Four men fined or jailed in mayor's court larceny cases
Four men faced penalties in a special mayor's court session. Robert Gene Little and Webb Blubaugh were bound over to the grand jury on two counts of grand larceny with $500 bond each after confessing to car thefts. Kevin Thornaberry Bobby Lee Ratliff were fined $50 plus costs for receiving stolen property. Charles Alvin Shreve pleaded guilty to petit larceny with a $50 fine and five days in jail. John Davis was found guilty of receiving stolen property and fined $50 with $10 suspended.
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J. Grant Keys
Robert Gene Little
B.D. 2
Little
Webb Blubaugh
East 33Rd St
Lorain
Rt. 58
Middle Ridge Rd
Blubaugh
Pace Twin
Spitzer Motors, Inc
East Bridge St
Littl
Alubaugh
Kevin Thornaberry
Bobby Lee Ratliff
Costa
Charles Alvin Shreve
West St
Edward Kistner
Warren Ave
John Davis
East Ave
Davia
Shreve
Pete Horvath
Francis Hohn
R.D
Oberlin
Hohn
Elyria District Catholic High presents Christmas concert
The Elyria District Catholic High School choir directed by Mister Mary Cecelia and assisted by the school band under William Rittenhouse will perform a Christmas program Tuesday evening in the school auditorium. The program features a choral arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and many carols for a public audience.
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Elyria District
William Rittenhouse
Tachaikovsky
Sewer Repair on East Ave Blocks Traffic Until Completion
A sewer repair project on East Ave between Second and Broad Sts is expected to finish today and reopen the street. Safety Service Director Michael J. Lotko says workers found a 15 feet long section of 16 inch sewer line caved in after odor complaints were sent to City Hall.
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East Ave
Second
Broad Sts
Safety Service
Michael J. Lotko
City Hall
Parking Bond Firms Satisfied With Elyria Off-Street Lot Program
City officials report satisfaction from bond sellers and a purchaser of Elyria off-street parking bonds. John N. Fuerbacher of Walter Woody and Heimerdinger and John C. Levey of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. visited to review progress and bonds.
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Elyria
John N. Fuerbacher
Walter Woody and
Heimerdinger
Cincinnati
John C. Levey
Investment Department
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Cleaning Shop Fire Near Large Fluid Tank
A fire blamed on a 250 gallon cleaning fluid tank at Ted Prindle Dry Cleaning Inc on Cleveland Street yesterday was extinguished by city firefighters. No damage estimate or cause was determined, and officials noted signs were missing at some lots while a few were installed. An offshoot involved alarms at a Gulf Service Station and city finances tied to parking meters and bond provisions. The East and West Avenue lots recently opened, with a new payment experiment: patrons pay 2 cents, and refunds are issued if unused within four hours.
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Ted Prindle Dry Cleaning, Inc
Cleveland St
Firmen
Ellsworth Albert
Couch-Athe Co
Gulf
Albert
Lotko
Firm Seeks Dredging Permit From Engineers
The Kelley Island Co. seeks a U S Army Engineers permit to dredge sand and gravel from Lake Erie for commercial use off Sandusky Vermilion Lorain and Fairport Harbor. Objections must be filed in writing with the Buffalo district engineers by January 13 1955.
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Kelley Island Co
U.S
Lake Erie
Sandusky, Vermilion
Lorain
Fairport
Buffalo
Succes
Kelley Island Lime and Transport Co
Christmas Mail Rush Expands At Elyria Post Office
Elyria post office hires 58 additional workers and plans 50 more before Dec 27 to handle a holiday mail surge. Fifteen carriers added with 35 more to follow, as officials expect mail to exceed last year by about 50 000 pieces. Delivery extended to Sundays and hours posted to speed distribution.
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Elyine Post Office
Grand Central Mation
Aew
Smith
Harold C. Olmstead
Olmstead
Am Street
Federa
Pos
Wiliam Jenne
Cincinnati
Hamil ‘Imeton County
Jenne
Elyriana
Harry
Glandorf
Robert Geghan
Geghan
GOP
Glandort
C. Watson Hover
John Flanagan
Area Scout Meeting Set January 24
Area Scout meeting on January 24 will elect officers and hear reports from operating committees. Perie Whitehead deputy regional scout Ciocimatt will be featured speaker.
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Area Scout
Perie Whitehead
Ciocimatt
Mayor and motorist clash over West Ave meters
Mayor J Grant Keys convened a complaints day on West Ave after the street was reclassified and meters not repainted. Motorists misused spaces causing tickets and blocked driveways and loading zones. officials plan repainting to restore clear parking and access.
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J. Grant Keys
$826 Benefit Fund Aids Lorain Auto Victims
A door to door campaign and benefit dance raised 826.03 for four Lorain auto crash victims from November 26. Walter Novak and Arthur Wiegand suffered serious head injuries. Nelson LaLonde and Francis Lalande had leg and ear injuries. The four were treated at St. Joseph Hospital and near Washington Army base. The 1928 Ford involved crashed into a tow truck then rolled over at Oberlin Avenue and West 7th Street.
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Squth Amherst
Lorain
Walter Novak
Nelson
LaLonde
Francis
Oberlin Ave
West 7Ist St
Burglars Pose as FBI Inquiry Delays Elyria Case
Elyria detectives doubt an FBI officer was involved as they probe a burglary at a plant where gems were taken. The robbers cracked two safes, scorched a smaller one with a torch, and did not trigger a tear gas device. Losses near 50 000 dollars remain unfinalized as authorities await firm figures.
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Elyria
F.B.I
Weslow
Brokera
Deaths in Elyria Area Chronicle
Lorain Mrs Frazina Wozniak 85 died after month long illness at 3324 Dallas Ave. She lived 50 years in Lorain from McKeesport Pa. Survived by one sister in Detroit. Funeral at John R Devin and St Nicholas Greek Catholic Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Raphael K Tisdale 66 former Amherst dealer dies. services Sunday in Amherst with Masonic rites. Walter H Ray 78 of 244 Marseilles Ave died after short illness. survivors include six children. Susie James 85 visiting Lorain from Columbus dies. funeral in Wilmington after calling hours at Walter A Frey Funeral Home.
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Frazina Wozniak
Dallas Ave
Toland
Wozniak
McKeesport
St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church
Altar Society
UNA
Anthony Zawalski
Detroit
John R. Devin
St. Nicholas Church
Paul Barnyock
Calvary Cemetery
Vermilion
Raphael K. Tisdale
Amherst
Edward Fisher
Eastman
Emerson Emke
First Congregational Church
Maple Grove Cemetery
Mr. Tisdale
St. Joseph Hospital
Loran
Dodge Automobile Sales and Service Agency
Walter H. Ray
Marseilles Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jamaica
Long Island
Ray
Elyria
Colson Corporation
Howard E
Sterling Ray
Paul Steger
Gladys Beard
Howard Schwart
Eiyria
Julia
Walter
Himan
Earl R. Henderson
Methodist Chrurch
Breohdals Cemetery
Susie James
Columbus
Bryce L. Bloom
James
Ross County
E. E. James
First Methodist Church
Wilmington
Bloom
Washington Ave
License plates stolen and court fines reported
Police report a license plate YU-171 stolen from a car on Fur nace Street. rear bracket also missing. A window break at Eastern Heights School yielded no other disturbance. Two men fined in Mayor's Court for intoxication, Andy Mohren and Joe Deimling, each 35 dollars plus costs. Deimling arrested at Turner Block, Mokren at Third Street and West Avenue. Mary Lee Cameron of Amherst died at St Joseph Hospital after six months illness. funeral set at Reichlin Coulsey Funeral Home with services Monday in St Mary Church.
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Furnace St
Jim Steigner
Weat
Bridge St
J. Grant Keys
Andy Mohren
Cleveland
Joe Deimling
Woodford Ave
Deimling
Turner Block
Mokren
Third St
West Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Education Helps Syracuse N Y
A lighthearted INS item notes a wall near Syracuse University with the humorous inscription Tommy is rap turously enamoured of Joanne. The captionplayful phrase reflects campus humor and clever wordplay.
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Syracuse, N
Ins
Syracuse University
Tommy
Joanne
Lausche and Weygandt Talk on Resignation Reconsideration
Ohio Governor Lausche and Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt met at the executive mansion after a 45 minute breakfast conference to discuss reconsidering Weygandt’s resignation. The discussions aimed to resolve a pending decision with the governor supporting reconsideration.
Ohio group urges subjects for all schools
Columbus report calls for all Ohio schools to teach additional subjects beyond American history. Public hearings reviewed proposals from special study groups as the Ohio School Survey Committee considers standards and the board’s election versus appointment. The Ohio League of Women Voters opposes electing nine board members and favors appointment.
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Columbus
Ohilo
Ohio School Survey Committee
Iit
Ohio League At Women Voters
League
New X Ray Schedule Announced at Pleasant View
Beginning January 1 a schedule for chest x rays will take effect at Pleasant View Sanatorium Ambertt from 8 30 a m to 3 30 p m on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The night schedule for the first Wednesday of each month is discontinued. X rays require a physician welfare agency or health department request and a $3 PTA film charge will continue.
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Pleasant View Sanatorium
Ambertt
Health Department
Avon Lake PTA to Hear Cleveland Educator Monday
Avon Lake Parent-Teacher Association hosts Cleveland Public Schools veteran Leslie Speir Monday at Eastview School. Speir discusses grading of school children in a program titled Did It Take. Music by the Avon Lake Women's Chorus with Bay Village flutist Mrs Snertin. Mrs Otis Anderson leads the business session with hostesses Mrs James Hammond and Mrs Kenneth McIntosh and receptionists Mr and Mrs Ed Dingledy.
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Avon Lake
Leslie Speir
Cleveland Public Schools
Avon Lake Parent- Teacher Association
P.mo
Eastview School
James Hammond
Kenneth McIntosh
Ed Dingledy
Burglary Sparks Windshield Smash In LaPorte Transit
A would-be safe cracker broke into the Arm’s garage in LaPorte Indiana and failed to crack the agency safe. He then used a sledge hammer to smash the buses windshields forcing the transit line to operate by bus service.
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Laporte
Ind
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