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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1959
Page
7
Jenves McGee 19 of 327th St and three juveniles were involved in tampering. the three juveniles were released to parents and ordered to appear before police for investigation into auto incident today. McGee is held in city jail. Garence
Vermilion Grange 2171 elected officers for the coming year at a meeting in the Grange Hall. Alice Loucks was named Ceres Julia Greenlee Pomona Viola Griesel Flora and Paul Knott to the executive committee.
A cool air front moved east as thunderstorms ended the East’s worst heat wave. Four people died in storms across the region including near Auburn Pennsylvania and Hartford Connecticut with additional fatalities near Great Lakes and New York area.
Gas workers in northeast Ohio vote tonight on a proposed one year contract that halted an 8 a.m. EDT strike threat. The settlement, reached Saturday with East Ohio Gas Co and the union plus mediator Edward Phillipe, would raise wages about 1 cent an hour and total package about 16 cents hourly. The union paused the walkout for 24 hours. About 2,500 members across 11 counties are affected. Concurrently, eight machinists strikes persist as IAM and Jack & Hill Co. negotiate over pay and incentives for 900 workers in their 18th week. Apex Smelting Co. talks resume in Cuyahoga Heights for 175 workers who walked out Thursday.
NOTC acquires The Townsend Telephone Co located in Collins, Huron County, and The Van Buren Telephone Co based in Hancock County. The purchases consolidate regional telecom assets under NOTC control.
Hector L Rosa 18 of 1508 East 28th St was arrested after ignoring a stop order at Vine Ave and 29th St and allegedly called Officer Roberto Vieta obscene names. Rainer W Kuhn 18 of 338741 Lake Rd Avon Lake was cited for operating a car with faulty brakes after a two car crash at Grove Ave and East 30th St involving John Janicke 74 of 5238 Clinton Ave.
Maurice Williams, longtime Lorain public schools teacher and Garfield School principal, is appointed Erieview School principal in Avon Lake. A University of Akron graduate with a Kent State master’s, he belongs to the Ohio Educational Association and the National Department of Elementary School Principals. He and his wife Opal and their three children reside at 2917 Garfield Blvd., Lorain.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE The 12th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Leo Krebs was celebrated yesterday at the home of Mrs Krebs in Medina a picnic supper. In Stuttgart West Germany troops end planes maneuvers were anticipated today in West Germany to mark the year s anniversary. The Krebs Grocery in North Ridgeville is run by the couple who have two children and a grandchild.
Mayor Jaworski announces the Lorain police cruisers will resume operations as Labor Day traffic and back to school shopping loom. A $784 remaining balance in the cruiser operation appropriation will cover maintenance for several weeks, with a $1,000 request to council for ongoing costs to be debated. Chief Pawlak will set a working schedule once approval is received.
Boy Scout Troop 140 sponsors the fourth annual Frontier Day Carnival Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. on Fields Methodist Church grounds at Root Road and Route 10. Features include a raffle booth, rides, games, and door prizes. Advance tickets are sold by committee members and Mothers Auxiliary and redeemable at the door. Proceeds fund troop equipment purchases. The WSCS of Fields Methodist Church has postponed its meeting to Wednesday September 9 at the church. An open reception for Rev. and Mrs. John L. Link and family will follow, with the Link daughters Henrietta and Dorothy sharing experiences from their trip to Europe.
Vermilion area Rotary Club will skip its noon meeting this week. The club hosts an intercity gathering with Lorain and Amherst clubs at the Fish and Game grounds on Thompson Ra. at 6 pm. A recreation program precedes the meal.
A 23 year old Lorain man, Robert Docs, was struck in the face by a disk shaped flying object while water skiing off Lakeview Park Beach. He sustained a minor lip cut requiring stitches and was treated at St. Joseph Hospital and released.
Lorain bartender Rosalie Woodring aged 41 was arrested by State Liquor Control agents at the Terminal Bar 1603 East 28th Street for violating Sunday liquor sale ordinances. She was observed selling liquor over the bar and released on $200 bond to appear in Municipal Court.
The South Shore Packing Co of Vermilion filed a $10,000 suit against Hyder Dredging Corp of Port Clinton alleging unlawful dumping of fill from lagoon construction onto a Vermilion lot and streets, seeking an injunction and removal costs. A separate note reports King Tut’s tomb yielded highly valued artifacts.
The Rev. George C Jaeger of Toledo is named pastor of St Pauls Catholic Church Norwalk succeeding Msgr H R Weger who retires for health reasons. Weger becomes pastor emeritus and will reside at St Francis Home in Tiffin.
El Monte California report states firefighter Palomio Romero lost his home to a blaze while he was battling a forest fire in Northern California. The incident was reported today by United Press.
Vermilion area moves toward a new hospital with an advisory council and a drafted constitution for the Board of Trustees. The project faces choices on service area and bed size, with 88 to 140 bed plans and costs from about 102,000 to 1.76 million, based on population projections for Vermilion, Haron, and Berlin Heights.
A Vermilion preview features a back to school fashion show by the Women's League and American Legion Auxiliary at the American Legion Hall on East Liberty Street. Fisher's Dept Store provides clothing modeled by Vermilion youth from tots to teens. A card party with prizes and refreshments follows. tickets available at the door.
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