Hamilton School Closes After 79 Years of Heritage
A Hamilton Elementary awards program honors the 1900 building as it nears closure. Students and staff trace 79 years of local history through slides, skits, and music, from early 20th century gains to 1970s decline. Principal Ron Reimer narrates a tribute to the school and its community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Demmon-Berger
C-T
Hamilton
Ron Reimer
Barbra Streisand
Elyria
Babe Ruth
Rin Tin
Mickey
Hamilton Pta
Reimer
Kathy Chapin
Eileen
al Bradal
Jimmie James
Bill Moore
Glenn Miller
Nashville
Elvis Presley
Allen Fowler
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Robert Kennedy
Hamilton School
Sally Hlebcar
Venera Kimevski
Larry Pauley
Tyrone Wilson
Gene Krebs
Markowski pleads innocent held to jury in murder case
Lawrence Markowski of North Ridgeville was ordered held to the Lorain County grand jury after pleading innocent at a preliminary hearing in Elyria Municipal Court. Judge Horn kept bond at 200000, while the defense urged psychiatric observation. A North Ridgeville detective noted prior psychiatric care. a witness, Elizabeth Boyd, linked Markowski to a deadly struggle with his wife on Jaycox Road and described seeing a gun in his hand before she heard shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Markowski
North Ridgeville
Twila
Jaycox Road
Lorain County
Elyria
James P. Horn
Markowski
Richard Messerman
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Lima State
Steve Yonkof
Yankof
Messerman
Grand Jury
Common Pleas Court
Boyd
Carpenters set pach vote on latest AmShip offering
Carpenters Local 2291 on strike against AmShip Division of American Ship Building Co will hold a ratification vote Saturday at 1 p.m. Union president Jim Conley says the company offered a limited cost of living increase and improved vacation plan plus earlier contract changes. The offer was withdrawn by company negotiator George Steinbrenner after lacking full backing from the negotiating committee. Local 2291 will meet at the Canadian Legion Hall Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters Local 2291
AmShip
American Ship Building Co
Jim Conley
Conley
George Steinbrenner
Lorain Fire Chief asks council to revert to 24 hour shifts
Fire Chief James Kallis urged Lorain City Council to restore the 24 hour work schedule or raise manpower and overtime funds under the 40 hour week. He cited cost, morale, and maintenance concerns since the contract shifted to eight hour days January 1. Union representatives said scheduling will be reviewed during July negotiations as the contract runs to December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Boyd
C-T
Firefighters Union
Kallis
Council
Ray Hanaday
Pay disputes loom as Lorain CETA payroll faces delay
Lorain city auditor Joseph Koziura warned that CETA employees may not receive pay today as the city scrambles for funds. Previous months saw emergency draws of over $250,000 from the general fund and a $100,000 shortfall to cover payroll and PERS, with state auditors threatening action if debts remain unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Byland
C-T
Lorain
Joseph Koziura
CETA
Koziura
Public Employees Retirement System
PERS
Dolores Burgett
Airborne to keep non aviation ops in Elyria area
Airborne Mfg Co plans a merger of its aviation arm with Parker Hannifin Corp. to form Tron Co. Non aviation divisions will stay in Elyria Willoughby and Bratenahl. Willoughby unit Universal Hydraulics remains under John W. Hunter. Other units Fluitron Compositron and Meditron join as subsidiaries with new leadership. Merger terms include tax free stock exchange totaling 600000 to 700000 Parker Hannifin shares. Closing expected by August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Penick
Airborne Mfg. Co
Elyria
Parker Hannifin Corp
Airborne
Herbert W. Kaatz
Kaatz
C. B. Sung
Bratenah
Willoughby
Tron Co
Univeral Hydraulics
John W. Hunter
Kaatz and Sung
Fluitron
John A. Mosley
Carbon
Compositron
Tom Solari
Meditron
Parer Hannifin
Parker Hannifin
Wakeman students learn basics of capitalism at school sale
Wakeman Elementary School fourth graders ran 18 mini corporations in a classroom sale to first to third graders. Items included plaques of pop idols and edible treats. profits exceeded 151 dollars to fund a bowling trip and school supplies. Students learned supply and demand, loans, making change, and banking basics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakeman
Dirk Woods
Kiss
Pat Carey
Pat
Kathy Wolf
Miss Wolf
Norma Robson
Avenell Haker
Wakeman Bank
Louis Murray
Donnie
Marie Osmond
Andy Gibb
Shaun Cassidy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Boyd
Carpenters
Canadian Legion Hall
Lorain Ceta
Ment
Chicago
Department of Labor
Lee Bailey
Columbia
S.C
UPI
Leroy Jenkins
F. Lee Bailey
Jenkins
Richard W. Arnold
Bailey
Boston
Arnold
Patricia Hearst
Jack Ruby
Charles R. Saxbe
Mechanicsburg
Eric Schnell
Eric
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