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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1954
Page
8
In Huron County Common Pleas Court Dr Eugene Souders was fined 200 dollars and costs by Judge Robert Vetter for practicing medicine without a license. He refused payment, opting for 90 days in jail. The case, heard by a jury, found him guilty on Nov 8. he operates an office in Willard and works in Bucyrus twice weekly.
Amherst defendants George Charles Thomason and another man received indeterminate sentences after burglary and auto theft convictions. The proceedings occurred at the Mansfield Reformatory, with Prosecutor Paul Mikus noting prior records. Police reports described traffic and weather incidents around Amherst, including accidents due to ice and a minor door collision near First Evangelical church. Local Rotary activities included a playlet by Girl Scouts portraying Santa Claus themes, presented at a meeting for Rotarians, with proceeds and gestures toward children.
Ehrlichs Jewelry reported a female wristwatch and an electric shaver stolen Saturday by a man and a woman, police said. Richard W. Caslon of Middlefield faces speeding charges on a $20 bond and must appear before Mayor Fred Hogrefe December 23. Garden Club and Junior Women events feature Christmas parties with carols, gift exchanges, and readings, noting attendees and prize winners. Births, admissions, and discharges listed for local hospitals accompany a community update.
Village council approved one way traffic on Carpenter Streets near the railroad crossings and north of the school. They planned a tax rate of 29.2 mills for 1955 and discussed lighting, a junk yard ordinance, rat infestations at two dumps, and combining village treasurer and clerk offices to cut expenses.
Two Lorain County clerical staff, Ora Mirckley and Eleanor Barnes, receive $15 monthly raises, boosting their pay to $215 and $200. County commissioners oppose further raises now, noting appropriations limit departmental funding while salaries are set by elected department heads. A planned meeting of officials with the commissioners to discuss raises was canceled.
Hospital authorities report little change in the status of two women hurt Saturday. Katherine Cotter, 75, of 237 Eighth St., fell at Broad and Washington and remains in fair condition after a fair night. Dorothy Dunfee, 11, of R D 2, was riding in a car struck at the B and O crossing on Infirmary Road and is listed in fair condition with a good night expected.
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