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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1960
Page
21
Obie Thur march 34 1940 item appears in Chronicle Telegram brief. Details limited due to OCR fragment. This notice centers on a personals or civic item with date and community reference.
The piece notes relief pitchers like Joe Page Jim Konstanty Ryne Duren Don Elston Clem Lahine Pill Henry and Roy Face as a new breed beloved by managers. It discusses their brief careers troubled by arm strain and nerves while highlighting Dick Farrell of the Phillies as a typical young star who rose quickly, then faced fading prospects after late innings in spring training and an outing against the Cardinals.
A contentious legal dispute in Lorain involves the Yacht Club sale of a two story building to the city and a later transfer to the Lorain Yacht Club. The FOP claims ownership and possible civil action looms as council decides repair costs and future use.
Columbia High players Dale Dreger and Jim Keyse gain honorable mention on the United Press International Class A All Ohio team. Berlin Heights Bruce Burnham, Brookside Klemen, and Heights star Burnam also receive recognition in district and sectional contexts. Dreger averaged 16.2 points per game and Keyse led Columbia in rebounds. Burnam played 19 games for Heights and led scorers across the area.
Nine Elyria YMCA boys headline Saturday events with David Smith Lynn Kaaz Dan Stratton Dick Baughman and Clyde Rosenbaum among entries for a 10 yard butterfly 30 yard freestyle and 100 yard backstroke. Y table tennis action shows the Gassers defeating the Bouncers 2-1 and the Emuls in play.
Awards were presented at a Cub Scout Pack meeting in Detroit. Recipients include Dale with Tineba, Deiderick, Francis Coleman, Wayne Walker, Joseph Dowdell, Frank Walton, Kenneth Justin, and Dennis McNational. Noted are veteran and rookie badges, with Bear Walker earning the first veteran badge and Toons Chernitsky and Andrew Seierka entering the fold. Semipoint Idaho.
Two men in a panel truck fled as a northbound train struck the vehicle on the 36th Street crossing near Dunton Road in Lorain. Driver Walter Carter, of 3350 Eagle Avenue, reported the delay prevented movement and about 75 dollars in damage resulted. Engineer Lee Morgan was identified by officials. Carter's companion was not named.
A city council committee recommends designing a new Lorain City Hall complex with a projected cost of 1.5 million dollars. The plan would house court police and jail facilities in a modern center, replacing the 1938 layout and old library site.
A three month old boy narrowly avoided suffocation when a plastic bassinet cover dropped over his face in Lorain. He was treated by the fire department and admitted in fair condition to St. Joseph Hospital. The mother was fined for tax violation related to prepaid stamps.
Police logged two break ins with thefts of a washing machine and coin box from a Rapid Car Wash owned by Alvin Flanders and $5 in coins plus two electric tools from the Masonic Temple custodian Chester Beck. The incidents occurred between Monday night and yesterday morning and Tuesday afternoon and yesterday.
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