Council to Consider Action Against Pinball Machines
Elyria city council weighs legislation to outlaw pinball machines after Police Chief J E Boggs urged the move in a council meeting. The request cites pinball machines as more vicious than slots due to their complexity and potential rewards to operators.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Etyr! Council
J. E. Boggs
Boggs
Yaumakers
Uaw-Cio Citizenship Committee
Order of Police
Elyria
Frank Oldenburg
Council
Ben Golecen
Citizenship Committee
Oldenburg
Men Relief and Penson Fund
Alumni Will Fete EDCHS Principal at Annual Meeting
Elyria District Catholic High School alumni honor Sister Mary Ralph ND, principal, as she leaves EDCHS after six years to become president of Notre Dame College. The alumni meeting at 8 PM in the cafeteria will feature officer elections, summer plans, homecoming for 1956, and year-in-review reports.
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Mary Ralph
Elyria District
Mary Jo Spoerl
Arlene Palyak
Loyola Diederich
Joseph B. Lehane
Ralph
Robbery suspects nabbed after Lake Avenue pursuit
Elyria Police Sgt. David Szabo and Patrolman Joseph Neuman chased a car from Lake Ave to Third St where officers stopped it. Officers found a loaded revolver, two more in the car, and bonds. A bartender was forced to open the cash register as two suspects restrained about 20 customers.
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Elyria
David Szabo
Joseph Neuman
Lake Ave
Third St
Atta
Staten Manage
Oher
Scholarships Awarded At EDCHS For Two St Jude Students
Rev John A Carradine scholarships to Elyria District Catholic High School were given to two St Jude eighth graders Carla Petruzzi and Ronald Bousek Carla Petruzzi daughter of Charles and Mrs Petruzzi 334 Longford Ave received a four year award and Ronald Bousek son of Mr and Mrs Bousek 154 Pasadena Ave received a one year award The awards come from the parish pastor based on religious conduct Twenty boys and nine girls graduated from St Jude School at 8 am Mass on Sunday.
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John A. Carradine
Elyria District
St. Jude
Mary Wayne
Carla Petruzzi
Charles Petruzzi
Longford Ave
Ronald Bousek
John Bousek
Pasadena ‘Ave
St Jude School
Deaths of Mrs. Zaida Pinkney and Mrs. Wilhelmina Yanke
Mrs. Zaida Pinkney 80, widow of David H. Pinkney retired National Tube Co. executive, died at 10 15 p.m. yesterday in St Joseph Hospital Lorain after four days illness. Born April 24 1875 in Perrysville Ohio she came to Elyria in 1904 and lived in Vermilion Lagoons 34 years. Survived by husband two sons John F Pinkney Amherst and David I Jr Columbia Mo four grandchildren two sisters Mrs R Gibson Mansfeld and Mrs Dwight McKey Plant City Fla. Funeral Thursday at 1 p.m. from Edward M Fisher Funeral Home Vermilion Rev Earl T English officiating burial Mansfield Friends may call after tomorrow noon. Wellington Mrs Wilhelmina Yanke 89 resident North Main St until 1951 died yesterday afternoon at Wessel Rest Home after a short heart illness born in Germany 1866 member Wellington First Methodist Church survivors one daughter Mrs Chris Schafer Grafton four sons William Willoughby Albert Mentor Gust and Emil both Cleveland 14 grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. from Curtis EF Truman Funeral Home Dr Paul Brown officiating burial Pittsfield Cemetery.
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Zaida Pinkney
David H. Pinkney
National Tube Co
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Portage Dr
Vermilion Lagoons
Perrysville
Wellington
Wilhelmina Yanke
North Main St
Wessel Rest
Germany
Curtis EF Truman
Paul Brown
Pittsfield Cemetery
Louis Chupick
Washington Ave
Mr. Chunick
Leilesz
Hungary
Chupick
iSt. Mary Church
Laszlo Rk
Eglet Lodge
Julia
Frank
Edward
Elizabeth Hunter
Walters A. Frey
St Mary Church
James J Duffy
Cabbvary Cemetery
Play Area Work Begins On East Broad Park Vacant Lot
Work started today converting the citys first vacant lot into a play area for youngsters ages three to seven in East Broad Park Ave The Real Estate Board presented a one year lease to Mayor J Grant Keys and Dr Robert W Stevenson The plan calls for leased Jets at one dollar and supervision with no baseball to provide sand boxes slides and swings 25 more vacant lots are sought for similar playgrounds with supervision and no long walks to existing parks Funeral services are set for Mrs Martha Litz 52 of 446 Dela Broad St at 2 pm tomorrow at Schwartzs Home for Funerals and burial in Imamawood Cemetery The lot is on southeast corner of Broad St and Park Ave
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Real Estate Board
Broad St
Park Ave
Robert W. Stevenson
D. Grant Keys
Alice Hl. Pitman
Jack N. Rassler
East Broad Park Ave
J. Grant Keys
Jack N. Hassler
Realtor Playground Committee
Rassler
Keys
Martha Litz
Dela
Vernon R. Dun
Elsie Jacobs
Opham
East Side
Bup
Spike’s Food Market Hist Church
Broad
Police News Victim Named In Fatal Collisions In Lorain
Police report on traffic incidents lists Jose Rodrigues cited for speeding in a school zone near Abbe Road and Lake Avenue. Funeral plans note the death of Rodriguez from a skull fracture after a crash at Abbe Road and Poplar Street. Norman Slumske cited for speeding. Rodriguez to be buried in Puerto Rico. Louis Chupick, 82, Lorain retiree, dies after 50 years in the city, survived by wife Julia and two sons. Luther T. Read, 1, died in New London after three days in hospital. services set at Eastman Funeral Home with burial in Grove Cemetery.
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Paul
Evenson
Abbe Rd
Lorain
Jose M. Rodrigues
Poplar St
Mathews
Rodriguez
Norman H
San Ave
Juan
Puerto Rico
Luther T. Read
New London
New London Hospital
Mr. Read
Maryland
Clarksfield
Effie Goodman
Eastman Funeral Home
Vernon Smith
Clarksfield Seventh Day Adventist Church
L. A. Crawford
Youth Drowns at Shawnee Lake in Scioto County
PORTSMOUTH, UP. Robert Sparks 17 of West Portsmouth drowned at Shawnee Lake in Scioto County. He was in the water ten minutes after it was apparent he was having difficulty. Artificial respiration and inhalation treatment were unsuccessful after his body was pulled from the lake.
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Portsmouth
Robert Sparks
West Portsmouth
Shawnee Lake
Scioto County
Court actions and police reports from Lorain area
Courthouse News item notes Central Bank of Lorain filing suit against Earl Null Jr. for 22000 and real estate foreclosure, with executor David Vogler linked to a separate case. Other filings include divorce petitions, alimony suits, and a beltline construction plan tied to Rt. 20, plus multiple thefts, a burglary attempt, and a peace bond in Elyria and Wellington involving local residents and businesses.
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Central Bank of
Lorain
Earl Null Jr
West
David Vogler
25Th St
Ask
Stocks and Firms Edge Lower Amid Mixed Trading
A jumble of ticker quotes lists major firms like American Ratha, Anaconda Copper, Chrysler, General Motors, U.S. Steel and Sears Roebuck along with utilities and local Ohio companies. The slide includes varied percentages and figures reflecting a fluctuating market sentiment, with no clear single mover dominating the session.
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Chrysler
Cleveland Cliffs
Cleveland
Columbia Gas
General Motors Glidden Co
Kroger
Montgomery Ward
Central
Ohio
iRepublic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Socony Mobilc
Standard of Ind
Standard of
Ohi
Toledo Edison
U.S. Steel
Warner Brothers
Akestinghouse Air
Authorities Hold 2 Found In Hotel Room
County juvenile authorities held an 11 year old Elynia faith and a T year old Wooster girl after police found them in a hotel room last night. The girls fled their homes Friday night and were taken into custody following a ride with men in a car. One girl was later turned over to authorities by residents of Foster Park Rad. A 37 year old man and another adult were also taken into custody as investigators piece together the case. The driver said she met the 51 year old youth in Loran.
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Elynia Faith
Elyna
Foster Park Rad
Loran
Apiarist Reports Bee Deaths After Stolen Scuppers
Joseph Janosik of Sheffield Lake reported to the sheriff's department that 23 hives suffered bee deaths due to stolen scuppers. He estimated the losses at $790 and said the report was filed to claim tax deductions.
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Sherif’s Department
Jospeh Janosik
Hawthorne
Sheffield Lake
Janosik
Bids Open on $632,800 Rt. 18 Project in Ohio
The A. J. Baltes Co. of Norwalk was low bidder at $658,234 for paving and widening 6.6 miles of state route 18 in Huron and Lorain counties, including a small bridge over the Vermilion River. The project spans Clarksfield township in Huron and Brighton township in Lorain, one of 23 highway bids opened in Columbus.
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Columbus
INS
A. J. Baltes Co
Norwalk
Huron
Lorain
Baltes
Clarksfield
Huron County
Brighton
Lorain County
Highway Department
Cloth Covered Cross Burned In City Yard
Echoes of Ku Klux law were heard by the sheriff department yesterday when Mrs. Charles Green reported finding a partially burned wooden cross covered with white cloth in her front yard at 11 p.m. Sunday. She said the noon morning found the cross, and she had no idea who placed it or why, according to deputies.
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Sheriff's Department
Charles Green
East River St
Senior CYO Plans and Rosary Ride From St Mary
Elyria Senior CYO members will depart St Mary Church at 9 tonight for the Myles Knechtges home in Grafton to say the Rosary for Mrs Knechtges who died Sunday. The group approved a new constitution and named Eleanor Simashkevich as sales tax chairman. Hal Minnich reported the CO baseball team is entered in the city league. Plans for a grads party at St Jude Parish Hall Sunday at 7 30 p m with Gene Ebenfels orchestra were announced along with an August family picnic at Avon Isle and special prizes.
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Elyria Senior
CYO
St Mary Church
Myles Knechtges
Grafton
Knechtges
St. Mary Church
Eleanor Simashkevich
Hal Minnich
Turnpike faces new cement monopoly attack in legislature
The Ohio Turnpike Commission is targeted by a House resolution at Columbus accusing it of monopolizing cement output as it rushes to finish a toll road in northern Ohio. Local concrete firms criticize the schedule and the cement industry, saying builders are deprived of normal supply.
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Ohio Turnpike Commission
Ohio
House At
Columbus
Commission
Gores
House
United Press
Tax Check Reaction Awaited by Citizens Committee
County citizens tax valuation committee members Earl Cotton LaVerne Pickering and Elmer Hume traveled to Columbus to present their 489 parcel survey on property values to the state board of tax appeals. Board members Kirwin Pickens and Sherick heard the report, asked few questions, and offered no comment. The panel found auditor valuations up to date and equitable, aiming to avoid a costly general re appraisal of about 250000. The board had ordered a re appraisal but pledged to consider the impartial report.
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Citizens Tax Valuation Committee
State Board of Tax Appeals
Lorain County
Etnatenna
Earl Cotton
LaVerne Pickering
Elmer Hume
Columbus
Board of Tax Appeals
Pickering
Tax Board
Edward J. Kirwin
Ford Pickens
Clyde Sherick
City Warns Elyria Heads on Spending This Year
City Council finance committee chair Dales Kellogg warned Elyria department heads that year long funding must be stretched across the full year. He noted several had spent heavily in the first four months and cautioned restraint to avoid trouble. Kellogg will meet with City Auditor Ellsworth Albert to review city finances.
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Elyria
Kellogg
Gun Stolen From Front Lawn In Washington Crossing
William Smela a gun collector reports to police that a Civil War cannon was stolen from the front lawn of his Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania home on Monday.
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Washington Crossing
William Smela
Councilman Proposes Elyria Finance Study Committee
Third Ward Councilman Eugene B. Smith urged forming a special committee at the last council meeting to study Elyria finances and recommend a major improvement program. He listed needs including City Hall jail court quarters police fire schools sewage plants sewers and better streets as Elyria is expected to grow and possibly double in ten years. He proposed members from council and various population segments.
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Elyria
Third Ward
Eugene B. Smith
Smith
Elytia
Lorain Man Found Dead In Trailer
Lorain carpenter Garland Otis Tyler, 31, was found dead from a self-inflicted .22 pistol wound in his trailer at Ideal Trailer Park. Deputies traced the death to a r eport by the sheriff and noted he had been last seen Friday by his former wife Vera. The coroner ruled death by own action and Tyler’s body was sent to Schwartz Home for Funerals. He is survived by a brother in Marion, Ohio.
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Garland Otis Tyler
Ideal Trailer Park
Broadway
Lorain
Sherifff’s Department
Mik
Tyler
Sheriff's
Steve Mohowsla
John Stefan
John Cherney
Walter
UN- Layne
Cherney
Vera
Crile
Lorain County
C. Ward
Schwartz Home
John
Marion
Ring Test In Lorain County Dairy Herds Begins
About 1,000 Lorain County dairy herds have been included in a milk ring test for brucellosis through yesterday. Spokesmen from the testing laboratory at the State Highway Department Garage in Oberlin said the proportion of suspected herds remains near one-fourth to one-third. Penfield Pittsfield and Huntington townships are fully covered with work in other townships well along. Collections start in about eight townships. James Shaw leads the trailer laboratory and coordinates milk sample delivery from each dairy farm. Each sample pools milk from up to 20 animals per herd. Infection in the herd.
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Lorain County
State Highway Department
Oberlin
Penfield
Pittsfield
Huntington
James Shaw
Mayor's Court findings of assault and reckless driving
James Hambley and his daughter Mrs Phyllis Fairney of 602 Westith St were found guilty of assault each fined 25 with costs they had pleaded innocent to the charges filed by Mrs Ollie Todd of 206 with St Hearing was held last Friday but Mayor Keys withheld decision until today Ronald A Shultz of Amherst was fined 320 and costs for reckless driving cited last Thursday Raymond E Zacharias of Chestnut Ridge Rd RD 3 pleaded guilty to driving while under suspension with decision withheld cited May 47
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James Hambley
Phyllis Fairney
Westith St
Ollie Todd
Keys
Ronald A. Shultz
Amherst
Raymond E. Zacharias
Chestnut Ridge Rd
Zacharias
Commencement Guests Advised On Road Work
W O McClellan director of housing and finance for the Elyma Public Schools called attention to poor road conditions along the Oberlin Road side of the Elyma High School stadium where work is in progress. He warned that if conditions persist attendees may have difficulty entering from that side and advised using Middle Avenue to reach the stadium entrances.
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W. O McClellan
Elyma Public Schools
Oberlin Rd
Elyma High School
RicCellan
Middle Avenue
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