Lorain Man George Rothgery Killed From Bridge Fall
Lorain resident George Albert Rothgery aged 42 died after leaping or falling 90 feet from the Central High Level Bridge. He suffered a broken neck and internal injuries and was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph Hospital. Survivors include his wife Hester and daughter Virginia Sabin, plus brothers Frank and Carl and sisters Anna, Florence, and Julia. Funeral services are planned at Schwartz & Roth Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Lorain
Central High Level Bridge
St. Joseph Hospital
George Albert Rothgery
Kansas Ave
Lorain County
S. C
Rothgery
Ohio Uni
Everversity
Athens
Black River
Order of Eagles
Brotherhood of Railroad Car
Nick Susanjar
Wilson St
Hester
Virginia Sabin
Alice
Tex
Frank Rothgery
Florence
Julia
Baltimore
Schwartz & Ohio Railroad
Joseph
Elmwood
Loraini Cemetery
Discharges and Births at Lorain St Joseph Hospital
List of discharged patients and births reported by Lorain St Joseph Hospital includes Mrs Urban and Dennis Degan and many others with addresses in Elyria Amherst Avon North Ridgeville and Cleveland area. Birth announcements cover multiple families with sons and daughters named across Elyria Amherst and nearby locales.
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Urban
Dennis Degan
Pennsylvania
Wrd
Kathryn Ave
Paraskewia Suchar- Bracken
Homewood
C2uk
High St
Elyna
Jas A Fletcher Chariton
Surf Ragan
Lexington Ave
James Pesti
Robert Chasar
Foster Park St
Verne Dunham
Kan
Armherst
Henry Winters
Halegas Ave
Louis Cohn
Avon
Chester Renski
Cleveland Blvd
Gerald Brown
Homewood Dr
John
W. Lake Rd
Jeff Paszterak
23Rd St
Charles Watkins
Olinois Ave
Mel A. Weber
Sth St
Estelle Vin
Reid Ave
W. Erie Ave
George Haller
William White
Amherst Ave
Elvin Staying
Elyria T
Yeski
W. 13Th St
Lucian
Michael Siska
Maye
Elyria Ave
Mell
Lorain Mayor Jaworski Named to National Rivers Panel
Lorain mayor John C. Jawor ski was appointed to the Advisory Committee of the National Rivers and Harbors Committee for the 13th Congressional District. The appointment, via letter from William H. Webb, follows a recommendation by Congressman A. D. Baumhart. The non partisan group focuses on water and land resource conservation and development. Jaworski will name a 10 member delegation for the annual meeting May 31 and June 1.
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Lorain
John C. Jaworski
National Rivers and Harbors Committee
13Th
William H. Webb
A. D. Baumhart
Jaworski
Health Board Names Missouri Man To Post
St Joseph Mo physician Thomas D Peck of University of Missouri background was appointed laboratory bacteriologist for the city health department at the Board of Health meeting last night though he has served in the post since March 1.
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Lorain
Thomas D. Peck
St- Joseph
City Health Department
Peck
University of Missouri
Board of Health
Lorain Driver Cited By Police
Albert Hower of Lorain was cited for leaving his car after a collision with Richard Tomazic near 1855 East 28th St. Police said Tomazic’s approach was seen as Hower pulled away. Hower to appear in court Saturday. Traffic citations noted. additional reckless driving listed for Parker Messenger and William Wilang.
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Lorals
Albert Hower
Ndge
S38
Soum
Ater
Richard Tormazic
East 28Th St
Wooldmere
Tomazic
Parker
Case
Elmarard
Karan Sai
William Wilang
Avon School Board Receives Teacher Evaluation Report
Avon Superintendent William J. Jones outlined teacher evaluation categories and discussed plans for the 1955-56 term. He noted a competitive teacher market, proposed salary considerations, rising class sizes, and a Washington DC trip scheduled for the week of April 17. Mrs. Catherine Pickering resigned as a board member but the board delayed action for 30 days.
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Avon
William J. Jones
Board of Education
Jones
Catherine Pickering
Pickering
H. V. Caldwell
Caldwell
Eugene Hubbard
Morming
George Urig
Hubbard
Village Planning Commission
Gerok D. Weiss
Scnenmaum
North Ate
Tad
Fim Tole Hurschensaum
State Board of =rements
Eam
Frank
Sear
Tores
Washington DC
Eagles Mark 52nd Anniversary With Banquet
Lorain Eagles will celebrate their 52nd anniversary tomorrow night with a banquet at Eagles Hall.
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Eagles
Lorain
Eagles Hall
Man Hurt In Fall From Ship
A 51-year-old ship keeper from Park Falls Wisconsin is in poor condition at Joseph Hospital after a 15 foot fall from the deck of the ore freighter Burton Ayres to the ground beside the siding last night. He was discovered in a semi conscious state by a guard from American Ship Building Co. around 8 30 p m. Hospital officials provided no further information due to his critical condition.
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Lorain
Joseph
Peter Holmes
Park Falls
Wisc
Burton Ayres
Great Lakes Transport Co
Municipal Court Fines For Reckless, Speeding And License Violation
William Peses of 1510 Broadway fined 25 dollars plus costs for reckless operation. Parser Messenger 39 of Case Rd fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. EB Kazay 26 of 2235 East 2nd St fined 15 dollars plus costs for driving without an operator's license.
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William Peses
Broadway
Parser Messenger
Case Rd. A
Kazay
East 2Sth St
Cars Collide, Both Drivers Given Citations
Two drivers were cited after a collision at East Tyre and Arizona Aves. Clemente Hermes 34 of 422 West 17th St was struck by Wallheim 2S car. Raymond Bare 39 of Lexington Ave faced a failure to pay and a court appearance. Charges also included faulty brakes fictitious registration and reckless operation with excessive noise for other involved drivers.
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Hoeain
Wtipus
Cnim
Aed
Clemente Hermes
West 17Th St
Wallheim
Ttroot East Tyre
Ainzona Aves
Lewngton Ave
Louis Andrew Balogh
Camden Ave
Three Men Captured After Break-In At Hillbilly Saloon
In Lorain three youths were nabbed by patrol after allegedly breaking into the Hillbilly Saloon at 162 Broadway. Patrolman Roy Briggs followed the cash register theft and police pursued to the back door. The suspects are John Edward O'Hara, 20, of 1951 West 18th Street, Robert Owen Levercomb Jr., 17, of 220 West Sixth Street, and Gerald Clement Mergis, 18, of 3314 Mackinney Street, held for investigation.
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Lorain
Broadway
Roy Briggs
Met
John Edward O’hara
West 18Th St
Robert Owen Levercomb Jr
West Sith St
Gerald Clement Mergis
Mckinney St
Travel To Buffalo 11 County Officials Seek Harbor Resurvey
Lorain County representatives will travel to Buffalo to meet Army Corps of Engineers officials and press for a harbor resurvey. The group aims to speed up the survey request first made in 1947, led by Mayor John C. Jaworski and a delegation including Elyria and Lorain officials, engineers, and industry leaders.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Buffalo
Army ‘Corps of Engineer
John C. Jaworski
Jaworski
Wallace Chapln
Elyria
J. Grant Keys
A D Baumhart
Danielian
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway
Wierstch
Columbus
Ship Co
Briggs
Toney
Thomas Burton
George Zunich
New Lorain
Broadway
Lth St
Lorain Driver Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash With Bardar Family
William Peace, 23, of 151 Broadway, allegedly triggered a chain collision when his car rear ended a Bardar family vehicle, then struck two more Bardar cars on East Tist Street. Total damages reached 900. Peace faces reckless operation charges. a passenger, Ware Welsh, 28, suffered a minor chin wound.
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Lorain
William Peace
Broadway
John Bardar Sr
John J. Bardar
LeRoy Bardar
East Tist St
Peace
Warepea Welsh
Committee To Study Problem In Lorain Recreation Program
Lorain forms an 11 member committee chaired by Paul Brattin to study a dispute between the city administration and the board of education over the city recreation program. Members include Norma Duke George Tomka Timothy St Blakely William Rieth Edward Hawthorne Paul J Otero David Mowrey Joseph Sedivy and Aaron Lertzman. The advisory panel weighs whether city or education board should run the program. Vincent Glorioso leads both boards and backs a full scale recreation system.
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Lorain
Paul Brattin
Seventh St
Board of Education
John C Jaworski
John W. Evans
Norma Duke
East Erie Ave
George Tomka
East 71St St
Timothy St. Blakely
East 32Nd St
William J. Rieth
D. St. Edward A
Hawthorne Ave
Paul J
Livingston Ave
John Otero
East 31St St
David E. Mowrey
Parkview Br
Joseph F. Sedivy
Highlands Park
Aaron Lertzman
Vincent J. Glorioso
Lorain High School
John Carpoll University
Library Board Approves New Building Plans
LORAIN The Library Board last night approved building plans for a proposed new building at Reid Ave and Sixth St. Librarian Miss Marian King said a model was shown by Lorain architects Meyer and Fauver. She added contractors will be lined up in coming months. The current 10th St building may be used for city purposes after vacating.
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Lorain
Library Board
Reid Ave
Sixth St
Marian King
Meyer and Fauver
10Th St
Friendly Fight Ends With Arrest In Borough
Southard, 28, is charged with assault and battery and intervention after a reportedly friendly altercation. No court date has been set. City police say the incident occurred near a busy street corner in the borough.
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Southard
Bute
Hungry Thief Steals Groceries From Car in Lorain
A Lorain man, Carl A. Baginsky, reported his car broken into Monday night. Groceries valued at about 4% of his weekly budget were stolen, leaving him seeking peace and answers.
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Lorain
Carl A. Baginsky
Ex Pugilist Is Decked For $40 Count
Lorain court records reveal a retired boxer faces a civil count of forty dollars after a dispute over a fencing fee. The defendant, once a local prizefighter, did not appear in person but sent a brief written reply to the complaint filed by the plaintiff.
Lions to Hear Columbus Man at Noon Luncheon
Roger Downing, associate of Ohio Consumers League Columbus, will address the Lions at the luncheon tomorrow at the Antlers Hotel. His topic will be Confidence of Tomorrow.
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Lions
Columbus
Lorrain
Roger Downing
Onio
Loar Columbus
Antlers Hotel
Lorain Man Treated For Chest Stab Wound
Lorain resident Fred Phillips, 26, of 1600 Fast 28th St., was treated at St. Joseph Hospital for a stab wound in the chest. He told police the injury occurred late at a Filyria birthday party and declined to provide details.
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Lorain
Fred Phillips
St. Joseph Hospital
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Vine Ave
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Iret
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Health Board
Missouri
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Lorain County Savings & Truest Co
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