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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1957
Page
10
A survey of local social notes from Henrietta recalls visits by the Portmans of Battle Creek and Palos Verdes Estates, family reunions in Sandusky, and travel plans for residents. The 4H Clovers host mothers night while nearby families attend anniversaries and hospital news highlights include a patient at Amherst Hospital and a newborn at Allen Hospital Oberlin.
Dr Pitchard C. Wolf, associate professor of Church History at the Graduate School of Theology, will preach at Grace Lutheran Church Sunday morning. He will speak on the Book of Tob.
Oberlin Amherst attorney Goldthorpe new candidate for Oberlin municipal court to be created next Jan 1 faces limited backing. Fauver Zuris and Thomes decline candidacy citing no current court law clarity while Severs hedges on local council support. Six speeding fines and four miscellaneous offenses heard by Judge Stefan. Masher withholds newspaper support stance. Only two councilmen actively back Goldthorpe.
The Oberlin Municipal Court fined drivers for speeding and related violations on South Wain Street and other roads. Names include Walter Ung, Joseph Gaghiardi, Charles Brill, Thomas Harris, Allen Bucks, and Robert Seabold with various speeds and penalties cited plus costs. Additional fines for failure to yield and reckless operation are listed for Joseph Hall and Arthur Hawkins.
A proposed charter amendment asks whether the council shall or may provide audits of the municipality. The current City Charter in Section XI requires the council to provide for an audit and publish a condensed summary as determined by the council, with potential annual savings of about 2000 dollars noted.
City Council in Oberlin reviewed an amendment to allow audits up to once a year. The July financial report shows Oberlin High School organizations hold 4207.12 dollars with 18 groups totaling 4406.26 dollars as of May 31. A voter-approved amendment could save about 27000 for police or safety equipment.
The draft ordinances propose changing audits to optional under council direction and reassigning council terms based on 1959 vote tallies. Emergency passage could preserve ballot timing with second readings. Voters must sign, and amendments require publication and mailing to registered electors before November 5 election day.
Wakeman The Junior Talent Guild will hold an open meeting at 8 in the Town Hall. A color film on the Norwalk Fisher Titus Hospital Auxiliary will be shown. Members plan to join and serve at the hospital. Guild president is Mrs Richard Andisyiski.
Wakeman sees a band concert directed by Charles Haxden of Townsend Wakeman School on July 26. Band Parents sell ice cream pie and cake after the show to raise funds for new instruments, with the school board pledging to match up to 400 dollars and equal any amount above that.
Evans Blakely of 224 East Lorain Avenue faced an assault and battery charge in Police Court. Judge Andrew Stefan dismissed the complaint after ruling lack of evidence. the case was filed by his wife Mary Blakely alleging a Sunday gun incident.
OBERLIN The Board of Education approved Douglas Handyside as director of instrumental music to fill the vacancy from Gordon Futter’s resignation. Handyside, who taught in Courtland California, will arrive August 1 after earning AB and BM at Oberlin College. The board also hired three cafeteria workers on an hourly basis.
Vermilion residents attend a Friday 7 20 p m talk by missionary Margaret Jim Miller at the Congregational Church. Born in Won Africa she trained at Lankanne Philadelphia Wilson College class of 1949 and Kennedy School for Missions Hartford later aided Liberia literacy programs and has taught reading in Africa for five years.
Avon Lake members of Club Knight Ettes held their annual family picnic on July 4 at the home of Mr and Mrs Sam Tavanovich Lake Rd Attending were Mrs Eva Trivanovich and Ellen Mr and Mrs Pat Gerrone and four children Mr and Mrs Robert Opan and two children and Robert Grubek all of Avon Lake Also present were Mr and Mrs John Heyslinger and family of Vincent Mr and Mrs William Bobel and two children Mrs Yolanda Spanick with Mr and Mrs John Jansen and three children of Lorain.
Oberlin City Manager Fred E. Weisbrod unveils a "Keep it Clean" jail directive aimed at neat surroundings and inmates minds. Prisoners may have one magazine at a time sports or outdoor only and reading material is limited to those types.
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