Cars Crash At Railroad Crossing In Amherst
A Ye year old Aberlin Rd girl was hospitalized in fair condition at Ely Tia Memorial after a head-on crash on Infirmary Rd near a Baltimore and Ohio crossing Saturday night. Dorothy Dunlee y of Baumhart Rd Amherst was a passenger in Clifford Nicholas rd 1 Baumhart Rd Amherst. Robert Lee Eldridge 34 of Wellington faces reckless operation and license charges after his car struck the Nicholas vehicle. Eldridge pleaded guilty and was fined 10 plus costs on each charge, with license fee suspended and jail time until costs paid. Miss Durfee also suffered a cut lip and Eldridge a severe lip slash requiring 17 stitches. Investigators say Eldridge was on the wrong side of the road at the crossing. The Nicholas car was pushed about 90 feet by the impact.
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Aberlin Rd
Ely Tia Memorial Hospital
Infirmary Rd
Dorothy Dunlee
Clifford Nicholas
Baumhart Rd
Amherst
Nicholas
Robert Lee Eldridge
Kelley
Wellington
Baltimore and Ohio
Eldridge
John Howard
Miss Durfee
Skywatcher tip helps nab two men and youth in burglary attempt
Police arrested Andrew M. Shaffer 25 of 711 West Broad Street and a 16 year old boy, with Edward M. Moore 34 of 1405 Obrurlin Road, after a burglary attempt at Leany’s Drive-In on Telegraph Road. Emmet Nichols of the Ground Observer Corps reported a suspicious car on Lodi Street, leading to a search that uncovered a loaded revolver, rifle shells, and shotgun shells. Shaffer, Moore, and the youth are jailed on breaking and entering and carrying concealed weapons charges.
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Andrew M. Shaffer
West Broad St
K.D
Edward M. Moore
Obwurlin
City Jar
Lodi St
Leany's Drive-In
Telegraph Rd
Emmet Nichols
Ground Observer Corps
Gome
Nichols
Lodi Bi
Thich
Andrew Spisak
Akack
Mrs Reinhardt Drowns in Cascade Park River
Mrs Leatha Ruth Reinhardt 53 of 242 Louisiana Ave died by drowning after body found in Black Fever at Cascade Park. Disappeared 9 55 p m Saturday. coat babushka and glasses found nearby. Body recovered downstream near tree. died en route to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survived by husband Richard J Reinhardt son Richard W Reinhardt two brothers and a grandson. Funeral set at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Fred E Ulrich officiating. Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
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Leatha Ruth Reinhardt
Louisiana Ave
Cascade Park
Fire
Elyria Memoral Hospital
Amherst
Tim Reinhardt
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Servces
Fred E. Ulrich
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Penfield
Mnm
Elizabeth Browand
Vern
Felfield Township
Penfield Township
Black River
Church of the Brethren
Chatham Township
Mary Haggerman
Christine Loos
Sterling, M
Catherine Washburn
Chicago US
Susan Stapleton
Edgley, N. D
Elmer
Black River Church of
Parker Funeral Home
Lodi
Mabel C. Logan
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Arthur G. Logan
Lake Ave
Trwin
Robert L. Logan
Ler
Judson B. Logan
Martha Fidler
Mt. ‘Pleasant
Mary Millican
Mt. Pleasant
Harry Fidler
Lawrence Fidler
Youngwood
Judson Fidler
Mobile
Ala
Scott
Wainwright
Earl Henderson
Bar Association Recommends Elyria Municipal Court Territory
Lorain County Bar Association members urged that if a municipal court is created in Elyria its jurisdiction include Plyria and Carlisle townships at minimum. The recommendation arose from a meeting called by A. H. West and his son Harold, with 39 bar members present. West noted the city resolution prompted the bar to voice its stance on broader territorial reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Bar Association
Elyria
Plyria
Carlisle
A. H. West
Harold
West
Lawyers Propose Expanded Municipal Court Powers
A downtown Elyria meeting of lawyers discussed a theft report involving a package left on a counter in a clothing area. The group, led by Bobby French, planned a committee to explore muting court scope and a transfer of jurisdiction. The package reportedly contained earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet valued at $31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby French
Elyria
Consowmante
Boy slides under moving car in Sunday mishap
Three people suffered minor injuries and seven year old Lewis Gray escaped unharmed after darting between two cars and sliding under a moving vehicle on 7th Street. The boy was treated and released and police charged Harry Mensel with leaving the scene and driving without control after his car struck another on East Bridge Street near the underpass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Gray
West River St. South
Cora G. Kershaw
Marseilles Ave
Harry Mensel
Bellfield
Ave
Rebecca’ Felty
Cleveland
Mensel
Felty
East Bridge St
Jrear
Donald l Felty
Madelyn Mensel
Bellfield Ave
John Howard
Kershaw
Sixth St
West Ave
Victor Kershaw
Joseph J. Jezewaki
Wooster St
Raymond R. Witbeck
Pyle Rd
Amherst
J. T. Howse Jr
Booker Lewis
Witbeck
Taut
7Th St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria High Senior Choir Sings Christmas Music
Elyria High School senior choir concert drew a capacity audience with traditional carols and modern selections. Audrey Zvosec led a powerful solo in Christ of the Snow, while Joan Kritzell sang Gesu Bambino and Carol of the Birds. Santa closed with Twas the Night Before Christmas as Bill Pronessa and Ken Kantor joined. Director J. Martin Beck and accompanist Phyllis Findge guided the performance, including the reunion Divine Praise.
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Konitz
Gaul
Christ of the
Audrey Zvosec
Ponsensor
Zopsec
Joan Kritzell
Yon
Santa Claus
Zig Palagin
Naege
Betsy Boylan
Bill Pronessa
Ken Kantor
J. Martin Beck
Phyllis Fldndge
la Choir
Ridgeville Water Sale Discussion Aims at Feasible Deal
Safety Service Director Michael J Lotko met Ridgeville representatives to gauge a possible sale of Elyria water to Ridgeville. He also met EP Liska of Braun Bonworth and Co Toledo bonding firm and fiscal agents who reviewed an engineering report. If feasible, Liska will recommend handling of details and the city county roles, and Lotko will present findings to City Council which favors the transfer.
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Elyria Water
Ridgeville
Safety Service
Michael J. Lotko
Lotko
EP. Liska
Braun, Bonworth and Co
Toledo
Lisks
Polio Patient To Return Home From Hospital
A 17 year old polio patient Bernard Machovina of Ridgeville High School is set to be discharged today from Cleveland City Hospital. His mother said there is no permanent paralysis, though back and left arm muscles are weak. Brother Ralph, 23, also has polio and remains poor and on the danger list. No new county polio cases have been reported since Dec. 1.
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Cleveland City Hospital
Larain County
Bernard Machovina
Ridgeville High School
Ralph Machovina Sr
Bernard
Machovinas
Avon-Belden Rd
Ralph
Police Court Roundup in Columbus Civil Defense Event
Mayor Grant Keys attended a Civil Defense conference in Columbus called by Gov. Laushe. Justice of the Peace John Howard presided over Mayor's Court. Oliver T. Murray pleaded innocent on a vehicle control charge, found guilty, and fined $10 plus costs. Robert J. Eglin Jr. faces a Friday court date for disobeying a traffic signal after an arrest at Lodi and Furnace. Paul H. Straub Jr. to appear Tuesday for reckless operation after Broad Street arrest. Ronald D. Shuttleworth jailed until a $5 fine and costs are paid following intoxication plea. Two women, Ethel V. Hale and Gladys Alberta Jaram, arrested for disobeying traffic signals, to appear Jan 8 and Wednesday respectively. Felix J. Kolek injured his head after falling on East Bridge and East River. treated with 11 stitches at Elyma Memorial Hospital.
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Grant Keys
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Justice of the Peace
John Howard
Oliver T. Murray
5Th St
West River St. South
Robert J. Eglin Jr
Grant St
Lorain
Lodi
Furnace Sts
Broad St
Paul H. Straub Jr
Lake Ave
Mayor's Court
Cleveland
Elyria
Ronald D. Shuttleworth
Ethel V. Hale
Third St
East Ave
Gladys Alberta Jaram
East Bridge St
West Ave
Felix J. Kolek
Quincy St
Kolek
East Bridge
East River Sts
Elyma Meminal Hospital
Ellsworth Schneider Injured In Fall At Home
Ellsworth Schneider assistant manager of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. will spend Christmas with his right arm in a sling after a fall at his home 336 Cornell Ave. He suffered a double fracture of the arm when he tumbled down the basement stairs while searching for something at the head of the stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Schneider
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Cornell Ave
Chief Seeks Smoking Ban in Busy Stores
Fire Chief W. N. Baten urged shoppers to avoid smoking in crowded stores during the holiday season. He noted no state or city law bans smoking in stores, but saving lives and property is a reason to be thoughtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Baten
Two men bound over to grand jury on grand larceny
Webb Blubaugh and Robert Gene Little, both charged with two counts of grand larceny, were bound over to the grand jury with bonds of 1000 and 500 respectively after police said they confessed to a string of 18 car thefts. Two accomplices, Kevin Tamsberry and Bobby Lee Ratliff, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property and were fined 50 with 10 suspended.
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Webb Blubaugh
East Jard St
Larain
Grand
John Howard Blubaugh
Robert Gene Littie
Rt. 113
Sheriff's
Rt. 58
Middle Ridge Rd
Lite
Thr
Brand Cary
Blubaugh
Little
Kevin Tacmsberry
Bobby Lee Ratliff
Beech St
Coats
Lorain Area Deaths Include Zazula and Whelan Obituaries
Funeral services set for Gieven C. Zazula 31 of East 33rd Street with military honors by the VFW after a self inflicted gunshot wound. World War I veteran employed as an industrial artist at Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co. Elyria. Clair E. Whelan 83 of 1022 12th Street died after five days illness, a Nickel Plate conductor for 40 years and WW II veteran in France. Services at Walter Frey Funeral Home with Calvary Cemetery burial.
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Lorain
Gieven C. Zaxula
33Rd St
Walter Frey Finéral
Anthony Stanvty
St. Mary Ukranian
V.F.W
Parnastas
Zazula
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
Elyria
Clair E. Whelan
12Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Herm
Bellevue
Whelan
St. Mary Church
Holy Name Society
Brotherhood of Railroad
Amercan
American T. & T
Anaconda
Avco
Bendix Aviation
Chrysler
Msgr
James
Cleveland Cliffs
Duffy
Cleveland
General Motors
Charles
Reed "Glidden Co
Amherst
Charles Reed
Industrial Rayon
Montgomery Ward Thalis
Leavitt Rd
N.Y. Central
Ohio Edison
Reed
Ohio
Freds
Penns
R. R
Bam
Columbia City
Ind
Republic Steel Richman Bros
Sears Roebuck
Secany Vacuum Standard
Standard of N. J Standard of Ohio
Texan ‘Company
Toledo Edison
U.S. Steel
Warner Brothera
Westinghouse
Woolworth Co
Spencer
Harry Far Reits
Pleasant View
Barneaville
Huntington Township
Dorothy
Mildred Craighead
Wellington
Edith Hawley
Norma Jean
Harry
Walter
Eldon Gaillier
Franzenburg
Verne Gaillier
Leona Smith
New London
Caroline Echweiker
Akron
Hazel Danner
Texas
Parker Funeral Home
Lodi
Huntington Cemetery
Court notes mix of divorces crimes and deaths in Lorain
Courthouse records show a grand jury divorce action between Vera Zanick and John with a court order, plus driving under the influence charges against two men at the Bolero Club and related fines. A hubcap theft at the Timbers Nite Club and two minors' traffic settlements were approved. Elmer R Walker, 64, longtime resident and former farmer, died after illness. Lorain and North Ridgeville relatives listed. Alexander Lesh, 22, was beaten leaving the Bolero Club and treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Vera Zanick
John
D. A. Cook
Shefield Township
Township General Fund
Elmer R. Walker
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ridgeview Blvd
North Ridgeville
Elyria
Walker
Tennessee
George 8. Walker
Henry Walk
Crossville
Tenn
Leonard Reiney
Richard Perrette
Pael EK. Rich
Lise Pagel
Leonard FP Reichtin
Alexander Lesh
Easind St
Lorain
Sheriff's Department
Lesh
Old Salts Clear Ice From City Streets
City street department workers nicknamed Old Salts salted streets for two days to reduce ice. They worked Saturday through Sunday, spreading salt that cut driving hazards. They distributed eight tons Saturday night and additional salt Sunday as weather eased. Crews remained busy today maintaining traction and safety.
Motorist Cited for Yield Right of Way Incident
A motorist was cited after a Saturday collision near Went River and Wootlers Avenue. The driver failed to yield to Mee, resulting in a minor incident with no serious injuries reported.
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Went River Fh
Wootlers Ave
Rocs
Pike Case Motion Is Overruled
Common Pleas Judge Arthur Tudor of Hardin County overruled motions by Attorney Robert Rice to be made a party in three cases against the City by the Ohio Turnpike. The court found no record of such a request and denied Rice relief to block the turnpike settlement or the closing of three streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Arthur Tudor
Hardin County
Ohio Turnpike
Flyria
Robert Rice
Elyria
Turnpike
Rice
Pune
P Ut
Woman named Kitty Cotter fractures hip in street fall
Mrs. Kitty Cotter, 75, of 257 Eighth Street, was admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital near noon Saturday after a fall at Broad Street and Washington Avenue. Police reports say she was knocked down by someone, though a witness disputed the claim. Officials later said only the right hip was fractured and her condition was listed as fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Cotter
Eighth St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Broad
Washington Ave
Elyria Bus Line Praised for Safety Record
Elyria Transit Co. receives praise for safety as Stephen Drabish notes a 1000 percent safety boost since February. Join Beam, a decade long driver with no accidents, leads a group honored along with six other drivers for flawless records. About 110 attendees at Labor Temple event. Santa distributed gifts to youngsters after a buffet dinner.
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Elyria Transit Co
Natvm
Stephen Drabish
Drabish
Market Service, Inc
Join Beam
Kenneth Scott
Russell Peters
Coriss Gratigny
James Thompson
Deet Adams
James Brown
Santa Claus
County jury commissioners select 185 jurors for January term
County jury commissioners and Common Pleas Court officers convened to withdraw 185 names from the jury wheel. From the remaining list a juror will be chosen for the January term, with the first 15 names selected to comprise the initial panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
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J. Grant Meys
Mayer
Ely Park
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R. Smith & CO
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Ason, Paul
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Methodist Church
Crownhill
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Harry Earl Reitz
Hazel & Welch
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Hazel A. Welch
Welch
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Clearwater
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Gerber Funeral Home
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J. B Heininger
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LaGrange Rd
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South Amherst
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John Gibson
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Broadway
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Peter and
Grover Shellko
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Botamer Florist
Omer Setes
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