Lorain Refer PINBALL Ordinances Back to Finance Committee
Lorain council referred two pinball measures back to the Finance and Claims Committee. One bans possession of pinball and similar machines, the other licenses and regulates them. Several council members urged study and citizen input before actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Earl Frank
Sam Rosso
Finance and Claims Committee
Edward J Conley
Frank
City Sixth Ward
Joseph Grubic
Tom Johnson
Nicholas Ksenich
Finance and Claims Committee Considers Pinball Issue
City council weighs pinball ban with testimony from 400 residents. Ordinance would impose $50 fines and up to six months imprisonment for possession, plus licensing for distributors and exhibitors, with strict age, school distance, and inspection rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance and Claims Committee
Council
City Council
Seasion
Jim Romoser
Lorain St Joseph Hospital Discharges and Births
Lorain St Joseph Hospital reports discharges for multiple patients including Mrs Richard Grifith and Mrs Fernando Rojas with babies, and others at 202 W 26th St 2239 Lorain Dr 2610 Denver Ave 909 De Witt St 3821 Dallas Ave RD 1 Amherst 241 E 3ist St 407 W 20th St and 471 Kew Gardens. Births include a son to Angelo DeSantis and wife at 1426 W 33rd St and a son to Robert Armstrong at 3323 Dallas Ave. Additional births: James Snyder, Ray Conley, Narciso Rodriguez, James Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Grifith
26Th St
Fernando Rojas
Lorain
George Kovach
Denver Ave
Les Jeanne Winter
Hale St
Avon
Lee Roy Shorts
de Witt
Ernest Philips
22Nd
Lucille Frye
Dallas Ave
Charles Reynolds
Lake Rd
John M Thompson
Erie Ave
Samuel J Rich
Amherst
Virgil G Vasu
Riverside
Wm C Domazet Jr
Foster Townsend
20Th St
Timothy Charlton
Kew Gardens
Steven Robert Hamrick
24Th
Mary Porter
Meister Rd
Angelo DeSantis
W. 33Rd St
Robert Armstrong
James Snyder
Ray Conley
Norfolk Ave
Narciso Rodriguez
32Nd St
James Smith
Oberlin Ave
Wage Increase Request Referred To Committee
Lorain city council sent a wage increase request to the Finance and Claims Committee. Frank J Horvath, Lorain union representative, wrote that industry wages have risen substantially and living costs have increased. city workers have not had a raise since 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Finance and Claims Committee
Frank J Horvath
Lorain Union
Horvath
Store Owner Denies Guilt
Dorathy Kuhn owner of Dots Delicatessen at 563 Washington Ave pleaded innocent before Judge LeRoy Kelly in Municipal Court after police charged her with selling fireworks. Trial set for Friday with bond at 200 and officers cited finding boxes of fireworks on a rear counter.
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Lorain
LeRoy Kelly
Dorothy Kuhn
Dots Delicatessen
Washington Ave
Kelly
Kuhn
Spt
Joe Gethin
Joseph Schrempel
Street Oiling Work To Begin In Lorain
City street oiling set to start in the latter part of the week or early next week depending on weather. City Service Director Wallace Chapla told council dust control will be done twice this year, not once as before, after Councilman Edward Oska suggested alternatives. Chapla noted other methods exist but are costlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Weather City Service
Wallace Chapla
Council
Edward Oska
Chapla
Sheffield Land Plans Up For Public Inspection
A transcript on annexation of land in Sheffield Township abutting Pearl Ave to Lorain will be available for 60 days for public inspection by City Auditor Joseph Mitock before city council action. The land lies east of Pearl Rd about 4500 feet and south from East 36th St ditch about 2160 feet.
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Lorain
Sheffield Township
Pearl Ave
Joseph Mitock
Jto City Counel
Adams Seeks Support for Longfellow Park Land Swap
The Board of Education presses for a five acre Longfellow Park site to build an elementary school, trading nine acres in Larkmoor for park property. The Park Board approved, Planning Commission rejected, and council faces final action after a petition with 366 signatures urged backing the swap. Community voices cite education versus park preservation and request alternative sites on Michigan Avenue, Cleveland Boulevard, and Day Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow Park
Adams
Planning Commission
Park Board
Board of Education
Larkmoor
City Planning Commission
Council
Raymond C Cox
North
Jefferson Rix
Gene Ross
South Jefferson Blvd
Norman Duke
East Ene Ave
Longfellow
Dan P Carns
Cairns
Carns
St Anthony School
Lutheran Church
Lakeview Park
Thompson
Cleveland Blvd
Brown
Century Park
Naval Reserve Armory
Roat Rd
Michigan Ave
Longfellow School
Council OKays 3 Member Board
The Lorain council approves a three member board to assess property owners on streets to be improved. City Auditor Joseph Mitock appoints Stephenie Skodak Herb Lewis and Mike Peer to estimate assessments and project costs for Iowa Ave Central Bridge Drop Larkmoor Subdivision Tressa Ave Leagitt Rd Sterling Rd and related sewer and paving projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Striets Witch
Last Rights Council
Joseph Mitock
Stephenie Skodak
Herb Lewis
Mike Peer
Iowa Ave
Central Bridge
Larkmoor Subdivision
Tressa Ave
3Th St
Weter Rd
Leagitt Rd
Grace St
Toy Edith St
Sterling Rd
Root Rd
Corporat
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Edward Osko
Osko
Edward Novack
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Frank Hudacer
Broadway
Elyria
Wakefield Co
Vermilion
Wakefield
A F Wakefield
F D Wakefield
Kos Schrlledberg
Amt
Carl A. Schroeder
Sheffield Land
Fete Goods
Police
Chineva
Canton Ave
46Th St
Wallace Chapin
Saii
C. C. Thompson
East Erie Ave
Jess O Brown
Arkansas Ave
Ted
Packard
Eratsimen
Mecium
Emneticas
Packard Craftsmen
Raley
Wews-Tv
Channel
Earl J. Lance Motors
Cleveland Street
Aif
Parker
Kreen
Floor
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