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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1957
Page
11
Preliminary plans for an operating levy on the ballot were discussed in a Midview Board of Education session lasting into the night. The district faces mounting financial problems as enrollment soars beyond estimates and weighs on budgets.
Dr. Paul L Dengler will speak in Elyria on February 25 on the Hungarian revolt and its impact on education. His address at Holly Hall follows a senior assembly at Elyria High School and precedes a public lecture about the Iron Curtain Austrian Miracle.
The Elyria Recreation Board approved using city junior high gymnasiums for Saturday morning recreation. Jefferson School will run 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. starting soon, Franklin gym to start Feb 23, with about 12 weeks of activities. St Jude and St Mary centers continue. 768 attended St Jude and St Mary last Saturday. Elyma Youth Council aided supervision.
A car door opened while Verna Stuart was driving south on Lake Avenue near Elyria, causing her car to run onto a front lawn and sideswipe a parked car at the Gerald Hultz residence. Later, Forrest Ray Jones Jr. struck a utility pole on Island Road Route 10, snapping the pole. Deputies reported both incidents and noted an attempt to close a door.
A two year old, Judith Ann Sopko, died after a four hour heart operation at St. Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland. Dozens of volunteers donated Type O negative blood during the surgery. She was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sopko, with two older sisters Sharon and Linda and a brother Dennis. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Sopko and Mrs. Esther Jarboe. Body taken to Corrigan Funeral Home Cleveland. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.
Elyria city council committees schedule two meetings tomorrow and Friday. The water committee meets at 7 30 p m to discuss water main problems. The buildings and lands committee meets at 7 30 p m Friday to hear a proposed rezoning at Erie Street and Lorain Boulevard from residential to commercial to allow a service station. The note mentions a fatal auto incident involving Burchell Martin in Lima.
The Lorain County Medical Society announced plans to study mass polio vaccination in cooperation with the Lorain County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, County PTA groups, and other organizations after a three hour meeting. They endorse the Salk polio vaccine as safe and effective and urge vaccination through family doctors during February designated as National Vaccination Month. Public stations may be set up for those without access, with details to follow from local committees.
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission will create census tract segments under the U S Census Bureau to detail the area. Richard McGinnis announced after a letter from C E Batschelet authorized the work, due by December 31, 1958. A subcommittee will oversee peace work with commission president Herbert Meister to announce further.
Clare D Eastwood 64 of Hinckley, president of Medina County Board of Commissioners, dairy farmer and community leader, died yesterday at Medina Community Hospital. He served a third term as commissioner and held roles with Producers Milk Co. of Cleveland, Medina Community Hospital, YMCA, Farm Bureau, Red Cross, Lions Club and Medina Matinee Club. Survived by wife Ella, mother Lulu Eastwood, three sisters and a brother. Funeral Friday 1:30 p.m. at Gansemer Funeral Home with Masonic service tomorrow at 1:45 p.m. Memorials to Medina Community Hospital building fund.
Tokyo reports Yokkawame Beach fishermen petition for 19500 dollars in compensation after U.S Army artillery exercises allegedly caused clams to snap shut their shells and suffer damage.
Ground breaking for Ridgeville water line improvement could occur in May with costs near 1,000,000. Laws J Reimer Toledo fiscal agent for the county and engineer James Ro Viure phly of Shaffer and Parrett discuss plans with county commissioners, with bidding to follow four weeks after final designs.
Elyria Ohio 116 new members join the Elyria Chamber of Commerce in the final days of the Elyria In Step With Tomorrow campaign. About $4000 in new income added toward the goal of 300 members and $12000 annual budget. Friday is the final report meeting. Campaign chairman H C Taylor notes two directives met: broaden understanding of the program and recruit active volunteers. Approximately 150 have worked in some phase of the program.
Dr William Neville thoracic surgeon from Cleveland City Hospital and radio DJ Bag Wilson will headline the annual Lorain County Heart Fund Rally, open to the public at the Elyna Mowe Club on East Broad Street. Neville will discuss heart lung surgery advances and origin in 1956 with a film, part of the 1957 Heart Sunday appeal.
The Lorain County Agricultural Safety and Conservation Board elected two directors at its monthly meeting held at the Lorain County Courthouse. Theodons Camp, former board member and president, and Dun Siti, businessman, were chosen to join the board, replacing existing members.
Ralph Fox, injured in a plane crash over a Pennsylvanian mountain, is now conscious but confused about the accident. He remains in critical condition at Lee Hospital in Johnstown receiving oxygen. His daughter Ruth, 18, has been returned home to recover with injuries including a broken clavicle, head injuries, severe lacerations, and two injured vertebrae.
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