Oberlin City Hall Roof Keeps Leaking Amid Repairs
Oberlin’s city hall roof leaks again after heavy rains. Deputy clerk Gertrude Husted placed a 5 gallon waste basket to catch water, with earlier attempts using a 2 gallon pail and coffee cans. City Manager Edward Smith cited options to replace the roof or build a new city hall at an estimated $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Gertrude Husted
Oberlin Municipal Court
City Hall
Ruth Gregg
Edward C. Smith
Smith
Police Reports Theft Of Tools And Jewelry
Police report thefts from multiple residences and a car wash. Argel Lowther, 143 Clark St., valued tools at $50 and a $20 bicycle missing from an untocked garage at 9 10 p m yesterday. Steve Kaminski Jr residence 259 EF 16th St two intruders broke doors and stole $200 in change plus jewelry. Never Leave Your Car Wash Lake Ave coin box theft reported at 1 25 a m yesterday after two occupants tampered with coin boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argel Lowther
Clark St
Lowther
Furniiure
Steve Kaminski Jr
16Th St
Kaminski
Lake Avenue
Vandals Deface Flags and Damage Classrooms
Vandals entered the Charlston School addition on Saturday night and knocked down three American flags. They smeared paint on carpeting and an overhead projector and ransacked the rooms. Messages scrawled on blackboards included the hell with schools and Avengers. A second incident reports a burglar alarm at Russell's Lounge on Colorado Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Charlston School
24Th Street
Pole Avenue
Avengers
Amherst ex-chief reprimanded over sewer line incident
Henry Gordon, former head of Amherst utilities, was reprimanded after Oldfield Sewer and Septic Tank Cleaning Co. installed a sewer line into his garage to wash trucks. neighbors reported odors and the line has since been sealed. An official said the action was administrative and Gordon is reassigned as assistant to the service director as George Gordon replaces him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Henry Gordon
Amherst Utilities Department
Oldfield Sewer and Septic Tank Cleaning Co
Hamilton St
Oldfield
Tom Clark
Gordon
Clark
George Gordon
Oberlin weighs revenue bonds for new city hall
Oberlin City Council plans a special meeting to review financing options for a new or expanded city hall. City Manager Edward C. Smith cites revenue bonds as an option, possibly 40 year payback, avoiding pledge of city credit. John Anderson of Peck Schaefer Williams and Thomas Reilley of Bache Co. attend to discuss municipal bonding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Edward C. Smith
John Anderson
Peck, Schaefer and
Williams
Smith
Thomas Reilley
Bache and Co
New York City
Ohio
City Hall
Weinberg, Teare
Dickson
Cleveland
Joseph Ceruti
William Kessler
Grosse Point
Mich
Scott
Kluth
Schafer
Berea
Avon car crash leaves two injured in fair condition
Two people remained in fair condition at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital after a head on collision Saturday night in Avon that demolished two cars. James Nairn, 26, of 12401 Reindeer Ave Garfield Heights, was reported in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
James Nairn
Reindeer Ave
Garfield Heights
Accountants Meet Tomorrow in Vermilion
Members of the Lake Erie Central Chapter of the National Association of Accountants will hear Paul J. Fleming Jr. discuss preventing fidelity insurance losses after dinner at 7 p.m. at McGarvey's Nautical Restaurant Vermilion. A separate police report details a crash on Detroit Road near Nagel Road injuring multiple people including John Narin Jr. and Kimberly Narin, with charges filed against John Narin Sr. for driving left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie Central
National Association of Accountants
Paul J. Fleming Jr
Cleveland
Fidelity & Deposit Co
Fleming
Fidelity Insurance
McGarvey
Vermilion
St. Joseph Hospital
John Narin Jr
Belle Ave
Sheffield Lake
Detroit Road
Nagel Road
John C. Narin Sr
William Nagy
Columbia Rd
Bay Village
Avon
Nagy
St Joseph Hospital
John Narin Sr
Kimberly
Narin
Vacant Sheffield Lake House Burns Down in Fire
A vacant two story house at 813 Grantwood Ave Sheffield Lake valued around 5000 burned to the ground in early morning rain. Firefighters from Sheffield Lake reported the cause undetermined and arrived after a 544 a.m. call. Owner was Ed Patrick a Lakewood detective. two outbuildings and a privy survived, and no residents had lived there for over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Grantwood Ave
Ed Patrick
Lakewood Police Department
Grantwood Avenue
Man charged after stop for dim headlights and narcotics tools
Elyrian man Er ry L Lacourse age 21 of 158 Sheriff Street was charged with failure to dim headlights and possession of narcotics instruments after a Lake Avenue stop at 2 30 a m Saturday. Police found a hypodermic needle a home made syringe and a spoon with handle cut off in a small box Lacourse allegedly turned over. Five passengers in the car were searched and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyrian
Lake Avenue
Erry L Lacourse
Sheriff St
Lacourse
Foster Avenue
Polce
Elyria Memorial Birth Notices For Friday
A daughter to Mr and Mrs William Watters 400 Marseilles Ave. A son to Mr and Mrs Archer Fuller 201 E River St. Charles Woodring 3930 Seneca Ave Paris Bryant 213 East River St.
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William Watters
Marseilles Ave
Archer Fuller
E. River St
Charles Woodring
Seneca Ave
Paris Bryant
East River St
Multiple Newborns Reported in Local Notices
A sequence of birth notices lists numerous families welcoming sons. Names include Joel Dampier and James Gettys with addresses on W. 13th and W. 22nd streets, plus James Cajra and Elek on Kansas and Central avenues. Other families include McKenzie, Young, Ferry, Bandersy, Tucker, Brown, and Mielcarek with varied street addresses.
Birth Announcements for Amherst Norman White and Ludwig Pecks
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Paul Peck at 4409 Stang Road Elyria. A son was also born to Mr and Mrs Alvin Ludwig at 1115 Lancer Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman White
Leavitt Ra
Lorain
Paul Peck
Stang Rd
Ely- Ta
Alvin T Ludwig
Lancer
Oberlin Allen Fourth of 4A Son for Grigsby Family
A son named Oberlin Allen was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Grigsby at 413 South Main Street. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Andrew Miner arrived at their home on Route 1 Wellington Rowell Road.
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Charles Grigsby
S. Main St
Andrew Miner
Rowell Rd
Wellington
Night shifts wreck home in British study
AP reports government researchers find night shifts damage marriages in Britain. Wives dislike being left alone at night while husbands home during the day disrupt home routines. The study notes daytime presence by the husband also has mixed effects on domestic life.
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London
Real Estate Transfers Across Elyria and Lorain County
A batch of property transfers lists buyers and sellers in Elyria, North Ridgeville, Sheffield Lake, Grafton, Avon, Lorain, and surrounding communities. Transactions cover lots, sub divisions, and portions of parcels in areas such as Foster Sub Elyria Woodhill Acres Sub No 5 Oak Ridge Community Beach Sub Sheffield Lake and Ridgeville Heights Allot.
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Richard J
Florence M Ward
Betty L. Lewis
Foster Sub
Elyria
Mariano Fuervando
William 8
Eleanor I Gordon
Woodhill Acres
Amherst Oak Ridge
Ing
Ralph
Shirley Morris
Community Beach
Sheffield Lake
Hazel M Thompson
Mae Belle McCabe
C J Cre Hore
Lorain
Charles E
Gertrude I Quesenberry
William C
Marva J Varner
Fattacres Sub
North Ridgeville
Dale W
Norma L Stevens
Paul
Evemy Sheen
Stann Allot No
Grafton Village
Delmer K
Pauline M Lambert
Eno A
Rose Marie Brown
Jonathan Gibbs
Avon Louis J
Helen Tatousek
Ronald Carpenter
West View Park
Columba
Charlotte Y Goehring
Donald E
Syble Cargo
Homeer
Kathleen Baron
Heman Ely
Org
Raymond F Pitts
Hallmark Inc
Ridgeville Heights
Alot
Ruth A Belden
Herbert H
Patricia A Jackson
Ong
Eaton T Robert D
Dorothy M Crawford
Donald P
Deborah Amn Stueber
Gra
Ull
Avon Luke Betty A Sailor
Shirley West
Garden Acres
All
Lehman - Johnson - Young Corp
Lester and
Sandra Spike
Solomon Mendelson
Park Heights
Crestwood
Bruscina
Eastgate Gardens Inc
James C
June A Halloran
Gary R Goodwin
Lake View
Lorain Joseph
Catherine DiSimone
John F Dr
Jacqueline Daniels
Stang
Maurice J Nielsen
Charles Merritt
Lake Breeze
Sheffield
Lake Raymond
Elizabeth M Wykrent
Raymond Andrew Wykrent
Marie Boros
S Mendelson
Elyria Joseph E
Wilma Ro
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Om Lyre
Utilities Department
Tually
David R. Goldthorpe
Joe
Colorado Avenue
Russell Cromwell
Russell
Colorado Ave
Amherst Utilities
Fran Bostwick
Community Improvement Corp
Satan
Elyria Memorial
St. Joseph
Joel Dampier
13Th St
James Gettys
22Nd St
James Cajra
Kansas Ave
Mrs. Neelek
S. Central J
Eugene McKenzie
Tower Blvd
McKinley Young
23Rd St
Richard Ferry
Mapleview Dr
James FE. Watling
N. Hogan Dr
Walter A. Bandersey
Euclid Ave
Ray Tucker
P.O. Box 72
George Brown
Pearl Ave
Gerald Mielcarek
Allison Ave
Oberlin Allen
Aine Losdon
West Ridge Area
Tiger Cat Weari
Nevest
Abe Germas Shepherd
Pitase Dail Margie
Ellen
Ricard Mine
Pat Cads
Maynards
Ely
Americard
Arrow Enterprises
Hall Rd
Thurs & Sun
ND Trust Company
Mobkas Ridge No
IBM
Bahari
Pee Harry
Burr
Butternut Ridge RD
Avon Hardware
Detroit
EES Chards
Henrietta Hill
Givner's Inc
Broadway
Lock Stock & Barrel
J.C. Woodings
Kampgrounds OF America
P.O
Billings
Dallas
Texas
Rowe & Care
Midross
Loram
Mae Tay
Kase
Milary
Wpa
L.P
Inc
HAZFL
Cleveland St
Ater Lake
I. Aiba
Scaeer
Ipl
Ari Fern Lustig
Seat International
Eve Eran W. Dyke
Experence
Typut
Elyria Placement Service
Broad St
Kate
Snelling
Ridge
Help Wanted
Fern Lustig
International
Aed
Midway Mall
Court St
Nancy Ha
Ridge Rd
Call Now
Heimcail
Helen
7Th Ave
Nyc
Chronicle - Telegram
Ainee
Jeanne
Seiple
Bradley Road Hospital
Bradley Rd
Ray Village
Cal
Firelands
Henrietta Man
Abec Corporation Taylor Ed Abbe Hd
Keefer
Baker Hidg
St. Elyria
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Desire Res
S17
Arthur W. Dyke
Mgr
Manufacturi We
Ds Bire Basket
Bob Kurtz
Eve
Adjester
Carl John
Mr. Edwards
Nelson Stud Welding
Toledo Ave
Lorain, Ohio
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