Engineer Backed By Union In Wellington Train Crash
The Southwestern Limited engineer is defended by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers after a Wellington wreck that killed four and injured five. Union says the crash stemmed from mechanical failure, not human error, as investigators review evidence and plan ICC hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Southwestern Limited
Wellington
Union
New York Central
Guy L. Brown
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lulu Kirstein
Henry W. Kirstein
Cherlin
Brown
Brotherhood
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wrecked NYC trains back in service after derailment
One of two New York Central track sets was back in operation by 5 p.m. as salvage crews cleared the Well ington wreck scene. The derailment near an interchange with Nickel Plate killed four and injured at least 45, with investigators noting excessive speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Wellington
New York Central Railroad
Southwestern Limited
NYC
William B. Saliter
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cleveland
Stape
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Lorain County Sheriff’s Department
George Rozic
Nickel Plate Railroad
Railroad Worker Escapes Death as New Son Is Born
E. L. Reisch, a control tower operator for the New York Central at Wellington, survived a devastating quad-rail wreck when his tower collapsed. He warned his pregnant wife in Indiana, and hours later she gave birth to a baby boy at 2 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Reisch
Dad
New York Central
Wellington
Reisch
Indiana
Response Praised 450 Lead Assistance At Rail Wreck Scene
Sheriff Vernon Smith commended 21 deputies 46 auxiliaries and 385 volunteers from about 60 groups for aiding the Wellington rail wreck scene and area hospitals. Police fire and emergency units from Elyria Oberlin Willard Medina Wellington and many others joined the rescue. The public was urged to stay clear to keep arterial highways open for evacuees and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Vernon M. Smith
Ohio
Elyria
Elyria Township
Oberlin
Willard
Medina County
Medina
Amherst
Eagles
South Amherst
Greenwich
Richland
Sullivan
North Ridgeville
Polk
Millersburg
J. Grant
New London
Berlin Heights
Ashland
Killbuck Township
Sectional
Die Co
Lorain Co
Cuyahoga Huts
Red Cross-Lorain
Cleveland
Black River Township
Lorain County Delinquent Food Permits Reduced to One
The Lorain County health department reports only one delinquent food service permit holder remains among 14 previously listed. Five businesses—J. Rossie and B. Howard Tropicana Avon Lake. Raptis Inc. at Fruehauf Trailer Co. Miller Rd Avon Lake. Bobbie Jean Mathis at F. W. Woolworth North Ridgeville. Ida Schaefer Marshall Drugs North Ridgeville. Harold Sanders Marshall Drugs Sheffield Lake—have renewed. The sole remaining holder is Ruth Plas Plas Canteen Wellington, with ownership changes possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
County Health Department
J. Rossie
B. Howard
Tropicana
Lake Rd
Avon Lake
Raptis, Inc
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Miller Rd
Avons Lake
Bobbie Jean Mathis
Food Service
Election Set By BLC Club
The BLC All Outdoors Club will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the classroom at Brown Lipe Chapin Division plant. Officers will be elected and plans made for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BLC
All Outdoors
Brown-Lipe Chapin Division
Voters Offered Reinstatement After Registration Cancellations
About 175 voters rein stated their registrations by returning cards mailed by the Lorain County Board of Elections. A new state law requires notifying voters inactive for two years with cancellations and a 30 day reinstatement period. About 2,750 registrants received cancellation notices in the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Obeclin
Loralg
Four Injured When Car Slid Off Ice Overpass
Four men were treated at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital Norwalk after a 5:30 a m crash on Patton Tract Rd north of Milan. James L Didion 18 Monroeville lost control on an ice covered Turnpike overpass and the car left the highway rolled down an embankment. He faces Erie County Court Milan January 18 on unsafe operation charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Patton Tract Rd
Milan
State Highway Patrol
James L. Didion
Monroeville
Turnpike
Didion
Clem Didion
William Hepner
Michael Walsh
Hepner
James Didion
Erie County Court
Lorain youth cited for driving without license
A Lorain youth Robert L. Halstead, 18, learned that a temporary Ohio permit requires a licensed driver beside him. Halstead, stopped after a left turn in front of a police cruiser, was cited to court for driving without a valid license. He had only lived in Ohio a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Ohio
Robert L. Halstead
East Lake Rd
Halstead
Third St
East Ave
Film Showing Open To Public for Blueprint for Profit
The Home Builders Association of Lorain County will screen Blueprint for Profit at Oberlin Inn tomorrow. President Frank Janas says the film may interest builders, with cocktails at 6:30, dinner at 7:30, and a business session starting after. It is the first meeting under the new corps of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Builders Association of
Loraine County
Oberlin Inn
Frank Janas
Corps of
Wreck Cleanup Gathers Pace After Rail Crash
Rescue crews from NYC and Nickel Plate shifted efforts to clear tracks near Wellington as investigators assess cause. Eight cars and three diesel units derailed with four dead and at least four injured. Spectators watched while patrols kept the area secure amid chilly January conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyc
Collinwood
Nickel Plate
Grafton
Shelby
Baltimore and Ohio
iState Highway
Main St
Southwestern Limited
Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Highway Patrol
Lorain County Sheriff's Department
New York Railroad
St. Louis
Cleveland
500 Still To Get Steelworker Dues Refunds
About 500 members of United Steelworkers Local 1104 have not picked up $5 refunds of July dues. They may claim refunds at the union hall on Broadway between 8 30 a m and 4 30 p m from Financial Secretary Dominic Amato. The local, with about 8700 members, had roughly 7000 eligible for the international USW compensation related to the 116 day steel strike. The union serves National Tube Division Lorain Works production and maintenance staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Steelworkers Local 1104
Michael
Hank) Busich
Union Hall
Broadway
Dominic Amato
International Usw
National Tube Division
Lorain,Works
Tax rate changes show 38 of 68 districts rising in Lorain County
New rates compiled by County Auditor Frank Ayres reveal increases in 38 of 68 taxing districts, with four new districts created by recent annexations. The table lists old and new rates for Avon, Amherst, Elyria, Lorain, Oberlin, Vermilion, and others, highlighting shifts across townships, villages, and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Frank Ayres
Old Avon
Avon Lake
Amherst
Firelands
S. D
Amherst S.D
South Amherst S. D
S.D
Elyria S.D
Vermilion S.D
Brownhelm Vermilion Firelands S.D
Brownhelm
Brighton Twp
Carlisle Two
Keystone S. D
New Reresiaresenere
Columbia Two
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Columbia Olmsted Falls
Columbia Strongsville S. D
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Eaton Two
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Eaton
Columbia S. di
Eaton Grafton Village
Elyria
Keystone So di
Cokissicecsdee Saee
Elyria S. D. v
Grafton
Grafton Villesseer Sesee
Henrietta Two
Firelands S. D
Henrietta South Amherst S.D
Huntington
Penfield
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Pittsfield Keystone S. D
Cecceeseneeeese
Pittsfield Oberlin S. D
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Pittsfield Two
Wellington S.D
North Ridgeville
Oberlin
Rochester
New London
Sesse
Rochester Two
Wellington
Asestaye
Troy S. D
Saneeeeseeseen Olid
Cous
Russia
South Amherst
Sheffield
Lake
Attorneys To Be Hosts To Bankers
The Lorain County Bar Association will entertain members of the Lorain County Bankers Association at a joint dinner tomorrow at Spring Valley Country Club. James Dawson of National City Bank Cleveland will speak on the economic future, followed by a 4 p.m. pre dinner forum with Lawrence R. Bloomenthal discussing income tax for attorneys and clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Bar Association
Lorain County Bankers Association
Spring Valley Country Club
James Dawson
National City Bank
Cleveland
Dawson
Bankers’ Association
Bar Association
Spring Valley
Lawrence R. Bloomenthal
U.S. Department Internal Revenue Service
Atty
John Gallagher
The
Wellington Firm Head Dies At 72
Howard B. Kime longtime Wellington lumber dealer died of a heart attack at 72 after inventory work at Wellington Lumber Co. He ran the business with his son Elbert. Survived by wife Bessie, five grandchildren, siblings, and two sisters. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Curtis E. Truman Funeral Home. Burial Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Howard B. Kime
East Herrick Ave
Kime
Wellington Lumber Co
Elbert
First Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club
Bessie
Orville
Crestline
Bryan
Greenwich
Ralph
North Fairfield
Stanley
Shelby
Vida Mitchell
Grace Cook
Dayton
Charles
Walter
Curtis E. Truman
Harold Willman
Greenwood Cemetery
Rabid Skunk Scene In Lorain County Neighborhood
A skunk near the Don Cuselman home in Sheffield Lake was shot after a 13 minute chase. The animal tested rabid at Allen Hospital, Oberlin, as the 13th rabid skunk in Lorain County since May, with one rabid bat and one rabid bull reported in the same period. Cochise the great Dane showed bite marks and awaits observation after vaccination about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Sheffield Lake
David Davies
Cochise
Avon Animal Hospital
Guiselman
Chicago
Animal Hospital
Allen Hospital
Oberlin
Scout Board Workshop Set With January Directors Meeting
Black River Girl Scout Council Indiana schedules a joint workshop and January board meeting tomorrow from 9 30 a m to 3 p m in Elyria Ohio. Mrs George A Butler will preside over both sessions. Neighborhood chairmen service teams and standing committee members are urged to attend. Committee chairs report on the Girl Scout Program Study and a USA filmstrip on national statistics will be shown. Council officers include Mrs William Stives and Mrs John Cochrane as vice presidents, Mrs Howard Hoxie as secretary and Mrs Alden Ritter as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Arthur Thomas
Ambherst
Girl Scouts of the USA
Butler
William Stives
Columbia Station
John Cochrane
Oberlin
Howard Hoxie
Avon Laka
Alden Ritter
Elyria
TV Theft Charge Against Elyria Woman Dropped
A larceny charge against Carlene O'Brien of Elyria was discharged in Elyria municipal court after a preliminary hearing found insufficient evidence she stole a TV. O'Brien claimed a friend gave the set after a broken friendship and the friend pressed the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Carlene O’brien
Hillsdale Ct
Frank Wilcox
Sheffield Lake Board OKs 352000 School Bond Proposal
Sheffield Lake School District board approves a 352000 bond issue to fund real estate purchase furniture and equipment and construction remodels and expansions. The plan accompanies a May 3 special election and includes current debt and district valuation figures. A short session will decide bond spending priorities while housing growth may soon increase need for new facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Board of Education
Sheffield
Squire, Sanders and Dempsey
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Lorain County Food Service
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Don Cuselman
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Scout Board
Sheffield Lake Board
Sheffield Village
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