Skyrocket injures man during Norwalk Fourth of July display
Norwalk Elks Country Club marked the July 4 celebration with a final skyrocket at 8 30 pm. Wesley A Preston 35 of 10 Harkness St faced injuries when rocks and debris struck him as the rocket rose from a ground hole. He was hospitalized at Norwalk Memorial in fair condition with a severely injured right eye and facial cuts.
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Norwalk
Norwalk Elks Country Club
Norwalk Memorial Hospital
Wesley A. Preston
Harkness St
James Ramsey
Preston
Peston
Tot tumbles from slide at Cascade Park
A three year old Elyria boy Franklin R. Fields of 109 Kaiser Court escaped serious injury yesterday after falling about two feet from the platform of a high slide in Cascade Park. He was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital around 6 p.m. for X rays and was released after negative results.
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Elyria
Cascade Park
Franklin R. Fields
Kaiser Ct
Memorial Hospital
Ora Fields
Franklin
Memorial Hos Pital
Columbia Sesquicentennial Draws Over 2 000
Over 2,000 residents flocked to Columbia for a two day sesquicentennial celebration with Judge Frank Wilcox delivering the morning address. Floats from the H Club Sons of the Soil Garden Club and Marin er Girl Scouts won prizes as 300 children joined a park play day. VFW served over 1,000 ox roast dinners and a packed auditorium filled for the Columbia Story film shown again at 2 pm.
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Columbia
Elyma Municipal Court
Frank Wilcox
Proorers of
Wilcox
Hoadley
Sons of the Soil
Garden Club
Mariner Girl Scouts
VFW
Columbia Veterans of Foreign Wars
Columbia Park
C-T
Pinball Suit Dismissed Ends Lorain Case
A Lorain pinball suit filed a year ago to stop interference with Roy Fankhauser and Mario Cipolla’s machine was dismissed Wednesday. Judge John Picura had granted a temporary injunction, then dissolved it, and the full action was dropped at the complainants’ request. Pinball machines not used as a game of chance may operate.
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Lorain
Roy Frankhauser
Mario Cippolla
John Piccura
Fankhauser
Cipolla
Three Drivers Face Charges After City Accidents
A holiday period city report details three traffic incidents with no injuries. Carl Hazelwood, 33, of 531 Locilaway, was charged with driving while intoxicated after veering across the center line and hitting a pole. Oscar R. Biske, 59, of 225 Louisiana Ave., had an accident nearby while James Ralston, 27, of 2202 South Middle Ave., was cited for failing to control after his car struck a parked vehicle and a wire fence. Helen Stokes, 41, of 170 Fairlawn Ave., pulled onto Park Ave causing a collision. she was charged with failure to yield. Shelby Williams, 70, of Cleveland, hit a utility pole while exiting a driveway, citing a recent leg injury.
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Elyria
Carl Hazelwood
Furnace St
Lesnick CL
Furnace
Oscar R. Biske
Louisiana Ave
James Ralston
South Middle Ave
Ralston
15Th St
West River St
J. G. Jones
South West River
Miami Ave
Park Ave
Helen Stokes
Fairlawn Ave
Miami
Park
William K. Gerber
Seventh St
Stokes
Man Knocked Down At Bar Hospitalized In Ohio Incident
Edwin Lee Hodgson of 6295 Dewey Road was admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital at 11:40 p.m. yesterday for a concussion after being knocked downstairs at the Bar X cafe at Route 20 and Russia Road. No arrests were made, according to the sheriff's department.
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Edwin Lee Hodgson
Dewey
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Rt. 20
Russia Rd
County Gets $2000 From Absent Dad
Lorain County welfare officials collected a $2000 partial reimbursement from a Maryland father in a support case. The county had previously paid $4589.60 to four children in welfare assistance. Assistant Prosecutor Adrian Bedeski filed the suit, the largest single payment the department has received, according to case worker Manon Sexton.
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Lorain County
Manon Sexton
Case ‘Orker
Man Held On DWI Says He's Slayer
A Cleveland man, Clent Wallace, 644 East List St, was jailed in Elyria on a DWI charge and claimed he faces murder charges. Wallace told Patrolman Spangler he was out on bond for a murder and had killed two men in separate incidents. Cleveland police were to check his record as details remained unclear.
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Cleveland
Elyria
Clent Wallace
East List St
Elyria-Lorain
Wallace
Elyrias
Spangler
Jesse Springs
Elk St
County Board Pledges Aid To Ford In Temporary Sewage Facility
County commissioners promised Ford a temporary sewage disposal facility as delays shift from Quarry Creek to Beaver Creek. Two Democrats pledge support after meetings with Ford engineers. Republican Dunn opposes changing from Quarry Creek, citing higher costs. Beaver Creek plan estimated over $400,000 versus $137,094 at Quarry Creek.
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Ford
Quarry Creek
Thompson
Pincura
Beaver Creek
Ago
Pongrace
Nev
Dunn
Fireworks Ban Fails to Diminish Fourth of July Crowds
Cloudy skies and a legal ban on fireworks did not curb Independence Day crowds in 1957. Park activity remained heavy at Cascade Park and Lakeview Park with 500 to 600 swimmers by 5 p.m. at Elyria’s pool, and Crystal Beach Park drawing up to 15,000 visitors as rain began. Fireworks postponed to July 28.
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Cascade Park
Vernon Eel
Crystal Beach Park
Arnold Keller Named Lorain County Farmer of the Year
Arnold Keller of 1836 West River Rd was named Lorain County Farmer of the Year by the Cleveland Farmers Club in the county preliminaries. He runs about 100 acres of vegetables with 4.5 acres under glass and produced 4,200 bushels of beans and 10,000 cauliflower crates last year. Keller holds multiple farm leadership roles including treasurer of the Northern Ohio Growers Association and director of the Ohio Farm Bureau.
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Arnold Keller
West River Rd
Lorain County
Cleveland Farmers’ Club
Cleveland
Erie County
Russell Wallrabechstein
Mulan- Stracker Rd
Sandusky
Huron County
Paul E. Hass
Bellevue
Medina
Alden Payn
Lod
Ketler
Imt
Keller
Louise
John
Kenneth
Northern Ohio Growers Association
Ohio Farm Bureau
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Lorain Co. Agricultural Extension Advisory Committee
Northern Ohio Truck Farmers Association
Cleveland Greenhouse Vegetable Packing Co
Production Credit Association
Lorain Man Charged After Altercation With Police
Thom as Johnson Jr., 33, of 1318 Broadway, was charged with intoxication, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after injuring Patrolman Walter Godlewski during attempt to place him in a cruiser. Godlewski, 29, was treated for a cut and released from St Joseph Hospital. Johnson received a $15 fine and costs for intoxication, a $50 fine for resisting arrest, and 15 days in jail with 19 suspended for good behavior for one year.
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Thomas Johnson Jr
Broadaway
Walter Godlewski
Washington Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Godlewski
Johnson
Fair crash on Rt. 82 near Columbia Airport injures two
Two drivers were injured in a head on collision on Rt. 82 near the Columbia Airport Wednesday at 6 50 p m. Arnold Durham 28 of Cleveland and Mrs Ethel Morgan 34 of Grafton were taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital in fair condition. Officials say the Durham car skidded left of center after Durham braked behind a westbound vehicle driven by Leroy Saracco 28 of Strongsville who turned into the airport.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Rt. 82
Columbia
Arnold Durham
Flowerdale Ave
Cleveland
Ethel. Morgan
Alton Dr
Grafton
Durham
Morgan
Leroy L. Saracco
Drake Rd
Strongsville
Donald Morgan
Alton
Columbia Airport
Airport
Ethel Morgen
Alten
Gas Wallpaper Steamer Ignites in Elyna Home
A gasoline wallpaper steamer used to remove wallpaper at 12 Taft Street in Elyna caught fire at about 9:52 a.m. Damage was limited to the steamer. Firefighters from Blyria were called to the residence of Almena Hales. A call to Ohio Screw Products Co. at 818 West Street about 8:77 a.m. proved a false alarm. their alarm system tripped the fire warning at the police station signal ward. The cause of the fire and the defective alarm were not determined.
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Elyna
Blyria
Almena Hales
Taft St
Ohio Screw Products Co
West St
Fireworks Postponed In 2 Villages
Independence Day was celebrated yesterday without planned fireworks in Grafton and Wakeman due to threatening winds and rain. Crowds filled carnival grounds. fireworks will be set off in Grafton at 10 13 tonight directed by the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department. Fireworks in Wakeman are planned tomorrow evening at the school grounds during the American Legion carnival, with the winner of the Firegirl contest to be announced after voting continues until tomorrow.
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Grafton
Wakeman
American Legion
Youth 16 Injured in Amusement Park Motorcycle Crash
Jonn A Bursken Jr age 16 of 59 East River Street was reported in good condition at St Joseph Hospital after a motorcycle crash at Crystal Beach Amusement Park on Ris 2 and 6 last night. He suffered possible fractures to the left leg and wrist when his motorcycle collided with a car.
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Vermilion
Jonn A Bursken Jr
East River St
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Elyria Park
Linwood Park
Jay Thompson
New London
Rochester
Elyria Township
Township
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Arnold Heller
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