Driver Hospitalized After Skidding Into Tree
Harry Stebbins, 56, of Amherst, in good condition at Amherst Hospital after his car skidded on a curve near Calvary Cemetery and struck a tree. He suffered possible fractures and body cuts. Also injured was a pickup driver Freda Williams, 30, though she was unhurt when her vehicle hit a utility pole and overturned. Several other minor incidents included a school bus bump in with a private vehicle and two trucks tangled on Rt. 20 during slippery conditions. No fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stebbins
Brandt Ave
Amherst
Amherst Hospital
North Ridge Rd
Calvary Cemetery
State Highway Patrol
Stebbins
Freda M. Williams
East River Rd
Vermilion
Harold W. Walters
R. D.1
Sherman
W. Va
St. Vincent de Paul School
Clearview District
Rt. 4
Rt. 20
Rt. 58
Lloyd A. Meyers
Niles
Mich
Walter E. Koch
Bryan
Meyers
Koch
Joseph T. Wismiewski
Bath St
Ehyria
John Gidich
Roosevelt Ave
Elyria Ave
Dutton Rd
Henry I. Wooten
West 15Th St
Wooten
William 3. Burdette
Earl Ct
Elyria
Burdette
Lorain court actions include divorces and injury suit
Courthouse records show Dorothy Holladay of Elyria Avenue seeks a divorce from Mark Holladay alleging neglect and cruelty, with two children. Clarence Cromwell sues for Ray Cromwell against Harry Lash and Firestone for 15000 over a Broadway traffic injury on June 18, 1955. Other docket items include dismissals, cognovit judgments, and a $25,000 railroad injury suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Holladay
Elyria Ave
Lorain
Mark
Clarence Cromwell
Broadway
Ray
Harry Lash
West Dr
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
New York, Chicago and St. Louis
John D. Fincura
Robert Haendiges
Miller Ct
Haendiges
West River St
Rt. 254
Deaths of Elyria Area and Nearby Communities
Multiple obituary notices from Lorain Amherst Avon Norwalk detail deaths of Andrew Kocsmaros age 88 of Lorain born 1869 in Hungary. William Heller 58 of Amherst. John Remington Peck 69 of Norwalk. Robbins 90 of Avon. Survivors include spouses, children, grandchildren and siblings. Funeral services and burial plans are listed with involved churches and funeral homes.
Elyria Court News Reports Multiple Guilty Pleas
Elyria Municipal Court records show Burton Ostrow and Lucille Wright pleading guilty to traffic violations with fines of 10 and 5 dollars plus costs. Others include James Bryner fined 20 for failing to stop in an assured clear distance, Henry Blaz fined 15 for speeding, plus obituaries for William Springer of South Amherst and other local notices with funeral details and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton K. Ostrow
Columbia Ave
Land
Lucille E. Wright
Bond St
James T. Bryner
Eastern Heights Blvd
Sulek
Martin Luther Evangelical’ Lutheran Church
West 14Th
Curtis B. Atkinson
Cleveland
Cleveland St
Julia
Julia Hovorka
Wellington
Ters
Ralph Beebe
Sherrell Hovorka
Area Hospital News A string of births and a wreck report
A daughter was born to Clar ence Lackey at Garden Street area. Additional births include children to William Denbow David Murray Dean Batley Elton Johnson and several others across Westlake North Olmsted Elyria and Sheffield Lake. A tractor trailer rollover on Route 20 near Wakeman injured a man and scrambled eggs. Pete Diller 23 cited for unsafe operation after the load overturned. The Wakeman Mayor's Court will hear the case Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Lackey
Garden St
William Denbow
Lodi St
David Murray
South Olive St
Dean Batley
New London
Elton Johnson
West 16Th St. Alon
Winfried Nieder-Westermann
Gulf Rd
Mitre Stefanoff
East Mth St
Daniel Krugman
Chestnut Ct
Frank Masin
Elyria Ave
Frank Domanski
West 19Th St
Charles Pelton
Caroline Ave
Gail Lynn Celano
Wiliam Raby
East
Erie Ave
Boy McCleese
Washington Ave
Ernest Smith and Son
Victory St
Edward Greenlead
Lexington Ave
Irene Fedis
Norwalk
John Gallagher
28Th
Eva Lamie
Williesa
Wiggins
17Th St
Roberts
L. L
Terri Pruchnicki
Colorado Ave
Frank Smith
East 28Th St
Wakeman
Diller
Funeral Notice Witherell Luverne T 51
Witherell Luverne T of 1304 Gratton R4 died in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Carrie F two sons Luverne and Lyle and daughter Kay all at home. Friends may call after 7 pm today at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home. Services Monday at 2 pm conducted by Dr Henderson pastor of First Methodist Church at Brookdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witherell
Luverne T
Gratton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Carrie F
Luverne
Lyle
Kay
Sudro Curtis Funeral
Dr Hat! Renderson
First Methodist Church
Pura Wilbé
Brook@ale Cemeery
Lorain businessman Frank Smith dies at 70
Frank Smith 70 of 1624 East 28th Street, operator of Smith's Grill for 45 years, died at St Joseph Hospital. Born June 16 1886 in Germany he came to the U S in 1904 and worked as a blacksmith in New York before settling in Lorain in 1912. Survived by wife Mary three sons Charles William Louis and one grandson. Funeral Monday at 1 39 p m from Devala Funeral Home with Rev F Hicks. burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Friends may call this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Frank Smith
East 28Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Smith
Bor
Germany
United States
New York City
American Life Insurance Association of
Bridgeport
Conn
Mary
Charles
Amherst
William
Louis
Gramichild
Devala
F. Hicks
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Welfare council outlines growth of program for retarded in Elyria
Elyria and Lorain County welfare leaders detailed the rise of the mentally retarded training and care program since 1951 when public funds were made available. The plan emphasizes interagency cooperation, parental councils, and school-board support, with Dr. Marian Baum noting Lorain County’s high class counts and projected expansion. A separate police report noted an Elyria driver fined for DWI after a late night collision, with $235 fines and four days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain County
Clyde Bartlett
Harold Kunkle
Council
Joseph King
Marianne Lanner
County Child Welfare Board
Marian Baum
Lanner
Elf Board
Weitere
Ania
Ledi
North Sts
Os ©Ai
Joe J. Olenik
Tusca-rorawas St
Olenik
Dale S. Roth
Foster Ave
Lodi St
Taylor St
Abbe Rd
Roth
Bernard C. Barron
Farr Ave
Dept. 51
Baum
Parents Council
Community Welfare Council
Elyria Council
Jor
Ards
Community Welfare Coun
Herman Frankel
Ronald Dunn
Dunn
Board of Education
Dental Society
County Medical Society
Rate Hike Opponents Form Central Civic Association
NORWALK Ohio opponents of a Northern Ohio Telephone rate increase plan a mass meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Huron County Courthouse. The gathering, led by Mayor Flahive of Delaware, will form The North Central Ohio Civic Association with mayors county farm bureaus granges service clubs and chambers of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Northern Ohio Telephone Co
State Public Utilities Commission
Huron County
Edward A. Mlahive
Delaware
Flahive
Granges
Chambers of Commerce
Ohio Civic Association
Filahive
Lorin Janzer
Bowling Green
Wallace Miller
Delaware County
Joseph Smart
Farm Bureaus
Gaylord Engler
Port Clinton
L. D. Gerber
Wakeman
Roger W. Stillwell
Charles Albrecht
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Grafton
School Telegraph Set Taps Out Code Letters
In Maplewood third grade, Morse code and electricity fascinate pupils as Wayne Burich builds a mini telegraph station for hands on learning. Students test signals from a table top set while a nearby classmate decodes. Future projects include rocks sponges and magnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Sherman
Maplewood School
Judy Burich
Wayne Burich
Ivan Young
James Reuter
Judy
Maplewood Telegraph Station
Columbia Woman 35 Found Dead in Columbia Station
Wanda Justine Mills 35 of Jaquay Rd Columbia Station mother of three was found dead by hanging in her kitchen yesterday afternoon. Deputies said she had recently returned to a mental hospital program and that her husband Edward is separated and lives in Sandusky. Coroner to receive report. service planned at St Marys of the Falls Church Olmsted Falls with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Justine Mills
Jaquay Rd
Columbia Station
Sheriff's
Mills
Lorain
Antoinette
Martin
Fred Philby
Formosa
Serald
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
William Farrell
Ft. Pierce
Gayle
Births in St. Joseph Reported for Several Families
A series of birth notices from St. Joseph lists newborns to families across the city. The items name parents and home addresses including Albert Workman 2213 East 32nd Street, Edward Bragg 217 Florida Avenue, Robert Parker 3952 Dunton Road, Harry Saweryn 3152 Camden Avenue, Franklin Warrer 526 Hamilton Avenue, Orest Stuparek 2536 East Slot Street, Harless Minear 3754 Dayton Avenue, Herbert Kapanicke 5120 Elyria Avenue, and Arthur Hemulton 1916 Eastant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Workman
East 32Nd St
Edward Bragg
Florida Ave
Robert Parker
Dunton Rd
Harry Saweryn
Camden Ave
Franklin Warrer
Hamilton Ave
Orest Stuparek
East Slot St
Local Birth Announcements In Amherst And Oberlin
A list of newborns is recorded from Amherst and Oberlin areas. Names include Mr. and Mrs. James Owens and Marsha Raver with addresses in R D 1 Berlin Heights, Maynard Byrd on North Lake Street South Amherst, and Mrs. Robert Lindsey. other entries mention Mrs. Donald Simmons and Mrs. Michael Cawthon in Lorain and East College Street Oberlin with multiple rural routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsha Raver
R. D
Berlin Heights
Maynard Byrd
North Lake St
South
Amherst
Harry B.stepbins
Brandt Ave
Robert Lindsey
East College St
Oberlin
Donald Simmons
Michael Cawthon
East 30Th St
Lorain
Frank Zubraycki
South Am
Herst
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William R. Gentzel Jr
Elberta Beach
Freda
Household Finance Corp
Charles C Burns
Lake Ave
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co
Raymond L. Smith
South Pleasant St
Albert B. Evans
Euclid
Ndrew Kocsmaros Sek
Andrew Kocsmaros Jr
East 31St St
Hungary
Kocsmaros
The
National Tube Co
St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church
Sick Benefit Society
St. Ladislaus Church
Elizabeth
Steve
Andrew Kocsmaros
Jess Kocsmar
Elizabeth Pesti
Rain
Helen Newberg
Excelsior
Minn
Mary Skuse
Mary Ovak
Ashtabula
Emil Dovola
Stephen Patrick
William Heller
West St
Mr. Heller
U. S. Automatic Co
Heller
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Knights of Pythias
Amiwerst Eagles
Swiss Lodge
South Amherst
His Wife
Fan
Remington Peck
F. Robbins
Mabel
Roy I
Philadelphia
Lewis
Painesville
Esther Brooks
Binghamton, N.Y
Ruth Zerbst
Fairview Park
Edward ‘H
Westpark Cemetery
Avon
John Remington Peck
Ridger/F. Robbins
Thurstof Huron County
Cleveland Clinic
Memorial Hospital
Leinkuehler
Heuston Mortuary
Emil K. Holzhauser
Robbins
West Hartland
Farm Bureau
Presbyterian Church
Clara
Olena Cemetery
Municipal Court News
Henry K. Blaz
Rt 57
William C. Springer
Quarry Rd
East Haven
Springer
South Amjhertt
Evangelical and
United Brethren Church of
Carl W
Henry G
Edwin F
Garland Funeral Home
Richard
Appel
Evergreen Cemetery
Andrew Sulek
Ies
Wayne
Pittspurgh
Marsha
John
Lawrence L. Shingleton
Smith Rd
Charleston
D. C
L. G. Hell
Broad St
Ler
Miss
Martha
Edith Heller
Weets- Annan
Lydia Heller
Jeanette
Dad
Slovakia
J. A. Wenner
Mrs. Johanna Royal
Johanna Schmidt Royal
Corning Ave
Royal
St. John’s
Mike Fograsher
John Seiphert
George Henning
Michael Jr
Schwartz Home For
Doc Evans
Woodford Ave
Second and
Chestnut Sts
Hawke Rd
Eaton Township
Rollin B. Smith
Reneral Corvicas
Brooklyn
David R. Henderson
Lincoln Heights
Russell D. Ful
P. G. Parobek and Co
Lee James
West 12Th Home
West Ith St
Cleve St
Sos
Ralph H. Hudwell
R.D
Ober- Reno
Nev
Midgba
Riverside
Area Hospital News
Elyria Memorial
Andrew Allen Jr
Center Ridge Rd
Westlake
Robert W. Butler
Chestnut Ridge Rd
George W. Earls
Broad Blvd
North Olmsted
Michael Emnody
West Broad St
Oran Hall and Son
Harry Jarvis
Pasadena Ave
Willia Jones
South West River Rd
William Meeker
Lafayette St
Charles Meeks
Chestnut, Ridge Rd
Arthur W. Robinshaw
Overbrook Rd
John Stanfield
Crehore St
Reed Taft
Avalon Dr
Eyton
Joseph Isigray
Warren Ave
Memoriam
Edward Leater
Sudro-Curtis
For Welfare Council
Fulton Funeral Home
Gratien, Obie
Reichlin
COE Maw
Sederis Hotel
Court At
Mathe
Columbia
St. Joseph
Arthur Hemulton
Eant
Mrs. James Owens
Tae Nta
Idate Tam
James Lewis
Monument Co
Broadway Lorain
Ohio
Lorain Television
Broadherey
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