Lorain County school funds strained by tiny tax gaps
Lorain County schools face heavy strain from small imbalances in tax receipts as August and October funds remain undispatched. Avon Lake and Firelands report severe deficits and plan to borrow. districts rely on advances, construction-fund transfers, and state aid to cover salaries and operations, risking interest costs and tighter year-end balances.
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Lorain County
Avon Lake
Firelands
Board of Education
Chronicle- Telegram
Avon Lake Board of Education
Joe Boehm
Boehm
C. A. Gibbons
Gibbons
Avon Lake District
State Board of Education
Firelands Board of Education
Viola Lees
Lees
Clearview
Sheffield Lake
Midview
Edna Nabors
Nabors
Marcella Ridenour
Ridenour Sax
Mildand Peake
Brandh
Space minded parkers seek reform of downtown meters
Downtown business leaders heard Frank Ferneau president of Ferneau Inc unveil a plan to curb stagnant parkers and speed turnover. His proposal includes 15 minute meters in congested blocks and rate changes from one hour for a nickel to 30 minutes for a nickel in busy areas while allowing two hours for nickel in outlying zones, with Elyria to get his meters.
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Frank Ferneau
Ferneau, Inc
Ferneau
Elyria
Parkers
Iff
Revere
Candy firm reshuffles board as Christmas rush nears
Rochester based Fanny Farmer Candy Co. with annual sales around $20 million faces a busy Christmas period under a new board and leadership elected November 28. Harold W Powers is president, D L Slater chairs, after a proxy fight replaced the full board. The four plants in Rochester NY Norwalk OH Minneapolis MN and Cambridge MA stay in production.
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Rochester
N.Y
UPI
Fanny Farmer Candy Co., Inc
Harold W. Powers
Leonard D. Griffiths
Norwalk
Ohio
Minneapolis
James F. Burke
New York City
Counties to get early relief payments before Christmas
Ohio counties will receive an advance of relief money ahead of the holidays. Lorain County gets 113,590.05 dollars, Huron 204.35, Erie 91,213.00, Medina 27,925.50, and Ashland 19,5.10 dollars. State Auditor James A. Rhodes notes the early distribution speeds aid to welfare recipients. Normally, payments go out about February 1.
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Ohio
Lorain County
Huron County
Erie County
Medina County
Ashland County
Office of
James A. Rhodes
Jobless Claims Rise in Elyria and Lorain Areas
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports 923 claimants in Elyria on Dec 7 up from 82 the prior week. In Lorain, 1,663 claimants on Dec 1, versus 1,914 the previous week, reflecting wider regional unemployment shifts.
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Elyria
Ohio Bureau of
Lorain
Lorain protests cutback in Nickel Plate trains
Lorain residents press city council to oppose the discontinuance of two key trains, the Westerner and the New Yorker, set to cut service January 7. A protest file with the Interstate Commerce Commission is urged, citing 4,700 passengers and over $70,000 in Lorain fares in the first 11 months, with Nickel Plate losing share to rivals.
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Lorain
Mathna
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brown
Chicago
California
New York City
Cleveland
Buffalo
Nickel Plate
Oberlin College
Broadway
N.Y
NEP
Bellevue
Vermilion
Louis Rauh
Rocky River
Westerner
New Yorker
Countians to press for war claims
Lorain County residents who are Greek immigrants and naturalized citizens seek compensation from the West German Government for Nazi era damages in Greece. They have hired Kosma J. Glavas of Elyria to handle the claims, with about 15 to 20 people pursuing reparations.
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Lorain County
Greece
Kosma J. Glavas
Elyria
Glavas
Routine traffic count on U S Route 20 set by state crew
A state highway department planning survey crew led by supervisor K A Dailey is conducting a routine traffic count along U S Route 20. The operation spans Huron Lorain and Cuyahoga counties from Norwalk outward, with 24 hour counts on busier segments and eight hour shifts on lighter sections.
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U. S. Ri. 20
State Highway Department
K. A. Dailey
Vatios
Dailey
Rt. 2
Huron County
Norwalk
Lorain County
Cuyahoga County
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Charles V. Neeson
Neeson
Salvation Army
Wilfred Randall
Elyria, Ohio
the Chronicle- Telegram
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Black River
Lewe Parne
Arpeie
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