Driver Injured In Two Car Collision At Cleveland And Olive
A 51 year old Elyria man, Andrew Debay, suffered a fractured rib and head cut after his car rear ended Edgar Pearce's vehicle on Cleveland Street near Olive. Debay, treated at Elvira Memorial Hospital, faces a charge of failing to have his car under control. Damages totaled 350 to Debay’s car and 175 to Pearce’s.
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Elyria
Cleveland and
Olive Sts
Andrew Dobay
Fast Ave
Elvrra Memorial Hospital
Debay
Edgar K. Pearce
Vermilion
Cleveland St
Elyria Chest sets drive for $184000 in 1955 campaign
Lorain County residents will host a speech tour by State Auditor James Rhodes Republican candidate for governor Oct 13 ending with a dinner at Magyar Evangelical and Reform Church Elyria. The drive, Oct 18 28, aims to raise 184066 for the Community Chest with Leo R Meyer Motors chairing and Eugene Smith, Gordon Curl, and Gene Corns assisting. Rhodes plans stops including Wellington Grafton Oberlin Amherst Lorain Avon and nearby communities.
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Loramn
James 4. Rhodes
GOP
Rhodes
Elyria Republican Committee
Magyar Evangelical and Reformed War
Evengelical and Reform
Wellington
Grafton
Oberlin
Inn
Amherst
Lorain
Pearl Ave
National Tube Co
Ernest R. Seabold
Elyria
Community Chest Campaign
Leo R. Meyer
Leo R. Meyer Motors
Gordon Curl
Eugene Smith
Motion
Gene Corns
Spontaneous Combustion Blamed In Fire At Barn
A barn at the Otto Erbacher home on Seven Hills Road near New London burned at 2 30 am believed caused by spontaneous combustion. Firemen arrived too late to save the building valued around 9000 dollars and containing hay laundry equipment and a milk house.
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New London
Otto Erbacher
Seven Hills Rd
Ruggles Township
Mike Watts
Are
al Walters
Bank Authorized To Make Series Ticket Refunds
The Elyria Savings and Trust Go announced it is authorized to refund unused tickets for the fifth game of the World Series. Under Cleveland Baseball Co authorization refunds will be issued at its main bank on Cleveland Street and at branches on Cleveland Street and in Avon Lake.
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Elyria Savings and Trust Go
Cleveland Baseball Co
Elyria Savings and Trrust Co
Cleveland St
Avon Lake
Death Records and Obituaries from Elyria Area
Deaths include Reinhardt R. Palles of 125 Courtland St at 1 30 p m after a heart attack. burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Ernest L. Sanders Tl died at 2 15 p m at his store 112 Adams St. services at Curtis E Truman Funeral Home and LaGrange Cemetery. Mary Long Burger, former Elyria resident, funeral at Baker Funeral Home Friday 2 p m. burial Butternut Ridge Cemetery. Angeline Szmusiak Lorain 64, heart attack. services at Don Trowski Funeral Home and Nativity Church Calvary Cemetery.
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Reinhardt R. Palles
Courtland St
Blyrie Memorial Hospital
Fire “Department
Mr. Pallas
Sandusky
Elyria
Blau-Knox Corp
Fuller Rd
Emma R. Pallas
Delbert Worcester
Fields
Henry Pallas
West Ridge
Hurest Pallas
Griswold Rd
Gust Pallas
Berthe Reese
Oberlin
Wainwright
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Pallas
Walter Reif
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Wellington
Ernest L. Sanders
Adams St
Pfaudler Co
Dora
Alma Knipper
Viola Knepper
Ward Dill
Clarence Fye
LaGrange
Ernest Jr
Fremont
John Brubaker
Mansfield
Clyde Horton
Columbia Station
Leon
Curtice
Dewey Knowles
Loman
I Franklin
Curtis E. Truman
Wallace Aker
LaPorte Methodist Church
LaGrange Cemetery
Strongville
Mary Long Burger
Berea Hospital
Baker Funeral Home
W. Heber O'Hara
Lorain
Angeline Szymusiak
St. Josephs Hospital
John
Carl Supel
Frank Szymusiak
Joseph Szymusiak
Dearborn
Mic
Buriak
Calvary Cemetery
$29 In Kitchen Items Stolen At 88 Woodford Ave
A number of household items valued at about 29 dollars were stolen from 88 Woodford Ave between Wednesday and Friday. Mrs. Doris Sauer of the same address reported the theft to police. Items reported stolen include a stainless steel dipper knife set mixing bowl plaster bowl set bowl covers pillow case with zipper dampening bag set of bowls safe washbag and ironing board cover.
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Woodford Ave
Doris Sauer
Verdicts in plumbing suit and divorces noted in court
A jury in Judge D A Cook's court awarded $1 218 to Leslie Sauvey of Sheffield Lake against Kenneth Everson on a cross petition regarding plumbing on 17 houses. A separate property seizure case awarded Nellie Schroeder $2 000 for taken property and $1 000 for damages in Amherst township. Lee Hatfield was granted a divorce from Marjorie by Judge John Fincura. Cognovit judgments were entered against seven individuals, including Ray Hess and Harold Miller, with amounts ranging from 168 to 321 dollars.
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Leslie Sauvey
Sheffield Lake
Kenneth Everson
Avon Lake
D. A. Cook
Sauvey
Evenson
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Nellie K. Schroeder
Amherst Township
Common Pleas Court
Lee Hatfield
Marjorie
John Fincura
Ray Hess
East Broad St
Harold Miller
West 11Th St
Walter Peas
C. M. Byars, Jr
Sugar Ridge Ra
Voters to Decide Pay Hike If Levy Passes in November
City council finance and grievance committees approve a general fund pay raise of 5 to 7 percent for most city employees with possible extra boosts if the two mill operating levy is approved in the Nov 2 election. About 150 general fund workers, plus comparable boosts for water sanitation and street staff, would be affected. The levy is expected to raise $156,000, with $45,000 set aside for raises. Committees will reconvene Monday to finalize the exact percentage. Elected officials do not receive raises.
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Surt Laderman
John Lugas
Dale Kellogg
Harry Claycomb
Eugene Smith
Safety Service
Michael J. Lotko
Water, Sanitation and Street Department
Kellogg
Goodman Beverage Co
Alice McCartney
Paw Par Riverside Cr.ush
Lodi St
Elyria Auto Service
Indictments and divorces mark Lorain court docket
A flurry of petitions and indictments leads the Lorain scene. UAW UWL member Ike Wees and Nelson Clapper face neglect and cruelty charges in a combined case. A divorce suit against Joseph Formanek is filed by Madeline Blevins, while Blevins’ divorce from William is granted on grounds of imprisonment. Probate filings reveal an estate valued around 27 000 dollars for Els nasgworth Ball. Boundary dispute cases arise as William and Viola Stell sue Oke Manning over a sun visor theft and fence removal. The sheriff assists in the search for missing Alice Seyfert. Investment Discount Co. appears in another docket entry.
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Wees
UAW Uwl Linmcuy
Nelson Clapper
Lorain
John
Maltie Kolyika
North Ridges Pincura
Amherst
Joseph
Elizabeth Hann Smith
Carlisle Town
John A. Ball
Els
Nasgworth Ball
Common Pleas
Oke Manning
Oberlin Rd
William and
Viola Stell
Sheriff's Department
Zer
Bellfield Ave
Frances Moveske
Bellfield
Alice Seyfert
R. D
Vermilion
Investment Discount Co
Wasi
Purse Snatching on Sixth Street Targets Elderly Woman
Elyria police seek two suspects after a youth about 20 grabbed a hand bag from Mrs. Jesse E. Kent, 79, near 340 Sixth Street. The bag contained about $16 in cash and valuables. The crime occurred while she walked on Sixth Street late last night, prompting the search for the two suspects.
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Elyria
Jesse E. Kent
Sixth St
Lodi St lot offers free Friday parking from merchants
Local merchants including Phillips Drug Store Worcester Block Isaly's join in offering free parking in the Lodi Street lot each Friday from noon. The Witch Co on Oct 18 Berson's on Oct 29 and Elytia Hardware on Nov 5 will cover costs. Parking fees averaged $12 weekly since Aug 9.
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Phillips Drug Store
Wooster
Isaly’s
Lodi St
the Witch Co
Berson’s Department Store
Elytia
Safety Service
Michael J. Lotko
Marchants
Elyria
O’donnell’s
O'donnell’s
Domnnell
Bold Action Urged by Elyria Democrats in State Platform Endorsement
Elyria Democrats endorsed the party’s state platform and backed a two mill city general fund levy. They also supported a review of the Public Utilities Commission and the Fair Employment Practices Commission. The vote followed the Columbus convention and motions by Mayor Keys. A Get Out the Vote committee was formed under Joe Cirigliano with a ward-by-ward canvass schedule. Virginia Saylor attended and spoke on the Ohio Democratic Women convention.
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Elyria
Lastight
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Columbus
J. Grant Keys
Keys
Joe Cirigliano
Cirigliano
Sth
Ind
Anc Elaim
Atty
Wiliam McCray
United Polish Club
Virginia Saylor
Saylor
Ohio Federation of Democratic Women
Injury suit filed over auto crash in Sheffield Lake
David Urke of Euclid files a $35,000 injury suit against Model Bakery Inc Lorain and Frank Barnes of Cleveland for injuries from a June 12 Route 11 truck car crash in Sheffield Lake. Urke was a passenger in Bates' vehicle at the time.
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David Urke
Euclid, C
Model Bakery, Inc
Lorain
Frank Barnes Cleveland
Sheffield Lake
Urke
Bates
Oakwood School Pupils Flee Police After Disguised Break-ins
Three Oakwood School students went missing and were chased by Lorain officers three times before capture. They were found sleeping in Florence Kale’s hallway and later linked to break-ins at Oakwood School and the Grove Theater. Detective Hunker said the boys slept in a garage at 2246 East 30th Street.
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Lorain
Oakwood School
Florence Kale
Eagle Cafe
Ralph Waters
30Th St
Grove Ave
Walters
Gilbert Leffler
Lexington Ave
Grove Theater
Richard Hunker
East 30Th St
Schneider
National Tube Co
Police Accounts From Mayor's Court Report
In Mayor's Court Jack Baldwin pleaded innocent to disorderly conduct and gets a hearing on October 14 after a complaint by Josephine Martin who said he cursed and swore at her. Jady Cullen was fined five dollars and costs for disobeying a traffic signal on East Avenue. Alfred Copeland was charged with speeding and disobeying two stop signs and must appear in court Tuesday. A maple chair worth 12 dollars was stolen from Mrs. George Frome's porch on Middle Avenue. Angelo Marra, Lyndhurst, charged with disobeying an adult school guard on Route 57 and Foster Lane, is to appear in court tomorrow.
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Debay
Pearce
Wellsburg
West Va
Third Stard Middle Ave
Raymond
Third St
Ranges
George J. Thatchell
West Third St
Harry L. Thompson
Ninth St
West Ave
Thatchell
Thompson
Mayor's Court
Jack Baldwin
South Middle Ave
Josephine Martin
Second St
Baldwin
Jady Cullen
East Ave
Alfred Copeland
Poplar St
Gulf Rd
George Frome
Middle Ave
Angelo
Marra
Lyndhurst
Rt. 57
Foster Lave
Landing Strip Test Case Heads to Court in Elyria
In Elyria Ohio a landowner Don Brown seeks to build an air strip on his property amid township zoning opposition. Common Pleas Court set for Oct 15 to decide if the field is private or commercial and whether it constitutes a nuisance. Prosecutor Mikis and Attorney General ONeill back Brown arguing the zoning law is too restrictive.
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Brown
John Pincura
Paul Mikis
Egg with a handle? Springs tale of a soft egg
Richfield Springs reports a curious hen laying an egg with a one inch loop at its end. Mrs Stanley Phillips says the egg was unusually soft and appeared to have a handle like feature.
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Richfield Springs
Stanley Phillips
Barracks Inspection Today At Lorain Ohio State Patrol
The Lorain Barracks in Ohio reported two minor accidents during a semiannual inspection led by Lt. 5. A. Bower from Massillon. Officers noted 0 further incidents as eight men prepared for the eye of the district headquarters.
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Lorain Barracks
Ohio
A. Bower
Massillon
Bower
jLorain Post
North Ridge Rd
Robert Caasar
Foster Park Rd
Amherst
Emitt Roberts
Harold, Ky
Roberts
Lawrence Lalonde
Annis Rd
Andrew Fritsch
R. D
Lalonde
Fritsch
City Permit Renewed for Elyria Sewage Dump
The Ohio Board of Health renewed Elyria's sewage discharge permit for six months with three conditions: complete rehabilitation plans and state approval, maintain satisfactory operation, and file a renewal application with a full expansion schedule and completion date. Havens & Emerson prepare plans for the 25 year old plant. city aims to spend 110000 on improvements as it seeks extension through 1955.
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Ohio Board of Health
Elyria
Black River
State Health Board
Water Pollution Control Board
Havens & Emerson
Board of Health
Safety Service
Michael Leiko
Chamber Action On City Levy Postponed
The Chamber of Commerce delays its 2 mill general world operating levy vote as the tax committee studies the issue. Norris Ryder says a board meeting postponed action until the committee completes its investigation and a new vote will be scheduled.
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Chamber of Commerce
Norris Ryder
Chamber
Ryder
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