Valley City frog jump aims for sky and surprises this Sunday
Valley City hosts a frog jump with Charlie VII as mascot. The event at Mack's Lazy-T Ranch features airborne frogs carried by Sky Hawks to determine the Ohio championship. A steak dinner follows, with a noon to 6 pm meal and an open jump at 2 pm. Local reporters and bank teams will compete in exhibitions.
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C-T
Valley City
Spencer
Charlie C-T
Green Frog
Chronicle- Telegram
Charlie the VII
Chatham
Charlie C-Tv
Ohio
Sky Hawks
Medina
Mack
Grafton Road
Liverpool Township
Jay Reynolds
Medina County
Chamber of Commerce
Reynolds
Green Acres Girls Camp Out With YWCA Mothers Near Oberlin
Eleven girls aged 10 to 16 from Green Acres Children's Home in Oberlin enjoy two days with Elyria Y Maters of the YWCA as they camp at Clare-Mar Lakes. Activities include lunch, swimming, a hayride, a movie, breakfast in a tree, arts and crafts, and a charm bracelet gift.
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Green Acres
Oberlin
Elyria
Elyria Y-Maters
YWCA
Clare-Mar Lakes
New London-Eastern Road
Huntington-Rochester
Carl Plato
Y-Maters
Mill Hollow Park
Leonard Sears
Clarence Goetz
James
Findley time capsule restoration planned at estate pillar
The Findley estate pillar at Abbe Road will house a restored time capsule. A letter from 1932 and two newspapers were originally hidden by Judge Guy B. Findley, with Elyria Fence and Implement Co. restoring the pillar and driveway as part of road-widening work.
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Findley Estate
Tom Polen
Tom Jr
Elyria Fence and Implement Co
Janice Arthrell
Abbe Road
Guy B. Findley
City Engineering Department
Findley
Lorain County Common Pleas
Conservaton
Ohio
Findley State Park
Chronicle-Telegram
Judge Findley
C-T
Bushelfoot and local token collectors in Elyria letters
Russ Davies known as Bushelfoot buys corn and jokes about his nickname while letters to The Elyria Chronicle Telegram reveal a token collector exchange. Mrs. Altfeld of Elyria sends old Elyria taxi tokens and notes no Yellow Cab listing in 1946 directory.
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Vatican Village
Quentin
Elyria
Yellow Cab Co
City
Checker
Madison
Fred Altfeld
Randall Rd
Ohio
Metro board to acquire Indian artifact collection
Lorain County Metropolitan Park Board approved a 4500 purchase of artifacts from Ejidon Engle and Burrell sites in French Creek Reservation. Robert Ernst of Fort Firelands Inc. will transfer the collection to Lorain County for study at Cleveland State University with public displays planned at the Lorain County Fair and possible later showings at Oberlin College and Lorain County Community College.
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Lorain County
Fort Firelands
Minert
Douglas McKenzie
Cleveland State University
McKenzie
Cuyahoga River
Cleveland State
Lorain County Fair
Wellington
CSU
Oberlin College
Lorain County Community College
Legionary Green Says Legion Must Not Remain Neutral
The American Legion's state commander Charles R. Green told Post 12 members that the Legion cannot stay neutral on law and order issues. He pledged to uphold Legion policies set by World War I veterans and to serve the organization and its Legionnaires, not seek personal gain. Green, the first Negro elected to the state post by a veterans group, joined 21 years ago and has held every major office. Officers installed included Robert Williams as commander and Hager Burkhard as first vice commander. all are Elyrians.
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Elyria American Legion
Winston Greene
Mansfield
Fifth District
Robert Williams
New
J. C. William Tattersall
Charles R. Green
Warren
American Legion
American Legion Post 12
Green
Cleveland
National Security Committee For Civil Defense
Hager Burkhard
Sewage piping plan draws mixed local reaction
An Army Engineers proposal to pipe sewage from eight northeastern Ohio counties including Lorain to a landfill for return to soil as fertilizer met a cool response. Local leaders cited cost concerns. Elyria acting mayor Tracey supported home rule while Lorain Mayor Mathna said acceptance depends on cost. The plan had no cost estimate yet, mirroring a similar earlier option.
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U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Ohio
Lorain
Lake
Cuyahoga
Geauga
Summit
Portage
Medina
Columbiana
Richland
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Elyria
Denver man held in 1150 holdup of Akron Savings Co
John W. Fechenbach, 26, of Denver, Colo., was charged in the Akron Savings and Loan Co. branch robbery in suburban Fairlawn. Police Chief Leo Pietro nabbed him five minutes after the robbery, recovering the money. Tellers reported a note claiming a gun and demanding cash.
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Denver
Akron Savings Co
Akron (Ap
John W. Fechenbach
Colo
Akron Savings & Loan Co
Fairlawn
Leo Pietro
Fechenbach
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Akaisel
William Keener
Robert Kois
Russ Davies
Quentin R
Bushelfoot) Beall
Ambler
Lake Terminal Railroad
Bushelfoot
Robert C. Barton
Morton D. Dawson
Whiting Lane
West Hart
Elyria Coach Company
Employees Transit System
Sami
Yankof
Bagley Road
North Ridgeville
Metro Board
Legion
PMA Legionnaire
Legionnaires
Kenneth Justen
al Knapp
Foster P. Dirlam
Leon Tobias
Board of Governors
Bob Rieth
Joe Davis
Elyrians
By Anita Schrodt
Woodrow W. Mathna
Miles
Savings and Loan Office
West Market Street
Pietro
Muskegon County
Mich
Ludwig Pincura
Pineura
Pincura
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