Oakwood School project bids set Elyria cost below estimates
Elyria Public Schools awarded contracts for the Oakwood School site with a total project cost of 231361, including general plumbing and electrical work. The $12.11 per square foot figure beats the statewide average and aims to have the school ready for the 1960 61 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Guenther
Elyria Public Schools
Oakwood
West City
Ohio State Construction Co
Columbus
Amherst Hardware Co
Amherst
Two Minor Accidents Investigated by Ohio Patrol
Ohio State Patrol officers investigated two minor crashes yesterday. In one, a pickup driven by Albert Venevento Jr. rear ended by Proctor Shannon, who faces reckless driving charges after the 7:12 a.m. collision at Rt 2 and Island Rd. In the second, Ruby Jones swerved to avoid Bernard Rinner’s westbound truck near Rt M, striking a utility pole with heavy damage to Jones's car around 7:45 p.m.
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Eixra
Ohio State Patrol
Albert Joseph Venevento Jr
Eaton Blvd
Grafton
Proctor Shannon
St. Clair Ave
Euclid
Rt. $2
Island Rd
Shannon
Venevento
Elsina
Ruby Jones
North
Bernard J. Rinner
Prospect St. Norwalk
Commissioners Name Assistant As Dog Warden
Walter Abrahamavwicz of Lorain has been appointed Lorain County dog warden by the county commissioners to fill a vacancy from the death of Ray mond Krugman. The assistant will earn 446.25 dollars monthly.
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Walter Abrahamavwicz
Lorain
Lorain County
Dex
Raymond Krugman
Two City Pools Set to Close After Monday
Citizens are reminded two city pools will close after Monday as Labor Day weekend approaches. Cascade Park and Eastern Heights pools will close for the season with the closing date announced by Parks Superintendent John Macherk. The recreation board also met to decide the final closure and keep city services on a holiday schedule next week.
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Cascade Park
Eastern
Aeights
Teriay
John Macherk
City Recreation Board
Safety Service
Richard T. Lawx
Fday
Oeg
Mary Brown Tops MBJ Nursing School Graduation Honors
Mary Jane Brown received top scholar and outstanding student awards at the IM B J Johnson School of Nursing graduation at First Congregational Church. Nine seniors were awarded diplomas including Ridgeville, Lakewood, Wellington, Ashtabula, Elyria, Lorain, and Cleveland natives. Brown, daughter of Mrs. Henry Brown of North Ridgeville, will join Elyria Memorial Hospital staff and received a $50 postgraduate certificate.
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Mary Jane Brown
IM. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Elyria Memorial Hospital
First Congregational Church
Miss Brown
Ridgeville
Alice Jean Fertig
Lakewood
Peggy Jean Jensen
Wellington
Ruth Marie Kari
Spencer
Patricia Ann Kelleher
Ashtabula
Carol Ann Peterson
Bedford
Patricia Kay Rumph
Elyria
Jeanne Helen
Vinovich
Lorain
Mary Ann White
Cleveland
Henry Brown
Avon Belden Rd
North Ridgeville
MBJ
Brown
Alice Klinect
Chauncey B. Smythe
EMH Board of Trustees
Margaret Krapp
EMH
Alumnae
Suzanne Prougn
Elyria Recommends Five Acre Armory Site For Guard
The Elyria Recreation Board unanimously votes to offer five acres of South Recreation Field for a two unit Ohio National Guard Armory at a cost of 240000. Mayor Stewart says the site will boost city recreation and civic activities with classrooms indoor rifle range and banquet space. The armory would be funded by state and federal governments and may be leased or deeded with reversion.
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Elyria
Ohio National Guard
South Recreation Field
South Recreation
Stewart
Oliver H. Gibson
16Th St
East Ave
National Guard
Gibison
City Hall
Infirmary Rd
Resurfacing Bids Taken For Streets
Safety Service Director Richard T. Laux said bids for a four street resurfacing project including Huron West Streets and West and Middle Avenues were opened. H. J. Hart Construction Co. bid $39,220, Ohio Engineering Co. 339.86 estimate, city engineer about 40 work cost. The project lifts annual resurfacing spend to about 173,130 with 61,810 from other sources. Completion is expected in about 35 days.
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Safety Service
Richard T. Laux
Huron and
Wests Sts
West
Middle Aves
H. J. Hart Construction Co
Ohio Engineering Co
Lorain
Oil Vapor Fire Damages Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
Sparks from a centerless grinder ignited oil fines in a vapor collector at Western Automatic Machine Screw Co. at 5 p.m. The blaze started in duct work and spread to the collector but did not spread further. Firefighters from Companies 1 and 3 extinguished the fire after Western employees turned on vapor ducts. No damage estimate was available. Firefighters from Company 2 also addressed a grass fire behind Elyria District Catholic High School started by children.
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Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
Western Automatic
Poplar ‘St
Elyria District Catholic High School
Ex Secretary Dies in Atlantic City at 70
Frank W. Amstutz, 70, former executive secretary of the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, died Friday in Atlantic City. He served in a key administrative role shaping local business affairs for years.
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Atlantic City
XL. J
Frank W. Amstutz
Elections Clerk Ruth Fox to resign Lorain County post
Ruth Fox longtime Lorain County Board of Elections clerk and Republican women’s leader will resign after the November election. She and husband Barney will move to Fort Lauderdale Florida. Appointed 1944, she helped relocate headquarters and oversaw the shift from paper ballots to automatic machines in 1948. Fox organized the Ohio Association of Election Officials and holds leadership roles in Republican groups.
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Ruth Fox
Lorain County
Cedar St
Ohio Association of Election Officials
Ohio Republican Women's Federation
Republican Party
Youth Struck Crossing Rt 6 Near Vermilion
A Cleveland youth, 17, was hit while crossing Red Road about five miles west of Vermilion around 7:15 a.m. He, John McNeairy of 3464 West 53rd Street, suffered bruises to the forehead chin and knee after an auto driven by Robert Walters of 1922 West Gist Street Cleveland struck him. He received treatment at St. Joseph Hospital, Lorain, and was released. The driver was not held.
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Cleveland
Red
Vermilion
John McNeaiy
West Hs3th St
Robert Walters
West Gist St. Cleveland
St. Josep Hospital
Lorain
Public Contact Vital and School Role in Modern Times
Dr. Tennyson Guyer told Elvira Public School staff that modern times are the frontier of grace and schools must inform the public of their work. He warned against hoodlum influence, urged community ties, and urged teachers to integrate religious concepts into their duties citing Moses and Christ.
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Elyria
Tennyson Guyer
Elvira
Guyer
Ohio
Moses
Christ
31 Listed For Nurse Training In Elyria
Right Elyria girls six from Lorain three from Cleveland and one each from 14 other communities form the 31 students who begin training toward becoming registered nurses in the M B Johnson School of Nursing at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The group will attend a tea and a dinner with hospital staff and study at Oberlin College alongside theory and clinical practice at the hospital.
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Elyria
Lorain
Cleveland
M.B. Johnson School of Nursing
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Oberlin College
Nora Crowley
Karen Annette Donovan
Carla Guyeski
Sandra Lee Hyer
Lois Ruth Mickey
Edna
May Reagan
Sally Taylor
Marcia J. Wellman
Karen Bartis
Barbara Ann Jones
Elaine Nicoloff
Mary Ann Spon Hk
Patricia Ann Tokaraz
M. Jean Wagner
Judith Friedel
Carolyn Sue Thomas
Oberlin
Rose
Marie Standiler
Grafton
Mary Catherine Thome
North Ridgeville
Agnes Marie Wacker
West Salem
Two Drivers Charged After City Accidents
Two drivers faced charges after minor city accidents. Earlie D Bodiford 28 of 715 Huron St pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to failing to stop within an assured clear distance ahead and received 335 plus costs with 31 held for driver improvement school. Frank F Stone 67 of Pell Ave sustained $44 in damage. Bodiford’s car suffered $15 damage. Edward C Harr 57 of 9 Waterfall Pr scheduled to appear Tuesday after driving from a parking space into Jerry D Greene’s path. Harr’s car sustained $150 damage and Greene’s $60. No injuries reported.
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Earlie D. Bodiford
Huron St
Drivers' Improvement School
Bediford
West Ave
Lod St
Frank F. Stone
Pell Ave
Stone
Bodhfard
Edward C. Harr
Waterfall Pr
Staften
Broad and
East Bridge Sts
Jerry D. Greene
Lear-Nagle Rd
Jucseville Damarce
Harr
Greene
Air Patrol Enforces Turnpike Speed Checks Over Lorain Elsa Section
Air patrols patrol an Ohio Turnpike segment east and west of Lorain Elsa to enforce speed limits. Officers using planes time drivers between two points, and ground units act on radio alerts. Several motorists, including Harry L. Weaver and William J. Robinson, were fined in Municipal Court for speeding.
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Ohio Turnpike
Lorain- Elsa
Turnpike
Harry L. Weaver
Broadview Ra
Geveland
Porsath
William J. Robnson
Rvanston
Donald A. Lane
Dok
Lanz
Weaver
Acramilt
Patro
Stay Safe This Holiday Drive Safely Message Urges Caution
Lorain County officials ask motorists to stay home or drive with care during the big holiday period. Chief Flood and Cpl Stansbery urge reporting serious traffic violations and signing affidavits for arrest. The State Highway Patrol will deploy five cruisers on Roads I and II to handle expected heavy traffic.
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Mets Vialahon
Lyrain
Shenif Vernon
Stanc Hery
State Highway Patrol
Lorain County
Cpl
Stansbery
Rts
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R. J. Platten Co
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Mary Brown
Mary Flack
C. R. Cook
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Harold A. Zealley
Thomas Curtis
Robert L. Morgan
Janet Schroeder
By Jim Ketchum
Chronicle- Telegram
Mes
Rt. 6
By Grace H. Talk
Elyria High School
William Walters
George B. Miraben
Bela P. Bacso
Magyar United Church of Christ
F. Z. Gottfried
Gottfried
New York
Jane
Holand
Holland
Jed
Margaret Histed
Dr. Guyer
Miraben
Sara Hutt
George Sandrew
Harry Frankfather
W. B. Jeteen School of Nursine
Migria Memorial Hospital
Jeanne Belen Wiemich
Patricia Kay Remph
Carel Ann Petersen
Patricia Ann Kelicher
Beth Marie Kari
Peegy Jean Devewn
Alice Dean Fertix
Air Patrol
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