Lorain County Villages Offer Sept 21 Registration Day
Lorain County villages will host voter registration sessions on Sept 21 ahead of the Sept 26 deadline for the Nov 5 general election. The centers will be open 3 AM to 9 PM DST. Ruth Fox, county clerk, said the Saturday choice aims to maximize participation and allow those who miss the in‑village sessions to register at Elyria and Lorain offices before the deadline.
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Lorain County
County Board of Elections
Ruth Fox
Elyria
Lorain
County Nominating Petition One Invalid Among 327 Candidates
Only one of 327 non-partisan nomin ating petitions filed with the Lorain County Board of Elections was ruled invalid. Herbert F. Gammons, Amherst Exempted Village Board of Education candidate, was to be notified today his petition lacked sufficient valid signatures. Other protests must be entered by Saturday. Notices posted on proposed Lorain precinct boundary changes to create two new precincts in Homewood. Boundaries of precinct 6 1 altered to form precincts 6L and 6M. Absentee ballot printing bids due by 11 a.m. Aug. 22. Ruth Fox, clerk, notes election machines copy not ready but readying absentee ballots remains a priority.
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Lorain County Board of Elections
Herbert F. Gammons
Amherst Exempted
Village Board of Education
Election Board
Lorain
Homewood
L and &M
Lorain County
Awards Night Is Sept 30 Scout Council Plans Appreciation
Firelands Area Boy Scout Council will hold its annual appreciation dinner September 30 at Firelands High School Henrietta. Reservations are due by September 25 at the Sandusky council office. The program features international jubilee reps William Sleuk and John Von Pischke and Silver Beaver awards to four scouters. Training and Wood Badge certificates will also be presented to several leaders and volunteers from Packs 144 308 336 and troops 110 123 136.
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Firelands Area
Boy Scout Council
Firelands High School
Henrietta
E. E. Fanning
Scout Council
Sandusky
William Sleuk
John von Pischke
England
Jay Storch
Howard Puch
Robert Pullin
Harry Muhly
Richard M. Kay
John Bodenheimer
Elyria First Methodist Church
John Lawrence
Vincent Remshak
Kyle Knapp
Explorer
Adrian Hutchinson
Alex Burdett
den Mothers
Catherine Hales
Marian Harpster
J. R. Knowles
Ruth Ryan
Ruth Hansen
Madelyn Metzger
Carlos Shaver
Paul Hales
Norm Demby
Southeast District Organization and
Pattern Shop Workers Return as Talks Continue
Pattern makers at Electro Alloys Division of American Brake Shoe Co resume work today while negotiations persist with Pattern Makers League of North America. Eleven workers had honored picket lines during a two month strike that ended yesterday. Local 383 AFL Molders and Foundry Workers had a separate contract with wage gains and benefits. Eugene Seifer of Cleveland represents the pattern makers.
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Electro Alloys Division
American Brake Shoe Co
Pattern Makers League of North America
C. E. Chastie
Electro-Alloys
Not Amphibious HALIFAX hits harbor death joke
A humorous remark from 2 year old Terry Kidd follows his father’s car rolling into Halifax harbor. The boy says Dad’s car drowned clarifying the accident with a child’s blunt simplicity. No injuries are reported beyond the vehicle loss.
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Halifax
Terry Kidd
Terry
Teachers Meeting Plans Set for Elyria Schools
Harold L. Yochum of Capital University will speak at the eighth annual preschool conference in Elyria High School auditorium on Tuesday September 3. The one day program features a concert by the Elyria High School Band and a Freshman Orientation Day in the afternoon.
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Harold L. Yochum
Capital University
Columbus
Elyria High School
Board of Education
F. J. Gottfried
Gottfried
William J. Walters
Norris C. Crook
St. John Lutheran Church
Pierry
R. Smith
Yochum
Jo Ann Branning
San Francisco Sees Heat Wave With Highs Near Seventy Seven
San Francisco endures a heat wave as today’s high is expected at 77 degrees in the so called air conditioned city. Page one notes the thermometer reached 78 degrees, a record for August 12 previously tied in 1886 and 1888, illustrating the unusual warmth gripping the city.
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San Francisco
INS
Mercury
Iner
Mrs. Shives Appointed UF Campaign Executive For Group C
Mrs. Harry A. Shives, prominent Elyria community leader, named chairman of the Group C division for Greater Elyria’s Third United Fund drive scheduled October 14 to 24. She cites strong support from women volunteers and notes the campaign unites all agencies for health and welfare services.
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Harry A. Shives
Greater Elyra
United Fund
William H. Olsen
Charman
Hele
Greater Elyria
Shives
Greater Firma
Elyria to Expand Physical Education Program This Fall
Elyria schools will meet state health and physical education requirements for the first time this fall. Superintendent Dr. F J Gottfried announced that 90 minutes per week will be provided, with boys and girls in high school taking dedicated courses. The program includes intramural and interscholastic activities, with no coaching changes planned and expanded facilities in several schools.
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Elyria
F. J. Gottfried
Board of Education
Ohio
Gottfried
Louis Kolopus
Inghs
Roosevelt
Cascade
Spring Valley
Drought Halts Check Of Scrap Yard
Fore Chief W N Bates said no immediate inspection of the West St scrap yard will occur as dry weather prevents proving if work to curb runoff is effective. The 30 day order, to stop water runoff from E Hyman Co, expired yesterday. Residents complain yard water drains onto their property creating a fire hazard.
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E. ‘Hyman Co
Fore
W. N. Bates
West St
Rush St
Elyria Deaf Class Moves To Lorain For Next Year
Elyria City Board of Education approved transferring the deaf and hard of hearing class to Lorain for 1957-58 due to lack of a qualified teacher after Mrs Mary Spoerl's death. Seven pupils will attend Lorain classes, with two Lorain classes planned. Lorain to receive state provided teaching materials. Elyria retains purchased apparatus. Budget adopted. banks named as depositories. summer programs reported with enrollment gains and receipts over expenditures.
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Elyria
Lorain
Elyria City
Mary Spoerl
F. J. Gottfried
Gottfried
Ruling on Oberlin street dispute may ease North Prospect fight
Judge Leroy F. Kelly ruled Union Street west from Hollywood is a public right of way, potentially ending the North Prospect Street development controversy. City officials welcomed the decision, saying it may lead to subdivision regulations to protect property owners and buyers. The ruling affects ownership claims by J. L. Oldfield and enables water and sewer extensions to the proposed development, with two weeks for amended petitions.
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Oberlin
Leroy F. Kelly
Union St. West
Hollywood
North Prospect St
Fred Ey. Weisbred
Kelly
John L. Oldfield
Union St
Maintiff
Cty
Hollywood St
J. L. Oldfield
Atty, Stanley Iiis
Oldfield
Urs
City
Robert Fauver
Zuris
Eva Mae Crosby
Oberlin Homes Development Enterprises
North Prospect St. Park
Crosby
G. C. Gugenbach Co
Elyria
Union Sts
WH. R. Slack
Fauver
Weisbrod
A. E. Norling
North Hollywood
Weishrod
Orren Hillman
Dairymen To Meet Tonight Over Milk Price Demands
Lorain County dairy farmers plan an 8:30 p.m. meeting at Wellington High School to discuss a proposed strike and higher milk prices. ODFBA leaders expect local support for a $1 per hundredweight increase, while some dairies would only match Cleveland distributors’ price. Joe Brown says statewide action may be delayed as organizing committees form. The Stark County unit approved the $1 increase demand.
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Lorain County
Wellington High School
Ohio Dairy Farmers Bargaining Association
Joe Brown
Ashtabula County
ODFBA
William Sehneider
Sugar Ridge Rd
Cleveland
Asker
George Pallas
Elyria Dairyman
Stark County
ODEBA
Flying Saucers Or Comet Spotted Over Elyria Skies
Elyria area residents reported a moving object in northwestern skies last night. Some stargazers thought it might be a flying saucer while others believed it to be the new comet Mikon-957d, which should be visible for the next few nights, though clouds may have obscured it at times.
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Elyria Area
Stalin
Harold Dicken to Lead School Bond Support Group
Harold Dicken will chair the Citizens' Committee backing Elyria City School's 3.5 million bond issue on the November ballot. Dr. F J Gottfried announced the plan at the Elyria Board of Education meeting after the Ohio Department of Taxation consent letter was read. Dicken, father of three and Franklin PTA president, has led fund drives including the Salvation Army Cadet building effort and serves in several community roles.
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Shives
United Fund
YWCA
Finding Fund
Hospital Auxiliary
First United Fund
Community Chest
Rev Cross
United Health Foundation
Elyria Woman's Club
Cosmopolitan Club
Elyna Council of Church Women
First Methodist Church
Anl
Park Ave
Harold Dicken
Citizens
Elyria City
F. J. Gottfried
W. C. McClellan
Gottfried
Pierre Ro Smith
Dicken
Red Cross
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Ile
Salvation Army
North Bay
Canada
Serioul
Pollen Count In Elyria And Lorain Report
Elyria pollen count shown as 7 while Lorain records 21 for the period. The figures reflect airborne allergens affecting residents across the two cities.
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Harry Shives
Group C
Third United Fund
Olsen
Slannavile Ee Oy RS
Reies
North Eaton
Midview Baptist Church
Eaton Grange Hall
C-T
Action
Wayne McQuillin
Charles BR. Rose
McQuillin
Rose
Art Project
Maplewood
Carlisle
LaGrange
North Ridgeville
Avon
North Olmsted
Titan
Doris Eggert
Chairrman
Hns
Apri Ef
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