Commencement at Oberlin draws 2000 visitors
Oberlin plans a four day commencement with nearly 400 graduates across Arts and Sciences, Conservatory, and Theological studies. About 2000 attendees, including AFROTC cadets and Oberlin in China Memorial Association members, will participate in a schedule of musical dramatic and social events culminating in the baccalaureate address by Adlai Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
William Stew
George M. Jones
Oberlin-in-China
Afrotc
Air Force Reserve
Adlai Stevens
Jie
Robert E. Brown
Charles Canheld
Ave
Elyria
Board of Trustees Memorial Hospital
West Ridge Rd
Deputies
Albert J. Penner
Canfield
New York City
Broadway Tabernacle
Charles G. Finney
Dirlam Elected Fifth District Legion Head
Dirlam named commander of the 10 county Fifth District of Ohio Legion, unopposed for the post, after years as district vice commander and Elyria Post No 22 leader. He travels widely for posts, joins Ohio Department executive committee, and will preside over four district meetings in 1955 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster P. Dirlam
West Hilliard Rd
Elyria
Marine Service
American Legion
Ohio
Diriam
Sandusky
Seneca
Nyandot
Crawford
Richland
Huron
Erie
Ashland
Lorain
Medina
Dirlam
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Legion’s
Ohio Department
Elyria Post No 22
Jth
Legion
Wellington
St. Mary
Lima
W. O.j
Accord McClellan
Avon Police
Ford
Ackerman
Fnday
Galion
Columbus
Don Lewis
Ferrence McGuire
Frank Mitch
Mansfield
John Snook
Merritt McClain
Fire destroys Amherst garage on Spring St
Damage estimated at 1000 dollars followed a blaze that wiped out a two stall garage and much of its contents on Spring Street yesterday around 2 30 p m. The property is owned by Charles Hamann and Joseph Kilbride with Roy Lushbaugh living in the house on the lot. Losses include two small motors and a compressor, lumber valued at hundreds, and Kilbride’s workshop. Insurance stood at 500 on the structure and 200 on Kilbride’s contents. Cause under investigation by Fire Chief Charles Edwards.
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Amherst
Spring St
Charles Hamann
Joseph Kilbride
Roy Lushbaugh
Hamann
Lushbaugh
Kilbride
Kilomoe
Charles Edwards
Two Motorists Fined and One Bound to Jury in Traffic Ark
Two motorists were fined and another was bound to the grand jury when arraigned before Justice C. C Lord on traffic charges. Ezequiel Castro of Lorain was fined 825 and costs for reckless driving after a collision at Routes 254 and 37. Larry Hamilton of East Broad Street was fined 10 dollars and costs with 5 dollars suspended for reckless driving. Frank Bottomley of Baker Road Wellington was charged with failure to yield at Rt 10 and South Middle Ave and referred to the grand jury under a 100 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C Lord
Ezequiel Castro
Reid Ave
Lorain
Rts
Larry Hamilton
East Broad Sf
Frank Bottomley
Baker Rd
Wellington
Rt. 10
South Middle Ave
Grand
WAC Recruiting Aide To Be in Elyria
The Elyria recruiting office in the Post Office Building will host WAC recruiter Lt Jean C Altenberger of Cleveland tomorrow afternoon. Lt Altenberger, per Sgt Snow, will answer questions Lorain county girls have about becoming a woman soldier and serving in the Air Force.
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Elyna
WAC
Jean C Altenberger
Cleveland
Elyria
Post Offce
Sgt Snow
United States Air Force
Altenberger
Lorain County
Cleveland Livestock Market Report Summary
Cleveland Ohio livestock prices show active cattle demand with steers and cows at varied prime and choice levels. Calves and hogs fetch higher ranges, while sheep, lambs, and pigs bring mixed bids. overall market activity appears steadier with higher hogs and several weight classes cited.
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Cleveland
Butter Prices Stable Amid Mixed Grain Market Notes
Market reports show butter prices steady with some grades and packaging varying. References to parchment wrap, cartons, and solid prints suggest fluctuating yet stable overall pricing across Grade AA and Grade A items, with occasional scrapped or reprinted lots reflected in the index.
Ackerman Found Dead After Shooting Himself
John H Sutter of Cleveland found the body of Ackerman behind a barn after he shot himself in the head with a 12 gauge shotgun. Ackerman employed by New York Central Railroad in the South Lorain yards, survived by his mother Theresa Ackerman of Avon four brothers Joseph Carl Leo of Avon Bernard of Lancaster daughter Marian Stanley of Fairview Park two sisters Stella Sutter of Cleveland and Helen Stameck of North Olmsted. Services will be held Wednesday at 9 am at Holy Trinity Church Avon Lake with Rev Leo Worth. burial in the church cemetery.
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Fairview Park
Stella Sutter
Cleveland
Helen Stameck
North
Olmsted
Émeister Funeral Home
Avon
Lake
Leo Worth
Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity
Three Elyria Drivers Cited After Weekend Collisions
Minor accidents Saturday left three motorists cited by police. Melvin Van Duren, 20, of Cleveland, faces pinture and will appear in Mayor's Court. Bert H. Henson, 25, Vermilion, and John A. Akers, 36, West Ave., allege others crossed center line and Henson is charged with unsafe car use. Junior Fitzpatrick, 45, Oberlin Rd., cited for failure to yield after a collision with Louis Williams, Wellington, at Bell Ave and Adams St.
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Elyria J
Melvin R. van Duren
Cleveland
van Duren
Dean M. Wells
Dewey Ave
Bellfield Ave
Cleveland St
Bert H. Henson
Vermilion
John A. Akers
West Ave
West River St
Henson
Junior Fitzpatrick
Oberlin Rd
Mayor's Court
Fitzpatrick
Louis S. Williams
Wellington
Bell Ave
Adams St
Twin Blowout Causes Car to Strike Rail on Rt 113
Ohio State Highway Patrol reported a 1:55 a m crash near the Erie Lorain County line when twin right side blowouts caused Ford Singleton 28 Dearborn Michigan to lose control and strike a guard rail. Singleton and two passengers uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 113
Erie-Lorain
Burford Singleton
Dearborn
Mich
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Singleton
Everett Green
West River Rd
Columbia Station
James Francis
Royalton Rd
Francis
Rt 6
Baumhardt Rd
William Soens
East River Rd
Elyria
Ralph Gerding
Cleveland
Girl Rescued. Man Held After Car Glove Box Incident
Sheriff deputies hold a 7 year old Foster Park Road resident for investigation after a Wooster girl ran away with another teen Friday night. The girl was rescued when Ernest and Mary Brantley found her near Foster Park Road in tatters. a man chased her and fled. A Elyria woman, 24, is jailed as officers pursue charges in the glove box theft tied to the case. Other injuries include a fractured jaw and scalp lacerations from a fight at a Bolero club and a tire tool incident. The investigation names several locals and property owners in Ridgeville and River Street areas.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Foster Park Rd
Ernest Brantley
Poster Park Rd
Sheriff's Department
Coun
Hlyria
Investige
Jan- Wooster
Ray Deidrich
Cenynen
Foster Ter Ridge Rd
Harwood St
Juve
Bolero Club
Deidrich
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Roy Doty
Colorado
Ave
Lora
Day Underwood
West
Third St
Lloyd Wight
West Third St
Robert Thompson
Raymond Emery
North Olmsted
Floyd Seckt
Steve Mahowsie
Grey Bennett
Benjamin Knepper
West River St
River St
Hoover C. Akers
LaGrange Hardware Co
Fred
Martin
LaGrange
Ex Official Of Cleveland Trust Dies
Henry Pirtle former vice president in charge of corporate trusts for Cleveland Trust Co and ex mayor of Cleveland Heights died in Sarasota Florida Saturday night at 87 from cancer. He resigned as mayor December 31 after four years on council, came to Cleveland in 1919 from Louisville to practice law and join Cleveland Trust. Survived by wife a son a daughter a brother and four grandchildren. Burial expected in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Henry Pirtle
Cleveland Trust Co
Cleveland Heights
Sarasota
Fla
Pirte
Louisville
Cleveland Trust
Wafe
Police News Briefs From LaGrange and Wellington
Theodore J. Plas of LaGrange cited by State Highway patrol for speeding on Route 20 west of Eigma. appearance set before Judge John Pincura in Mayor's Court. Wellington petitions approved. transfer of 20 dollars from electric light fund to water fund. Richard H. Horace cited for wrong-way driving on Temple Court. to appear in Mayor's Court Friday.
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Theodore J. Plas
LaGrange
Eigma
John Pincura
Mayor's Court
Sarum
Wellington
Richard H. Horace
Prince ‘Electric Light Fund
Water ‘Fund
Iron Ave
Temple Ct
Avon fire quashed after grass blaze near Northgate allotment
Avon firemen were summoned yesterday afternoon to control a grass fire south of Northgate allotment. Charged is Andy Suetta of 109 Blake Street after allegedly failing to obey a stop sign at Winckles’ property on Clark Street. He is to appear Saturday in Mavors Court.
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Avon
Andy Suetta
Blake St
Guish
Hiis
Northgate
Winckles
George Smith
Clark Sts
Charles Butchko
Conrad Adkin
Mayor's Court Reports May Permit Fees Total
Lorain Mayor John C. Jaworski's office collected 386 in May permit fees. The report shows mechanical amusement devices accounted for 315 of the amount with other permits including dance 4 entertainment 1 juke box 15 sign hanger 50 and sound device 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
John C. Jaworsk
Two Drinking Drivers Fined in Elyria Court
Ceferino R. Lopez of Lorain and Robert Holloway of 14 Woodford Ave faced Elyria Mayor's Court for driving while intoxicated. Each pleaded guilty, receiving $125 fines, three days in jail, and six months driving prohibition. Lopez was arrested on Lake Ave and Holloway on May 13 for license and unsafe vehicle offenses, with additional $25 and $10 fines respectively.
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Elyria
Ceferino R. Lopez
Lorain
Robert Holloway
Woodford Ave
Lopez
Lake Ave
Holloway
Lost Wallet and valuables scattered notices
Lost and found notices include a man’s block wallet lost May 31 with a Cali ward beeper, a ladies brown billfold downtown, a red umbrella picked up near 139 Grafton bus, a boy’s watch between Franklin school and Ninth 8th on May 23, a diamond ring at Ely picnic ground, and a missing manila wallet with license. rewards offered. contact numbers listed.
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Heward
Cali
M.C.A
Winckles St
Grafton
Franklin School
Tost—Childs
Ely
Tully Lakeview Dr
Brentwood Lake Village
Gratton
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Galion Man
Donald Ford
Fairlawn Ave
Rt. 254
Midway Drive
Julia Messes
Rockfern Ave
Eheriff
Wendell Pulley
East
146Th St
Irma Pulley
Baracell
William Shelton
Parma
LaPorte
Foster FP
Cleveland Livestock
Police News
American Society of Piano Technicians
H. D. Kochenower
Professor Bt
Gerald Dachtler
Launderteria Automatic Laundry
Cedar St Elyiig
HBS
Dachtler
Robert Jomar
Gallup Ave
Norwalked
Haserodt's
Sears
M. F. Fey Insurance
Anc
Garett
Eigita Say
Eve Givner's Inc
Grovegroop
Broad Street
Fonworth
Eanah
Norwalk
Lehman- Johnson Co
Middle Ave
Corgoodate Bus
Joan
Ssn
Finance CO
Broad St
2Nd F. Cor
Broadway
Chronicle Telegram
Apple Co
Sun Oil Company
Cleveland 1
Vulcan
Cities Service
Chronele
A & B Enterprises
Fruehauf
Ruier
Walker Roads
Avon Lake
Red Head
Bridge
Europe
Green St
Boston
America
National
Newark
Hue
MED
Lear, Inc
Lear-Romec
Abbe Road
Ciood
Andl
Elying Dairies Inc
Tyne
Bigbee Co
Aaroba
Ave Coffea
Eivrin Dairies
Lipe Chapin High
Gulf Rd
Chronicle
Aeles
Chronicle Telegran
28Th St. Lorain
Rae
Browne & Sharpe
Apply Lear, Inc
Lear-Romeo
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria, C., Mon
Arie
Bendix- Westinghouse
IBM
Aram Po
Miller and Walker Roads
Glen Myers Brown
Huron Bt
Agha Facter
Medina County Gazette
Chronicle- Telegram
Warner and Swasey
Apply Employment Office
Lear-Romeo Div
Taylor Street
Arthur W. Dyke
Bouté Seleaman
Century Block
Ace Agency
Money Cares
Dick Russell
Ted Morris
Western Reserve, Inc
Robertson’s Shell Station
West Avenue
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