Heavy snow and wrecks clog Lorain Elyria area roads
An estimated 50 crashes kept area law enforcement busy as snow and ice closed major arteries. Emergency calls dominated police activity. several injuries reported though none severe. A Rt 62 bridge collision tied up traffic and a city salt spreader crash occurred on West Bridge Street.
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Lorain
Elyria
National Tube Plant
East 28Th St
Thew
West Bridge St
Black River Bridge
Eirsel Smith
Turner St
Elytia Memorial Hospital
West River
Filbert Sts
Gladys Pompei
Highland Blvd
Beverly Skafeeda
Kansas Ave
Pompei
Ohio Edison Co
Rt. 57
Snowstorm Leaving City in Wind Driven Drift
The south wind will continue to blow snow tonight while roads stay treacherous. Eight inches fell at Cleveland Hopkins Airport with six to eight more inches in Lorain County by 7 a.m. Winds near Lake Erie ranged 30 to 35 mph, inland 18 to 25 mph, complicating plowing as drifting resumes. The storm started Wednesday afternoon and will linger, with two to three more inches possible before nightfall.
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U. S
Cleveland Hopkins
Lorain County
Lake Erie
Cleveland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Detroit
Indiana
Indiana Turnpike
Snowstorm Hits Ohio and Pennsylvania With Icy Highways
Awest to east moving winter storm affected Northern Ohio and Pennsylvania with heavy snowfall. Detroit area reports and Ohio Turnpike conditions show 35 mph limits and closed routes. Cleveland area streets were drifted and highways blocked or perilous with many routes shut down.
Telephone calls reach near record at Elyria firm
A white tornado event overwhelmed Elyria Telephone Co as long distance operators were recalled to handle an immense call surge. Helen Clark, chief operator, said it was among the busiest times, surpassed only by tornado strikes when the area is hit. Operators worked overnight as stranded motorists began calling home amid a storm.
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Elyria Telephone Co
Helen Clark
Telephone Company
Elyria and Lorain County Schools Close for Storm
Dr. Franklin Gottfried says no storm damage evident at city schools and expects classes to resume Monday if weather permits. Lorain County schools cancel last night board meeting. Eaton school reports low voltage trouble but no cause found. New London district closes all schools due to snow with weekend activities canceled.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Istorm
Gottfried Gottfried
C. A. Gibbons
Police aid stork rushes mother to hospital in Cleveland scene
Police assist a stork delivering an expectant mother near Cleveland Street and Gull Road at 7:25 am. Mrs Constance Emmerick of 13 Gulf Road is rushed to Kiyria Memorial Hospital, while an unnamed excited father follows, not listed in police or hospital records.
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Elama Polie
Old Bird
Cleveland St
Gull Rd
Constance Emmerick
Gulf Rd
Kiyria Memorial Hospital
Bread and milk delivery delayed by weather and road closures
A survey indicates bread and milk may run short if weather worsens and major roads stay closed. Elyria bakers and dairies report delayed trucks, with hopes deliveries resume as roads clear and all customers are served despite ongoing conditions.
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Sar Bakery Co
Elyria
Wilbert Gates
Lawson Milk Co
Cleveand St
Gates
Elyria Dairies
Bauer Dairy
Gil
Glen Long
Power outages hit rural Lorain County utilities in storm
Electric utilities across Lorain County faced widespread outages as heavy snow and drifts hindered repairs. Lorain Medina Rural Electric Co-op reported about 300 services out of 3,500. eight foot drifts delayed crews near Litchfield. Ohio Edison, CEI, and Lorain Telephone saw scattered outages, with crews hampered by travel and staffing shortages. Oberlin area remained largely unaffected.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Lorain -Medina Rural Electric Co-op
Wellington
Litchfield
Quarry Rd
Rt. 20
Vermont St
LaGrange
Columbia Township
Lorain County
K. B. Crawford
Lorain - Medina Rural Electric
CET
Cleveland Electric Hluminating Co
Avon Lake
Avon
Pennsylvania
Dayton
Cleveland Utility
Ohio Edison
CEI
Elyria Telephone Co
Durkee Rd
North Ridgeville
Lorain Telephone Company
Delivery of mail curtailed in Elyria after storm
Elyria Post Office reports delivery to homes slowed by last night’s storm. Down town carriers worked but streets blocked by snow halted the main eastbound mail. Three trucks failed to reach residences. last east mail arrived 7 p.m. Train 9 from Chicago arrived on time at 5:30 a.m. but Train 222 due at 9:30 a.m. was delayed by a stalled freight west of the city. About 40 percent of staff were stranded at home.
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Elyria
Cleveland
Chicago
Man collapses while shoveling snow in Lorain
Frank A. Toth, 46, of 2611 Caroline Ave in Lorain, collapsed outside his home this morning and was admitted to St. Joseph Hospital for treatment.
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Lorain
Frank A. Toth
Caroline Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Elyrians Named for Papal Honors by Pope John XXIII
Two Elyrians, Attorney Lucas R. Boyson and Mrs. Guerin, are among 42 Cleveland Diocese lay persons named for papal honors by Pope John XXIII. Bossom and Guerin receive Benemerenti and Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medals respectively, with Lorain residents Loran Burgett and Mrs. Gerald Krupp also honored.
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Lucas R. Boyson
Marsh Guerin
Cleveland
John XXIII
Edward F. Hoban
Bowson
Guerin
Knights of St. Gregory
Daniel P. Roberto
St. Gregory
Lorain
Loran A. Burgett
Gerald Krupp
Gregory
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Birecview Dr
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East Erie, Ave
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Madison Ave
Tommie Cummings
Rush St
Bruce Dean
Eastern Heights Blvd
Smith
Veronica Arts
East 31St St
St. Michael Church
Wood Ave
Woodrow W. Mathna
Mrs. Arti
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
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Antrim Or
Barbara Brand
North Abbe Rd
Charles Damgin
East 37Th St
George Campbell
Metcalf
Bert L. Roath
Parma
Roath
State Highway Patrol
Ralph A. Rowe
West Erie Ave
Michael R. Shagovac
Damyin
Rosemary Basinger
Ohio St
East Bridge St
East River St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
John D. May III
Oak St
Oberlin Rd
Rt. 113
Shagovac
Rowe
Sandra
Ohio
Elyria Automobile Club
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Ohio Turnpike
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Berm
Auto Club
Rt. 58
Amherst
Griswold Rd
Akron
Elyria, Ohio
the Chronicle- Telegram
Franklin Gottfried
Elyria City
W.R. Burton
Ely Park
Fourth St
East Fork
Black River
Sherrie Winters
Ray Wert
Grant St
Jolyn Spinks
Richard Spinks
Kathy Smith
Robert E. Smith
4Th St
East Ave
Middle Ave
John Lawrence
West 18Th St
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Grafton
Lorain City
Erie Ave
Jefferson Ave
Lorain City Hall
Sheffield
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Guenin Jong
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Toledo
Wiliam Maple Mary
Don Seifert
Martha Jr
Kansas City
Mrs. Marsh Guentn
Lucas Royson
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