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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
4
Spencer village council approved a 1000 per year increase for Glenn Pomeroy water department superintendent from 6000 to 7000. He must resign as substitute school bus driver and clothing allowance is cut. New pay for fire chief Clement and police chief Kelly set, with other salaries unchanged.
Hazel Vivienne, 33, became the first woman to conduct an opera at Sadler's Wells in London. She stood in for ill conductor Ryan Balkwill during Richard Rodney Bennett's A Penny for a Song, with the podium raised for visibility before the 52-piece orchestra.
Spencer council learns the State Department of Highways plans to upgrade one mile of Route 162 inside village limits, with the village share estimated at $4,000 while only about $500 remains in the highway improvement fund. Attorney advises waiting for audited funds certification before notifying highway officials.
Mayor Donald Brouse named Lloyd Kelly police chief to replace Gary Weidrick. Kelly, 37, has served since April 1964 and will start Jan 1 with a raise from 1.75 to 2.00 per hour. He is married with two children and works for Columbia Gas Co. of Ohio. Ted Hall becomes probationary patrolman for six months. Hall is in the department’s auxiliary and also has a family.
Spencer village officials were sworn in after the regular council meeting. Mayor Donald Brouse started his second term, and Clerk Milford Taylor swore in Taylor for a second term along with councilman Harvey Joe Ingraham and newly elected Allen Weidrick. The council moved to a single monthly meeting on the fourth Thursday, with a special Jan 11 session to open bids for a new dump truck.
Lorain public library director Richard E. Willson says a new blue bookmobile will begin service on Wednesday. The rolling cultural center aims to expand library access across the city.
Akron will ask the Ohio Supreme Court to review a Ninth District ruling that income tax violators must be prosecuted within one year. The city’s 1 percent income tax ordinance uses a ten year limit, while the state requires a year. The March charge against Sidney G. Smith for failing to file in 1963 was dismissed under the state limit. The appellate decision said Akron’s ordinance conflicts with state law and is invalid.
Mary S Cox and her husband Earl filed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court a $25,000 suit stemming from a July 27 auto collision on Route 252 in Columbia Township. They sue Frank E Bacik, driver of the other car, of 24692 Emmons Rd Columbia.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Riedy celebrate their 62th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday from 2 to 4 pm at their Chenango Road Route 162 home. They married December 31 1942 in Laurel Maryland. Children Patricia Orlando Richard OSU student Susan Porter Boston Linda Providence Hospital Sandusky Sandra David and Danny at home.
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