Lolly the fashionable lawn goose reflects Elyria life in 1950s
In Elyria Ohio Lolly a beloved lawn goose owned by Ralph and Sandra Symonds sports a growing wardrobe of about 50 outfits. The piece traces Lolly the goose from a Marysville discovery to a fashion plate complete with rain hats Santa suits and a Browns and Ohio State themed lineup. The article also highlights local holiday parties school salaries and city finances in 1950s Elyria.
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Lolly
Ralph
Sandra Symonds
Elyria
Park Avenue
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Browns
Ohio State
Symonds
the Symonds
Amy McCarthy
Marysville
Ohio
Mrs. Symonds
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jennifer Trakus
Keystone
Tye
Dear Abby readers share ticket handling tales
Readers respond to a column on handling wet and dirty lunch and event tickets. A Brooklyn reader proposes using a clothespin to avoid touching wet tickets, while others describe the varied, bizarre places tickets end up, from pockets to socks and even under clothing. A Hollywood Park worker recounts cashing winning tickets turned up in odd places, including a jockstrap.
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Abby
Texas
Kelleen
Senior Calendar highlights Lorain and Elyria senior services
The Chronicle Telegram Accent section lists ongoing senior programs across Lorain and surrounding towns. Topics include weekly meetings at Trinity Baptist Church, hot meal programs, grocery and Medicare assistance, North Ridgeville taxi rides, volunteer driving, Oberlin shuttle to Cleveland Clinic, Second Careers job help, Keenagers fitness, Red Cross Sunshine Group, transportation to Cleveland clinics, home repair services, free senior legal aid, and satellite offices for older adults in Columbia Township Grafton LaGrange North Eaton and other areas.
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North Ridgeville
Columbia Township Hall
Route 82
West River
Grafton
Flashes of Light and Visual Phenomena Explained
The text describes how pressure on the eyeball can trigger a bright optical display as the vitreous stimulates retinal receptors. It notes that children often see intense flashes, while adults may notice milder flashes due to age related vitreous separation. Intermittent floaters may appear for weeks and are usually harmless, but sudden vision loss or many new floaters require urgent examination.
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Elyria High School
Lee Stryker
Ruth Amato
Bert Provoznik
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Mary Jensen
Darlene Miller
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Carol Maringer
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Hank Jackson
Chuck Heck
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Molly Hudnutt) Young
Cleveland
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Chic Wesleyan
J. Clare
Schoepfie
Carl Bielke
Telegram Ladies
C-T
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Kenneth Lord
FA. Dusthimer
Salvation Army
W. Broad St
Elizabeth Taylor
Conrad
Nicky) Hilton
Amblin
Lolly the Goose
Santa Claus
Stephen Ludovich
Brooklyn, NY
MR. Ludovich
Hollywood Park Racetrack
Dear Abby
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Concord
Church of God
W. Stead St
Nowfh Glmsted
Westlake
Marian Tompkins
Elyria United Methodist Home
West Ave
Oberlin
Lorain County
Cleveland Clinic
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Second St
Lorain
Salvation Army Gymnasium
Broadway
American Red Cross Neighborly Sunshine Group
Red Cross
THE
RED Cross Transportation Program
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United Way
WRAAA
Lorain County Senior Citizens Association
American Association of Retired Persons
Ohio State Bar Association
United Methodist Church
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LaGrange
Chronicle-Tele
Gram’s
Accent Section
Accent Department
P.O
Vas. Et
Sears Refrigerator
Maytag Gas Dryer
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Litton Microwave
Port Eet
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Torain
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