Tax Bills To Hit Mail In Home County By Jan. 20
County Treasurer Carl Schmitkens announced about 5 million dollars in real estate taxes will be mailed around January 20 to about 115000 parcels. Payments are due by February 20 with a 10 percent penalty for late payment. many homeowners use monthly installments through lenders, while banks outside the county also collect taxes for mortgaged properties. The department will contact mortgage lenders to locate properties and total collections.
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Carl Schmitkens
Schmitkens
Lorain County
Floss Klopfenstein
Civil Service Commission
Limited Salk Vaccine Supplies May Reach Lorain County
Lorain County health officials expect additional Salk polio vaccine shipments to aid children age five through nine not served by family doctors. Local physicians report a limited supply while Surgeon General Scheele urges early inoculations ahead of the 1956 polio season.
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Lorain County
Marion G. Fisher
Joan L. Sullivan
Leonard A. Scheele
U.S. Public Health Service
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Fisher
Elyria Man, 24, in Poor Condition After Fall
A 2-year-old Elyria man identified as Earl Young of 146 East Bridge Street was treated at Memorial Hospital for a possible skull fracture after falling down stairs from the second floor. His wife told police he released his grip on a handrail while attempting the jump. He remained in poor condition at noon.
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Elyria
Memorial Hospital
Earl Young
East Bridge St
Death notices from Norwalk Elyria area list multiple deaths
Obituaries record the deaths of Jessie Chaffee West River Rd Cooper Nelson T Sheridan 79 of South Norwalk and others including McCrillis 80 Elyria and Annette Marie Estep five died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Services set for Bethany Baptist First Baptist and Ridge Hill Memorial Park with funeral details and survivors listed.
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Nelson T. Sheridan
Norwalk
Jessie Chaffee
West River
McCrillis
East Main St
Jomat Husing A Ling
Harold Wilson
Ness
Eighth St
Elyria
Hartland Town
Bethany
Dent
First Baptist of
the Feele
Bee
Eliza Church
Beth Edwards
Wilesterwileham
Jesse R
Annette Marie Estep
Frank Estep
Lexington Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyna
Plgnm Congregational
Frank G. Jr.ge
Cornelius Estep
Elyma
Wilam E. Denger
Amherst
Harold Dicken
Friends Mau
Aaron W. Downs Otiating
Ridge Hill Memoral Park
Lorain Florist Martin Henes Dies After Heart Attack
Martin Henes of Lorain aged 47 suffered a heart attack while at work in his Lorain store and died at St. Joseph Hospital after being driven there by ambulance. He owned florists in Lorain and Elyria and was active in the Lorain County Florists Association.
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Martin Henes
Broadway
St. Joseph Hospital
Henes
Broad St
Elyria
J. G. Krupski
East 21St St
St. Joseph
Lorain
County Welfare Workers' Pay Increase Requested
A request to upgrade county welfare department civil service workers by a two step jump totaling about ten percent was submitted to county commissioners today by County Welfare Director C C Waterhouse. Commissioners tabled the request for later consideration.
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County Welfare Department
C. C. Waterhouse
City considers sweeping overhaul of building code
Building Inspector James Seres previews a planned modernization of the city building code aligned with a new state code. A 50 member general committee will meet next Thursday to map plans for a complete review including plumbing, heating, electric, and signs.
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James Seres
Seres
General
AFL
Council
South Amherst Trailer Home Leveled By Fire
In South Amherst a trailer home occupied by a Cleveland Quarries Co. employee, his wife, and infant was destroyed by a daytime fire of unknown origin. Firefighters saved only a few clothes as Mrs. Frederick tended the baby and called for help. The structure was deemed beyond saving. the family spent the night with a neighbor.
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South Amherst
D. A. Frederick
Cleveland Quarries Co
J. A. Frederick
Quarry Rd
Frederick
George Grayhill
Petelah
Longer distance calls blamed on new delay plan
Elyria telephone firm head reports a sharp rise in long distance traffic with operators warning of one hour delays on some calls. The delays appeared after special numbers used by business switchboards were replaced to regulate handling. Regular calls completed quickly in other exchanges.
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Elyria Teleday
Roy W. Ammel
Ammel
Cleveland
Lorain
PUC
Elyria
Unlicensed Barber Fined In State Board Case
Ralph Williams pleaded guilty in mayor's court to barbering without a license. He was fined 25 dollars with costs. Acting Judge John Howard suspended 100 dollars of the fine. The charge stemmed from Williams going door to door in Columbus offering barbering services. Nelson Cochran, State Board examiner inspector, filed the charge.
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Ralph Williams
West Ave
Nelson Cochran
Columbus
State Board of Barbers Examiners
Williams
Cochran
John Howard
Conservationist Will Be Farm Group Speaker
Extension soil conservationist John Slipher will speak at the third farm management meeting sponsored by the county Agricultural Extension Service. All county farmers are invited to attend at 7 pm in the vocational agriculture room at Wellington High School. Topic is How to Produce the Most Food Nutrients Per Dollar Per Acre. Discussion focuses on forage crops per county agent Paul Leidheiser.
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John Slipher
Extension Service
County Agricultural Extension Service
Couity
Wellington High School
Slipher
Paul Leidheiser
Stocks list steadies amid varied market moves
Market activity shows mixed performance across major firms including American Radiator American T and T Anaconda Arco Mfg Bendix Chrysler Cities Service Columbia Gas Fruehaus General Electric General Motors Glidden Industrial Rayo Montgomery Wa Central with no clear leader. Investors watch for further directions amid uneven trading.
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American Radiator
American T. & T
Anaconda
Arco Mfg
Bendix Aviation
Chrysler Cities Service
Columbia Gas
Fruehaus Trailer
General Electric
General Motors
Glidden Co. Industrial
Rayo Montgomery
Wa Central
City council rejects Elyria Township shopping center plot
City officials declined to support a plan to develop land between Gulf Road and Hillside as a shopping center. Finance Chair Kellogg said the site lacks value for city use and cannot be re zoned for residential or park development, ending the proposal after a public hearing.
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Omws
Ak Brysi
Elyria
Kellogg
Gulf Rd
Matterin
Dave Kellogg
Hilliard
Gulf
Northroot
Feyeesington Blvd
Lorain Firm Low Bidder On Sewer Job
Six bids were received by county commissioners for the storm sewer improvements on Adelbert Street and Lake Avenue. The T. J. Hume Co. of Lorain submitted the lowest construction bid at 7113 dollars, while Elyria Sewer Service offered the lowest bid for cleaning the existing sewer at 5300. All bids were referred to the county engineer for tabulation.
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Adelbert St
Lake Ave
T. J. Hume Co
Lorain
Elyria Sewer Service
J County
Bike Court Installation Set Tomorrow
Five new members will join Elyria's Bicycle Court at 1 p.m. Saturday in the county courthouse due to remodeling at city hall. The court, consisting of Youth Council members from Elyria High and Elyria Catholic, will judge school age bicycle related offenses. Prospective members were chosen by each school after interviews with Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce representatives. New appointees include Mary Jane Riley Ed Route Gale Exnsberger Molly McDonough and Dennis O'Neil. Holdovers from last year are LaVonne Phillips Ellen Naughton and Lynn Pankoff. Announcements of officers and alternates will be made Saturday.
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Tom Graham
Council
City Hall
Elyria High
Elyria Catholic High
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Safety Committee
Youth Council
William George
Jaycees
Willam Weston, Jr
Gardiner Whitehead
Graham
Mary Jane Riley
North Washington Blvd
Root
Gale Exnsberger
Maddock Rd
Molly McDonough
Ohio St
Dennis O'Neil
Fifth St
LaVonne Phillips
Oak St
Ellen Naughton
West I Ave
Lynn Pankoff
East River St
Holiday Post Office Hours Urged for Early Mailing
Elyria Postmaster N W Smith announced special holiday post office hours to handle the Christmas mail surge. Windows may open 8 a m to 6 p m tomorrow and Sunday 1 to 5 p m, then 8 a m to 3 p m Monday through Dec 20.
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Elyria
N. W. Smith
Smith
Elyrians
Elyria Car Show Promises Biggest Display Yet
Elyria prepares for its fourth annual auto show at Roll Arena January 9 to 11 with six 20 minute acts, new cars and trucks from dealers including Rothgery Service and Equipment and Spitzer Motors, and safety displays by the City Police. Tickets 50 cents adults 30 cents children.
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Elyria
Charles Stang
Roll Arena
Stang Co
Harry W. Stang
Robert
Joe Boddy
Little Joe
Stang
Rothgery
Hudsons
Earl Lance Packard
Spitzer Motors
Dodge
Plymouth
Earl’s Chevrolet
Economy Motors
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
J. R. Dall
Ford
Stang Motors
Studebaker
Leo Meyer Motor Co
Desoto
Elyria Motors
Pontiac
Buick
Harry Brown Nash
Lyons Internatonal Trucks
Randy Payne
Lincoln
Mercury
Boddy
Frame House Leveled on Warren Ave Fire
Fire destroyed a frame house on Warren Ave last night but investigators noted no damage because the structure was a four by eight foot dog house. Earlier in December Engine Co. No. 2 was sent to 114 Warren Ave for a chicken coop fire that turned out to be the dog house caused by children playing with matches.
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Warren Ave
Engine Co. No. 2
Elyria Amvets Hold White Clover Sale Today
Proclaimed by Mayor J. Grant Keys the Elyria Amvets announce a White Clover Day sale today. Amvets Post members will sell white clovers with proceeds to charity.
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Elyria Amvets
J. Grant Keys
Amvets Post
Icy conditions disrupt traffic and transit on icy Rt 113
The overpass outside city limits caused delays for state salt and tow trucks amid hazardous conditions. One driver Ralph L Hutzell faced charges after a collision at West River and Turmer Sis. Elyria Transit Co. president Willard Roberts said bus schedules were completely disrupted by the sudden icing.
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Rt 113
State Highway Department
West River and
Turmer Sis
Ralph L. Hutzell
West River St
Hutzell
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