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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1963
Page
9
County commissioners delay a decision on housing three departments, seeking private proposals to build a new facility or use Elyria Block space. The plan would relocate Probate and Juvenile Courts from the jail, add 22 medium security cells, and reduce jail crowding while avoiding high new construction costs.
The Chronicle-Telegram hosts the 30th annual honor carriers event at the American Legion Home with about 200 guests. Forty four finalists from 426 candidates in senior and junior divisions compete for top awards, with plaques for top finishers and engraved certificates for all honorees.
Elyria schedules a public hearing on its 1964 budget at 7 p m before the city council meeting. The finance committee approved the budget with no changes to Mayor Charles V Neeson’s figures, detailing general fund expenditures of 1 437 000 and total expenditures of 4 425 740. A 2 mill levy approved May 6 will fund the budget from 1964 through 1965, with 182 500 borrowed in anticipation of collections for the year’s second half. Officials note further revisions will come with next year’s appropriation legislation.
Two more petitions have been filed with the Lorain County Board of Elections. Ruth A. Johnson of LaGrange seeks reelection to the village council, and Arthur Schaber of Elyria Township seeks reelection as trustee.
The Ohio State Community College Board issued a charter for Lorain County College to offer two years of college study. Trustees presented a plan to open in September 1964 in temporary facilities at Brownell School Lorain with day and evening classes. The plan seeks local tax support and a 3 mill levy, with projected 1,000 students and budgets rising to about 937,868 in 1965. Board chairman is Harry Horvitz.
The County Auditor distributed the first-half real estate tax totaling 10,433,602 with school districts receiving 7,017,228 and municipalities 1,800,924. Elyria and Lorain city allocations, advances already paid, and numerous district breakdowns are listed alongside $25,428 house trailer taxes.
West Ave from 16th Street to Oberlin Road suffers potholes ditches and drop-offs halting traffic and prompting calls for city council action. Safety Director Joseph Co Cowden says bidding may start in September with spring construction. city plans include widening to 36 feet installing curbs and gutters and assessment of paving costs to property owners.
Miss Gertrude Knott assistant to the director of information and research of the Ohio Turnpike Commission will speak in Elyria twice this week. Tomorrow at noon she speaks to the Elyria Rotary Club at the YMCA and Thursday she will discuss the Ohio Turnpike history for Elyria Kiwanis Club at the same venue.
Obituaries report the deaths of Elyria area residents including Elyria native Elyria Works machinist Michael Schriner age 73, survived by wife Oliv and children. Blanche Shepard of Garrettsville. William Szabo of Wellington. Emily Burroway of Elyria. Kathryn Bates of Lorain. My Brown of Cleveland. Services, burial plans, and survivors listed for each, with funeral homes and dates.
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