Crowell Elected Commander of Local American Legion Post
Commander Jack L. Crowell, Ohio Edison Co. salesman, is elected commander of American Legion Post 12. He will take office August 4 to succeed Malcolm McDonald. A full slate includes Lawrence Holmes, Eugene Miller, the Rev. Joseph McFarland, Rupert Wise, George Robson, Robert Keys, George Day, and Elmer Smith. The Crowell family resides at 327 Samuel St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack L. Crowell
Ohio Edison Co
American Legion
Malcolm McDonald
Crowell
Lawrence Holmes
Eugene Miller
Joseph McFarland
Rupert Wise
George Robson
Robert Keys
George Day
Elmer Smith
Elyria Council of Veterans
Army Air Corps
Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Polish Club
Guarde la Porte
Lorain
Mary
Jacqueline
Samuel St
Spraying Planned for City Trees Hit by Scale
City crews will spray northeast district trees harmed by the cottony maple scale starting early next week. Ted Carpenter will apply treatment to 800 to 900 city owned trees at a contract cost of SHH. Property owners may have their trees sprayed at their expense and are asked to avoid street parking during operations. The spray will not harm vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard T. Lanx
Ted Carpenter
Laux
Two Pedestrians Hit by Cars in Short Span
A 11 year old boy on Woodford Ave was struck by a car driven by Elyrian Madison who faced a DWI charge in Elsria Municipal Court. The boy and a 2 year old ran into a car, suffering minor injuries. both incidents occurred within four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyrian
Woodford Ave
Kendale
Elsha Memorial Hospital
Elmo Madison
West Ave
Irondale
Robert A. Kirsh
South West River St
Madison
Elsria
Roger J. Dahl
Beverly’ Ct
Cleveland St
Perry Ct
Alden W. Hopkins
East Main St
LaGrange
Ridgeville Council Sets Inaugural Meeting Schedule
North Ridgeville prepares for its first official village council session to be led by mayor Luke Louwtman. The pioneer council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall on the first and third Mondays each month. Members seated include Dr. F D C Markham and Dr. T B E Finegan along with several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Pioneer Council
Luke L. Louwtman
F. D. C. Markham
T. BE. Finegan
J. F. Cummins
Harold Sweet
David J. Gaede
Peter F. Pszeniiski
Clearview Case Plea Overruled In Incorporation Action
A full court hearing on the legality of Clearview incorporation is set for Sept 14 before Ashland Judge Hugo E. Culbertson after his Monday overruling of a motion to dismiss the suit. Charles Kohler leads the anti incorporation bid alleging map errors, name mixups, and an unreasonably small village. The petitioners are Charles Kohler and associates. defendants include Atty G L Severs for incorporators Norman Beller and William G Wickens represent the anti incorporation group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearview
Ashland
Hugo E. Culbertson
Culbertson
Atty. G
Charles Kohler
Broadway
Norman Beller
William G. Wickens
Test Cars Visit Ford's Lorain Plant
Ford engineers test two small Falcons at Lorain Assembly Plant during highway performance trials. The cloaked prototypes resemble the Falcons to be introduced late summer or early fall. Officials confirm a small Falcon model will be produced this year for the market area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
North Ridgeville Seeks County Road Aid for Rest of Year
North Ridgeville council road and drains committee asked county commissioners to continue county road care in the city for the remainder of the year. A resolution to request assistance would be sent to the commissioners for referral to the county engineer. Committee members included Harold Sweet, David Gaede, and Pete Pszenitzki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Elyria High Alum Joins Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Joseph M. Strong, a 1956 Elyria High School graduate, was initiated yesterday into the Ohio Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Western Reserve University along with two WRU peers. He plans to enter the WRU College of Dentistry this fall and is a Beta Beta Beta biology society member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Strong
Elyria High School
Ohio
Phi Beta Kappa
Western Reserve University
WRU College of
Elyrian Elected President of Electric Metal Makers Guild
John Tjemmes assistant works manager of Electro Alloys Division American Brake Shoe Co was elected president at a Pittsburgh convention. The 165 member guild covers electric melting firms in the US and Canada and promotes development and use of metals produced in electric melting furnaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tjemmes
Electro-Alloys
American Brake Shoe Co
Th Electric Metal Makers Guild, Inc
Washington Ave
Tjemmes
Pittsburgh
United States
Canada
Elyrian
Tremmes
Elyria
American Brake Shoe
Chicago
Heizhis
St. Louis
Denver
Los Angeles
Oakland
Calif
Tiemmes
Guild
Two Satellites Visible Tonight and Tomorrow
George Diedrich of the Black River Astronomical Society notes two satellites should be visible with binoculars. The 1959 Vanguard HZ may appear at 8:52 p.m. tonight and 10:91 tomorrow at about 2 degrees elevation, traveling 400 to 500 miles high. The Vanguard HE Rocket, higher above Earth, should be seen at 11:36 tonight and 11:24 tomorrow at 50 degrees. Allow extra time as calculations vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Diedrich
Black River Astronomical Society
Earth
Annexing Hearing Set as Elyria Petition Grows
The annexation petition for middle Elyria Township gains signers to 14 names with 155 valid signatures. County commissioners schedule public hearing for August 25 at Wam. The area lies between Black River and Route 37 excluding Griswold Road and 4th Street section. County clerk notes two names added and one withdrawn during interim period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Township
Elyria
Wam
Edward Gawlik
Atty
Richard Horan
Wade Worcester
Black River
Rt. 37
Griswold Rd
Ath St
Eliria
Labor Day Mass Plans Being Made
Committees have begun work on the annual Dear ery Holy Name Society Labor Day Mass at Holy Trinity Church Lorain. A general committee meeting is planned at the Lorain church tomorrow at p.m. A county wide roster of participants is being compiled. The Mass will be held at Holy Trinity with the usual procession. Leaders propose using floats from Lorain 125th anniversary parade. Attendees last week include Rev Joseph Ungarsky Rev Vincent ODea and Rev A J Bartho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearery Holy Name Society
Holy Trinity Church
Lorain
Lorain Holy Trinity Church
Joseph Ungarsky
Hest Church
Vincent Odea
St. Peter Church
A. J. Bartho
Elyria Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Estate valued at 40721 left by Arthur Moulder
Probate Court inventory lists Arthur Moulder estate at £40721 with £17000 real estate and £23614 accounts receivable. Personal property balance noted. Mary Miller named administratrix. Avon died March 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Moulder
Avon
Mary Miller
Water safety class guides 4-Hers in Lorain County
About 90 4 H members and advisors heard Red Cross volunteers stress water safety at a pond safety meeting at the Kenneth Brill Farm Whitney Road. Tom Webster led demonstrations and outlined essential steps from planning safe use to how to swim and respond to trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lorain County
Kenneth Brill
Whitney Rd
Townships Seek Direct Line to Sheriff Office
Two letters requesting a direct line to the sheriff's department were received by county commissioners. The requests came from Henrietta and Amherst Township trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Henrietta
Amherst Township
Branch of Bank Planned Lorain County Savings and Trust Co
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co plans an early fall opening for its new East Broad Street branch at Williams Street. Bids for brick and masonry work will begin in about two weeks. The Amherst site was chosen after options on three properties, with houses to be razed or moved for a 2,070 square foot facility. Architect Robert G. Edwards favors exposed steel and extensive glass in a self contained unit with five teller windows and two drive in windows. No manager has been named yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co
Bank
East Broad St
Willams St
Earl J. Fauver
Amherst
Firn
Robert G. Edwards
Eastern Heights
Eastgate Gardens
Oberlin Native Nellie Krohm Dies After Sandusky Crash
Mrs Nellie Springer Krohm 72 former Oberlin resident died in Providence Hospital Sandusky from injuries after a Monday crash in which her husband Fred Krohm 79 of Sandusky was killed and her sister Lulu King injured. Dr Jack Walker Erie County coroner ruled accidental death. Funeral services set. Krohm burial Camden Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Springer Krohm
Oberlin
Birmingham
Providence Hospital
Sandusky
Jack Walker
Erie County
Lulu King
Krohm
Oak’ami
Gerber
Wakeman
Ronald S. Larsen
Bistor
Nipton
Wil Offickne
Camden
Ami
Martin Brewer
Wellington
Daniel Brewer
Lorain PTA Leaders Named For Year At County Council Meeting
Lorain County PTA leaders were named by president Mrs. Wilbur Amstutz at a council meeting hosted by Mrs. Robert Thomas. Appointments include Miss Emma Gleason and Mrs. Ivan Hassel as program co chairs, C A Gibbens legislation and scholarship, and Walter Glick as chairman of I with Harry Lash and Joe Dixon on budget and finance. Plans for a spring district conference at Clearview High School and a September Eisria Council instruction session were announced. Delegates for the October Ohio Congress must be submitted by Sept. 22. The first fall council board meeting will be Sept. 4 at the Lorain County Board of Education office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Amstutz
Emma Gleason
Ivan Hassel
C. A. Gibbens
Walter Glick
Harry Lash
Joe Dixon
Edward Lietweiler
PTA
Edward J. Vander Sluis
Wayne Buell
Seth Stevens
Ellsworth Bohn
Parent
James Riddle
Richard Dickinson
Paul Coleman
Edward Meeks
David Mullison
Melvin Niggle
Eugene Kelly
Twila Hill
Walter Huss
Paul Marksworth
William Kearney
Amstutz
Fvith
Florence McCullough
Clearview High School
Ciem Rice
Act One
Coun ‘ci
Qmiade
Eisria Council
District Council
McCullough
Eisria Ywca
Donald Crockett
Cleveland
Ohio
Congress
Thomas
Ohio Congress
Columbus
Council
Lorain County Board of Education
West Third St
Beulah Threat Looms As Tropical Storm Aims At Mexican Coast
Beulah, a tropical storm near hurricane strength, moved toward the Mexican coast south of Brownsville Texas. The New Orleans Weather Bureau warned it could reach hurricane force as it crosses the Gulf, with winds near the center about 80 miles per hour and scattered squalls extending into the middle Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPI
Brownsville
Tex
Weather Bureau
Mexican
Middle Gulf of Mexico
County Board Approves Livestock Loss Claims
County commissioners approved six claims totaling 525 for livestock losses due to dog attacks. Payments included James Clark two turkeys eight dollars, Mrs. Mike Turko fourteen chickens twenty eight dollars, Eugene Babcock six ewes and four lambs two hundred thirty dollars, E D Schramm and R D Oberlin five sheep one hundred fifty dollars, Eugene Babcock Rochester three sheep sixty five dollars, and Graydon Jewett R D Wellington three ewes and one lamb forty two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James. Clark
LaGrange
Mike Turko
Carlisle
Eugene Babcock
Rochester
E. D. Schramm
R. D. Oberlin
Graydon Jewett
R. D. Wellington
Sone
Pay Hike Settled in One Year Pact at Elyria Manufacturing
A one year contract at Elyria Manufacturing calls for a three percent general wage increase and a retroactive progression plan. Eligible workers gain five cents per hour every two months until reaching the going rate, totaling an average rise of 10.3 cents per hour with retroactivity to June 1. IAM Local 37 members ratified the agreement after six negotiation sessions led by Claude Wooldridge with Elyria Manufacturing executives Robert Ohlemacher and David Daley attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Manufacturing Corp
al Mertz
International Association of Machinists
Mertz
JiGl
IAM
Claude Wooldridge
Robert Ohlemacher
David Daley
Regail
Elyria Manufacturing
Tax protester faces possible fine and jail term
Juanita Nelson, a member of a peacemakers group, delays payment of income taxes argued to fund armament. She appeared before U S Commissioner Eduard W Furia after failing to provide tax details tied to $95 000 in back taxes from a Cincinnati marriage filing. Nelson declined an attorney and voiced opposition to violence and tax payments as a protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ors
Juanita Nelson
U. S
Eduard W. Furia
Vrs. Neilson
Jose34
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nelson
Pea-Picker Feigns Peaceful Protest at Stateville Tower
Prisoner Joseph Alexander, 28, climbed an 80 foot water tower at Stateville Penitentiary in Joliet Michigan on Tuesday and sat there for hours before coming down He said he wanted to quit early because he was tired of picking peas on his work detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, MI
UPI
Joseph Alexander
Stateville Penitentiary
Welfare Accord Reached on County City Welfare Funding
County commissioners and city officials reached a welfare funding agreement ensuring city support for shortages when county funds run low. The contract requires the city to cover 25 percent of any welfare shortfall, with Oberlin adding seven percent, and a deadline for city revisions by mutual consent. Participants included Mayor Victor Stewart and council members alongside commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiska
County Welfare Department
Kivria
J. Norman Thomasson
Thompson
Oberlin
Victor Stewart
Richard Laux
James Hern
Kay Lysaght
Dale Kellogg
Ohio Welcomes $25 000 Jersey Bull At Luncheon
A prize Jersey bull named Marla Favor Commando, insured for 25000 dollars, arrived in Ohio for the American Jersey Cattle Club and was welcomed at a luncheon in Columbus. Noba Inc plans to sell frozen semen to members and non members, boosting its 46 animal herd at Tiffin. The bull’s daughters average over 10853 pounds of milk and 606 pounds butterfat, signaling strong Jersey potential for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
UPI
Lloyds of London
Ohio
American Jersey Cattle Club
Noba, Inc
Marla
W.L. Paxton
Stephenville
Tex
Texas
Noba
Tiffin
Rowland Bishop
Jersey
Fie
Bishop
South Carolina
Maria
Mingo Junction To Be Site Of Oxygen Plant
A new company formed by Wheeling Steel Corporation and Hydrocarbon Research Inc. will build operate an oxygen generating plant at Mingo Junction Ohio to serve Wheeling Steel's Steubenville Works. Construction starts late summer or early fall with completion expected by mid next year at a cost of at least 6 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling. W. Va
GPI
Mingo Junction
Ohio
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Hydrocarbon Research Inc
Wheeling Steel
Steubenville
Mingo Oxygen Company
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Ridgeville Council
Ford
John Tjiemmes
Red
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BAEAS
Ros
Lorain County Savings and Trust CO. Branch
Nellie Krohm
Raymond
San Jose
Cal
Roland
Catawba Island
David Wolker
Beulah
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