Court continues Gay drug trial and guilty pleas
In Cleveland the Lorain tavern owner John A. Gay faces 18 narcotics counts as the federal case proceeds to June 15. Two co‑defendants from the April 30 raid on Johnnie's Recreation pleaded guilty to illegal narcotics purchases Curtis Orr Jr. 33 of East 23rd Street admitted to three counts while Virginia, listing Johnnie's Recreation as her address, pleaded guilty to two counts.
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Johnnie
Broadway
Curtis Orr Jr
East 23Rd St
Virginia
Gay's permits dropped in Lorain narcotics case
Trouble mounts for John A. Gay Lorain tavern owner who faced Federal District Court in Cleveland today on 18 counts of narcotics possession The Ohio Board of Liquor Control suspended Gay's C-2 and C-5 permits effective noon Thursday until delinquent sales tax assessments are paid The ruling follows an Ohio Supreme Court decision May 9 and a rehearing request by Gay's attorney Also noted were padlocking efforts on Johnny's bar at 1036-40 Broadway Lorain and dismissal of delinquent tax charges against two other Lorain County taverns with sentences withheld for the two owners The Orrs faced potential 2 to 10 year terms but several charges were dismissed Kept in jail are Orr and his sister. Gay remains free on bond His release led to voluntary treatment for drug addiction prior to May 19 trial date progress of Gay's case continues alongside pending divorce for Dorothy Gay and other related actions.
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John A. Gay
Lorain
Federal District Court
Cleveland
Ohio Board of Liquor Control
Gay
Ohio Supreme Court
Edward Tuttle
Johnny's
Broadway
Supreme Court
Board of Liquor Control
Lorain County
Steve Malinkey
Big Barn
Lorain Rd
North Ridgeville
Lillie Mae
Fuller Rd
Elyria
Orr
Miss Orr
Norman E. McIntyre
Gerald J. Celebrezze
U.S
Orrs
Norman Minor
Cuyahoga County
Hanna Pavilion
Dorothy
54 Take Oath of Allegiance at Lorain naturalization
A 10 year old German boy Helmut Willis Graber led a large naturalization ceremony in Lorain Court. Judge Henry P Webber presided as 54 new citizens from 15 countries took the oath to uphold US laws and defend freedom. Parents of Graber joined in the oath. other new citizens hailed from Canada Germany Hungary Italy Japan Poland Great Britain the Netherlands Korea Austria the Dominican Republic and Mexico.
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United States
Helmut Willis Graber
Arthur Graber
Oakwood St
Oakwood School
Henry P. Webbership
J. Floyd D. Harris
Lorain City
Lorain
Graber
Brad Rohner
First United Presbyterian Church
Northwest Eand Lorain
Harris
Canada
Johanna R. Kirkcaldy
Sheffield Lake
James W. Biggar
Avon Lake
Andrej Repjar
Elyria
Germany
Helmut H. Metzig
Helmut Graber
Metida F. Metzig
John Konnerth
Klaus H. Bauer
Maria Stojimirovic
Anna M. Schneider
Tom D. Durandt
Hungary
Dora
Alex Boldizsar
Steven J. Simion
Zolt
Terrence Wright
Great Britain
Jean Bucy
Lee Hong Leppert
North Eaton
Korea
Katheryn Justin
Austria
Mar |Landais
Dominican Republic
Julio Aguilar
Mexico
Speaker urges EDCHS grads to act for world good
Rev. John T. McDonough of Cleveland challenges 110 graduates at Elyria District Catholic High School to personal responsibility for bettering the world. He extols four commitments truth belief decision action and notes the school trains citizens under God. Bishop Whealon urges awareness of Catholic schooling costs and records the class’s strong academics with 10 percent receiving scholarships.
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Elyria District
John T. McDonough
Cleveland
St. John Cathedral
Newman Club
Fr. McDonough
William L. Newton
Lorain
Diploas
wit-/mas
Nesses
John F. Whealon
Robert W. Donohoe
Whealon
Eugene Eckenfels
McDonough
Mary Electa
Vittoria
Rodgers
Jolley
Lorain harbor project groundbreaking launches big effort
A U S Coast Guard dredge symbolically digs into the riverbed as Lorain launches a $20 million harbor project. More than 2,000 attend Riverside Park ceremonies with Mayor Mathna officiating and Rev. Vincent O'Dea blessing the event. The first construction start is planned upriver later this month. Local officials praise the project as Lake Erie ports progress and foresee new jobs and industry in Lorain.
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Lorain
Riverside Park
Vincent O'Dea
Woodrow W. Mathna
Black River
U.S. Coast Guard
Lake Erie
N. R. Danielian
St. Lawrence
Five injured in Elyria weekend traffic crashes
Police described multiple weekend crashes in Elyria with five people treated for injuries. Albert Lavailey, 32, was charged after a three car collision on West River Street. Mary LaValley and Kenneth Salyer suffered internal and pelvic injuries. A separate three car crash on Gulf Road by the Northeast Bypass injured Mary Krebs and Gary Krebs, with Paul Krebs and Edward Brosky Jr. involved. Damage totals cited at roughly 32 dollars, and a non fatal backup incident on Abbe Road involved Laura Schmitz and Solas Burgess Jr. plus a Muscular Dystrophy Association meeting note from North Ridgeville.
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Albert Lavailey
Baeiz IC. Lorain
Mary Lavalley
Kenneth Salyer
Bond St
Lavailey
Salyer
Lavalley
Fannon
Elyria
Gulf Rd
Mary Krebs
Beverly Ct
Gary Krebs
Edward Brosky Jr
Olivet Dr
Brosky
Helen E. Wade
Krebs
Laura G. Schmitz
Colorado Ave
Avon Lake
Solas Burgess Jr
Cleveland
Abbe Rd
Hart
Ford
World challenging Elyria grads told
The Elyria High School bac calaureate speaker Rev Ralph W Neighbour urged graduates to face a wicked world with faith and perseverance. He cited slavery alcoholism racism pride and materialism as evils and urged runners to finish their race with patience as Paul did. Commencement is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m with weather contingency for the gym.
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Ralph W. Neighbour
Church of the Open Door
Elyria
St. Paul
Paul
Neighbour
Elyria High School
William Walters
Jack O. Cassidy
Lake Avenue Congregational Church
J. Martin Beck
Tkach
God of Our Fathers
James
Frankeiser
George T. Short Jr
Second Methodist Church
Priest Burdikoff's Appeal Set For June Hearing
The Ninth District Court of Appeals will hear the appeal of Rev. George Burdikoff, ousted priest of the Russian Greek Catholic Orthodox Church of Lorain, on June 21 unless intervening litigation changes the schedule. The case stems from a church split with Burdikoff claiming authority from Moscow and protesters aligning with an American branch.
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Ninth District Court of Appeals
George Burdikoff
Lorain
Burdikoff
John R. Vintilla
Cleveland
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Perry H. Stevens
Arthur W. Doyle
Oscar Hunsicker
Vintilla
Weygandt
Common Pleas
W. W. Badger
Millersburg
Lorain County Common Pleas
LeRoy F. Kelly
Moscow
Woman Charged With Driving 100 MPH On Turnpike
Gayle D Barton 20 of Toledo was stopped at 6 2 a m yesterday by a patrolman who charged her with driving 100 miles per hour on the turnpike. The officer said he reached speeds up to 120 to overtake her car and followed her for two miles at speeds over 100. The turnpike speed limit is 60 mph.
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Gayle D. Barton
Toledo
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Elyria Catholic High
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Danielian
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Ohio Department of Public Works
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Kauer
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Leon J. Hamerly
Buffalo District Army Engineers
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R-13th
Congress
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Cty
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Lorain High
Admiral King
U. S. Navy
C. V. Province
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Lorain Board of Education
Adm
James Hershfield
USCG
John Chapin
City Port Commission
Norman E. Sanders
Cleveland District Corps of Engineers
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Paul R. Balliett
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