Sheffield Lake edges closer to park land and library site
City officials led by Mayor Duguid inspected Kenneth Green's lakefront property near East Lake Rd to study beach access and a potential library donation. Council approved $36,000 bonds for the purchase, with plans to add the land to Community Park and explore municipal offices in the existing house and cottage.
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Sheffield Lake
Shepfueld
Kenneth Green
Shoreway
Frank Duguid
Earl Barnhart
Thebrary
Duguid
Green
East Lake Rd
Thomas Jordan
Pure Oil Co
Pure Oil
Jordan
Barnhart
Santino Cambria
Cambria
William E. Kennedy
USS. Army Corps of Engineer's
Congress
Cleveland
Lorain
D. D. Lewis
Sidney Jordan
Park Aca
Birmingham man in critical condition after weekend crash
Joseph W. Giedlinski, 47, of Birmingham, was rescued after his 1957 car left Rt. 4, fell seven feet into a creek bed near Attica, and left him pinned for about two hours. He suffered a compound fracture of the lower right leg and multiple abrasions and was in poor condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Birmingham
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Joseph W. Giedlinski
Rt. 113
Norwalk
Rt. 4
Attica
Gredlinski
Giedlinski
Nonvalk
Detroit Woman Jumps From Smoking Bus On Ohio Turnpike
Beatrice Przepiera, 21, of Detroit, jumped from a Greyhound on the Ohio Turnpike near Fremont after smoke and flames appeared from a tire. She fractured her left leg, was taken to Fremont Memorial Hospital for a cast, while other passengers stayed seated as the bus stopped.
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Detroit
Greyhound
Turnpike Division
State Highway Patrol
Beatrice Przepiera
Fremont
Przepiora
Fremont Memorial Hospital
Workmen Overcome by Sewer Gas at Peerless Laundry
Two workers Theodore Rowe and Finis Tillman were overcome by sewer gas while cleaning a sludge tank at the Peerless Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. at 348 West Second St. They were treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital and released. Firefighters used rescuers and ropes to extract them as gas caused unconsciousness.
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Peerless Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co
West Second St
Theodore Rowe
Shear St
Finis Tillman
Wayne St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Robert Roskaph
Rone
Arthur Boone
Elyria Ave
Lorain
Tillman
Accidents mar Wellington horse show at Lorain County Fair
The 19th Elyria Saddle Club event at Lorain County Fairgrounds saw a horse killed and two young spectators injured. Six year old Lewis Hamrick was hospitalized in fair condition after a rider collided with a fence. his five year old brother suffered bruises. A separate freak injury to 4-H drill member Sally Bruegger’s horse Duke caused the humane death of the animal. Spectators and participants reacted with shock, and the 4-H team proceeded with the show after a brief pause.
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Wellington
Elyria
Joseph Kovach
Grafton RD
Lorain County Hospital
Young Hamrick
Jim Cobb
Crier
Cobb
Sally Braegger
L. Braegger
Washington Ave
Elyria Trail Blazers
Tal
Tommy Ternes
Miss Bruegger
Jerry ,Plas
Avon
Ginger Snap
Bill Hershey
Dan Temes
Dolly Dee
Tim Temes
Tommy
Hershey
Quadrangle Stake Bend
Ruth Bowers
Strongsville
Sabden
Chico’s Flame
Dorothy Chapman
County of Millboro
George Walton
Country Gentleman
Janette Donofrio
Berea
Ambra
Lynn Taylor
Oberlin
Dukes of Sorrow
Laraine Horton
North Ridgeville
Randy Walton
Dan Ternes
Elyria Saddle Club
Ruth Bower
Guzan
Bonnie Bailey
Kent
Miss Bower
Camp Iss-See-Kes opens new dispensary and nurses quarters
The opening at YMCA Camp Iss-See-Kes featured the dedication of a new dispensary and nurses quarters. Richard J. Elliott received keys from Ronald Taylor as Kiwanis Club East Elyria helped finance and build. About 500 visitors enjoyed picnicking and hiking as seven nine day camping sessions begin.
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Camp
Iss- See-Kes
Richard J. Elliott
Board of Trustees
Ronald Taylor
Kiwanis Club of
East Elyria
Kiwanis Club
Iss-Sce-Kes
Israel seeks new leader after Ben Gurion resignation
Israel faces a leadership void as Premier David Ben Gurion resigns after 12 years at the helm. The 76 year old cited personal reasons and leaves the 10th coalition government, triggering a scramble to appoint his successor amid rising regional tensions.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
David Ben- Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Vermilion Regatta Crowned Queen Ends Weekend Festivities
Susan Rathbun daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Rathbun Jr led the weekend regatta festivities in Vermilion as regatta queen. The event sponsored by local clubs featured balloon contests canoe tilts a water show and a grand boat parade with Buck Rovers winning best decorated boat and multiple prize categories.
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Vermilion
Susan Rathbun
Robert L. Rathbun Jr
Rumsey Park
Vermilion Business and Industrial Assn
Vermilion Boat Club
Valley Harbor Yacht Club
Rathoun
Vermilion High School
Michigan State University
Rathbun
Hegan
American Legion Hall
Carl Fetters
Interlakes
William Miller
Peggy M
Joe Rozga
Droodles
Vermilion Harbor
West River Road
Vermilion Jaycees
Than & Boats
Buck Rovers
Buck
Louis Szabo
Bob and
The
Harbor Yacht Club
Fisherman Drowns in Sandusky Bay Accident
Maxie McElroy, 45, of Cleveland, drowned in Sandusky Bay about 1,000 feet east of the railroad bridge while aboard a boat owned by Albert Broomfield. Broomfield, Joseph Willingham, and Charles Smith were also aboard. Broomfield attempted to reach McElroy after he fell overboard as the boat veered to avoid a frout line. The body was being searched for by the state patrol and two Coast Guard vessels.
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Sandusky
Maxie McElroy
Cleveland
Sandusky Bay
State Highway Patrol
McElroy
Albert Broomfield
Broomfield
Coast Guard
Joseph Willingham
Charles Smith
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Donald Wyatt
John Ferguson
Brady G. Barnhart
Kennedy
Jack Schafer
Thomas Neff
Detroiter
the Chronicle -Telegram
Elyria, Ohio
Camp Iss-See-Kes
Russell C. Gleason
YMCA
Dave Howley
Jaycees
John Koinis
Robert VanWagnen
van Wagnen
al Wakefield
Quest
Robert Romp
Romp
Mike Burley
Dennis Buyer
Mike
Lorain Shrine
Vermilionaycees
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