Amherst Council approves eight inch sewer proposal
Amherst Village council last night approved an eight inch sewer for South Main Street after three years in progress. Bids will be advertised immediately. Harold Mathes resigned with regret as councilman. Frank Kovach was appointed to fill the seat and will run in November. The Senior Citizens Committee gains control of two Town Hall rooms for about 1000 to create a recreation area. Fire hydrant locations north of Amherst are to be set by the fire chief. T. J. Hume Co. will drain the ditch north of Cleveland Street to prevent school drainage problems. Jerry Welhelm is named a volunteer fireman after probation.
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Harold Mathes
Mathes
Kovach
Frank Kovach
Senior Citizens Committee
Town Hall
Amherst
T. J. Hume
Fruehauf Obtains Big Order for 100 Volume Van Trailers
Hayes Freight Lines orders 100 Fruehauf 4000 series trailers to modernize its 900-trailer fleet. Delivery started at Fruehauf Avon Lake plant, with plans for more orders within six months. Hayes serves 17 states from Wisconsin to Florida and has won three straight large fleet accident free awards.
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Ees Avon, Lake
Frueha Co
Hayes Freight Lines, Inc
Fruehauf
T. H. Sheehan
Avon Lake
David H. Ratner
Hayes
Wisconsin
Florida
Teachers Fall Frolic Welcomes New Staff in Elyria
About 75 people gathered at the E. G. Baxter farm on Sugar Ridge Road for the Elyria Federation of Teachers fall picnic. The event honored new teachers and included a report on the August AF of Teachers meeting in Fort Wayne by Edward Jerrow of Cleveland. Photographer sessions and informal portraits were held as the committee on arrangements led by John Bara and members Don McGaughey A N Smith Harold Block S C Smith Carlton Hall and Baxter, with help from their wives.
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Elyma Federaton of
Ft. Wayne
Ind
National Organization
Edward Jerrow
Cleveland
Jerrow
Johm Bara
Don McGaughey
A. N. Smith
Harold Block
S. C. Smith
Carlton Hall
Baxter
Former IOOF Leaders Lead Elyria Lodge Meeting
Old Timers took over Elyria Lodge of IOOF last night in the Lodge Temple delivering testimonies on the order’s impact over years of membership. Noble Grand Harold Clapp and Vice Grand Garford Barnes stepped aside for Past Grands J. B. Young and F. H. Albert as the meeting opened and plans were announced for Ohio instruction schools with Medina as the closest venue on Monday Oct 21 at 6 55 p m. The next regular dance will be the Halloween Dance on Saturday night Oct 29 with cider and doughnuts served after the meeting.
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Elyria Lodge
I 0.O.F
Noble
Harold Clapp
Garford Barnes
J. B. Young
F. H. Albert
Elyria
Medina
Athletic Club Closes Season With Sparhetti Dinner
The Witd Street Athletic Club wrapped up its 1955 baseball season with a sparhetti dinner Saturday evening hosted by the club. The supper committee included Mrs. John DeTelho, Mrs. Felix Manzola, Mrs. Henn Veccino, Mrs. Sam DeMaria and NM- Tree VMarsion. A business meeting followed the dinner.
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Witd Street Athletic Club
Sparhetti
al Wack
John DeTelho
Felix Manzola
Henn Veccino
Sam DeMaria
Nm- Tree Vmarsion
Farm Bureau Executive To Speak At Lorain County Meeting
John W. Sims, longtime Ohio Farm Bureau leader, will keynote the Lorain County Farm Bureau annual meeting at Midview High School on Wednesday November 2. A turkey dinner is planned for 7 30 p m. The meeting will include policy resolutions, elections of directors and delegates, and special Farm Bureau entertainment. Sims, a native of Indiana, led state efforts in soil fertility research and agricultural policy including alignment with the Agricultural Act of 1949. He owns a Clyde area farm and spends weekends there.
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John W. Sims
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Inc
Farm Bureau. Cooperative Association, Inc
Lorain County Farm Bureau, Inc
Midview High School
Sams
Indiana
Michigan State College
Michigan
MSC
Ohio Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Cooperative Assofee
G Phares
Cleveland
Sims
East Bridge
Ap Ac
Ohio Pear
Mayor's Court
Farm Bureau Federation
Extension Service
Ohio
Ohio Advisory Council
Clyde
Farm Bureau
Police News: Totter and Coffin Cited for Stop Sign Violations
Aloysius A. Totter of 411 Foster Ave was cited for disobeying a stop sign at Furnace and Lei Streets and will appear in Mayor's Court Saturday. Kenneth C. Coffin of 14 Middle of disobeying a stop sign at East Ave and Second St, also slated for Mayor's Court Saturday.
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Aloysius A. Totter
Foster Ave
Furnace and
Lei Sts
Kenneth C. Coffin
Middle Ave
East Ave
Second St
Mayor's Court
Speeding citation for Thomas J Sullivan in Mayor's Court
Thomas J Sullivan of 339 Pasadena Ave was cited yesterday for speeding on Lodi St and must appear in Mayor's Court Saturday. Two juveniles aged 16 and 17 were held for investigation in County Jail after Elyria police picked them up on Broad St for riding in a car without ID.
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Thomas J. Sullivan
Pasadena Ave
Lodi St
Elyria
Broad St
Two Michigan Men Hurt In Mishap At Pike Plaza
Ronald J. Hugill and George Hugill, both from Michigan, were treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises after a 3:30 am accident at Middle Ridge Plaza on the Omo Turnpike six miles west of the Elyria Lorain Interchange. The car hit a curb and undercarriage damage broke the windshield. both were released after treatment.
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Michigan
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Middle Ridge Plaza
Elyria-Lorain
Turnpike Patrol
Ronald J. Hugill
Highland Park
Mich
George Hugill
Detroit
Plaza
Airline Aides To Be Guests At Dinner
Elyria Travelmart hosts two representatives from national and international airlines at a Graystone Hotel dinner. Manager Charles Lawson cites the annual event thanking airline staff for handling reservations and flight problems for the Elyria office. Musician Ronnie Barrett of WGAR will provide entertainment.
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Elyria Travelmart
Graystone Hotel
Charles Lawson
Travelmart
Elysia
Ronnie Barrett
Cleveland
WGAR
Fight Results From United Pres LOXDON Yelarde Pompey
Unclear report lists multiple bouts with names such as Tron Dar rem and Jamaica BW among scattered figures. The garbled text references locations like Trinitas and New Eructetee with possible scores or weights, but the overall meaning remains opaque.
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United Pres
Loxdon
Yelarde Pompey
Trinitas
Tron Darrem
Jamaica
Geedon Wallace
Eamington
England
Crash series hits ditch and curve on rural roads
Two single car accidents were reported by the State Highway Patrol yesterday afternoon. Hyptington Beitzel a 31 year old New Philadelphia driver westbound on Rt 82 drove into a ditch to avoid an unidentified car from Boone Rd causing slight damage. Marvin Capp 35 of Vermilion lost control on a curve on Kolbe Rd north of Amherst and the car rolled over. his vehicle was wrecked but he escaped injury.
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State Highway Patrol
Hyptington Beitzel
New Philadelphia
Beitzel
Rt. 82
Boone Rd
Marvin Capp
Amherst
Post Office Jobs Open for Elmia Office
Applications are being taken for Post Office clerk and city letter carrier positions at the Elmia Post Office. Examiner J. E. Deshurst urged applicants as soon as enough interest is shown the civil service examination will be scheduled. Application blanks are available at the Post Office.
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Ilerk
Elmia
J. E. Dewhurst
Board of U. S. Oral Service Examiners
Deshurst
Brooklyn College Quits Football After Winless Run
New York Brooklyn College ends football program after failing to win a game. The school, long without a victory since beating CCNY five years ago, drops the team, leaving Columbia as the only college grid program in the area.
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New York
Brooklyn
CCNY
Brooklyn College
Columbia
Wagner
iSchool Area Studies To Start
Representatives from 19 county school boards meet to appoint a Citizens' Committee on redistricting. The panel will assess needs for new districts or changes to present ones and make recommendations to the county board. Final changes go to the State Director of Education and may go to ballot in affected districts.
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County Board For Education
C. A. Gibren
Deduction Plan Approved County EmployeeF Drive Set
A team of 15 county employees led by Mrs. Leota Mitchell met with United Fund and United Appeal reps to plan payroll deduction campaigns. About 309 county workers across Lorain County will be contacted. deductions may be voluntary and directed to Elyria or Lorain goals.
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Lorain County
Leota Mitchell
United Fund of
Greater Elyria
Lorain
United Appeal
Courtney Kirby
Elyria United Fund
A. P. J. O'Donnell Jr
Elyria
Amos Burrows
Lorain United Appeal
Joseph Mitok
UA Commercial
Lorain court suits seek funds and foreclose. divorce granted
Courthouse News reports Lorain Glass Co sues Bertha Goodman and Jay Boey for 1358 on a material and labor account. A foreclosure suit by Jack Evenchik against Hubert McTheny was settled. Hal McBecker sues Northern Savings and Loan Co for 262.55 over a construction loan tied to Robert Kauffman property amid a prior payment dispute. Fern Etter gains a divorce from Henry Cook on neglect and cruelty, with custody to the mother and 40 dollars weekly support.
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Lorain Glass Co
Bertha Goodman
Mississippi Ave
Lorain
Jay Boey
Jack Evenchik
Oxford Ave
Hubert McTheny
Colorado Ave
Hal McBecker
Mayfield Heights
The
Northern Savings and Loan Co
Robert Kauffman
Oberlin’ Rd
McBecker
T. J. Finucane
Fern Etter
East Ave
Henry
D. A. Cook
Lorain and nearby towns court pleas speeding and disobeying signals
Mayor's Court records plead guilty to speeding and traffic violations. Richard C. Smith of Lorain and several others faced fines of 5 to 20 dollars plus costs for going the wrong way on a one way street, disobeying a stop sign, or speeding. Cited dates include Friday and Oct. 9 with bond forfeiture for Dana Hutchinson after failure to appear.
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Richard C. Smith
Lakeside
Ymvian
Charles Smith
South Center St
LaGrange
William W. Smith
R. D
Lear Nagle Rd
North Olmsted
Wi - 4
Francis J. Owens
West Riv ‘Er St
Dana E. Hutchinson
Cleveginia A. Root
Colorado Springs
Jand St
Honor Roll For G O C Volunteers At Elyria Post
Ground Observer Corps volunteers are on 24 hour duty at the Elyria Post to guard the area and nation from bomber attacks. Lists assign midnight to midnight shifts including James Wamsley supervisor, George Bracht, Mrs Gwendolyn Marsh, Claudia Marsh, Mrs Helen Becker, Jennie Fuller, Miss Jennie A Fuller, Joanne Jablonski, Jana Barbara Best, and William Stephans.
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Elyria
Ground Observer Corps
James Wamsley
George Bracht
Gwendolyn Marsh
Claudia Marsh
Helen Becker
Jennie Fuller
Jennie A. Fuller
Joanne Jablonski
Jana Barbara Best
William Stephans
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