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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1955

Page

5

Enrollment Gains See Lorain County Schools Receive State Checks

County Superintendent C A Gibbons reported quarterly state appropriations totaling 209 774 89 for Lorain County districts based on average daily enrollment. Payments to Avon Avon Lake Carlisle LaGrange Clearview Columbia Elyria Town ship Ireland s Huntington Midview Penfield Ridgeville Sheffield Lake and South Amherst reflect enrollment changes and tuition pupils from other districts with some amounts directed to districts for tuition bills.

Lorain County C A Gibbons Gibbons Avon Avon Lake Sf Carlisle LaGrange Clearview Columbia Elyna Township Irelands Huntington Midview Penheld Ridgeville Sheffield Lake South Amherst Carlislera Grange Penfield

Truck leaves highway after front tire blows in Ohio

A right front tire blowout sent a truck driven by Robert Radke of Amherst into a ditch near the Lorain Erie County line yesterday afternoon. Radke was not hurt and damage was light. Another car driven by Carl Wilhelm and a third by Leo New, both Amherst residents, were only slightly damaged with no injuries or arrests reported.

Robert Radke South Lake St Amherst Lorain Erie County Ohio State Highway Radke Carl F Wllhelm Pearl St Amherst Leo E New Quarry

Rural Life Sunday Plans Set

Rural Life Sunday agendas in Lorain County include a 3 pm worship at Ridgeville Grange Hall with speaker Russell Hoy author of The Country Parson Ponders. A 1 pm pot luck dinner precedes the service featuring ministers from multiple denominations and activities by local Grange and FHA clubs.

Ridgeville Grange Hall Res Russell Hoy Oho Lorain County Kinal Life Res Hay Canal Lewisville Grange Farm Bureau Fate Farmers of America Future Homemakers of America Dale Clark Huntington Communits Church Deane Kintner Pomona Grange Eaton T Grange Ridgeville Grange Huntington Grange Wellington Fha

Brownhelm Area Seeks Sanitary Sewer District Board Plant

Residents of the Sunnys de Beach area petitioned the county commissioners Monday to establish a sanitary sewer district and build a sewage disposal plant for their area. The petition was filed by Benjamin Tavior, a local trustee, on behalf of the signers.

Sunnys de Beach Brownhelm Benjamin Tavior

Navy and Army Personnel Updates in 1948 to 1949

Gerald A Pure USN aviation electronics technician second class son of Mrs Florence M Frye l Avon Lake reported for duty May 13 with Air Development Squadron 4 at Paint Mugu Naval Air Station Test Center Port Hueneme Cal. Raye who entered the Navy in September 1948 previously served with Ant Submarine Squadron Jo based at the Naval Air Station San Diego. George RK Spaiss son of Mr and Mrs Richard Sparks LaGrange recently participated in Exercise Barracuda a field training maneuver at Ft Kobbe Canal Zone. Sparks a cannoneer in Battery B of the 41st Field Artillery Battalion entered the Army 4 April 1944 and completed basic training at Camp Chaffee Ark.

Gerald Florence M Fryel Brookfield Rd Avon Lake Air ‘Development Squadron 4 Paint Mugu Naval Air Massile Test Center Port Hueneme Cal Raye Navy Ant Naval Air Station San Diego West Technica High School Cleveland Army Pfe George RK Spaiss Richard Sparks LaGrange Ft Kobbe Canal Zone aMth Feld Artillery Camp Chaffee Ark I

Beard Growing Contest Opens Entries for Centennial Fair

Lorain County fair announces beard contest starting June 1 with four classes and cash prizes totaling 210 for first and second place in each. Entry requires name address telephone, postmarked June 1–15, and a barber signature confirming entrant is clean shaven. Open class allows any beard length. Judges will be local barbers from Lorain County communities.

Lorain County Wellington Matteo Chope Abe Lincoln van Dyke C. C .Axon Second Elyria CC Nixon Nixon Ohio C C Nixon Noxon Barber Shop St Elyna Oo

School Staffs Will Picnic In LaPorte Today

Elvna public schools faculty and staff plan an annual family picnic at The Hedges LaPorte with about 200 attendees. Activities include games contests softball badminton and horseshoes and a dinner at 6 30 pm. Committee chairs cover health education entertainment and logistics with judging of beard contests set for Lorain County Day at the fair.

Elvna Public Schools LaPorte Joseph Quarant Jefferson School High Scio Darlene Whitin L J Koliopus Cementary Walter von Brock Mckinley and Garford Paul, Stewart Moss Willam Laine Franklin Rabbats Robert Stumpert Lorain County Romulus Duval Lorain W Hopkins LaGrange Theo Camp Elyria

Junior Chamber Net Meet Set in Cleveland

BS Qualifying rounds for the state Junior Chamber of Commerce teams tournament will be held in Cleveland in June 2025. The junior division is for boys under 18 and the boys division for mentee under 15. Cleveland winners advance to the state meet at Bluffton July 10 with the national tourney set for August 9 in San Antonio Texas.

Cleveland Bluffton San Antonino Texan

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