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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1961
Page
15
A Civil War era report notes Elyria youths at Camp Dennison gift pin cushions to boost morale of the 130th Ohio Infantry. After long hardship due to scarce supplies, 50 new pants issued that day lift spirits as partial uniforms arrive, with more garments due soon.
Six people were treated in area hospitals after a three car crash at Rt 254 and North Ridge in heavy rain. Two drivers Roy Brinson Jr. and Millie Green faced injuries and a court date for Green after a failure to yield right of way citation.
Howard C. Goodrich retires after forty years in Elyria with Western Union. Floyd E. Williams, former Wadsworth manager, will take over the Elyria post and move to the city with wife Clara and four children. Goodrich recalls early dispatches and the growth of industry in Elyria.
Elyria's municipal pool at West Recreation Field expected to open at noon tomorrow and stay open until 4 am, with Sunday hours from 1 pm to 9 pm if warm weather continues. Western Heights pool opening date pending sun deck work, with a possible June 9 target if contractors have good weather. Ed Greer of Elyria awarded the deck contract.
The New York Yankees sign Cliff Malpass a former Italian policeman and Carson Newman shortstop. The report notes a world javelin record of 284 feet 7 inches by Lievere in a rain soaked track event at Arena Stadium during the Class D New York Pennsylvanian league finals.
Elyria council committee wrestles with a peddling ordinance as legal staff to refine who must be licensed and how salesmen are defined. A broader rule may cover door to door and phone sellers, with mayoral power to suspend licenses under discussion.
A motorcyclist Louis Calabrese 20 of Lorain and a car passenger Helen Canary 42 were treated at St Joseph Hospital Lorain after a cycle car crash on Re 6. Calabrese reportedly fell asleep and hit John Canary 57 of Lorain driving the car. Calabrese received scrapes and was charged with failure to stop within an assured clear distance. to appear in Erie County court in Milan.
Deluxe Dollhouse in Medfield built by John T Kreger over 28 years from 1926 to 1954 stands on a barber chair undercarriage. The eight room two story house features real glass, functioning plumbing, coal furnace, closets, and an electrical system though the youngest daughter is 28 and three of Kreger’s four daughters are married.
Members of the Quotarian Club of Elyria voted to nominate Mrs Gerna Phiel first president of the Elyria club for lieutenant governor of the Sixth District. The group met at the Graystone Hotel for a luncheon with Geraldine Larkin presiding as the new year begins.
A motorist reported forcing other cars off Rt 57 yesterday afternoon was charged by the State Police with driving while intoxicated.
Mrs. Marley Spearman, 33, a former showgirl, defeated 17 year old Diane Robb 7 and 6 on Thursday to win the British women's amateur golf championship. The match concluded amid the event’s standard tournament cadence in Carnoustie, Scotland.
Bond issues described with interest at 3 percent per year payable semiannually beginning June 1 1962. Bids invited for Belden School Waste Water Treatment Facility in Midview Local School District Grafton Ohio. Public sale of property in Brentwood Lake Village and parcels near Avalon Drive. Public hearing set for zoning amendments in Columbia Township and Lorain County Ohio with detailed property descriptions and bid requirements.
In Bedford Falls New York Pattern 46% offers HEXAGONSE HOUSES for birds with one or two story models. The Bird House Packet No 1 includes complete directions for other novel types all for 1. Montreal Alouettes sign veteran tackle John Raulick and Ray Baillie for the 1961 season Baulick in third year with the team Baillie in second.
Arrest report for James Shumway of 5245 Rolling Ave Lorain after chase on a divided highway. Notice of divorce petition by Mary Velva Farley in Lorain County Common Pleas Court and public bid invitations for alterations at Pleasant View Sanatorium Lorain County. Public sheriff sale of real estate affecting Brownhelm and North Ridgeville townships, with detailed parcel descriptions and bidding rules.
The suit filed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court alleges injuries to an 11 year old girl from an automobile crash on February 26 1960 on Rt 20 near Case Rd. Plaintiff Pearl Lash by her mother Kathryn Lash names Frank Fenohr and Ralph E Kirby as defendants. Fenohr drove from a motel driveway causing the collision in which the girl was a passenger.
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