City Playgrounds Open for Nine Week Summer Program
Twelve city sponsored playgrounds begin Monday at 1 p.m. with a 13th opening Tuesday at 1 a.m. for a nine week schedule. Hours vary by location and all grounds close Monday mornings for staff meetings. Each site lists two supervisors and offers games and crafts for neighborhood children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recreation Department
Charles Hoagland
Allen
Ely
Eastern Heights
St. Jude
Edison
Hamilton
Roosevelt
McKinley
Elyria
Franklin, Jefferson and
Gales
Garford
Recreation Field
Jefferson
Franklin
Elyria Council to Hear Zoning Changes and Bell Ave Dedication
The Elyria city council set a public hearing Monday at 7 p.m. to discuss two zoning changes approved by committees and a street dedication for Bell Ave extension, about 700 feet, from Penfield Ave to the city units. The council may also consider hiring a city downspout inspector and moving to annual water bill adjustments with one notice for all charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Planning Commission
East Ave
Second
Fourth Sts
Bell
Intel
Ed Elbert
Officer Cordrey to be sworn lieutenant at family open house
Police Sgt Cy Cordrey will take the oath as lieutenant at 3 p.m. tomorrow during an open house for the golden wedding anniversary of his parents Mr and Mrs Harland Cordrey at Wesley House. The ceremony will be part of the program officiated by Mayor A Grant Keys and Police Chief Maurice Flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy) Cordrey
Harland Cordrey
Cordrey
Wesley House
University of Michigan Area Alumni Picnic Planned
Lorain County Michigan alumni and guests will gather Sunday June 23 at Michaels Locust Grove Lorain from 4 to 6 p m. Coleman Christian Elyria club president says over 100 alumni are expected with prizes for oldest and youngest attendees and a largest turnout prize. Food games and family admission encouraged with shelter provided if rain arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
University of Michigan Club
Michaels Locust Grove
Lorain
Coleman Christian Elyria
Michigan
Christian
Ann Arbor
Chub
University of Michigan
Loraine County
County Jail Commission Moves to Temporary City Jail
The Lorain County Soldiers and Sailors Reef Commission relocated from the Turners Block to the county jail building after fire damage. Chairman Noel Lewis said final headquarters will be in the Elyria Telephone Co. building on Second Street when ready next fall. The Common Pleas Court probation department, led by Arthur Moos, will take over the vacated jail space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Soldiers and Sailors Reef Commission
Turners Block
Noel Lewis
Commission
Elyria Telephone Co
Second St
Common Pleas Court Probation Department
Arthur Moos
Mystery death of Virginia Smith found along Vermilion road
Virginia Smith 43 was found dead at the foot of a 25 foot bank on Vermilion Rd in Brownhelm. Coroner Dr. Ward reports unknown cause and no signs of struggle while sheriff’s investigators pursue leads and check motels and tourist spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Smith
Cleveland Rooming House
Vermilion Rd
Brownhelm
Ward
Vernon Smith
Michael Ondreveo
Ondreyeo
Cleveland
Vermilion
Euclid
207Th St
East 83Th St
Brake Shoe Picketing Continues at Electro Alloys Division
About 200 employees of Local 383 AFL Molders and Foundry Workers picket Electro Alloys Division of American Brake Shoe after a 105 to 33 strike vote. Cc E Christie says no change and no negotiation meeting scheduled. Wage and hospitalization insurance remain the core dispute as union officials confirm unchanged conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electro Alloys Division
American Brake Shoe
Cc. E. Christie
AFL
Carl Sherman
Milwaukee
Robert Cendroski
Avon High PTA opens with 51 members in Avon
Avon High School Parent Teachers Association reports 51 members registered for the newly formed unit. A $25 gift from Avon Elementary PTA is noted, bylaws approved by state committee, and new officers listed. Upcoming meetings set for Sept. 11 at Avon High School and Oct. 1 for the first regular PTA meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Avon High School Parent- Teachers Association
C. A. Barbu
Avon Elementary Pta
Robert Albers
J J Vict
David Mullison
George Mitchell
John Bratton
Andrew Feuchier
Elmer Mayberry
John Gelatka
Barby
William Chester
Louise Bryant
Sunshine
Martin Span
Elias Roby
Feuchter
Ross Sole
PTA Mothersingers
Gelatka
Carl Slembly
Charles Metzler
Edward Svee
George Staab
John Tiedemann
Avon High School
P.m
PTA
Uranium Hope for Elyria Prospect Ends After Assay
Two Elyria men, Lewis Halitzka and John Rogers, see their uranium prospect fade after a Washington DC Geological Survey report finds low radioactivity and no current value. They plan to pursue a zinc project in South Carolina, believing future shifts could alter value. The site was 11 miles west of Elyria near the Ohio Turnpike between Gore Orphanage and Dean Ras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lewis Halitzka
Sheriff St
John Rogers
Eady Ct
Geological Survey
Washington, D.C
Rogers
South Carolina
Here
Gore Orphanage
Dean Ras
Ohio Turnpike
Fenders Damaged As Cars Collide Near Murray Ridge
Deputies reported a collision on Murray Ridge Road between a car driven by Ray Wiseman of 760 West 16th Street and another driven by Ted Zurkan of Station Red Columbia. Both vehicles sustained fender damage with no injuries noted.
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Murray Ridge Rd
Ray Wiseman
West 16Th St
Ted Zurkan
Red
Columbia
Sheriff's
Plea Change in Lorain Man Murder Case
Ollie Elizabeth Holder 30 of Lorain pleaded guilty to manslaughter for stabbing her husband Willie on April 11. Judge John D. Pincura approved the plea and sent the case to probation for investigation. Charles Edward Downing 32 of Avon Lake also pleaded guilty to seven counts of issuing worthless checks totaling 890 and was referred to probation for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Elizabeth Holder
East 2Nd St
Lorain
Willie
John D. Pincura
Probation Department
Charles Edward Downing
Inwood Blvd
Avon Lake
Pincura
First Head Of Lorain AFL Unit Honored On 40th Anniversary
Lorain veteran labor organizer Joseph Meyers 68, longtime local union leader and former first president of the Lorain AFL unit, will be among guests at the federation celebration marking its 40th anniversary on June 22. Meyers, who began organizing in 1908, later led Local 240 painters and helped form the Central Labor Union of Elyria and Lorain. He recalls early union battles and a meeting with Samuel Gompers, receiving a district organizer certificate around 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
AFL Federation of Labor
Joseph M
Joe} Meyers
West 22Nd St. Lorain
Joe Meyers
Burntford Bros
Elyria
American Federation of Labor
Meyers
iVillage
Fred Guyeske
Kenneth Kennedy
Chestnut, St
Guyeske
Kennedy
Walter Brock
Frank Ingels
Willow Park
Lorain County
Lorain- Afl
Tocal 240
Nevers
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
AFL
Gompers
Painters' Union
Central Labor Union of
AFL Federation of Labor Clu
Hall Over Tavern
Broadway
6Th
7Th Streets
CLU
MN Tok
Joe) Meyers
Vorain-Afl Federation of Labor
Mth
Pammiers
C-T
Lorain Dock Line Action Moves Forward
Lorain city council committee approved steps to straighten the Lorain Elyria Sand Co. and Nickel Plate Railroad docklines along Black River. Plans call for shifting the sand company's dock 83 feet nearer the river and the railroad 1760 feet back, with negotiations and legislation to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Lorain-Elyria Sand Co
Nickel Plate Railroad
Black River
Edward Novack
First Ward
William Thomas
Sand Company
Ee the Sand Company
James Couture
Ford Motor Co
Brownhelm Township
T. D. Gillett
NWP
NKP
NEP
Couture
Lillie M. Stone
Land Company
Frank A. Sarstedt
Motorist Charged With Reckless Driving Jailed
OBERLIN Marion McKnight of Orangemirg SC was jailed after failing to post a $50 bond. State Patrol arrested him and charged him with reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Marion McKnight
Orangemirg
S. C
State Patrol
Murder Case Weapon Check Is Underway
Erie County deputies search for a homicide weapon in the June 5 death of John Kerr. Several possible weapons have been sent to Washington for processing. Kerr was bludgeoned with a blunt instrument and may have died without immediate blood loss. Coroner Dr. Jack L. Walker ruled the death a homicide. Kerr’s body was found after about 36 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Erie County
W. A. Byers
Washington D.C
John Kerr
Kerr
Byers
Jack L. Walker
Elyria Officer To Begin Juvenile Training At University
Patrolman Thomas Graham of Elyria will start a 10 week training course in juvenile work at the University of Minnesota on Monday. Sponsored by the Elyria Mini Woman's Club, the program follows studies showing a sharp rise in juvenile delinquency in 1956. Graham marks 10 years on the city police force Sunday and has long worked with youth as pocket supervisor of the school safety patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyvia
Thomas Graham
University of Minnesota
Elyria Mini Woman's Club
Graham
Elyria
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Louisiana Ave
Robert Bedoes
Furnace St
Carol Snoble
Judy Barr
Gates
Dorothy Dachtler
Barbara Bleemanz Garford
Barbara Mansfield
Carol Thomas
Kay Mahar
Molly McDonough
Ralph Smith
Jeanne Wise
Claudette Moore
Ted Berg
Mckintnley
Mary Allen
Virginia Dawson
Don McGaughey
Susan Payne
Recreation
Honor Fielder
Mary Lou Beller
Michigan Plan
County Jail Commission
Avon High
Canade Park
Elyria Park
Cascade
Ellywood
Vernon Bell
Cascade Pool
David
Dean Everard
Arlington Heights
John Everard
Ninth St
Snark
F. S
Bill Antill
Met Gonspers
Dock Line
Grafton
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