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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1957
Page
18
Charles K. Laughton of Reading Massachusetts was appointed manager of the Milk Producers Federation of Cleveland. President Harry B. Rowland announced the appointment today.
Norris Ryder, 52, was appointed administrative consultant to the Oberlin Chamber of Commerce and Civic Development. He will start Sept. 1 and help raise a 13 500 budget and expand community programs. Ryder left as Elyria Chamber general manager after 10 years to start his own agency in Elyria.
Unfair labor practice charges against Local 571 were dropped as Ford plant contractors agreed to curb stoppages. The accord requires pre stoppage grievance reporting and approval by the Lorain County Construction and Building Trades Council. Teamsters to receive five cents per ton from Broadway Cartage after hauling at the Ford site.
Howard C. Gollmar, longtime Elyria educator and industrial leader, will chair the finance committee of the Citizens' Committee for the Promotion of the School Bond Issue. He will seek funds from business and individuals to back the $3.5 million bond on the November ballot. Gollmar served on the city board of education from 1942 to January and leads Elyria division duties for Chromalloy Corp. He previously led Elyria Foundry as its president during its Brown Horse era and now sits as a Chromalloy director and Elyria division VP.
A change in the Friday hour for John Varga's gardening question program was announced. Starting tomorrow he will be at the Chronicle-Telegram office each Friday from 2 to 3 PM to answer gardening questions and can be reached at Fairfax 3392 or Cherry 41119 for Lorain residents.
The area’s church schools anticipate about 2 900 pupils this year an increase of around 200. Elyria District Catholic High School adds a new wing to relieve overcrowding with about 620 expected students across 21 classrooms. St Mary School expects roughly 1 100 students up from last year and Holy Cross and St John Lutheran also plan larger enrollments. New principals and several new teachers join the faculty as classes begin September 4 with a staggered start for some grades.
Juvenile crime reports surge under Sheriff Vernon M. Smith as 14 teenagers remain in custody and 13 more are sought. Investigations comprise about 90 percent of burglaries vandalism thefts and related cases this month.
Deputies and North Olmsted police nabbed two 17 year olds and their 20 year old driver after a burglary at the Turnpike Inn on Route 10. Items stolen included a radio cigarettes lighters pens tools whiskey and cash. The arrests may help solve other recent burglaries in the area and clear up additional cases.
Vermilion and Lorain report a crash during a driving lesson on routes 6 and 2. Mrs Pat West 24 of Vermilion lost control veered into the creek, both occupants were hospitalized. West faces charges of reckless operation and driving without a license.
Lorain County deputies report a surge of juvenile crime with 11 boys and 3 girls under 18 held for investigation. The group, tied to burglaries and vandalism, faces swift juvenile court processing as more youths are expected to be picked up. Thomas Rodriguez and James Webb faced larceny charges. others await questioning.
Morning sun contributed to a two vehicle crash in Amherst and surrounding areas. Conrad Balzer 11 of Birmingham was treated at Amherst Hospital for injuries after rear ending a parked car on Rt 13. The State Patrol investigated a second collision on Murray Ridge Rd involving Sterling Carter and Benjamin Wilson with no injuries.
The 14th annual meeting of Friends of the Land features a Geld day on Sept. 14 at Malabar Farm. A Malabar tour and a visit to the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster are planned. Senator Frank Lausche will be the speaker.
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