Visitors Debate West Broad Street's Woes and Fixes in Elyria
A two part Elyria News feature notes varied views among merchants real estate men and officials on West Broad Street problems and potential improvements. The piece argues pedestrian traffic boosts retail vitality and land values, cites current frontage values along Broad Street and outlines planning for city funds parking and private investment. It cites high foot traffic at Woolworths and contrasts with lower activity west of West Avenue, urging coordinated effort to revitalize the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furst
Elymia
West Broad St
Lang
Broad St
Woolworth
Broad and Wash
Ington
Washington
Mul St
Bell Co
West Ave
Broad
Chestnut
Court
Park
Middle Ave
East Ave
Cedar
East River
Head-on Lake Rd crash injures Avon Lake pair
A 5:28 PM head-on collision on Lake Rd east of Oakwood Dr hospitalizes Ida Beutler 51 of 31831 Lake Rd and Robert William Schindler 2 of 9066 Lake Rd in fair to poor condition. Beutler suffers spinal injuries and possible vertebral fractures. Schindler lists lacerations and possible facial fractures. Both cars demolished. police say both victims were semiconscious on arrival at St. Joseph's Hospital Lorain. Mrs Beutler underwent surgery to assess spinal injuries.
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Avon Lake
Lake Rd
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lorain
Ida Beutler
Beutler
Robert William Schindler
Schindler
Oakwood Dr
Lak Rd
Oak
Lme
Roy Linden
Woman Hurt In Accident Improving
Attendants at St. Joseph Hospital report Mrs Ann Leight 42 of 4895 Pinewood Dr Sheffield Lake is improving after a 2:30 am Lake Road crash in Sheffield Lake that killed her husband William 47. She had deep facial cuts and shock. he died when the car rammed into a tree and pinned him in the wreckage. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives from Pennsylvania. body at Burmeister Funeral Home Avon Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Ann Leight
Pinewood
Sheffield Lake
Willam
Leight
Pennsylvania
Burmeister Funeral Home
Avon Lake
Ex-Lorain Man Detained as Murder Probe Expands in Big Pinwhar
Columbus investigators dig into a missing woman case after the discovery of a young woman's body in Big Pinwhar. Two St Louis brothers tentatively identify the deceased as Creda M Mellady, with others in Elyria and Barberton aiding in leads. An ex Lorain barber convict in custody awaits questioning amid fingerprint and facial similarity checks.
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Columbus
Big
Ellsworth Beck
Elyria
Roxy Gerbasi
Ford Rd
Gloria Brown
Barberton
Triplex
St. Louis
West Virginia
Jacine R. Lawson
Lawson
Mellady
St. Lous
Bobby Sox
St Loms
Gerbasi
Trio Faces Cincinnati Drug Charges
Two men and a woman were held by narcotics authorities in Cincinnati after plans to set up a heroin selling operation were discovered. The Chicago trio claimed to report to a kingpin in Chicago and had 543 heroin capsules and two hypodermic needles found at their hotel. They were arrested after checking into a Cincinnati hotel under the name Mrs. Willa B. King, with one of the suspects identified as Brimoj Bolton. The group faced federal robbery and drug charges and were moved to a federal facility after arrest.
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Cincinnati
INS
Chicago
Feds
Ft. Leavenworth
Willa B. King
Brimoj
Reginald Raymond
Skirmont
Bill
Jesse Williams
Bolton
Lexington
King
Offi- June & Cers
Orson
Amarillo
Tex
Auto Flips Slams Into Car Injuring Three at Night
Three Spring Valley residents were treated and released at Elyria Memorial Hospital after an overturned auto slid along the highway into their car on Rt 301 near Rt 254. Marie Archer 38 Frances Mass 35 and Thelma Kovacs 49 sustained injuries as Donald Swanson 19, driving on the left, lost control and flipped his car. Swanson was arrested and to appear in Elyria Municipal Court next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Elynia Memorial Hospital
Marie G. Archer
North
Pasadena Ave
Frances Mass
North Pasadena
Thelma Kovacs
State Highway Patrol
Donald Swanson
George St
Elyria
Rt. 301
Rt. 254
Archer
Swainson
Swanson
Adams Murder Trial Hurdles Crown Evidence Shift
In London the Adams murder trial faces strategy shifts after defense cross examinations undercut the Crown. Nurses undercut earlier testimony while medical experts weigh changes, amid plans to prove Mrs Morrell was overdosed to gain a will bequest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John
Bodkin Adams
Reginald Manningham-Buller
Herbert
Count
Eastbourne
Delaware manslaughter case up for state inquiry
An Ohio State University student Richard Macioce of Huron has been indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury on a second degree manslaughter charge in the Sept 12 collision that killed Edward Fischer. A judge fined Macioce $20 and costs for a separate failure to stop offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Ohio State
Un-Scotland Yard
Richard Macioce
Center Ave
Huron
Edward
Han Fischer
Middleburg
Nam
Macioce
Lawrence
Delaware Municipal
Delaware State Highway Patrol Post
Oae
Charles G. Walker
Columbus
Fischer
DWI Arre: Elyria Man Receives Suspended Jail Time
James Wilson of 140 West St faced charges of driving while intoxicated, driving with no license, and driving with suspended privileges. Judge Frank Wilcox suspended a 10 day sentence, ruling Wilson would serve four days. prior DWI followed a January Lake Ave accident. Local police noted the offense occurred about 2:50 am on West River St as Wilson drove with suspended license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
West St
Frank Wilcox
Wilson
West River St
Elyria
Larry Jezewski
Lorain County
Joseph Kristoff
Cokayry Lane
Carl Schmitkens
Fong Wison
Schmitkens
John Landy
Turku
Finland
Wilcox
Lake Ave
Spruce St
Watson
Presser Silent On Testimony in New York Grand Jury
William Presser of the Ohio Teamsters Union returned to Cleveland after testifying before a federal grand jury in New York. He declined to comment as reporters noted a car crash on Route 23 near Delaware left one person dead from a stall fracture after being thrown from a vehicle.
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Cleveland, C
Willam [Presser
Ohio
Teamsters Union
New York
Vatian Wmalente
Y Nas
Walker
Delaware
Fischer
Blaze damages Elyria bedroom. crib destroyed in fire
A fire at 436 West 15th Street in Elyria severely damaged a second floor bedroom owned by Nelson Fitzpatrick. The Moses Miller family occupied the room with a crib and two beds. cause undetermined as firefighters confined flames to the room with smoke damage upstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
West 15Th St
Nelson Fitzpatrick
Moses Miller
Muller
Australian Runs Mile In 3 59 With Four Minute Barrier
Australia’s Merv Lincoln surged to a 3 59 mile in Melbourne, becoming the third Australian to break four minutes. Coach Ron Clarke’s sacrifice and guidance were cited as a key influence on a performance described as a tremendous stretch burst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Merv Lincoln
Hns
Ron Clarke
Warrants Likely For 4 Accused Under Dog Law
Police Prosecutor Robert Corts said warrants will be prepared for four Elyria dog owners cited for allowing dogs to run at large who failed to appear. Citations were issued in October and December. fines for first offenses run five dollars and could rise to thirty six plus costs. Costs could exceed three dollars in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Corts
Annally Tsaued
Corts
Martin Sais
Demurrer Filed In Gay Case In Lorain Court
A demurrer to the indictment charging John Gay with possessing and selling marijuana was filed in common pleas court. The move follows a prior motion to quash, denied this week by Judge LeRoy Kelly. The filing argues marijuana laws are unconstitutional as cruel punishment and notes the indictment may fail to specify possession of the plant extracts. Gay, Zetta Brown, and Earl Barnett were arrested last month. Gay is free on 30,000 dollars bond while Brown and Barnett remain jailed for bond default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gay
Lorain
Come Ton Pleas Court
Gay
LeRoy Kelly
Olno
Atty. E. G. Ko
Bridge project contract deferred near Rt 18 and Nickel Plate
Brighton area delay on grade separation at Rt 18 and Nickel Plate Railroad hinges on right of way and cost sharing. A. J. Baltes Inc. of Norwalk bids 494 883 to build a bridge carrying one track over the road, relocate the bridge, remove earth, dig a road under tracks, and move a hill east of the tracks. Work starts weeks after award, with a 60 day road closure limit between Apr 1 and Nov 1 and a run around during construction. completion is slated for July 31, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
Brighton-Wellington Township
Black River
Highway Department
School Cleared After Bomb Threat Rings Fairborn
A bomb scare evacuated the 2,700 pupil Fairborn junior high and elementary school after a noon call stating a bomb was inside. Principal Robert Martin ordered the evacuation following a similar scare at Dayton Public Library a day earlier.
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Fairborn
Dayton Public Library
Robert Martin
Lorain Realtor Sued Over Trade Worth Claim
Louis Campbell of Lorain filed a suit against real estate broker Ben E. Fabrizio and his bondsman National Surety Corp for 1700 damages from a February 17 1956 property trade. Campbell says he relied on Fabrizio assurances that the trade property was worth 2500 but sold for 400, causing the loss.
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Louis Campbell
C" St
Lorain
Ben E. Fabrizio
Oberlin Ave
National Surety Corp
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Walter A. Godfrey
Tione
West Broad
the Chronicle - Telegram
Elyria, Ohio
Marta
Masonic Temple Co
Third St
The
Paul Adams
Adams
Elyria Women’s Club
Masons
Masonic
Robert W. Schindler
C-T
KL 21
Sturase
Geafffrey Lawrence
Morrell
Elyrian
Presser
Blaze
Demurrer
Lorain Realtor
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