Four divers join Carlisle Fire Department
Carlisle Fire Chief Harold E. Bruce Sr. announced the addition of four gkm divers to the Carlisle Fire Department at an outdoor drill. Donald Jenkins coordinates diving operations and the team includes Noman Demby Martin Perlin and Jack Gerhardinger. They trained at Elyria YMCA two and a half years ago and own their gear, using 72 cubic foot air tanks. The new divers will assist in pond and small lake recoveries with department drag gear and the 11 foot pram, enhancing protection for local farm ponds and water incidents.
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Carlisle
Harold E. Bruce Sr
Donald Jenkins
Southwood Dr
Noman Demby
Edgewood Dr
Martin Perlin
Jack Gerhardinger
Butternut Ridge
Elyria
Fire Department
Bruce
Jenkins
Elections Board OKs seven ward Elyria plan
Lorain County Board of Elections unanimously backed the Democrat controlled council plan to redistrict Elyria into seven wards. The action followed a prosecutor opinion that the plan is legal. The ruling quashes Kellogg’s Republican plan certified before Jan 1. Any party may appeal. The board is split Democrats two and Republicans two. A prior suit to block Kellogg’s plan was dismissed. The new map shifts Ward boundaries around the turnpike and river regions, altering ward assignments for several areas.
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Lorain
Election Board
Elyria
J. C. William Tattersall
Tattersall
Kellogg
Joseph Ashely
Victor Stewart Jr
Harold Covault
A. P. J. O'Donnell
Iil
Lila Black
of Elections
Seventh Ward
Black River
Thomas D. Bowen
Bowen
Elyria sewage notes renewal faces council delay
Elyria city council delays final passage of legislation renewing 31 million in notes for the new sewage disposal plant. A finance committee report, criticized by Republicans led by Richard E. Baird, passed 6-3 along party lines. An adjourned meeting set for June 12 will consider the report and renewal details amid budget and funding questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Finance Committee
Richard E. Baird
John A. Katko
Charles V. Neeson
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Cleveland
el i
Ij. C
William Tattersall
Baird
Woodford area disturbances prompt city action plan
Elyria residents urged the council to curb nightly disturbances along Woodford Avenue. They sought stronger police patrols and considered curfew or anti-congregation measures to restore order near Roosevelt School and two bars. Affected residents pressed for city ordinances, while officials reviewed potential legislation and enforcement steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Katko
Council
Elyria approves final sewer link project and related streets
City council granted final approval for the last section of the sanitary sewer trunk line from Middle Ave to Ely Village, with an estimated $675,000 cost and an August start after Health Department plans. The project will last about a year and is funded by front-foot assessments along with several other approved storm sewers, paving, and water main projects citywide.
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We Samwaew
Fred B. Sanford
West
Neeson
Elyria
Ohio Department of Health
Robert E. Kilenoeder
Middle Ave
Washington St
Fuller Rd
Ely Village
Kenwood St
New York Central Railroad
Cleveland St
High St
Lake Ave
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Longson St
East Broad St
Warden Ave
Riverside Homes
Parmery Ave
Rt 57
Ford Ave
Augdon Dr
Dufffy St
White Oak
Kipling St
Clark St
Chanton St
City approves six cars and one truck for use
Council OKs purchase of six city cars and a truck after debate over trade in of old vehicles. City Solicitor Tattersall and Safety Director Cowden planLegislation to resolve procedures. Finance member Baird disputes scope, noting only two police cruisers were approved, with a third car to go to sanitation.
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Eugene B. Smith
J. C William Tattersall
Tattersall
Safety Service
Joseph Cowden
Cowden
Richard E. Baird
Finance Committee
Detective Bureau
Providence man avoids charges after red light crash
Police ruled the Monday collision an accident after Benjamin Russell overshot a red light, reversed and struck a police cruiser. No charges were filed.
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Providence. R. 1
Benjamin Russell
Russell
Civil rights hearing exposes Lorain County bias gaps
A Cleveland Civil Rights Commission hearing revealed alleged discriminatory housing practices by Elyria banks and Lorain County real estate firms. Few invited firms testified, with silence and fear cited as reasons, while officials admitted missteps in outreach and emphasized community bias against disclosure.
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Elyria
State
Civil Rights Commission
Cleveland
Lorain County
Chester Gray
Commission
Gray
Albert J. Dillehay
James V. Funaro
Cleveland Real Estate Board
Selmer Prewitt
Cleveland Assn. of
Real Estate Board
Sheldon Braff
Arthur Glaser
Woods hearing set for Elyria and Cleveland guardianships
Eugene H. Woods operator of Weddell House in Elyria and the Hotel Regent in Cleveland faces a June 21 probate court hearing in Cuyahoga County on a suit alleging he used undue influence to obtain funds from a former tenant. Cleveland attorney Clarence C. Fowerbaugh represents Cecelia Lohrman, 79, who allegedly turned over 780 dollars to secure lifetime care. a declaratory judgment seeks Woods return million and an accounting of all cash or valuables received.
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Eugene H. Woods
Weddell House
Elyria
Hotel Regent
Cleveland
Leonard S. Frost
Cuyahoga County
Clarence C. Fowerbaugh
Cecelia Lohrman
Woods
Fowerhbaugh
Miss Lohrman
Larson picketing at Larson Steel Castings Co continues
Larson Steel Castings Co workers in Grafton kept picketing today after a breakdown in contract talks at the new plant on Durkee Road May 21. Only 2711 Local 1392 members are on strike, but 151 others under separate contracts are idle as they respect the picket lines at Loompenyys plant and two other plants on Barchard Street and Grafton Road.
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Larson Steel Castings Co
Grafton
Durkee Rd
International Molders and Allied Workers Union
Aflcio
Loompenyys
Barchard St
Grafton Rd
New shopping center planned on Rt 254 near O'Neil-Sheffield
Cleveland interests plan a new shopping center on Rt 254 just west of the O Neil Sheffield Shopping Center on property owned by Darek Florists Inc with 400 feet frontage on Rt 24 and 1300 feet depth. Sheffield Township zoning officials granted a required variance. C and D Construction Co of Lakewood is developing the project which may include a large department store and various shops. Progress details remain undisclosed.
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Rt. 254
O’neil-Sheffield
Cleveland
Darek Florists, Inc
Rt. 24
Sheffield Township
Arthur Bodzash
C & D Construction Co
Lakewood
Devel
English native becomes citizen in county ceremony
Ronald Humphreys of La Grange, born in England, was naturalized as an American citizen at a ceremony in the Lorain County Court House yesterday. His name had been omitted by mistake from yesterday's published list of 54 foreign born persons who became U S citizens.
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Ronald Humphreys
la Grange
England
Lorain County Court House
Humphreys
U. S
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C-T
Harry L. Snavely
Carlisle Township
Oks Councils
Walter A. Godfrey
Robert J. Corts
Elyma
Republican Executive Committee
Kellogg’s
Elyria, Ohio
the Chronicle- Telegram
Katko
Ted Emerich
5Th W
Robert E. Kleinoeder
Eith
Harold A. West
Kenneth A. Krueck
Woodford
Woodford Ave
Elyria City
Maurice C. Flood
Paul A. Brand
Brand
Roosevelt School
Lt. Brand
Walter Sabo
West River St
Dale R. Adams
Irondale St
Roosevelt School Parent-Teacher Association
B. P. Bacso
Magyar United Church of Christ
Joseph C. Cowden
Safety Committee
Charles J. Hostetter
Civil Rights Unit
Larson
Opment
Derry
The
Lake Terminal Railroad Co
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