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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1960

Page

5

Troxel Moving Study Hints at Possible Moscow Expansion

Troxel Manufacturing Co weighs a potential move to Moscow Tennessee which could broaden production to items now purchased. President R M Timms stressed no final decision or lease commitment exists and action may come in August. Timms returns from an East trip meeting buggy bicycle and velocipede makers tied to Troxel and Timms Spring.

Troxel Manufacturing Co Moscow Tenn R. M. Timms Timms E& Trip East Troxel Tims Spring, Co Elyria Oberlin Rd

County Ford Conference Set for June 29

County officials meet Ford assembly plant representatives on June 29 to discuss sewer rental for disposal of its sanitary wastes at the Brownhelm plant. Operating costs run about $1,000 a month, not including amortization of the plant, with Ford as the sole current user.

Ford Assembly Plant Assembly Plant Brownhelm Ford Company

Illegal whiskey still smashed near Lorain

Sheriff deputies destroyed a 20 gallon daily capacity illicit still found in an abandoned single story shack at 4014. onanrs Ct near Lorain. The setup included a 50 gallon drum boiler and several jugs for liquor delivery. The operation had ceased two weeks earlier when the water well ran dry and liquor sold for nine dollars a gallon.

Sheriff’s Onanrs Ct T Nrain Theodore Pemberton George Rozic Fred Walker Michael Ondreyco Sheriff's Department Animal Protective League

Storm Ravages Ohio Valley as Four Lions Escape Louisville Zoo

Severe summer storms sweep Illinois Indiana and Kentucky causing floods and deaths. Four lions escaped from a Louisville zoo enclosure but were later shot. Weather officials attribute the destruction to a cold front bringing wind rain and lightning across the region with several missing planes reported.

Ohio Valley Ilinois Indiana Kentucky Florair Pit Louisville Alicia Gulf Mexico Weather Bureau Appalache Mississippi Appalachians Ulinois Maine Florida Weath Ohio East Midwest

Polio Shot Clinic by Lorain Union Offers $1 Inoculations

United Steelworkers Local 1104 opens a $1 polio shot clinic for Lorain residents Sunday from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2501 Broadway. Dr. George Sweda directs the effort with 9,000-member union covering National Tube mill workers and offers free inoculations for families of laid-off members. Plans for county-wide clinics include Elyria, with involvement from Hager Romick and John Romick of the Lorain CIO Council.

United Steelworkers Local 1104 Lorain Organized Labor van A. Bittner Cio Broadway George Sweda North Ridgeville St. Luke Hospital Cleveland National Tube Mill Hager Burkhard John Romick Lorain County Lo Medical Society Ian County Lorin County Medical So J Romick Cleveland Center Lo Geams Cal Ner

Thew Shovel Co Lays Off Fifty-Four Workers

Thew Shovel Co laid off 54 employees yesterday the first in some time. Total plant employment in Elyria Lorain and Burke remains about 1140. Those furloughed indefinitely are production and maintenance staff amid a four day week. Company says orders lag sales forecast and stepped up production schedule.

Thew Shovel Co Elyria Lorain Bu eyTus

Schoepfle Elected First UCS President in Elyria Consolidation

Otto B Schoepfle was elected president of United Community Services of Greater Elyria Inc at a board meeting naming officers. The group consolidates four entities into a single UCS with officers Case Hart Senft Warriner Kirby and others to form an executive committee. The plan aims to address welfare needs in the Greater Elyria area with a July 1 consolidation date.

Otto B. Schoepfle United Community Services of Greater Elyria, Inc W. Case C. Hart W. Senft W. G. Warriner Courtney ©. Kirby Theadore Berg Charles J. Snobie UCS Schoepfle Community Chest United Fund, Health Foundation and Welfare Council Greater Elyria United Fund Case Harr Elyma Community Welfare Council Seaft Warriner Elyma Community Chest Berg United Health Foundation Snople Central Organizations Study Committee The Health Foundation Kirby United Fund, Community Chest and Welfare Council W. G. Senft Chairan F. Glenn Baxter Dr. Berg Willam P. Camp Herbert H. Carlson C. Franklin Carr William E. Croming John B. Findling R. J. Fitch Richard §. Horan Paul E. Moos Harry J. P. Woltz UCS Board of Directors Secretary of State Otto Schoepfle Theodore Berg Courtney FE. Kirby Charles Snoble E. C. Harr Weldon W. Case C-T

Four youths held in thefts across Ohio and Indiana

Four boys including a 19 year old were arrested by Richmond Indiana police after allegedly stealing three cars and raiding Essigs Beverages in Amherst. The group, linked to a 1957 station wagon from Ashland, transported a stolen car across the Ohio Indiana line and were later found with loot from the Amherst break in.

Richmond Ind Amherst Indiana Federal Bureau of Investigation Bucyrus Essig Route 58 Middle Ridge Rd Earl Garly North Ridge Rd Lorain County Sheriff's Dept Garly Ashland Wilbur E. King H. C. Werner

Murder Sentence Appealed By Walter Brown

Walter Brown 39 appeals his life sentence for the Nov 4 1958 axe murder of his estranged wife Hope Bruton 31. The Ninth District Court of Appeals will hear the case June 27 challenging the second degree murder indictment and seeking a manslaughter verdict. Bruton was killed in her apartment at 236 Bath St while Brown faced Judge John D. Pincura.

Walter Brown Hope Bruton Ninth District Court of Appeals Brown John D. Pincura Common Pleas Court Bruton Bath St

Garden Questions Answered by John W. Varga

The Chronicle Telegram answers lawn and garden queries with John W. Varga in the office tomorrow from 1 30 to 1 30 am. He is available each Saturday during that hour to take questions by phone at FA 3 3821 Elyria or CE 3 6173 Lorain.

John W. Varga Chronicle-Telegram Varga Elyria Lorain

County Budgets Seek $2.32 Million for 1961

County departments request a total of 2 317 896 dollars for 1961, about 335 000 more than Auditor Frank Ayres estimates will be available. A public hearing on the requests is set for July 5 in the commissioners’ office. The board will review department by department and act after year’s income revisions.

Frank Ayres Ancre Koblentz Reformatory

Water studies set Grafton prison planning in motion

State officials delayed decisions on the water source for the 1500 inmate Grafton Honor Camp reformatory choosing between Elyria and Grafton. A multi month study will assess land rights for a 10 inch main from Elyria and the Black River water supply. the project aims for a late 1961 start and completion by 1965.

Elyria Grafton Michael V. DiSalle Maury C. Koblentz Public Works Theodore J. Kauer Lake Erie Koblentz Black River Cleveland Havens and Emerson Fat Lebanon Honor Farm

Two Day Deer Hunt Set by Ohio Wildlife Council

Ohio Wildlife Council announces a state wide two day shotgun deer season for December 15 and 16 1960 with no Saturday included. Archery season runs October 15 to December 31 and pheasant hunting spans November 15 to December 10 on private lands and January 14 on public areas with ringneck pheasants only. Other seasons include squirrel from Sept 41 to Oct 3, ruffed grouse Oct 15 to Feb 25, rabbit Nov 15 to Jan 14, quail Nov 15 to Dec 10 on certain lands, raccoon Nov 1 to Feb 14, trapping Nov 15 to Feb 28, and a five day beaver season Jan 16–21 1961 in three counties with two beaver per season.

Columbus UPI Ohio Wildlife Council Hayden Olds Ashtabula Columbiana Mahoning

Coin Vending Machine Case Reaches Elyna Court

Wilmer Shoemaker of Grafton faces a breaking into a coin vending machine charge after police found him attempting to pry a coffee machine at Econ-O-Wash Elyna. The defense questions whether a vending box qualifies as a safe deposit under the law. A preliminary hearing was scheduled today.

Frank Wilcox Elyna Wilmer L. Shoemaker Main St Grafton Shoemaker Fourth East River Sts Atty Grover L. Severs Launderteria Cedar St Severs

Nelson Stud Executive Appointed

Harold A. Hallstein Jr. is named general sales manager of Gregory Industries Inc at Nelson Stud Welding Division in Lorain. A Denison graduate and former Cleveland regional manager, he has served GI as product sales manager the past two years and is a Cleveland Heights resident with four children.

Lorain Harold A. Hallstein Jr Gregory Industries, Inc Nelson Stud Hallstein Cleveland Denison University American Welding Society Coventry Road Cleveland Heights Army Ordinance Department Electric Storage Battery Co Immedi Richard E. McGinnus

Statehouse Theft Lie Tests Given

Investigators at Charleston West Virginia used two lie detectors in the criminal identification bureau as about 40 Motor Vehicles Department employees were questioned after a $500000 theft from the vault. The Maryland Casualty Co offered up to 25000 for information leading to arrests, plus a flat 5100 0 and 10 percent of recovered money. The vault contents insured up to 300000. entry was via a small air vent.

Charleston W. Va UPI State Motor Vehicles Department E. L. Roush Criminal Identification Bureau Roush Maryland Casualty Co Baltimore

Village Seeks County Aid For Abbe And French Creek Roads

Sheffield Village asked the county for financial help to improve Abbe Road and French Creek Road. The request was deferred after a meeting with village leaders and county commissioners who weighed costs and potential redirection of current engineering funds.

Sheffield Abbe French Creek George Rieth Jack Schmidt Abbe Rd Rt. 254

Airman Detained for Desertion Amid Lion Wrestling Claim

High Point North Carolina airman Thomas R. Armstrong a Beale Air Force Base deserter was arrested after stating he preferred wrestling lions to returning to service. He wrestled lions for a wing and told officers he would rather face lions twice daily than go back to the Air Force.

High Point N.C APH Thomas R. Armstrong Beale Air Force Base Calif Armstrong Air Force

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