LaGrange Quarry Land Suit Opens
Attorneys for landowners and the Village of LaGrange opened an appropriations case over 45 acres at Diagonal and Nickle Plate Roads. The village seeks to buy the quarry site to augment its water supply while owners push for compensation based on highest value for intended recreational use. Smith testified about a 1948 contract with Cleveland Quarries governing use of the quarry area.
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Diagonal
Nickle Plate Rds
LaGrange
Robert Corts
Cleveland Quarries Co
Paul Mikus
Fred
H. Smith
Cleveland Quarries
Smith
John Pincura
Cleveland
Mikus
Loween
Elyria
Scotland
Floenty
Crouse
Halloween Parade Planned for Elyria Event
Initial plans for the 40th annual Elyria Halloween parade were drawn up at a Kiwanis Club chaired meeting in the Elyria Chamber offices. The event is set for Saturday night October 29 with Hugh Cameron named general chairman and John Kinter announcing the next planning session for October 20.
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Elyria
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Hugh Cameron
Pflaudler Co
John Kinter
Cameron
Prem A Hale
Premature Jack-O-Lantern Ignites Red Blaze in Elyria Home
A sighted jack o lantern blamed for a minor fire last night at 43 Ohio Ave. John Sarnovaky, owner occupant, reported a candle under a bed started by a youngster. Firemen responded to the alarm and confined the blaze to the bed on the date before Halloween.
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Elyria
Ohio
John Sarnovaky
Radio Firm Leader Mum On Charges
Elyria Lorain Broadcasting Co officials refused comment on unfair competitive practices charges against WEOL and WMAN Mansfield filed with the FCC. Horvitz alleged the stations pirated news and used false statements about a recreational area and water plans. Cleveland Quarries tied to a water reservoir plan faced La Grange village scrutiny and appraiser disagreements on property value.
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Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co
WEOL
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Weol Here
WMAN
Mansfield
A. Horvitz
Lorain Journals
Mansfield Journal
FCC
Roy W. Ammel
Horvitz
Im & Lieveland Oa
Crouse
Smith
Cleveland
Chronicle-Telegram
LaGrange
Corts
Drive-In Manager Arrested in Lorain Theater Case
A drive-in theater manager was arrested as part of a prosecution tied to a Lorain theater operated by Selected Theaters Inc. of Cleveland. Sheriff Masher noted past operators were fined and allowed to move on. Police Prosecutor Mikus will handle the case. The Lorain theater chain is headed by Nate Schultz of Cleveland.
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Masher
Mikus
Lorain Drive-In
Ohio
Selected Theaters Inc
Cleveland
Nate Schultz
Guilty Plea Entered On DWI In Mayor's Court
Elyria motorist Irvin L Hoover, 26, of 611 Cornell Ave, pleaded guilty in Mayor's Court to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 150 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and ordered not to drive in Elyria. Police records say the arrest followed a Tuesday stop on Third Street.
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Elyria
Irvin L Hoover
Cornell Ave
State Patrol
Harry
Beare
Milan
Hoover
Halloween Vandalism Reported
Sheriff Carl R. Finegan ordered deputies to crack down on Halloween vandalism after reports last night. Four cars will patrol at night and deputies will question juveniles showing suspicious activity. A resident reported corn and tomato projectiles broke two front windows on Chestnut Ridge Road. Additional prowlers and pranksters were reported by residents Jack Slack Lake Avenue John Baker Edison Court and John Banks Wesley Road Elyria.
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Carl R. Finegan
Sheriff's Department
Carl Wright
Chestnut Ridge Rd
Jack Slack
Lake Ave
John Baker
Edison Ct
John Banks
Wesley Rd
Elyria
Truck Driver Hurt In Crash Gets Citation
Keith McRoberts, 29, of 258 East College Street, Oberlin, suffered minor cuts and bruises when the stake body truck he drove left Rt. 113 west of Milan yesterday noon. He swerved to avoid another vehicle, rolled over, and received a citation. Moderate damage occurred to the truck.
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East College St
Oberlin
Jon Rt. 113
Milan
Bay Bridge Post
State Highways Patrol
McRoberts
Rt. 113
Mick
Death Records for Joseph Robinson in Lorain Ohio
Death notice for Joseph T. Robinson of Vermilion Lorain details his 79 years, Czech birth, long USA residence in Cleveland Amherst Elyria and Lorain, survivor list including wife Ila four daughters and son Theodore Jr with many grandchildren, funeral arrangements at Walter A. Frey and Edward M. Fisher, services at St Mary Church and burial at Calvary Cemetery.
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Ollie May
North Ridge Rd
Versinne
Tol
Tallion
St. Joseph
Pital Ater
Czechoslovakia
United States
Cleveland
Amherst
Elyria
National Tube Co
Iua
Ann Vilaci
Margaret Lavish
Robinson
Car
Theodore T. Robinson
Robert Wond
Theodore Metreer
Walter A. Frey
Mer
John Green Wall
Bunal
Evergreen Cemery
Mary Savina
Evelyn Steingas
Medina
Sim
Joseph Jr
Vermilion
Edward M. Fisher
St. Mary Church
Cietus Gates
Rosary
Calvary Cemetery
Flag from Capitol to be given at Scout Camp dedication
A flag that once waved over the United States Capitol will be presented at the Firelands Area Boy Scout Council camp dedication on October 16 at 3 p.m. The $55,000 central dining lodge ceremony marks early fund campaign results toward a $150,000 goal. Rep. A. D. Baumhart will present the flag to the council. Architect Harold Parker will official unveil the lodge and Ed Fanning comments summarize planning and costs.
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Camp Firelands
Firelands Area
Boy Scout Council
United States
A. D. Baumhart
Firelands Council
Ed Fanning
Harold Parker
4-H Club Awards Edge 10 Clubs in Lorain County
Lorain County 4-H and FFA members score across ten clubs with Pittsfield Minute Maids leading. A camp lodge at Gore Orphanage and Beckjer Roads north of Oberlin is highlighted with a pool, kitchen, and stone fireplace as part of a $48,115.69 campaign total. Awards of 10 dollars to each honor club and a plaque for the top club will be presented at the Achievement Night program Monday at Grafton School.
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Lorain County
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Order of the Arrow
Gore Orphanage
Beck Jer Rds
Ober
Future Farmers of America
Grafton School
Earl Henderson
Elyria Methodist Church
William Tedrick
Lois Simonds
Pittsfield Minute Maids
Lawrence Jordan
Forrest Mohrman
Jeaninette Walke
Liberty Club of
Huntington
Marion J. Crile
Eaton
Amenea Club
Betty Hawke
Dorothy
Petrykowski
Carlisle Sallies
FFA
George Gulgin
Charlesl
Webber, Rochester
Carlisle Cooking Girls
Mys.kinen
Grace Walker
Henrietta
Myrtle Holcomb
Ward
F— Towers Bermanns Bricht. i . Ed
Ital
Ning
Maringualy
Farm Bureau
Avery Sooy
Penfield
Elyria Savings
Cider and Trust Co
Phil Robson
Lorain
County Farm Bureau Council
Lorain County Plans Career Nights and Citizens Committee
The Lorain County Board of Education advanced a county wide Career Nights program with Miss Mary Dolliver as keynote speaker for November events at Clearview and Midview high schools. The board also passed a second resolution creating a Lorain County Citizens Committee to study school district consolidations, with nine to eighteen non school members to be elected by area boards for a one year review.
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County Board of Education
Mary Dolliver
Oberlin College
Citizens’ Committee
Gibbons
Casuty Board
Citizens
State Department of Education
Buckeye Loop Meet Set For May eleventh at Sandusky
Foster Elliott Elyria High School principal announced the Buckeye Conference spring sports meet will be held May 11 in Sandusky. The six schools Elyria Lorain Sandusky Fremont Ross Marion Harding Findlay discussed tentative events and a six-school choir festival planned for late spring in the EHS auditorium. Further dates will be set at upcoming principals meetings in Columbus and Fremont.
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Foster Elliott
Elyria High
Buckeye
Sandusky
Elyria
Lorain
Freimont Ross
Marion Harding
Findlay
EHS
Elliott
Columbus
Ohio High School Principals Association
Southern Hotel
Fremont
Pike Official Calls Out Rock Throwing Hazard
Russell Deets, project manager for the Pike, reports a staggering number of rock throwing incidents since opening. He urges warning signs at overpasses with potential prosecution. County commissioners will approve if the turnpike allocates funds. Sheriff Finegan says deputies will question loiterers and press charges for throwing on the turnpike.
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Russell Deets
Deetz
Turnpike
Turnpike Commission
Carl R. Finegan
Boy 2 Injured In Mishap On East Bridge Street
A two year old Elyria boy suffered a fractured thigh and head bruises after being struck by a car on East Bridge Street. The driver, Hugh M. Thomas, 46, of 144 Fourth Street, was charged with reckless driving and to appear in court. The boy’s identity is Gary Diemling of 348 East Bridge. Police credited the boy for entering the street after a football. In a separate two car crash, Rev. Richard Thompson, 41, of 317 Merriman Street, Peoria, AL, was cited for driving without a license bad brakes and making an improper left turn. He pled guilty and paid fines totaling $45 plus costs, later suspended by Mayor Keys. Thompson’s westbound car turned left onto Chestnut Street and hit Guy D. Jackson, 31, of Vermilion Road Amherst. Damage estimated at $350 to Thompson and $200 to Jackson.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
East Bridge St
Gary Diemling
East Bridge
Hugh M. Thomas
Fourth St
Ife
Thomas
Richard Thompson
Merriman St
Peoria
Keys
Thompson
Broad St
Polio Toll Slowing in Lorain County Report
Lorain County polio cases edge toward 36 with a Brownhelm Township infant girl diagnosed after mid August illness and late September weakness. Health commissioner Dr. Marion G. Fisher notes four cases in Elyria and 23 in other areas, with Harold Standifer as the remaining patient and unclear residence.
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Lorain County
Marion G. Fisher
Brownhelm Township
Fisher
Elyria
Sheriff's Men Probe Griswold Road Theft
Sheriff's deputies investigated theft at Kesar Service Co on Griswold Road. Victim Victor Kesar reported items recently taken including a paint sprayer hydraulic jacks batteries shovels 25 cans of paint and cable slings. Gasoline was stolen after pump locks were broken last night.
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Kesar Service Co
Griswold Rd
Victor Kesar
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