Elyria Chamber Endorses Two-Mill Levy for City Needs
The Elyria Chamber of Commerce Board endorsed a proposed two-mill operating levy, urging funds be spent on sewage disposal, employee salaries, park improvements, road projects and a Washington Ave bridge survey. The group warned of deficits and questioned legality of using levy money for capital projects, noting uncertain budget data and possible transfers.
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Elyria
Champer of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Daniel Boyd
County Tax Commission
Washington Ave
Chamber of Commerce
2 Chamber
Turnpike Commission
Lorain
Na Gonal
Elyria Merchants Offer Free Parking During Elyria Days
Busy shoppers in Elyria benefit from three days of free off street parking in the Lodi Street lot during Elyria Days. The Merchants Division of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce sponsors the bonus with Berson's paying October 28 and Elyria Hardware Co. covering Navy Street fees, continuing a Friday promotion to introduce off street parking safety and convenience.
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Elyria
Lodt St
Merchants Division
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Berson’s
Lodi St
Elyria Hardware Co
Navy
Lodi SE
Avon Lake Crash Sparks Police Chief Protest Over Laxity Charge
Avon Lake police chief H W Dountiel said no arrest was made in the October 14 truck school bus crash on Lake Rd. He cited insufficient evidence for traffic violations and noted weather contributed to a normal slide. No serious injuries were found among children. one was examined at Bay View Hospital. The Journal had reported parental protests of lax enforcement.
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Avon Lake
H. W. Dountiel
Lorain Journal
Lake Rd
St. Joseph Catholic Church
George P. Hensby
Couneil
Coutteil
Bay View Hospital
Avon Leake
Former Norwalk Mayor Dies in Oshkosh Wisconsin
Fred F Link 74 former mayor of Norwalk died suddenly last night at his daughter's home in Oshkosh Wisconsin after a period of illness He was a Democratic mayor for several terms and held roles at Huron County Bank Eagles and Elks He and his father once ran Link Grocery and Bakery Funeral home Heuston will handle arrangements with services tentatively Monday at 5 30 am at St Pauls Catholic Church Rev H R Weyer to officiate
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Norwalk
Fred F Link
Charles Fiss
Oshikosh
Wis
Link
Huron County Bank
The
Eagles and Elks
Link Grocery
Heuston Funeral Home
St Pauls Catholic Church
H. R. Weyer
Traffic court fines in Mayor's Court settle several cases
Two motorists were fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to traffic violations. Jennie M Daly of 817 Middle Ave pled guilty to failing to control her car on Broad Street. Calvin E Davidson of Oberlin pled guilty to reckless driving on Route 58. Other defendants included Jacob Barnes, Avon Belden Road, fined five dollars for disobeying a stop sign. Dorothy Barndollar charged with disobeying a traffic signal. Albert Hibbard charged with failing to yield to pedestrians. Two Lorain men, James Gunter and Aborne Williams, were picked up on warrants for failing to appear in court and released on bond, with Williams’ date set for Saturday and Gunter’s for October 30.
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Jennie M. Daly
Middle Ave
Contro
Broad St
Calvin E. Davidson
Oberlin
Davidson
State Highway Patrol
Dorothy ¥. Barndollar
Fourth St
Albert K. Hibbard
East
Lorain
Rt 57
Foster Ave
James W. Gunter
Maple Rd
Aborne Williams
East Ave
Williams
Gunter
Keys and State Radio Official Discuss County CD Setup
Mayor J Grant Keys and state radio consultant D Cartwright discussed amateur radio roles in Civil Defense. Cartwright, from Cincinnati, urged Lorain County to accelerate CD progress. Keys will report at tomorrow’s county-wide Civil Defense meeting at 8 p.m. in the County Commissioner's Office.
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Keys
J. Grant Keys
Cartwright
Cincinnati
Elyria
Lorain County
Cartright
Lorain
Sam Provenza
Harry Webber
Ray Ningling
Car Hits Truck at Intersections injures Oberlin man
Arthur Keene of Oberlin 30 received knee and chest injuries and dental damage when his eastbound car on Route 20 collided with a truck owned by Oberlin Elevator Co and driven by Harold McGee. He was taken to Allen Hospital, later released, and cited for reckless operation, with a court appearance in Elyria. Meanwhile Russian scientists plan a space ship and biologists study spaceflight effects.
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Oberlin
Arthur Keene
R. D
Allen Hospital
Keene
Harold ©. McGee
H. Oberlin
Oberlin Elevator Co
Rt 10
Elyria Draft Board Sends 22 for Physical Examinations
A group of 22 men dispatched by the Elyria Selective Service Board 72 for physical examinations in Cleveland. Catherine Mclce, board clerk, reports that eighteen youths were registered while four were transfer registrants. Leader of the group was Raymond Downs of Oberlin.
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Elyria Selective Service Board
Cleveland
Catherine Mclce
Ray
Downs
Oberlin
Committee Maps Levy Campaign for Two-Mill Levy
The steering committee for the two mill operating levy outlined a citywide publicity drive ahead of the general election November 2. Committee Chairman A P J O Donnell, Mayor J Grant Keys, City Treasurer Carl Niemeyer, Safety Service Director Michael Lathe, and Council President Kenneth Lord ordered information releases ready by October 28 and lapel tags reading Vote for the Two-Mill Levy for distribution via precinct committeemen. Unions and business groups reportedly pledged support to the promotion drive.
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A. P. J. O'Donnell
J. Grant Keys
Carl Niemeyer
Safety Service
Michael Lathe
Kenneth Lord
Keys
Bids Due Nov 4 For New Elyria Township School
The Elyria Township Board of Education will open bids November 4 for a new elementary school to serve 1300 to 250 students. The project addresses overcrowding at Maplewood School and is chaired by Earl Joalley Tripcard.
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Elyria Township
Township Board of Education
Earl Joalley Tripcard
Tto
Maplewood
Suit for 20313 Damages Is Filed Against The City
Jim Breckenridge and Beverly Breckenridge sue the City of Elyria for 20313 damages claiming injuries from a car crash on the newly raised pavement of Route 57 at Bond Street on Feb 38 1953. The petition seeks 10313 for Jim and 20000 for Beverly plus related costs alleging lack of barriers or lights on a dark rainy night.
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George Breckenridge
Bond Street
Mayor Promises Housing Crackdown and Comic Book Scrutiny
Mayor J. Grant Keys orders a housing clean-up tour with health and fire officials to identify sub standard dwellings in Elyria. Officials report deplorable conditions in several residences while he also targets obscene literature on local newsstands urging operators to self regulate hated content.
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J. Grant Keys
Elyria
Keys
Private plane on own property at issue in zoning suit
Two cases set for November 4 before Judge John D. Pincura test Columbia Township airfield zoning. Donald Brown seeks declaratory judgment that his Nichols Road private flight operation violates no regulation or that the ordinance is unlawful. Ben Yourkavitz seeks ruling that Columbia Commercial Class II airport service is a public utility or that the zoning ordinance is void.
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Donald Brown
Columbia Township
John D. Pincura
Brown
Nichols Rd
Ben Yourkavitz
Olmsted Falls
Columbia
Yourkavitz
Jury rules in favor of Edward Greer in contract case
A Lorain County Common Pleas jury found for Edward Greer against Anthony Frabetta for 1658 in a building contract dispute. The docket also includes Green seeking 2950 on a 1951 contract with extras 2639, and Frabetta’s cross petition for 7572 to cover finishing costs and lien payments.
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D. A. Cook
Edward Greer
Harwood St
Anthony Frabetta
Garford Ave
Green
4 000 Ton Coal Contract Is Let
The John Kenska Coal Co. Graf ton Rd. has been awarded a city contract for 4 000 tons of coal for the waterworks. Safety Service Director Michael Lotko announced the bid as the lowest of three offers at 6.20 dollars per ton.
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John Kenska Coal Co
Grafton Rd
Safety Service
Michael Lotko
Kenska
New 10 Classroom School Planned on 20 Acre Site
A new ten classroom school is planned on a 20 acre plot between Griswold Road and Adelbert Street, bordered by Murray Ridge Road and Lake Avenue. Construction starts early December under Maplewood Principal Fred Engle. The one story building, designed by Ward and Conrad, includes modern facilities, full playground, gymnasium, auditorium, and gas heat.
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Sgite
Griswold Rd
Adelbert St
Miurray ‘Ridge
Lake Ave
Grom
Ward and Conrad Architectural
Cleveland
Board of Education
P.T.A
Engle
Injuries cited in Lorain auto crash and assault suit
The plaintiff sues for injuries from an automobile collision at West Erie and Brownell Aves Lorain on April 22 1952. Mrs May Walker of Wakeman sues Benny Torres for $10000 claiming an unprovoked assault struck her in the face and neck during a rest period at the National Tube Co on August 22 1953 causing permanent injuries reported by her husband Howard Walker.
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West Erie
Brownell Aves
Lorain
Walker
Wakeman
Howard
Benny Torres
29Th St
Torres
National Tube Co
Auto Accessory Thieves Prove Whisky Capacity
Thieves who broke into Commercial Auto Wrecking Co on Sith St Lorain Tuesday night reportedly drank three fifths of whiskey during the looting. Owner Henry Stanziano reported losses of auto accessories valued at 50 dollars and four wrist watches at 9.95 each. Three whisky bottles were emptied and fingerprints were found on the bottles.
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Commercial Auto Wrecking Co
Sith St. Lorain
Edward Gawrlik
Henry Stanziano
Gawlk
Amherst Plans Water Contract Change and 26 Percent Rebate End
Amherst aims to end a 40 year 26 percent discount on Elyria water sales to the Amherst Co. with a new contract proposal to remove the rebate and sell water on a straight basis. Safety Director Lotko said the water committee discussed terms, including extending lines beyond Amherst limits as the present contract nears expiration.
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Amherst Water Co
Safety Service
Michael Lotko
Amherst Co
Amherst
Elyria
Lotko
Death notices from Vermilion and Elyria area
Claude M Unger GI of 300 Edgewater Dr Vermilion died at 1130 p m Wednesday in Amherst Hospital after brief illness He was once in the auto business in Lorain County for ten years he supervised receiving at Ridge Tool Elyria He was born May 29 1893 in Henrietta Township and lived in Lorain County He was a Vermilion Yacht Club member and past officer Surviving wife Inez daughters Kathryn Fletcher and Betty Markstahler sons Jack Lorain Robert and James Anheim Calif 12 grandchildren mother Edne B Unger Milan sister Marcella Keible Milan brothers Dr Warren Unger Presque Isle Me and Wendel Friends will be received at Emmerich Funeral Home Amherst with services Saturday at 250 pm Rev Howard Crabtree of Henriettta Methodist Church officiating Burial Evergreen Cemetery South Amherst Funeral at Baker Funeral Home Berea for 2 day old Bernard S Davidson Jr son of Mr and Mrs Bernard J Davidson died this morning at North Royalton Rd home Survived by parents and five siblings Burial Woodvale Cemetery George C Brotherton 42 World War I veteran died at 7 am today Elyria Memorial Hospital after lingering illness Home on Case Rd Born Elyria Feb 22 1912 Lived in area He taught a bus operation and belonged to Pilgrim Congregational Church Survived by wife Ella and four sons George C Brotherton Jr Ronald Richard Gary at home two grandchildren sister Mrs Walter Spray Middletown Conn three brothers John Homestead Pa Lee William Elyma Funeral Saturday 2 pm Sudro Curtis Funeral Home Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park
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Vermilion
Claude M. Unger
Edgewater Dr
Amherst Hospital
Lorain County
Ridge Tool Company
Elyria
Mr. Unger
Henrietta Township
Vermilion Yacht Club
Inez
Bol
Kathryn Fletcher
Betty Markstahler
Henrietta
Jack
Lorain
Robert
James
Anheim
Calif
Edne B. Unger
Milan
Marcella Keible
Warren Unger
Presque Isle
Wendel
Oberlin
Columbia
Baker Finneral
Berea
Bernard S. Davidson Jr
Bernard J. Davidson
North Royalton Rd
Woodvale Cemetery
George C. Brotherton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Case Rd
Brotherton
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Ella Brotherton
George C. Brotherton Jr
Avon
Ronald E
Richard M
Gary L. Brotherton
Walter Spray
Middletown
Conn
John
Homestead
Lee
William
Elyma
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Three-Car Crash On Oberlin Ave Injures Man
A three car collision on Oberlin Ave north of Route 4 at 7 p m injured Chester Forme 30 of 338 Alexander Ave Lorain and led to his arrest on investigation charges Deputy Eugene Miller reported Forme’s car struck Anthony Burger 3616 Elyvia Ave Lorain then hit Dominic Romeo 935 West 22nd St Lorain The rear of a Milwaukee truck also damaged after it rolled back into an embankment as brakes failed and the driver fled the scene
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Oberlin Ave
Route 4
Chester Forme
Alexander Ave
Lorain
Eugene Miller
Forma
Anthony Burger
Elyvia Ave
Dominic Romeo
West 22Nd St
Robert Bolton
Milwaukee
Rt. 201
Rt. 20
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