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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1962
Page
4
Pvt Robert J Miller 23 son of Mr and Mrs Paul F Miller 352 Debra Dr completed a six week ammunition course at Fort Knox Ky He is a Fire High School graduate and worked for U S Steel in Lorain before joining the Army in January.
Amherst St. Joseph Church sponsors a four day festival starting Thursday at 6 pm with a parade from the fire station down Church Street to the church grounds on St. Joseph Drive. A. J. Amusement Inc. of Strongsville provides five big rides and two small ones with half price for children Saturday. A county cake contest offers a $50 government bond for first place. Sunday meals feature barbecue chicken and sides for $1.50, half price for children under 12. The month August is named after Roman Emperor Augustus.
Mr and Mrs James Herberger of Columbus have been accepted by the Peace Corps and will serve in Bolivia with a group of 21 volunteers. He holds an entomology degree and she a sociology master's, both from Ohio State. They will depart June 30 for briefing at the University of Arizona and plan to move to Santa Cruz mid October to aid agricultural cooperatives and educate rural families.
New York UPI says Eastern Railroad Traffic Executives Association debated a proposal to grant Pittsburgh grain and flour rate parity with Buffalo to boost East Coast shipments. Bay State Milling Co of Boston may build a large Pittsburgh flour mill if parity is approved. Three railroads urged cuts to Boston New York Philadelphia and Baltimore to Buffalo parity.
Barbara Hermann daughter of Mr and Mrs George T Hermann formerly of 813 Park Ave plans to depart September 11 for Nigeria Africa to serve as a Peace Corps teacher for two years. She will attend a UCLA eight week training before leaving. A 1955 Emviia High School graduate she earned a Denison University 1959 BA in sociology and has taught three years at Willoughby Junior High School. She is active in First Congregational Church. Pittsburgh has three flour mills but is not a milling center nor a major grain concentration point.
Elizabeth Wright 45 of Alliance was killed when the cart she drove struck a utility pole and hit the side of a house in Maximo. Her husband To. Wright had been killed in an auto crash on February 10.
Avon residents watched as the Avon Planning Commission denied transfer of a Detroit Road parcel from Pure Oil Co to the Avon Junior Women's Club. The house, located at Center and Detroit, would be moved west of Center Road to make way for a service station, but protest from renter John Applegate and access concerns from Lawrence Fretter halted the plan. The club warned moving the house would require costly utility line removals and questioned available alternatives. The mayor urged polling members, but the commission made no transfer on this parcel while expressing sympathy for the club’s service aims.
HELEN NESTOR HENRIETTA-Firelands Board of Education discussed dedication plans for junior high and senior high additions with dates set for Sep 9 or 16. They hired a teacher and a bus driver, accepted a teacher’s resignation, and approved a new custodian salary schedule.
Nathan R. Brenner will open Great Lakes Kitchens and Supply Inc at 631 Oberlin Rd. The store will specialize in building supplies and kitchen equipment with brand name appliances like Waste King Universal and Sub Zero. Showroom hours run 8 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. daily and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon. Brenner, a 1941 Elyria High School graduate and Bowling Green MBA, has served as GM of Ohio Sanitary Supply and sales manager for University Heights Development Co. He is a WWII veteran with a Bronze Star and other honors. He and his wife Bebe have two daughters and live on Edgewood Dr. in Brentwood Lake Village.
Canton Ohio Miss Shirley Wooden 28 a Oberlin College graduate became the third woman ordained in the Presbyterian Synod of Ohio. The ceremony at Christ United Presbyterian Church drew about 150 attendees led by Rev George E Parkinson. She earned a bachelor of divinity from McCormick Seminary and will serve as assistant minister at First Presbyterian Church Belvedere Illinois starting Tuesday.
London reports that the National Federation of Master Steeplejacks and Lightning Conductors states in a brochure its aim to maintain a high standard of conduct. The note emphasizes professional integrity within the trades and urges adherence to industry guidelines.
The Agriculture Society Board of Directors rejected a proposal to add a special cutting horse demonstration to the 1961 Lorain County Fair program. At their last regular meeting the board discussed the idea with interest but could not fix a presentation time. A possible show may be held next year.
New York reports capital invested in United States farms totaling 157.6 billion dollars, about 22 thousand per farm worker. Manufacturing capital stands at 228 billion dollars, about 19.9 thousand per worker, highlighting large differences in investment and worker access across sectors.
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