Two Truck Crashes and a Roll Over on Local Roads
State Highway Patrol reports four single-vehicle incidents yesterday. Matt Van Horn toppled on Rt 254 spilling pipe after a turn, men worked until dark to clear debris. no injuries or arrest. Clarence Bear’s semi overturned on Rt 10, it rolled into a field with gravel dumped, no injuries. Gary Behner charged with expired license after losing control on Rt 301. no injuries but mailboxes knocked down and case in Elyria Municipal Court. Floyd Grimes’s car rolled over on Pearl Ave near Lorain, no injuries. vehicle heavily damaged.
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Matt van Horn
Patton Dr
Ashland
Clarence E. Bear
Lena Ave
Cleveland
Bear
Gary D. Behner
St. LaGrange
Rt. 301
Parsons Ro
Behner
Elyria Municipal Court
Floyd R. Grimes
Lorain Ave
Lorain
Pearl Ave
Grimes
School Board Okays Athletic Assignments
The board considers personal expense statements, reviews an Ohio Motorist article, and plans to include monthly itemized expense copies. A special committee will study travel claims while deputy superintendent George Miraben leads attendance oversight.
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Ohio Motorist
Smith
George Miraben
Buses To Take Care Of Pupils in Bypass Area
Elyria-Lorain Transit says buses will serve pupils along the Northeast Bypass area until an overpass is built. Ella Richter of Parma sues Saddle Inn Avon Lake for 50,000 for injuries from a scaffold collapse on Sept 3 1960 while attending a wedding reception.
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del Roilock
Elyria - Lorain
Ella Richter
Parma
White Oak Dr
Saddle Inn
Avon Lake
Wootton Gets Post In 357th
Capt. Arthur Wootton of Avon uake will assume command of Elyria's 357th Ordnance Co. of the Ohio National Guard Sept. 1. He will replace Lt. Paul Vande Geer who remains as executive officer. The unit was ordered to active duty Saturday and reports to Fort Knox Oct. 1. Wootton is a 1955 ROTC graduate from Washington and Jefferson College. He served active duty in 1956 and joined the 112th Transportation Co. at Camp Perry. He became operations officer for the 37th Ordinance Co. in Cleveland in 1959 and was promoted to captain that year. He is an escrow officer at Society National Bank in Cleveland.
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Arthur Wootton
Avon Uake
Elyria
357Th Ordnance Co
Ohio National Guard
Wootton
Paul Vande Geer
357Th
Fort Knox
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington
ROTC
National Guard
112Th Transportation Co
Camp Perry
37Th Ordinance Co
Cleveland
Society National Bank. of
Pollen Count Rises Sharply in City Air
The city chemist's office reports the pollen count for 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. today was 425, up from yesterday's 65, indicating heightened pollen levels and potential allergy impact for residents.
CD seeks ham operators for Civil Defense tests
Elyria Civil Defense appoints Frank Denes communications director to recruit fixed and mobile two and six meter ham radio operators for weekly test duties. Scouts may act as messengers. youth service credits possible. Denes, a General Precision employee and WWII veteran, will liaise from his home at 360 Oxford Ave.
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Frank Denes
Elyria CD
Denes
Oxford Ave
City May Buy Land For Dump
City health and sanitation committee tonight weighs purchasing a 50 acre plot on Garden St for city dump use as lease expires this year. They will decide whether to continue land fill or switch to burner or incinerator with costs cited. Session starts 8:30 p.m. in City Hall council chambers. Safety committee meets at 7 p.m.
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City Council
Garden St
Ford Lifts Veil From '62 Models
Ford unveils the 1962 line for the Cleveland PR office. The plan includes biannual maintenance, two year factory coated motor coolants, and built in safety belt jugs. Ford offers 33 models across four lines, with ten new offerings including a fullsize Fairlane, a two seat Thunderbird roadster, and expanded Galaxie sedans. District sales manager Bill Cummings says 1961 models nearly sold out and forecasts a record year.
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Cleveland
Ford
Bill Cummings
UAW Leaders Press Contract Talks With GM in Elyria
UAW officials from Brown-Lipe-Chapin in Elyria head to Detroit for a national council session to push for higher wages improved seniority rules and grievance procedures in talks with General Motors. Carr Mallick and Burkhard attend as line bargaining resumes with GM tomorrow.
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UAW
Brown - Lipe - Chapin Division
Elyria
General Motors
National
General Motors Council
C. Franklin Carr
Detroit
UAW International
Glenn Mallick
Pin
Hager Burkhard
Carr
Agave
National Council
Bers
Brown - Lipe - Chapin Uaw
Im- Typ Ynion
Telegram labor talks seek faster grievance settlements
The Chronicle reports that Telegram benefits note grievance procedures can be improved. Local officials bargain to speed settlements on disagreements while labor and management clash over new jobs. Management says positions fit existing classifications. the union argues they are new classifications and require new pricing.
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Cars
Carr
State acts on Rt 113 bridge warnings after fatal wreck
State Highway Department traffic supervisor Donald Hout said improvements will be installed on the Rt 118 bridge including oversized reversed curve signs at both approaches. Advisory speed signs will sit under curve signs, and reflectorized posts will illuminate the curve at night. Officials blame excessive speed for the Aug. 20 crash that killed four. The department has added on scene inspections after fatal accidents since 1959. Official accident counts for 1961 will be available year end.
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State Highway Department
Donald Hout
Ashland
Rt. 118
Hout
Hoyt
Grand Jury Calls For Sept. 12 In Lorain Cases
The grand jury will convene September 12 to consider a list of criminal cases docketed for pre trial in Lorain. Indictments include burglary, grand larceny, forgery, armed robbery, and motor vehicle theft. Defendants named include Walter Roth James Street Alford Smith John H. West Paul Mikus George Trent Bruce Coleman Earl Reesey Hersten Kimbrough Delmont Hamilton and others arising from Lorain and Oberlin incidents.
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Kelly
Eowner
Walter Roth
Nebraska Ave
Lorain
James Street
Alford Smith
Saginaw
Peet St. Wellington
E’ St
Bruce Coleman
West 17Th St
George E. Reed
Second St
Earl J. Reesey
East 28Th St. Lorain
Gulf Rd Open Highway Hope After State Inspection
State engineers will conduct a final inspection Thursday on the Gulf Rd four lane project. If no faults are found the road could open to through traffic before Labor Day. Radar policing is expected between Cleveland St and Hilliard Rd to curb speeders as seeding and sweeping operations near completion by A. J. Baltes Co.
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Gulf Rd
Army
Safety Service
Dale C. Kellogg
Kellogg
Maurice Flood
Cleveland St
Hilliard Rd
Flood
A. J. Baltes Co
Norwalk
Candidate Cirigliano to Lead Neeson Campaign Fund Drive
Atty Joseph E Cirigliano was named to head the financial drive for Democratic mayoral candidate Charles V Neeson. A seven member committee was named to work with Cirigliano including Sally Ely Lorain County Assistant Prosecutor J William McCray W Gibson Moore Franklin Carr Oliver Jones Ken Hamister and James Knechtges. The village census shows 4220 population and state law requires 5000 to be a city. The village waits 30 days before the council votes on the proclamation for city status.
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Joseph E. Cirigliano
Charles V. Neeson
Cirigliano
Robert C. Lloyd
Neeson
Arthur
Sally) Ely
Lorain County
J. Wiliam McCray
W. Gibson (Irish) Moore
Franklin Carr
Oliver Jones
Ken Hamister
James Knechtges
Cirigiano
Hance
Canj
Baumbhart
Baumhart
Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C
NLRB Probe Of Troxel Vote Nearing Completion
MEMPHIS Tenn regional staff of the National Labor Relations Board nears completion of its investigation into LAW charges against Troxel Manufacturing Co Moscow Tenn The union filed 15 objections to procedures in a recent bargaining agent election in which the union was defeated Regional Attorney Frank Malone expects finish within a day or so and then the report goes to the Regional Director for decision If meritorious charges emerge the board directed election may be set aside
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Memphis
Yost to Face Grand Jury on Mail Theft Charge
Leonard R. Yost 34 of 729 La Grange Rd former Elyria postal clerk is scheduled to appear before the federal grand jury in Cleveland on Sept 8 on a charge of mail theft. Federal postal investigators brought the charge after a planted lot addressed to a group address was found in Toledo. Five students facing related accusations were mentioned in the report involving the Cleveland National Student Association.
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Leonard R. Yost
la Grange Rd
Elyria
Federal Grand Jury
Cleveland
Yost
Madison, Wis
UPI
Paul
Potter
Oberlin
W. Lege
Griffin
U.S
Cleveland National Student Association
Federal Postal Investigators
NSA
Ter
Deal Finance
Jobless Benefit Claims Fall Across 13th District
Unemployment benefits declined by 379 in Ohio's 13th Congressional District with regular claims down 227 and temporary extended benefits down 152. Total drawing benefits reach 6,816, about 500 more than a year earlier, while Lorain shows the highest continued claims at 2,791 and Norwalk the lowest at 53. Elyria and Lorain posted higher new claims versus last year. all cities report weekly declines in new claims though Lorain fell from 1,892 to 262.
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Ohio State Employment Service
Lorain
Elyria
Ford
William P. Wallen
OSES
Norwalk
Sandusky
Fremont
Tryouts for Monique at Black River Playhouse
Tryouts set for three days Wednesday Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. at the Black River Playhouse for the drama Monique by Dorothy and Michael Blank fort. The cast lists five men and six women. Roy E. Provins directs his first Black River production after acting in past performances and heading the Junior Theater last year. Other plays this season include Tea and Sympathy The Marriage Go Round and The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.
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Black River Playhouse
Monique
Dorothy
Michael Blankfort
Roy E. Provins
Brookside School
Playhouse
Johnston Named Building Trades Head for United Fund Drive
Johnston appointed chair of the Building Trades Division for the 1959 United Fund campaign in the Elyria area. He co chairs 26 contractors and builders and remains active year round in promoting community services. The drive runs October 16 to 26 to fund Elyria Memorial Hospital and other welfare efforts. Johnston and his wife Mildred have three children and live at 777 Washington Ave.
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Johnston
United Fund
Greater
Elyria
Andrew B. Johnston
Lotain County Excavating Co
Denis J. Ryan
Seene Eee
Elyria Memorial
Pilgrim Con- Hospital
Gregational Church
Press- United Fund
Elyria Lions Club
Mildred
Ronald
United Way
Carolyn
JoAnn
John“Gills
United Fund Supportistons
Washington Ave
John Pipert
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Board of Education
Pierre Smith
Lakewood
F. J. Gottfried
Charles R. Miller
Gottfried
Recreation Board
Eastern Heights
Jefferson
Franklin
Ely
E . Gates
Allen
Recreation Commission
W. O. McClellan
McClellan
CD Defense
Daniel Coleman
Ongeering
Kearfott
General Precision
Strongsville
First Marines
Fenn College
Grafton
Elyria, Ohio
the Chronicle “Telegram
Rt. 113
NLRB
Vermilion
Grand Jury
Johnston Heads Building Trades
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