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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1961
Page
5
Amherst voters face a charter decision tomorrow with backers urging a council manager system and a full time city administrator. Opponents criticize misleading white paper claims and urge preservation of current governance.
Four children were injured in a two car accident yesterday afternoon at Broadway and Lincoln Ave. Two people were charged in relation to the crash. The incident occurred in the month of Tarpin virusa art, with reports of minor injuries.
In Amherst a bar figure attacked DiSalle Apo WALU Wun and a supporter reiterated a political affiliation while a primary election loomed. Proponents argued Amherst residents were misinformed about a tax rise under the charter system, claiming tax increases require a majority of Amherst voters in either charter or statutory government forms. Halt Have Adopted.
LORAIN David William Horsley 46 of Columbus Vermilion Township died Saturday afternoon at St Joseph Hospital after being wounded when he tried to shoot past Erie County Deputy Clyde Rutherford in a Vermilion Power Boat yard gunfight. About 1200 dollars in loot from Sparkle Market Vermilion on Lake Road was found in Horsley s abandoned car with a companion missing. His body was sent from Schwartz Spence Home for Funerals Lorain to Plummer Funeral Home Vanceburg Kentucky for services tomorrow with burial at Black Oaks Cemetery Vanceburg.
Alton D. Strong aged 84 longtime Elyria resident and former council manager died at 6 58 am yesterday at his home 144 Columbia Ave Ridgeville near Elyria he had served as council manager and was a member of Portage Lodge 351 F and AM Elmore Chapter Order of Eastern Star Bethel Shrine. Dane Breeton
Hamilton County Prosecutor C Watson Hover today planned a review of new evidence in the Edythe Klumpp case. Klumpp, 42, was saved from the electric chair two weeks ago by Gov. Michael V. DiSalle. Funeral services will be held at Lorain St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Lorain County Budget Commission sets January 23 at 2 p.m. in the courthouse to allocate more than 1 million dollars from sales and bank deposit taxes to local governments. Expected funds include 558000 from sales taxes and 482633 from bank deposits, distributed by need. county subdivisions urged to attend.
More than 1,600 Elyria residents toured Elyria Memorial Hospital to witness severe crowding and limited space. Visitors saw crowded X ray rooms, overfilled wards, and the need for a new six story wing while staff explained plans for expansion and fundraising. The event featured a Detroit Symphony concert and notes on federal funding, with community supporters donating toward a $4 million project set to include an intensive care unit and enhanced outpatient services.
Two men, Edward Branly and Aaron Willis, were bound over to the Lorain County Grand Jury after pleading innocent at a preliminary hearing in Elyria Municipal Court. Judge Frank Wilcox set bonds at $1,500 each. Arrested Jan 12, they were found with a pickup near a chicken enclosure and copper wire. Willis was fined $25 for not having a driver’s license. four chickens were killed valued at $8. Deputies report the incident occurred in Elyria.
A report by Chief Deputy Auditor Arthur Giles shows higher tax rates set in 19 of 29 Lorain County districts. Key districts listed include Wellington Two and Rochester Two with new mills, while Lorain and Elyria cities await rate computations.
Dean E. Wells aged 49 of 1501 West Ave was fined 100 dollars in Elyrial Municipal Court after a Saturday raid on Friendship House at 15th Street and West Ave. Police found decks of cards and money inside along with glasses of whiskey and whiskey bottles. The establishment is licensed for high powered beer and wine. William F. Ryan of 918 West Ave faced intoxication charges but missed his court appearance.
Columbia Township trustees will meet at 7 pm at the Columbia Fire Station for the regular bi monthly session. Two appointments to the Columbia Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals will be announced. Appropriations for the coming year will be discussed. Carroll Jones to preside as chairman, Lyman Hitchcock as vice chairman, with Ray Lent and Earl Heimburg on the board.
William Henry Keats, 84, retired makeup editor of the New York Sun, died Saturday in Stony Brook New York. Keats built a long journalism career shaping page design and print presentation. He retired after decades at the Sun and is remembered for editorial precision.
Police Chief Maurice Flood plans to ask Lorain County Police Chief Frank Pawlar and Sheriff Vernon Smith to form a county wide clearing house for crime prevention. The group would include police chiefs and seconds in command from across the county to share intelligence and coordinate efforts. Flood says a county of over 200 trained officers needs such cooperation to reduce crime and improve departmental collaboration.
Lorain County title insurance firms and agents urge constructing an administration building adjacent to the courthouse on courthouse land. They oppose further removal of county offices and favor funding via inside bonds retired from general funds, avoiding tax rate increases. Firms named include Cuyahoga Title and Trust, Land Title Guarantee and Trust, Lorain County Title Co., Louisville Title Insurance Co., Ohio Bar Title Insurance Co., Seaway Title Insurance Corp., and Title Insurance Co. of Minnesota.
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