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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1964
Page
9
The 1964 Lorain County Fair in Wellington drew strong news coverage and major junior fair recognition. Writers celebrated extensive coverage, noting all graded entries including names and classes, while rabbit show results remained unavailable though judged by a breeders association.
A Grand Champion Angus steer owned by 14 year old Mike Reighley sold for a record price of 91 cents per pound at the Lorain County Junior Fair Steer Sale. The 1,090 pound steer brought $16,137 total with over 200 buyers in attendance, as the sale highlighted club guidance and showmanship honors.
Lorain Municipal Court Judge John S Kolena calls for immediate license suspension for drivers exceeding posted speeds by more than 15 mph and cites other states where death rates dropped. He notes American soldiers' deaths in Vietnam versus traffic fatalities, urging action for public safety.
About 25 volunteers are needed to assist the Thorn family with exercises aiding Michael Thorn, a 7 year old boy injured in a January 1963 car crash. He crawls and works to regain speech with patterning and object ID reading programs, under family supervision at 864 Wilder Ave. Volunteers may call Mrs. Charles Aliff to join a rotating schedule as the family presses for support during fall.
The Lorain County Fair schedule lists a 5 PM square dance exhibition with the Tombstone Trippers from Cleveland, followed by skydiving from 6:30 to 7 and the Stoney Roberts Thrill Show at 7 and 9.
Spencer Manufacturing received the President's E Award for excellence in exporting for its truck and bus replacement axles sold in South America, the Middle and Far East and Greece. D. J. Donovan accepted the award in Cleveland. Lee Hodges signed as commerce secretary. Exports reached 43 percent of $1.3 million in last year’s sales, with boosted shipments to Thailand and the Philippines through targeted distribution channels.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers members in Ohio Edison Co. plants near Akron planned a weekend vote on a new contract offer after a nine week strike. The offer mirrors an earlier acceptance by the Utility Workers of America, with 14 000 IBEW workers who ran stations in six Northeastern Ohio communities having walked out July 1.
North Ridgeville will discontinue two Ridgeville bus lines next Friday after an experimental period. The Rt 20 line serving Ridgeville and Westlake ends entirely, while the Rt 10 route to Cleveland remains but only Ridgeville segment is dropped. Officials cited unrecoverable deficits and urged subsidies from Ridgeville and Westlake.
Ham radio enthusiasts at the Lorain County Fairgrounds operate from Civil Defense Headquarters to relay weather alerts. Operators Ralph Turner and Fred Bender describe portable, easily dismantled antennas extending into several states and nations, with a 6-50 six meter unit reaching into Pennsylvania and beyond. A nearby operatorNoted funnel sightings prompted alerts to Cleveland Hopkins Airport, and a 40 to 50 mile Q meter unit serves local needs while larger antennas can reach globally under good conditions.
The 525 foot ore boat Snyder, owned by the American Steamship Co. of Buffalo, is in American Ship Building Company's Lorain yard for general repairs and a five year Coast Guard inspection. It will return to service Monday and has carried coal from Toledo to the Bay City area and sand and stone from Michigan quarries in Cleveland.
Jerry Cerny aged 80 died after apparently falling from the roof of his Cleveland home late Friday in an accidental death.
Spencer Manufacturing Co. announces a 150000 expansion featuring a rare forging system, to be housed in a 3600 square foot building behind the existing forge shop. Construction starts soon, potentially raising payroll from 88 workers as the new process speeds production about fourfold.
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