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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1959
Page
5
Mayor Walter Meloy cancelled a special meeting planned to resolve legal snags in seating two village councilmen. He cited self-found legal advice supporting the move and noted the session was to occur tonight in Rochester.
Calvin Curley, 23, of 1843 Livingston Ave Lorain, is in fair condition at St Joseph Hospital after a morning crash on East Elyria Ave near Oberlin Rd. A pole struck his car following a skid by another vehicle. Separate local council resignations and seating disputes involve Mrs Elmer Dygert and Walter Jewett, with attorney notes on oral resignations and quorum legality.
A Lorain man reported as mayor's father suffered a heart attack. The article also notes vehicle accidents on routes 24 254 and 20 with several drivers cited for traffic offenses. A large community Book Fair at the American Legion Home attracted thousands with Scouts, performers and displays, aided by multiple local sponsors.
William Gash 22 of 315 Ohio St. was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for a gunshot wound to the right leg from an accidentally discharged pistol during shooting practice on Rt. 10 east of Indian Hollow Rd. He was released after treatment. Accompanying him were Ron McDaniels William Warmer and John Boyson.
Sheriff's report details two weekend incidents. In the first, James A. Plas and Stacy J. Cordy each suffered about $400 damage after Cordy attempted a turn onto Route 82. The second involved Hazel Rose Kenery, age 54, of Akron, who lost control on Route 57 at Indian Hollow Road, damaging 50 feet of guardrail and two mailboxes at the driveways of Doctors S. J. Birkbeck and R. C. Novatney.
County Engineer Don Patterson surveys all county railroad crossings to justify teeth in a now unenforceable stop sign rule. Oberlin Judge Goldthorpe questioned enforceability of arrests for ignoring crossings. County records show no prior commissioners resolution authorizing the signs.
A fire Saturday night believed caused by an electric heater in a bedroom partially destroyed the four room frame home of John Sparks 23 on Webster Road LaGrange. Sparks his wife and child left and later returned as flames raged with 18 LaGrange Fire Department members at the scene. Damage was extensive through the house and contents except the kitchen. In a second Saturday blaze a bedroom in a Dallas Avenue house damaged a clothes closet with estimated damage of $200.
John Katko was elected president of the Elyria Citizens Housing Association at a Saturday meeting held at the Dowdell home. Dale Kellogg was named vice president, Mrs Dowdell second vice president, Miss Sarah Hamilton secretary, and Mrs Lionel Whitney treasurer. The group aims to secure better city housing via private developers and potential federal projects and targets blighted neighborhoods.
The annual report by Charles R. Hoagland Jr. shows 26 035 more participants and spectators than 1957 in Elyria city recreation. The year also added three winter recreation centers and expanded projects under taken.
A Belden crash injures a wife and cites her husband Gene Kiser 27 of 187 Bath St as the driver charged with driving while intoxicated after the 8 p.m. collision at Rt 303. Virginia Kiser 22 suffered scalp wounds and facial abrasions, treated at Elyma Memorial Hospital. Kyser pleads innocent in Elyria Municipal Court with trial set for March 4 and $500 bond.
Lorain Elyria and Wellington officials formally protested budget commission plans to cut local government fund allocations. They cited annexations, rising city costs, and previous reductions in sales tax funds while urging separate hearings and preservation of library support funds.
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