Officials Approve County Tax Split In Lorain County
Twenty county village and municipality representatives approved continuing the current sales tax distribution formula for six months amid minor disputes. Mayor J Grant Keys of Elyria urged state legislators to force a fairer share to counties, citing inequitable allocations. Oberlin opposed the formula, noting non taxed Oberlin College influence, while Avon Lake officials argued for increased tax duplicates from attracting industry. County Prosecutor Mikus advised communities to choose their preferred level of local taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorsin County
Keys
Jenengy
Lorain County
Muni Oberlin
Oberlin
Commission
Oberlin College
Avon Lake
Wayne C. Black
Paul Mikus
Ayres
Tve
Town meeting notes show tax surplus and company listings
A report from a municipal meeting details a state sales tax surplus of 150 million and a 195 million corrected figure for last year. It lists several corporations present or named in attendance such as American Radiator, General Motors, Westinghouse, and Ohio Edison. The Lincoln plan for a better revenue formula is discussed with committee members from multiple towns credited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gita
American
American T. & T
Anaconda Copper
Avco Mfg
Benidix Aviation
Chrysler Cities Service
Cleveland
Elec
Columbia Gas
Fruehauf Trailer
General Motors
Glidden Co
Industrial Rayon
Kennecott Copper
Montgomery Ward
WN. Y. Central Ohio Edison Ohin Oil Penna. BR. R. Ae
Eotine Vunnin
To- Shedhae Aaeuu
Pene Mitok
Lorain
Rob B
Orake
Andrew Stofan
Woolworth Co
Deaths In Elyria Area
A string of obituaries from Elyria and nearby towns notes Alfred W. Nay of 135 Hamilton Ave died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survivors include wife Charlotte, a son James and daughter Donna Nay. Also listed are Ira B. Moore of New London, Millie P. Smiley of Wellington, Sylvester Wilson of Lorain, infant Joseph Andrew Holomugski of Oberlin, and Margaret K Paton of Elyria with funeral details. Burial plans given for Ridge Hill and Calvary Cemeteries.
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Alfred W. Nay
Hamilton Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Nay
T. O. Murphy Co
Elyria
Amherst Township
First Methodist Church
King Solomon Masonic Lodge
al Karan Shrine Temple
Cleveland
Lorain County
Chackotte
Leonard Warren
James
Donna B. Nay
Curtis Funeral Home
Earl “R. Henderson
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
King Solomon Masome Lodge
Oberlin
Joseph Andrew Holomugski
St Onth
Ve Holomugski
Garfield Rd
Oberlin R.D
Allen Hospital
Steve Jr
Barbara Ann
Mathilda Holomogski
Steve Srenzier
R.D
Nativity Church
South Amherst
Frederick Diets
Buria
Calvary Cemetery
Cowling-Stang
Margaret K. Paton
Charles Ct
Pilutia Memorial Hospital
Paton
Scotland
Daughters of Scotia and Daughters of Scotland
United Presbyterian Church
Robert
Kirkpatrick
Elizabeth Wilson
Robert Dicken
Matthew T. Gilliland
Buna
Two Buffalo Women Hurt In Rt. 20 Crash Near Elyria
Two Buffalo women, Mary Swetenburg aged 61 and Ann Caroline aged 3, were seriously injured when their car skidded on Route 20 about a mile east of Elyria shortly before 8 am. The driver, Stonewalls Jones, 30, Buffalo, said an approaching car skid, he swerved to avoid it, and his car hit a telephone pole. Both women were admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital with facial cuts and possible skull fractures. Jones was uninjured. The front of the car was crushed and the pole broken.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Rt. 20
Elyria
Stonewalls Jones
Sheriff's Deputies
Jones
Mary Swetenburg
Ann Caroline
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Spiegelberg Named Leader In National Group
Dale Spiegelberg of Middle Rudge Road was elected to the executive committee of the National Junior Vegetable Growers Association at a Cincinnati meeting. He is part of Lorain County’s judging team which competed nationally, alongside ten county members Dan Wearsch Jack Hoag Frank Root David Deeds Norman Jensen Don Kreibel Robert Schlechter Aris Varouh Tom Wearsch and Edwin Leonard. The Cincinnati gathering also featured tours of a wholesale vegetable auction pre packing plants and market houses.
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Dale Spiegelberg
Middle Rudge
Cincinnati
Spiegelberg
Lorain County
Dan Wearsch
Jack Hoag
Frank Root
David Deeds
Norman Jensen
Don Kreibel
Robert Schlechter
Aris Varouh
Tom Wearsch
Edwin
Alimony Lags By 590 Dollars. Man Receives 10 Day Term
Frederick A. Williams aged 36 of 182 Warren Ave. began a ten day jail term for contempt after failing to pay alimony. Judge John D. Pincura ordered him to pay 15 dollars weekly to Joanne Ryan, mother of twins born to the couple. As of October 11 he was 540 dollars in arrears and had paid only 10 dollars since then.
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Frederick A. Williams
Warren Ave
Williams
John D. Pincura
Joanne Ryan
Drunken Driving Charged Youth Fined and jailed in Elyria
A 20 year old LaPorte youth Norris Buckhannon was charged with drunken driving after a crash at Broad Street and Washington Ave. He pleaded guilty in Mayor's Court, was fined 125 dollars and costs, jailed six days with three suspended, and ordered to attend city traffic school. His license was suspended for six months.
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LaPorte
Norris E. Buckhannon
Buckhannon
Elyria
Broad St
Washington Ave
Broad
Buckhanner South
Selective Service Call For January At Higher Level
Twelve men will be called for induction into the Army Jan. 25 by Elyria Selective Service Board 72 as part of Lorain County quota. The January call shows an increase from 1954 Lorain County quotas which averaged about 20 a month. A group of 18 men was sent to Cleveland yesterday for pre induction physical examinations led by Jack Lehman of Lorain. Five transfer registrants included. In January, 12 men are to be examined Jan. 10, as reported by the Elyria board.
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Army
Elyria Selective Service Board
Lorain County
Cather McKee
Elyria Board
Cleveland
Jack Lehman
West 18Th St. Lorain
Etyria Board
Tow Away Order For Cars Parked On Courthouse Lawn
County commissioners issued a tow away order for cars parked on the courthouse lawn after Judge John D. Pincura advised that the court home grounds fall under the commission’s authority. Parking has increased during courthouse remodeling and limited spaces in the lot have been taken for service vehicles. two nearby city lots offer minute walk access.
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Timne
John D. Pincura
Commissionera
Amherst Polio Patient Slated To Return Home
A five year old polio patient from Lorain County, Carol Batterhouse, is to be discharged today from Cleveland City Hospital after treatment for residual weakness. She has been hospitalized since October 26 and shows no paralysis. Six other county residents remain in the Cleveland hospital, four in danger condition, with no new county cases since Monday. total Lorain County polio cases reach 48.
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Lorain County
Cleveland City Hospital
Carol Batterhouse
Carol
R. R. Battenhouse
Pearl St
Amherst
Cleveland
Three youths questioned after car found at garage
Three youths aged 28, 19, and 21 were questioned by Deputy Shertz Edward Gawilik after a car parked at Sliman Garage Rt 58 and Middle Ridge Rd at 1 a.m. The driver lacked a license. One admitted a prior auto theft term. Deputies Mohowski and Mitchell found a discharged auto storage battery in the car's rear.
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Sliman
Rt. 58
Middle Ridge Rd
Shertz Edward Gawilik
Marc
Steve Mohowski
Edwin Mitchell
Service Groups To Take Part In City Safety Drive
Elyria launches a 10 week Safe-Driving effort to cut traffic injuries. A planning group from the Elyria Association of Insurance Agents outlines ten weekly goals with ten $25 savings bonds and a portable radio as prizes. Lions Kiwanis Realtors Quota Club and other groups will nominate courteous drivers and forward license numbers for prize selection. The teen safest driver wins the radio. Officials plan a 9 a.m Wednesday kickoff with sirens and school alerts. National statistics show 1,330,000 injuries and 38,000 deaths on highways last year.
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Elyria
Paign
Elyria Association of Insurance Agents
Insurance Agents
Lion's Club
Kiwanis Club
Elyria Board of Realtors
Quota Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Elyria Woman's Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
Junior Woman's Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Eisenhower
President's Action Committee
J. Grant Keys
John Kolopos
Harold
Getgey
Herbert Meister
Joseph Smith
Don Sotherden
Val Spicer
Ely Park
Smith
Elyria High School
Bernie Schrather
Elyria District Catholic
United States
Man Fined 125 And Jailed For Auto Charge
Warren J. Linn aged 55 of Lodi Street faced a guilty plea for physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs and sentenced to six days in jail with three suspended for attending traffic school. His driving privileges in Elyria were impacted by the ruling. The arrest occurred on West Avenue and the fine was levied by Mayor J. Grant Keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren J. Linn
Lodi St
Linn
Elyria
West Ave
J. Grant Keys
Elyria Schools Post Perfect Accident Record Across District
All 19 Elyria district schools recorded perfect safety marks for the past month with no traffic accidents charged. Police Patrolman Thomas Graham, Green Pennant program supervisor, says schools will receive emblems for the achievement. Bicycle Court officials for 1935 will be chosen tomorrow afternoon in City Hall after a citizens group interviews junior high students to select a judge, ballot, secretary, prosecutor, defense attorney and two alternates from about 25 candidates.
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Elyria
Thomas Graham
City Hall
Ballff
Dance Tonight To Aid Four Accident Victims
South Amherst residents stage a donation dance at the Palladeum from 9 to midnight to raise funds for four men injured in a Thanksgiving Day auto crash in Lorain. Three remain hospitalized at St Joseph Hospital with fractures and head injuries. one has been released for Army duty.
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Riends
South Amherst
the Palladeum
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Nelson LaLonde
Walter Noval
Arthur Wiegand
Francis LaLonde
Nelson
Oday
Washington
Novak
County Offers $100 Reward for Highway Damage Informants
County commissioners approve a $100 reward for informants who help bring to trial anyone damaging county highways. The plan was pushed by County Engineer Donald Patterson to offset annual highway sign replacement costs estimated at about 1500 dollars. Patterson had proposed a $500 reward in his letter to the commissioners.
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Algum
Donald Patterson
Patterson
Court docket reports multiple divorces and motions
Courthouse records show several divorces granted for neglect and cruelty including Mary Alice Smith from Gerald and Charlotte Arnold from Gerald. Ruth Birrittieri and Lola Frost sue for divorce for neglect and cruelty. A township fund transfer, a mortgage approval for church property, an alley injunction, and several civil actions including a theft report and a traffic accident claim are noted.
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Mary Alice Smith
Gerald
John Pineura
Dystrophy Fund Drive Lags TAM Net
Dystrophy drive in the area brings in $175, about half of last year’s $36.4 thousand total. Local postal carriers under Ray Neff lead the campaign with post offices nationwide aiding the effort.
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Wellanuiumn
Ray Neff
Second Test Suit Underway In Columbia Township Zoning Case
A second suit challenging Columbia Township zoning to ban airfields began before Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura. Ben j and Kate Yorkovitz of Olmsted Falls seek a declaratory judgment that a proposed Commercial Class II airport would be a public utility not subject to zoning, or that the airfield ban is lawful and void. Another pending case by Donald Brown of Nichols Rd seeks permission to operate a private airfield.
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Columbia Township
Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Ben J
Kate Yorkovitz
Olmated Falls
Om Royalton Ra
Columbia
Pincura
Donald Brown
Nichols Rd
Brown
Percussion
Crew Cuts Quartet Delights Lorain Press Club Meeting
The Crew Cuts quartet entertained during the Lorain County Press Club gathering held last night in Hotel Sederis. The highlight of the business meeting was the announcement of committee appointments for the new organization.
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Votal
Lorain County
City Police Court Actions And Local Vandalism Report
Carl Longbrake of 375 Furnace Street paid a 10 dollar fine plus costs for improper passing on Taylor Street after pleading guilty. Leo J. Andries of Detroit was fined 20 dollars and costs for driving left of center on Route 20 then speeding on Route 201 after pleading guilty. Owen P. Campbell of Lakewood faces an appearance for speeding on Route 201. Joseph C. Hurter of 612 Middle Avenue had a disorderly conduct case at the New York Central Depot postponed to next week. Windows were smashed at two buildings of the city’s sewage treatment plant. superintendent Herman Bloem reported damage to the pilot and screening buildings with the door bottom kicked in.
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Carl Longbrake
Furnace St
Taylor St
Leo J. Andries
Detroit
Mich
State Highway Patrol
Rt. 20
Joseph C. Hurter
Middle Ave
New York Central
Herman Bloem
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Paul W. Poor
Walter B. McAllister
Sheffield Village
Michael Latko
RA RB. Moore
NEW London
Ira B. Moore
Niskame
Nova
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Joseph A. Holomogski
Sylvester Wilson
Nathan Turner Sr
St. Matthew Methodist Church
John
Garretts
Ind
George Ossman
James W. Ossian
St. Matthew Church
F. H. Shipes
Elmwood Cemetery
Finley Mortuary
Amelia Rothermel
Mrs. Mae Ball Marsh
Mae Ball Marsh
Eustis
Fla
Eaton Township
Charles
Gladys Strickland
Daisy Macknight
Winthrop Ball
Springfield
Fred Ball
Columbus
Bunal
Kurtis
Peter Schaefer
Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Schaefer
Gardner and Green
Westlake
Bernice
Roderick
Matilda
Josephine Gilles
Elizabeth Sator
Pease Finneral
Dover Center
St. Christopher Catholic Church
Rocky River
Holy Cross Cemetery
New York
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Campbell's Tomato
West River
Fairmont Sts
Charles W. Smith
West Griswold Rd
Richard E Bordy
Blake St
Alina C. Rogers
West 11Th St
West 11Th
Broome
Mrs. Arndt
Second St
Ninth St
Marjorie L. Myers
East Ninth St
Joseph J Meeker
Olivet Dr
Middle
Myers
Meeker
Hres Ounert
Man
Courthouse News
John F. Smith
Elytia Ave
Sheriff's Department
LaGrange
Ruth Birrittieri
jPeul
Gallipolis
Charlotte Arnold
John Pincura
Mary Coates
Lola Frost
Lakewood Beach Dr
Tony
Broadway
American Fidelity Fire Insurance Co
Howard L. Brown
Alma Wheatley
Frank
Wynne
Rigbee Co
Jack Evenchis
Rigbee
Geraldine Gilbert
Robert A. Biggs, Lorain
Hoosier Casualty Co
Methodist Episcopal Church of South Amherst
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Crew Cuts
Police Dept. News
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Lakewood
Earl
Capitol
Alan Ladd
P. T. A. Shaw
Ruth Roman
John Derek
Century Shares Trust
Banka
Pierre R. Smith Co
Bridg. Hives
Exchean
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