McCurdy denial clouds Communist ties in OH hearings
Cleveland news report shows Foster McCurdy denying any Communist affiliation while comments from a Cleveland churchman criticize Washington hearings. McCurdy cites advice from his brother Merle and notes his ex-wife Mamie was allegedly involved with the party but he cannot confirm card membership. The piece also covers local traffic and court fines for residents, including speeding and driving offenses, plus a pastor’s critique of the committee’s methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Foster McCurdy
U.S
Washington
McCurdy
House UN- American Activities Committee
Merle McCurdy
Mamie McCurdy
Communist Party
Willis E. Elliott
United Church of Christ Here
Divorces and lawsuits mix in Elyria court docket
Courthouse notices show Rita M. Slack granted a divorce from Jack on a cross petition while Marianne Caramenico’s suit against Robert was dismissed. Other cases include Dorothy Hayhurst filing for divorce from Earl, alimony actions, traffic fines, a mortgage foreclosure suit by The Seaman Bank for Savings, and several damages claims arising from automobile collisions. Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel M. Higgins were announced with a high mass scheduled at St. Agnes Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita M. Slack
Lake Ave
Jack
Marianne Caramenico
Charels Ct
Robert
Ethel i M. Higgins
Ellis C. Higgins
Sunnyside Dr
Bluesbird Beach
Vermilion
St. Agnes Church
James M. Gallagher
William Black
Francis Obringer
St. Mary
Elyria
St. Mary Church
Catholic Sunshine Club
Women’s Benefit Association
Robert Hysell
Maynard Hintz
Robert Curtis
Donald
Arnold Schneider
Fremont
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Deaths in Elyria and nearby areas prompt notices
Obituaries from Elyria Lorain and Ashland list Frank E. Herman 67 of Lorain died in St Joseph Hospital after a long illness. Born Meadville Pa, he lived in Lorain 28 years and worked at National Tube Division. Survived by wife Mayme and relatives. Other notices include Mrs Maude Ott Dunham, 72, in Ashtabula and Mrs Paula Novotni 69 of Lorain, plus Thurlow Hawley former Elyria resident, with service details and survivors. Burial plans vary by location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Frank E. Herman
East 23Rd St
St. Joseph Hospital
Meadville
National Tube Division
Mayme
Homer Herman
Schwartz-Spence
Ashtabula
Homer Dunham
Maude Ott
East 42Nd St
Homer
Robert
Walter Manson
West Boorthbay Harbor
Minnie Batdorf
Lakeland
Fla
Margie Briggs
Elyria
Paula Novotni
East 33Rd St
Czechoslovakia
Emil Dovala
St. Ladislaus Church
Zoltan Demko
Calvary Cemetery
Ashland
Thurlow Hawley
The
Carpenters Union
Beth
Vallie Gillilan
Tampa
North Ridgeville council creates mayor secretar y post and city posts
North Ridgeville City Council last night created the position of secretary to the mayor and several department head posts including building inspector and cemetery sexton. The mayor’s secretary will be paid 1.30 per hour. An ordinance to rezone Center Ridge Road and a public hearing set for July 16 were announced. The council also authorized road and drainage improvements and a petty cash account, with several other actions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Don
Hubbard Sald H. Sauvey
St. Loic. Wilcox
Civil Service
Area Hospitals Report Multiple New Births Across Local Towns
A list of births and new arrivals from area hospitals includes Mrs Bilford Case and baby in New London, infant girls for several families in Milan Vermilion Huron and Wellington, and sons born to families in Wake Man Berlin Heights Norwalk and Rochester. Also noted are twins and multiple babies in several households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilford Case
New London
Robert Wolfe
Clinton Ave
Elyria
Williams
Milan
Emma Barnett
Vermilion
James. Mosher
Collins
Maxine Gelsanliter
Norwalk
George Smith
Huron
Sandusky Providence Discharges Mrs Salmon at Bay Bridge
William Spencer RD Huron discharges Mrs Donald Salmon at Bay Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Spencer
Huron
Donald Salmon
Bay Bridge
Eviction of Birth Announcements From Elyria Memorial
The notice lists numerous births and names tied to Elyria Memorial Hospital and various addresses in North Ridgeville Lakewood Doy Walter Brown Woodsfield Amherst and other localities. It presents a sequence of newborns with parent names and street addresses without additional context or dates.
Local Addresses Listed for Residents in Lorain and Vermilion Areas
A compiled list presents residents and their street addresses across Lorain and Vermilion including Theodore Schmitz 37521 French Creek Rd, Paul Lestiff 1879 East 29th St, Mrs Simplicio Campos 1888 East 30th St, Ronald Tomko 3218 Livingstone Ave, Elyria residents, and others such as Jack Helton 1113 First St, Jenny Guevara 1902 East 28th St, Bobby Dixon 1315 Fulton Rd. The roster names multiple households in Sheffield Lake Vermilion-on-the-Lake and nearby locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Lestiff
East 29Th St
Simplicio Campos
East 30Th St
Ronald Tomko
Livingstone Ave
William Heyslinger
Roosevelt Ave
Elyria 7
Howard Hayes
East 21St St
Franklin Knisely
Knickerbocker St
Sheffield Lake
Nora Hernandez
Edward Barnes
North ‘Hogan Dr
Dean DeShant J
Lynne Dr
William Curtis
Brownell Ave
Robert Johnson
Birmingham
Martin Ortiz
Washington Ave
Henry Koyack
West Lith St
France Smith
Overlook Blvd
Jack Helton
First St
Louis Balogh
Cherrywood Dr
Harry Sloan
Lexington Ave
Scott Beursken
Beechview Dr
Vermilion
Charlie Chariton
Elyria Ave
Joseph Wyatt
West 38Th St
Steve Bosco
West 19Th St
Wallace Brown
Roxboro Rd
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Michael Aponte
Reid Ave
Bobby Dixon
Fulton Rd
Jenny and
Maria Guevara
East 28Th St
Trustees weigh rezoning of Sugar Ridge Rd property
Elyria Township trustees held a public hearing on rezoning a Sugar Ridge Rd site from residential to commercial near the Elyria Moose Hall. Only owner William J. Schneider attended. the clerk noted a tiny turnout. The plan includes possible funeral home use while timing remains unsettled with a June 18 decision anticipated. Lorain County Planning opposed the rezoning. nearby towns already zoning residential. The township zoning board favored approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Township
Sugar Ridge
Elyria Moose Hall
William J. Schneider
Robert Meitzke
Sugar Ridge Rd
Meitzke
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission
North Ridgeville
Elyria
Scout Camp Fund Near Half Goal For Black River Council
The Camp Development Fund drive by the Black River Girl Scout Council nears 43.68 percent of its 250000 goal with 109198.75 subscribed as of June 1. Avon Lake contributed 809 not in audited totals, while major gifts total 60761.75 and scout family section 24274.50, across Amherst Elyria Lorain Oberlin Wellington and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Avon Lake
Amherst
South Amherst
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
Wellington
Scout Family
Liquor sale zoning changes to be studied
James E. Corcoran proposes city council study allowing liquor sales in B1 and B2 zones. He cites state law permits and a recent appellate ruling limiting local conflicts. The Howard Johnson Rt 57 case shows current zoning blocks intoxicants. Recommendation sent to building lands committee to resolve zoning conflict and avert potential lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City ‘Council
James E. Corcoran
State Liquor Board
Corcoran
Howard Johnson
Rt. 57
Man who shot coed sentenced at Athens County Jail
Bennett Blakeslee, 20, of Avon Ohio, OU sophomore, was sentenced to one year in Athens County Jail for the January 22 campus shooting of his girlfriend Lora Jean Smalley, 21, of Toledo. He pled guilty to shooting without malice, using a .22 revolver during an argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Bennett Blakeslee
Center Rd
Avon
Athens County
Ohio University
Bennett
Lora Jean Smalley
Toledo
Blakeslee
Amherst Hospital Baby Born To Banioff Couple
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Banioff at Amherst Hospital. The event followed a day marked by a shooting incident in which Blakeslee fled in a car, was arrested an hour later in Vinton County, and expressed that he had lost his head. Several Lorain area residents are named in relation to the dispute and follow up care, including Mrs. Davis Williams and Ann Weigl, with Blakeslee scheduled for psychiatric treatment at the Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blakeslee
Vinton County
State Highway Patrol
Ann- Mance
Herst
Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center
Avon High School
Police report on several local traffic violations
Bruce Van Wyk 22 of 160 North Professor Street Oberlin charged yesterday at 4 10 p m with driving on Lodi Street without a permit William D Smith 7 RD 2 Oberlin charged yesterday at 10 30 a m with dis the traffic light at intrants A speeding charge 70 mph on the Northeast Bypass between Gulf Road and Route 57 filed yesterday at 8 35 a m against David J Beck 31 of 520 Cornell Avenue Myles D Toole 3 Maple Heights charged yesterday at 9 39 p m with driving on Route 10 west of Elyria without taillights
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce van Wyk
North Professor St
Oberlin
Lodi St
William D. Smith
Intrants
Gulf Rd
Rt. 57
David J. Beck
Cornell Ave
Myles D. Toole
Maple Heights
State Highway Patrol
Rt. 10
Westof
Elyria
Foreclosure Suit Settled and Dismissals Reported
A foreclosure suit of Alsco Inc versus Theodore C Pholps on Rusma Road for 1.26 was settled. Suits by Lorain National Bank against Richard J Fier for 1,490 and against Anna Fier of Vermilion on the Lake for 0,365 were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Droght - Alsco Inc
Theodore C. Pholps
Rusma Rd
Lorain Natonal Bank
Richard J. Fier
Anna Fier
Vermilion
Southern Lorain County Hospital Notables in Wellington List
A readable fragment lists individuals connected to Southern Lorain County Hospital in Wellington. Names include Rev. Orle Gee of 116 Brown Street, Shirley Mae Chambers RD 2, Wilbur H. Sutliff 417 North Main, Eleanore Williams RD 1, Herbert A. Sanefsky RD 2, Mrs Gerald Weber RD 3, Bertha Satos RD 2, Mrs Virginia Henry 621 North Main, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orle Gee
Brown St
Wellington
Shirley Mae Chambers
Wilbur H. Sutliff
North Main St
Eleanore Williams
Herbert A. Sanefsky
Gerald Weber
Bertha Satos
Virginia Henry
Norwalk Fisher-Titus Names Cast in Local Notices
Norwalk related notices list individuals including Thomas J. Hug James Johnson RD and several Norwalk residents such as Angela Conkey Carleton Deborah Schaffer Mary Blake Frank Myers and Elizabeth Bresson with others in Norwalk New London and Milan. The fragment references multiple names and locations without a readable event or action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Johnson
Norwalk
Angela Conkey
Robert ‘Carleton
Deborah Schaffer
Mary Blake
Frank Myers
New London
Wil
Redskins Sign LeRoy Jackson From Western Michigan
Washington Redskins lock up LeRoy Jackson from Western Michigan in a deal that also brought Bobby Mitchell from the Browns in the Ernie Davis draft rights exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Washington Redskins
LeRoy Jackson
Milnois
Bobby Mitchell
Cleveland Browns
Ernie Davis
Education leader Tamon Maeda dies in Tokyo
Tamon Maeda, chairman of the Japan Education Association and former education minister, died Monday night in Tokyo from a heart attack. His death leaves a prominent figure in Japan's education policy sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Tamon Maeda
The
Japan Education Association
Oberlin graduation rites begin Friday weekend festivities span four days
Oberlin College kicks off four days of commencement events with the Alumni Senior luncheon Friday at Dascomb Hall. More than 1,500 people expected, including Alum Day Saturday featuring 16 events from an 8 a.m. golf tournament to 10 p.m. class reunions. A 9 a.m. symposium on Saturday, the baccalaureate Sunday at 3 p.m., and Monday commencement exercises led by J Irwin Miller are on the schedule, with open house across 13 departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Dascomb Hall
Tappan Square
Alum
Ilass
Hall Auditorium
Clude
Conservatory
Robert K. Jr
J. Irwin Miller
Columbus
Ind
National Council of Churches of Christ
United States
Oberlin to Host Six Weekend Public Programs
Oberlin College will stage six public programs over the coming weekend, including two dramatic productions, a two part music recital, three band concerts, and a choral concert. Highlights include The Boy Friend on Friday, The Mikado on Saturday, two commencement recitals, campus illumination band concert, baccalaureate processions, and the Oberlin College Choir concert conducted by Robert Fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Mummers Club
Hall Auditorium
Conservatory of Music
Warner Hall
Gilbert & Sul
Livan
Finney Chapel
Thomas E. Cramer
Tappan Square
Robert Fountain
Heavy rain blamed for two Elyria city crashes
A heavy rainstorm caused two traffic accidents in Elyria police report. A guardrail was damaged on West Bridge Street near the underpass and damage to one car was estimated at 200 dollars. Harlan Smith, 53, of 67 Chestnut Street, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for head and facial injuries after being struck while walking on Lodi Street around 11:47 p.m. Driver Henry J. Vecchio, 44, of 451 Lith Street, was identified. Police say Smith walked in a flooded area and the motorist did not see him in time to avoid the collision. Norton, Claude A., 69, of 52 Ilcar Rd, was treated for chest pains after his car struck a large puddle on West Bridge Street at 11:34 p.m. and hit the rail. John Noel, 44, of 1400 Harper Street, was charged with failure to yield the right of way after a collision yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Smith
Chestnut St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lodi St
Henry J. Vecchio
Lith
Smith
Theling
Middle Ave
Calude A. Norton
Jane V. Cockayne
East River St
South Middle Ave
Norton
West Bridge St
John Noel
Harper St
Residents object to nuisance claims around new nearby supermarket
Lorain residents in the Jude Court area rally against a new supermarket citing air conditioner safety, landscaping faults, noisy traffic in a residential zone, and glare from unshielded lights. Council actions include referring the issue to the police and fire committee and scheduling a meeting to discuss the complaints. Issues also noted include an open manhole on Regina Avenue and an open ditch nearby, with weed curbing legislation to be prepared by the city solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Jude Ct
West 37Th
38Th Sts
John Koscho
D-4
Police and Fire Committee
Jerry Keron
Koscho
Regina Ave
Adrian F. Bedeski
Alex Olejko
Earl Frank
St. Joseph Hospital
Frank
Cleveland Livestock Hogs and Sheep Prices Report
Cleveland market summary shows hogs steady to weak values across weight breaks with No 1 190-220 lb at 17.00, 2-3 190-220 lb at 16.50-16.75, and heavier 290-300 lb at 14.00-14.50. Sows 11.50-13.50. Sheep and lambs 200 lb range 28.00-31.00 for good to choice, clipped lambs 18.00-18.50, spring lambs 20.00-22.50, medium to good 14.00-16.00, ewes 3.00-?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Livestock
Cleveland
Stocks mixed as wire quotes list diverse industrial names
American Standard American Tel & Tel Anaconda Copper Avco-Mfg Baltimore & Ohio Bendix Aviation Chesapeake & Ohio Warner Bros Westinghouse Westinghouse Air-World names appear in a broad quotation list with Pierre R. Smith & Co Elyria supplying supplementary data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Standar American T.& T
Anaconda Copper
Avco Mfg
Baltimore & Ohi
Bendix Aviation
Chesapeake & O
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert D. Humphrey
White Oak
Dominic P. Coon Jr
Medina
Clara E. Wang
Richard E. McGeachie
Oberlin Rd
Harvey D. Teaman
Euclid Ave
Paul D. Yates
North Murray Ridge Rd
Fred G. Behm
Grafton
Clara T. Brown
Valley View Dr
Columbia Station
Jane M. Fisher
Grafton Rd
Lawrence G. Byczynski
Main St
Paul H. Culp
Wickliffe
Clyde Worthington
Harry A. Jackson
Center St
Guadalupe Belch
Edward Watts
Sandra B. Spike
Georgia Ave
Kenneth B. Burton
Joseph S. Stumphauzer
West 30Th St
Cleon S. McDermont
East Royalton Rd
North Eaton
James G. Donaldson
Dorothy Hayhurst
R. D
Elginia
Earl
Judith Pritchett
East 32Nd St
Burton L. Davis
Redwood
N.Y
John F. Schmitz
Seaman Bank For Savings
City Loan and Savings Co
Mary Wohiver
Ronald R. Fogal
Moore Rd
Gary L. McCain
Bon Air Ave
Terrence P. Barkacs
Rt. D. Oberlin
Alan R. Edmonds
Valley Blvd
Alton J. Wertz
Broomville
Charles Jones
Middle Ridge Rd
Geraldine Hribar
East 31St
St. Lorain
Delma
George Andulies Jr
Broadway
Zona
Stevenson Transfer
Colorado Ave
Elyria Area
Mrs
Clinton Root
Girard
Ohio
Byron T. Morris
Ridgeville
Mary McAtee
Center
Ridge Rd
Elyria Telephone Co
North Stoney Ridge
State Highway Department
Schaffer DR
Chestnut Ridge
Jaycox
Bainbridge Rds
New London Hospital
Enoch Smith
Harry Dean
Bath
Walter Schafer
Greenwich
William Boyd
Charles Howey
Wakeman
Joe Hefderson
Jeffery Smith
Joe Wallen
Rochester
Charles Mekoleske
Sandusky Memorial
Sandusky
Samaritan
William Ritter
Church, RD
Berlin Heights
Kenneth Bruns
Mabel Hoffman
Oberlin Allen
Stephen
Sikora
Stephen Rappaport
South St
Richard Murphy
Elm St
Robert Jones
Spring St
Iguy Clark
R. DB
Sandusky Providence
Joseph Brown
Root Rd
John McDermitt
Brandteon Ave
Kaddie Pinta
Livermore Lane
Chester Lament
Spruce St
Earl Abraham
West Clifton Blvd
Lakewood
Emma Beers
Neufer St
Walter Brown
Woodsfield
Harold Brown
West River St
Willie Burgess
Woodbury St
Samuel Cerra and Son
Concord Ave
Fred Harold
Minadora Hoffman
de Jesko
West 25Th St. Lorain
Ernestine Lampkin
West Ave
Eugene Martin
Cleveland St
Henry Montgomery
Beebe Ave
Blanche Moore
East Ave
Norm Stafford
East Broad St
Cecil Terrey
Gail Wassermann
Yale Ave
Fred Wise
Miami Ave
Joseph Zsigray
Oakwood St
Lorain St. Joseph
Theodore Schmitz
French Creek Rd
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Amherst Hospital
Robert Banioff
RD 1
George Harris
William Grigsby
Allan St
Fred Hogrefe
Idlewood Dr
Police News
Typewriter Service
O'Connor
East 13Th St
Fairfax
Southern Lorain County Hospital
Titus
Thomas J. Hug
Grace Throp
Elizabeth Bresson
Baby
Rona Berezin
Vivian Thomas
Sam Marsee
Ruth Corr
Bernard Kean
Louis Dorr
James Coury
I Stephen Crary
Brown University
Palton, Reid & Co, Inc
Pierre R. Smith& Co
Warner Brothers
Westinghouse
Airto
Bec
Counsel
Wise Investor
Carl F. Russert
Columbia Ave
Wton
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