Lorain Four Lane Highway Hinges On County Plans
Lorain County plans for a nine mile segment from Rt 57 near Griswold Road to Baumhart Road will determine start of a new four lane highway to the Ford Plant area. State official Guy Neeper says county funding of engineering costs, about 112 600 dollars, is required before state construction can proceed, with a public hearing set for Elyria on Tuesday.
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Walter A. Godfrey
Lorain County
Rt. 57
Griswold Rd
Baumhart Rd
Ford Assembly Plant
Guy Neeper
Columbus
State Highway Department
Neeper
Lorain
Port Clinton
Cleveland
Gineering
Rt. 24
Rts
Elyria Council
West Ridge
North Ridge
State Rt. 58
Oak Point
Foster Park Bus
Rt. 254
Grisweld Rd
Baumbhart Ra
YMCA Meeting Showcases City Projects at Senior Fellowship Club
Representatives of the city's YMCA will demonstrate Y projects at the Senior Fellowship Club in the YMCA. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Aestes
Lorain Court Docket Shows Broad Traffic and Other Violations
Lorain Municipal Court records list numerous defendants with charges ranging from speeding and failure to yield to driving without licenses, with fines from 5 to 225 dollars, jail time or suspended licenses, and court-ordered probation and traffic school. Notable cases include driving with a defective muffler, red light violations, and assault and battery with jail terms and probation.
Man Naps Through Fire Destroys Lexington Ave Home
Earl M. Tiller, 1823 Lexington Ave., slept on a living room couch as a television short caused a blaze. Firemen arrived at 4:30 am to find a two story frame house with $8,500 building damage and $800 contents loss. flames reached second floor and roof with several rear garages threatened.
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Lorain
Lexington Ave
Alfred Nickley
Earl M. Tiller
Miller
Lorain Midyear Graduation Ceremony Set
A 156 member public high school midyear graduating class will receive diplomas at Lorain High School on Washington Avenue and Seventh Street starting at 8 15 p m. Joseph Hobbs mason county superintendent will deliver the address. Next year will be the last midyear ceremony.
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Lorain
Lorain High School
Washington Ave
Seventh St
Joseph Hobbs
Mason County
Credit Union Declares Dividend and Rebate at Meeting
Pfaudler Permutit Elyria Division Employes Credit Union approved a 4.5 percent dividend for stockholders and 10 percent interest rebate for borrowers at an annual meeting after a buffet at Bess and Andy's North Ridgeville. Loans surpassed $1 million in 1958 as directors and officers were reelected. prizes included a portable mixer, electric heating pad, and a carving knife set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfaudler-Permutit Corp
Elyria Division
Employes Credit Union
Bess and Andy’s
North Ridgeville
Alfred Emery Sr
Frederick Vorhis
Corrinne Conrad
Harvey Pillivant
Larry Schroeder
Henry Townsend
Stanley Smithkowski
Steek
Henrietta 4 H Plans Square Dance and Cake Walk
Henrietta senior 4 H Club will sponsor a square dance on February 6 at Firelands Junior High School from 9 p m to midnight. Mitchell Berg orchestra will provide music. A cake walk will be featured and refreshments served. Tickets available from 4 H members or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Firelands
Mitchell-Berg
Stitch In Time
London reports a lighthearted incident as Canadian hotel owner George Gardiner lost a button at London Airport. His wife Anne quickly stitched it back on demonstrating frugal resourcefulness and domestic quick thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George Gardiner
Anne
Editor Dies in Georgetown After Illness
Otto Carl Lorenz aged 63, associate editor of the American Banker, died Monday at his Georgetown home after a long illness. He had a noted career in banking journalism and was widely respected in financial press circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Conn
Otto Carl Lorenz
Lorain Warden Plan Revisited by City Commissioners
Lorain council seeks revived 1957 plan for a part time city dog warden after Health Commissioner Dr. J C Riggin says county officials may fund a warder. A sub committee will meet with county commissioners to discuss licensing and funding.
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Lorain
Lorain County
J. C. Riggin
James Romoser
Riggin
Romoser
Republic Steel 1959 results show sales up and income down
The annual report cites 1959 sales of 1 076 832 407 and net income of 53 890 116 with earnings per share 3 43. Shipments reached 5 446 342 tons while ingot production rose to 7 504 624 tons. Board chair C M White notes improved labor cost containment and a favorable contract outlook through 1960. He notes two Elyria plants employing about 250 and predicts high business levels for 1960.
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Republic Steel Corp. Ps
C. M. White
Republic
Elyria
White
United Steelworkers of America
Police News: Teen Driver Charged After Collision
Thomas Van Niel 19 of 644 Brownell Ave was charged with failure to control after rear ending a westbound car on East Erie Ave at Missouri Ave. Howard Heuser 21 of San Dusky was the other driver. no injuries reported. Donna Hotchkiss 18 of 406 Root Rd faced reckless operation and speeding in a school zone after driving through traffic on East Erie Ave at Maine. car clocked at 45 mph.
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Thomas van Niel
Brownell Ave
East Erie Ave
Missouri Ave
Howard Heuser
Sandusky
East Erie
Missouri
Donna Hotchkiss
Root Rd
Miss Hotchkiss
Maine
LaGrange Lions and Grange Sponsor March Campaign
LaGrange Lions Club and Old Glory Grange under G. W. Woodruff will sponsor the New March of Dimes campaign in LaGrange on Thursday and Friday. Volunteers will canvass house to house in the village and township during day or evening hours on the designated days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
LaGrange Lions Club
Old Glory Grange l
G. W. Woodruff
Sheffield Council Meeting Postponed Due to Quorum Issue
Sheffield council session in the village was postponed until Monday after a quorum could not be reached last night. Council Clerk Andrew Schmitz said the solicitor and finance chairman would be unable to attend because of other commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Andrew Schmitz
Newsman Dies in Stamford At 49
UPI reports Max Forester 49 a Stamford resident and member of the business and financial reporting staff of the New York Herald Tribune died Monday at his home from cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford, Conn
UPI
Max Forester
The
New York Herald Tribune
Lorain Dirt of Small Weapon Rules Scuttled in City Committee
A revised plan for small weapons control is promised after a joint City Council committee tabled the original Dec 7 bill. NRA and gun groups opposed the measure, citing constitutional rights, while supporters urged permits and stricter sales restrictions.
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Lorain
Sixth Ward
Joseph Smith
National Rifle Association
Smith
Police Fire and Legislative Joint Committee
NRA
Council
Walter Wilford
Amherst
Lorain County, Rifle and Pistols Association
Amherst Pistol Club
Lawrence Chowra
Euclid
Stanley Orlewski
United Polish Club
Frank Pawlak
Albert Welch
Republican Committee
Earl Frank
Sheffield Lake
Oberlin
Pawlak
10 Per Cent Boost Sought by Lorain City Workers
Lorain plans wage requests around a 10 percent raise for city employees to be presented to City Council by Feb 1. The requests may include cash, fringe benefits, hospital insurance subsidies, and shift differentials, with the form still undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Smirce
John C. Jaworski
Firemen End Penfield Gas Regulator Fire
Wellington fire crews answered a safety check call at 4 p m to the Ellis Knapp home in Penfield. A final fire caused by gas spraying from a regulator was extinguished and out when the department arrived.
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Wellington
Wellington Fire Department
Ellis Knapp
Penfield
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