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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1959

Page

6

Meeting Set To Discuss West Recreation Field Sale

Officials and Elyma City Board of Education representatives will meet Monday night to discuss selling West Recreation Field to the school board. Mazor Victor F Stewart Jr. announced the meeting, as City Council finance and recreation committees proposed 124 acres for 2400 dollars while the school board offered 15120 dollars for 126 acres excluding a partial acre for Spruce Street extension. If acquired, the property would be used for an auxiliary school.

Elyma City Board of Educatinn West Recreation Field Mazor Victor F Stewart Jr City Counci Sehr Board Spruce St. West pClion

Smetts New IR Head At Thew Shovel

Eaton area church group selects Smetts to lead Thew mission society in a meeting at the Baptist Church. Plans include pastel green interior color, a mother daughter banquet on May 26, nursery supplies, and a missionary support drive. Members paid tribute to birthday celebrants and discussed finances and worship.

Malate Vane Pian Ath Foundey Cy. Ys Indus Eaton American Onary Society of the Midview Smetty Baptist Church Homer Cy. Howell Clao Wade Salmon Harpi ‘ Apy Snateine Ney Missionary Agu Dense M. Corin Lesnick Jorr Wis Paul White Beth Oder Africa Trimmanes Co Liewis Baslerwoot Missionary Pool St Elyria

Sales Tax Take Shows Slight Dip

County tax receipts for the week totaled 156, a drop from the year-ago period. Huron County saw 17,061 for the week, while Ohio as a whole reported 2,482,588 for the week, with varied changes across counties and years. Local figures show year-to-date collections below the 1957-58 benchmark, reflecting a slower period across multiple districts.

Larain Ac Corbin Joseph Kerns Huron County Compuesson Newlert Donald Ene yTrash Augusta Ave Lerun Atdeey Pytal Perky Ohio

Local public notices list numerous births and residents

A long, cluttered OCR from a local newspaper records many births and family notices across Amherst and nearby towns. Entries name dozens of individuals with addresses such as 300 Colorado Ave, 819 West ARI St, and 2202 Cromwell St, along with several marriages and household members.

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Record Dance Invitation At Avon Lake

A local notice announces a scheduled record dance in Avon Lake inviting teenagers and community members. The event lists organizers and venue details, urging attendance and participation from area youth and families.

Card of Thanks for the Stouple family notice

A brief card thanks the community for support after the loss of a family member. The family expresses gratitude for sympathy visits and assistance from friends and neighbors during their time of bereavement.

In Memoriam Ti logtig feenyory of Mra lebynud Vay

In Memoriam notice records a memorial for Mra lebynud Vay with a brief remembrance and tribute. The fragmentary text honors the deceased and notes a planned or implied service or remembrance event. Names and dates are partially readable, but details remain unclear.

Fragmented OCR notice yields scattered names and dates

An OCR heavy text fragment mentions Thomaa O Day and various garbled phrases. It appears as a damaged newspaper snippet with scattered names, dates, and places, offering little coherent narrative or complete events.

Local Obituaries and Services Noted in Lorain Area

In Lorain area notices Walter Bowman 68 of 1863 East 3th St died yesterday at St. Joseph Hospital after a long illness. Floyd C. Bruner 68, building supervisor, of 4477 Oberlin Ave died suddenly at home. Anna Dayka of Lorain, 53, charter member of St. Michaels Hungarian Greek Catholic Church, will have a funeral service. Burial at Ridge Memorial Park. George L. Smith 70 of Butternut Ridge Road died after a short illness. Survivors listed. services set in Lorain at Bodrash Funeral Home. Burial in Ridge Sill Memorial Park following rosary and parish rites.

Lorain Anna Dayka Walter Bowman Dyka East Floyd C. Bruner University Shaker Heights Schwartzla Grafton St. Joseph Hospital Lakelong Donald Yackle St. John Side Hospital Cleveland Dayka Hung-Evangelical Church Bowman Can- Lorain St. Michaelsg Ridge George L. Smith Butternut Ridge Weatherby Mr. Smith State Highway Department St. Mary Church Holy Name Society

Infant stillborn prompts multiple Lorain area funeral notices

Funeral services were held for an infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grimmett in Amherst with burial in Calvary Cemetery Lorain. Other notices include Roy A. Weaver of Avon Lake burial at Lakewood Park, Peter Krebs of Elyria, and Rose Schultz of Valley City. listings cover survivors siblings and extended families with multiple churches and funeral homes named across Lorain County.

Amherst Reidy- Scanlan Funeral Home Lorain Charles Grimmett Lynn St R.D Calvary Cemetery St. Joseph Hospital Linda Alex Kulbay Charles Grimmett Nettie W. Va

Mayor Issues Proclamation in Lorain Weights Week

Local proclamation observes Nation Weights and Measures Week. Text highlights accuracy as a basic civic good. Names John Spaich Lorain and Mrs John Reinhard referenced. services for several residents noted. a minor two-vehicle crash on Route 254 reported with light damage and no injuries. One-car wreck on Pyle South Amherst Rd led to reckless operation charge for Ernest A. Szekely.

John R. Phillips Liberty St Elyria Andrew L. Bandell 22Nd St Lorain State Highway Patrol Phillips Bandell Ernest A. Szekely Foster Park Rd Amherst Pyle Amherst Ra Szekely

Awards at annual Grafton Cub Banquet

At Grafton Pack 152 Den Chief Arun Atkinson led the ceremony as Cub Scouts and families gathered for a Mardi Gras themed dinner. Awards included Bob Cat Pins for Charles Reisinger Dean Humelsine and Arthur Dennis. Bear Badges for Albert Goldsmith Steven Abbey and Roger Atkinson. Lion Badges for Clyde Root. and Gold and Silver Arrows for Gary Atkinson Charles Wuensch and Arun Atkinson.

Cubs Wesley ‘Parker Adéne Bradley Ramona Goldsmith Soc Lal Dan Bradley Charles Wuensch Kenneth Pinkiey Pitchard Hawke Roy Snyder Advancement Carl Ata Bob Cat Charles Reisinger Dean Humelsine Arthur Dennis Albert Goldsmith Steven Abbey Gary Atkinson Clyde Root Roger Atkinson Ed Stevenson Dick Redtstone

Kuss Gets New Post With Firm Elyria Court News

Elyria Municipal Court reports a series of guilty pleas. William Binder, 71, North Ridgeville, fined $5 for no muffler. Richard Northeim, 22, Amherst, fined $10 for disobeying a traffic signal. Anthony Olenek, 23, North River Street, fined $2 and license suspended 30 days with school attendance required. James Gardner, 30, West Avenue, pleaded guilty to illegal left turn, fined $5. Charles Thorsson, 39, Cuyahoga Falls, fined for speeding. Hollis Kerley, 18, Capel Road, Grafton, fined $15 for speeding. Louis Weil, 70, Park Avenue, fined $10 for reckless driving. Robert Picard, Flint, Michigan, charged with illegally passing a school bus, pleaded guilty, fined $20.

Richard Northeim Baumbart Rd Amherst Anthony J. Olenek West River St James W. Gardner Wester Ave West Ave Broad St Hollis D. Kerley Capel Rd Grafton Louis S. Weil Park Ave Robert R. Picard Flint Mich Sheriff's Department

Valley City VFW Auxiliary Plans Activities and Elections

Valley City VFW Auxiliary outlines upcoming events and fundraisers. Leonard Kuss named manager of Andwar Building Co., succeeding Milo Fey, with post and auxiliary planning Easter poster contests, coffee maker purchase, and thrift of tickets for local drives. Members urged to bring tax stamps. meetings set for March 25 and 18 with officers to be elected.

Leonard Kuss Elyria Savings and Trust Co Andwar Building Co Milo F Mike) Fey Valley City Kuss Elyria Partics- College Valley City Vet-pating Jege Jerans of Foreign Wars Post Ma- Jean Mielke King Solomon Order Crile Veteran’s Hospital Post Auxiliary American Legion Lions Club Waters Ethel Walter Ruth Navy iy # og Re Muntz Dorothy Crowe Kings and Trust Rand Margaret Ann Hand Grafton Betty Burton Frank Stetson Eaton Blvd Chatham VFW Council of Auxil Lagrange Jover Old Glory Grange Ramona Campbell Marge Campbell Alice Alaska Pomona John Yates James Joanson James Phalen

Obituary fragment for woman with survivors and service details

The obituary names her husband and children including son Raymond Lester and a grandchild with a great grandchild. It lists sisters Mrs Filla Matt of Cleveland and Mrs Bertha Moses of Garfield Heights. Friends may call at Bauer Funeral Home with services Monday at 9 30 a m at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The Rev William Randel will officiate and burial will be in the cemetery.

Vance Faunycw Cn Josephine Marjorie Smith June Jackson Elyria Ernest Eaton Minnie Walker Oberlin Hazel Castle Nices Adelbert Bittner-De- Carlo Funeral Peter Mathias Krebs Fairlawn Ave Mr. Krebs Ottoville Delphos American Brake Shoe Co St. Mary Church Laura Nicholas Smith Sandy Hyer Dale David Larry Hyer Jdward Schwinnen Landeck Edward¢ Yauman Albert Walter Columbia Station Reichlin Joseph McFarland St. Mary Cemetery Brookdale Ealy Paul Buchner Shel Hamal Russia Itery Jesse Monkwill Mefield Lake Jand Lorain Dina County Homestead St. Francis Xavier Church Mgs Helen Elyria Memorial Madina Cleveland American Crucible Products Co Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home Mar Chola Filla Matt Bertha Moses Garfield Heights Bauern Funeral Home St Francis Xavier Catholic Church William Randel Sfetrureh

Store Operator Sues Over Property Damage Incident

Albert H. Rufo operating Al's Radio and TV in Lorain filed suit in Lorain County Common Pleas Court alleging three people from Lorain entered his property at 357 Oberlin Ave and damaged and removed equipment valued at 3 671 dollars on May 4 1958. Defendants named are Robert Iwanicki Raymond Iwanicki and Don Iwanicki of Lorain.

Albert H. Rufo 21St St. Lorain Lorain County Oberlin Ave

Fire crews quell Sherman Street blaze after hourlong effort

A large pile of logs and brush in the 200 block of Sherman St. extension was left unattended while workers cleared the area for a building. Firemen were summoned around 10 o'clock and spent about an hour extinguishing the fire.

Sherman St

Lecture on Scrolls at Vermilion Church

Dr Herbert G May of Oberlin College will give an illustrated lecture on the Dewhy Sea Scrolls at First Congregational Church in Vermilion Tuesday evening. May joined the Oberlin faculty in 1934 and studied at Wesleyan, Chicago Divinity School, and Chicago Theological Seminary. He is noted as an accomplished archaeologist and has visited Palestine where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. The public is invited.

Vermilion Herbert G. May Oberlin College Graduate School of Theology First Congregational Church May Oberlin Wesleyan University University of Chicago Divinity School Chicago Theological Seminary Palestine

Kiwanis Club Hears About Modern Farms

Huron County Agricultural agent John Wells spoke at a Kiwanis dinner on mechanized farming and its impact on rural life. He cited a Colorado case feeding 7,000 cattle to illustrate the scale of modern farming.

Wakeman Kiwanis Club Huron County John Wells Wells Colorado

Old-Timers Aid School Athletic Fund at Wakeman Gym

Wakeman and Townsend villagers staged an old-timers basketball double header to raise funds for the Townsend-Wakeman High School athletic fund. Wakeman men won 61 to 59 led by Harold Divers and Daryl Wolfe. Townsend women defeated Wakeman women 20 to 16 in the second game.

Wakeman Townsend Wakeman Gymnasium Townsend-Wakeman High School Athletic Fund Harold Divers Daryl Wolfe Downme Wakeman

Police report on glass window damage at Parsch Lumber

Police investigated a breakage at Parsch Lumber Co Loh Street showing a small hole in a ceiling glass window. An air rifle likely used. an official noted the damaged 2 by 1 foot pane valued at six dollars. No suspects named.

Parsch Lumber Co Loh St St. J Archie Evans

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