Lorain grand jury set for July 12 in 13 criminal cases
Prosecutor Paul J. Mikus announced the Lorain County grand jury will convene July 12 to consider 13 pending criminal cases and any added referrals. Among them are first degree manslaughter charges against Thomas L. Callahan for his wife Elvira’s May death and a traffic manslaughter count against James J. Loder for a May collision that killed two others. Additional cases include forgery, attempted breaking and entering, pocket picking, auto taking, and other indictable offenses.
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Paul J. Mikus
Thomas L. Callahan
Melvyn Lane
Elvira
James J. Loder
Oberlin Rd
R. D. Lorain
Callahan
Loder
Clinton Ave
East 31St St. Lorain
Myrtle Roseboro
Riverside
Robert E. Woods
Fagle Ave
Lorain
Raymond R. Phillips
Elytia Ave
Daniel J. Robbins
Jel Olive St
Alvin’ L.huhn
Gertrude R. Huhn
Clyde V. Newsome
East 36Th St
James T. Harris
William H. Hummel
Second St. Lorain
iHoward Mercer
Brown Flotel
Lorain County
Renee
Dayton
Worthless Cheek
LeRoy
Brownhelm Township
15Th St
Henry Wound
L. Minert
Readied Parks Readied For July In Lorain County
Lorain County Metropo litan Parks Commission nears July preparations at Mill Hollow in Bacon Woods Reservation near Vermilion. Only 30 of 174 acres are readied this summer as a special tax levy for further development is sought. $32,000 of a $351,237 appropriation is planned to fund work with volunteers and six fulltime workers managing trails, picnic tables, a pavilion, and a boat lagoon ahead of a Labor Day completion target.
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Lorain County Metropolitan Park Commission
Mill Hollow
Bacon Woods
Elyria Telephone Co
Henry L. Minert
Vermilion River
North Ridge Rd
Lorain County Metropolitan Parks Commission
Dorothy De-Muth
Minert
Mil Hollow
Bacon, Woods Reservation
Vermilion
Mill Hollow Wall
Parks Commission
County Budget Commission
Miert
Mill Hol
Elyna Teleshone Co
Donald Grills
Vermilion Rive/Urst
Parker’s Bank
Trank Walton
Mill Settlement
Lindaw Park
Boy Scouts
Izaak Walton League
Ee Minert
Harold Olds
Elyria
Bacon Woods Reservation
Welfare Funds Union Officers Hit Campaign Charge
Miner faces PR challenges in developing Woods Reservation near Black River. A second park project is planned on a 200 to 600 acre tract to be deeded from a competing group. The 9,000-member park commission's administration combats campaign charges about welfare funds and money handling amid local union and steelworkers' objections near Lorain and Verin.
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Pracon Woods Reservation
Park Commission
Black River
Bodseetiont Oe
AYS Paggeywauanigs
United Steelworkers
National Tube
Lorain
Labor Polio Shot Plan Set For Elyria
AFL CIO unions sponsor $1-a-shot polio clinics with Drs Sweda and Ort in Elyria July 8 from 2 to 7 p.m. and in Oberlin July 18 with follow-ups in six weeks. Clinics earlier at Lorain and Grafton drew crowds up to 2,500. Funds, administration, and welfare reports draw scrutiny as seven day agreement and campaign tensions rise ahead of officer elections.
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Afl-Cio
Lorain
George Sweda
Robert Ort
Elyria
Oberlin
Lorain County
Sweda
Ort
St Tatke Hospital
Cleveland
Burkhard
Grafton
Dominic Amato
Joe Starkets
International
Archie Broadfoot
Michael Busich
G. A
Pat) O’brien
Broadfoot
Wwe
O’brien
Gates
Ford Introduces New Compact Truck at Ford Motor Lorain Plant
Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant unveils a new compact parcel delivery truck with a 96 inch wheelbase, designed as a ready-to-body stripped chassis to accept specialized parcel bodies. It becomes the lowest priced chassis of its type in the United States, adding to Ford’s 344 trucks across 43 series.
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Ford Motor Co
West
LeRoy F. Kelly
Ross
Yacyszyn
Sis
Floyd Ball
Gli Westable
13Th St
Jor Jones
State St
Ford
Mansfield
Petro Named To City Park Commission
Former Elyria mayor Joseph Q. Petro, of 143 Denison Ave., was named to the city park commission by Mayor Oscar G. Dunn to fill the vacancy created by Dudley V. Bell. The appointment runs to Dec. 31 this year, with park commission action needed for the planning commission replacement. Petro, returning to public service after his 1943 mayoral term, has 30 years of law practice in Elyria and is a former Lorain County Bar Association president.
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Joseph Q. Petro
Denison Ave
City Park Commission
Oscar G. Dunn
Dudley V. (Vern) Bell
Bell
City Planning Commission
Park Commission
Park Unit
Planning Group
Petro
Elyria Township
theElyria
Peto Is
Lorain County
Elyna
University of Michigan
Ohio State University
Ohio Northern University
Man Charged With Assault After Hospital Trip
South Amherst man Richard Whitman faced assault and battery charges in Municipal Court. He was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital after injuring himself on a cell door while in custody. Whitman’s wife Janet and mother in law Mrs Krieg were to undergo X rays at Amherst Hospital. Police said the couple were involved in a Saturday argument during which Whitman allegedly assaulted both. His bond was set at 300 dollars and his trial was rescheduled for tomorrow night before Judge David Goldthorpe.
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Oberlin
South Amherst
Allen Memorial Hospital
Richard Whitman
Annis Ed
Eugene Barlow
Whitman
Barlow
Janet
Richard Krieg
Amherst Hospital
Krieg
Amherst
Meadow Lark Motorcycle Club
Allen Hospital
David Goldthorpe
Skies Sunny as City Reopens Street Oiling
Sunny weather brings the resumption of the city street oiling program after delays from wet weather. Crews plan to complete unpaved southern streets and target northwestern areas by Wednesday, finishing the entire project by week’s end. Residents should avoid driving on fresh oil and obey barricades as streets may be blocked for 24 hours to cure the surface.
City's Building Department Moves to New Office
The city building inspector offices are moved into the Ely Building today and will open for business there tomorrow. The parks and recreation department and city sealer are scheduled to move into the new office space by Wednesday. West Germans increasingly become mail order buyers, Bonn reports.
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City Building
Ely
Parks and Recreation Department
City Sealer
Bonn
Realigned Lorain Telephone Co Officers Named
Lorain Telephone Co announces a realignment of officers. Herman Hageman, president since 1938, will become chair man of the board on July 1. James Hageman will become president, Harold Werner moves from vice president treasurer to fill that post. Robert Trinter becomes secretary, with Lawrence Miner as assistant secretary and assistant treasurer.
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Lorain
Herman Hageman
Lorain Telephone Co
Hageman
James Hageman
Harold Werner
Werner
Robert Trinter
Lawrence Miner
Lorain Tube mill to trim schedules for July 4 weekend
U S Steel Corp part of the Lorain Works plans a reduced work schedule for the holiday weekend. A company spokesman denied reports of 700 layoffs but indicated some workers may be furloughed while others are called back. The current layoff total of 2300 is expected to continue. Usual employment totals about 70500. The plant operates variedly with several furnaces and mills running in reduced capacity amid weekend vacation status for 150 workers and multiple units down.
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U. S. Steel Corp
Lorain Mill
Lorain
Natonal Tube
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