Amherst Jaycees race to ready derby
The Amherst Jaycees coordinate a broad coalition to prepare for Sunday's Lorain County Soap Box Derby race on Rt. 58 Amherst. Milad Chevrolet provides a 14 acre parking lot while Lorain County Emergency Communications and the Sheriff’s Auxiliary organize traffic and safety. The Lorain Telephone Co. runs line service and Red Cross crews stand by with a doctor and ambulance. Four sponsor tracks return racers to the top. Jaycee Wives sell drinks as three Valley City trucks offer snacks. Amherst utilities and streets crews prep the track. Milad donates showroom space for derby cars post inspection. Community groups including the Chamber of Commerce Lions Rotary and police contribute. The event starts about 1 pm Sunday with sponsors Ben Lupe Bob Beck Milad and Prout Chevrolet dealers.
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Milad Chevrolet
Lorain County
Lorain County Sheriff's Auxiliary
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Lorain County Red Cross
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Valley City
Amherst Utilities and Streets Departments
Toledo Scales
Milad
Amherst Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Rotary
Police Department
Rt. 58
Amherst Jaycees
The
Chronicle Telegram
Ben Lupe
Bob Beck
Prout Chevrolet
Pro strike vote predicted at Lorain steel local
George Pashkevich acting president of USW Local 1104 predicts a majority of its 7300 members will vote for a strike. The local, first to poll its members, aims to bolster national leaders negotiating a new contract with 11 major steel firms ahead of the August 1 expiry. Page 18 col 4.
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Lorain
United Steelworkers of America
George Pashkevich
USW
Pittsburgh
Broadway
Lorain County
C-T
Wellington selects site near Pitts Road for new reservoir
Wellington plans a 1.2 billion gallon reservoir west of Pitts Road near Jones Road and the Penn Central tracks with 240 acres of land to buy. Engineers from Finkbeiner Pettis and Stout will draft plans, work could start in 30 days, and construction runs about 90 days.
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Wellington
Pitts Road
Penn Central
Jones Road
Finkbeiner, Pettis and Stout
Toledo
Board of Public Affairs
Heavy rains cause isolated damage in Penfield area
Yesterday's heavy rain damaged several isolated spots in Penfield township. A fallen tree crushed a car in the Clarence Provomik residence yard. Trees blocked Huntington Center and a power pole cut electricity to 50 families for about 90 minutes. Lifeguards cleared Findley State Park beach at 4 15 pm due to the storm threat.
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Penfield Township
Clarence Provomik
Findley State Park
New Car Identification Numbers Tied to Theft Fight
Federal Highway Administrator Lowell Kendell Budwell announced a new rule requiring cars manufactured after December 31 to carry permanent identification numbers visible inside near the left windshield for officer reading. The measure aims to deter theft and boost safety as stolen cars outpace other autos by a large margin. A Justice Department study cites about 630,000 cars stolen last year with 100,000 involved in crashes.
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Lowell K Bndwell
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Charlotte Siman Named Miss Chatham Sesquicentennial
Cloverleaf High School graduate Charlotte Siman 20 was crowned Miss Chatham Sesquicentennial by a three judge panel from 11 contestants. She received a bouquet and a $25 savings bond and will preside over weekend festivities. Runner up Bonnie Lance 16 and second runner up Debbie Koerber 16, both Cloverleaf students, received nosegays.
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Kenneth Siman
Walnut Valley Nursery
Chatham
Lodi Community Hospital
Flower
Bonnie Lance
Leonard Lance
Cloverleaf High School
Debbie Koerber
Alan Koerber
Charlotte
Sesqui bather fails to win butoh prize in Chatham
A last minute entrant at the Chatham sesquicentennial costume contest failed to win but drew applause for an 1800s bathing suit outfit in vivid pink and blue. Other winners included Mrs. Slusser first, Mrs. Fish second, and Mrs. Kline third for modern gowns while Martha Wells took first in a black ensemble. The program continues with the Medina County 4-H Chorus and a teen dance.
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Raymond Diekman
Yesteryear
Tom Slusser
Glenn Fish
Charles Kline
Martha Wells
Lillian Williams
A. E. Noah
Medina County
Lorain County airport plans worry Cleveland officials
Planning official Richard McGinnis told Elyria at the planning commission meeting that a domed stadium in Lorain County and a rival airport near Lake Erie could shift regional growth. He said Cleveland fears land constraints at Hopkins and noted expansion potential for the Lorain facility, while a lakefront terminal study draws Cleveland interest. The commission also moved to create a new T-1 transient residence district.
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Cleveland
Richard McGinnis
Elyria City
McGinnis
Hopkins
Lake Erie
Elyria
City Planning Commission
Elyria Pools Offer Adult and Family Nights Mondays
Adults can attend THP Mondays at all Elyria City swimming pools starting Monday from 5 to 30 pm, continuing weekly through Labor Day. Children must be accompanied by an adult at family night sessions. No change to current admission rates.
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Elyria City
Tar Heel hushpuppy recipe from Morehead City market
A recipe for Tar Heel hushpuppies courtesy of the Sanitary Fish Market and Restaurant in Morehead City N C lists one pound corn meal one egg one tablespoon salt one tablespoon sugar a pinch of soda one cup buttermilk with water added to thin texture then dropped into hot oil at 375 degrees The item appears in a personal column noting local residents and a separate note about Bill Gebhardt a Deer Park plant division personnel leader with Diamond Alkali and his daughter Gale returning from Houston Texas to Ohio University graduate with a service record and career.
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Jean Suhr
Chronicle-Telegram
Sanitary Fish Market
Morehead City
N.C
Bill Gebhardt
Sixth St
Gale
Houston
Tex
Phil Houston
Bill
Deer Park Plam
Lone Star State
Elyria High School
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio U
Russ
Bull
Alex Emplme
Elyria Planners OK Raise in Regional Commission Aid
The Elyria City Planning Commission unanimously approved an 8 cent per capita increase for Lorain County Regional Planning Commission funding. If approved by city council, the higher payments aim to offset inflation and rising costs, reducing federal dependence while boosting local involvement in regional plans.
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Elyria Planners
Regional Commission
Lorain County
Shooting Death of Eight Year Old Ruled Accidental
The shooting death of eight year old Rooney Stamper in Madison Township was ruled accidental by the Montgomery County Coroner yesterday.
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Dayton
UPI
Rooney Stamper
Madison Township
Montgomery County
Kurfess to speak at GOP rally in Oberlin
Charles F Kurfess, speaker of the Ohio House, will address a Republican pre-convention rally and fish fry in Oberlin. The event, sponsored by the Oberlin Area Republican Central Committee, starts at 7 pm at the skating rink on Woodland Avenue. Kurfess, a Wood County representative since 1956, is noted for public service awards and local church involvement.
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Ohio House of Representatives
Oberlin
Robert J Corts
Retec
Oberlin Area
Republican Central Committee
Arthur Sale
Woodland Avenue
At & Pm
Nate
Wood County
Kurfess
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio State
Wood Coun'y
Wood
Henn
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