Migrant Worker Plight Highlighted At Oberlin Keynote
Atty Elsie Farris of San Francisco told about 1500 at Finney Chapel that over 500000 migrant workers live in conditions worse than many in Africa. She urged laymen of the new United Church of Christ to act against exploitation and underdog thinking and to support Christian outreach at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PLGHT
United States
Atty
Elsie Farris
San Francisco
Evangelical and Reformed
Congregational
Finney Chapel
Oberlin
Africa
United Church of Christ
Finney’ Chapel
Fire extinguished after car fire caused by gas leak
Elyria firefighters quelled a small blaze in a car parked at 331 35th St near 6 40 p m yesterday. The vehicle owned by Fate Hopkins of 405 Fuller Rd leaked gasoline onto a hot engine and engine grease, igniting the fire. Damage described as minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
35Th St
Fate Hopkins
Fuller Rd
Elyria Court Notices: Multiple Guilty Pleas and Fines
Elyria Municipal Court reports include Claude A. Kelly and Paul E. Heisler pleading guilty to speeding and illegal left turn with fines of 15 and 5 dollars respectively. Mona Lou Phillips and James A. Flood plead guilty to reckless operation and a stop sign violation with fines up to 100 dollars and license suspension. Others include Kenneth Doraski and Frank Harangozo fined 10 dollars each for improper left turn and failure to control. Joseph F. Collins fined 35 dollars for driving without a license. Alma H. Goodman found innocent of driving left of center after minor Indian Hollow Rd crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Heisler
Maddock Rd
Elyria
Merchants Alley
Pear
Joseph F. Collins
Center Ridge Rd
Alma Vh. Gogdlen
R. D
Grafton
Indian Hollow Rd
Taft Urges Religion Shaping Social Change at Oberlin Conclave
Cincinnati mayor Charles P. Taft told Oberlin laymen that rapid global social upheaval demands a religious view of human relations. He urged Christians to connect church programs to community life and to deepen understanding of God and man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
United Church of Christ
United States
Taft
New York
Atlanta
Istanbul
Bombay
Shanghai
Church Foundation
Resolutions Open for Vote on Oberlin Church Laymen
Four resolutions at Oberlin College aim to shape the United Church of Christ laymen structure. They seek official recognition for the Churchmen's Fellowship, coordination of E and R and CC Church lay groups, guidance across synod levels, and plans to merge Churchmen's Brotherhood with Laymen's Fellowship. Debate focused on clarifying adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laymen's Fellowship
Congregational
Churchmen's Brotherhood
Evangelical and Reformed
United Church of Christ
Uniting
Cleveland
Kenneth Kohler
Walter Graham
Larry Durgin
Central Church
Providence
R. J
Finney Chapel
James E. Wagner
Philadelphia
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Fred Hoskins
General Synod of the
Churchmen's Fellowship
E and R Church
CC Church
Churchmen‘s Brotherhood
Police Reports Impose Court Dates After Traffic Charges
James H Wilger of 528 Woodland Ave was arrested at Broad St and West Ave on a charge of running a red light and ordered to appear in Elyria Municipal Court on Tuesday. Fred Conrad of 215 Cornell Ave was arrested at Middle Ave and Eight St for making an improper right turn and ordered to appear in court Tuesday. Calvin Lenoir of 126 East Lorain Ave Oberlin was arrested at West River St and the B and O tracks for running a stop sign at the railroad crossing and ordered to appear in court. Robert H Snyder of 407 East River St was arrested at Cedar and Broad Sts for running a red light and ordered to appear in court Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth J. Doraski
31St St
Lorain
Mannty
Second St
Middle Ave
James H. Wilger
Woodland Ave
Broad St
West Ave
Elyria Municipal Court
Fred Conrad
Cornell Ave
Calvin Lenoir
Lorain Ave
Oberlin
West River Ste
B&o
Robert H. Snyder
East River St
Cedar and Broad Sts
John E
Jack) Gatchell
West 31St St
Padrie
Gatchell
Doris Hillyer
Park Christian Church
Dennison
Rudy Novak
Jack
Chester
W. Va
Michael
Mary Wasson
Quin Gatehell
Uhnichsville
Donald Edgell
Kenyon
Ave
Elytia Memorial Hospital
Re. i
Square Dance Set Tonight In Elyria Halted By Arrest
Charles R. Marley of Elyria was arrested by state patrol at the west city limits on a speeding charge. A square dance set is planned tonight at Willow Park Pavilion Rt 115 with Fred Neitzel calling from Rt 58. The event remains open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Marley
Elyria
State Grafton
West City
Willow Park
Fred Neitzel
Rt 58
Multiple Lorain County Obituaries Include Lowe Gatchell and Pesti
A batch of obituaries from Elyria Lorain and area reports deaths of Mrs. Della Mae Lowe and John Garwell in Lorain, Albert Zorn in Milan, John Gatchell in Lorain and Agnes Pesti in Lorain plus David Williams of Graf ton and Vida Pearl Johnson of New London. Surviving relatives include spouses children and grandchildren. Graveside and church services are noted with burial details in Brookdale Calvary Union Cemetery Rugl y Township and other local plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Mae Lowe
Jack Drage
Furnace
Clarence Woodings
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lake Ave
Elyria
Drage
Police Department
Lowe
Gray
Sure Ville
Jack
John Giede
Arthur W. Drage
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Brookdale Cemetery
Lorain
John Garwell
Brownell Ave
Poland
Garwell
Nativity Church
St.Joseph Lodge
American Ship Building Co
Mary
Paul Cetovich
Michael Zedlak
Daniel DeHass
John Jr
Joseph
George
Dombrowski Funeral Home
Rybacki
Calvary Cemetery
Milan
Albert K. Zorn
Scheid Rd
St. John's Evangelical Church
Union Corners
Church Brotherhood
Farm Bureau
Dora
Karl
Norwalk
Willard
Wheeling
W. Va
Harold
Louis
Sandusky
William Judson
Oberlin
Harvey England
Fostoria
William
Edward Rosino
Agnes Pesti
East 34Th St
Margaret Fury
Detroit
Pesti
Hungary
United States
St. Ladislaus Church
St. Mary Society
Mudedvelo Lodge
John
James
Alex
David Gay Williams
Owal Williams
Reeves Ave
Cleveland City Hospital
Gary
Clarence Keener
Dewey Williams
Grafton
Ira Davis
Rose Burns
New.london
Vida Pearl Johnson
Ruggles
Ashland County
Akron
Johnson
Daughters of America
Cetil
Maynard
Kathryn Riddie
Talmadge
Clara M. Benear
New London
Goldie - Lucan
Medina
Erna Snow
Chester
Floyd
Meryl
Everett Puller
Gerald W
Donald
Eastman Funeral Home
L. A. Crawford
First Methodist Church of
Ruglyles Township
Local Divorce Actions and Damages Filed in Lorain County
A stream of civil filings includes divorce petitions by Albert E Barbknecht against Doris S Barbknecht and cross-petitions by Doris S Barbknecht involving the Lorain County Savings and Trust Co. Separate damage suits target Andrew Nagy from a Center Ridge Rd. accident, Violet Reincehl and Norman Reincehl for combined losses, Merwin H Hoke against Selah E Gerber for injuries, and other divorce actions against various defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Barbknechht
Harwood Ave
Doris S. Barbknecht
Oberlin Rd
Andrew A. Nagy
Yuleean St
Center Ridge Rd
Ridgeville Township
Merwin H. Hoke
Salem
Selah E. Gerber
R.D. 1
Amherst
Licenses Filed For Numerous Local Residents In Ohio Area
A batch of license records lists young residents from Sheffield Avon Wellington Lorain Oberlin Russia Burton Aliquippa LaGrange Elyria Amherst and Elyna. Names include Lewis Long Marie Kimble David Miller Sarajean Peet John Oravee Marlene Stem Larry Morgan Dorothy Berg Gilbert Whitney and others with ages ranging from 17 to 26 and occupations such as painter student farmer and tool engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Long
Woodruff Dr
Sheffield
Painter
Marie K. Kimble
Stoney Ridge
Avon
David E. Miller
Wellington
Farmer
Sarajean R. Peet
R.D
John R. Oravee
East 33Rd St. Lorain
Marlene Ann Stem
Abbe
Lorain
Larry E. Morgan
North Main St
Oberlin
Dorothy May Berg
Russia
Gilbert M. Whitney
Marcaret
Ann Ritter
Elm St
Burton Suder
Ritchie PI
East 31St St. Lorain
Peter W. Matorsan
LaGrange
Joan Mane Plato
Valley City 23rd Annual Street Fair Opens
Valley City launches its 23rd annual street fair with $1 400 allocated for free entertainment and attractions including a contortionist, a tank display by the U S Marine Corps, a flower show, antique car show, endurance runs, and a prize drawing for a 1957 model car. Proceeds benefit the Liverpool Fire Department and fund a new community hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
Boris Thompson
Ripley's
Eleanor Stoskoph
Ohio
Wasi
Walter Wolf
Buckeye
U. S. Marine Corps
Akron
Liverpool Fire Department
Geinke
Rasetimeree
Area Hospital News Birth Announcements Across City
A long list of birth notices from area hospitals includes twins and single births to numerous families across Elyria Lorain and nearby towns. Names and addresses accompany each newborn entry showing diverse families welcoming daughters and sons.
Reunions Set For Grafton Park
Mayor Er nest Toghill approved Willow Park use for the McAlpine family reunion tomorrow. The Strait family reunion is planned for Sunday Sept 1, the Grafton firemen clambake for Sept 15, with Sept 22 and Sept 29 open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Ernest Toghill
Willow Park
McAlpine
Strait
Amherst Hospital and Residents Listed in Notice
A directory style notice lists Amherst Hospital on James Leety Pyle Road South Amherst and residents including Fred Beech of Woodhill Drive Parma Adelberg Toghill Pine Grove Avenue Parma Ronald Berry Elyria Avenue Scon Manger Taylor Street Charles Walker Broadway Lorain Mary Pomiak Forest Street Wayne Meyers Middle Ridge Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Leety
Pyle
South
Amherst
Fred Beech
Woodhill Dr
Adelberg Toghill
Pine Grove Ave
Parma
Ronald Berry
Elyria Ave
Scon Manger
Taylor St
Charles Walker
Broadway
Lorain
Mary Pomiak
Forest St
Wayne Meyers
R. D
Middle Ridge Rd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Memoriam
Dale Edwin Beales
Thariely
Glaters
Hattle CG. Bwell
Heaven
Coor Mary Mills and Family
Sudro-Curtis
Fairfax
Spa DE
Claude A. Kelly
Farmery ,Ave
Municipal Court News
James A. Flood
Warren ‘Ave
Mona Lou Phillips
Central Dr
Broad and Water Sts
Frank Harangozo
West River St
Acciden
Drage Twins
Gay Williams
Graftan
Mathadiet Mhineh
Mohn Garwell
Lester Lowe
Carmel, II
H. F. Cleveland
Long Beach
Calif
Fredrick Rink
Granville, Ill
Edgar Lowe
John E. Gatchell
North Street
Emil Dovola
Zoltan Demko
St. Mary's Society
St. Ann’s
Mrs
Courthouse News
Violet Reincehl
Oak St
Norman
Western Auto Association
Peter 8
Julian B. Miller
Fairlawn Ave
Yoni
Leona Roose
West Main St
Raymond
Germaine Simke
Long Ave
John Simke, Jr
Ruby M. Poling
Station Rd
Columbia Township
Worthington
Patricia Marthleen Sheffield
Magyar St
Henry McCoy Kirby
Richard M. Sheffield
Reichlin
Valley City
Laur
En Lamson
A. W. Gienke
Kenny Monroe
Len Carlson
Jena
Root Riv
Area Hospital News
St. Joseph
Charles Maynard
East Erie Ave
Kinsey Kuhn
East 30Th St
John Getz
East 31St St
Fernando Crespo
East 25Th St
Myr
Robert J. Whitfield
16Th St
Elyria Memorial
Carl ‘Hearn
Larkmani Dr
Cleveland Leonard
Clinton ‘Ave
Jo Seph Feher
Willowick
Edward Randall
Blanche Ave
John Brattoli
Roosevelt Ave
Clyde Hoffman
Gastonia
N. C
Herman Gehring
Center
Jeffrey Seding
East 32Nd St
Mona Elizabeth
Morgan
First St. Andrew
Elliott
East 21St St
Robert Imbrogno
Falbo St
Ivan Rhodes
West 22Nd St
Charles Wos Kobrick
Robert Smith
Pearl
Leo Flynn
John Palacios
Kathleen Siska
Oscar Yates
Lakeside Ave
Dolores Hopewell
J. Vernon Danielson
Pearl Ave
Archibald M. Wilbur
Wakeman
Ralph Echelberger
Foster Park Rd
Albert Kuhn
Fourth St
Rosemary Contract
West
18Th St
Girl Lyons
Carles Colon
Albany Ave
Chriss Gregg
40Th St
Charles R.O' Smith
Fifth St
John Volpe
Star Junction
Maxine My- Tick
Sam Bill
Leo A
East 28Th St
John Tag- Bart
Tacoma Ave
Jeffrey Day Gabele
Moore Rd
Alfred Orfiz
East 29Th St
Donald Aderman
Wayne Mesick
Blaine St
John Nice
Pasadena Ave
W. Allan Sooy
Lexington Ave
Robert Smyth
Foster Ave
Odell Stout
North Abbe Rd
Gordon Thurman
Courtland Ave
Lola Toth
Spruce St
Janina Usan
Kenyon Ave
John Wehlber
Edward Webb
Bath St
Grafton Park
Tua ‘DeCarlo
Leres
Invalid Car Service
Amherst Hospital
James Lewis
Monument Co
Cleveland Street
Kmersen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!