Westlake Crash Injures Nine Including Three Elyria Women
A four-car crash in Westlake last night injured nine people, including three Elyria area softball players Miss Mary Lou Wagner Miss Barbara Kaminski and Miss Agnes Ellen Valerius. Wagner and Kaminski were in a car struck by Robert Wearsch who allegedly swerved into oncoming traffic. The injured were treated and released from hospitals with various injuries while soft ball gear lay scattered at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Area
Westlake
Mary Lou Wagner
Harry Wagner Sr
North Ridge Rd
Lo Fain
Bay View Hospital
Barbara Kaminski
Frank Kaminski
Elyria
Agnes Ellen Valerius
George Beck
Wearsch
Bradley Rd
Detroit Pd
Philip Spurlock
Beck
Carl Lewis Hembly
Ridgeland
Avon
Winifred
Ams
Marsha Sally Qcker
Bellevue
Cleveland
Doyle Franklin Smith
Rt.2
Galion
City Officials Prepare for Annexation Staffing Needs
Police Chief Flood calls for 15 more officers and 2 women plus 4 cruisers to cover proposed annexed areas. Fire Chief Bates seeks nine more men and a new northeast station as annexation plans await National Board of Fire Underwriters report and council hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice C. Flood
Victor F. Stewart Jr
Safety Service
Richard T. Laux
Flood
W. N. Bates
Bates
New York Central
East Bridge St
Chiefi Bates
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Fred McNally
Eivria Township
Railing Work Underway at Ely Park Fountain
Gaydos Welding Co of Berea began installing a new railing around Ely Park fountain. Prisoners from the city jail cleaned the pool as renovation neared completion. Remaining tasks include pouring a concrete pump house top painting the pool relocating an overhead electric line and testing the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaydos Welding Co
Berea
Ely Park Fountain
Street Dangerous As Playground Says Official
City parents were urged to keep children off the streets which officials call a dangerous playground. Safety Service Director Richard T. Laux cites numerous motorist calls about youngsters playing on streets and Police Chief Maurice C. Flood says officers will watch for these incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Service
Richard T. Laux
Laux
Maurice C. Flood
Scout Camp Firelands To Welcome 1000 Boy Scouts This Summer
Camp Firelands will host about 1000 Boy Scouts for weekly stays. Camp Director Homer Shaffer and a 21 member staff oversee a nature program led by Bob Kenyon aged 20, featuring rocks snakes and Malayan artifacts. Activities include leathercraft braiding wood carving metal craft Indian craft and creek swimming with canoes in a rustic setting across Lorain Huron and Erie Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Shaffer
Bob Renyon
Brigham Young University
Utah
Kenyon
Homesickness Advice From Camp Iss-See-Kes Director
John W. Donathan of the Elyria YMCA warns that homesick parents can hurt a child’s first camp experience at Iss-See-Kes along the Vermilion River. He urges realistic goals, no overreplication of homesickness, proper packing, health checks, and avoiding overbearing instructions, while noting YMCA camps promote a democratic mix of peers from diverse groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Donathan
YE Rica
Iss-See-Kes
Vermilion River
Firelands
Timberlain
Donathan
MCA
YMCA
United States
Pine Point
Orange Lake
Newburgh
New York
Elyria Ymca
Henrietta
Iss-See-Rkes
Handley Wins Upset to Lead Local 1426 Business Agent
In Elyria the Local 1426 election produced a shock as Handley defeated Harold Vance to become business agent after 11 years as financial secretary. The 286 member union also announced widespread officer shakeups with Loper re-elected president and delegate, Linden and Gam renamed, and several posts filled by new incumbents. Installation is set for July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Handley
Elyria Carpenters Union
Harold Vance
Ivolte
Vance
Handley
Paul Loper
Lake Erie
Ductor
Leonard Gale
Ray Diewald
Carl Fuchs
Robert Loper
John Hodges
John Koepp
Linden
William Strickler
Lotain County Building and Construction Trades Council
Library Summer Schedule Set
The Elyria Library begins its summer hours with Saturdays closed and weekdays from 9 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. Librarian Merlin Wolcott notes patrons may return books on weekends by using the porch box.
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Elyria
Merlin Wolcott
Little Brother Aids Camp Iss-See-Kes Visitors
A Green Acres youth, a four year YMCA campership recipient, greeted 61 boys at Camp Iss-See-Kes for the week long Big Brother program yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Iss-See-Kes
Green Acres
YMCA
Tax Take Continues To Gain In County
Lorain County sales tax receipts rose about 36 percent for the week ended June 6, totaling 76 317 compared with 55 624 a year earlier. Fiscal year to date receipts stand at 3 077 725, $37 524 above last year. State totals also rose 17 percent to 4 118 882. Erie, Huron and Medina counties showed mixed results through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Joseph T. Ferguson
Erie County
Huron
Medina Counties
Huron County
Medina County
Fis‘cal
Mrs. George Reelected Leader of Elyria Red Cross
Mrs J Clare George was reelected chairman of the Elyria Chapter American Red Cross at a board meeting held on Ohio Street. New officers include Milan Bendik as vice chairman Mrs L R Tower secretary and Earl Fauver treasurer. The executive board and budget for next year were approved for submission to the United Fund committee in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clare George
Elyria
American Red Cross
Ohio St
Milan Bendik
L. R. Tower
Earl Fauver
Stanley Orr
A. T. Rosenau
Max Sigel
Coleman Christian
Richard Horan
Elsha
Mills Clark
Wade Ellis
Oberlin
Charles Travis
Wellington
United Fund
Admissions Cormrmittee
Confusion In City Budget Over Water Main Costs
City officials uncovered a miscalculation in financing the E inch force water main project. An interest error of $22,965.15 on the $1,171,850 loan was not included, leaving a gap of about $8,000 to cover when a $21,211.80 retention is due next May. Mayor Stewart proposes using the waterworks capital outlay and depreciation fund to bridge the shortfall while City Auditor Athell studies implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ite
Groncer
Hubby
Howver
Victor F. Stewart Jr
Waterworks Capital Outiay
Ellsworth Athell
Robert Kleinoeder
Treasury
Hydrant Repair Will Interrupt Water Service
North Ridgeville water consumers east of Main St will be without water from 8 to 10 a.m. tomorrow while a fire hydrant is repaired. Safety Service Director Richard T. Laux said the hydrant was damaged in a recent auto accident.
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North Ridgeville
Main St
Safety Service
Richard T. Laux
Laux
Mrs Nelson 101 Hospitalized for Fractured Hip
New York Mrs Sarah Nelson aged 101 was hospitalized after a fall in her apartment she told police she was practicing ballet steps when the accident occurred.
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New York
UPI
Sarah Nelson
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Sanitation
Fuller Rd - Wood
West River Rd
Schadden Rd
Sanitation Department
Ray-Wood St
Scout
Aide
Camp Firelands
Bob Kenyon
David Gamble
AS Petroff
George Diewald
Lester
Jean) Schau
Nila Welcb
Jean
Iss-See
Butch) Petriff
Green Ames
Vermilion
Birmingham
Craig Cullen
John Donathan
Permis
Camp
Iss‘Seelies
Mrs. George
Red Cross
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