City weighs 17 acre option for river site near bridge
Elyria officials consider a 30 day option at up to 35 600 for 17 acres of land and buildings at 1153 East River St the Markham Nursery site. Mayor Keys says final action rests with the building and lands committee and council after studying engineering costs and funding.
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East River St
Elyria City
J. Grant Keys
Markham Nursery Land
Keys
Black River
Fuller Rd
Fourth St
Yire
Italy
South Ely
Herb Meister
Driver Charged After Amherst Lorain Musician Crash
State Highway Patrol filed a charge of failure to yield the right of way against James Nagy 35 of Lorain in the Amherst Lorain crash that killed Edward Kiefer. Nagy faces Lorain Municipal Court Tuesday as witnesses and new evidence prompt prosecutors to seek clarity amid conflicting statements from Larry Payne 16 and others while patrols pursue additional witnesses.
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Amherst
State Highway Patrol
James Nagy
East 33Th St
Lorain
Edward Kiefer
Nagy
Lorain Municipal Court
Amherst High School
Larry Payne
North Ridge Rd
Con
Sewage Plant Work Nears Deadline in Elyria
Crews from Hudson Rumsey Co. of Buffalo work through the weekend to finish cleaning three feet of hard-packed sludge in half of the primary settling tanks. City Engineer Kleinoeder will inspect cement work Sunday to approve switching to primary and secondary treatment by Monday. Mayor Keys notes past delays from blower issues, a strike, and inadequate pump capacity, with tanks unused since 1929 and regular cleanings recommended every seven years.
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Hudson Rumsey Co
Buffalo
Elyria
Robert E. Kleinoeder
Kleinoeder
J. Grant Keys
Westinghouse Corp
Keys
Car Skids On Track Victim Hurt At Crossing
Clinton Greenbank 33 of Wellington was injured when his car skidded on gravel at the A C and Y Railroad crossing on County Road 28 south of the Lorain Medina line. He told patrols he saw the train and tried to back off the crossing as the freight train struck the car. He was taken to Medina Hospital in fair condition with deep facial and head cuts.
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Clinton Greenbank
Wellington
Medina Hospital
Greenbank
Lorain-Medina
Chatham
Spencer
A. C. and Y
Medina Post
State Highway Patrol
Meinke Resigns from Elvira Water Dept Post
Fred A. Meinke ends three week vacation and leaves as chief clerk of the Elvira water department. Mayor Keys confirms he is off the city payroll and eligible for a pension after a Civil Service Commission suspension for alleged irregularities in water department accounts. A state audit on the matter is pending regarding unrecorded receipts from meter work.
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Fred A. Meinke
Elvrra Water Department
J. Grant Keys
Meinke
Richard Baird
Civil Service Commission
Water
Castalia Farmer Fined 2600 for Fire Hazard Violations
Castalia farmer Marcell Bintz was fined $2,600 yesterday for violations of Ohio fire safety rules. State Fire Marshal James Godette had notified him 53 days earlier to clean up rubbish around his house barn and other farm buildings. Mayor William Howard suspended $2,500 of the fine if the cleanup was completed by August 31.
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Castalia
Ohio
Marcell Bintz
B.D. 1
William Howard
James Godette
Godette
Bintz
Howard
City Hikes Building Permit Fees In Elyria
The city council approved a new building permit fee schedule effective after mayoral signing. Building Inspector James Seres says the plan will nearly double the department’s revenue, enabling expanded inspections and closer supervision to ensure minimum standards. The new fees cover building, plumbing, electric, heating permits and add occupancy and approval certificates under certain conditions.
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Elyria
J. Grant Keys
James Seres
Seres
Mits
Council
City Planning Convision
Building and Lands Committee
Buiilding
Avon Man To Face Jury In Fraud Case
An Avon man, Henry C. Gill, was bound over to the Lorain County grand jury after pleading guilty in Elyria Municipal Court to embezzlement and fraud charges. Gill, of Kinzel Road, Avon, was committed to jail on 31,000 bond per count. He allegedly wrote a fraudulent 120 check to the Lorain County Farm Bureau and misappropriated funds while employed there from April 2 to May 7, and had recorded cash payments as charges before discrepancies emerged. He had also quit his Police Magistrate role May 7 and turned himself in on a separate parking fine incident.
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Avon
Lorain County Grand Jury
Elyria
Henry C. Gill
Kinzel Rd
Gill
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Kenneth Oring
The
Farm Bureau
Oring
Out
Jearice
Dewayne Weil
Detroit Pastor To Be Baccalaureate Speaker
Dr. Henry Hitt Crane of Central Methodist Church Detroit will speak at the baccalaureate service tomorrow at 4 p m in Finney Chapel Oberlin College has 374 candidates to receive degrees at Monday morning commencement in Finney Chapel Seventeen local students appear among the graduates with many degrees and honorary doctorates awarded by President William E Stevenson The Ridgeline Aggies 4H Club hosts a dance tonight at Keith Williams on West Ridge Rd and campus Illumination at 3 30 pm with square dances by Justice John M Harlan delivering the commencement address
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Henry Hitt Crane
Central Methodist Church
Detroit
Oberlin College
Finney Chapel
William E. Stevenson
Finney
Lides
Mus. M
Ronald Oakley
Charles Oakley
AWB
Air Force Commission
Mary Ann, Singleton
Ridgeline Aggies
Ralph Singleton
A.B. Andits
Keith Williams
Kent Piazza
West Ridge Rd
Seth Williams
Russia Rd
United States Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Jack Barendt
Grafton
Council Hears Report on AFL CIO Merger Snags
Lorain County CIO Council forum reports stagnation in AFL CIO merger talks at state level. Officials note conflicting expectations and a demand by AFL for top officers to attend meetings, risking delays into next year. Local talks may proceed while state agreement awaits finalization. other agenda items include labor transport safety bills and Social Security expansion provisions.
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Lorain County
CIO Council
AFL
CIO
Joe Tomasic
Tomasic
Afl-Cio
National Union
County
Gene Balogh
AFL Central
Wayne Herman
Elyria
Afl-Central Labor Union
Senate Finance Committee
Smethers
Ohio
Growers Meeting Planned by Northern Ohio Association
The Northern Ohio Growers Association schedules a general membership meeting Wednesday at 8 31 at Sheffield Village Hall. Directors meet Monday night to review finances and packaging, seeking $10 000 more. the 42 members have raised $35 000 so far.
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Northern Ohio Growers Association
Sheffield Village Hall
Board of Directors
Open House Set for OSES Lorain Office Move
The Ohio State Employment Service will formally open its Lorain office at 1540 Broadway this Thursday. Ward A. Riley, manager, announced a 2 to 5 p.m. reception with a 3:30 program featuring Congressman A. D. Baumhardt and James Tichenor of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. The Lorain office departs the Broadway Building after ten years.
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Lorain
Ohio State Employment Service
Broadway
Forfeited Land Sale Scheduled in Lorain County
About 1 400 parcels in Lorain County forfeited to the state for tax delinquencies will be offered at public auction starting June 28. Ads run June 16 and 33. sales run June 28 through July 31. First listing covers 39 Elyria parcels on June 28 with 31 Lorain parcels on June 29, and redemption allowed before sale by paying charges.
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Lorain County
J. J. Smythe
Frank Ayres
Ayres
Elyria
Lorain
Retired Colson official Harry Warren dies at 76
Harry Warren former Colson Corp traffic manager died suddenly at home in Elyria born Bristol England March 21 1880 he served 33 years with Colson retiring in 1944. He leaves wife Ellen three sons two granddaughters a great granddaughter and two brothers. Services Tuesday at 2 pm Sudro Curtis Funeral Home with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park King Solomon Masonic Lodge to host services tomorrow evening at the funeral home.
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Harry Warren
Colson Corp
Ta. m
13Th St
Bristol
England
Warren
Elyria
Fie
Colson
King Solomon Ma
Elyria Eagles
Ellen
Leonard
Percy
Chifford
Fall
Wilda Reisinger
Sherry Warren
Marcia Lou Reisinger
William Lee California
George
Sudro- Curtis Funeral
B. K. Anthony
Ridge [Hill Memorial Park
King Solomon Lodge
P. m
Two Elyria Drivers Charged With License Violations
William J. Dooley 325 Court St. Elyria charged with driving without an operator's license after police noted slow driving on Middle Ave and observed him in a parking lot with a temporary permit. Oliier Walter Gehrke reported the stop and investigation. Marion Jane Freed 243 Bellefield Ave. cited for driving with a plate registered to another. charges dismissed after evidence she had just purchased the car and transfer not completed. Dooley pleaded guilty in Municipal Court and paid fines and costs.
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Elyria
William J. Dooley
Court St
Middle Ave
Oliier Walter Gehrke
Dooley
Marion Jane Freed
Bellefield Ave
Fourth St
East Ave
R. C. Willis
Pilates
Torming
Cuility
War
Elyrian To Receive Denison BA In Education Monday
Jack Guiett son of Mr and Mrs L H Guiett will be awarded a bachelor of arts degree in education at Denison University Granville during Monday commencement exercises. A 1941 Elyria High School graduate he served in the U S Army in 1946 and 1947.
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Jack Gulett
L. H. Guiett
Telegraph
Denison University
Granville
Elyria Highchool
Gulett
U. S.army
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