Car Runs Into Tree Injuring Driver and Three Teens
A youthful driver Gilbert Sherrill II and three teenage passengers were injured at 1 am on Indian Hollows Road when their 1949 car skid, hit a tree, and was demolished. Sherrill treated for forehead abrasions, scalp laceration, and leg contusion then released. Passengers Mary Orr, Pat Sherriff, and Olan Sherrill suffered arm fracture, thigh injuries, and facial injuries respectively. Three other collisions on Route 20 were investigated, involving Raymond Duncan, William Erdman, Volney Nash, Robert Ashley, William Allred, and Joseph Greenwood, with brake failure and wrong side driving cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Hollows Rd
Rt 10
Sheriff's
Gilbert Sherrill, ii
Banks Rd
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mary Orr
Westlake
Pat Sherriff
South Middle Ave
Olan Sherrill
Sheriff's Deputies
Raymond Duncan
Center Ridge Rd
William Erdman
Cook
Rt. 20
Olive St
Ridgeville
Duntan
Volney
Nash
RD. 3
Elyria
Robert Ashley
Merchants Turn Down Yule Plan for Downtown Decor
Downtown Hiyra will be without Christmas decorations as merchants reject a Chamber of Commerce proposal to hang lights on utility poles. Mayor Keys notes the decision follows a proposed rise in assessments charged per front foot to each merchant for decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiyra
Utilities Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Keys
Merchants Division
Chamber
Polio Strikes Fifth Time Within Week in Lorain County
The Lorain County polio outbreak advances with a fifth case this week. Gordon Och, 44, of 224 East Seventh St., Ely Park, is hospitalized on the danger list. The city health commissioner notes rising assessments for Ely Park and confirms no firm diagnosis yet while the county records Eisra’s sixth 1985 case and the 42nd in Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Keys
Ely Park
Gordon
East Seventh St
J. Glen Smith
Cleveland
General Jury
Chamber
as-Electric Credit Co
Cleveland City Hospital
Ryder
McKinley School
Eisra
Clevelanders Arrested In Jewelry Theft Charged
Two Cleveland men, Eugene Petak and Charles Brocekel, were to be charged by Elyria police with burglary and larceny in a Haserod Jewelry Co. burglary. Detectives said eight diamond rings and three wedding bands with diamonds valued at 1932.50 were missing. The suspects were arrested after Westlake police stopped a fleeing car linked to the crime. Gribben fired three shots during the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Elyria
Maurice Flood
Haserod Jewelry Co., Inc
Broad St
Ife
Eugene Petak
East List
St. Charles
Flood
Richard Gribben
Gribben
Second St
Petak
Broeckel
Mansfield Reformatory
James Jackson
Quincy St
Westlake
Assistant Dog Warden Injured While Chasing Sheep Raiders
Assistant County Dog Warden Joseph Burgess, 31, of Lorain, was wounded by a discharged .22 pistol during a chase of dogs raiding sheep near Follette Street Oberlin. He was treated at Allen Hospital Oberlin and released. a second accidental gunshot grazed his leg when the weapon discharged as he moved near a barbed wire fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Burgess
Nebraska Ave
Lorain
Yeaterday
Follette St
Oberlin
Sheriff's Department
Burgess
Rey Krugman
Reve
Allen Hospital
Four Drivers Arrested In Elyria Smashups
Four motorists were cited in Elyria traffic accidents. Betty Huff 23 was cited for an improper right turn and to appear in Mayor's Court Saturday. Campbell 57 cited for failure to yield and to appear. Walter Wack treated for a cut forehead after collision. Evard Hopkins 22 cited for loss of car control with a court date scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Betty A. Huff
West Ave
Cleveland St
Abbe Rd
Theodore E. Finegan
Carter Ridge Rd
William, A. Campbell
South Middle Ave
Campbell
7Th St
Walter J
Wack
West River St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Evard Hopkins
Fuller Rd
Eyors Court
Two-Car Crash Leads to Citations in Local Streets
Police report a Hopkins collision with a rear stopped vehicle on Broad Street. Georgia A. Mitchelli, 49, of Long Road Avon, identified as the other driver. A separate Ohio and Harwood crash issued a citation to Gabriel W. Enyedy, 46, of 190 Cleveland Street for failure to yield. Enyedy collided with a westbound car at the Harwood Ohio intersection driven by Bobbie Perkins, 24, of 309 West John Street Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Broad St
Georgia A. Mitchelli
Long Rd
Avon
Ohio
Harwood Sts
Gabriel W. Enyedy
Cleveland St
Enyedy
Harwood
Auto
Bobbie
Perkins
Jobh St
Loraine
Man Fined Five Dollars for Gambling in City Club
Baker, 42, a clerk at Fatty's Sports Chit on East 28th Street, was fined five dollars after police vice squad spotted him playing poker dice at the club yesterday. He appeared before Municipal Court Judge LeRoy Kelly this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Winam
Baker
Fatty's Sports Chit
East 28Th St
LeRoy Kelly
Probate Judge Grants Divorce and Custody in Lorain
Probate Judge Harold Ewing approves a divorce and a $450 settlement from Alphens. Frank Cosco pays for injuries after an accident in front of 234 12th St. Edgar Sanchez, 4, receives custody of three children amid the home and car damages. The State Highway Dept settles a land appropriation suit for $20,000 to Robert J. Burke for Rt 2 and 6 improvements, with gas station removal required. Other entries include dismissals in a Wilmeth Bellingham versus Richard Glover case and a $2,637 foreclosure judgment against Bruce Meager by Citizens Home and Savings Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelen ‘Greulich
West
Harold Ewing
Lorain
Alphens
D. A. Cook
Frank Cosco
Edgar Sanchez
Angel
Child Sanchez
Kosdren
Andio
12Th St
State Highway Department
Robert J. Burke
Burke
Death notices and legal notices from Lorain and Wellington areas
Wellington relatives mourn Col. A C Crawford at Crown Hill Fla on 30 years service with burial in Arlington. Mrs Nellie Sojeba and daughter Anne Crawford among survivors. Crawford died while on trip to Florida. Lorain area reports Ann Kniepper dies in Lorain after 70 years residence with services and burial planned. siblings Daisy Bentley and Leon Wolfe of Rochester noted. Also publics announce two-day old Campbell infant death. various divorce suits announced in Lorain area courts. local business and court actions summarized including a fined individual, and several custody and cruelty cases referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
A. C. Crawford
Crown Hill
Fla
Crawford
Nellie Sojeba
Rochester
Anne ‘Crawford
Columbus
Atlanta
Florida
Arlington Cemetery
Washington, D. C
Daisy “Bentley
Leon Wolfe
Howard Lehman
Here
Lorain
Ann Kniepper
Ninth St
New Bavaria
St. Joseph Church
Cecelia Gresham
William
Joseph Knie
Electric Rate Meeting Set For Tomorrow
Officials of Ohio Edison Co and the City Council Utilities Committee will meet at 3 30 p m tomorrow in Council chambers to continue negotiations on a new contract for various services. Councilman Victor F Stewart chairman of the committee said Ohio Edison requested the meeting and no agreement has been reached yet. Negotiations have been underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Edison Co
Utilities Committee
Victor F. Stewart T
Ohio Edison
Sme
Parole Granted for Two Elyria Men in Ohio
The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission granted paroles to Theodore Pinter for non support and to Frank Haynes for manslaughter. Parole effective date noted as November 36 in the Elyria area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Theodore
Pinter
Frank Haynes
Shooting Ruled As Accident In Lorain Case
Assistant County Prosecutor James Christie said Bratton Pete Higgenbotham of 3730 Ada Ave Lorain will be released without charge after he accidentally shot Ray Williamson 22 of 1965 Northwood Ave R D Elyria during a 2:30 am scuffle. Williamson was shot in the abdomen and is recovering at St Joseph Hospital Lorain. Williamson and two others allegedly sought entry claiming they were looking for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Christie
Bratton
Pete Higgenbotham
Ada Ave
Lorain
Ray Williamson
Northwood Ave
R. D. Elyria
Higgenbotham
Williamson
St. Joseph Hospital
Christie
Patrolmen Report 3 Crackups
Three people were admitted to St. Joseph Hospital after three separate accidents reported by the Lorain Post of the State Highway Patrol. Charles F. Kapalin of Elyria, 42, injured in a single car crash on Rt. 254 in Sheffield Village, suffered facial lacerations and possible fractures but was listed in good condition. Russell E. Comstock, 24, of Lorain, sustained contusions and possible brain concussion from a wet pavement rollover on Foster Park Rd. his condition improved to good. Ralph J. Boose, H.R. D. 1 Wakeman, collided with William G. Lahetta of Lorain on South Broadway. Boose suffered a bump on the right forearm and was hospitalized. Lahetta’s status not mentioned. Sixteen-hour span saw two-car and single-car crashes with no arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
State Highway Patrol
Charles F. Kapalin
McKinley St
Elyria
Sheffield Village
Kapalin
Russell E. Comstock
Fot
Sixth St
Foster Park Rd
Rt. 38
South Broadway
Ralph J. Boose
H.R. D
Wakeman
William G. Lahetta
Ridge Rd
Boose
Lahetta
State Patrol
New Main For City Proposed
Elyria considers a study to determine need for a third large water main from Lake Erie. Safety Service Director Lotko seeks contract with Havens & Emerson to conduct the assessment at up to 1200 dollars. Current mains are two 20 inch lines. proposed new line would be 48 inches. Mayor Keys announced the matter to Council after forum remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Elyria
Safety Service
Michael J. Lotko
City Council
Havens & Emerson
Lake Erie
Lotko
Keys
Uaw-Cio Citizenship Council Forum
Council
Two Men Escape Injury After Rt 301 Crash
Two Lorain men returning from a night shift escaped injury when their car wrecked on Rt 301 in heavy rain. Driver George Isaacs and passenger William Isaacs were unhurt. Isaacs was arrested for reckless driving and ordered to appear in Mayor's Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Lorain
Fred Winter
Alvin Schmitz
George Isaacs
Lincoln Ave
National Tube Flats
Isaacs
William Isaacs
37Th St. Lorain
Mayor’s Court
Norwalk Youth Suspended in Fatal Ridge Road Crash
Norwalk teen Roger Oates, 17, of Collins R D 1, was found guilty of traffic manslaughter in Huron Juvenile Court. His license is suspended for one year for the Oct 11 crash that killed Wakeman High School freshman Charles Sanders, 17, of Norwalk, when the car struck a bridge railing on Ridge Road. Sanders suffered a broken neck and died instantly.
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Norwalk
Roger Oates
Collins
Huron
Oates
Charles Sanders
Wakeman High School
Am Ridge Rd
Sanders
Crash Victims In Fair Condition After Erie Co Collision
Three Cleveland residents injured in an Erie County crash Sunday afternoon are listed in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Charles Stumpf, his wife, and William Radcliffe were hospitalized after their car, driven by Stumpf, collided with another auto at the intersection of Routes 113 and in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Co
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Charles Stumpf
William Radcliffe
Stumpf
Birmingham
Carl Bieske Heads State Newspaper Group in Ohio
Carl Bieske of the Elyria Chronicle Telegram was elected president of the Ohio Newspaper Circulation Managers Association at its annual convention in Columbus. Dar Sims of the Columbus Citizen was named vice president and Lambert Liddell of the Sandusky Register Star News became secretary treasurer. Francis Dosch, Zanesville, and Charles Knighton were elected directors. A separate report notes a court case sentencing two individuals for liquor related charges.
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Columbus
Carl Bieske
Elyria Chronicle
Telegram Today
Ohio Newspaper Circulation Managers Association
Bieske
Dar Sims
The
Columbus Citizen
Lambert Liddell
Sandusky Register Star News
Charles Knighton
R. D
Francis Dosch
Zanesvillelavon
Times
Normans
Ratke
Toledo Blade
Frank
C. C. Lord Yester- Truxel
Dayton Journal
Shelton Martin
Martins Ferry Times
Lake Ave
Crossing hazards linger at familiar routes in Lorain County
Lorain County and state officials struggle to keep crossings safe with lighting signs and flare flashers. Brush along highways impedes visibility despite limited manpower and competing maintenance needs. Railroads install warning arms and lights, yet many crossings still show faded or unlit signs and worn X pavement markings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utility Commission
Zink
State Highway Department
Lorain County
Lorain Firm Lands Two Year Village Garbage Contract
Lorain based Lake Erie San Hatton Company awarded a two year contract for village garbage collection. Village council approved funding and discussed repairs, concrete culvert plans, storm sewer costs, and fire department building insurance. Police torches purchase authorized and a volunteer fire member approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion
Lake Erie San Hatton Company of
Lorain
William Reilly Hou Co
Jefferson St
Defendant Wins Jury's Decision In Damage Suit
A jury in Judge John Pincura's court yesterday returned a verdict for defendant Clara Kidney of Stoney Ridge Rd. in a $2,690 suit by Earl E. Vassar of Westlake. Vassar claimed $200 damages from a residence purchase for $12,000 alleging undisclosed sewage health violations. The suit was dismissed as to Elmer Rid ory emisfendant from the original action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Kidney
Stoney Ridge Rd
John Pincura
Earl
Vassar
Westlake
Vasser
Swi
Elmer Ridory
Dewey Arrives in Hong Kong En Route Bangkok
Former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey arrived in Hong Kong today during a private tour of the Middle and Far East. He is travelling through Bangkok as part of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Hong Kong
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Bangkok
Middle and
Far East
Equzen
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Courthouse News
Wilmeth i Bellingham
Gulf Rd
Richard Glover
Reeves
Citizens Home and Savings Association
Bruce Meager
Death Records
Mrs. Ann Kniepper
Elmer Beecher
Birmingate -Lambton
Taeham
Lambert
Lin Pontiac
Mich
John Pasterak
Detroit
William Claude Campbell
Donald Campbell
West Shore Blvd
Sheffield Lake
St. Joseph
Carl Jones
William Campbell
Portsmouth
John Waters
May C. Downing
Schwartz
Tentaively
American
American T. & T
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Bendix Aviation Cites
Elec
AirColumbia Gas
General Motors
Glidden Co
Industrial
Bayon
Renneeniit Copper
Montgomery “Ari
Central
Penna
Republic
Sears
Sovony Vanunum Standard
Ind
Standard
N. J
Randard
She Texas Company
Toledo Edison CS. Sei
Westinghouse Aird Woolwroth Co
Westinghouse Fleet General Kiedzc
Ine
Jean Simmons
Justin C. C
Dorothea Harris
R.D
Gerald Harris
Roeeland
Patricia Jackson
West Shhare
B.D. Finn
Marion
Behir
Elyria Ave
Elsria Savings and Trust
Qo2 .Co
MP Sixth $+. Corp. Lorain
Elmer Hume, Inc
Amherst
Rose Miksanek
Marseill¢s Ave
Ludwig
Nethert
Verpsliv
St. Simon. Geveland
Mary Pirns
East 31St
St. Lora
Maumee Nemeth
Woodhill Ave
Amrhepsi
Dorashea Yarns
Oak Pom Rd
George
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Brown-Lipe-Chapin
United Fund of
Highway Department
Inghway
Oh Dimes
Zink Sa
Meckel Servier Station
Cminci
Douglas
Fire Department
Isn
Board of Trustees of Public Affairs
Dismeson
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Capitol
Jeff Chandler
Tom’n
Richard Egan
RIVOU
Ray Milland
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Lauren Bacall
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