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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1955
Page
20
Lorain voters could decide in November on capital improvements for 1956 after Finance and Claims Committee backed Councilman Earl Frank. The plan calls for 1956 street repair programs to be studied by the service and engineering departments for finance committee review. An anticipated 1956 bond increase of about 6000 and a 1.0 million note issue are linked to proposed repairs and bonds.
Lorain City Council is asked at March meeting to approve a resolution opposing belt conveyor lines in Ohio. The Utilities Committee, after a public hearing, asked the legal department to draft the document for council review. Five opponents spoke of eminent domain and private profits, citing adverse economic effects on plants, mines, docks, and property values.
Lorain moves to spend 179000 oninside millage bonds with council approval. City share includes 45000 for specific street projects and 43000 for Rt 57 improvements. Robert Randall Mole, 20, from East Lake Road, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, fined 50 dollars with 60 days jail suspended. Juvenile cases noted but not crucial to city action.
An 11 year old boy and a 17 year old girl were injured in separate auto accidents in Lorain yesterday. The boy narrowly escaped severe injury after running toward a Yellow Cab and colliding with its side. He was treated for cuts and possible arm fracture. The girl suffered chin cuts knee bruises and four broken teeth in a collision involving Stephen Gardosh and a parked car. Gardosh faces a reckless operation charge. Vehicle damage estimated at 550 dollars. The girl was released after emergency treatment. Myron Lassen, 19, was charged with reckless operation after a collision with Robert Pincura, 17. minor vehicle damage. Lassen to appear in court. Other drivers listed face various charges and court dates.
The Rotary district conference begins in Lorain with 500 Rotarians and guests. Henrik de Kauffmann, Danish ambassador to the U S, and Raymond Dickey of the Information Agency are among key speakers. events span Hotel Antlers and Congregational Church through Monday with a governor’s banquet and a film on Rotary’s 50 years of service.
The Rotary conference opens in the Congregational Church with District Governor Edward J. Burger and Rev. Lou Lewis Long delivering introductions and addresses. A social hour, buffet supper, and fellowship follow at the Antlers Hotel.
St Joseph Hospital releases names of residents including Ervin Schibley Louis Robinette and many others with detailed addresses. Birth announcements note a son to Ray Reid and a son to Eulasio Pena and a daughter to Stanley Smigel Jr.
Grain quotations from Toledo show nominal basis and soft wheat values. Wheat soft white ranges 2.18 to 2.265, corn at 1.41 to 1.43, oats white and soybeans yellow priced as No 1 yellow, reflecting market bids and commodity quotes.
Lorain Municipal Court records show multiple defendants from Amherst Elyria Cleveland and Sheffield Lake fined for traffic offenses. William Ware and Eleanor Kramer face licenses and control violations. Other cited motorists include Forrest Jones Eugene Ziegman Donald Gray Robert Stanfield William Smith Harry Birr Capstack Albert Salent Anna Echki and Edward Jennings with penalties ranging from 3 to 50 dollars plus costs.
Remembrance lines honor Murda G. Birtner who passed on February 8, 1950, with verses about parting, faith, and reunion in a better land. Also memorials for a mother who died February 26, 1932, a son or husband lost on February 26, 1954, and a mother named Mrs Jones, expressing loss, love, and enduring memory from family members across several lines.
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