Former Elyria watchman foresees dim railroad future
Fred Keith a German born veteran who spent 34 years as a crossing watchman on NY Central tracks in Elyria says train traffic has plummeted from 28 daily trains in earlier decades to three or four per 8 hour shift. He recalls derailments near Abbe Rd and near Olive St, including a 1955 incident where a 75 ton steel car nearly toppled the tower. Keith and his wife have cared for two invalids since 1960 and he plans to stay busy with gardening and home duties after retirement.
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New York Central
Elyria
Fred Keith
Stuttgart
Germany
Keith
Abbe Rd
Olive St
Faeda
Lisa
Apple Creek
Keiths
Lisa Miller
Grafton Rd
Last Minute Filings Stir Political Strategy
Last week’s filing rush highlights party tactics in elections. Republicans expect to defend Mayor Fred B Sanford, while Democrats pushed Leonard Reichlin to file just minutes before the deadline. Incumbent Haruki A. West opted not to seek reelection, shaping ward races and the mayoral contest.
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Simes
Fred
Sanford
Leonard F. Reichin
Reichlin
GOP
Repubicans
Coucilman Haruki A. West
Web of highways to spin Elyria area into a boom
Lorain County plans call for a $45 million highway push over five years keyed to I 90 and Rt 254 to spur growth. Deputy director Donald Timmer says the region could reach 1.5 to 2 million, spurred by faster commutes and new water lines. Growth will hinge on highways and utilities, especially I 90, Rt 254, I 80 and Rt 82 widening along with water service to Columbia Eaton and parts of Carlisle.
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Elyria Area
Elyria-Lorain
Cleveland
Lorain County
Donald H. Timmer
Ohio Highway Department
Timmer
Ashland
Highway Department
Elyria
Cuyahoga County
Baumhart Rd
Huron
Sandusky
Port Clinton
Rts
Oberlin
mid-Lorain County
Columbia
Eaton Townships
Carlisle
Eaton
Elyma
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Regional Planning Commission
East Breed St
Rt. 57
Sprague Rd
Oberlin man preaches health fasting lifestyle lecturing plan
Frank L Green a 72 year old Oberlin electrician plans to retire to lecturing on health. He advocates fasting to prepare the body for a meat free diet and to promote health foods, telling that nature should run life. He cites examples from a Cleveland clinic and notes fasting is challenging yet beneficial.
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Oberlin
Frank L . Green
South Main St
Green
Cleveland
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Frank Green
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