Builder to sue Forest City over contract breach
Builder L Laurence Liss, head of Affiliated Builders and Peerless Builders, says he will file a $100,000 counter suit for breach of contract against Forest City Material Co. after Forest City fled two suits totaling $28,278. Liss cites delays, damages, and alleged overcharges in lumber and materials for Elyria and Lorain projects, and claims Forest City blocked deliveries while billing higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Laurence Liss
Forest City Material Co
Cleveland
Affiliated Builders, Inc
Peerless Builders, Inc
Ely Village
Elyria
Cromwell Gardens
Lorain
Liss
Forest Cit
Squire
Sanders
Dempsey
Forest City
Maryland Casualty Co
Forest City Town
Forrest City
Victory Dinner caps YMCA drive but misses goal by 114
The YMCA membership drive failed to reach its 1,225 target, ending with 1,111 members for 1955. Aurlie Stevick announced several sales still pending and a later outcome. At a Victory Dinner, divisions and teams posted final point tallies with Hudnutt and Pond earning top prizes, while several members received smaller honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Stevenson
YMCA
Herlia Stevick
Charles Shedd
Paul M. Ewry
Deaver Kelly
W. Young
Chronicle-Velegram
Aurlie Stevick
C. Rorick Amos
Art
Death Notices and Obits From Elyria Area
Death records list Mrs. Carolyne Tite 45 of Center Ridge Rd died at 1:05 am in Elyria Memorial Hospital after three months illness. Born August 28 1909 in Pennsylvania, she lived here 14 years, survived by husband Russell and two sons, with sisters and brothers also noted. Oberlin Ward Conley 1883 born Waynesville NC died at Allen Hospital after WWII service and long illness. survivors include two sons and a daughter. service arranged at Sudre-Curtis. Sandra Goodwin three month old daughter of Max and Homer Goodwin died in Columbia Station. body at Cowling-Stang funeral Home. funeral plans pending. Dean Allen Rush five week old son of Mr. and Mrs. Living died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. burial and services planned. additional notices for families including McKinley and Wadsworth areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyne Tite
Center Ridge Rd
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Tite
Bor
Pennsylvania
Russell
Robert Dyer
Navy
Jackson
Afville
Anna
Michael Jens
Clarence
Lotko
al Mildred Sample
Los Angeles
Hen Brothers
Wiliam Magrell
Columbia
Sandra Goodwin
Max
Homer Goodwin
R.D
Columbia Station
Elima Memo
Dean Allen Rush
Vial
Kenneth B. Rush
Cambridge
Carroll Ann
Ave
Elyria
Randi
Gary
Rosetta Goodwin
Buchanan
W. Va
Jaco Wiesen
Wadsworth
Russel D. Fulton
Gratton
BE. L. Thompson
Columbia Methodist Church
Cohimbra Cematery
Man Pleads Guilty To DWI Charge In Elyria
Raymond E. Zacharias aged 25 of RD 3 Chestnut Ridge Elyria pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 125 dollars and costs, three days of a six day jail term suspended upon attending traffic school, and his driving privileges were suspended in Elyria for six months. Police arrested him on Fast Avenue after spotting him driving on the wrong side of the street and nearly hitting a curb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E. Zacharias
RD 3
Chestnut Ridge
Elyvia
Atsean
Cannkie
WIM US
Wate
Aacver
Conditio Zacharias
Elyria
Zacharias
Fast Ave
Alimony Ruling Denies Support for Wife Who Left Family
A Common Pleas judge denied alimony to Juanita Estep of Vermilion on grounds a mother who abandons her family should not expect financial support. The case noted her husband Ernest and two children, ages six and six months, and ended with the denial yesterday. Police later reported a separate hit and run in Lorain involving Claude A. Kelly, 52, who was found after a vehicle strike near 614 Lodi Street and later identified himself at 711 West Broad Street. The incident prompted ongoing investigations. A new county high school athletics constitution was adopted unanimously by superintendents and principals, excluding Clearview High School, at a meeting in Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
D A Cook
Juanita Estep
Claude A. Kelly
Lodi St
West Broad St
Clade A. Kelly
Lindi St. Secident
Polce
Melly de
Lorain
County High School
Vincent Rede Teeta
Wife seeks alimony in divorce suit against Ernest Estop
Motion for alimony set at 120 dollars monthly plus 100 dollars attorney fees as part of a divorce case filed by wife against Ernest Estop of Amherst. Testimony showed husband’s biweekly take home pay about 106 dollars with debts for furniture and child support. Judge Cook ruled the facts do not justify alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Estop
West
St. Amherst
Dudga Cook
Chess and Checkers Wizard Defeated At YMCA Exhibition
Tom Wistell a famed chess and checkers expert proved not invincible during a YMCA exhibition last night. He played around 30 spectators, peaking at 32, and was defeated twice in checkers and once in chess by Art Platt of Elyria and A. Jones of Wellington, with John Charlesworth of Elyria also defeating him in chess as a crowd watched his multi game display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wistell
YMCA
Wistell
Art Platt
Elyria
A. Jones
Wellington
John Charlesworth
Wiswell
Three Member Board to Govern Regional School Affairs
Article outlines creation of a three member board to oversee athletic and school affairs in Cleveland area high schools under a new state constitution. It names participating companies and utilities as voting members, details term lengths of three, two, and one year, and sets annual elections thereafter. The group also approves a 25 pupil per teacher funding basis and aims to base state aid on a 30 pupil per teacher standard for a robust high school program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slare and
Conletenice
T & TL
Anaconda
Avco Aig
Big Valuing County
Bendix Aviation
Chrysler
Cleveland Blue
Columbia Gas
Wates
Glidden Co. Io
Industrial Reyoa
Kennecott
Coppe Sogegl
Kroger
Montgomery Wigily
N. S. Central
Ohio Edison
Ohio
Penna
Republic Steel
Riehman Bros
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum
N. J
Jer Texas Company
Toledo Edison
Steel
Westinghouse
As! Woodygrta Co
Obituary for Elyria resident with multiple relatives
The deceased leaves aside from his parents a sister Diane K. and many relatives including grandparents Mr and Mrs Groyd Handley and Mr and Mrs C G Rush plus three great grandmothers Mrs Arthur Handley Mrs Stella Ryan and Mrs Charles Parker of Elyria. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 3 pm from Sudro Burtis Funeral Home with Dr Earl R Henderson officiating and burial in Brookdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane K
Groyd R. Handley
C. G. Rush
Arthur Handley
Stella Ryan
Charles Parker
Elyria
Sudroburtis
Earl R.henderson
Brookdale Cemetery
Impatient Safety-Service Chief Pushes Egineer for Action
Safety-Service Director Michael d. Lotka pressed Chicago consultant Charles E. DeLeuw for results on Elyria traffic surveys. DeLeuw promised progress but produced no action, prompting Lotka to send a forceful telegraphic demand. A Chicago call followed, and DeLeuw agreed a representative would meet Lotka next Wednesday.
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Chicago
Michael d. Lotka
Charles E. de- Leuw
Elyria
Lotke
DeLeuw
DeLeow
Lotko
DeLeon
Ely Village Petitions PUC Over Elyria Telephone Service
Ely Village residents file with the Ohio Public Utilities Commission charging Elyria Telephone Co. with service failure and seek prompt attention. Commissioner Ralph Winter says exam by Calvin Creps will finish this week and the commission could order company remedies or a full hearing in Columbus if needed. Councilman Victor Stewart says utility investigations continue with a report planned.
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Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Ely Village
Elyria Telephone Co
Ralph Winter
PUC
Winter
Calvin
Igs Collyguese Ween
Joseph F. Molony Jr
Molony
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Cleveland
PAC
Commission
Columbus
City Council
First Ward
Victor Stewart
Three Cars Hit Trees Skidding On Icy Roads Blamed For 5 Crashes
Sheriff records show three motorists crashed after skidding on icy roads. Phyllis Igneczi reported a 5:20 p.m. Rt. 254 crash. Charles Nash and Ben Janas Jr. collided on East River and Ridge roads with injuries. Eugene Brattoli hit a tree on Lake Ave near Midway Drive In. A bulldozer collision on Rt. 20 east of Re. 301 involved Kathryn Parnell. another crash on Rt. 20 west of Elyria damaged two cars.
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Center Rd
East River
Ridge Rd
Rt. 10
Alof
Rt. Tree
Nash
Barton Rd
Eugene Brattoli
Eady Ct
Lake Ave
Midway Drive
Elyria Snowfall Spurs Caution as Mishaps Stay Low
Elyria motorists eased through last night’s snow with only one minor traffic accident reported by noon. Safety Director Michael J. Lotke said salt crews began at 8 a.m. and will work through the day as intersections remain generally clear while some side streets grow slippery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Safety Service
Michael J. Lotke
Courthouse News Notes Mixed Civil and Criminal Cases
A stream of Lorain area cases includes liens, divorces, and suits for damages. Leonard Humphrey sued Earl Roth for 507 dollars after a Sarasota collision. John D. Pearl Funk sentenced a man to an indeterminate Mansfield term for a parole violation. Helen Nemeth filed for divorce from Lews on neglect and cruelty. Several suits for divorce, property appropriations, and automobile damage were filed or dismissed involving Carl Leith, Michael Simon, and Mary Van Niel. An Elyria forgery case led to an indeterminate prison term for Ralph Morris after pleading guilty to two forged checks.
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Automobile Insurance Co
Leonard Humphrey
Earl Roth
Detroit
Lodi St
Sarasota
Fla
Rt. J
Brighton
Mansfield Reformatory
John D. Pearl Funk
Longfellow St
John
Trustees of
Grace Gospel
Lorain
Permis
Florida
Sion
Lee
Carl Leith
Gregus Ave
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Michael Simon
East
Clinton Ave
East 34Th St
Jan Christine Grondin
Keats
Jucky
Robert
Mary van Niel
South Amherst
Howard
Ralph Morris
Lakeside Ave
John D. Pincura
Elyria Savings and Trust Bank
Oldenburg Elected CIO Citizenship Group President
The Elyria CIO Citizenship Council of the United Auto Workers elected officers for 1635 at a meeting in UAW Hall. Frank Oldenburg was re elected council chair man with Ben Golecen as financial secretary and treasurer. New trustees are Frank Hinkle John Marshall and Ruth Kozel. The council backs rising unemployment benefits and plans a Columbus delegation, candidate petitions, and a get out the vote drive for the primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Citizenship Council
Thhe United Automobile Workers
CIO
UAW
Frank Oldenburg
Pfaudler Co
Ben Golecen
Bendix-Westinghouse
Frank Hinkle
John Marshall
Ruth Kozel
Western Automatic
Oldenburg
Elyria
Lorain County
Carlisle LaGrange PTA Wins Attendance Award
Carlisle LaGrange P T A tops the Lorain County Parent Teacher Associations attendance contest with 46 of 358 attendees from the unit earning three subscriptions to the National Parent-Teacher magazine. Maplewood PTA and Tennyson PTA placed second and third. The four-session series drew 24 of 29 PTAs representing the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle-LaGrange P.T.A
Lorain County Council of
Carlisle LaGrange
National
Parent- Teacher Magazine
Maplewood F T.A
Elyria Township
Tennyson P.T.A
Sheffield Lake
Bitter winter grips Dixie as temps dip below 40s
No relief in sight as Southland endures an unusually cold spell with many areas reporting temperatures near or below 40 degrees. Florida Georgia and the Carolinas show the chill with Dixies low of 98 above in Cross City Florida while other mid-Atlantic states see a warming trend yet remain cool. Washington DC records about 41 as temper...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Syvith Cross City
Fla
Dixie
South
Middle Atlantic
Washington, D.C
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Traffic victim is improved at Elyria hospital
Officials report N B Sherrill aged 30 who was struck by a car on Second Street shows some improvement at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Memorial Hospital
N. B. Sherrill
Second St
Barbers Not Yet Totals From Polio Drive Receipts
Elyria barbers were still checking yesterday morning receipts for the polio drive and would turn them over to the March of Dimes. Not all shops were contacted by noon and a final total was unavailable. Emil Oliu, secretary of the Barbers Union, expected to complete rounds this afternoon and report tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Barbers
Elyria March of Dimes
Emil Oliu
The
Barbers’ Union
Widow Mary Mulcahy Dies After Midnight TV Watching
Mrs Mary Mulcahy aged 102 of west Philadelphia died Wednesday at her home. She enjoyed staying up late to watch TV westerns and boxing matches, a lifelong habit noted by neighbors and caregivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ins
Mary Mulcahy
Mishaps On Icy Roads Reported By Ohio Patrol
Three accidents occurred on icy pavements reported yesterday by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Russell Coen, 30, of Smithfield West Virginia, rear ended by James Doak, 31, of LeRain Ohio on Rt 254. James J Alexander, 33, Elyria, cited for unsafe operation after rear ending Robert Wharton, 32, Elyria on Rt 10. Robert L Ronsky, 23, of Marseille Avenue Cleveland, skidded a bakery truck of Hall Baking Co., off the right road side into a utility pole. no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Russell Coen
Smithfield
W. Va
James Smith Doak
Gary Ave
le Rain
Rt 10
James J. Alexander
West Third St
Elyria
Robert C. Wharton
Lewis Ct
Robert L. Ronsky
Marseilles Ave
Hall Baking Co
Cleveland
Police News Envoy Aaron Willis Fined by Mayor
Aaron Willis aged 25 of 1301 Second St was fined 25 and costs by Mayor D. Grant Keys after pleading guilty to driving without a license in Mayor's Court. The report also mentions political figures and a New Delhi ambassador post with various appointments and fines in separate items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Willis
Second St
D. Grant Keys
Willis
Washington
John Sherman Cooper
Rky
Alben W. Barkley
Ernest E. i
Elpreeman
West Ridge
Tisdia
Cooper
New Delhi
Robert A. Knox
Strongsville
George V. Allen
Tomor
Overheated Clothes Dryer Causes Blaze in County Road Cross
A fire following a overheated clothes dryer sparked a blaze on a county road crossing. Det. Knepper reported firemen found the victim, John D. Munich, 74, dead at the scene. His wife was critically injured as the machine overheated in the ring at Carey Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peeses
Washington
New York
Knepper
Carey
John D. Munich
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Loram County
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Link Equipment Co
Biology
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Home Economics Clothing Laboratory
William Kaiser, Sales Co
Warren
Home Economics Food Laboratory
Cleveland Sporting Goods Co
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Belden
Robert Curtis
Pete Peterman
John Lwbach
Jim Dall
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Don Pond
Rev
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W. J. Eliott
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Cleveland Arena
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Reita Easterfield
Bob Larkin
Peterman
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Drive
Don Kropp
Nial Keech
Alva ‘Bubbles’ Smith
Death Records
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Laulin
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Oberlin
Allen Hosspital
Waynesville
N. C
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Charles Magwe We Wey
Et ‘Ell
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Ters
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Sudre-Curtis
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Ober- Ridgeville Congregational Church
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North Ridgeville Cemetery
Kermit Dobbins
Harry Dobbins
Cowling-Stang Funeral Home
Dwan Allen Rusil
Kelly Nau Een Atan
Clearview High School
Lorain County Athletic Group
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
IBY
Kathryn Parnell
Root Rd
Ohio Engineering Co
Rt. 20
Re. 301
Robert Preston
Riverside Dr
Doris Mauutel
Bondir Ave
Earl Kayser
Courthouse News
State Highway Department
Morris Beller
Helen Nemeth
Mildred Stoneking
David
Investment Discount Co
Earl Jackson
East Broad St
Kathleen Hardenburg
Diagonal Ra
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Franklin
William Beitler
Warsworth
Farm Bureau Mutual
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Vermilion-oathe-Lake
J .George Davis
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Stanley Voik
YMC A
C. C. Lord
CIO Citizenship Group
Cny
Lorain County Board of Elections
P.T.A
Clem Rice
S. E. Stevens
Amherst P.T.A
Hubert Marly
Brownhelm
T.A
Wilma Huinagie
Firelands P.T. A
Thormas Walter
Pleasant St. P.Y.A
Lydon Brumby
Camden P.T.A
Fred Powers
Amherst
Florence McCullough
Parent Education Institute
O'Neil
Martha Gosling
Bowling Green State University
Dorothy Smith
Crile Veterans Hospital
Barbers
Ley Highways Patrol
Police Dept. News
Upper
Sandusky
Burt Lancaster
Gary Cooper
Vera Griz
Superscope
Rivoll
Sopa
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