Four Quartets Set for County Parade at Elyria High
Sixteen men tune up as four barbershop quartets prepare for the 13th annual Parade of Quartets on Saturday March 14 at Elyria High School auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Elyria Chapter of SPEBSQSA with three local groups from Northern Ohio and one from Allentown Pa.
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Elyria High
Elyria High School
Ohio
Allentown
Elyria
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Lakewood
Mad Filatters
Euclid
Stu Laters
Conneaut
William Young
Gene Nichols
Dan Wolf
Johnn McKenna
Lakewood High School
Mad Flatters
Kenneth Hoehne
Ed Goebelbecker
Lou Vane
Jim Hickel
Hickel
Sandy'’ Douglas
Lorain
Baltimore
James Knipe
Cleveland
Spebsqsa Presi ‘Dent
Peniston Heating Board Denies Renewal of Franchise
Elyria heating board finds Larry Peniston of Peniston Heating in violation for stalling air conditioning work without a city franchise or permits. He and two others face exams or bans. Mrs Moulton’s installation by nonfranchised workers leads to six-month bar from exams for Sheldon and Meadows. Renewals and new licenses granted for others. the Chordblenders perform at the county meeting.
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Elyria
City Heating Board’ of Examiners
Larry Peniston
Peniston Heating & Air Conditioning
South Abbe Rast
James Seres
Pei
Peniston
Seres
Ernest Roberts
J. L. Schroeder
Schroeder
R. A. Moulton
Dewey Ave
Harold Sheldon
Spruce St
Alvin E. Meadows
South Prospect St
Sheldon
Meadows
Tach
Florida storms end as warm steady trend returns
Strong winds and heavy rain pounded north and central Florida while nationwide calm and unseasonable warmth prevailed. Temperatures rose across the Midwest with Chicago at 54, Indianapolis 61, Detroit 36, and St. Louis 65 as a snow belt persisted in the Upper Midwest. A tornado alert in Florida subsided, with showers continuing and Saturday forecast for 60s. The piece also recounts a singing parade in Ohio with the Half Past Four and Mad Flatters, noting show details, fundraising, and ticketing.
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United Press
Florida
The
Mercury
Mississippi Valley
Midwest
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
St. Louis
Minnesota
Michigan
Queen Mother Homecoming Postponed by Elyria and London Donors
The Queen Mother Carlisle Elizabeth returns home after a long Africa tour with about 160 workers and 16 captains from Kenya and Uganda. Contributions totaling 692.50 in Elyria Township and 102.6 in London help fund the journey as Princess Margaret and other royals meet the group at the airport.
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Fred Eppley
Elyria
London
UPI
Schools Get $370 845 From State Funds
Lorain County districts received 370 845. From the State Public School Fund first quarterly distribution. Tarain Community Board and Education received 52 628.50 for the first half of the 1959 budget. Tuition from Elyria Township to other districts totaled 14 141.98. Avon-$19 161.45 Avon Lake- $14 587.74 Clearview-$57 631.10 Columbia-$32 274.88 Elyria Township-$5 519.11 Firelands-$32 252.36 Keystone-$29 22 16 Midview-$97 534.99 Ridgeville-$40 790.37 Sheffield Lake-$329 13.16 South Amherst-$16 7.
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Anne AnnueMeee We Education
Elyria Township
Avoni
Avon Lake
Clearview
Columbia
Firelands
Eystone
Midview
Ridgeville
Sheffield Lake
South Amhers
Cars Wrecked Woman Faces DWI Charge
Nancy L. Olds aged 22 of 118 West Bridge Street was charged with driving while intoxicated after her car struck a parked vehicle on East Avenue south of Fifth Street. Police said she lost control on East Avenue hit a Hoerig car, causing about 650 dollars and 300 dollars damage respectively. In Municipal Court she pleaded guilty and received a three day county jail sentence with license suspended for six months and costs.
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Nancy L. Olds
West Bridge St
East Ave
Fifth St
Hoerig
Nancy Olds
Meeting Attendees Signal Likely Bill on County Fees Passes
At the meeting Commissioners J Normaus Thompson Ludwig M Pincura and Michael J Lotko State Representatives Edward W DeChant Maurice Brown and State Senator Charles Mosher Clerk of Courts H BacApar Judge Henry P Webber Mrs Margaret Lanner City Manager Richard Dunn and Richard Mee Ginnis Oberlin agricultural extension official attended. They were assured the bill to raise county department fees is near certain to pass and could double fee income aiding a tight budget this year.
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J. Normaus Thompson
Ludwig M. Pincura
Michael J. Lotko
Edward W. DeChant
Maurice Brown
Charles Mosher
H. BacApar
Henry P. Webber
Margaret Lanner
Child Welfare Department
Richard Mee Ginnis
Oberlin
Richard Dunn
William Tedrick
Agricultural Extension Service
Ship Line Eyes Ford Car Export in Lorain Dock Plan
T J McCarthy Steamship Lines of Detroit probes exporting Ford assembled cars from Lorain Plant. Lorain County Budget Commission members debated sales tax allocations, while Avon Lake officials protested a $10,000 reduction. Mayor Jaworski said talks with the McCarthy line on dock leasing were preliminary and hinge on pier strength and harbor facilities.
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T. J. McCarthy Steamship Lines
Detroit
Lorain
Ford Motor Co
Lorain County Budget Commission
Avon Lake
iMcCarthy Company
Cleveland
John C. Jaworski
Lorain County
Park Commission
Ford Lorain
Frank Ayres
Metts
Carthy
Joseph A. Richardson
Ford Assembly
Con Lorain
Ayres
County Treas
Schmitkens
Ser
Paul J. Mikus
McCarthy
Richardson
Jaworshki
Garrison Moore
Ernest Palmer
Fred Bott
J. I. King
Dock
Jaworski
McCarthy Steamship
Robbery Charge Denied in Sugar Truck Hijacking Case
Charles Mitchell, 36, of Cleveland, arraigned on armed robbery charges after hijacking a sugar truck on the Ohio Turnpike. Bond set at 10000, preliminary hearing scheduled for May 10. FBI probing possible additional charges. Mitchell previously released from federal prison last June for forging securities. He was nabbed near Lorain after threatening the driver with a pistol during a Philly to Chicago run carrying 21 tons of sugar.
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Charles Mitchell
Cleveland
Elyria
Frank Wilcox
Mary
FBI
Mitchell
U.S
Comerce
Melvin Hazaert
Philadelphia
Chicago
Hazaert
Norwalk-Sandusky
Lorain
Flyria County
Red Cross
Starti
Star Pool
Turnpike
Portage
Toj
Hese
Jackie Mahilo
Flarch
Department To Consider Milk Order
The department of agriculture reviews a proposed merged milk marketing area for Akron and Canton. A four day Cleveland hearing ended with the Northeast Ohio Marketing Area name proposed and briefs due April 15. About 10 000 dairymen would be affected including Lorain County farmers with anticipated pricing tweaks but no large price rise while surpluses persist.
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Akron
Canton
Department of Agriculture
Cleveland
Northeast
Ohio
Jack Bain
USDA
Lorain County
Thieves Steal Robot From Plymouth Technical College
A life sized robot named Boris, mascot of the Plymouth and Devonport Technical College, was stolen. Police probe ongoing as campus authorities urge witnesses to come forward.
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London
UPS
Boris
Nascot
Plymouth and Devonport
Eaton Township Heart Fund Drive Results
A heart fund drive reports $350 collected with Eaton Township totaling $250.25 in one entry. Mrs. John L. Smith and Mrs. Bertford Forrest chaired the effort and commended volunteers. Captains included Mrs. Robert Sumney, Taton Estttes, and Mrs. Robert Hall Brokaw allotment.
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Eaton
Eaton Township Heart Fund
John L. Smith
Bertford Forrest
Robert Sumney
Taton Estttes
Robert Hall
Brokaw
Township Divorce Process Not Simple
County commissioners on February 11 approved a resolution separating Elyria City from Elyria Township to save the city about $8,000 annually in taxes. They will later decide property division based on tax valuation, likely nine to one in favor of the city. Questions arise about use of city hall space by township trustees and how assets and funds will be divided.
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Elyria City
Elyria Township
Elyria
James P. Horn
Sale Of Tickets For Elijah Now Under Way
Tickets for the Mendelssohn Elijah on March 11 at Elyria High School are available. Sidney Davis, president of the Elyria Musical Art Society, says patrons who obtain tickets before Tuesday will be listed and receive a special section. Tickets are sold by J Martin Beck, Mrs Fred Meng, William Walters, Richard Decker, Harold Zealley, Davis, and Wagner's Music Store. Beck directs the community chorus and four soloists will be announced soon.
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Mendelssohn
Elijah
Sidney Davis
Elyria Musical Art Society
J. Martin Beck
Fred Meng
William Walters
Richard Decker
Harold Zealley
Davis
Wagner
Beck
Charge Reduced Driver Fined in Municipal Court
Franklin Carr of 42 Oxford Ave pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of having physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was fined 25 dollars and costs. The charge originally alleged arriving while intoxicated. The reduction followed a motion by the prosecutor with the city solicitor present. Carr had requested a jury trial and was arrested in December by city police after being released on bond.
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Franklin Carr
Oxford Ave
Carr
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