Turnpike Unconcerned Over Elyria Street Vacation Move
Elyria City Council debates vacating Bon Air Avenue Wesley Avenue and Hilliard Road as part of a 20 point turnpike settlement. City may lose 135000 if vacating fails while the Turnpike Commission signals it may proceed with two bridges regardless.
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Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Commission
John Lansdale Jr
Turnpike Counsel
Elyria
Lansdale
Rice
Richard Bairdin
Atty. R. H. Rice
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Bon Air Ave
Wesley Ave
Hilliard Rd
Turnpike Commission
Pike
Mayor To Study Traffic With Turnpike Officials
Mayor J Grant Keys plans a meeting with Joseph Tomasic head of the Ohio Highway Department to seek rerouting routes 20 and 57 around Elyria. He also aims to have a new bridge built linking routes 113 and 20 and will request state consideration for bypasses following Gov Lausche’s April promise.
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J. Grant Keys
Elyria
Joseph Tomasic
Ashland
Ohio Highway Department
Highway Department
Frank J. Lausche
Keys
Clearview Village incorporation vote registration details
Elections officials announced registration for the Clearview Village incorporation vote remains open until Friday at 4 30 p m Registration applies to residents who did not vote in the last regular election and are not currently registered. Registrations may be made at Lorain Elyria or the Board of Elections ahead of the August 10 referendum with polls open 7 30 a m to 7 30 p m at five precincts including Vincent School Sohio station Clearview School and Black River Township precinct Two voting at the shop building of Clearview School.
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Clearview Village
Board of Elections
Lorain
Elyria
Ruth Fox
Chronicle-Telegram
Sheffield Township
Vincent School
Sohio Gas Station
Elyria Ave
Clearview School
Black River Township
Tour of Fruit Farm Highlights Local Orchard Outlook
About 65 people toured Grobe farm on Route 113 west of Elyria last night in a meeting described as very good by county agent Charles F. Coles. Bobi Grobe led the tour lasting about an hour in the grading room where Wooster Agricultural Experiment Station assistant professor W. Ellenwood spoke on fruit prospects nationwide. He said the peach crop should be large but weather may limit its size and the apple crop will exceed last year. He urged more frequent use of chemical thinning and closed noting the orchard business looks better than several years ago.
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Grobe
Elyria
Charles F. Coles
Bobi Grobe
W. Ellenwood
Wooster Agricultural Experiment Station
Ellenwood
Stock Quotations From Major Firms List
A list of prominent American companies across industries appears. Names include American Radiator American Telephone and Telegraph Anaconda Copper Aveo Manufacturing Bendix Aviation Chrysler Cleveland Cliffs Cleveland Electric Tubes Columbia Gas Fruehauf General Motors Glidden Industrial Bayom Kennecott Copper Montgomery Ward New York Central Ohio Edison Ohio Oil Penna Railroad Republic Steel Richman Sears Roebuck Socony Vacuum Standard of Industrial Standard of New Jersey Standard of Ohio Texas Company Toledo Edison U S Steel Warner Brothers Westinghouse Airbrake Woolworth Co.
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American Radiator
American T. & T
Anaconda Copper
Aveo Mfg
Bendix Aviation
Chrysler
Cleveland Cliffs
Cleveland
Elec
Columbia Gas
Fruehauf Trailer
General Motors
Glidden Co
Industrial
Bayom
Kennecott Copper
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central Ohio Edison
Ohio Oil Penna. R. R. Republic Steel
Richman Bros
Sears-Roebuck
Socony Vacuum Standard of
Ind
Standard of
N. J
Standard of Ohio Texas Company
Toledo Edison
U. S. Steel
Warner Brothers
Westinghouse Airbrake
Woolworth Co
Great Smoky Mountains Streams Vast and Fish Rich
The slopes of the Great Smoky Mountains are drained by about 600 miles of streams. Rainbow and brook trout populate many of these waters, drawing thousands of anglers to the region.
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Great Smoky Mountains
Thefts Reported At Lorain
Lorain police logged three thefts including jewelry from a downtown restaurant and a wrist watch with a ring stolen from Curtiss Speck at a downtown eatery. Nellie Pyhin’s purse with eighty dollars disappeared then reappeared. Roger Shearer reported a flashlight stolen from his car on 8th Street.
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Lorain
Nellie Pyhin
East 129Th St
Curtiss Speck
Riverside Drive
Lakewood
Speck
Roger Shearer
Stanford Place
Dayton
Shearer
8Th Street
Woman Operator Fined Following 2-Car Collision
Two car collision at Middle Ave and Fourth St caused extensive damage estimated at 300 dollars to Ralph C. Heath and 275 dollars to Eugene R. Bathory. Heath, northbound, was struck by Bathory’s eastbound car. Miss Bathory pleaded guilty in mayor's court to failure to have car under control and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
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Middle Ave
Fourth St
Eugene R. Bathory
Harvard Ave
Ralph C. Heath
R. D.3
Rt. 10
Miss Bathory
Paint contract figures lower than estimated across three counties
State highway department announced awards for Lorain Ashland and Medina Counties. S W Jury of Nevada won a $4354 contract to paint 15 bridges, roughly half of the $8541 estimate. Guard Rail Construction Co of Columbus won a $21811 contract for guard rail work, under the $22900 estimate.
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Lorain
Ashland
Medina
S. W. Jury
Nevada
Guard Rail Construction Co
Columbus
James A. Young Appointed Sandusky Judge
State Rep James A Young a Democratic Sandusky attorney was named judge of the Sandusky municipal court by Gov Lausche. The appointment takes effect with the resignation Aug 1 of Judge George C Steinemann the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 13th district. Young has represented Erie county in the Legislature for two terms and was not a candidate for re election.
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Columbus
INS
James A. Young
Sandusky
Sandusky Municipal Court
Lausche
George C. Steinemann
Young
Erie County
Police court notes from city area incidents
Police report lists Robert Wagner of 230 Harvard JA Ave charged with driving with a defective muffler and due in court Saturday after a stop at East Bridge and East River Streets. Tony Campagna of Avon pleaded guilty to reckless driving in mayor’s court and was fined 25 dollars with 15 dollars suspended. arrested on East Bridge St Monday. Frank Bainbridge, 437 Lake Ave, held for investigation, charged with intoxication and to face court tomorrow after being picked up at a Lake Ave tavern. A windshield worth 4.50 was broken. Donald Bliss of 131 Quincy St complained of a smashed car window parked in front of his home last night.
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Robert Wagner
Harvard JA Ave
East Bridge
East River Streets
Tony Campagna
Avon
East Bridge St
Frank Bainbridge
Lake Ave. i
Bainbridge
Lake Ave
Donald Bliss
Quincy St
Bliss
Life Saving Class Heads to Lakeview Beach
The senior Red Cross life saving class meets at 7 tonight at the Cascade Park Pool bath house. Students will be transported to Lakeview Beach in Lorain for the training. Members are asked to bring cars if available for the trip.
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Red Cross
Bath House
Cascade Park Pool
Lakeview Beach
Lorain
Has Top Qualifications Woman Mechanic Aids Husband In Business
Eddie Yost, wife to Lloyd Yost, runs a Temple Court garage as chief assistant and skilled mechanic. She tunes motors, patches tires, fixes brakes, and overhauls engines while managing household tasks and gardening with husband Lloyd. The couple, newlyweds since July 1, honeymooned in a 4176 mile Rocky Mountain trip in a 1938 coupe. Eddie, formerly a machine operator and inspector, enjoys grease and speaks candidly of her working dynamic with Lloyd in their long running family shop.
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Temple Ct
Estalene Yost
Eddie
Eddie Yost
Lloyd Yost
Lloyd
Ohio Screw Products Co
Romeo
Lear, Inc
Yosts
Rocky Mountains
Lloyd K
Estate of Harry A Bovard Listed at 59000 in Probate Records
Probate records show Wellington resident Harry A Bovard died July 10 leaving an estate estimated at 59000. Personal property 10000 real estate 45000 and annual rental 4000. Widow Frances and daughters Joan and Mrs Anna Walthour of Shreve receive the estate.
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Harry A. Bovard
Wellington
Frances
Joan
Anna Walthour
Shreve
Livestock Price Report From Cleveland
Livestock prices in Cleveland show cattle at 34 to 35 for prime, 19 to 32 for choice et al, commercial 12 to 16, calves around 20 to 32, and hogs near 39. Declines noted across categories with mixed bids on heavier weights, pig and steer markets uncertain.
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Cleveland
Sorina’ Hasan
Toledo Cash Grain Prices Mixed On Basis Show
Grain quotations list No 2 soft red wheat at 1.9614 to 1.9744 per bushel with white varieties around 1.64 to 1.88. Corn No 2 yellow ranges 1.64 to 1.88 and oats No 2 white around 0.74 to 0.73. Yellow soybeans show 2.71 ranges.
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Sco
Casree
Toledo
Corm
Oaten
Antique Exhibit Attracts Wellington Kiwanis Show
More than 20 exhibitors from across the country display antiques in Wellington city hall for a three day Kiwanis sponsored show. Doors opened at 1 pm with daily afternoon and evening hours through Saturday. Notable items include a 100 year old dough tray, pine dressing table, 100 year old liqueur crest, bisque dolls from 1898, and a Civil War era Swiss music box.
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Wellington
Kiwanis Club
Town Hall
William G. Norton
Kiwanis
George Fimple
West Farmington
A. G. Couch
Margaret
Jeannette Warner
C. L. Whiton
Alice
Ben Abram
Sheffield
New Installment Plan Law Approved by Court
Franklin County Common Pleas Court upheld a new state law limiting retail installment interest to eight percent and capping merchant kickbacks to two percent. The ruling, in Judge Joseph M. Harter’s court, tested the law’s second provision on finance company kickbacks. Plaintiff Glenn C. Teegardin of Troy challenged the measure as a retailer of new and used cars.
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Columbus
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Joseph M. Harter
Glenn C. Teegardin
Troy
Communist Court Sentences Bishop and Priests to Prison
A Prague court, reported by East German radio, sentenced Roman Catholic Bishop Stephan Trochta of Litomerice to 25 years for espionage assisting the Vatican to undermine the Communist regime. Three priests received 7 to 20 year terms for alleged complicity, with property confiscated.
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Berlin
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Stephan Trochta
Litomerice
Leititz
Red
Vatican
Frantisek Rases
Cilvek
Frantisek Vloek
Rovensko
Bohumil Landsmann
Syckovice
Radio
Elyria extends residence rule for police and firemen
Elyria's Civil Service Commission voted to allow police and firemen to live up to five miles outside city limits if Elyria telephone service is available, effective August 15. The change repeals a prior within-city residence rule and aims to attract more applicants, despite department opposition. Commission members include Kenneth Hamister, Maude E. Billings, and Joseph Otten.
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Elyria
Civil Service Commission
Corporation
Kenneth Hamister
Commission
James E. Boggs
J. Grant Keys
Safety Service
Michael Lotko
Five Mile
Hamister
W. N. Bates
Boggs
Maude E. Billings
Joseph Otten
Cascade Pool Closure For New Filter Installation
Cascade Park pool closed all day to allow connections for a new pool filter. Park superintendent John Machock said the filter should arrive from Buffalo late today or tomorrow and the pool will reopen tomorrow morning.
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Cascade Park
John Machock
Buffalo
Machock
Elyria Merchant Leaves Estate of 208500 Under Will
Nelson 8 Fitch prominent Elyria merchant and Fitch Co. president died June 9 leaving an estate estimated at 208500. Real estate 125000, annual real estate income 8500, personal property 75000. One third to son Nelson M. Fitch, one third to daughter Bertine Hopkins, one third to children of Frances Boylan. Elyria Savings and Trust Co. named executor. Wilcox and Wilcox attorneys.
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Nelson 8. Fitch
Hilvria
Fitch Company
Nelson M
Bertine Hopkins
Frances Boylan
Elyria Savings and Trust Co
Wilcox
Record Payrolls Hit New High in Last Quarter of 1953
Ohio employers reported a payroll peak of 92 761 277 257 for Q4 1953, up 5.5 percent from Q4 1952, despite a slight drop in total employment. Manufacturing payroll rose 2.6 percent, construction led gains with salaries up 19.7 percent, and Montgomery County posted a local rise while Lucas Stark and Mahoning fell below 1952 figures.
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Columbus, C
Ohio
Ohio State Employment Service
Montgomery County
Cuyahoga
Franklin
Hamilton
Montgomery
Summit
Fouth
Lucas
Stark
Mahoning
Ohio mental health study calls for eight new hospitals
The American Psychiatric Association released results of a long survey of Ohio mental health institutions showing a need for eight additional hospitals. The report, begun in 1952, also urges personal policy revamps and split facilities for mentally ill and feeble minded. Plans include an $11.8 million Mansfield hospital and a 1,000-bed Cincinnati facility with 32.5 million in upgrades at Hawthornden.
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Columbus
American Psychiatric Association
Ohio
John H. Lamneck
John D. Porterfield
Mental Hygiene and Corrections Department
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Massillon
APA
Apple Creek
Wooster
Cambridge
Porterfield
Mansfield
Apple Creek Hospital
Tiffin Hospital
Mansfield Hospital
Hawthornden State Hospital
Case Against Driver Dismissed In Mayors Court
Harry Steele of 1323 Parmely Ave faced reckless driving and leaving the scene charges for an accident at Lodi and Chestnut Streets on July 6. He pleaded innocent at a hearing before Mayor J. Grant Keys, and the case was dismissed.
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Harry Steele
Parmely Ave
Lodi
Chestnut Streets
Steele
J. Grant Keys
Death records roundup from Avon Lake and Elyria area
Obituaries detail funeral services for John Glock in Cleveland and burial in Brooklyn Heights Cemetery after a stroke at his daughter Carrie Born’s home in Strongsville. Also listed are Bessie Hinkel of Avon Lake, Esther Fortune De Lloyd of Ridgeville Township, with service details, survivors, and burial plans.
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Erhart
John Glock
Carrie
Strongsville
Cleveland
Brooklyn Heights
Mr. Glock
Irving Glock
Avon Lake
Bessie Hinkel
Lake Rd
Hinkel
Bell Fisher
Hialeah
Fla
Clarence Hinkel
Sadie Henriques
Lillian Winkel
Clarence Malle
Burmeister Funeral Home
George Dutton
Avon Lake Presbyterian Church
Lakewood Park Cemetery
Fields
Esther Fortune DeLloyd
Ridgeville
Root Rd
William Fortune
North Ridgeville
Fortune
DeLloyd
Esther May Fortune
Leonard DeLloyd
Leonard
Agnes
Fred
George Fortune
Ada Fortune Terrell
Minerva
Laura May Brown
Cassius Brown
Pease Funeral Home
Dover Rd
Ralph Reid
Field Church
Fields Cemetery
Governor To Attend Conference On Roads
Governor Lausche named to a committee of governors on highway problems will confer with federal officials on August 10 in Washington about President Eisenhower's $50 billion highway program. He learned of his appointment after the Governor's Conference at Lake George, New York, outlining the plan.
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Columbus
Lausche
Washington
Eisenhower
Lake George
New York
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