Elyria Pools See Rising Attendance With New Facilities
Elyria reports higher pool use this season as two new pools at South and North recreation fields draw crowds. North Pool averages over 700 daily since opening. Eastern Heights totals near 900 over three days. Cascade Pool is now supervised by the recreation department and season passes sell strongly, with family plans expanding access for summer swimming.
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Elyria
Charles R. Hoagland
Hoagland
South
North Recreation Fields
Eastern Heights
West Fields
North Pool
Recreation Department
Cascade Pool
Cascade
Park Department
Boys State court rules prayer ok and gambling bill proposed
At the Boys State convention in Athens gambling would be legalized with the government taking 5 percent of revenue. The mock Supreme Court ruled the General Assembly opening prayer constitutional after a petition by James Grover and the Association for the Preservation of Agrarian Society. Bays state members named Kennedy an honorary member along with Governor Rhodes.
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Canal Fulton
Association For the Preservation of Agrarian Society
Bays Taters
Kennedy
James A. Rhodes
Prosecution Grounds Cited in Oberlin Baby Case
Lorain County prosecutor Paul J. Mikus said no charges will be filed against the Oberlin College coed linked to the newborn found in the city dump. He cited insufficient evidence to prove homicide or criminal involvement beyond a reasonable doubt, noting key questions about the mother’s knowledge and action remain unresolved.
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Oberlin College Coed
Oberlin
Lorain County
Paul J. Mikus
Sheriff's Department
Oberlin Police
Auto checkup service available in North Ridgeville
Police announced no regular safety checks but residents may visit police headquarters or Gilder's Auto Service at Routes 76 and 20 for voluntary examinations at no charge. Set. Thomas Richards stated examinations are free.
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North Ridgeville
Gilder's Auto Service
Rts
Set
Thomas Richards
Wildlife officials seek parking plan for rainbow trout site
Ohio Division of Wildlife officials led by District Supervisor Harold Wascke visit Oberlin area to calm crowding at the new upground reservoir. They will select a parking area and map access steps for anglers on the dike while heavy equipment works nearby. John Pelton and Paul Runkle accompany Wascke.
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Ohio Division of Wildlife
Oberlin
Harold Wascke
Wascko
John Pelton
Division of Wildlife
Columbus
Paul Runkle
Court rules Elyria annexation was illegal
The Ninth District Court of Appeals ruled Elyria’s June 12 1962 attempt to annex about 20 acres along Rt 20 the turnpike and adjacent rail line illegal overruling Judge LeRoy F Kelly. The case remands for trial on merits with defendants Diederich and Amidon carrying the appeal.
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Elyria Council
North Ridgeville
Rt. 20
Turnpike
Ninth District
Court of Appeals
Common Pleas
LeRoy F. Kelly
New York Central Railroad
Prout Chevrolet Agency
Independent Oil Co
Elyria Concrete Inc
Elyria
J. C. William Tattersall
Eugene Diederich
Hugh Amidon
Tattersall
Council
Kelly
Diederich
Atty Hubbard C. Wilcox
Anthony Larizza
Amidon
Larizza
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court
County Budget Outlook Shows 1964 Funds Short
Lorain County auditors estimate 1964 general fund availability at 2,424,650, about 500,000 short of requests. Department budgets are expected to exceed this, with midyear changes possible. Budgets due by July 8 ahead of a July 8 hearing where department heads will present.
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Lorain County
Joseph Mitock
Stockholders OK merger of two Lorain banks
Stockholders of Lorain County Savings and Trust Co and Central Bank Co of Lorain approved the May 15 1963 plan of consolidation in special meetings. Lorain County 88.5 percent of holders voting on 89.3 percent of shares favored. Central Bank vote was 96.7 percent in favor. An application for merger will be sent to the state superintendent of banks and the Federal Reserve Board for approval.
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Lorain County Savings and Trust Co
Central Bank Co. of
Lorain
Central Bank
State Superintendent of Banks
Board of Governors of
Federal Reserve System
Missing 14YearOld Elyria Boy Sought By Deputies
Richard Cragin reports his son Dan left home Monday morning from 224 Oakwood St Elyria. The 6 foot 140 pound youth with brown hair and eyes wore tennis shoes and blue jeans. A note said he was going to Youngstown. family believes he remains in the Lorain Elyria area.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Lorain-Elyria
Cambodians in United States Grow From Two to Over Two Hundred
In 1954 Cambodia had only two students in the United States. By the present count the number has risen to more than 200, reflecting increased international education ties and Cambodian enrollment.
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Washington
Cambodia
United States
Elyria approves garden type apartments zoning and plat
The Elyria Planning Commission approved rezoning a 3.6 acre tract north of the turnpike from R1 to R3A for 32 garden type apartment units. Final council approval requires a public hearing. A plat for White Oaks Subdivision No 5 on Augdon Drive east of Abbe Road was also approved, with Don Gibbens listed as contractor.
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Elyria Planning Commission
Charles V. Neeson
Commission
Gulf Rd
Planning Commission
White Oaks Subdivision
Augdon Dr
Abbe Rd
Duffey and
Howard Sts
Don Gibbens
Woman in Aborfield devotes thousands to sick don keys
Mrs. Violet Philpin, 61, of Aborfield, England, says she has spent several thousand pounds on her hobby of buying and caring for sick don keys that nobody wants.
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Aborfield
England
Violet Philpin
Blue Cross executive cites low admin costs in testimony
John R. Mannix, executive vice president of Northeast Ohio Blue Cross, testified before an Ohio Senate committee that the plan has the lowest administrative expense among large Blue Cross plans. He said costs total under 25 cents monthly per contract holder for 18 million holders, with 97.7 percent of contributions used for hospital care. He noted a $75,000 post retirement consulting fund yielding $7,500 yearly and eventual estate accrual, funded after he rejected a higher salary, and acknowledged tax considerations.
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Columbus
UPI
John R. Mannix
Northeast Ohio Blue Cross
Blue Cross
United States
Ohio
Senate
Mannix
Senators
Beekeepers to swarm for 73 years of love
Lorain County beekeeping field day opens at 1 p.m. at the Lorain County Fairgrounds Wellington with Ralph W. Cobb sharing 73 years of experience. Cobb, who keeps several colonies and uses a solar wax extractor, explains bees’ role in pollinating crops and his long history with the craft.
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Cobb
Lorain County
Ralph W. Cobb
Elyria
Bee‘keepers Association
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Wellington
Columbia Station
Schadden Rd
United States
Wayne
Gordon Bartter
Emmons Rd
Barther
Ralph T. Cobb
Lake Ave
Local farmer justified hitting car with hammer
In Sheffield England a local court ruled James Bingley aged 56 was justified in using a sledge hammer on a car that rammed his farmyard early one morning killing four lambs.
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Sheffield
England
James Bingley
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