Winter recreation centers offer Saturday hockey and games
A winter program at four Elyria junior high schools runs each Saturday morning from 8:30 to 11:30 am through March, excluding Christmas recess. Willie Bias age 5 and Edna Bias age 10 at Eastern Heights, along with Barbara Cope 9 and Barry Williams 7, join marble games as Eddie Smith 7 waits his turn while Phil Maxwell 11 plays Hit-the-Spot.
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Elyria
Eastern Heights
Willie Bias
Eastern Heights Ave
Edna Bias
Barbara Cope
Barry Williams
Eddie Smith
Princeton Ave
Phil Maxwell
Harvard Ave
C-T
Bus Strike Ties Up Lorain-Elyria Service In Wage Row
Negotiators for Local 103 Amalgamated Transit Union and Lorain-Elyria Lines meet again after last Friday's walkout that halted 42 buses. Key figures Besins and Lewis bargain with A M Pollock as public workers, students, and seniors adjust to reduced service and car pools.
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Amalgamated Transit Union
Loram - Elyria Dry Lines, Inc
D Besins
George Lewis
A. M. Pollock
Broadway
Lorain - Elyria Lines
Lorain
Amherst
Elyria
North Ridgeville
Solos Highlight Annual Messiah Presentation at Elyria High
Handel’s Messiah filled the Elyria High School auditorium as soloists Louise Curtis Cheryl Luce Ralph Williams and Job Philip Dalby performed in the annual Elyria Community Chorus concert under director Thomas Curtis. The performance featured organ and brass support with the Oberlin musicians adding to the Hallelujah variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Louise Curtis
Elyria
Cheryl Luce Tell
Curtis
Zion
Miss Littell
Jobo
Philip Dalby
Cleveland
Auditorum
Thomas Curtis
Elyria Community Chorus
Allen Organ Company
Catherine Norman
Oberlin
Richard Moreau
Darrell Edwards
Daniel Spriggs
Elyma Community Chorus
The
Elyma Musical Art Socie
Journal manager resigns from Lorain paper
Carl M. Adams resigns as vice president and general manager of The Journal effective Jan 1 to become president of Lorain Inc. land development firm. Frank J. Nardini becomes Lorain Inc. board chair. Adams has been with The Journal since March 1, 1955 and is a director of Lorain Inc. Horvitz will take a more active role in publication as union representation votes loom.
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Lorain
Carl M. Adams
Journal
Harry R. Horvitz
Adams
Lorain Inc
Frank J. Nardini
Lorain Company
Great Lakes Broadcasting Co
Horvitz
UN Io
National Labor Relations Board
Air Force C130 Crashes at Bitburg Killing Six
An Air Force C130 transport crashed shortly after takeoff from Bitburg Air Base in Germany killing all six crew members. The six were from Lockbourne Air Force Base Ohio and were on temporary duty with the 32nd Air Division at Evreux Fauville Air Base France.
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Bitburg
Germany
UPI
Bitburg Air Base
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Ohio
32Nd Air Division
Evreux-Fauville Air Base
France
Elyria Youth Council Holds Food Hunt for Salvation Army
Tonight the Elyria Youth Council with about 150 members conducts a door to door food drive from 6 30 to 8 30 pm to collect canned and packaged foods for Salvation Army Christmas dinners. They aim to beat last year’s record of 7000 pounds.
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Elyria
Rickey’s Career and Legacy Noted Former Dodgers Executive Dies
Russell Davis recalls Branch Rickey who died December 3 at 83 in Columbia Missouri after a heart attack. Rickey, famed for breaking the color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson in 1945, coached at Ohio Wesleyan and influenced Elyria area figures including George Daniel and Burt Shotton. Rickey’s ties to Lorain County include a 1958 testimonial visit and a long memory among local friends.
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Branch Rickey
Columbia
Missouri Hall of Fame
Rickey
Elyria
Larain County
Mr. Rickey
Dorothy
Elyrian
Johnny Eckler
Frank Eckler
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Larry Doby
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Willard Brown
Hank Thompson
St. Louis Browns
Lorain County
George Daniel
Lorain
Ohio
Moose Hall
Steel City
Daniel
Ohio Wesleyan University
Teen JA students offer holiday gifts from Elyria sales
JA teenagers from Elyria market eight Junior Achievement products from Gold bells to a redwood house number sign and a magazine board. Prices range 75 cents to 350 dollars and orders may be placed by calling the Junior Achievement Centre in the evenings. Patrick A. Gareau announces his bid for state senator in the new 25th district, a Republican with roles as Rocky River prosecutor and Westlake law director.
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Yorkshire Ct
O-Ed
West-Ca
Patrick A. Gareau
North Olmsted
Lorain
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
Avon
Avon Lake
North Ridgeville
Cleveland Police Department
Gareau
Western Reserve University Law School
Rocky River Municipal Court
Westlake
Elyria Catholic High Band Delivers A Strong Christmas Concert
The Elyria District Catholic High School Band under new director William Morse wowed attendees with precise sound effects and responsive playing. Selections ranged from Winter Wonderland to Silent Night and The Christmas Song, featuring 63 musicians and a masterful narration by James Marsho.
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Elyria
William Morse
Con
Willie
Newell H. Long
Moore
James Marsho
Warrington
Smith-Bernard
Jeanette
Isabella
Green
Irving Berlin
Robert Wells
St. Nicholas
Town of Bethlehem
Would-be thieves lose their nerve at plaza restaurant
Two youths about 18 wearing fake facial hair entered the Middle Ridge Plaza restaurant at 11 pm to grab Christmas cash but fled on foot when the manager appeared. They left empty handed as Turnpike Patrol reported.
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Middle Ridge Plaza
Turnpike Patrol
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Grace H. Tale
Air Force
Youth Council
Russ. Davis
St. Louis Cardinals
Burt
Barney) Shotton
Mr. Shotton
Brownhelm
Lon Boudreau
Boudreau
Fred Sanford
Jack Jalowiec
Majacs
Jim Hammond
West-Co
Sanford
Yale
Bram - Co
Lear-Co
Gas-Co
Inal - Team
Spring - Co
EDCHS
Laas
Bill Yoo
Manger
Robert Donohoe
Morse
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