Seven Accidents Leave Five Injured in Local Weekend Police Report
Police logged seven crashes over the weekend as Safe Driving Day approaches. Five people sustained minor injuries in a West Ave and Oberlin Rd collision involving Homer Manigna and James Wilger. Pedestrian Raymond McCullen was hurt crossing West Ave and Broad St, with Elmer Hoak charged for failure to yield. Other incidents included a two-car collision at Rt 57 and Foster Ave, a hit-skip on East Ave, and fainting-related crash at Gull Rd. No fatalities. Firefighters in Columbus faced injuries and an explosion risk during a West Side blaze.
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West Ave
Oberlin Rd
Homer A. Marigna
Maple St
James Wilger
Oberlin
Manigna
Marjorie Marigna
Liomer Marigna
Elyria Meoerial Hospital
Marigna
Justice For the Peace
John W Howard
Dee A
Raymond T. McCullen
Spruce St
Broad St
Elmer R. Hoak
West River St
McCullen
Hoalk
Anna Thelma Hambrick
State St
Rt. 57
Foster Ave
Leonard B. Cooksey
Kew Gardens Lerain
Cooksey
Hambrick
William H. Mambrick
Las
Foreman
Pobeck
Gull Rd
East Bridge Sts
Robert G. Hochenedel
Berkshire Rd
David A. Weiner
New London
Hochenedel
Gulf Rd
Weiner
Hochenede
Lucille McQuistion
Colonial Apartments
Middle Ave
Drury RK Gand
Win
Ethel Dr
Poplar, St
Roosevelt Ave
Yoffth
Duven Ve Court
Deaths in Elyria Lorain Area Prompt Multiple Obituaries
Lorain area reports multiple deaths including Ignatius Vincek 71 of Lorain 50-year shipyard worker, and John Carl Zimmerman TZ of Oberlin. Also Edward Thomas 48. Mada Zolner 80. Burdelle Herrick 68. Frank Schoonard 93. Joseph Minnich 56. and others in Lorain, Oberlin and Amherst. Services announced for Tuesday and Wednesday. Burial in Calvary and Westwood cemeteries among others.
S D Day to Combat Accidents in Elyria
Elyria marks a national Safe Driving Day with a goal of 24 hours without a traffic accident. The 1954 year shows seven dead and 150 injured locally, the worst since 1549. The Elyria Association of Insurance Agents offers a 10 week savings contest for safe driving and a portable radio prize for a safe driving teenager.
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Elyria
United States
Eisenhower
Elyria Association of Insurance Agent
Lausche Attends Opened Amherst Legion Home
Gov. Frank Lausche spoke at the Elmer Johnson Post Legion home opening on Middle Ridge Rd in Amherst. He said the post would be a wartime nucleus and a community protection, noting 200 attendees and warning of Soviet pressure while urging hope in the war veterans’ strength.
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Amherst
Frank J. Lausche
Elmer Johnson
American Legion
Columbus
Legion
Middle Ridge Rd
Lausche
Garrison
Russia
United States
Heme Babeeget
Walker
Gev. Lazecks
Sid Murdock
Otte
Frask ¢. Lamecke
Rath Brown
Logtom
Post
Chronicle Telegram
Freem
Merrill Walker
Merrill
CT Solicits More Entries In Yale Contest
The Carvatche Telegram invites more entrants for a Yale Christmas Lighting Contest. Participants who have already joined are encouraged to widen city support and gather additional entries for the holiday season display.
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Yale
Carvatche- Telegram Tiies
Aged pedestrian struck by car in Rt 234 crash
Four hurt in weekend Ohio State Patrol reports detail a 66 year old Lorain man injured on Rt 234 when his car hit Vincent Ave resident Eli Blanish at 7 45 p m. He was taken to St Joseph Hospital in Lorain with facial and knee injuries.
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Vincent
Amherst
Ohio State Patrol
Eli Blanish
Vincent Ave. Elyria
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Blanish
Kosta Mikich
East Jist St
Eccl
Srate
Olga A. Sandor
Mikach
Joseph Hospital
Clyde E. Heussner
Oberlin Ave
St. Lorain
Griswold Rd
Fox
Allen W. Fitch
New London
Donald Bungard
Wakeman
Rt. 58
Bungard
Florence Eungard
State Patrol
Shaddon Rd
Lescher
Veteran Insurance Worker C J Krueck Dies at 74
Charles J. Krueck 74 longtime Metropolitan Life employee died Saturday at his home 813 East River Street after months of illness. Born in Amherst October 16 he lived in Elyria 55 years. Survived by wife Agnes two sons Claude G Kroeck Marian Faith Taylor five grandchildren and siblings. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm Sudro Curtis Funeral Home Rev Ralph Neighbour to officiate burial Ridgelawn.
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Lorain
Ignatius Vincek
West 17Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Fpoland
Vincek
theAmerican Shipbuilding Co
Nativity Church
MBC Lodge
United Polish Club
Victory Fathers
Mary’Eleanor
Marymount Hospital
Garfield Heights
Charles Springowski
John Sparks
Farward Stransky
Jan Budka
Vermilion On
Anthony Marlsukaveski
Tokyo
Japan
Lawrence
Stanley
Donald
John ‘R. Devin
Stanley Ry
Calvary Cemetery
Oberlin
First Church
John Carl Zimmerman
W. Vine St
Greenford
T Te Bobbs-Merrill Book Co
Indianapolis
Ind
S‘enerica
Pennsylvania Association of Book Men
Florence
Paul Sloan
Houghton, Mich
B. L. Crowe Jr
Chicago, Ill
Martin Rogers
Brockport
N. Y
Y Gayer
Ralph Mark
Chairview Village
C. P, iPat Zimmerman
John L
Toledo
Sean D
Chester
E. E. Zimmerman
Youngstown
Schaefer
Salem
Carol Hull
Cowling
Stang
Joseph King
Westwood Cemetery
Charles J. Kale
Crile Veterans’ Hospital
Stoney Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Mr. Kale
Dayton
St. Peter Church
Ridgeville
Disabled Veterans of
Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
Mary
Minnich
Charles
Charlene
Frank Vass
Joseph
Elyria
Frank
Ernest Kale
Anthony Retay
Amherst
Cornelius Murray
Louis MrkKay
Bittner
St. Peter Cemetery
Edward Thomas
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Thomas
Lorsin County
Blakley, Pa
National Tube Co
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Mada B. Zolner
Woodland Ave
Zolner
Clarion’County
Greensburg
Greenaburg
C. H
Frost Methodist Church
Iy Podge
Wellington
Burdelle Herrick
Birmingham
Milton Myers
Allen Hospital
George
Kenneth
Sterrett
Ala
William Duffy
Curtis E. Truman
Delbert Brown
Brighton Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Frank B. Schoonard
F. E F. Decker
Eastern Heights Blvd
West River St
Norwalk
Schoonard
Cleveland
Nellie Sherman Schoonard
Olive Groser
New London
Ethel Decker
Josephine Taussig
Lakewood
Clarabel Kvons Sullivan
Myrtle Grall
Pearl Peden
Berrien Springs
Mich
Roy
Springfield
Clarence F
Evansville
Ivory
Galie
Charlotte Holcomb
Lovells Schoonard
John Pohlod
Hungary
Kelleys Island
Herm
Fields
Tle
Oni Lorain Rd
Colson Corp
Ella M
John Robert
Kent
Leonard G
Army
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Yona E
St. Paul Minn
Mary Hrivnak
Columbia Station
Andrew
George Pohlod
Pauline Gabriel
Roy Thompson
G. Gabriel
Solon
Fred
Bedford
Johnson Yfusteral
Broadway
Rudgelawn
Robert Michael
Scerba Funeral Home
Madison Ave
Ascension Lutheran Church
Lorain Rd
Pohlod
Lynn Rittman
Jarasi
Holy Trinity Church
Fields Cemetery
Joseph Minnich
Colorado Ave
American Shipbuilding Co
Lorain Yards
Emma Minnich
Richard
Jack Roth
Park Forest
Thomas Clayton
Buffalo
Oscar
Edward
John
Irene Schneider
Sheffield Lake
Mary Cafirero
Fred Grifford
Lloyd Shepard
Walter A. Frey
A.m
Herbert F. Leemis
First Congregational Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Otto Wieritz
North Olive St
Paul Glasner
Goerlitz
Germany
Glasner
Otto Vieritz
Richard Vieritz
Mr. Glasner
Mike Abraham
Tenrey Ave
Mr. Abraham
Syria
New York Central Railroad
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Michael
Amelia
Bertha
Abraham
Garland Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Church
J. A. Lembach
Buria
SS Cyril and Methodius Church
Milan Slija
Charles J. Krueck
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
East River St
Krueck
Agnes Browne
Church of the Open Door
Gideons
Gospel Mission Sunday School
Agnes
Claude G. Kroeck
Marian Kroeck
Faith Taylor
Flynna
Walter
South Amherst
Martin
Nettie Budah
Kate Hartwig
Robert Krueck
Sudro
Curtis Funeral Home
Ralph Neighbour
Bural
Ridgelawn Cemetery
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Edward H. Murphy
Metcalt Rd
David W. Neidhardt
Roosevelt St
Murphy
Neidhardt
Insi
West Side
Pohn Carl Zimmerman
Charles J. Kalo
Mrs. Burdelle Herrick
John Porlod
Gabor Gabriel
Holbrook Services
Herman H. Holbrook
Cleveland Blvd
Heichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
Funeral
Ces Abraham
Johanna Durrava
Philadelphia
William 4
Kurd
William A. Hurd
Op Transportation
Larchwood Ave
Mastick Rd
North
Mr. Hurd
Away
West Park
Sue Sort
Letmiestier Pemeralser
Franklin Ave
Farnim
Oll
Battervat Ridge
Morthifor
Cotmated
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Eash
P.R. Smith & Co
Ohio
Midwest Stock Exchange
Joseph Ostrov
Ostrov Shoe Store
New Legion
Europe
Kremlin
Spitzer
Veteran Insurance Company
C. J. Krueck
Charles d. Krueck
American
American T. & T
Anaconda
Avco Mtg
Bendix Aviation Ly
Chrysler
Cleveland Cliffs
Columbia Gas
General Motors
Glidden Co Mh
Industrial Rayon
Nennecott Copper
Lee Kroger
Montgomery Ward Thy
Central Oh
Ohio Edison
Onio Oil
Penna. R. R
Republic Steel
Richman Bros
Sears Roebuck
Ais
Ind. Athy
Texas Company
Toledo Edison
Steel
Warner Brothers
Westinghouse
The
Wise Woolworth Co
Rivoli
Steve Cochran
Hell
30” & the Frogmen
Capitol
Alan Ladd
Tom'n
Linda Darnell
the Maytag Co. Stores
Hermann Holbrook
New Spa
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