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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1957
Page
15
Lorain earns second place in the AAA pedestrian protection program. Mayor John C. Jaworski and Lt. George Maiden accept the award for the city at a luncheon in Cleveland.
Lorain Post 451 commander John Fyre leaves for Toledo to seek the state VFW junior vice commander post, with Lorain as a likely winner amid 89 contenders. Delegations from Post 451 and the 9th District Auxiliary accompany him, while Ohio towns earn various awards in a nationwide competition.
The St. Joseph Hospital Building Fund advance gifts total $137,159, 78 percent of the $175,000 division quota, announced by co chairmen Wade V. Clark and Edward Gould at Heilman's Restaurant. The industrial division notes growing activity with Freuhhaus Trailer Co. employees launching a drive, average pledges around $45, Steel Stamping Co. at $44, and Thew Shovel Co. hourly workers totaling $15,035 for a $31 average. most pledges are $1 monthly for 36 months to fund a memorial tribute in the new addition.
Lorain police report listed incidents including two crashes on Broadway near 32nd Street and near 10th Street with drivers Richard H. Zajkowski and Charles W. Johnson Jr. cited for failure to stop and control respectively. Also noted is a man named Carl Cantrell jailed for intoxication after being found injured at 122 West 15th Street, treated at St Joseph Hospital.
The Northern Ohio Growers Association packing house on Murray Ridge Rd began handling early produce. The first cabbage shipped June 15, with green beans and beets, plus upcoming turnip greens and squash. NOGA aims to improve packing and marketing and may establish a local retail outlet.
Union Local 996 alleges a Brown Fintube car struck pickets and that workers face intimidation at the plant entrance. The dispute over pension and unemployment benefits stalls talks, with a mediator and a proposed fact finding board discussed.
Lorain police seek a 1956 green Buick reported stolen yesterday from the Eagle Cafe parking lot at 30th Street and Grove Avenue. The owner, Stanley Buczek of 959 Washington Ave, says the car disappeared between 9:30 p.m. Sunday and 3:30 a.m. yesterday.
Trustees report concern over expansion needs at Memorial Hospital aided by an $88,300 Ford Foundation grant. The study will consider the impact of Ford Motor Co assembly plant workers arriving in the area to increase demand for hospital services, with administrators aiming to avoid service duplication.
City officials report an oil refinery workers strike has delayed Lorain's annual road oiling schedule. Pete Goods, city service director, said the stoppage slows progress and may push back planned maintenance and paving timelines.
The Knights of Columbus in Lorain will hold its annual meeting at 8 30 tonight at 3340 Oberlin Ave. They plan to elect officers and discuss assembly picnic plans. Officials note a contract with Hart Construction to oil unpaved city roads faced delays due to refinery workers protests.
John Fabian 63 of 1840 East Mid St reports two pink ornamental flamingos stolen from his front yard Sunday night. The birds are valued at $12.
Anthony Pruchinsky, 47, of 413 Illinois Ave, pleads innocent on assault and battery with trial set for July 19 and bond $200. Robert Mielarek, 46, of 3725 Denver Ave, charged with assault and battery, bond continued. Robert Doyle, 19, of 2705 West Erie Ave, charged with failure to have control, costs only. Antoni Lopuzyewiecz, 36, of 223 Elyria Ave, failure to yield right of way, $10 and costs. William Feldcamp, 72, of 116 Eighth St, failure to yield right of way, $5 and costs.
A Lorain court postpones the motion for a new trial for Thomas Arias owner of land in Sheffield Township. The hearing was delayed due to attorney Meyer Gordon being on vacation and will be rescheduled after his return. Arias was convicted of violating the township zoning code.
Avon Lake attorney Wayne Black urged the council to give Larry Karmon the same chance as others to obtain permits for a 70 lot Belle Rd subdivision amid claims the village itself blocks projects for sanitation and zoning. The board discussed appointment of a hearing with planning officials and continuing disputes over septic versus centralized disposal. A $30,000 permit for B F Goodrich extension and a $300 planting expense were approved, plus a six month extension for Sunrise Development and a catch basin request on Rosewood Ave.
Joe C. Richburg, 30, of 2257 East Ave., pleaded guilty to shooting with intent to wound after an argument over a 73 cent gas bill balance. Bound over to the grand jury on $3,000 bond. Victim Jack Lighty, 27, also of East Ave., was struck in the lower hip and neck and remains in St. Joseph Hospital in guarded condition.
Mayor Walter McAllister's court fined twelve drivers from Lorain and Elyria for offenses including unsafe stops, illegal turns, reckless driving, no license, and dumping rubbish. Fines ranged from 5 to 150 dollars. Individuals named include William Kopronica Carl Pugh Samuel Cassady Samuel Wingard Earl Lescher Joseph Laux Joseph Fazio James Goontz and John Janicko.
A South Shore Construction Co worker, Ivan Mohylka, 58, of Port Clinton, was admitted to hospital after a six foot fall from scaffolding at the Amherst village disposal plant. He was brought in for x rays. The construction firm is doing improvements at the site.
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