Avon votes no on special levy to clean French Creek
Avon residents rejected a two mill two year levy for cleaning French Creek with 777 against and 277 for. A record 1054 ballots were cast from about 2,000 registered voters across four polling places Holy Trinity Church municipal building Avon fire station and Avon High School. Local officials noted opposition and debated tax impact while emphasizing ongoing creek cleaning responsibilities.
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Avon
French Creek
Holy Trinity Church
Municipal Building
Avon Fire Station
Avon High School
Propo
Harry Babyak
Babyak
Dragsline
French Creek Canal
OE Rate Hike Proposed In Sheffield Lake
Ohio Edison Co officials urged the village council to approve an average rate increase of 7.55 percent for residents and 8.37 percent for businesses, boosting projected revenue to 13 037 from 172 607. No action taken pending further study as the council set a continuance to Friday due to lack of quorum.
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Sheffield Lake
Numa F. Vidal
Lake Erie
George Rubenson
Ohio Edison Co
Vidal
Ohio Edison
Utility Committee
William O’hara
Clarence Hambley
Edward J. Conley
Lorain
Playhouse Shines In Anne Frank at Huron Playhouse
Bowling Green State University presents The Diary of Anne Frank at Huron Playhouse last night. Elinor Epstein stars as Anne delivering a sensitive performance amid a stark set and authentic sound design.
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Huron
Bowling Green State University
Anne Frank
Huron Playhouse
Elinor Epstein
Anne
Amsterdam
Menninger brothers push four steps to beat retirement idleness
In Topeka Kansas Dr Will Menninger 39 and his brother Karl 66 head a renowned mental health center on 70 acres. They urge plans for future pursuits pre retirement counseling for workers and community day centers to keep retirees engaged. They warn aging brings stress and advocate using seniors in civic projects while noting the foundation treats thousands daily and runs the nation’s largest psychiatry school.
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Topeka
Kans
Will Menninger
Karl
Tatlong
Menningers
Avon New Village Directory Due At Avon
A new village directory will go on sale next Monday containing names and addresses of all Avon residents. It was compiled by Avon Band Parents and will be sold through Band Parent members and Avon Drug Store on Detroit Rd. Proceeds fund new instruments for the Avon School Band.
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Avon
Avon Band Parents Organization
Aleo
Avon Drug
Detroit Rd
Dances Not In Program At First Baptist Church
Wellington report corrected that no dances appeared in the Vacation Bible School program at the First Baptist Church. The event featured songs and a summary of the work done, and the church had no approval of dancing.
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Wellington
Vacation Bible School
First Baptist Church
Avon Lake Kiwanis to Observe Telephone Topic Meeting
Avon Lake Kiwanis Club will observe Lorain County Telephone Nicht at its meeting tomorrow at 6 15 p m in the Saddle Inn The Ladies Nicht will be observed on June 25 with a dinner dance at Spring Valley Country Club Elyria West Geauga is adding a mill to Ea Renn reports
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Avon Lake
Lorain
West Geouans
Siz. AO
Renn Reports
Fix It Yourself Stairs: Finishes, Paints, and Carpeting
The guide covers refinishing stairs with carpet paint shellac floor seal or varnish. It advises removing old finish, using an edger for precision, and applying floor enamel for paint. Cautions about light colors on risers and tips to order extra carpet plus a note to write to Mr Cobb for personal replies.
Greenwich School Bond Vote Returns To Ballot
The Board of Education of the South Central District approves a 680000 bond issue for a new centralized high school. The plan follows a defeated 780000 proposal last May and includes legal work by Squire, Sanders and Dempsey. A committee vote split 4 to 4 with North Fairfield and Ripley backing, Greenwich opposing. officials doubt passage.
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Greenwich
South Central
Board of Education
Cleveland
Squire, Sanders and Dempsey
County Election Board
School Citizens Advisory Committee
North Fairfield
Ripley
Avon Lake tops federal sewage grant priority list
Avon Lake led 23 Ohio cities in a federal sewage grant plan by the Ohio Water Pollution Control Board in Columbus. The city projects a $3,336,000 sewage work with a $250,000 proposed appropriation, with North Olmsted listed sixth for a $3,369,435 project and $230,000 aid, while Avon Lake voters approved a $2,750,000 bond issue in 1958 for a combined sewer project.
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Avon Lake
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Columbus
Ohio
Congress
North Olmsted
Double Dunking
Teen Leslie Schmidt 16 falls into the Niagara River from an ice floe last winter and escapes. He later returns, becomes trapped again on a floating ice, and dives into the frigid water to reach safety.
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Tonawanda, N
Leslie Schmidt
Niagara River
Legally Speaking on Jurors as Democratic Citizens
An editor notes jurors are non specialists, drawn from a cross section of citizens under Ohio and U S law. The article describes selection, summons, and excusal processes, and argues jurors embody common sense while upholding constitutional guarantees and democratic principles.
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Ohio
County Board of Elections
Jury Commissioner's Office
Youth Day Parade Set At Norwalk
Firelands Sesquicentennial celebration hosts a July 29 Youth Day Parade in Norwalk with boys and girls competing for prizes such as skates, sports gear, dolls, animal prizes, and parakeet cages. Organizations are urged to file applications with the Youth Day Committee at 31 Benedict Ave. by July 23.
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Norwalk
Firelands
Youth Day Committee
Sesqui
Benedict Ave
Board Cuts Building Cost By 37000 Dollars
Wakeman Ohio. Western Reserve School board trimmed 37000 from the proposed new school building cost. Architects McLaughlin and Keil said original plans would run 715000 to complete. Changes were agreed to reduce the amount. A second bond issue for 30000 sewer funds will be on November ballot. The board also approved a 1960 operating budget of 392283.20. Three teachers resigned and replacements were hired. Overcrowding remains a concern.
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Earl Cranston
Wakeman
New London
Joanne Owen
Ethel Blackburn
Townsend
Dominic DiFazio
Elyria
Masonic Lodge
Grangers
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Avon Lions Club
Melvin Woodhead
Kreuzer’s
Everett Reeves
William Cummings
Robert Schneider
William Bommer
Richard Gerbec
Nick Mitock
Karl Gansler
George Billingshurst
George Zilka
Northgate
Dorothy Beebe
Iments
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gerald Spradlin
Huston Construction Co
New Forestlawn
Lake Breeze
Maple Grove
Frank Duguid
Spradlin
Huston
Maurice Sturtevant
Dan Fragrassi
Carl Deitrich
Dale Barnard
Council
Mansfield St
T. W. Paige Sr
Neal Paige
Helen Erb
Paige
Council Pres
John Groleau
Parks Fund
Little League
Ferndale Park
League
Eleanor Piskura
By Dayle Rodgers
Miss Epstein
F. Lee Miesle
Gloria Lane
Richard Reimold
Mrs. van Daan
Man
Ted Winch
Nancy Brown
Bill Letterman
Jan Borgia
Cheryl Smith
Ing
Bowling Green
Donald Kleckner
By Robert Peterson
Jess
Menninger Foundation
Will
Wate
the Chronicle
Holt
Holt Agency
Etorta Mack
Kiwanis Club
BY Hubbard Cobe
Handy Man
Cobb
Avon Lake Heads
Legally
Lorain County Bar Association
Court House
Ifne
United States
Alexander Hamilton
Dean
Mooney
Doan
O’'Neil
Sheffield
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