Little Fellas Capture Honors In Horse Pulling
The Lorain County Fair lightweights outpulled heavies in a muddy contest. Paul Davis of Decatur Indiana won first in the light division pulling 7000 pounds of iron rails 27 feet with a 3200 pound sled. Glen Myers of LaGrange led the heavy division with a 9 foot pull, while Dewey Hessick and Henry Weiman took fourth and fifth.
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Lorain County
Wilmington
Bud Rider
Wakeman
Starcher and Fitch
Avon
LaGrange
Glen Myers
Salisbury pools stay segregated amid court ruling
Authorities in Salisbury Rhodesia say municipal swimming pools will remain segregated despite a recent court ruling admitting Africans to city pools. The decision affects the sub urbs of Salisbury and follows ongoing debate over integration in public facilities.
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Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
UPI
Salisbury
Oberlin Grange Wins Top Honor at Lorain County Fair Exhibit
The Oberlin Grange led 18 county Granges in a judging of farm products and community themes at the Lorain County Fair Grange Exhibition. Penfield, Carlisle, Amherst, LaGrange, Henrietta, Wellington, Eaton, Huntington, Ridgeville, Columbia, North Elyria, and Belden Granges won second and third places. Penfield Juvenile Grange earned the juvenile prize.
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Oberlin Grange
Lorain County
Penfield
Carlisle
Amherst
LaGrange
Henrietta
Wellington
Eaton
Huntington
Ridgeville
Columbia
North Elyria
Belden
Penfield Juvenile Grange
Candy-stripers Feature At Health-O-Rama Fair View
Elyria Memorial Hospital volunteers in bright uniforms operate a drop electric bed at the Lorain County Fair Health-Drama tent in Wellington. The display, part of three exhibits by the Lorain County Medical Society, drew crowds as candy-stripers modeled as patients alongside a traction model of a hip fracture and a tissues display. Volunteers listed include Sue Robson and Kathy Grotke among six candy-stripers, with Beta Sigma Phi auxiliary members aiding under Mrs. Alan Botamer.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County
Wellington
Lorain County Medical Society
Sue Robson
Penny Haefele
Kathy Grotke
Molky Washka
Mary Jaykel
Maureen Gillen
Hospital
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Alan Botamer
Mary Ann Pitts
Peg Neal
Grace Wilson
Helen Brown
Riva Wieland
Mary Burns
Glenda Cheeseman
Penny Gilgenbach
Laura Ratelney
Sanitary Sewer Sought for Parmely Ave
Councilman John Lugas presented a citizen petition requesting a sanitary sewer along Parmely Avenue from Route 57 to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks. The petition was referred to the council sewers and drains committee for action.
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cCouncilman
John Lugas
Parmely Ave
Baltimore and Ohio
Council
Two Streets Set for Vacation By City Council
Legislation to vacate Williams Street north of Buckeye Street and Courtland Street at the turnaround is likely to appear at the September 18 City Council meeting after committee approvals. The package also includes plans for a West River Street sanitary sewer and outlets to Gulf Road and Pikewood Manor. A 19 year old girl was fined ten dollars in Elyria Municipal Court for intoxication and labor and materials furnished by the Pikewood owners.
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Williams St
Buckeye St
Courtland St
West River St
Ohio Turnpike
Gulf Rd
Antoinette and Campagna Drives
Pikewood Manor, Inc
Pikewood. Day
Elyria Municipal
Judge suspends fine on condition of good conduct
Judge Frank Wilcox suspends the fine for a year on the condition of good conduct. Kathy A Parsons, 109 Homer St, was told that good conduct means just that. Parsons was arrested early Sunday after a passerby tried to assist. The Farm Women’s Club in Henrietta will meet Sept 21 at the home of Mrs Alfred Schott on Baumhart Rd. Thomas Wilkens, 52, of 240 Fifth St, had a cut above his eye and a bruise on his left from the day’s sweater project. Mrs Allen Kendeigh hosted the club picnic.
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Frank Wilcox
Kathy A. Parsons
Homer St
Henrietta
Broad St
Alfred Schott Passerby
Baumhart Rd
Thomas Wilkens
Witl St
Allen Kendeigh
Commissioner Urges Action For H Bomb Survival
County Commissioner J Norman Thompson told the 26th national convention that public fallout shelters are vital and urged federal backing plus tax incentives for home shelters. Frank Ellis of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization said 50 to 60 million lives could be saved by shelters and noted Russia's large civil defense spend. The talk emphasized three feet of earth as workable protection and the need for timely warnings and planning amid nuclear threats.
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Thompson Stockstill
Atlaliout
Chicago
J. Norman Thompson
Association
Frank Ellis
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Russia
Falious
Thompson
Theiof
H. E. Agate
Man Fined For Breaking Windows in Elyria
James W. Unger, 379 Hawthorne, was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to malicious destruction in Elyria Municipal Court. Judge Frank Wilcox suspended 75 dollars of the fine and 29 days of the sentence, citing temper and stress from harassment at Lew's Motor Sales. Unger, a married father of three, vowed restitution and apologized, saying long hours made him nervous and that he had no prior trouble.
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Elyria
James W. Uniger
Hawthorne, Sr
Frank Wilcox
Unger
Lew
Cleveland St
D. E. George
Marseilles Ave
Leftist Trend? New Jersey Traffic Fines Rise
Acting motor vehicles director Ned J. Pareskian said nearly 1,350 motorists were convicted in the first six months of the year for failing to stay to the right on New Jersey roads.
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Trenton
UPI
New Jersey
P Ned J. Pareskian
Area students to receive degrees at Bowling Green
Ten area students will receive B S in Ed degrees from Bowling Green State University at the summer commencement August 24. President Ralph W. McDonald will award 330 degrees and the list includes Thomas B. Gensert Amherst and Annette Klein Wakeman among others, with addresses in Lorain Berlin Heights and Vermilion.
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Idaho Ave
Lorain
Bowling Green
Fred H. Edsele
Main St
Obi. State University
Berlin
Ralph W. McDonald
Thomas B. Gensert
Brandston Ave
B.S
Thomas G. Coleman
Ford Ave
Amherst
Carol Dinunzio
Union Aides and Chain Chiefs to Confer on Elyria Store
A trip to New York is planned for Thursday for Local 80 Retail Store Employes Union of Cleveland officials to meet chain discount operation leaders. Cecil B. Dunlap, president, says the group will discuss fair labor practices and interference charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board against Elyria’s Joe Norban Quality Discount Center. The talks may cover union representation efforts and plans to expand within the Local’s jurisdiction.
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New York
Cleveland
Cecil B. Dunlap
Elyria
Joe Norban
Discount
National Labor Relations Board
Norban
Dunlap
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