Findley Forest Expands Acreage and Plans for Development
The 25 acre addition to Findley Forest near Wellington and Huntington on Rt 58 raises the total to 915 acres. State funds over 300000 were appropriated for development, with engineering plans complete and shoreline stakes set. Construction may begin this fall and only rowboats will be allowed on state lakes under 500 acres. Restrooms and 27 picnic tables are available for public use.
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Findley Forest
Wellington
Huntington
Rt. 58
Don Riddle
Findley
Riddle
Constructiion
Oberlin Driver Cited As Crash Hurts 3 People
Two Elyrians and a man from Oberlin were injured in a two car crash on Route 10 east of Oberlin at 4 40 this morning. Joyce Schmitz 17 of Elyria and Bill Junior Adkins 20 of Elyria were treated at Allen Memorial Hospital for head injuries and a possible internal injury. Douglass H Clarke 59 of Oberlin suffered a bruised forehead and knee. Clarke and Adkins gave conflicting stories. Clarke cited for following too closely and will appear in Amherst court Monday.
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Oberlin
Joyce Schmitz
Elyria Ave
Elyria
Bill Junior Adkins
Lodi St
Douglass H. Clarke
E. Lorain St
Clarke
Adkins
Allen Memorial Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Justice of the Peace
David Goldthorpe
Amherst
Drinking and Driving Costs Elyria Men in Plea
Two Elyria men pled guilty to drunken driving charges and were fined 125 each plus costs. Henry Morris of 29 Chestnut Street and Paul Wilkins of South Abbe Road were arrested at Chestnut and Broad streets. Each received a six month license suspension and ordered to attend three traffic school sessions.
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Elyria
Henry Morris
Chestnut St
Chestnut
Paul Wilkins
South Abbe Rd
Chestnut and
Broad Streets
Elyman Fined on Two Assault Charges
Police arrested William P. Keiper at 109 Kaiser Court for assault and battery and resisting arrest. Keiper pleaded guilty to both counts and was fined $10 and costs on each, while Sgt. James Higgie sustained a cut hand during the struggle.
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Kaiser Ct
William P. Keiper
Gulty
James Higgie
Keiper
Vacationing Elyrian Suffers Injury To Back
Claude G. Krueck chief sanitarian Lorain County Health Department suffered a crushed spine disc after a fall at Watkins Glen while on a NIagara Falls vacation with his wife and three daughters. He is hospitalized at Montour Falls three weeks more. Former Cook Academy students have phoned, though visitors are currently not allowed.
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Lorain County Health Department
Claude G. Krueck
Eastern Heights Blvd
Shepard Hospital
Montour Falls
N. Y
Krueck
Elyria
Niagara Falls
Watkins Glen
Campbell
Montour Falls Hospital
Cook Academy
Man Fined $25 In Knife Threat
Henry Clay Hairston, 21 Chestnut St., was fined $25 and costs after allegedly threatening a woman with a butcher knife today. Miss Townsend filed the disorderly conduct charge. Hairston pleaded guilty to the offense for grabbing her as she entered her room.
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Henry Clay Hairston
Chestnnut St
Hairston
Missouri Townsend
Chestnut St
Miss Townsend
Fireman Returns Lost Money From Purported Permit
New York dispatch reports fireman Raphael Cash found three $100 bills with an application for a $3 refrigeration permit. He phoned the sender Louis Magid, who replied to not be bothered as business was bad and rent money gone. Cash kept the money and arranged for Magid to pick up his $297 in change.
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New York
Raphael Cash
Louis Magid
Magid
Henderson Family Clergy Move Sees Dr Siward Preach
No. 1 continuation notes Dr Siward will preach at the final service here in July while Dr Henderson begins ministry July 11. The Hendersons include two sons, Robert the attorney in Ashland and Richard with M. A. Hanna Company in Cleveland. Mrs Henderson studied piano and organ with noted instructors in Cleveland and at Baldwin Wallace.
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Henderson
Orpheus Male Chorus
Cleveland
Charles G. Dawe
Albert Riemenschneider
Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music
Cleveland School of Music
Robert
Ashland
Richard
M. A. Hanna Company
Bouncing Baby Escapes Harm In Fall
Mr and Mrs Charles Bryant of 353 Morgan Street praise their one and a half year old son Glen Edward Bryant after he fell fifteen feet on concrete from attic stairs above the attached garage but suffered no serious injuries. Attendants at Elyria Memorial Hospital reported the miraculous safety of the child.
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Charles Bryant
Morgan St
Glen Edward Bryant
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Bryant
Municipal Court Talk Set For Elyria Parley Monday
Elyria city council will meet Monday evening with township officials to discuss a possible Elyria municipal court. The session aims to gauge nearby townships and villages attitudes toward a municipal court, with no decision yet on moving forward. State representatives Leslie Burge and Russell Wade are invited, along with others interested.
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Elyria
Eugene B. Smith
Council Chambers
Smith
Vilages
Leslie Burge
Russell Wade
Funeral services for Mrs. Phyllis Emma Kraker
Funeral services were held Friday for Mrs. Phyllis Emma Kraker 59 who died in Medina Community Hospital Tuesday after an illness of a year. She had lived in Valley City before moving to Remson Corners a year ago. Burial was in Cranger Cemetery.
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Medina
Phyllis Emma Kraker
Medina Community Hospital
Funeral notices for Helena P. Smith and Leslie D. Hardy
Helena P. Smith 84 died Thursday at Mercy Hospital Canton buried in Elyria. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Monday from St Mary Church. She lived in Elyria before moving to Lake O Spr ings Canton Route 9. Widow of Fred Smith died 21 years ago born Olmsted Falls December 18, 1870. Survived by son Frank Smith suburban Butternut Ridge Road, daughter Mrs Thomas Murray North Canton, four grandsons, a granddaughter, 14 great grandchildren. Calls at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home. Wellington Masonic funeral for Leslie Dean Hardy 65 Sunday 2 p.m. Curtis E Truman Funeral Home. Burial Brighton Cemetery.
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Helena P. Smith
Mercy Hospital
Canton
Elyria
St. Mary Church
Smith
Lake O'Springs
Fred Smith
Olmsted Falls
Frank Smith
Butternut Ridge Rd
Thomas Murray
North Canton
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Toledo Cash Grain Rates Mark Commodity Prices
Cash grain quotes from Toledo list wheat No 2 soft red and soft white near 180, corn No 2 yellow at 286, oats No 2 white around 80 1/2, soybeans No 1 yellow about 34 8 1/2 to 34 9 7/2 per bushel on TOLEDO basis nominal values in GO.
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Toledo
Baby Death Accident Claimed by Former Dancer
Cleveland police examine a two page statement by 23 year old former burlesque dancer Margaret Catherine Bain about her five month old baby's death in a downtown hotel last April. She says the infant died accidentally when her weight crushed its head against a window sill after she tripped while carrying the child and then fled in panic. A child abandonment charge was filed as she was later caught in Dedham, Massachusetts while attempting to pass a bad check. Coroner Samuel Gerber will assess whether her account is physically possible.
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Cleveland
Margaret Catherine Bain
Virginia Scott
Cuhahoga County
Samuel Gerber
Prices for eggs poultry and butter from USDA data
The report lists delivery and terminal prices for eggs in U S Grade A large and medium, Grade B large, and live poultry in terminal markets. Butter retail prices show 1 pound prints at various government grade levels.
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U. S
U.S
Guatemalan War Planes Menace Capital As Red Support Grows
The Arbenz government appeals for UN intervention while Liberation army planes threaten Guatemala City. Embassies across Latin America call for solidarity and moral support as student and public demonstrations erupt from Mexico to Argentina. The UN Security Council rejected a Soviet bid for direct action. Observers note heightened regional tension and calls for moral backing from Argentina and Mexico.
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Guatemala
Liberation Army
Capial
Central
South America
Jakobo Arbenz Guzman
United Nations Security, ‘Council
Mexico
Argentina
Guillermo Toriello
United Nations Security Council
Honduras
Nicaragua
UN Security Council
Council
Buenos Aires
Toriello
Mexico City
Roberto Alvarado Fuentes
Torrello
Federation of Students
Santiago de Chile
Chile
Arbenz
Cuba
Americas
United, Fruit Company
Applications For Police Force Jobs Now Acceptable
The Civil Service Commission of Elyria seeks patrolmen for the Elyria Police Department. Written exams July 20 at 7 p.m. in Elyria City Hall. Applicants aged 21 to 30, height minimum five feet nine, weight at least 165 pounds, of good character and able to pass a physical. Salary starts 270 monthly, rising to 324 after six months, with pension after 25 years and 15 sick days yearly. Applications available 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at city hall. Deadline July 12.
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Civil Service Commission of
Elyria
Kenneth C. Hamister
Commission
Council Chambers
Elyria City Hall
Civil Service Commission
City Hall
Courthouse Notes Include DUI, Divorces, and Foreclosure
Court records report Henry Slay held on a complaint of family mistreatment after a 3 30 a m incident. A theft of 80 dollars in change from Louis Barbie’s home is noted. A Court of Appeals error involved Mabel Kinzel and Alice Hurlebaus in a probate suit. the decision favored Hurlebaus. Julius Moski sentenced to three days in jail and 200 dollars fine for driving while intoxicated. Martin Weisz granted divorce from Norma due to cruelty. Elbert Tarbert jailed for two days and 168 dollars total for DUI. Yellow Manufacturer and Acceptance Corp. wins 6102 dollars against Delbert McCallie with foreclosure on a truck and trailer. Violet Reeves and Walter Burke divorce granted for neglect with custody to the mother.
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Court of Appeals
Mabel E. Kinzel
Louis Dames
Alice Hurlebaus
Florence Dames
Julius Moski
Ridgeville
Lorain
Elbert Tarbert
Orange Ave
Cleveland
George W. Davis
Vermillion-on-the-Lake
Manufacturer and Acceptance Corp
Delbert McCallie
Sunnyside Beach
Halted Truck Rammed By Car Near West Bridge Street
Vehicles driven by Doris E Vietzen aged 36 of West Ridge Road and Clarence Washington aged 31 of Akron were in a minor collision at West Bridge and North Streets yesterday. Police said Washington stopped to ask directions and was bumped by the Vietzen auto. Damage was minor and no one was hurt. No charges were preferred.
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Doris E. Vietzen
West Ridge Rd
Clarence Washington
Akron
West Bridge
North Streets
Washington
Vietzen Auto
Cited By State Patrol Two Motorists Are Fined
Mrs Nellie M Hedges fifty of Cleveland was fined ten dollars and costs in Lorain Municipal Court this morning for following another car too closely She received a State Highway Patrol citation after an accident Sunday afternoon Oskar Sikk fifty two of Lakewood was fined fifteen dollars and costs for reckless driving Sikk was fined after his car struck the rear of a truck last Saturday afternoon
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Nellie M. Hedges
Cleveland
Lorain
State Highway Patrol
Oskar Sikk
Lakewood
Sikk
Social Worker Drowns in River Near Sprattsville
Columbus reports Harry Eugene Shirey a 40 year old social worker at the Columbus state hospital drowned while swimming in the Guyandotte River near Sprattsville West Virginia. The incident occurred while he was wading or swimming in the river. Local authorities are investigating the drowning.
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Columbus
INS
Harry Eugene Shirey
Columbus State Hospital
iGuyandotte River
Sprattsville
Iw. Va
Children At Play Blamed In Fires
Children playing with matches started two fires yesterday afternoon. A vacant lot behind 111 West River St burned over 200 square feet and caused no severe damage. At 3:15 p.m. a fire call came from 451 Cambridge Ave rear on Elyria Board of Education property, with flames confined to a hollow tree.
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West River St
Cambridge Ave
Elyria Board of Education
Magsaysay Plans U S Visit After Election
Manila reports President Ramon Magsaysay plans a U S visit following November elections to bolster Philippine American relations and interests.
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Manila
P J
Ramon Magsaysay
United States
U.S
Train Kills Farmer at Crossing Near Columbus
Lewis J. Gierich, 62, a West Jefferson farmer, was killed Friday when his car was struck by a New York Central passenger train at a crossing near Columbus. The accident occurred as the vehicle entered the crossing, authorities said.
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Columbus
INS
Lewis J. Gierich
West Jefferson
New York ‘Central
Vacation Over Keys Returns to Pile of Pike Clippings
Mayor J Grant Keys resumes duties after a 2 1 2 week vacation as Safety Service Director Michael Lotko reviews recent Pike controversy. Keys finds a stack of photostats from the Ohio Turnpike Commission and catches up on developments and mail.
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J. Grant Keys
Michael Lotko
Keys
The
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Elyria Wins Traffic Enforcement Safety Award
The International Association of Police Chiefs announced Elyria earned an award in traffic enforcement judging for 1953. East Cleveland and Shaker Heights also won honors in the 125000 to 50000 population division. Ohio tied California for first in state judging for overall traffic enforcement per Col. George Mingle.
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International Association of Police Chiefs
Elyria
East Cleveland
Shaker Heights
Ohio
California
George Mingle
Ohio Highway Patrol
Man To Face Check Charge In Ohio Case
Emil Samuelson Jr. from Rockville Maryland is to be arraigned in Elyria on charges of passing checks without funds. James N. Johnson Graystone Hotel manager reported a $25 rent payment by check April 29. The check bounced as Samuelson’s account was closed in Rockville while he is detained in Franklin County jail on similar offenses. A warrant for his arrest was signed by police after learning of the prior charges.
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Rockville
Elyria
Franklin County
James N. Johnson
Graystone
Emil Samuelson Jr
Johnson
Samuelson
Contract suit filed against five Toledo stores
A $125,000 breach of contract suit has been filed in U S District Court in Toledo by the Food and Service Trades Council representing five AFL locals. The action names Lamsons Lionstore Tiedtkes Fair Lasalle and Koch as defendants for refusing to pay the full one percent sales clerks' commission agreed in a November 1953 contract.
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Toledo, O
Toledo
Food and Service Trades Council
AFL
U.S. District Court
Lamsons
Lionstore
Tiedtkes
Fair and Lasalle
Koch
Big Four Conductor Crushed To Death In Columbus Yard
In Columbus a 52 year old railroad conductor Edgard Rees of New Rome was accidentally crushed to death in the north yards shortly after midnight. Workers found his body between the rails after a yard engine apparently ran him down while he was poling a car into position.
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Columbus
MNS
North
Edgard Rees
New Rome
Blinding headlights blamed in Route 301 crash injuring three
A 1 a.m. collision on Route 301 212 miles south of Route 303 injured three people. Truck driver Michael Boose and car driver Melvin Halliwill collided. both vehicles damaged. Injured were Boose, Beryl Boose, and Halliwill, all hospitalized with facial, chest, head, and limb injuries. Three Boose children escaped harm. Deputies note glare from oncoming lights as cause. A second collision near New Route 57 and Route 254 involved Keister Bunn and George Beursken with unspecified injuries.
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Route
Michael Boose
R.D
Spencer
Melvin Halliwill
LaGrange
Beryl Boose
Boose
Michael Jr
Sue Ann
Mark
James Howard
Michael Pappas
Halliwall
Fair
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Keister Bunn
Marianna
W. Va
George Beursken
Vermilion
New Route 57
Route 254
Bunn
Mendes-France to Send Envoy on European Unity
Paris reports Premier Mendes-France will dispatch a personal envoy to West Germany to discuss European military unification and German rearmament. The move aims to address concerns over the European Defense Community while Adenauer responds positively, as talks bypass the six nation group for now.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
West Germany
Foreign Ministry
Konrad Adenauer
France
Adenauer
Mendes-Frances
Indochina
EDC
Mendes-France
Produce Market Apples New Prices and Varieties
Market listing shows apples including Transparenta US No 1 two inches up to 3.25, Red delicious, Winesaps, and various basket counts. Nearby produce on the terminal market notes asparagus, beans, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, endive, escarole, greens, lettuce, mushrooms, parsley, peas, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, squash, strawberries, tomatoes, and watercress with assorted weights and price ranges.
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Bascets
Transparenta US No
Ohio
Onnsold
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