Elyria Officials Sworn In For Two-Year City Term
Thirteen Elyria families witnessed city officials sworn in for a two year term. Mayor J Grant Keys led the oath ceremony in City Hall with 50 attendees. New council members include Kathleen Lysaght and James P Horn with organizing set for Jan 4. A juvenile case and a missing license were noted among brief city items.
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Elyria
Harold Ewing
J. Grant Keys
Richard E. Baird
Keys
Baird
Ellsworth Albert
Richard Lysaght
Kathleen Lysaght
Max Podley
John Lugas
A.P.J. Q O’donnell
Victor F. Stewart Jr
Aloyssius Totter
Eugene Smith
Charles A. Neeson
Joseph Cirigliano
Harry Claycomb
James P. Horn
Cirigliano
Neeson
Totter
City Hall
Richard Baird
James Horn
Chronicle-Telegram
Higher fines proposed in Elyria traffic ordinance
Police Chief James E. Boggs urges the Elyria council to adopt a model traffic ordinance based on Ohio recommendations. The plan raises fines on many violations including leaving the scene of an accident from 50 to 500 dollars to deter hit and run drivers and align city rules with state standards.
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James E. Boggs
Elyria
State of
Ohio
Elyrians
Boggs
Bogg
Council
Safety Committee For
Norris Family Children Fund Created By Junior Woman’s Club
The Junior Women’s Club established a Norris Family Children Fund to aid seven children who lost their home on Lear Nagle Road. Mrs. Ed Ratusz will manage donations at 32489 Center Ridge Road Westlake. a container will be at Reis ing store. Contributions include clothing furniture and toys. Ridge Dry Cleaners will clean donated items free of charge. The family seeks a new rental and remains split among several homes.
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Ridgeville
John Norris
Lear-Nagle
Ed Ratusz
Center Ridge Rd
Westlake
Reising
Club Mem
Bers the Ridge Dry Cleaners
Norrises
Robert Schmittgen
Case
Shirley Dimaline
Court settles highway widening appropriation suit
A state highway department appropriation suit against Maynard Colemar and others for property needed for Rt 2 and 6 widening settled yesterday for 5000. Marlene Sturgeon of Lorain filed for divorce from Elmer alleging neglect and cruelty. they wed in 1953 and have one child. The Home Outfitting Co of Roane County West Virginia sued William Ray White of Lorain for 164 due on a WV judgment. Homer Akins of Columbia Station sued James Tighe for 539 on an account. George Forester, Lorain, returned to jail from Crile Hospital for arraignment on a robbery indictment. bond set at 1500.
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State Highway Department
Maynard Colemar
Marlene Sturgeon
Lorain
Elmer
West Erie Ave
Home Outhitting Co
Roane County
W. Va
William Ray White
Seneca St
West Virginia
Homer Akins
Columbia Station
James Tighe
West River Rd
Joan
George Forester
Crile
Common Pleas
Crashes Reported in Two Vehicle Collisions
Deputies investigated two minor traffic crashes. Jerome Clay’s car on Rt 82 west of Rt 76 and Stanley Pickens’s vehicle collided as Pickens turned. A second crash on Rt 76 and Sugar Ridge Rd involved James Foley’s car sliding into Richard Collins’s northbound vehicle.
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Sheriff's Department
Jerome Clay
Second St
Stanley Pickens
Letter Gap
W. Va
Rt. 82
Rt. 76
Pickens
Sugar Ridge Rd
James Foley
Avon-Belden Rd
Gong
Sugar Ridge
Richard Collins
Lorain
Police Recover Stolen Bicycle Near Drive-In
Gary Davis reports his bicycle stolen from a Middle Ave. home Thursday night. Police recovered the bike yesterday at Larry's drive-in, later returning it to Davis.
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Middle Ave
Gary Davis
Larry
Dog Drives Coffee Campaign With Big Dane
Rockford police used a Great Dane wearing a cask of coffee to promote their Coffee for the Road New Year Eve driver safety campaign.
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Rockford, Fil
Teens Hurt, One Seriously In Rt. 20 Crash Near Bellevue
Two Clyde youths ages 16 and 17 were injured when their car skidded off Rt. 20 near Bellevue and overturned at about 9 55 p m. William Linder 17 suffered a skull fracture and scalp laceration and was hospitalized in Bellevue. Stephen Kemper 16 received head abrasions and bruises and was released.
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Norwalk
Rt. 20
Bellevue
State Highway Patrol
William Linder
Clyde
Stephan Kemper
Linder
Bellevue Hospital
Kemper
Power Cut Hits Brentwood Residents Amid 7:30 PM Outage
Temperatures dropped quickly for about 30 homes on Meadowbrook Drive and part of Lakeview Drive in Brentwood Lake Village last night as a transformer blew and cut power. Furnace blowers stopped, candles were lit, some heat came from fireplaces, and power returned around 11:10 PM. Residents feared frozen pipes during the outage.
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Meadowbrook Dr
Lakeview Dr
Brentwood Lake Village
Court fines and fines listed in mayor court docket
Bernadine Allens Dostall of South Amherst and others faced fines in Mayor Court for traffic offenses. Don W. Booth had reckless operation charges dismissed. several others pleaded guilty to speeding and driving without licenses, with fines and costs varied. A dog injury settlement and petit larceny dismissal noted.
Accidents Total 75000 in Lorain Lawsuits Filed
Two suits totaling 75000 were filed against Manuel Milner of 1047 Highland Park Blvd Lorain for injuries from a Dec 31 1953 collision at Reid Ave and West 23rd St Lorain. Wille Mae Childers of 315 West 27th St and her husband Charles seek 15000 for damages and 10000 for injuries related to the crash in which they rode in a car driven by Arthur Richardson. Childers not married to Willie Mae Greer at the time.
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Manuel Milner
Highland Park Blvd
Lorain
Reid Ave
West 23Rd St
Wille Mae Childers
West 27Th St
Charles
Arthur Hichardson
Childers
Willie Mae Greer
Speeding and Reckless Driving Pleas and Arrests
Albert P. Froust of 637 State St was fined $20 and costs after pleading guilty to speeding. He was arrested by the Ohio Highway Patrol on Route 57. John J. Orban of Cadiz was arrested December 18 on a reckless oper...
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Edward R. Mantin
Loram
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Larry A. Faulkner
Butternut Ridge Rd
Huron St
Marshall J. Coutch
West Bridge St
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mary Johnson
West River St
Albert P. Froust
State St
Ohio Highway Patrol
John J. Orban
Cadiz
Parsonage Sold For Medical Center In Columbia
Rev. David Beebe announced that the Columbia Baptist Church parsonage will be sold to Dr. Albert J. Kunz as construction begins on a new parsonage nearby. The one and a half story, six room home costing about 16000 dollars will house Beebe and his family while the new Baptist parsonage is built near Rt 82 north of the church.
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Columbia
Cleveland
Columbia Baptist Church
David Beebe
CU Pac Lou
Kunz
Beb
West River Rad
Beebe
Third crash victim dies in Route 33 collision
Lee A. Prior 179, of Columbus, died Friday night 11 days after an autotruck crash on Route 33 at Cambridge Boulevard. He was the third person killed in the accident.
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Columbus
INS
Lee A. Prior
Cambridge Blvd
Eight Grads From Elyria Nursing School Now Registered
Certificates to practice nursing were issued to eight graduates of M. B. Johnson School of Nursing at Elyria Memorial Hospital by the Ohio State Nurses Board. The eight 1955 classmates include Dolores Bierek Carol Carpenter Donna Funk Virginia Hookalo Phyllis Neidhardt Nancy Slusher Marilyn Svete and Marie Valko. The ninth class member remains under 21 and will take the written exam later. Examinations were held in late October with 1340 Ohio nursing school graduates receiving certificates.
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M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ohio State Nurses Board
Wrtten
Dolores Bierek
Carol Carpenter
Donna Funk
Virginia Hookalo
Phyllis Neidhardt
Nancy Slusher
Marilyn Svete
Marie Valko
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Podley
Norris Family Children’s Fund
Sheffield
O'Ner
Shefeteld Center
Brentwood
Mayor's Court
Bernadine Allens Dostall
South Lake St
South Amherst
Guily
Lod
West River Sta
Tion
Don W. Booth
R.D
Dewhurst Rd
West
Alex V. Horvath
Grafton Budge St
Hazelands
West River Sts
Anna Lois Fitzpatrick
Obertin Rd
Cleveland and
Longford Sts
Harold J. Hintz
Sheriff St
Lake Ave
Bernadine Zabrowski
Toledo
Ohio Turnpike
Allan J. Wisemiler
Witing
Ind
Frank Laudi
Lindenhurst
N.Y
Paul Clingenpeel
East Ave
William A. Buswell
Longfellow St
Gale Taylor
Jin
Harold Stock
West St
Robert C. Shober
Malcolm Ct
Edward J. Coughlin
Driscol Music CO
Ohio Sanitary Supply Co
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