Oberlin Officials Deny Group Charges Over Representation
Oberlin officials flatly denied claims by the Citizens Improvement Council that a city leader said some people do not deserve representation on boards and commissions and that a resident’s letter requesting Park St. Bridge repairs was ignored. Council president William Miller and City Manager Richard Dunn disputed the charges at a meeting attended by about 30 people in Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Park St. Bridge
Citizens’ Improvement Council
William Miller
Miller
Sidney Bond
Grafton St
Eric Nord
Geneva Sutton
South Park St
Richard J. Dunn
Park St
Nord
Dunn
Sutton
Frank Zavodsky
Ruth Gregg
Zavodsky
Citizens Improvement Council
George Fleming
Pittsburgh
FAA
Oberlin News- Tribune
Vernon C. Maligan
Alliquippa
Pittsburgh Center
Chamber of Commerce
Milligan
News-Tribune
Detroit
East Lorain S
Paul Hamlin
Water Line Size Concession Asked
County commissioners won debate on permitting a 1 1 2 inch water line to a home in North Ridgeville. Harold Beckloff argued his cistern supply is contaminated and costly to replace, while officials cited a six inch standard to supply fire hydrants and avoid setting a precedent.
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North Ridgeville
Harold A. Beckloff
Alden Rd
Dyke Rd
Beckloff
Eugene Roberts
Waton St
Watson St
James P. Horn
Bmard
Ridgeville
Watson
Alden
J. Norman Thompson
Ludwig M. Pincura
Thompson
Roberts
Kennedy and President Head to Palm Beach Fete
Astronaut and President fly to a Palm Beach fete while Washington channels a note to Soviet Premier Khrushchev rejecting immediate disarmament talks but showing hope for a summit by June 1. The President visits his convalescent father and takes a sun lit cruise on the Honey Fitz with Jacqueline aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Jacqueline
White House
Honey Fitz
Lake Worth
Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
Lorain GOP Lincoln Day Banquet Draws Top Candidates
Lorain County Republican Lincoln Day banquet at Clearview High School will feature 12 candidates for national and state offices in the May primary led by John Marshall Briley and Richard M. Brown. Attendees include John S. Ballard and State Senator Ross Pepple, with over 250 tickets sold and a 8 p.m. deadline. Master of ceremonies is Alexander E. Negris, as organizers tout Lorain County as a GOP stronghold and pre primary campaign kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Clearview High School
A. P. J. O’donnell
Elyria
Richard M. Brown
Chagrin Falls
John Marshall Briley
Toledo
U.S
Brown
Robert A. Taft
O'Donnell
Briley
John S. Ballard
Akron
Ross Pepple
Lima
Loram
Erie
Huron
Sandusky
Alexander E. Negr
Marjorie Kaley
Lorain Coun
GOP
William L. White
Vernon
W.T. Weisenborn
Rawson
John W. Brown
Medina
George W. Woodling
Rocky River
Russell Dumford
Lebanon
Ellsworth
Ted K. Brown
Two Suspects Sought In Elyria Dairy Theft
Police hunt two men in a 199 or 60 model Cadillac after a 11:09 am break in at Elyria Dairies on Lake Ave. They stole 58 from two employee lockers with 9 from Robert Flickinzer and 28 from Kenneth Hine’s wallets. Mrs Howard Smith reported the sighting.
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Elyria Dairies Co
Lake Ave
Howard Smith
West River St. I
Dairy Company
Robert Flickinzer
Kenneth Hine
Book Display Draws 1000 On First Day
About 1 900 elementary students from Allen Bay Spring Valley and Northwood toured the Elyria Public Library exhibit at Edison School gym. The display runs 9 to 4:30 daily and 9 to 9 on Thursday to Sunday, inviting parents and the public. 12 buses shuttle students from 18 Elyria schools. Mrs Mildred Winter notes the exhibit aims to show what children learn and what parents read. Ellia Library staff answer questions and coordinate the event.
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Allen
Bay
Spring Valley
Northwood
Etoria Library
Edison
Mildred Winter
Exhibt
Elyria
Elma
Winter
Elstia Library
Pauline Thompson
May Ien Powellson
Larhan Allen
Wilma Elis
Virginia Siegmund
Alys Rewnes
Agnes Mitchell
Elyria Public
Edison School
Lake Ave
Puddles Ripple Where Snow Was Puddles Ripple Where Snow Was
City crews clear last Friday snow with 15 men on duty to open streets. They move wet windrows on Broad Street and shovel paths to catch basins to aid drainage as pools form and pedestrians cope with four to six inch puddles in many blocks.
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Mother Nature
Frederick M. McNally
Broad St
McNally
City Seeks Help Cleaning Catchbasins
Ely residents were urged by Safety Service Director Joseph C. Cowden to clear debris from catchbasins in front of their homes. He warned of freezing weather and potential ice buildup overnight, urging everyone to shovel around their basin to prevent pileups.
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Elyria
Safety Service
Joseph C. Cowden
Cowden
Theft of $29 Reported at Wellington Lumber Company
Wellington Police Chief James West reported a weekend robbery at the Wellington Lumber Company on Depot Street. Entry was gained through a sliding door in the storage shed, followed by forced entry to an interior office with a crowbar type tool to reach a cash register. only the cash was missing.
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Wellington
Wellington Lumber Company
James West
Depot St
West
Lorain Chamber Urges Enforcement of Sunday Closing Law
The Lorain Chamber of Commerce unanimously passed a resolution urging city and county officials to enforce the state Sunday closing law for retail sales. Executive Director E. C. Merkle said the measure responds to Blue Law arrests and ongoing litigation in Northern Ohio and notes the law has been validated in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Chamber of Commerce
E. C. Merkle
Ohio
Lifeguard hailed for saving 14 year old at Fairview Park
North Ridgeville guard Robert Fortune, a Baldwin Wallace College senior, saved Robert Clark after the boy fell into the Fairview Park High School pool. Fortune performed mouth to mouth resuscitation as emergency crews arrived and was praised by police Lt. J F Jayson for his quick thinking.
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North Ridgeville
Robert Clark
Lakewood
Fairview Park High School
Robert Fortune
Fairview Park
Fortune
Baldwin- Wallace College
Wilson L. Fortune
Lorain Rd
J. F. Jayson
Move in Lorain candidate petition probe continues
Lorain County prosecutor to decide next steps after election board hearings on alleged irregularities in precinct committee petitions. Notaries public faced contempt citations for refusing to answer questions, while transcript and state involvement shape possible court action.
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Lorain
Republican Party
Election Board
Joseph A. Ujhelyi
Notaries i
Ujhelyi
Ber
Nice M. Neller
Lon B. Adams
Woodrow W. Mathna
Henry Wynne
Leonard Sinclair
Walter M. Barck
Rosemel Bivins
Wynne
Neller
Milton Friedman
Atty. Ushelyi
Lorain County
Democratic Executive Committee
Board of Elections
Ushelyi
Amnelys
Mathna
Harold I. Covault
County Republican Party
County Board of Elections
Republican Precinct Committee
Roy N. Trotter
Covault
Trotter
Ruth Kozel
William Dillon
Friedman
Mathna Group
Adams
Joseph Zieba
Joseph Provenza
Usheiyi
Nelier
Nine City Accidents Reflect Weather, Driver Charged
Snow and slush blamed for nine city accidents with multiple injuries. Donald R. Forthofer, 34 Marseilles Ave., charged with leaving the scene after a collision that damaged two cars. George E. Gilbert, 31, Shaker Heights, charged with failure to stop after rear-ending John Daniels, 43, of 111 Hazel St. Daniels and others injured. Forthofer arrested minutes later after being traced to an area bar. Additional crashes on East Ave, George St, Cleveland St, and Lake Ave involved drivers including Claude W. Driver, Michael Bas, Joseph Chohody, and Carl Cochrane amid obstructed vision and slick roads.
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Duane
Morgan
East Ave
Donald R. Forthofer
Marseilles Ave
George E. Gilbert
Shaker Heichis
Cleveland St
Winckles St
John J. Daniels
Hazel St
Bndee St
Forthofer
Daniels
Julia Daniels
Grace Daniels
Russell Daniels
Qian Mune
Nead
Ann Botamer
Short Ra
Grafton
George St
Gulf Ra
Ome St
George S. Baetmayer
Lake Zunch
Harrold Smith
Hamwood St
Broad St
Cedar St
iPolice
John A. Cochrane
West College St
Oberlin
Kenneth
iTuttle
Denison Ave
iBoth
Lake Ave
Highland Ave
Martin Rowe
Lawrence J. Ferris
Noah Hall
Buckeye St
Willam M. Smith
Chestnut Padce Ina
Sheriff's Aide Breaks Leg in Snow Claim
Judson C. Jackson, 73, deputy in Sheriff Vernon M. Smith's department, suffered his second leg injury after stepping in a snow rut near his home at 3330th St. He previously broke his right ankle January 4 while serving papers in Washington. Now at Eiyna Memorial Hospital, he is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Judson C. Jackson
Vernon M. Smith
Onc
Jackson
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Theodore J. Wood
Nord-Miller
Harry Hicks
Zoning Board of Appeals
Burrell Scott
Planning Commission
Fred L. Steen
Civil Service Commission
Delburt Spurlock
Recreation Commission
Elizabeth Thomas
Library Board
Robert Thomas
Housing Renewal Commission
Urban Renewal Commission
Fete
Charch
Air Force
Godfrey T. McHugh
Prince Stanislaus
Lee Radziwill
Bruce Alexander
Republican Executive Committee
C-T
David J. Wilding
Cascade Park
Lorain Chamber
Lare
Merkle
Ridgeville Lifeguard
Calbert
Claude W
Amarist
Clark St
Michael J. Bas‘sa
Stanford Ave
Joseph Chohody
Carlisle Ave
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