Firemen Beat Officers 7 To 3 In City Softball Showdown
In Lorain the city firemen defeated the police officers 7 to 3 to tie the annual police fire softball series at 6-6. George Metelsky hit a three run homer in the third, followed by a five run fifth and two in the sixth. John Bilincini earned the win in relief of Al Burka, while John Schrenkle pitched the loss. Police Chief Frank Pawlak presented Fire Chief Alfred Nick Jey with the bronze shoe emblem of the series.
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Lorain
Beat Pounders
George Metelsky
John Bilincini
al Burka
John Schrenkle
Alfred Nick Jey
Frank Pawlak
Fairly Good Condition After Lorain Garage Robbery Attempt
Emil N. Dudush 31 of East 29th Street lay in fairly good condition at St. Joseph Hospital after a tense exchange at a Lorain garage. He was wounded in the thigh by his own gun during a struggle with Joseph Renzhofer 25 who wrested the pistol from the assailant. Renzhofer aided by police identified Dudush and his vehicle after the incident. Dudush faces charges to be filed upon release and remains under guard at the hospital.
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Lorain
Emil N. Dudush
East 29Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Dudush
Joseph Renzhofer
Frite
East 28Th St
Frank Pawlak
Renzhofer
Four Saved When Boat Capsizes Off Lorain Harbor
Lorain Coast Guard towed a 1%foot sailboat after it capsized near the east breakwall. Four occupants were rescued from the water about 10:15 p.m. They were Frank Kazza, Abbie Kleine, Betty Tite, and Fred Palfy, all from Cleveland. none required medical treatment.
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Lorain
Guard
Lorain Harbor
Coast Guard
Frank Kazza
Brookside Dr
Cleveland
Abbie Kleine
YWCA
Betty Tite
Fred Palfy
Grange Candy Contest Winners Named at Hickory Tree
Amherst resident Mrs Frank Schib ley and Brownhelm’s Fannie Ruth won first and second in the Hickory Tree Grange candy contest. Winners advance to the Pomona Grange contest judged Sept 7 at the Hickory Tree Grange Hall Milan Ave. Also announced a cafeteria workers schedule for the Wellington county fair Aug 19 to 23.
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Amherst
Frank Schibley
Fannie Ruth
Brownhelm
Hickory Tree Grange
Pomona Grange
Hickory Tree Grange Hall
Milan Ave
Lorri Balog
Emma Ficht
Wellington
Grange
Lorain Youth Faces Charges After Car Backing Incident
Lorain police report Grover L. Goodwin 17 of 3736 Canton Ave faces improper backing and driving a car with faulty brakes after backing from a 325 Broadway parking space into Leona Dudush 33 of 4405 Canton Rd. Damage totals 450 to Dudush and 200 to Goodwin. He must appear before Lorain police juvenile officers Saturday. A 1955 Chevrolet owned by Horace Baker 40 of 1614 Leavitt Rd was reported stolen from Fifth St near Broadway for about 45 minutes. A red 26 inch bicycle was stolen from Elizabeth Penington 163 Oberlin Ave, belonging to her son Jerry 12.
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Grover L. Goodwin
Canton Ave
Broadway
Leona Dudush
Canton Rd
Dudush
Goodwin
Lorain
Horace Baker
Leavitt Rd
Fifth St
Elizabeth Penington
Oberlin Ave
Boys Fail In Theft Of Lawnmower
Two 12 year old boys attempted to steal a power lawn mower from a garage on Clifton Avenue but dropped the mower and fled when interrupted. The mower was taken from Mrs. Lawrence Walker at 3518 Clifton Ave while another resident reported two youths tampering with gas tanks and cars nearby in the same area. Police seek the youths as investigations continue.
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Lorain
Garyak
Clifton Ave
Lawrence Walker
Harry Atkinson
Vermilion Boat Patrol Slated Over Week End
Vermilion police and a Coast Guard unit will patrol the shore this weekend to deter boaters from sailing within 100 yards of bathing areas. About 30 persons have been charged since patrols began last month, with three arrested last weekend.
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Coast Guard
Lorain
Eight-Year-Old Hurt In Lorain Bicycle Collision
An eight-year-old Lorain boy Pearson Liddell of 200 East 22nd Street was listed in good condition at St. Joseph Hospital after a two bicycle collision yesterday afternoon. He suffered head injuries and brush burns to his left elbow when his bike collided with that of his cousin Warren Mirth of 160 Elyria Avenue in an alley between Rist and 22nd Streets just after 4 p.m.
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St. Joseph Hospital
Pearson Liddell
East 22Nd St
Potive
Warren
Mirth
Elyria Ave
Rist and
22Nd &Ts
Ap. m
Avon High School Addition Cost Total Set at 721171
Avon High School in Avon will cost the district 721171 for the new addition after all bills are paid. Architect Walter W. Caldwell told the board, correcting a Chronicle Telegram error that the sum covered only the new annex. The project adds two business classrooms, a music suite, mathematics rooms, a cafeteria and kitchen plus storage. A November bond issue of 215000 will seek funds for Avon Elementary School expansion.
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Avon — Avon High School
Walter W. Caldwell
Board of Education
Chronicle-Telegram
Avon
Lorain Panhandler Held in Police Investigation
Lorain police hold 37 year old Richard E. Haff of Lorain over an investigation after he claimed to find an electric toaster while panhandling near Seventh Street and Mildred Avenue around 1 am. He lived above the Nickel Plate Restaurant near Broadway and Mickle Plate tracks and said he sought his uncle.
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Lorain
Loravitte
Richard E. Haff
Broadway
Mickle Plate
Seventh St
Mildred Ave
Haff
Firelands District Announces Full Faculty for 1958
Firelands School District reports all faculty positions filled under Superintendent James Ehrman. Brownhelm Camden and Florence schools list extensive staffing across grades from kindergarten to sixth, plus music and art. Junior and Senior High faculties named. sixth graders housed at Florence due to enrollment. Building upgrades include lighting, room renovations, and curriculum additions. 1958 budget totals about 393,916.54 with allocations for salaries, maintenance, transportation, and supplies.
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Eugene Eckenfels
H. H. Holbrook
Camden School
Jessie Davidson
Cecelia Heys
Lois Foster
Eleanor Morrison
Dons Prince
Phyllis Ehrman
Edward Smith
Wayne Whyte
Charles Wilson
Robert Foltz
Wilfred Johnston
Marian Hull
Irene Dickimson
Ada Singley
Fred Matheny
Nelson Howe
James Seiple
Helen Snyder
Rose Fowler
Lowell Gatts
James Kollman
Francis Miller
Ruth Wallace
Carl Robart
Anthony DeGenharo
Jean Cogar
Clemence Linder
Marjorie Howe
Marion Bogard
Florence 7
Florence
Firelands
Karen
Paul
Camden
Baby Struck By Auto In Driveway
A 1 1/2 year old girl, Karen Yavormtzky, was hit by a neighbor’s car as it backed from a driveway on the South Side of Lorain. She suffered a possible broken hand and minor burns and was treated at St. Joseph Hospital before release. The driver was Barbara Paul, 34, of 2237 East 29th Street, who stopped once but continued backing when she did not see children.
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Lorain
South Side
Karen Yavormtzky
East 29Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Barbara Paul
UNESCO Chief To Be Speaker At National Conference
Luther H Barton, 77, author and longtime writer for Newspaper Enterprise Assn, died in White Marsh Pa of a heart attack. He was director general at UNESCO and will keynote at the sixth national conference of UNESCO in San Francisco.
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United Nations
INS
Unesco
White Marsh
Ollits
Luther H
We R. Barton
Evans
U. S National Commission For Enterprise Assn
San Francisco
Fire damages Plymouth in Avon Lake parking lot
A discarded cigarette started a fire in the interior of a 1957 Plymouth in the 21st Street lot at Nation al Tube. The rear interior was destroyed and the blaze was spotted at 7:46 a.m. The owner is John Flemming of 33050 Lakeland, Avon Lake, confirmed by Chief Alfred Nickley.
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Auto Lorain
21St St
National Tube
John Flemming
Lake d
Avon Lake
Alfred Nickley
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Graystone Hotel
Grafton
Concrete Enterprise
General Electric
Schuenemann Electric
Center Ridge Rd
Elyria
Ridgeville
Twaty
Vermilion Boat Patrol
Western
Reserve, Inc
Breed St. Over Bell's
Ohie
John C. Jaworski
Frank Pawiak
Richard L. McCormick
Pm Bt
Charles G. MacDonald
Garfield Ave
John R. Profant
West 12Th St
John D. Fulcom
Ste St
Luis Longoria Jr
Avon High School
Firelands District
Honicfe
Will Tshop
East Ave
Resar Florist
East River Street
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