Jail Crowded In March in Sheriff 1961 Report
Walter A Godfrey summarizes a 46 page sheriff department report by Vernon M Smith and Sgt James A Mertz detailing 1961 jail and patrol activity. The county jail averaged 57.7 prisoners with March high. 305 warrants served. 1,364 booked. 12 traffic fatalities. 466 accidents. 68 fingerprinted. 2,203 visitors. 59,618 miles logged. 35 fire calls. 87 missing persons. 1,707 prisoner treatments. and 52 traffic deaths statewide.
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Sheriff's Department
Vernon M. Smith
James A Mertz
L. Zieve
Elyria Township
Electrified Farm Display Promises Science Days Highlight
At Elyria High School Fair Science Days a miniature fully electric farm will be shown with a push button animation controlling 18 switches. The Ohio Edison model includes 10 buildings and features such devices as automatic feeding milking and silo unloading. Police applications notice accompanies exhibit details.
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Elyria High School
Ohio Edison i Company
Numa Vidal
United Space
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Valley City Churches Week Events Overview
Valley City churches announce a busy week with St. Paul Lutheran celebrating Italian Communion at 10:45 a.m. and multiple church activities. Rev. Rudolph Brandt leads the service, with 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, adult confirmations, and various group meetings through Wednesday and weekend.
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Valley City
Italy
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Rudolph C. Brandt
Walther League
Charles Zacharias
Ladies Aid
United Church of Christ
Donald Schumaker
Women’s Guild
St. Martin
John Gruss
Gross
Edward Maher
Wellington
Edward Haberbosch
Grafton
Theodore Blair
Cleveland
Raymond Grismer
Shethers Lake
Matt Folarty
Holy Name Society
Sodality
Edith Smith
William Timberlake
Schumaker
Amherst
Oberlin College
Dianne Deutschlander
Kathy Steinzass
Robert Cramer
Aml
James Wachtel
Vow Lutheran
Chester W. Kemrite
Men of the Brotherhood
Medina
Capial University Chapel
Naom
Oeform Church
Lathan Wolff
Junor Choir
Saud plans visit to Washington with Kennedy aid
King Saud of Saudi Arabia, in the United States for medical treatment since November, will visit President Kennedy in Washington February 13 and 14. Kennedy had earlier met Saud in Palm Beach, Florida last Saturday.
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Washington
UPI
King Saud
Saudi Arama
United States
Kennedy
Saud
Palm Beach
Fla
Ford to honor citizen of the year nominees
Ford officials announced citizen judges for the Ford Lorain Community Relations Committee to select the Citizen of the Year from Lorain assembly plant workers. Judge panel includes Sheriff Vernon M. Smith Admiral King High School principal Joseph Calta and Gene P. Hopkins. Nominations close February 6.
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Ford Motor Co
Ford
Lorain
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