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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1961
Page
7
Raymond Smith, 21, of 432 15th St., and another Elyria man are held by city detectives after Tuesday night robbery at a West Bridge Street gasoline station. Smith is to be arraigned on armed robbery charges tomorrow morning in Elyria Municipal Court.
Elyria police chief Maurice Flood orders Buckeye Cab Co at 1320 West Ave out of service, delaying operations temporarily. Taxicab firm faces suspension as authorities act to curb activity.
Police ordered Buckeye Cab Co owner James W. Guest to keep taxis off streets after an inspection found their cabs unfit for service despite prior mechanical certification. Detectives question a second suspect linked to West Bridge Street holdup and McDonald's Grocery stickup as they probe earlier robberies in Lorain.
The Annual Meeting of the Fire lands Area Boy Scout Council will be held Monday January 30 at 6 30 p m in Milan High School. Perle L Whitehead deputy regional executive will address the group. Election of members at large executive board and officers will be held. William L Fader will discuss activities of the Camp Development Committee. Vice President William 8 Frankel Jr will preside and review actions of the executive board. Scout Executive E E Fanning will analyze the council charter. The group will consider changes in the constitution and by laws rel to annual meeting dates of districts and council. Reports will be presented by R L Wilke Herbert Eyman Webb Gibeaut Judge David Goldthorpe Alfred Alten Coleman Christian and Lewis McLaughlin.
Ex-Lorain industrialist Leonard C. Barr is expected to be named president of Eutectic Welding Alloys Corp in Flushing N Y. Barr resigns from Gregory Industries where Nelson Stud Welding Division operates in Lorain. Announcement due by February 1 with initial duties including product training and plant visits abroad.
Elyria High School concertmaster Jerry Dean was chosen for the first violin section of the regional high school orchestra. The event, led by R. H. Lerch of Baldwin Wallace College, will be held Saturday at the Lakewood civic auditorium with a 7 30 p m concert. Sidney Davis EHS orchestra director will conduct the first violin rehearsals.
Two area drivers remain in critical condition at Providence Hospital after separate one car accidents last night. Henry C. Ballard, 38, of Castalia, lost control on Strecker Road near Route 268 while driving west at high speed, his car skidding off the road into a fence.
More than 500 Elyria Memorial Hospital workers urged to attend a 6:30 p.m. kick-off dinner at St Andrews Church to launch a drive toward at least 1.75 million dollars. Dr. Earl R. Henderson will speak on Forward With Tomorrow as committees report 700000 raised toward the 4 million building program including a six story North Wing to add beds.
Three Elyria bankers proposed a $600000 loan at 3 percent to Lorain County to build a 30 000 square foot administrative office adjacent to the courthouse. They said savings from current $50000 yearly rental could help repay. officials noted annual need near $100000 and cautioned a larger loan might be required. The proposal was taken under advisement by the Lorain County commissioners as a possible ballot issue and funding plan.
Navy and Air Force helicopters lifted 15 fishermen and a dog from a giant ice floe off Leamington Ontario after it broke away near shore and drifted into Lake Erie. The floe measured about half a mile by three-quarters of a mile and was six inches thick. Mersea Township police alerted the Coast Guard, which asked for aid from Grosse Ile Naval Air Station and Selfridge Air Force Base.
Sheffield Township residents heating with gas flood county commissioners with complaints about higher bills. Officials say the Public Utilities Commission controls rate changes in unincorporated areas, offering residents little recourse. Weather and billing period length drive higher charges as Ohio Fuel Gas notes rates rose about 18 percent since December.
Terrance R. Tillinghast 35, Berlin Board of Education member and founder of the Berlin Civic Development Association, died last evening at Cleveland Clinic Hospital after a three week illness. Friends may call Hinman Funeral Home after 2 p.m. tomorrow. Funeral service Sunday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home with Rev. IP J. Garcia of Norwalk officiating. Burial in Riverside Cemetery.
Campaign chief Thomas D. Bowen announced a referendum petition with 3161 signatures to repeal the citys redistricting ordinance. If 1500 are confirmed, the GOP plan heads to the November ballot, amid charges of political expediency and racial discrimination by NAACP leader Isaac Chapman.
Hints show Wy UeLeeewnee and Gifts committees pursuing a combined goal of 2.95 million to unlock a federal grant worth 1.333 million for community projects. Details are limited but the effort centers on securing broader support and public funds.
Citizens urged a Middle Ridge Road and Route 53 traffic light. Amherst Township Trustees passed the demand to the county engineer and commissioners, then to the Ohio Department of Highway Safety. Director Keys asked for a state patrol study and the case goes to James Musdick, chief traffic engineer.
Reservations due Tuesday for a Lorain Cuyahoga County GOP women's trip to the Hanna Theater to see Fiorello a Broadway musical satire on Fiorello La Guardia with the Male Chorus from a recent Washington conference. The Feb 8 excursion is coordinated by Ruth Pokorny and Harriet Bishop with Lorain county leaders handling arrangements. Reservations are accepted by several listed Lorain and surrounding area hosts including Mrs Harry Shives Elyria Mrs Lea Sassi Amherst and others.
County commissioners prepare a crackdown after reports of workers using county vehicles for private transport. A letter to department heads demands a February 1 report detailing how vehicles are used, with nightly possession allowed only for 24 hour on call staff under state code oversight.
The Elyria Chapter of the American Red Cross accepted Miss Margaret Sutton’s resignation as executive director at a meeting last night. She had been in poor health since assisting disaster rehabilitation in Naples after Hurricane Donna, and was hospitalized for three weeks in December. Sutton came to Elyria in 1959 after four years as executive of New Castle Pennsylvania. She previously served with the Red Cross in Japan and Korea. No replacement has been chosen yet.
An Elyria bride to be, Geraldine Pastor, will receive a new Comet as a wedding present after a Ford sweepstakes tied to the model introductions. Pastor, marrying James Solak of Lorain January 28, entered via Becker Motors but delivery will be in three to four weeks.
Lorain County Scottish Rite Society will host its annual Ladies Nite dinner at Sheffield O Neil Restaurant tomorrow. AR Bud Jackson of Jefferson City Mo will speak about his two month African Safari experiences as a representative for the National Wildlife Federation. Any Scottish Rite Mason and his lady may attend and may bring any Blue Lodge Mason. Co chairmen are T C Murphy of Oberlin and William Fullerton of Lorain, with an expected crowd around 300.
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