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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1954
Page
12
Elyria mayor warns that a two mill operating levy defeat could force staff reductions next year. Mayor J Grant Keys told department heads the city has to consider cuts if revenue does not materialize, while salary increases depend on levy passage.
The city awarded a 27. pur um megs rig eee water line contract to be built in the West River St. area by the C. P. Gilgenbach Co. at about $308,772.44 for the first eight months of this year. The project, to begin in six weeks, allows 150 days to complete. City officials note the project will help ease shortages and tie into funds from the Expenditures total near $405,369.26 by Aug 1, while labor costs and overall budgeting remain tight. Auditor Ellsworth Alheit and City Service Director Michael Lotko discuss the finances and caution against optimistic spending.
Discussion centered on courtesy in dealings with the public, use of memorandum pads, and orderly city operations. Officials urged open lunch hours, directed departments to act with initiative, and formed subcommittees to study annexation potential, legal methods, and district implications for Elyria.
Multiple notice items report deaths in Berea Lorain and nearby towns. Names include Alice Pearl Washiewicz Carl Schofield Madelyn Augusta Brodt Brossma Richard M Woost Fred D Porter Clarence A Humphrey and others. Details cover birth or residence ages pathways and survivors with churches hospitals and funeral home arrangements.
The Lorain will details a $10,000 bequest to Harriet Wheatley with life income for her, while a Church of the Redeemer receive s $35,000 and Cerebral Palsy Fund and Lorain Foundation each get $1,000. The remainder goes to relatives. National Bank of Lorain named as trustee. Funeral services for Ralph E. Law, 51, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from Edward M. Fisher Funeral Home with burial at Maple Grove Cemetery. Masonic services to be held tonight at the funeral home.
Abandoned large cistern found behind Harold Dicken Funeral Home at Middle Ave and Fourth St raises bomb shelter rumors. Discovery happened as workers cleared land once owned by the Wooster family. Funeral services for Steven Arti burial details follow. Emma M. Edmonds dies in Michigan with services planned in Oberlin.
A corrected Chronicle-Telegram notes that Andres Bolash was not involved in a car collision and that charges were inaccurate. Funeral services for Isaac James Leamon, 94, Lorain, will be held at John R. Devin Funeral Home. Elyria petitions demand a street vacating referendum with 1309 signatures, and a local resident repurposes an old cistern as a bomb shelter plan.
The Lorain Foundation Cerebral Palsy Fund and the Church of the Redeemer Lorain named beneficiaries in the will of Clara Wheatley Lorain who died August 2 leaving an estate estimated at 47500. The estate comprises 40000 in personal property and 7500 in other assets.
Turnpike crews work around the clock in Gulf Road construction drawing noise complaints from nearby residents. City officials say they cannot control the pike’s schedule, while Safety Director Lotko notes a new 20 mph limit on Brandtson north of Poplar Street to curb traffic.
The Ohio Turnpike Commission approved names for 15 interchanges and gateways. Lorain-Elyria will designate the Elyria Lorain Rt 57 interchange. Sandusky-Norwalk for Rt 230 entry. North Olmsted-Cleveland for Rt 10 near Lorain County. maintenance buildings named Amherst and Castalia. Also discussed were safety, steel lighting standards, and a $12.9 million bridge program with bids on lighting and toll facilities.
Clarence Cecil Wright 20 of Grafton surrendered at the county jail after 12 days as a fugitive from the law. He said life as an escaped prisoner isn’t worth it and that hiding was too risky. Wright faces an additional term of one to five years for his escape and was arraigned on the charge with bond set under 1,000. He had been living near Superior Ave and 45th St, Cleveland, and left after serving a month of a six month jail term for a probation violation involving a 14 year old girl. Wright surrendered soon after a restaurant tip led deputies to his location.
Stanley Ault 4 died at his Lorain home after a lingering illness. Born March 2, 1870 in Maroon he moved to Lorain 30 years ago and owned Ault Real Estate Co. He led Ohio Service Ponting Co. and belonged to First Methodist Church Lorain Lodge Knights Templar Elks Queen City Real Estate Association. Surviving: Martha Ellen his wife three sons Harold Clarence Merl two daughters Janice Youtt Mary Ault six grandchildren ten great grandchildren one brother Howard and one sister Mrs Mary Cushard. Funeral at Walter A Frey Funeral Home Friday 2 p.m. with Dr John D Green. Burial Emwood Cemetery.
The page lists light and heavy horse entries by trainer and location, including Glen Schlarb at Baltic and E L Tucker at Sonora for light horses, plus Clarence Schlarb at Newcomerstown and R F Oakleags at Tiffin for heavies. Tony Pulling classes show riders from Lisbon Warren and Diamond Pony Farm with multiple entrants.
In Mayor's Court Juan Rosario pleaded guilty to reckless driving and driving without a license and was fined 25 dollars plus costs with 15 dollars suspended on each count. Miguel A Rivera, riding in Rosario's car, was fined 30 dollars and costs for intoxication. Mose Edwards pleaded guilty to driving without a license and was fined 50 dollars with 40 suspended and ordered to obtain a license by September 15. Ruth Vinlof pleaded innocent to failing to surrender a license while suspended and a hearing was set for September 10. Mrs Vinlof was arrested August 12 on a state license inspector warrant for failing to report accident details and not surrendering her license. Moyrile B Thorpe pleaded innocent to refusing to serve a patron in a restaurant after a complaint from Oscar Harris. Harris said Miss Thorpe refused to serve him at a Broad Street restaurant. Thorpe waived preliminary hearing and Mayor Keys said a decision would come within three days.
Nellie Schneider 44 of 221 Franklin Street argued for a free ride in Deputy Eugene Mitchells squad car. She was arrested for resisting arrest after a conflict near Cleveland Road. She was fined 50 dollars plus costs after arraignment before Justice C C Lord.
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