Closed Lorain session ends public airing of complaints
Lorain city officials held a closed meeting with Mayor Woodrow W. Mathna and six council members to set a new process for submitting constituent complaints and routine remarks. A written triplicate form will be used, with copies sent to departments, to speed meetings and create a formal record. Attendees were Mathna, Baumhart, Borsola, Waryu, Hatsko, Smith, Ritenauer, Olejko, Kosco, Camera, and Kish.
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Lorain
Woodrow W. Mathna
Ins Administration
Mathna
David Baumhart
Albert Borsola
Charles Waryu
John Hatsko
Joseph P Smith
Horn seeks reelection to Lorain County post
Atty James P Horn, president of the Lorain County Commissioners, filed petitions for the Democratic primary to seek renomination. He cites a lengthy record of achievements and aims to continue developing the county. Horn, a Monroeville native, WWII Navy lieutenant, and Elyria resident since 1944, also chairs a regional transportation study committee.
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Atty James P Horn
Lorain County
Horn
Monroeville
Western Reserve University
Ohio State University Law School
Elyna
Cleveland - Seven County
Hugh St Hord
Y membership drive tops goal
The Elyria Y reports a total of 360 memberships obtained during the advance campaign led by division C in Columbus with Air Conditioning Division honoree Fred Hazlett Jr. Top team led by Bob Bowman collected 51 memberships and Bowman the top individual with 27. Don Sommer added 17 memberships as runner up.
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Fred Hazlett JR
LaGrange
Columbus
American Radiator
Standard Sanitors Corp
New York City
Hazlett
Keystone High School
Elyria Business College
Westinghouse Corp
Cleveland
Army
Wary Jane
Julie
Jeanne
Fred Ti
William Naegele
Bob Bowman
Bowman
Holiday Inn
Don Sommer
Food firm sues Pfaudler and UAW over heat exchanger recovery
Center County Freeing Division of Hanover Canning Co Center Hall Pa filed a prejudgment action in Common Pleas Court seeking recovery of a heat exchanger from the strikebound Pfaudler plant. Defendants named are Pfaudler and United Auto Workers Local 1161 which began the strike January 15.
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Pennsylvania
Common Pleas
Pfaudler
United Auto Workers Local 1161
Smt
Center County Freeing Division
Hanover Canning Co
Center Hall
Seven of ten indicted named in Lorain grand jury case
The grand jury disclosed identities of seven of ten secretly indicted suspects. Robert Devault Richard L Johnson Fabian Roberts were among those indicted for sodomy and related charges while Joseph Moon Silas Richardson Robert J Taylor and Charles Pronteau faced rape armed robbery and burglary counts in Lorain.
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Grand Jury
Robert Devault
Tof
Second St
Richard L .Johnson
Shear St
Fabian Roberts
Sal 17Th St
Joseph Moon
West 15Th St
Lorain
Silas Richardson
Dunton Rd
Lawson
Payless
Robert J Taylor
West 14Th St
Charles R Pronteau
Washington Ave
Doris Ramos
Advanced Navy rate offered under Seabee program
The US Navy announces at the local recruiting station that experienced civilian construction workers can enlist in advanced pay grades through the Seabee program. This offers skilled civilians a pathway to higher Navy ranks based on construction expertise.
Elyria Rink Offers Youth and Church Skating Parties
The Elyria Recreation Board will arrange affordable skating parties for school church and youth groups at the Elyria North Recreation Ice Rink. Groups pick dates buy tickets sell them for any price then pay 20 cents per ticket. Rentals include skates music lockers restrooms and heated facilities with optional exclusive use at 750 per hour.
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Elyria North Recreation Ice Rink
Elyria Recreation Board
Recreation Board
Recreation Department
Fchool
Wizard of Oz to be staged at Workshop Theatre
The Wizard of Oz will be presented at Workshop Theater on Middle Ridge Road February 11 12 and 15 19. Jean Schaeffer directs a cast of 60 with Lois Gremore choreographing Jenny Hemzerung designing costumes and Valerie Jenkins on costumes. Cast includes Ann Johnson May as Dorothy Orlando Petrillo as Cowardly Lion Wayne Gammon Tony Gugino as Tin Man Kay Wigton and Dorothy Howe as Aunt Em Virginia Waratinsky as Wicked Witch with Edna Ayres as Oz Lady and others. Box office tickets available via local organizations.
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Workshop Theater
Middle Ridge Rd
Jean Schaeffer
Lois Gremore
Jenny Hemzerung
Valerie Jenkins
Charles Perozek
Ann Johnson May
Dorothy Orlando Petrillo
Wayne Gammon
Tony Gugino
Tin May
Kay Wigton
Dorothy Howe
Aunt Em
Virginia Waratinsky
Clevelander dies from holdup wounds at tavern
Elmer H Robbins, 39, of Cleveland, died eight days after a west side tavern holdup. Robbins and two men tried to stop three armed intruders at Chicks Blue Rabbon Cafe on January 20. Raymond Bohley was killed. Robbins and another man were wounded as the holdupists fled with about $60.
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Cleveland
UPI
Elmer H Robbins
West Side
Robbins
Chicks Blue
Rabbon Cafe
Raymond Bohley
Stowman dies in Viet Nam action
The Defense Department identified Ohio Army private Wilbur Wise of Stow as one of four Army and four Marines killed in Vietnam. Wise, son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Wise, was reported missing before confirmation of his death.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Ohio Army
Fnday
Viet Nam
Pet Wilburn Wise
Dewey Wise
Stow
Ford Co opens civic contest for community service awards
Ford Motor Co sponsors the Community Service Awards program inviting all employees to nominate within their plant or facility. Each location conducts its own competition to select a winner for the Town Center Bell and recognizes other meritous service with silver plaques.
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Ford Motor Co
Ford
United States
CSA
Cner Bell
Winter crash spurs countywide traffic response
Bitter cold weather contributed to at least 14 car crashes investigated by Elyna police since yesterday. One collision at 11:57 am on Guf Rd by Kennedy Bypass injured Hazel St Peter 44 of 335 North Lake St South Amherst and her 14 year old child Xisty plus Gregory Lippie three years old. Lyle A St Peter South Amherst was rear ended by Howard Polvoarde 36 of 157 High St. Polvoarde charged with failure to stop in an assured clear distance.
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Elyna
Guf Rd
Kennedy Bypass
Hazel St Peter
North Lake St
South Amherst
Xisty
Gregory Lippie
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lyle A St Peter
Howard Polvoarde
High St
Polvoarde
Runaway Boy Bundles Against Cold on Michigan Walk
A 14 year old boy attempting to walk from Michigan to Virginia was found bundled in three sweaters an overcoat boots and a busman’s cap. Gabriel Missad a Cleveland woman was en route to retrieve him after two police officers picked him up. He claimed he was running away from home and said he had no money.
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Cleveland
UPI
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Virginia
Gabriel Missad
Lorain Brothers Form Local Broadcasting Firm
Two Lorainites, brothers Michael F. Koury and Leo Koury, form a corporation to operate radio and television stations in Lorain. Articles filed. FCC permission pending as they join rival groups seeking licenses amid WWIZ shutdown and ongoing appeals. Deanna Tomaszewski listed as incorporator, United Artists poised for a Lorain UHF TV permit.
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Lorain
Michael F. Koury
Alled Broadcasting, Inc
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
Leo) Koury
Deanna Tomaszewski
Kourys
Andrew J. Warhola
WWIZ
United Artists Broadcasting Corp
United Artists Motion Picture Co
Lorain Mayor Files $358,500 Water Plant Grant Bid
Lorain Mayor Woodrow W. Mathna traveled to Chicago to file a $358,500 federal grant bid with the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. The request seeks matching funds to resume a water treatment plant project begun in 1954, halted by finances. The bid earned presummary approval as one of six submitted since forms began arriving midweek.
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Lorain
Woodrow
T W. Mathna
Chicago
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Mathna
Windy City
long Kiwanis attendance honors and news from Elyria area
The Downtown Elyria Kiwanis Club recognizes 23 members for long attendance, led by F. A. Dusthimer with 30 years. Other two figure honorees include Paul Hardy and Oscar G. Dunn as club activities and local education figures are noted. Additionally, West, Dunn, and Hubbard near ten years mark. The piece also reports on Ken Lower, a Lorain County educator, hospitalized after a coronary thrombosis, with family near and ongoing recovery. It includes reminiscences of a long sports career and upcoming appearances at a Cleveland Indians event and a probate judges association election news.
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Elyria
Ken Lower
Lorain County
Southwest Community Hospital
Lower
Belden High School
South Amherst
North Olmsted Kiwani
Buckeye Lanes
North Olmsted
Sports
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Press
Cleveland News
Cleveland Indians
Towne Tavern
Sandusky
Gabe Pani
George
Birdie) Tebbetts
Sonny Siebert
Tom Kelley
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Lorain County Home Economes Association
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Canton
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