Diary of a jester reveals Lorain County storm tales
Ive Ickle compiles a diary of local weather oddities and community acts. Entries describe Edwards Sunoco Station's door nailed shut after a long, uninterrupted run, Norm Gerhart hosting 27 guests amid heavy snow, Joseph Duran's head injury from a snapped tractor chain, a Cleveland baker's bread aid to stranded truckers, and snowbound routes hindering newspaper deliveries. The piece also notes school open decision making by local boards and state education policy shifts from attendance to membership.
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Boards of Education
State Board of Education
Dancers Mata and Hari Postpone Return in Elyria Snow
After a Thursday night Elyria concert the Mata and Hari dancers with their manager and accompanist decided to stay in the county rather than return to New York. They remained at Lorel Motel after finding Rt 57 turnpike interchange jammed with traffic and snow until roads cleared.
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Mata
Hari
Elyria
Graystone Hotel
New York
Rt. 57 Turnpike
Lorel Motel
Rural roads strain Lorain County schools amid closures
Across Lorain County winter weather disrupted bus routes and attendance. City districts mostly open, but rural areas faced closures and late arrivals as buses struggled to turn around and walkways were blocked. Elyria Catholic High and St Jude’s closed. Avon and Clearview also affected. Local schools reported varied attendance. Oberlin opened without bus service and Lorain St Mary saw strong turnout despite bus jams.
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Elyria District
St. Jude’s
Grafton
Exa
Lorain St. Mary
Avon
Clearview High School
Vermilion
Firelands
Black River
Oberlin
Elyria High School
Elyria Post Office Extends Hours For Christmas Mailing
The Elyria post office will stay open an extra hour from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting tomorrow to handle heavy Christmas mail. Extra hours apply on Saturday until 5 p.m. After December 22, Saturday closing returns to noon. Special lobby racks will be provided for local and out of town mail to speed sorting.
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Elyria
Not-For-Gotten Box Seeks Christmas Gifts for Children
A Chronicle Telegram appeal urges readers to fill a large lobby box with new gifts for needy children. The piece describes an eight year old boy's wish to sail, contrasts with worn toys, and asks donations of new items to be collected through December 19.
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Santa Claus
Chronicle-Telegram
Truck Cab Cut Off by Train in Amherst
Amherst resident Frank Bari, 30, escaped injury when a New York Central passenger train sheared off the front end of his panel truck at a crossing on Crosse Road at 3:15 am. Bari, en route to Lorain Ford Assembly, told Deputy Ward he stopped as the eastbound train approached. The deputy said the train moved fast and noted the cab was left intact. Sheriff’s office seeks train number and crew identities. a crew member reported the crash and said the train reportedly backed up after the impact.
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Amherst
Frank Bari
Lancer
New York Central
Bari
Hungary
D. F. Ward
Crosse Rd
Lorain
Furnace fire at vacant house on Spruce Street minor damage
Firemen report a vacant two story frame home at 125 Spruce St filled with smoke after a small explosion in a defective oil furnace at 6 56 pm. Damage was mainly smoke and soot. Explosion due to delayed ignition of overflowing oil. Alarm origin unknown. A separate small car fire at 152 Sheriff St caused by backfire was extinguished by Kennard using snow.
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Spruce St
Howard Richards
Bellfield Ave
Alfred Kennard
Sheriff St
Kennard
Possible pick for state highway director may be Porter
State road boss speculation centers on Albert S Porter of Cuyahoga County as a likely new state highway director if Gov Elect James A Rhodes names him Patterson Lorain County engineer notes Porters highway career planning and knowledge of the north part of Ohio corridor would aid future improvements.
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Cuyahoga County
Albert S. Porter
Porter
Lorain County
Donald E. Patterson
Patterson
Dor
Ohio
Rhodes
Elyria firm ships by flight in weather emergency
An unusual emergency flight departed Cleveland Hopkins Airport at 3 am on Saturday carrying 3000 metal links weighing about 300 pounds from Ohio Screw Products of Elyria to the American Motors Assembly Plant in Kenosha Wisconsin. Pilot Andy Ortner, needing to land after a Thursday storm, waited until Friday and flew out Saturday morning as the airport opened.
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Cleveland Hopkins
Beechcraft
Ohio Screw Products
Elyria
American Motors Assembly
Kenosha
Wis
Andy Ortner
Birmingham
Robert Oldfield
Ortner
Oldfield
Lorain County to modernize tax maps in four phase plan
Lorain County tax map department plans a four phase modernization to create one of the nation’s best tax map systems. The program includes aerial surveys, new parcel numbering, indestructible cornafex maps, and a switch to IBM style mechanical electronic record keeping. Initial three phases cost 111150 with a later phase still planned.
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Lorain County
Lewis Hail
IBM
Hall
Cook County
Hail
Frank Ayres
Man seeks return of funds from Erie County sheriff sale
Sandusky man Royal A. Powers sues in Erie County Common Pleas Court to recover $3.51 paid at a delinquent property sale after discovering the same parcel had already been sold June 26, 1962 to Kenneth Tone. The suit targets Sheriff Alton Young and claims distributions to Virginia Grathwell, John Aubie, and K D Construction Co totaling $3,532.50.
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Sandusky
Erie County Common Pleas Court
Erie County Sheriffs
Royal A. Powers
Wayne St
Erie County Sherif
Alton Young
Virginia Grathwel
Erie County
John Aubie
K. D. Construction Co
Elyna
Kenneth Tone
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