Deputies Tied Up As July 4 Weekend Brings 10 Injuries
A string of traffic mishaps with ten injured kept sheriff's deputies busy during the July 4 weekend. Among the victims were Willie Hollis and Josephine Williams from Elyria, Rolko and Walter Hajec from Cleveland, and five Penrod family members from Barberton treated at St. Joseph Hospital Lorain. Injures ranged from cuts and bruises to back and nose injuries as cars skidded, struck poles, or rolled over. A separate crash near East River Road left Carol Larson with bruises and shock, while others were involved in collisions at the O'Neil lot and Rt. 10.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Rt. 20
Elyria
Willie Hollis
Bell Ave
Josephine Williams
Tannery St
Stoney, Ridge Rd
Rolko
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Walter’ Hajec
West 32Nd St
Cleveland
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Rt. 254
South Broadway
Jerry Penrod
Donald
Dorothy
Carol
Bruce
Jerry
Penrod
Vermilion
Carol Larson
Fairview Circle
Fairview Park
Man Pleads Guilty On Concealed Weapon Charge
Ronald Shelton, 21, of 112 Rivj for possession of a concealed weapon in Cleveland. He pled guilty in Lorain Municipal Court to carrying a concealed weapon, fined 300 dollars and costs, and received 10 days in jail. Witnesses testified Shelton was seen dropping an item at Bill's Tavern before officers found a loaded .38 revolver.
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J. L. Myers
Hollis
Myers
Ronald Shelton
Riv J
Erside Homes
Joseph Rolko
West Elyria
32Nd St
Cleveland
Shelton
Can Shelton
Bill
West Ave
Walter Massey
East 23Rd St. Lorain
Massey
Three Drivers Arrested By Patrol On July Fourth
Two Oberlin residents were reported by the State Highway Patrol in Lorain County. LaGoss Rider, 29, of 99 South Professor St Oberlin, fractured a collarbone after being thrown from a motorcycle on Rt 511 near Brighton at 6 10 p m Rider lost control on a curve and was hospitalized. Rider cited for driving without a license and to appear in Oberlin Municipal Court. In a Quarry Rd wreck near South Amherst three cars collided after Thomas Barley Jr 24 of Amherst northbound veered to turn right into a driveway Walter Neiding 34 of Amherst rear ended Barley’s car pushing a Bailey auto into a Richard Emery 15 of Oberlin parked northbound. Damage moderate no injuries. Nestling charged with failure to stop within an assured clear distance and Emery for improper parking. Both to appear in Oberlin Municipal Court July 15.
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State Highway Patrol
Lotaln
LaGoss
South
Professor St
Oberlin
Rt. 511
Brighton
Bider
Allen Hospital
Quarry Rd
South Amherst
Thomas G. Barley Jr
R.D
Amherst
Walter E. Neiding
Barley
Bailey
Park Packed As Bathers Beat Heat At Lake Erie
Pollution of Lake Erie has left most beaches unsuitable for swimming pushing northern Ohio residents to seek clean water. Bay Bridge Post reports 55 000 to 60 000 people filled East Harbor State Park near Sandusky Bay Bridge yesterday. Patrol spokesman says packed in like sardines. 4 500 camping permits issued for the three day holiday. Traffic from 9 a m to 1 p m was bumper to bumper with speeds of 10 to 200 miles an hour.
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Lake Erie
Ohio
Bay Bridge
State Highway Patrol
East Harbor State Park
Sandusky Bay Bridge
Liquor Board cites Amherst permit holder on Sunday sale charge
Bertha M Zolal doing business as Wagon Wheel's Farm Market at 179 North Ridge Road Amherst will appear before the Ohio Board of Liquor Control in Columbus on a charge of illegal Sunday sale. The establishment operates C-1 and C-2 permits and faces liquor law violation proceedings.
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Liquor Board
Amherst
Ohio Board of Liquor Control
Bertha M Zolal
Wagon Wheel’s Farm Market
North Ridge Rd
Colum Pre
Appeals Court Upholds Sample Property Claim
The District Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Mena A. Sample and her son Robert Sample in a suit by A. J. Conrad of Avon. The case sought to set aside a transfer of property from the late Tom Sample to his wife Lena on grounds of fraud to shield it from debt attachment.
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District Court of Appeals
Mena A. Sample
Robert Sample
A. J. Conrad
Avon
Tom Sample
Lena
Picnic Planned by Amherst Past Chiefs at Lakeview Park
Amherst Past Chiefs of the Py thian Sisters Amherst Temple will hold a picnic on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Lakeview Park in Lorain.
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Amherst
Pythian Sisters
Amherst Temple
Lakeview Park
Lorain
Anniversary Fashion Show Promises Luxurious Frocks
Elyria plans a July 24 celebration style show at Elyria High School Auditorium featuring the DuPont Paris collection with Dior Chanel Jacque Grerfe Jacque Heim Lanvan Guy La Roche Jean Patou and Candan plus replicas of the American World’s Fair collection. Jewelry by Brandan’s of Elyria and participation from Fay Co Career Shoppe Jo Potara Salon with plans for entertainment music and scenery.
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Elyria High School
DuPont
Paris
Robert
Joyce) Rothel
Brandan’s
Elyria
Fay Co
Career Shoppe
Jo Potara
Rural Co op seeks 942 480 for substation upgrades
Wellington based Lorain Medina Rural Electric Cooperative requests 942 480 from Rural Electrification Administration. Alvin Barth reports over 300 000 will rebuild four substations to raise voltage from 34 000 to 69 000 volts and expand feeders to rural load centers. The plan targets average consumption of 8 400 kWh per member per year by 1962, up from about 7 200 in 1958.
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Wellington
Lorain- Medina Rural Electric Cooperative of
Rural Electrification Administration
Alvin Barth
Coop
Empp
Scrap Yard Burglary Loot Size $800
Lorain County sales tax collections for the week ending June 21 rose 5 percent from the year-ago period with receipts totaling 86,573, an increase of 4,058. Since July 1, 1956, county prepaid tax stamp receipts to merchants totaled 3,186,200. For the 12 months ending June 22, 1957, collections reached 3,532,652.
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Lorain County
Roger W. Tracy
Ernest Pierce Holds Moonshine Claim Amid Shooting Charges
Lorain police say 46 year old Ernest Pierce of 1547 East 30th Street surrendered after a shooting attempt at a pool hall. Investigators noted a moonshine operation at nearby locations and seized mash, a still, and tires as part of broader illegal liquor and theft cases. Pierce has prior arrests for auto theft and larceny.
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Lorain
Ernest Pierce
30Th St
Fur State
Pierce
Wiltman
East 40Th St. Ceipts
Ham Reed
Ohio
East 28Th St
John E. Lacey
Invest Pawlik Gaid
Hadjaf
Previs
Ous
Sat Weet
20Th
Calm Centered Hilma Guides Elyria Anniversary Office
Hilma Seward runs Elyria pageant HQ at Third Street and Middle Avenue. The nerve center handles a flood of calls and visitors as volunteers, merchants, and officials organize preparations for Elyria’s 125th anniversary pageant. Amid the chaos, staff keep calm, directing tasks across 41 groups and 32 participants.
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Elyria
Bedlam
Third St
Middle Ave
Hilma Seward
Hilma
Robert Decker
Wakefield Co Names George Wakefield Chief Engineer
George Wakefield, after 21 years with Wakefield Co, is promoted to chief engineer with supervision of all engineering departments. He led development engineering and serves as a key figure in lighting industry groups including NEMA and TES. He chairs committees on ball ballast noise and luminous ceilings and is active in his family owned firm.
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Vermilion
George FP. Wakefield
The
Wakefield Co
Alll
Harvey Vick
Pvorat
Bert Lahm
Gasper
Kovacs
Robert Vorner
Alb
Wakefield
A. M. Wakefield
Ex ‘Tremely
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Iluminating Engineering Society
NEMA
TES
George Wakefield
Alice
Denison University
Mary Ann
Varmilion
Georgia
Rainless Fourth of July party disappoints Bern University
Bern University was disappointed as no rain spoiled the U.S. Ambassador Henry T Taylor’s Fourth of July garden party. The ambassador had insured the event against rain for 5000 dollars and pledged to give the money to the university if rain had occurred.
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Bern
Switzerland
US Steel to Close Homewood Shopping Center this Summer
The Homewood Shopping Center will close this summer as retail merchandising ends for the Homewood Stores Division now part of US Steel. Lorain operations will cease on or before Aug 31 with 40 employees and a Retail Clerks Union Local 880 representative notified. US Steel did not release future plans for the center housing food, dry goods, furniture, hardware, and dengs under the Homewood Stores Division.
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Lorain Works
National Tube
US Steel Corp
Homewood Shopping Center
Homewood Stores Division
US Steel
Slow Corporation
Pitsburgh
W. FE. Cole
Homewood Stores
Lorain
Cole
Retail Clerks Union Local 880
Loss tops $300 in 3 burglaries
Bernard Martina reports thefts from unlocked cars including a portable radio worth 25 and a wallet with 120 from his Lake Road home while swimming at a nearby venue. Alvin Byrne notes a wrench and a 71.50 watch stolen from his Denver Avenue Lorain residence. Harald Lovell says about 75 from a child’s bank and 20 from a dresser drawer were taken since Monday.
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Sheri It's
Bernard Martina
Alexander Ave
North Olmsted
Lake Rd
Lorain
O'Neil
Alvin Byrne
Denver Ave
Harald Lovell
Center Ridge Rd
Five Men Fined Under New City Law In Elyria
Five men were arrested on Depot Street in the Fay Co. area and charged in Elyria Municipal Court under the citys new suspicious persons ordinance. Three pleaded guilty, two pleaded innocent. Guilty: Eugene Emerson Gerald Deiehler and Sherman Slavens each fined 25 dollars plus costs. Innocent: Paul A. Pack and Grady Sexton. Pack also guilty of running a stop sign and fined 10 dollars plus costs. Hearing set for July 14.
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Depot St
Fay Co
Elyria
Eugene Emerson
Lodi St
Gerald Deiehler
R. BO. 1
Telegraph Rd
South Amherst
Sherman Slavens
Dayton
Paul A. Pack
Grady Sexton
Coshocton
Pack
Elyria Man Denies Pair of Charges
James Burns age 38 of 21 Chestnut Street pleaded innocent in Elyria Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated and driving without a license. Bond set at 500 dollars with a July 24 hearing. He was arrested after police saw him driving on West River and West Bridge streets. car had a broken windshield. Two others were arrested yesterday and Thursday on DWI charges with 500 dollar bonds for court next Saturday. Lawrence F. Nelson of Warren Michigan and Mildred E. Brino of Lakewood cited.
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SIS
Uvclineil Ad
Sloe
Julius Hyman
Wood
Ohio State University
Tical School
Drs
William Graham
William
Elderbrook
Wakeman
Lacey
Robert Man
Dr.Reed
Elyria Ave
R A. Blackman
Blackwood
Sandusky
Mercy Hospital
Toledo
Graham
Hyman
Pierne
Toledo City Hospital
C. R. Cranston
Irving
Norwalk
John Black
James Burns
Chestnut St
Elyria
Burns
Prial
Bond
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16Th St
Jack Zagrans
Harry Ebeling
Charles Horwitz
Pete Peternoan
Ues
EB. Hy ‘Tian Co
West Stsamatinaaa
Cam
Alin
Plircy
Percy
Mat
Rulleaby Webste
Brush
Ely Park
Bob
Rolly Greer
Deck Machock
Greer
Bill MoVetta
Young Brothers of the Brush
Stephen Nagy
Pho
Alice Burkhardt
George Strom
Chamber of Commerce
Randy Schiunk
Chamber
Ferp McNally
Harry Woltz
Hems
Miss Marie Williams
Sue Bowser
Pat Loeb
Judy Mons
Gayle Heidrich
Sean Sparks
Homewood
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