Lecturer Reports SA Work Abroad Highlighting Rhodesia Aid
Capt. Donald Seiler spoke to the Elyria Rotary Club on his six month lecture tour in northeastern Ohio detailing Salvation Army missions in Northern Rhodesia and ongoing medical and educational work for about 6000 natives resettled from Sareha Dam on the Zambez i River. He described clinics staffed by doctors nurses and technicians, large vaccine campaigns for smallpox, and efforts to teach native women new loom and weaving skills while noting strong nationalist currents in the three British colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern
Rhodesia
Elyria Rotary
Donald Seiler
Capt. Seiler
Lyman Kimball
Preston Ave
Ohio
Salvationists
Seiler
Sareha Dam
Zambesi
Salvation Army
Australia
New Zealand
England
Canada
United States
India
Tyrg
lAtriva
Seder
Central African
Hi Y Picks 2 Boys For Legislature
Elyria Hi Y Chapter selects two members for the Ohio SynCa Model Legislature to be held in Columbus in April 1749. David Garrett will serve as a representative to the State General Assembly and Kenneth Walker will be an alternate senator, with PB F Johnson accompanying the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lakewood
Ally
Jack
Lgrans
Robert Landenberg
Norwalk
Jwho
Instruction Conclave Set At Columbus
Dr. Robert Havighurst of the University of Chicago will keynote the Columbus conference on improving classroom instruction at the Deshon Hilton. Elyria teachers Margery Chetister and George Traicoff will attend as representatives of the Elyria Education Association with Chetister serving as recorder for arithmetic teaching groups. The conference runs through Saturday with work groups, lectures by Dr. Leland P. Jacobs, Jane Dr. Henry Esling, a Friday banquet, clinics Saturday morning, and a final report to the Ohio Department of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Havighurst
University of Chicago
Hilton Hotel
Columbus
Elyria
Margery Chetister
Eastern Heights ‘School
George Traicoff
Elyria High School
Elyria Education Association
Chetister
Leland P. Jacobs
Columbia University
Henry Esling
University of Utah
Ohio Department of Education
Advisory Committee On
Local Licenses Granted Amid Mixed Names and Addresses
Licenses issued for Francis C Berg 19 of Lake Rd Avon Lake for meal cutter and Joyce D Hall 18 of North Washington Blvd. Ronald J Muska 19 of Park Ave Amherst US Navy and Delores C Diedrick 18 of Jackson St Amherst. Willie F Whitfield 62 of Willard railroader and Sally Turner 43 of Willard listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis C. Berg
Lake Rd
Avon Lake
Joyce D. Hall
North Washington Blvd
Ronald J. Muska
Park Ave
Amherst
U. S. Navy
Ami Delores C. Diedrick
Jackson St
Willie F. Whitfield
Willard
Sally Turner
Card of Thanks for George L Smith and Herman Lee Smith
We extend heartfelt thanks to all who comforted us after the deaths of our husband and father George L Smith and Herman Lee Smith. Special appreciation to those who offered sympathy, the Truman Funeral Home Rev Crab Tree and Prideler Co, and the Smith and Williams families among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L Smith
Josephine Smith
Marjorie Smith
June Jackson
Elsit Smith
Herman Lee Smith
Trent
Truman
Crabtree
Praudler
Ole Lydia
Smith
Williams
Famil
Earnest Smith
Dean Smith
Hareld Smith
Metrin Smith
Deaths in Elyria Area Chronicle Obituaries
A string of obituaries from Elyria and nearby areas notes Earl H Edwards 73 of Lorain dies at Cleveland Clinic Hospital. Samuel Head 53 of Lorain dead at Lorain hospital after lingering illness. Mary Ford 79 of Elyria dies at St Joseph Hospital. Joseph Head, Eva Edwards, and other relatives are listed as survivors with burial and funeral details. A series of services will be held with church affiliations noted. Other notices include Dorothy Witbeck Baker of Garden City and Cheryl Susan Thimm of Amherst who died suddenly in their homes, with funeral arrangements in New York and Ridge Hills Memorial Park respectively. Families are preparing services and calling hours.
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Earl H. Edwards
Lorain
Samuel Head
Mary Char Ford
East 22Nd St
Pek
West 38Th St
Cleveland Clinic
Elyria Menor Hospital
Joseph Hospital
Juniat Hospital
Gering
Iday
Head
United States
Hungary
Edwards
Pittsfield
Dev
Lorain County
Eva
Russell
Homel
Kiplon
Reuben
Millsbury
Harvey
David
Virgil Kneiren
Elyria
Keith Kneiren
Corona
Calif
Donald Kneiren
Chandler
Aziz
Carl Edwards
Clarksfield
Everett
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Nome
Jd. E. Hanson
Church of the Nazarene
Pittsfield Cemetery
Dorothy Witbeck Baker
Belle Ray
Cleveland
Wellington
New York City
Garden City
Long Island
Baker
Wallace
Kiram Witbeck
Bryan
Carl Witbeck
Delaware
Ruth Witbeck
Karen Anine
Sally Elaine
Carl Thimm
Dearborn
Mich
Harry Schneider
Birmingsham
O|roorrow
Ridge Hills Memorial Park
Garland Funeral Home
Gail Bergstresser
United Brethren’ Church
Avon Lake
Merrick M. Williams
Tlali Rest Home
Vermilion
Fay Ave
Willams
Mabel Williams
Virginia
Madelyn Williams
Elea’ ‘Nor Myledraine
Flora Williams
Charles Williams
Burmeister
Paul Foling
W Avon Center Cemetery
Avon
Grafton
Darlene Lynn Rader
Edwin Rader
Merely Lane
R.D
Berea Community Hospital
John Freeborn
North Olmsted
Russell Rader
Grattan
Russell D. Fulton
Edward Hatboschj
Immaculate Conception Church
St. Mary Cemetery
John Bonko
Livingston Ave
Lam
Bonko
The
National Tube Co
Holy Trinity Church
Holy Name Society
Knights of St. John
St. Mary’s Commandery
Mary Helen
John
Albert
John Sulke
Westlake
John Shuth
Albert Miller
Mary Opsitnik
Youngstown
Joseph ‘R. Gluvna
Joseph Ungarski
Calvary Cemetery
Cuulely
UluLcu
Michael
Earl Haynes
Joseph Hentsch
Canton
Louis Rick
Lorain l
John Binder
George
James
Joseph
Anna Cheht
Louisville
Reichlin
Cooley
Greenwich
Leo Dick Miller
Willard Municipal Hospital
Miller
Seminary St
Orlee
Glenn
New London
Paul Fuller
Cuyahoga Falls
Bender Funeral Home
Lyman Smith
United Methodist Church
Bujal
Edwards Grove
Anthony Kulick
Oberland
Arroyo
Toni Lynn
David Joseph
Allan Anthony
Ohio State University
Pfe
Phillip Gene
U. S. Army
Ft. Devens
Mass
John Daneik
Charles Straka
Jack Bosak
Linesville
Dombrowski
S Funeral Home
i.St. Joseph Church
Amherst
Joseph A. Lembach
Calvary ‘Cemetery
Elyrian Williams DWI Guilty In Muny Court Avon Lake
Elyrian Williams found guilty of driving while intoxicated in Munisterial Court. Death notices for Darlene Rader and Eugene Kiser follow with funeral details. Lorain obituaries include John Bonko obituary with service安排 and burial in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyrian
Incorrect Caption: Nursing class misidentification reported
A photo caption mistook a practical nurse as Mrs Alice Schroeder. the nurse was Mrs Ethel Rust, part of a 22 member class at Elyria Practical Nursing School. The obituary notes for Michael Reichlin Cooley, Leo Dick Miller, and Anthony Kulick follow with funeral details and family survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Schroeder
Ethel Rust
Practcal Nursing School of
Elyria
Government Seized Land Sale Put Off
Sale of Elyria property seized by the federal government from Foster and Alsocates for nonpayment of delinquent internal revenue taxes has been adjourned until 10 a.m. Apr. 1. The sealed bids originally were to have been opened this morning. The vacant land is located on North Logan St and Kneitimi Dr. Two tax liens have been filed against the corporation charter once known as Besar Service Co. The land sale is tied to past tax liens and corporate name changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Foster Land
Fisher
Angelica
Lycia
Clemens
Aloysius
Gert Éepare
Foster and Asdence
Oclague Road
North
Socrates
Olmsted
Charles A
Andes Fairview Park
Lorain Road
Holy Trinity Church
Avon
Youth Unit To Have 12 At Assembly
Twelve delegates from Elyria High and Elyria District Catholic High Schools will join the 13th annual Model United Nations General Assembly this Saturday in Lakewood. Delegates cover British and French Cameroons Cyprus German Unification Nuclear Testing Palestine Refugees and more with alternates listed. Elyra students will represent Iran under the supervision of Herbert J. Hansen, Cleveland attorney and member of the Cleveland Council on World Affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Youth Counc
Elyria High
Elyria District
Model United Nations General Assembly
Lakewood Cane
Bill Novak
Roger Ganobolk
Cyprus
Richard Stolzenburg
Beverly Spike
Elaine Spike
Lows Segedi
Herbert J. Hansen
Cleveland
Cleveland Council On World Affairs
Elyma
Iran
Administratorship Takes Effect At Ford Plant Showing Labor Ties
UAW interns oversee Lorain, Buffalo, and Somerville transfers in a temporary administratorship to supervise Local 425 as 1959 election approaches. Forchione directs operations from Detroit with O’Malley approving the plan to merge Memphis transferees into seniority lines, pending National Ford Department approval and election rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers
Memphis
Ford
UAW Ford
Detroit
Atlas
Northeastern
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Buffalo
Somerville
Ohio
UAW
Bly
International Uaw
National Ford Department
Forestone
Rt. 26
Baumhart Rd
West
Forchione
Goodjal Uaw
Canton
Forchione O’malley
Makwas
Aulckimelmiuigl Leyetocuau
UAW International
Tyne
Mass
Bubfalo
Fordsione
O’malley
International Union Executive Board
National
Ford Department of the
JUAW
Ken Bannon
Forehtone
Area Hospital News births listed at various local homes
Twin daughters and many other newborns reported for families across Grafton Elyria Vermilion and surrounding areas with names and addresses of parents including Jones Barnes Richardson and McNulty noted along with numerous residents in University Heights and Vermilion on the Lake. The notice catalogs new births at multiple streets and avenues reflecting a busy period for area hospitals.
Education Topic For Youth Meet In Elyria
The Elyria Citizens Committee for Public Schools gave tentative approval to bylaws for a new youth study group linked with the Methodist Church in Elyria. The group aims to involve older youth as guests and to discuss scholarship and loan programs tied to Elyria's public schools. A final committee meeting and explanation of bylaws were scheduled for March 24 at the Methbules Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria Church
Ely Methodist Church
Ria
Court dismisses multiple divorce and civil suits in Lorain area
A Lorain court dismissed a divorce case by Lucille Davis of 900 Tenth St. against Cecil. Separately, Thomas J. Brown of Lakewood sued An nette Stevens of Avon Lake and Mayor Lynus Rupert for 10000 in a false arrest claim, dismissed. Charles Rivits and Co. sued Ben Cohen for 31036 on an account. Yesterday more divorces filed include Betty Drew of Oberlin against Clarence for neglect, Bennefia Carmen of 31 High St. against George for neglect and cruelty, Rose Biro of 307 Harwood St. against Andrew for neglect and arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Davis
Tenth St
Lorain
Cecil
Thomas J. Brown
Lakewood
Annette Stevens
Lakewood Dr
Avon Lake
Lynus Rupert
Charles Rivits and Co. Inc
Cleveland
Ben Cohen
East 32Nd St
Betty Drew
R. D
Oberlin
Papainst
Clarence
Bennefia Carmen
High St. J
George
Births reported in Lorain area families
A son to Mr and Mrs Harlan Nelson 315 Kentucky Ave Lorain A son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Unger R D 2 Oberlin Gerald Anthony 112 Vivian St South Amherst Marlow Garra Cooper Foster Park Rd Vermilion Mrs Theodore Sqmres and son 4155 Tacoma Ave Lorain Thomas Maines 3302 Jaeger Rd Lorain
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Earldines
Conrad Rd
Avon
Martin Lester
West 22Nd St
Robert Burnham
Langfitt St
Vermilion
John Masterson
Nebraska Ave
Thomas Boyce
Woodbury St
Elyria
Walter Cooper
Ninth St
Harlan Nelson
Kentucky Ave
Lorain
Kenneth Unger
R. D
Oberlin
Gerald Anthony
Vivian St
South Amherst
Marlow Garra
Cooper-Foster Park
Theodore Sqmres
Two School Burglaries Reported
Two burglaries were reported to the sheriff's department yesterday. East Carlisle School was entered. the office ransacked and a sweater valued at 5 dollars, 34.4 dollars in cash, and 2.50 dollars in stamps were taken from a safe entered through an unrepaired hole from a prior burglary. Brownhelm grade school on North Ridge Road was also hit. 133 dollars was stolen from desks, and a band room locker was broken into but emptied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
East Carlisle
Brownhelm
North’ Ridge
Medina Hospital Sunday note to Mr and Mrs Gunkleman
A Medina Hospital Sunday notice informs Mr. and Mrs. William Gunkleman of Valley City, recording a personal event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gunkleman
Valley City
Remodeling of Bath Street House Sets Four Family Plan
Lorea Corp received a building department permit to remodel 246 Bath St into a four family dwelling at an estimated cost of 7500. Elyria Woodcraft is contractor. The property, sold Jan 23, was the scene last November of a fatal axe murder involving Mrs. Hope Braden, leading to repair orders and eviction proceedings with a final demolition or remodel directive within 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorea Corp
Faecal
Bath St
Beatrice Harris
Elyria Woodcraft
Lorko Corp
Hope Braden
Hultline Department
Tasmouth Benelo
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Club of
Hi-Y
Ellis R. May
Tenth
Richard R. Cherni
Center Rd
Ralph L Dietrick
Sandusky
Thomas J. Koviak Jr
Louisiana Ave
Earl J. Reesey
Fourth St
James H. Brooks
Fuller Rd
Municipal Court News
Huron County
Weel
Myles Knechtges
Rt. 10
Mrs
Mary Charper
National Lue Co
Friendship Baptist Church
Churpek
Sarah
St. Michael's
Mississippi
Sarah Morris
RS. Wallace
Icheryl Susan Thimm
Cheryl Susan Thimm
Woham A. Thimm
Harry H. Dempster
Eugene 0. Kiser
Harry Harold Dempster
Brown Hotel
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Munisterday
Kisheen
Mr. Dempster
Elyrias
Frank M Wilcox
Uhrichsville
Kiser
Ruth
State Highway Patrol
Dicken
Horne
Belden
Leo D. Miller
Anthony Hulick
Sudro-CurtIs
Ford Plant
Area Hospital News
Elyria Memorial
Oliver Jones
West 12Th St
Meredith Barnes
East Riv
Ar Rd
Joseph Noga
Jack Richardson
North Murray Rd
Charles Dillon
Paul Norred
James McNulty
Lafayette St
Timothy Babb
Barbara St
Raipr Ball and Son
Metcalf Rd
Elmer Bealer
North Main St
Harry Berg Jr
Wendy Lane
William Carroll
Middle Ave
Joseph Cebula
West River
George Cocke
Indian Hollow Ro
John Dalldorf
North Olive St
Juke Gardner
Foster Ave
Jick Gregg
West River St
Margaret Hamilton
Southwood Dr
Robert Hand
Anson Hardman
Silsby
University Heights
William Heidrich
Hamilton St
John Hollis
Martin Huebner
Donald Hutchings
Courtland St
von Knopp
Westfield
N. Y
Linda Minney
Joseph Novosielski
Pleasant SL
North Ridgeville
Clarence Payne
Oak SL
Edith Pycraft
Wurst Ct
William 4Radachi
Brandtson Ave
Clair Reisinger
J. Richard Seip
Brandtson
Michael Sittingo
Pasadena Ave
John Smith
West Royalton Rd
Peter Stention and Son
Franklin Ave
Jamies Watkins
Wood St
Edvin Wilson
Bon Air Ave
St. Joseph
Carlos Vicetti
East 28Th St
Patricia Ann Bogdan
Ohio Ave
George J. Valko
West 23Rd St
Sam Magazzini
Lakeland
William Dohanos
Iowa Ave
Sonia Johnson
New Hampshire Ave
Roberto Tirado
Bon
Elyria 7
Otis Williams and Son
Victory Ave
Emelia Siler
31St St
Joseph Prosak
Seventh St
Francisco Silva
Frank Tomazine
41St St
Daniel Coonrod
Ndgewater Dr
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Edward Brady
West 20Th St
Emery Fekete
East 31St St
Steve J. Radmen
Oakdale Ave
William Lay
Vermilion On-The- Lake
Joseph Villa
Washington Ave
Joseph Tisler
Therill Cochran
Grant St
John Yates
Cromwell St
Walter Smith
East 38Th St
Boy Vargas
Oswaldo Figueroa
Lex Rd
Rose Biro
Harwood St
Andrew
Amherst Hospital
Sgt Lowers Ldn
Eo Pie
Sinaeakbie
Algo Behar
Bok
Medina Hospital
Bath St. House
Fulton
Grafton, Ohio
City Loan
Papistye
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