Book Fair Opens With Autographs and Civil War Displays
Lorain County Children's Book Fair opens at the American Legion Hall drawing about 3 000 books on display. Bruce Catton appears as guest with Civil War relics and two Fifth Regiment members in authentic uniforms. Hours run today to 3 pm and 9 am to 5 pm tomorrow and Monday with school groups touring.
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Lorain County
American Legion Hall
Catton
Bruce Catton
American Heritage Magazine
Tured
Fifth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Elyria
Dorsey Band To Play At Police Ball
The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra under Lee Castle will perform at Elyria Benevolent Police Association’s 25th annual police ball on Apr 7 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Melody Grove ballroom. Proceeds aid the police death benefit fund. tickets go on sale Mar 9 via police department members. The Musical Corporation of America arranged the booking.
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Elyria
Namie Orchestra
Musical Corporation of America
Chicago
Charlie Spivak
Blue Barron
Radea
Realtor and civic leader Eggert seeks Elyria council bid
Berne Carl E. Eggert, past Elyria Realtors president and longtime resident, declares for the May 5 Republican nomination for councilman at large. Army veteran, 40 months service, he chairs child welfare for American Legion Post and holds state realtor and bar board roles. He is a Amherst High School graduate and has deep ties to local churches, shrines, and musical circles. His opponent status and May primary unclear from text.
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Berne
Carl E. Eggert
Elyria Board of Realtors
Unity
George Tattersall
American Legion Post
Lorain Coun
Sixth Ward
Notary Publics Association
Lorain County
Elecond
Ohio State Bar Associations
First Congregation
Eggert
Tenlal Church
Masonitots
Ely Park
King Solomon
Lodge
al Kora Tithe
Shrine
Huron Club
Tattersall enters race for Elyria city solicitor post
J C Tattersall 31 immediate past president of the Young Republican Club of Greater Elyria has entered the race for city solicitor. He will oppose City Council clerk Robert Goris for the post. Tattersall, a native of Elyria and 1945 Elyria High School alumnus, holds BA and LLB from the University of Michigan and served in the U S Air Force 1951 54. He is a first lieutenant in the USAF Reserve and investigator for the Air Force.
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Atty. J. C. William Tattersall
The
Young Republican Club of
Greater Elyria
Atty
Robert ‘ Y Goris
Thelommerce
Tattersall
Attys
L. R. Ash- Victor F. Stewart Jr
Jenbaugh
Richard
Nora Ia
Charles
Lorain County Savings
William
216 Trust Co
Stanford Ave
Elyria
University of Michigan
U.S. Air Force
Usaf Reserve
Air Force
Ridgeville Annex Plea Form OK'd
The grand jury will convene February 13 for about 25 criminal cases. Indictments are set for arraignment February 19, including kidnaping charges against Calvin Morton of Lorain and two traffic manslaughter cases. Other cases involve felonious assault rape breaking and entering armed robbery among listed defendants.
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Paul J. Mikus
Calvin Morton
West 19Th St. Lorain
Morton
Lamarr Cook
City Sanitation Department
William N. Burns
Elyria
Dorothy
Fetcenko
Walter Ka
Carl A. Laginski
Broadway
Lorain
Benjamin F. Johnson
19Th St
Reese Millen
Rate Dispute Over Water Hike Aims at PUC Council Clash
Amherst village officials and the State Public Utilities Commission clash over a proposed water rate increase. The council calls a 97 percent raise a recommendation, while the PUC says it was only a finding.
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Amherst — Village Council
State Public Utilities Commission
Council
PUC
Commission
Karl Dulder
Amherst Water Co
Telegram
James L. Fullin
Fullin
Mulder
Chronicle-Telegram
Water Co
S. Columbus
Henry J. Kane
Walter Co
John J. Smythe
Frank Dunbar
Columbus
Worker Loses Both Legs in Rail Yard Accident
Lorain area report says Ralph Meese 45 of Sandusky suffered above knee amputation after being crushed under a rail car on a Lake Terminal line crossing Black River. Meese found by Elyria conductor Quinton Beall. No witnesses by noon as company investigates cause. Meese listed in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital.
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Lorain
Lake Terminal
Ralph Meese
Sandusky
St. Joseph Hospital
Black River
Quinton Beall
Elyria
Meese
Beall
Churen
Tarry Hart Nineson
Offington
Oberlin Rd
Flynn
Paul J. Mikus Tolyria
Walter W. Coops
Er, Jr
Uth
St. Lo J
David Ri
Surf Rd
Donald W. Davis
Elyria Ave
Isangusky
Iraud
Sergio Velez
Ridgeville Votlof
St. Lorain
Harry A. Smithberger
Lorain Works
Broadway
Hunters Hyme
DWI Charged After Curve Crash Near Lorain
Jay Lonsinger of Avon faces a DWI charge after his southbound car crossed the center and sideswiped a northbound vehicle driven by James Stephens near Elyria Avenue Lorain. Damage was light no injuries reported by the State Highway Patrol. Lonsinger pleaded guilty in Municipal Court, lost his license for three years, received three days in jail and a $225 fine.
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State Highway Patrol
Jay Lonsinger
Detroit
Avon
Elyria ‘Ave
Lorain
Lonsinger
James M.stephens
Stearns Rd
North Olmsted
Lcense
Jell
Baird enters four-man GOP race for council nomination
Atty Richard E Baird former Elyria city solicitor filed petitions to join three others in the May 5 Republican council at large primary. Incumbent Dale Kellogg insur ance agent Joseph Smith and Realtor Carl Eggert also seek nods. Baird, first elected solicitor in 1947, served five terms before a 1957 council presidency bid loss. He is a WWII veteran, former county prosecutor assistant, and partner in Baird and Alexander. He lives with his wife at 20 Park Ave.
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Richard E. Baird
Board of Elections
GOP
Dale C. Kellogg
Joseph E. Smith
Carl E. Eggert
Baird
Council
Frm
Baird and Alexander
Elyrian
Miami
Ohio
Elyria
Elyria Township
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Installation set for Lorain County tool engineers chapter
Warren Sturdivant chief tool engineer at Thew Shovel Co will chair the Lorain County Chapter of American Society of Tool Engineers on March 4. He succeeds William Durning of US Automatic Corp with officers Howard Behnke Morris Hendricks Louis Bogdan William Weslow Alex Taylor also elected. Hank Bothe presented a film and talk on tooling methods at Lincoln Park Ballroom Lorain.
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Warren Sturdivant
Thew Shovel Co
Lorain
Lorain County
American Society
Tool Engineers
Sturdivant
William Durning
US Automatic Corp
Amherst
Howard Behnke
Ridge Tool
Elyria
Morris Hendricks
Louis Bogdan
Thew
William Weslow
Butterfield Corp
Cleveland
Alex Taylor
Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
H. C
Hank) Bothe
Lincoln Park Ballroom
Ruth seeks at large city council seat in Democratic primary
Fred C. Ruth, longtime Elyria real estate broker and Amherst native, filed a candidacy declaration for city council at large. Widowed in 1956, he remarried Dorotha Randolph in 1957. Ruth has held varied roles including clerk of the county board, U S Employment Service, and IRS, and is known as Eastgate developer. He serves on church and fraternal boards and lives at 215 Fourth St.
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Fred C. Ruth
Counccilman
Ruth
Amherst
Elyria
Alice Powers Ruth
Dorotha E. Randolph
U. S. Internal Revenue Office
Eastgate
Fourth Ward
Masonic Lodge
Columbus
First Methodist Church
Fourth St
First Ward Democrat Slutzker Seeks Michigan Head Lutheran Group
In Milwaukee, Rev Norman A Menter was elected by the National Lutheran Council. Doyle Slutzker a veteran barber and Third Ward Democrat seeks the council seat amid competition from Thomas Banville and Martin Bartos. Incumbent Clarence Schultz along with Robert Howard and John Brandtson face a Republican field. The piece weaves local politics with church and rail news, noting Melnyk and Synod ties and a New York move.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
National Lutheran Council
Norman A. Menter
Doyle Slutzker
Earl Aan
Greet Democrat
Union Oil
May Si
Thomas Banville
Martin Bartos
Areliw
Renee
Clarence Isandra
Schultz
Robert Howard
Johnsom Brandtson
McDonough
Menter
New York
Eppling Reinartz
Slutzker
Ely- City
Mayolay
Keeran
Lartheran
Victor F. Stewart Jr
Cleveland St
Gulf
Elyind
Ely
Hiss
Higer
Cleveland
Bryan
Cleveland Barber Coltone
American
PUC
Legion Post
East Press
Barbers
Unio
Senger
Tolye
Marjorie
Verona
Italy
Pino Ballerini
Sandusky
Amilcare Arenach
Dewart $Ats
Itor Ilegal Parking
Mosher Named To Legislative Conference Unit
State Senator Charles A. Mosher of Oberlin joins the National Legislative Conference Committee on Federal State Relations. The panel meets in Colorado Springs in October with delegates from all state senates. Mosher was appointed to the seven member committee by Senator A. C. Snyder. His Ohio duties include taxation and education and health committees and service on the Legislative Service Commission.
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Charles A. Mosher
Oberlin
iColorado Springs
Mosher
A. C. Snyder
Ohio
Legislative Service Commission
Car Truck Collision Damages Reported
A 1952 car driven by Herbert Janzik of Amherst and a 1959 pickup driven by Robert Wagner of Lorain were damaged in a collision yesterday at Broadway and North Ridge Rd as the truck skidded out of control, according to a sheriff's department report.
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Herbert Janzik
Robert W. Wagner
South 12Th St. Lorain
Broadway
North Ridge Rd
Sheriff's Department
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Nancy Caldwell
Lakeside High School
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WM. Tattersall
Ridgeville Annex
Alfred D. Hardy
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William Golden
Wanda ‘Edgell
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G. D. Evans
Center Ridge Rd
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Independent Oil Co
Elyria Concrete, Inc
New York Central Railroad
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