North Olmsted housing project to build 46 new homes
R A Gall Realty Co announces a $6.5 million program to build 291 ranch style homes in four Cleveland area sites. The North Olmsted Sunset Oval development will feature 46 three bedroom houses with basements gas heat and priced from 19 500 to 26 000. Sites have sewer water and new streets completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Oval
Columbia Rd
Butternut Ridge Rd
North Olmsted
R. A. Gall Realty Co
Cleveland
Strongsville
Westlake
Dover Rd
Lorain Rd
Center Ridge Rd
R. A. Gall Excavating Co
Death notices and obituaries from Lorain area
Notices report the death of William R. Bush 74 of 124 West Bridge Street at Soldiers and Sailors Hospital Sandusky after months of illness. Born 1883 in Allen County he lived in Elyria since 1926, retired from Willys Overland and Falcon Motors. Surviving include wife Opal, two sons A rthur and John, five grandchildren, a brother and a sister. Funeral arrangements by Sudro Curtis and Corrigan. Other obituaries include Dorothy Farley 47 Greenlawn, Willard. Catherine Humphrey 84 Vermilion. infant son of Rev and Mrs Albert Spieth LaGrange. Willis Knowlton 78 Lorain. Ethel Dreisbach 75 Sheffield Lake. and others from Lorain, Elyria, Berlin and nearby towns with service details and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Bush
West Bridge St
Soldiers and Sailors Hospital
Sandusky
Allen County
Bush
Elyria
Willys-Overland Co
Falcon Motors Corp
Corrigan Funeral Home
Cleveland
Edward
Fay Garaghty
Delaware
Sudro
Curtis Funeral Home
Humphrey
Thelin Lorain
James
Lumadue
Emmanuel
St. Mary Church
Lutheran Church
Brookdale Cemetery
Rivere
Greenwich
Dorothy A. Farley
Willard Municipal Hospital
Bender
Fred C. Stroehel
United Methodist Church
Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Joseph
Astella Perry
Johnsville
Alice Young
Virginia Kuhn
Claire
Willard
Estella Conklin
Norwalk
Beatrice Mike
Mansfield
Jess Conklin
Monroe
Mich
Charles
Chillicothe
Greenlawn
Sheffield Lake
Ethel E. Dreisbach
Woodruff Dr
Dreisbach
Franklin County
Findlay
East Side Baptist Church
Lorain
Thawting Hese
Oneinan
Baptist Church
Verne L. Dunham
Elmwood Cemetery
Ridgeville Zoning Fees Approved
Ridgeville Township Zoning Board approved fees for re zoning requests with $5 for board submission and $7.50 for each public hearing. Recommendations move to township trustees who will advertise for a public hearing. No decision on Ray Pitts property rezoning from residential to commercial. Donald Macbeth property rezoning deferred awaiting Lorain County Regional Planning Commission input. Fitts property to be discussed at Mar 28 if time permits. A Mar 98 hearing planned to discuss raising minimum home square footage. Drive in theater interest noted. action withheld pending figures on township benefit. Claude Guy Hall 75 died Sunday in Toledo after retirement from New York Central Railroad. Survived by wife Ajesta, daughter Winotta Samson, two sons, four grandchildren, sister Edith Askue. Funeral 2 pm at Bolander Funeral Home Toledo. burial Toledo Memorial.
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Ridgeville
Zoning Board
Ray Pitts
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission
Donald Macbeth
Rt. 10
Ralph Steinmetz
Ajesta
Winotta Samson
Dearborn
Mich
Gordon Eugene Hall
South Amherst
Edith Askue
Ashtabula
Bolander
Broadway
Toledo
Toledo Memorial Park
Bullock Elected Post Head at VFW 1079 Meeting
Wayne Bullock was elected commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1079 at a meeting on East Bridge Street. nominees for the next year include James Moore as senior vice commander Andy Muzick junior vice commander Lloyd Kinney quartermaster Larry Severs judge advocate Peter Christensen chaplain Dr Kenneth H Willard post surgeon with trustees Krugman Dellefield Latco. County Council delegates named Moore Walter Hill Krugman Christensen Latco Muzick alternates McCain Huges Rhodehamel Dellefield Lanning Lutz. Installation set for Saturday April 13 with Department Junior Vice Commander Leroy Schell of Steubenville presiding.
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Wayne Bullock
Veterans of Foreign Wars
East Bridge St
Bullock
James Moore
Andy Muzick
Lloyd Kinney
Larry Severs
Peter Christensen
Kenneth H. Willard
Lawrence Krugman
Richard Dellefield
Albert Latco
Jury Hearing 15769 Suit in Cleveland Court
A jury in Judge John D. Piccura's court heard testimony in a $15,769 personal injury suit filed by William Love of 1380 West 7th St Cleveland against Eugene A. Smith of 1725 36th St. The case involves injuries from a May 10 1955 traffic accident on Nagle Rd where Smith's car rolled into a ditch with Love as a passenger.
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John D. Piccura
William Love
West 7Th St
Cleveland
Eugene A. Smith
36Th St
Lorain
Nagle Rd
Smith
Love
Tran
Area Hospital News Births and residents list
A long list of birth announcements from area hospitals includes a son to John and Mrs. Inger of North Olmsted and a daughter to Ralph and Mrs. Tait at 701 West St James Thrasher. Also named are newborns to Webber of Grafton, Gollett of West Broad Street, and many more with corresponding addresses across Lorain, Grafton, Berea, Avon, North Ridgeville, Elyria, Sheffield, and surrounding towns. The notices name families and street addresses, reflecting wide local births and post names throughout the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Inger
North Olmsted
Ralph Tait
West St
James Thrasher
Coronado Ct
James
LeRoy Obser
LaGrange
Gerald Bruce
North Abbe Rd
Charles Machovina
North Ridgeville
Slen Nead
Berea
Birth announcements brief note in St Joseph area
A daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Martin at 162 Pennsylvania Ave. A son to Mr and Mrs Ralph Brenner at 2665 Lincoln St. A son to Mr and Mrs William E Richie at 4217 Camstler Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Martin
Pennsylvania Ave
Ralph Brenner
Lincoln St
Wiliam E. Richie
Camstler Ave
Amherst Hospital Births Celebrated In Local List
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Fred Hembree R D 2 A daughter arrived for Mr and Mrs Ed mond Collins 3612 Broadway Lorain and a child named Helen Sluss, 5519 Linn Rd, is noted in the community birth record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hembree
Edmond Collins
Broadway
Lorain
Helen Sluss
Linn Rd
Speeding bond forfeitures and a divorce granted in Elyria court
Steve Speroff of Akron failed to appear on a speeding charge and the $25 bond was forfeited. Roy G. Curtis of Detroit also failed to appear on a speeding charge on the Ohio Turnpike and his $25 bond was forfeited. Agnes Hindman of 1406 Middle Ave was granted a divorce from William on the grounds of neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Speroff
Akron
Roy G. Curtis
Detroit
Agnes Hindman
Middle Ave
William
Lottie Hilliard
West Martin Ave
Amherst
James
Leroy Drummer
Henry Janosky
North Ridge Ird
Hilda
Juan Gonzalez
29Th St
Lorain
Eufemia
Amherst students model sewing at Easoneater meeting PTA
Amherst High School students showcased sewing projects during a program at the Easoneater Association meeting at Central School. A variety of outfits from freshmen to seniors were displayed, while local court actions included divorces, fines, and intoxication charges across Lorain and Amherst.
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Amherst
Amherst High School
Easoneater Association
Centralchool
Avon Lake Seeks Bids for Field Lighting Project
Avon Lake council considered outdoor lighting equipment for Bleser Field and tabled the bid for a zoning consultant. The bid package from Westinghouse Millicent Ann Neal Lorain sought 10 cedar poles and 58 sealed beam flood lights at an estimated material cost of 5 722 51. Separately divorce actions included Vira Connolly LaGrange and Millicent Ann Neal Lorain amid a busy civic agenda.
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Avon Lake
Bleser Field
Vira
Connolly
LaGrange
Paul
Wellington
Westinghouse
Mill
Planning Commission
Council
Mishap On Rt. 254 Injures 3
Three children sustained minor injuries in a two car collision on North Ridge Road just north of Route 254. Harold L. Walters and Georgie M. Sekowski drove the cars, with David Sivaksty, Kimberly Sakowski, and Keith Sakowski as passengers. All treated and released at St. Joseph Hospital. State Patrol continues investigation. Alonzo G. Hardy and Edward R. Gones were in a separate minor collision on Route 57 south of Route 24 with no injuries or charges. A slippery road caused a minor crash on Route 130 near Route 301 as Lawrence Meredith rear-ended Oscar Shields. no arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridge Rd
Rt. 254
State Highway Patrol
Harold L. Walters
East 31St St
Georgie M. Sekowski
Apple Ave
Lorain
David Sivaksty
Hazelwood Ave
Elyria
Walters
Kimberly Sakowski
Keith Sakowski
Rt. 24
Gonos
Rt. 130
Rt. 301
Lawrence C. Meredith
Elm St
Oberlin
Oscar L. Shields
Oberlin Rd
Avon Lake considers licensing for contractors
Avon Lake municipal council committee discussed licensing electrical, sewer and plumbing subcontractors. The plan requires registration, exams, a $25 initial fee, $10 annual renewal, and a $1,000 bond. Violations would forfeit bonds and licenses. appeals would go to a five member building code board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Building Code Board of Appeals
M. L. Madsen
Stand On Easter Seals Sale Explained By Elyria United Fund
United Fund of Greater Elyria clarifies its position on Easter Seals sales. M. E. Whitman states contributors already support crippled children through the United Fund, urging readers to refuse duplicate campaigns. The Gates Hospital Crippled Children Committee previously coordinated Easter Seals but now aligns with United Fund allocations totaling 10,790 dollars for 1956 and 1937, with funds benefiting local programs.
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Ohio Society For Crippled Children
United Fund For
M. E. Whitman
United Fund of
United
United Fund
Whitman
Gates Hospital
Crippled Children
Crippled Children Committee
Elytia Memorial Hospital
National Association For Crippled Children and Adults
Ohio Society
Columbus
Thhe Gates Hospital Crippled Children Committee
Huron County Court Grants Divorces in Property Settlement
Wanda Webb and Thurman Webb were granted divorce with a property settlement for their three children. Ira M. King of Bellevue was granted divorce. the plaintiff kept her maiden name Weileman and funds were set for ongoing support. A proposed plan from Gordon H. and the State Societies for crippled children was declined pending a final hearing.
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Wanda Webb
R.D. Willard
Thurman
Ira M. King
Veterans Lane
Bellevue
Gordon H
Weileman
Roseann
Hunton
Monroeville
Ve. ‘Tromas
State Societ
Hospital Confers Newborn Son to Wellington Couple
Allen Hospital reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Donald Durham of Wellington. Discharged are Mrs Denzil Garton Mrs Fred Miller and Mrs Milton Carter after their hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Donald Durham
Wellington
Denzil Garton and Gon
Fred Miller
Miltond Carter
Licenses Issued to Local Drivers and Agents
Raymond Robert Sawyer, 20, of 122 Miriam Ave Avon, licensed as a truck driver. Leonarda Watling, 2, of 917 East Erie Ave Lorain, licensed as a transportation agent. Walter Clarke In., 3, Canton, licensed as a transit agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Robert Sawyer
Miriam Ave
Avon
Leonarda Watling
Erie Ave
Lorain
Walter Clarke
Canton
Ant Fonda Mu
School Group Plans Observance Meeting and Band Feature
The Lorain County Education Association executive meets at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the county school office to finalize plans for the spring association meeting on April 24. The National Education Association king will feature a county band of 169 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Education Association
King
National Education Association
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Joseph Farley
Catherine Humphrey
Catherine (Cuddy) Humphrey
East Haven Nursing Home
Baby Boy
Spieth
Albert C. Spieth
Dills Ct
Edward C. Helmick
The
Medina Community Hospital
Esther
Joy
Carol
Harold A. Spieth
Russell D. Fulton
Grafton
Knowlton Service
Wood Cundiff
Christian Temple
Willis M. Knowlton
Schwartz
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Knowlton
Allison Ave
Ethel
S. Mary Church
Rudolph Praznik
St. John Cemetery
Goldcamp Funeral Home
Claude Guy Hall
Bronx Dr
New York Central Railroad
Elizabeth Alfien
Ary
Sudro Curtis
4Th Foot Elytia Memorial Hospital
Altar & Rosary Society of
Avon and
Elytia
Arthur Alfien
Sudro-Curtis
Area Hospital News
Elyria Memorial
Frances Becker
Berkeley Dr
Gene Edwards
R. D
Berlin Heights
Jesse Eisenhuth
Lodi St
Clinton Gunther
Stoney Ridge Rd
Howard Hite
Karen Kershaw
Marseilles Ave
Harold McVeigh
Elmer Schneider
Albert Shane
Lake Ave
Alex Simon
Columbia Station
Charles Streiber
Grafton Rad
Rudolph Telzerow
Bath St
Ray Wacker
Miller Ct
Kenneth Weaver
Cambridge Ava
Dalton Yost
Arthur Woodson
East 20Nd St
David Bonnette
Second St
Manuel Cerda
East 28Th St
Gismondi
Elyria, Ave
Alexander Sanchez
Colorado Ave
James J. Smith
12Th St
Melvin Cruce
Joseph Stawicki
West 19Th St
Peter Greenwald
West Lake Rd
Ver- Shilton
Edward Anderson
Janosik
Hawthorne Ave
Sheffield
Ralph Splain
Charles Burkes
East Ave
Bessie McLemore
West 17Th St
Joseph Pribanic
Norfolk Ave
Olive Lucille Merritt
China Gardner
East 20Th St
St. Joseph
Amherst Hospital
Municipal Court News
Courthouse News
PTA
AHS
Lydia Goad
Lexington Ave
L Lorain
Mike
Lin
Lake
Donald
Harry Altschuler
Terminal Railroad
Schacht
Montana Ave
Sol
Sylvia Dunn
Pat Waldecki
Cédri Éniry
East 21St St
Mar.1
Barbara
Schmidt
Clare Schaeffer
Janice Daugherty
Audrey McDonald
Karen Kallin
Carol Falasco
Connie Berger
Carol Griegs
Brenda Bradford
Audrey Kreeger
Sharon Brooks
Sha- Ton Villers
Sherril McLoda
Karen Heighley
Linda Weaver
Nancy Scharein
Carol Enz
Sue Albrecht
Sylvia Howard
Herbert F. Tompkins
Fred
W. Va
Lena B. Farmtoxigation
Russia Township
Buckly Fresman
Viola Bucks
Blaine Sr
William Munger
Wyle E. Miller
Twinsburg
Harold Ewing
Wiliam Garner
Virginia Nelson
George Whitman
Broad St
Hildy Deering
Atlanta
Fannie Jackson
Woodford
Albert Braun
Jan Ave
Hovanitz
Tlon
Garfield St
Elyria 7
Robert Witherbee
Middle Ridge Rd
Claude M. Welch
Leroy.a. Tyler, R. BD
Peg Billingsley
Penny Roszos
Dorothy Kreuck
Iris Podlich
Fay Langley
Bonnie Reimer
Jean Smith
Beverly McCready
Linda Long
Betty Higgins
Sharon Mann
Evelyn Smith
Mary Neff
Pat Solack
Judy Dobney
Diane Kilgore
Carol Stull
Mike Kelleher
Ed Klenz
Ed Gargasz
George Allam
William Smith
Ralph Meckley
Elyria Rollarcia
Jons
Panthers
Gene Willoughby
Ed Anderson
Elyria Catholic High
Elyria Lions Club
Wayne McQuillin
Lions Club
Anderson
Willoughby
Felix Klimcrak
Catholic High
Avon Lake Group
Wes
Weul Auu Weuac
A. L. Glenn Jr
Huron County Court
Harem
News Bureau
der O'Cosmee
Park Ave
Yuhen
Myria
Sederis
Court Street
Paty
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