany defeated Wimbledon champion Rod Laver of Australia 6-1 4-6 7-5 in the International Open Tyrolean tennis championships quarterfinals on Friday.
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Kitzbuehel
Austria
UPI
Ingo Buding
West Germany
Rod Laver
Australia
N London Resident Sees Orient on Month-Long Tour
Mrs. T. H. Smith of 193 Park Avenue led a party of 16 women on a month long tour of the Orient. The trip began at the World's Fair in Seattle and included stops in Anchorage Tokyo Hong Kong Macau Singapore Bangkok Manila Honolulu and San Francisco with visits to a Chinese home in Singapore and a ceremonial tea in Tokyo. She noted modern buildings and the graciousness of people along with a guarded gate area at Macau known as the Barrier Gate.
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New London
T. H. Smith
Park Avenue
Orient
Seattle
Anchorage
Alaska
Tokyo
Japan
Hong Kong
Macau
Singapore
Bankok
Thailand
Manila
Honolulu
San Francisco
Briley to Launch Campaign at Wellington Fair
GOP senatorial hopeful John Marshal Briley will visit Wellington on Monday August 20 at 2 p.m. to officially start his pre election campaign at the Lorain County Fair. Richard P. MacDermott and Frank Dost will organize the event.
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Briley
GOP
Wellington
John Marshal Briley
U. S
Lorain County
Richard P. MacDermott
Frank Dost
Black River School Board Moves To Sue Over Old Bond Debt
The Black River School District plans legal action against Ashland County to recover 966 dollars it says is owed from bond indebtedness linked to six Orange Two farms. The issue stems from a 1957 payment and 1958 consolidation affecting Sullivan and Nankin districts.
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Spencer
Black River District Board of Education
Ashland County Board of Education
Sullivan Board of Education
Orange
Nankin
Sullivan Board
Homerville
Albion
Huntington
Black River
North Elyria Grange to plan fair booth at Lorain Fair
North Elyria Grange meets Thursday at 8 30 pm in Grange Hall to finalize plans for the Lorain County Fair booth. Margaret Murphy secretary says volunteers are needed for North Elyria Grange Day on August 20. Demeter Club and Hickory Tree Grange host a tureen dinner August 29 at 6 30 pm.
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North Elyria Grange
Grange
Lorain County
Margaret Murphy
Kenneth Smith
Demeter Club
Hickory Tree Grange
New exhibits added at Lorain County Historical Society Museum
The Lorain County Historical Society museum at 334 Washington Ave added several items for summer visitors. Highlights include working and non working early telephones from the Robson and Booth farms, a miniature phone, a hand corn planter by O Billings, National Union Ohio Council 40 records from 1883 to 1912, apothecary scales, a homespun wool blanket, a century old dress, bridal lingerie trousseau, and a pre 1852 wall map of Elyria. The museum is open Tuesdays and Saturdays 2 5 PM with optional tours by the curator.
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Lorain County Historical Society Museum
Washington Ave
Christopher C. May
Elyria Telephone Co
Robson
Carlisle Township
Thad Robson
Elyma
Rawson Electric Company
West Broad Street
Dean Electric
General Industries
Robson Farm
Capt
John Booth
Indian Hollow Road
Booth
Elyria
Robson Road
May
Cornwall
England
Rodney Rockwood
George Worthington
Worthington Ball Company
O. Billings
LaGrange Township
Albert Wilcox
LaGrange
National Union
Ohio Council
Mutual Insurance Company
Elyna
Apothecary
S. W. Henson
George Metcalf
Road vacating plans altered for McCartney Road by-pass
Sandusky Ohio State Highway official S R L Toberen asked Erie County Commissioners to withdraw the petition to vacate McCartney Road Margaretta Township southwest of Sandusky. The petition filed July 16 1932 is dropped as plans end the road at the new Sandusky by pass.
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Sandusky
R. L. Toberen
Ohio State Highway Department
Erie County
McCartney Road
Margaretta
Tnp
State Highway Department
Deputies List Items Stolen From West Carlisle School
Lorain County deputies report thefts from West Carlisle School RD 1 La Grange. Administrative offices and the kitchen were hit. Items taken include a portable TV slide projector 16 mm movie projector two phonographs one amplifier a PA system one electro voice microphone two typewriters one French horn three roasters and one large kettle.
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Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
West Carlisle School
la Grange
Oberlin notes town council and legal briefings
Ted Wood reports Oberlin council on urban renewal and housing plans with Stanton and Piraino on duty. A warning about aluminum siding salesmen, backed by Attorney General McElroy, cautions residents to choose reputable firms and seek multiple estimates.
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Ruth Gregg
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Oberlin
Tisdale
Hamilton St
Roosevelt- Lindsey
Mark McElroy
States Attorney General
Lorain County Kennel Club Dog Show Set for Tomorrow
The Lorain County Kennel Club hosts its annual dog show and obedience trial tomorrow at Lorain County Fairgrounds Wellington. Judges licensed by the American Kennel Club assess conformation behavior and running ability across five classes for dogs six months and older. The event culminates with Best in Show and Best of Winners awards, with a Best of Breed recognition in each group.
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Lorain County
Chronicle - Telegram
U.S.A
AKC
Clendening Lake
Muskingum River
Burr
War Oak
Dow Lake
Workmont
Atwood
Leesville
Roster of 357th Woodings and nearby units home from Fort Knox
The list names officers and enlisted personnel of the 357th Woodings, Elyria, and surrounding towns including Cleveland, Wellington, Avon, Lorain, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Medina, and Cleveland. It notes their ranks and home locations as they arrived back from active duty at Fort Knox Kentucky.
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357Th Ordnance Co. GS
Fort Knox
Terry G. Arthur W. Stone
Cleveland
Thomas P. Beal
Wellington
Edward D. Stover
Port Clint
Elyria
Ralph E. Greetham
SFC
Kenneth C. Murphy
Robert F. Schaffer
Howard E. Beal
Ohio fishing outlook favors lakes over streams
UPI reports a statewide fishing forecast with poor stream fishing across most regions. Lake Erie area sees perch and catfish dominate, while northeastern lakes like Pymatuning and Deer Creek show near ideal conditions though overall success remains fair.
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Columbus
UPI
Natural Resources Department
Wildlife Division
Ohio
Lake Erie
Sandusky Bay
Grand Lake St.Marys
Pymatuning
Guilford
Zeppernick
Knox
Berlint
Milton
Clearfork
Pleasant Hill
Deer Creek
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Ken Bender
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Denny
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Laver
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Roose
East Herrick Ave
F. C. Wiles
Gee
Shufflers Card Club
Robert Matcham
James Clodwick
Roberta Arnold
Alvin Moody
Peck - Wadsworth Rd
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Charles Moore
van Carmen
Forest St
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St. Patrick’s Church
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Chester Yeaton
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West End Needle Club
Lethel Edwards
Martin Brewer
Black River School Board
Medina County
James Foreman
Treva Kirkpatrick
State Bureau of Supervision and Inspection
Ted Harris
Sullivan
Huntington and
Harris
Spencer Elevator, Inc
Parsons’ Dairy of
Sullivan Elementary
David Howe
N. Elyria
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Goldthorpe
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Robert Fauver
Thomas Piraino
Kennel Club
Grafton
Williams C. Parmenter
John C. Little
Amherst
Donald W. Law
Ernest R. Collins
John J. Kilbride
William R. Nickel
Neal A. Reichert
AVON
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Harold K. Beasley
William D. Hyde
George E. Miller
William R. Pearce
Louis E. Jensen
PVT
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Gilbert L. Rahrig
PFC
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Dennis J. Kelley
Kenneth L. King
Richard J. McCrann
Gerald A. Mertz
Charles L. Nagy
James H. Peak
Kenneth C. Prechtel
Gerald C.koepp
Dennis J. Lander
John P. Laubenthal
Ronald J. Sekerak
James G. Snyder
James E. Jackson
Rudolph Pasenow
North Ridgeville
Robert C. Lewis
Richard R. Schartman
Gerald A. Vinoverski
William L. Isenberg
Albert L. Myers
James L. Schneider
Ralph W. Krage
Russell W. Krage
William E. Osbun
Donald G. Stroud
Robert C. Herr
Donald J. Myers
Gary E. Remy
Port Clinton
Herman G Johnson
Gilbert E. Gibbins
George E. Kruger
IPFC
Ray H. Jackson
Philip C. Meadows
Raymond H. Morris
Charles J. Schultz
Michael R. Kinney
Neal W. Kothe
Robert A. Scheikle
Rudolph F. Reinhold
Richard A. Engle
Donald J. Gargas
Wayne T. Myers
Daniel A. Barash
David A. Hiser
John T. Sugerik
Wakeman
Jack A. Bechstein
Medina
Charles L. Heath
Roy R. Wagner
Lyman L. Chidsey
Gerrad W. Thompson
Seth J. Swain Jr
Robert M West
Edward L. Wolford
Ronald B. Reinhardt
Lodi
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Jack L. Cline
Hudson
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Herbert H. Peischl
Gustav Arndt
George E. Cisco Jr
Christopher Ladikos
Edmund V. Velyvis
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Patrick J. Baker
James D. White
William W. Knepper
Lakewood
Daniel S. Harris
South Amherst
Wayne Fe.smith
Gerald A. Dickinson
Kipton
William L. Jacobcik
North Olmsted
John E.kemer
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