Lorain grand jury to hear Ranier Corp probe and cases
The Lorain County grand jury will meet for a two day session with about a score of cases. Prosecutor Mikus said an investigation of Ranier Corp a Lorain home builder will be undertaken. Several felonies burglaries assaults and other charges are scheduled for consideration and witnesses will be called.
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Lorain County
Grand Jury
Paul J. Mikus
Ranier Corp
Lorain
Edward Pb. Austin
North Olive St
Avon Firemen Fail To Save Burning Anderson Home
A swift Avon fire destroys the Krebs Rd. farm of Marvin C. Anderson. He is a semi invalid with a broken spine and neck braces, knocked unconscious by the blast while rescuing clothing from the basement. Neighbors help, but salvage is minimal and the family faces an uncertain summer.
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Marvin Anderson
Krebs Rd
Avon
Marvin C. Anderson
Amerson
Anderson
Albert Thei
Don Vacca
Avon Volunteer Department
Lakewood Hospital
Rocky River
Tisk
Cc. F. Miller
James Ferguson Jr
Avon Lake
Andersons
Albert Theil
Ferguson
Theils
Robert Weilard
Hard Winter and Smut Blamed for Low Lorain Wheat Yields
Lorain County wheat farmers report a low yield year with only 10 to 20 bushels per acre in some fields. Yields average 65 to 70 percent of the past decade, following a winter that froze plants including alfalfa and rust and Jense smut reducing output by about seven percent. Wheat statewide expected at 33 million bushels, 12.3 million below 1958. Harvest largely underway in central and southern Ohio while Lorain County harvest is just under way.
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Ohio
Lorain County
Elyria Finance Committee Approves Parks Levy and Pool Plans
Elyria City Council Finance Committee backing speeds renewal of city county fire protection contract and places a two year park levy on the November ballot. refinances the Eastern Heights pool note to fund the West Recreation Field pool with work set to begin and be ready by June 1960. An extension of the Project G note to Sept 1 also passes to save interest and update bonds.
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Elyria
Victor F. Stewart J3r
West Recreation Field
Eastern Heights
Stewart
Western Recreation
Vernon Bell
Clarence Schultz
Joe Ciriglano
Ellsworth Aibeit
Safety Service
Richard Laux
Dale Keiloge
Ciic
Robert Kleinoeder
Man Questioned In Auto Agency Thefts
Deputies hold Galen D Rhodehamel 28 of 407 Lake Ave for questioning in two auto agency break ins. A new Ford and license plates were stolen from J R Dall agency and linked to a car found at a Rt 10 gas station. The suspect was found asleep in the stolen vehicle, intoxicated, after a tip from a former deputy.
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Galen D. Rhodehamel
Lake Ave
Rhodehamel
Rt. 10
Durkee Rd
Walter Hill
de Andrew Doychak
Ford
J. R. Dall
Marie Charnock
Eady
Dall
Rhodchamel
Sherif
James Howard
Ichance
Hill
Doyichak
Eaton
Ralph ‘Smith
Rt 10
Howard
Smith
Fox Theater Assistant Manager Charged With Obscene Film
Joel A. Secoy 21, assistant manager of Columbus Fox Theater, pleads innocent to an August 4 charge of exhibiting an obscene movie after a raid Thursday night on the theater prompted by a Columbus businessman. The film Ten Nights in a Nudist Camp was confiscated and four patrons received rewards.
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Columbus
UPT
Joel A. Secoy
Fox Theater
Secoy
Wheat Referendum Vote Stated Thursday
Farmers in Lorain County and the nation’s wheat belt will vote Thursday on continuing the federal marketing quota program for wheat. The program sets price support within quotas and penalties for excess production, with support rate depending on whether quotas are approved.
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Lorain County
Ghia
Plains States
Farm Bureau
United Presse Internateomal
Lorain Scouts Return From Colorado Round-Up
Eight Lorain County Senior Girl Scouts attended a 10 day International Round-up in Colorado with 8,500 attendees from the United States and 27 foreign countries. They met peers from Hawaii and Alaska, viewed fireworks on July 4 at Pike's Peak, visited the Air Force Academy and Garden of the Gods, and joined a centennial program with Indian dances and a rodeo. The group consumed 28 tons of meat and fish, 15 tons of fruit, 3.5 tons of fresh butter, 3 tons of sugar, and 178000 quarts of milk. The Lorain troop members include Lorna Ford Diane Cameron Barbara McGuire Marcia Meeks Barbara Metzger Mary Ann Stocker Connie Sallis and Carolyn White.
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Marcia Meeks
Lorain County
Colorado
Mareia
Japan
Lebanon
Mexico
England
Canada
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Pike's Peak
Air Force Academy
Gardens of the Gods
Flying W Ranch
Lorna Ford
Diane Cam‘eron
Barbara McGuire
Marcia ‘Meeks
Barbara Metzger
Mary Ann Stocker
Connie Sallis
Carolyn White
Tax Payment Period Extended Until July 28
County Treasurer Schmitkons announced real estate tax deadline extended to July 28 with expected collections near 6.9 million by deadline. He noted current collections exceed 4 million and include substantial outstanding tax stacks.
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Schmitkons
Poison warning at Lorain County Fair booth
A Lorain County Medical Society exhibit at the Lorain County Fair will alert parents to keep toxic materials out of reach of young children. Dr A M Mattes chairs the poison control committee and leads a dramatic display with aid from the American Medical Association and other physicians to stress health and safety.
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A.M. Mattes
Torain County Medical Society
Lorain County
American Medical Association
Larain County
Boy Dies After Auto Pedestrian Collision in Medina
Six year old Robert S. Flowers Jr. of Rt 303 Medina died after an auto pedestrian crash on Rt 303 injured his sister Shelley, 7. Doreen L. Gray, 25, of Medina drove the vehicle. she was not charged. Robert suffered fatal brain injuries, skull contusions, and other injuries. Shelley sustained a fractured leg and wrist with multiple contusions. Both children were treated at Medina Hospital before Robert died at Akron Children’s Hospital.
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Medina
Brunswick
Akron Children's Hospital
Robert S. Flowers, Jr
Medina Post
State Highway Patrol
Robert
Shelley
Doreen L. Gray
Rt. 5
Medina Hospital
Akron
Two Daughters Beaten by Cleveland Mother
A 23 year old mother in Cleveland told police she struck her two daughters with pop bottles and a shoe after they would not sleep. Neighbors heard screams and called police. Six year old Brenda was unconscious with a bottle wound and underwent brain surgery. Wynora, four, was treated and released. The mother, Lucille Grayson, was indifferent, with two young sons present.
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Cleveland
UPD
Lucille Grayson
Grayson
Wynora
Brenda
Second Park Concert Scheduled Tomorrow
The Ely Park Pop Concert series continues with a 3 to 4 30 p.m. performance tomorrow directed by David Schsnucker. A 40 piece Elyria Lorain Local 14% AFM band from Elyria will perform Rogers and Hammerstein selections plus band medleys and classical pieces. Spectators are urged to bring chairs. Lions Club runs the concession with Coca Cola products supplied.
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Ely Park
Elyria Lions Club
Jered
David Schsnucker
Elyria-Lorain
American Federation of Musicians
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Recording Industry Trust Fund
Rogers and Hammerstein
Carousel
Nancy Pelander
Sop Tam
Washington Post
Invercargill
Billboard
Thunderer
Robert Williamson
Elyria Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Conces
City Club
Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tomorron
Ohio Sergeant Talks In Plane To Save 24 Aboard
Ohio Air Force sergeant George Sutton, a native of Steubenville, talked in to guide a crippled plane into Olmstead Air Force Base. With engine failure en route from Quantico to Niagara Falls, fog reduced visibility to one mile and ceiling to 300 feet. The craft landed safely, saving 24 lives.
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Harrisburg
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North Center St
LaGrange
Philip M. Miller
Anchor Lodge
Kieth D. Sherman
Jose Rosario
East 28Th St
Cyrus Winebrenner
Luis Rotrigues
28Th St
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Canton Ave
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James B. Charles
Lowell Ave
Jack Griffith
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Amherst
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