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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1959
Page
10
State Highway Patrol reported five accidents on snow covered roads with one injury to Oregon truck driver Amos Perry who escaped serious harm. Driver Frank Joppeck was arrested for failure to stop within a clear distance after rear ending Leslie Bickel.
A woman driver on Rt. 113 near Birmingham picked up two hitchhikers yesterday afternoon. She later released one at Memorial Hospital and the other was jailed.
Police cited two drivers after five mishaps yesterday. Westerfield 49 of Ford Road was charged with changing course after his city snow plow struck a car on Middle Avenue near Eighth Street. Car damage about 175 dollars and plow about ten. Emerson 62 of Lodi Street faced a failure to yield charge after a two car crash at Lodi and Chestnut as Oblinger 26 skid on snow and collided with Emerson.
Local notices record opposition to proposed annexation affecting Norwalk, Henry Perrin Jenesmut Sr., and nearby communities. Court actions include Crump fined for offenses, Hubbard obituary, and Ridgeville zoning votes guiding business use and property rezone requests amid ongoing municipal debates.
Ridgeville zoning commissioner John H. Getz urged county commissioners by letter to deny a proposed 20 acre annexation from Ridgeville to Elyria ahead of the April 22 hearing. He argued Ridgeville needs commercial activity to boost tax value for schools and the village.
A local group named Little Echoes plans an Easter egg coloring event at Holy Hall. Activities include a 2 to 4 pm handicapped children’s craft session with guidance from Mrs. J R Harrison and volunteers.
A list of births and divorces in Elyria area includes a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ioes James Haynes of North Ridgeville and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dombrowski. Several divorce actions are noted including Marjorie Burrows and Richard with grounds of neglect and cruelty and Barbara Yansh versus Lawrence Liprars.
Obituaries and funeral notices for Daniel J. Evans of Wellington found dead in Akron. R. D. 2 Wellington residents Ioie Morris and Russell Keller farewells planned with services in Avon Lake Frankfurt and Medina. Cited survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and multiple relatives across Spencer, Wellington, Akron, and Grantsville.
Robert Reinhart and daughter in North Ridgeville join Charlie Ross of 516 Oberlin Rd in receiving care. Albert Teter of 125 East Ave Dana Tollett also listed, along with Mrs. Perry Vinsant of 131 Floral Cl, Mrs. Lingie White on Hawke Rd in Columbia Sta.
A list of birth notices shows new daughters and sons to multiple local families. Names include Thomas Alison, Toe Conn, Robert Ludwig, George Gargasz, Gloria Camarillo, and others with addresses in Avon Lake Elyria Sheffield Lake and nearby towns.
Robert A. Wilson of 222 Oberlin id. faces speeding charges in Elyria Municipal Court and pleaded not guilty with a trial set for Monday.
Simon Teichman faces reckless operation charges after failure to appear on the Ohio Turnpike and bonds and fines were noted for others. Gilbert O Neal and Paul McCulloch pled guilty to traffic offenses while a Kiwanis Club review highlighted that American Brake Shoe Co. runs 55 plants with 9 000 to 10 000 employees worldwide and earned profits for 57 years. The Elyria plant produces high temperature castings and the Ely plant uses electrical melting contributing to a $6 000 electric bill.
Coyle in satisfactory condition after a highway crash near Sandusky. A White Star Trucking tractor-trailer sustained $5,000 damage when it skidded off Rt 6, hitting a ditch. Driver treated and released from Good Samaritan Hospital for abrasions and bruises. George Pockey, 47, of Rockwood Michigan, was westbound when the outfit jackknifed. Dean Ortner, 30, Wakeman, was charged with failure to stop within an assured clear distance after colliding with James Abbott, 20, of Wakeman.
A heartfelt memorial note honors Mrs. Denely Gembka and her family. It expresses enduring love, cherished memories, and lasting remembrance beyond grief.
The Krebs family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for sympathy and acts of kindness during their time of sorrow special thanks to Father McFarland Pattlawn Ave neighbors Reichtin Funeral Home and donors of flowers Maroct
Franklin DiFrancesco, 25, of 1824 Lexington Ave Lorain, bar Iber, and Barbara Ann Tee, 1, of 521 West 28rd St Lorain, received licenses in a local notice. The report lists their names and addresses as part of a public licensing record.
The notice lists births and names including Allen David Nash R D 4 Wellington Edwin M Jordan 20 of 320 Cass Gibson 159 West Lorain Wayne St U S Mr Force and St Earl Heisser 397 South Pro Charlene F Crook 17 of 1400 fessor St Pete Tramboff 21 South Second St West College St LeRoy Friden Robert J Damn 48 of 636 Hilstine R D 2 West Hamilton St Kard Re retired and Marjorie Eugene Collins Box 12 Wellington E Hysong 81 of 1020 Park Ave son.
Detective Captain Robert Traver demonstrated the polygraph to 26 officers at the Milan Police School saying no flashing light or gong is needed to reveal truth. He cited breathing heart action blood pressure and electrical readings as factors. He noted the device can prove innocence and cited a case where a suspect’s brother committed the crime. The report also mentions thefts and local police use in detection with cautions about overreliance on machinery.
County Commissioners Michael I. Lotko and Ludwig M. Pincura denied an expensive purchase for Domestic Relations Judge Henry P. Webber. The issue centered on buying an electric typewriter at 355 dollars versus a 475 dollar model, with the judge requesting the pricier unit to standardize department equipment. Commissioner J Norman Thompson would grant the judge's wish, but Lotko and Pincura stood firm against the higher cost.
Stanley G Shaw 77 of 136 Tarrison St charged with disobeying a traffic signal on West Ave at Lod St yesterday afternoon and to appear in Municipal Court Monday. Andrew R Davis 33 of 1527 West Ave charged with speeding on Rt 57 Tuesday night by the State Highway Patrol and to appear in court Mar 27. Effie Jackson Jr 34 of 1320 Industrial Ave Lorain charged with speeding on Rt 57 Monday night by the State Highway Patrol and to appear in court Monday.
The text urges consulting a physician before taking any medicines and warns that merchants or “Indian chiefs” cannot diagnose or prescribe. It emphasizes physician qualification to determine what you need, how much, and when, then buy the recommended medicines from a scientifically trained pharmacy.
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