Medina jail escape sparks manhunt and capture in area
Charles S. Godfrey of Columbus remains at large after a jail break at Medina County jail near 3 a.m. Two inmates crawled through a ventilation shaft and dropped to a roof. James Hill of Medina was captured hours later near Litchfield. Hill, facing burglary and grand larceny charges, had about 21 dollars in nickels. Godfrey is wanted on a statewide alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Medina County
Charles S. Godfrey
Columbus
Mansfield Reformatory
James Hill
Steve Helli
State Highway Patrol
Hill
Litchfield
Helli
Hull
Toledo
Joe Zypper
Godfrey
Elyria Yell Leaders Capture Camp Honors at Midwest Cheer Camp
Four Elyria High School cheer leaders placed first in competitive cheering at the seventh annual Smith Walbridge Midwest Cheerleaders Camp in Syracuse Indiana. Gayle Crawford Kathy Gaines Judy Jalowice and Deborah Kuss, from the varsity and reserve squads, earned varsity status for 1957 58. The group competed with about 400 cheerleaders from seven midwest states and learned new yells routines and techniques from Lawrence Herkimer and Newt Laker. The Elyria team won two individual honors and combined to win the finals. They will apply new ideas to the fall football season under director Estelle Newell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Smith Walbridge Midwest
Syracuse
Ind
Gayle Crawford
Kathy Gaines
Judy Jalowice
Deborah Kuss
Ofs
Midwest
Lawrence Herkimer
Dallas
Texas
Newt Laker
University of Michigan
Gayle
Kathy
Elyria
Estelle Newell
Judy Jalowies
Midwest States
Area Hospital News births listed across several areas
Saturday and Sunday notices list numerous births across Grafton Wellington Elyria Lorain and surrounding areas. Names include Mr and Mrs Alfred Machovina Ronald Oblinger James Harris and others with addresses in West 11th St Blaine St Woodbury St Hamilton St Vine St Linnean St Forest St etc. The long roster notes babies born to many families and accompanying parent names and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Machovina
West 11Th St
Josep Pijor
Grafton
Ronald Oblinger
Blaine St
James Harris
Peter Bowen
Woodbury St
Kenneth Gower
Avon
Jerrold Hadin
Elm St
Ruth Kiermund
Forest St
Bryan Murphy
East Hamilton St
Tom Greene
Wellington
James Ferguson
West Vine
Lowell Phillips
Linnean St
Beverly Sheffield
Amherst Hospital Patient Faces Speeding Charge
Amherst resident Thomas M. Olzsewski aged 22 of 2462 Lake Ave was charged with speeding 70 mph on Rt 1 and cited by state patrol to appear in court next Saturday. Others listed include Crawford RD Gore Orphanage and Frank Tiashick at 1260 Park Ave and William Muniga at 435 Church St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Olzsewski
Lake Ave
State Patrol
Frank Tiashick
Park Ave
William Muniga
Church St
Gilbert J. Krajéc
French Creek Rd
Lorain
Lodi St
Vene Michael Taszano
Maple St
Aandlett
Amherst
Larry Payne
Hamilton St
Marvin Nullennix
Boston Ave
Galton
Daniel Allen
Roosevelt Ave
oRam
Elizabeth Nel
Ale Watling
Florida Ave
St. Was
Weat River
Joseph Hospital
St. An
Clarence V. Cantley
Souththony Church
St. Joseph Hospital
Main St
Guild
St. Francis Elyria Municipal Court
Amarina
Aml
Womema
James
Jones
West River &J
Elyria
Frank
Broadway
Robert W. Schumaker
Euclid Ave
William E. Finnegan
West 100Th St
Cleveland
Rt. 6
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Wellinger
Samuel Kugoft
East 28Th St. Lorain
Lorain Municipal Court
Fnday
Police Reports Brightens with Multiple Local Incidents
John F. Cusick, 33, of 789 Washington Ave, charged with reckless operation on Washington Ave and Ohio Sts. He cited to Municipal Court. Survivors include wife Katherine and three daughters, and a Seattle stepdaughter. Funeral services for Elmer W. Lenz, 61, held at Walter A. Frey Funeral Home with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. VFW to conduct military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Cusick
Washington Ave
Ohio Sts
Lorain
Elmer W. Lenz
Ogden Duns
Gary
Ind
Walter A.frey
Robert W. Bermudes
First Congregational Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
VFW
St Joseph Births and Local Police Reports
A long list notes births at St Joseph Hospital and numerous public notices. Entries name parents and addresses across Elyria Amherst Vermilion and nearby, plus citations for driving without a license and traffic violations. Police report a domestic dispute, a disorderly conduct charge, and a traffic signal disobedience arrest with court citations.
Courthouse suits seek Lorain property options and will contest
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority filed two lawsuits to enforce purchase options. One targets Carl and Mable Jessee property at 2359 Lee St for 2050 dollars, the other targets William Osborne property at 2380 Lee St for 2000 dollars. A separate suit challenges the will of Bertha Gretchen, who died November 17, brought by Edward Gretchen of Canandaigua against executor Nicholas Gretchen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Metropolitan
Bertha Gretchen
Edward Gretchen
Canadaigua
N.Y
Nicholas Gretchen
Cleveland Blvd
Lorain, Et al
Deaths In Elyria And Nearby Communities
Cornelius A. Hageman and Walter Grobe noted in Elyria pages. Melville F Lebbert, 51, died suddenly at home on Louise McNalley. graveside services set for 10 a.m. at North Ridgeville Cemetery. Lebbert, Standard Oil dealer-salesman, born Omaha Nov 10 185, survived by wife Ida and siblings. In Lorain Kenneth Liebfried, 54, of 933 East Erie Ave died at St Joseph Hospital after seven months illness. services at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home then at Oakland Cemetery. Edward Birkline active in Masonic work, past commander and master. funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Delaware Ave Methodist Church. burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park with Masonic service tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhu
St. Anthony Church
Clement Orth
Calvary Cemetery
Lorain
Estella V. Jordan
Waverly Pl
St. Joseph Hospital
Jordan
Columbia Township
Ashland
Ashland Methodist Church
McDowel
Robert E
Edward R. Pease
Florence Hillier
Oberlin
Walter A. Frey
Walter W. Ralph
20Th St. Methodist Church
Columbia Station Cemetery
Pauline T. Breisch
Anchorage Way
Vermilion
Breisch
E. Edward
Vermilion Yacht Club
Olmsted Falls
Order of Eastern Stars
Olmsted Falls Community Church
Betty Beeler
Jean Hall
Jack Townsend
Frank Townsend
Baker Funeral Home
Berea
Richard Mapes
Chestnu Grove Cemetery
Berlin Heights
A. Jay Solt
Melville F. Lebbert
Louise McNalley
Thursteran
Frailey Rd
R.D
Elyria Memorial Hospital
North Ridgeville
Withness
Sudre-Curtis
Inton
Charee
Lebbert
Standard Oil Co
Omaha
Neb
Quarter Century Club
Standard Oil
Alberta
Can
Charles Kenneth Lieb
M&s
Fizabeth Robertson
Speefried
East Erie Ave
iNeb
Diane Bailey
Sas
Hewan
Curtis
Chris
Liebfried
Cleveland Electric Alumina
Burial Willting Co
Oakland Cemetery
Tiro
Sheffield Lodge
Mystic
Flossie
Kenneth C
David B
U.S. Navy
Alburquerque
N.ml
Charles H. Liebfried
Acton
Mass
Gladys Brooks
Lakewood
Robert
Walter
George
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Chicago
Reichlin-Cooley
Joseph Long
Delaware Ave
Mary Olszewski
Vincent
Awrence Slavin
Lake Ave
Olszewski
Poland
United States
Elyria
Polish Association of America
St. Agnes Church
Bruno
Anthony
Slavin
Betchlin Funeral
James Gallagher
St. Mary Cemetery
Altar Society
Holy Name Society of
St. Agnes
Simon J. Nekic
Kath Steifert
Ypsilanti
St. Vitus
Mae Pat Ea
Calvary
Monumental Insurance Co
Kasunic
Clyde
Vehicle Misses Curve Collides With House In Elyria Area
A late night curve mishap along Rt 113 near Elyria ended with a car plowing into a house on Telegraph Road as the Shinsky family awoke to the impact. No one inside was hurt though siding and shingles suffered damage. other accidents on West Lorain Elyria Rd and Broad St were reported with minor injuries and police actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Shinsky
Telegraph Rd
Coste
Elyria Manici
T Tomsco
Lorain
Dal Plyra
Soky
Home Patrol
Wilson
Dalucky
Hurt
Biyria
State Highway Patrol
Peggy J. Richard Moore
Tom Gilbert
R.D
Wakeman
Jedo Ave
Michael Komar Jar
Brokaw Ftd
North Eaton
James R. Kane
Marquis Ave
Cleveland
Rt 57
Elyria
Kane
Komar
Norton and Eaton families welcomed newborns at Allen Hospital
A son blessed Mr and Mrs Herman Norton Wellington on Sunday and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Howard Eaton Wellington. Also noted is Mrs James Hamilton and daughter residing at 10 Clark Ct as of Friday. Tom Weston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Norton
Wellington
Howard Eaton
James Hamilton
Clark Ct
Tom Weston
Municipal Court News Leonard A. Northern Pleads Guilty
Leonard A. Northern aged 47 of R D 1 Baumhart Road Amherst pleaded guilty to a traffic signal violation and was fined five dollars plus costs. He was arrested Saturday at Broad and Court streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Priestas
R.D
North Ridge Rd
Amherst
Buckley Freeman
Steuben
iBlaine St
Broad St
Leonard A. Northern
Baumhart Rd
Broad
Court Sts
Funeral services set for Ialo u and Lau
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Harold Dicken Funeral Home with Dr. Earl R Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Brookdale Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ialou
Lau
Harold Dicken
Earl R Henderson
Brookdale Cemetery
Scanlan Estate Estimated At $75,000 In Probate Court
Michael J Scanlan Lorain businessman died May 31 leaving an estate estimated at 75000 with 60000 personal property and 15000 real estate Executrix Florence Scanlan named in probate papers filed today in the court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Scanlan
Lorain
Florence Scanlan
Gunter Pleads Guilty in Clear Distance Case Resulting in Fine
Edgar Gunter age 29 of 5435 Pleasant Street Ridgeville pleaded guilty to failing to stop in an assured clear distance. He was fined $15 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Gunter
Pleasant St
Ridgeville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruul
Area Hospital News
Elyria Memorial
R. D
Alvin Myers
Denzel McCoy
James McHenry
Berniece McWilliams
Spring St
Floyd Sheffield
Richard Murphy
Larkmont Dr
Joseph Noga
Marseilles Ave
Robert Bobn
Lodi St. Oe
Kenneth Willard
Wanda. Attie
10Th St
David Burns
Lth
William Caselberry
Chestnut Ridge Rd
Clare Copeland
Grand Ave
Erman Cotton
North Murray Ridge Rd
David Crawford
Kensil Evans
Station Ra
Carl,Fidel
Vulcan St
Earl Foss
Hilliard ‘Dr
Olga Grub
High St
Michael Krysik
Phillip Lichtessen
John Murtaugh
Harry Ody
Columbus St
Raymond Pecaut
Harvard Ave
Joseph Perichak
New Mexico Ave
Edna Smith
Prospect St
Bernard Stainbrook
Bender Rd
Lyle Stursa
Sugar Ridge Rd
Lee Tobias
Woodland Ave
William Wallace and Son
East Main &T
LaGrange
Frank Yarsa
West’ Lith St
Patrick Ainsley
Melvyn Lane
William Berkley
Yale Ave
Gerald Camp
Warren Ave
Richard Clift
Merle Heidenrich
David Holloway
West Rivers St
Karen Kimball
Preston St
Ruby Knight
Center Ridge Rd
Rose Marie McAuliff
Clark St
Joan Manns
Erie St
Douglas Monroney
West Salem
Joseph Ochank
Chestnut Ridge Rad
Harry Wysocki
East Broad Si
Amherst Hospital
Mrs. Crawford
Gore Orphanage
Solt
Sandusky
Brownhelm
Norwalk
Kather‘line
Kather‘line Shoop
Lyle Shoop
Hilda Egar
Seattle
Wash
Richard Graham
Harvey Parker
Claude L. Moore
111
Pine Church
Riverside Cemetery
Hinman Fu- St
West Ave
Andneral Home
Simon G. Karkellie
Beech Ave
Lodi
West River Sts
Alma Darnell
Robert Bates
Brandt Ave
Jack Jenkins
Anthony, Trifiletti
LENZ
Elizabeth NW
Watling
St. Joseph
Charles Weber
Colorado Ave
Edwin Thompson
Norfolk Ave
John Zitna
Lincoln St
Charles Wooten
Victory Ave
Frank Bobe
Tressa Ave
Estel Cary
West Lake Rd
Dframa Gonzales
East 30Th St
Juan Torres
East 29Th St
Nick So¢otch
Dakota Ave
John Jessel
Livingston Ave
Vincek
West Lith St
Wise Johnson and Son
West 14Th St
Stanley Bober
West 23Rd St
Diane Cole
Grantwood St
Sheffield
Ednad Douglas
Waverly Ct
Tom Gigliotti
Elyria Ave
Alfred J. Horkay
West 35Th St
Mary Krosky
23Rd
Wiliam Morrissey
Park Dr
Sharon Pavelschak
South Jefferson St
Baby Boy Perez
Gerald Price
Fulton Rd
Dessie Roberts
Second St
Steve J. Scislowski
Toledo Ave
John Sexstella
36Th St
Elizabeth Sommer
Leona Stanton
Murray Ridge
Elizabeth Sukalac
Vincent V. Vick
Reid Ave
Barbara Weekley
West College St
Helen Wilczak
Isaac Yates
Sandra Zadorozny
Julia Delgado
East 25Th St
Beverly Wayda
Denver Ave
Katherine Lunney
Donald L. Smith
Lakewood Beach
Matty Curry
Dayton Ave
Dernard Dawson
Juan Torreés
East 2Th
Anthony Kulick
Oberlin Rd
Walter Neumann
Donald Bevan
Stoney Ridge
Patie Avon
Carrol Allison
Jeager Rd
Juan Arias
West 13Th St
William Groomes
Cleveland St
J. Gomez
Jackson St
Charles Ballou
Bel‘mire
Avon Lake
Dominic DiLuciano
North Ridge ‘Ra
Elyria 7
Sarah Hamill
Odie L. Hamrick
Raymond J. Klingsmith
Broad and
East River Sts
Clarice H. Smith
Broadway, Lorain
Alice Kovarik
East 34Th St
Edward
Bell Ave
Anna Ramos
East 32Nd St
Nicanor
West 29Th St
James Hassel
Center Rd
Donald McCann and Son
Grant St
Harold Pauly
East Edgewater Dr
John Stanfield and Son
Georgia Ave
Patricia Walsh
Kay Ave
Leabert Robbins
Richard Cervantes
Ridgewood Rd
Clarence Hunker
Oberlin Ave
Bert Kalapos
West 2Th St
Sam‘uel Stinson
West Lakes Rd
Harold Hennes
West 20Th St
Sophie Zaffa
28Th St
Robert Masley
Garfield Blvd
Edward Morris
Falton
IMES
Estella
V. Jordan
E. Edward Breisch
McNalley Services
Cornelius A. Hageman
Walter Grobe
Edward Birkline
Charles K. Liebfried
Vincent Olszewski
Mrs
Lucy Eodema Foster
Lucy Lodema Foster
Harold Cooper
Jones St
Foster
LaGrange Methodist Church
Glory Grange
Irma Schnarr
George Foster
Paul Warner
Orlando
Fla
Leon Curtice
Curtis E. Truman
J.howard Young
First Baptist Church
LaGrange Cemetery
Baby Girl
Bobel
WRS
Carl P. Swiers
Grace J. Smith
Frances Swiers
Carl P
North Washington Blvd
Grace I. Smith
Brooklyn
Ay Ukee Cateeee
John Radick
Woodville
Gerald D. Swiers
Cheryl
Pamela Radick
Laurie J
Sally Swiers
Wliss Siu
East
William Kraft
Louis Gotta
West Bridge St
Church of the Holy
Trinity
Roy
A.m
Normen
iFast Bridge
Broad Sts
Monroeville
Vernon
Willard
Tampa
Clifyford
Portland
Ore
Clarence Cantley
South Main St
Elyria Municipal
Frank Lankin
Drexel Hill
Pheresa
Pearl DeAngelo
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Municipal Court News
Scanlan
Fulton Funeral Home
Oxygen
Grafton, Ohio
Funeral Home Pa
Hralio Cag Service
C.F. Lodge
Attem
Emm Tetaeg
Ohio
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