Elyria Man Denies Cutting Charge After Tavern Fight
Carl ton Bohannon, 20, of 234 South Maple St. pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a charge of cutting with intent to kill stemming from a melee at Bill's Tavern on West Avenue. Preliminary hearing set for July 16 with $1,000 bond. Roosevelt Smith, 71, of 323 East 23rd Street Lorain, was cut and treated at Elyma Memorial Hospital for arm and neck injuries. Police said the fight was broken up by officers who arrived after a passerby reported the incident. Witnesses say Bohannon borrowed a knife at the rink and began swinging, first missing Smith, then striking him on the arm.
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Elyria
Bill
Smith
Elyma Memorial Hospital
Bohannon
Saddler Smith Top Honors In 26th Chronicle Telegram Carrier Awards
The Chronicle-Telegram honors Thomas Saddler and James Smith as top city and suburban senior carriers at Elyria High School with about 600 attendees. Junior division winners Werner Boos and Leland Prentice recognized. awards included a five act show. Saddler, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Saddler, delivers daily to 2 dollar subscribers from Columbia Ave. Smith, 14, of Oberlin, serves 53 customers and aims to study science teaching at Oberlin High School.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Thomas Saddler
City
James Smith
Oberlin
Jesse Smith
Grafton St
Jimmy
Oberlin High School
Werner Boos
Elyria
Leland Prentice
Brentwood Lake Village
Elyria High School
Carl Bielke
C-T
Saddler
Stamford
United Vice
Columbia Ave
Germany
Prentice
Suburactian
Brentwood Lake
Cub Scouts
Ile
Edgewood Dr
Brentwood
Ralph Conley Jr
Ralph Conley
10Th St
Raymond Garn
Ross Garn
Spencer
Boos
Southwood Dr
Indian Hallow Ird
Werner
Nicholaus
Southwood Tr
Indian Hollow
Grafton
Jack Drage
Chronicle-Telegram Association
Chronicle - Telegram Association
Jack Jablonski
Thomas Hines
Sonny Moore
Georgie Cook
America
Thomas
Billy Webb
Art Brozy
Bronze Palm Award for Scout Allen Cady at Firelands
Allen Cady of Troop 136 received the Bronze Palm at Camp Honorary in a ceremony moved indoors by rain. About 300 guests attended as 42 scouts from Firelands affiliated troop, sponsored by First Methodist Church, earned various awards including Life Scout ranks for four boys and four more earning the Star Scout rank.
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Allen Cady
Firelands
First Methodist Church
Cady
William Goodwin
Firelands Area
Steven ‘Carin
John Ennedy
Bill Grant
Larry Hubbell
John MclDonough
Dudley Bell
Steven Carin
Ray Fecaut
Jim Townsend
Russell Sage
al Metzger
Andre Meyer
Ford
Rattlesnake Patrol
John Townsend
Jim Hubbell
Dave Smyth
Jim Westfall
Don Booth
Dash Farkas
Kevin Hall
John McDonough
Richard Twining
Andre Moyer
Dave Smith
Don Lamar
Jim Rockwood
Charles Gill
Claude Hoy
Robert Shannon
Dave Sparks
Russell Steffen
James Orr
Wayne Eddington
Tonkin Beach
Ray Francis
Tom Baker
John Bryan
Ronald Barndell
Paul Johnston
Dick Simmons
Art Riggs
Springfield Golfer Cards First Round Hole In One
Mike Gibbons, 38, shot a hole in one on his first round of golf Thursday in Springfield.
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Springfield
Til
Mike Gibbons
Avon Lake Beach Bacteria Counts Put Health Warning In Place
Avon Lake Village Park water shows 24000 coli per 100 cc at the west end near a county drainage ditch and 1100 per 100 cc at the east end. Sunset Beach reports 160000 per 100 cc. A warning sign will be posted. swimming remains allowed but 1000 per 100 cc is unsafe. Periodic tests will monitor conditions through summer.
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Sunset Beach
Stop
Walter Schneider
Board of Health
Lightning strikes Elyria home. attic fire damages house
A bolt of lightning hit the dwelling of Mr and Mrs Francis Rineham at 231 Jackson St in Elyria around 1 30 am sparking a fire in the attic rear wall and rafters. Firefighters arrived to control the blaze as the couple battled flames with a garden hose and weathered water damage to bedrooms and flooring.
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Francis Rineham
Jackson S
Bids Come In Below Estimates for Elyria Projects
Apparent low bids on 11 paving projects and one water main in Elyria fall under city engineer estimates by about 15 800.51 dollars. Homer A Merritt Construction Co and Allied Paving Co led low bids on multiple contracts for White Oak Drive Fairlawn Avenue Third Street and other streets with totals near 37 244 50 to 61 245. Engineer estimates ranged to 1 780 for the Jones water main project on Jackson Avenue Bond Street North to the alley with Plas firm low on alternates.
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Elyria
Central Foy
Homera A. Merritt Construction Co
Lovan
M. FY Velotta & Son
Solon
Low Cent
Allied Paving Co
Parun
Calarive Construction
Westlake
J & & Golter Co
Cleveland
Plis
Celiovia
White Oak
Merritt
Farinegton Avi
Velosta
Fairlawn Ava
Third St. Akes
Middle Lo Aves
Eastern Heights
Colarice
Eastgate Gardens
Jone Water
Jackson Ave
Bond St
Plas
Gas explosion investigation continues at sewer site
In Lorain the Colorado Avenue storm sewer, scene of a flash blast that injured two teens, tested 100 percent gas but deemed not dangerous by City Engineer Goodell and Fire Chief Nickley. A probe showed 100 percent reading when dropped, then zero after airing. a one foot pocket and ventilation changes were noted.
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Lorain
Colorado Ave
Lewis Goodell
Auc Mente
Nickley
Colorado
Lakeside Aves
Goodell
Water Service Awaited as Ridgeville System Nears
Ridgeville residents await water from a new $1 million system. Resident Engineer George Cunitz says mains along Route 20 should have water by around August 14, while laterals will take longer with no specific date set.
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Ridgeville
George Cunitz
Rt. 20
Avon Lake Supt Zinsser Heads to Mentor Public Schools
Avon Lake will search again for a superintendent as Zinser resigns to lead Mentor Public Schools. He cites larger system and higher pay as factors, succeeding Dale Rice at Mentor while Avon Lake searches for a replacement. Boehm says the school board will meet with county officials to plan next steps.
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Mentor Public Schools
Zinsey
Mentor
Dale Rice
Mantor
Rice
Zuser
Qamor Tech
Zinser
Avon Lake i
J. J. King
King
Lorain County
Avon Lake
Cambridge Schools
Lakewood
North Olmsted
Joseph M. Boehm
Lifting Method Determines Salvage of Grasse River Hull
Divers locate the hull of the Grasse River barge after partial sinking at Black River tests by American Ship Building Co. Merritt, Chapman and Scott’s Sherman Serre says hull shows no serious damage unless a buried section is affected. Salvage work focuses on buoying and pumping, with open hull vents sealed to prevent water ingress. Two women died and five injured in the earlier accident. investigators interview witnesses to determine causes.
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Grasse River
Black River
American Ship Building Co
Sherman Serre
Merritt, Chapman and Scott
Compariivenin
Sean
Serre
Grasse
Annexation Debate Sets Tonight in Sheffield Township
Sheffield Township Trustees meet at 5 pm in Clearview High School to oppose possible annexation by Levin city and to form a fact finding committee. They criticized local officials for using legal tricks to push annexation and said the matter had not been officially discussed with the township.
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Sheffield
Fine Duyy Committee
Ship Firm Proposes Group Insurance With Bargaining Impasse
American Ship Building Co proposes a four yard group insurance package covering hospitalization medical health and accident and life for workers and families but would not be considered until efficiency improvements are agreed to. The union bargaining committee led by Fred George rejects the suggestion citing other concessions as a condition. The talks, mediated by a federal official, include Toledo Lorain Buffalo Chicago and Cleveland employees as the company seeks a new contract to replace one due to expire July 31.
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American Ship Building Co
Linion
Committtee
Fred George
Boilermaker's International
George
Lorain
Toledo
Buffalo
Chicago
Federal
Cleveland
Vince Finan
Fred Perkins
American Ship
Ackage
ASA
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Bank Debits Fall In Elyria Lorain Region In June
June debit activity on Elyria and Lorain banks slipped compared with last year. Three month totals show declines across the districts with Columbus up 24.4 percent and Mansfield flat, while overall district centers posted near equal monthly debits but a 7.7 percent drop over three months.
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Lorain
Columbus
Mansfield
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Federal Reserve District
Elyria Library to Close for Funeral of Charlotte Brooks
Elyria Library will close from 4 to 4 p m tomorrow so staff can attend the funeral of Charlotte Brooks a longtime librarian. Brooks died Wednesday at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The library will reopen after the service and resume regular hours 4 to 6 p m.
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Elyria
Charlotte Brooks
Libraran
Brooke
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Union OKs Two Year Contract at Light Fixture Plant
Local 998B TREW members ratified a two year pact for the Vermilion plant producers of light fixtures. The agreement raises pay by cents an hour across the board retroactive to June 1 1959 with four cents more on June 4 1959. This first two year contract follows year long extensions. A cost of living raise begins next June and is adjusted quarterly based on the government index, one cent per hour for each half percent rise.
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Vermilion
TREW
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Tom Saddler
Jack Wagner
Ogee Smith
Panther Patrol
Earl Henderson
Clarence Riggs
Tom Cassell
Bob Suhr
Ron Novak
Rudy Farkas
Tom Warnner
Jim Farkas
Troop Mothers’ Auxiliary
A. G. Meschke
Ralph
Ray
Avon Lake Beach
Iesaarine
Gaener
Lon Bete
Eho
Tejon
Ray Garn
By Phil Leek
Ailpeg Ya
Inickley
W. Zinserk
Avondake Board
Salty
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