Vermilion council block buys park. park board chief resigns
Vermilion officials rejected financing for a 20 acre park site along the Vermilion River after a $39,000 purchase contract and $100 paid to Adolph Peterka. Nelson Parsons, park board chairman, resigned after a 5-2 vote defeated funding by council bonds. The meeting also rezoned an eight acre Rt. 2 East Lake Road parcel for apartments, and approved sewer, legal, water, and street-name changes along with multiple bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion
Vermilion Parks Board
Nelson Parsons
Vermilion River
Lows Rauh Jr
Adolph Peterka
Councilmankc
Parsons
Robert Liljegren
Liljegren
Rt. 2 and 6
East Lake Road
Cial
Vermilion Development Co
Water St
West River Rd
Squire
Howard Dr
Service Department
Wood View Dr
High Bridge Rd
Skyview Dr
Sanford St
Children blamed for starting fires in four calls
Four fires drew Elyria firefighters after children were blamed for ignition at four locations. Donald Cole home at 329 Fairmont St saw Kenneth Krueek extinguish flames. Hummted to two mattresses and other items. Walter A. County home at 231 Princeton Ave involved a waste basket fire. A garage at 201 East 15th St suffered from a smoldering cigarette. Macs Bar at 343 Broad St brief smoke from an electric motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Donald Cole
Fairmont St
Kenneth Krueek
Fairmont
Walter A. County
Princeton Ave
East 15Th St
Leland H. Morey
Faxon Ct
Broad St
Hill Hubbell Plant Walkout Stretches Onward
105 Laborers Local 138 workers at Hill Hubbell plant, National Tube Division, continue a walkout that began Friday midnight over a contract renewal dispute. Union officer Steve Stuhy says the company refused to hire relief for three shifts as talks failed after a month with no further meetings scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Hill- Hubbell
National Tube Division
Afl-Cio
Steve Stuhy
National Tube
Ford plant lands Turkish order for vehicles
Congressman Charls A. Mosher reported the Lorain Assembly Plant of Ford Motor Co has received a $22,874 order from two Turkish firms. The sale is part of the US Foreign Aid Program directing funds to purchase goods from domestic manufacturers. Mosher was informed by Foreign Aid Department officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charls A. Mosher
Lorain
Ford Motor Co
Turkey
Mosher
Foreign Aid Department
Peacocks Missing From Central Park Home
Lorain police investigated the disappearance of two peacocks from a Central Park Projects yard. Mrs. Gretchen Kenyon reported three birds were left behind and two were taken by an unidentified man who promised to return them. One bird was seen perched on a house. the other remains missing along with a value cited at 100 dollars per bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Polie
Central Park Projects
Gretchen Julia Kenyon
West 22Nd St
Kenyon
Pollen Count Report From Elyna Wealth Department
A pollen count of 126 grains per cubic yard was recorded for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning in a report from the Elyna Wealth Department. The figures indicate the amount of pollen present in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyna Wealth Department
Damage suit and arrests follow Oberlin business dispute
Samuel White of Oberlin doing business as Peerless Cleaners sues Peerless Laundry and Dry Cleaning Inc. of Elyria for 150000 in compensatory and exemplary damages. A temporary injunction blocks interference as warrants issue for Roskoph and White over larceny and counterfeit checks. White claims forcible ejectment and equipment removal on July 14 to pressure payment. Roskoph denies debt and accuses White of issuing worthless checks. Both sides face arraignment tomorrow in Oberlin Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel White
Oberlin
Peerless Cleaners
East College St
Peerless Laundry and Dry Cleaning Inc
Elyria
White
Common Pleas
LeRoy F. Kelly
George Bingham
Lorain
Robert S. Roskoph
J. I. Hollingsworth
Peerless
Roskoph
Columbia businessmen seek sheriff protection in funding clash
A Columbia meeting of township trustees heard four area business owners urge higher sheriff funding to restore police coverage. They argued Olmsted Falls provides better protection and requested the sheriff and county commissioners attend a public meeting. Trustees consider involving Eaton Township on joint protection while estimating 15 000 yearly cost for 24 7 coverage. A zoning dispute over the Go Kart Track prompted a request to revoke its conditional certificate after hearings noted violations of permit hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Lorain
Spragueid
Eaton Township
Girl struck by rock injures Amherst child and breaks windshield
An Amherst girl, Ruby Fay Mounts, seven, required seven stitches after a rock hit her lip and loosened a tooth. Deputies say the rock was thrown by six-year-old William Higdon, son of Walter Higdon, 1516 Virginia Dr. A second incident on Quarry Rd near Oberlin saw Audrey Fox report a broken windshield from three rock tossing men in a green Jeep station wagon.
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Amherst
Ruby Fay Mounts
Flanery Mounts
Virginia
William Higdon
Walter Higdon
Virginia Dr
Audrey D. Fox
Wellington
Quarry Rd
Oberlin
Rotarians hear Judge Weygandt in Elyria talk
Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt spoke to 73 Rotary members at the Elyria YMCA on the dangers of concentrating power and the need for humility on the bench. He quoted Wilson and Acton to stress limits on government, and noted the oath includes a Deuteronomy reflection on impartial judgment. Judges Pincura, Kelly, Webber, Ewing, Wilcox attended as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl V. Weygandt
Supreme Court of Ohio
Elyria Rotary Club
YMCA
Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
John Acton
Hubbard C. Wilcox
Lakewood
John D. Pincura
LeRoy F. Kelly
Court of Common Pleas
Henry P. Webber
Court of Domestic Relations
Harald S. Ewing
Probate Court
Frank M. Wilcox
Municipal Court of
Elyria
NFO claims victory in prices in 16 state uprising
The National Farmers Organization announced an early success in its 16 state protest to keep farm products off the market until higher and stable prices are secured. Reports from livestock markets showed higher prices and lower receipts while demonstrations and threats disrupted activity in Missouri and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPD
Natonal Farmers Organization
NIPO
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Agriculture Department
Missouri
Wisconsin
NFC
Lewistown
John M. Dalton
Dr Guyer to Speak at Oberlin Inn Meeting
Lorain County Medical Society members and wives begin the season with a meeting Tuesday at Oberlin Inn. Guest speaker Dr. Tennyson Guyer, Findlay state senator and Cooper Tire public relations director, known as Ohio’s Ambassador of Goodwill, will discuss “The Life of Your Time.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Medical Society
Oberlin Inn
Tennyson, Guyer
Findlay
Guyer
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co
United States
Ohio
International Platforms Association
Findlay College
William Harris Guyer
Typhoid Epidemic Recalled In Wellington Chronicle
A Chronicle Telegram report previews a detailed retrospective by Norma Jones on a typhoid fever outbreak in Wellington thirty six years earlier. The epidemic infected 120 residents and claimed 18 lives during the three month crisis, with townspeople and health authorities racing to halt its spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain probes fire protection measures vowed by council
Lorain officials vow a thorough study of fire protection following two blazes that exposed hydrant and water pressure problems. Fire Chief Alfred Nickley notes broken hydrants, blocked caps, and dead end mains hindered response at the Pearl Avenue and Gypsy Fiddle Inn fires, prompting a call for a preventive maintenance program and a planned Sept. 12 committee meeting with Water Superintendent A. V. Agnew to gather data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Jerry Keron
City Council
Keron
A. V. Agnew
Alfred G. Nickley
Pearl Ave
Nickley
Gypsy Fiddle Inn
West Ene Ave
Council
Agnew
Amherst
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Joseph Rutter
Columbus
Rutter
Water Department
Offiaiy Firenmiai
Parochial Enrollment Increases Across City Schools
First day enrollment at city church schools reached 2562 totals, with St Agnes not fully in attendance until tomorrow. Elyria Catholic High School opened with 665 pupils and a 28 member faculty led by Rev Donohoe and Sister St Lawrence. St Mary School enrolled 1009 in first eight grades, with 25 person faculty. St Jude reported 602 students in one through eight, nearing capacity. Holy Cross had 175 pupils on day one with four Sisters of St Joseph among the staff. St John Lutheran logged 111 total for first day across multiple class sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Agnes
Elyria Catholic High School
Robert W. Donohoe
Mary St. Lawrence
SND
Sisters of Notre Dame
St. Mary School
Mary Wayne
Sisters of ‘Notre Dame
St. Jude
Mary Patricianne
Holy Cross School
Mary Loyola
SSJ
Sisters of St. Joseph
St. John Lutheran School
Robert Beckmann
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Councilmame
Rauh
Vermhon
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission
Richard McGinnis
Donald Hoffman
Higan Bridge Rd
East River Rd
East Pover
Fred Fischer
Valley View
J. A. Berk
Lorain-Erie Counties
Arthur Crow Jr
Safety Committee
William Grob
Burt Hollosy
Ohio State University
Massey - Ferguson
Marks Welding
Rouh
Mayor's Court
Falcon Homes
Arthur Kliegler
William Stuntz
Russia Rd
Keystone School
Ford
the Family
Guibert Heinrich
Columbia Zoning Commission
Judge Weygandt
Bryan
Dalton
Hannibal
Palmyra
Judo
Wis
Emil Treauthardt
Tad
Madison
Don Schmitt
WMTV
Staley
Corning
Iowa
Rev. Mo
Jis
DR. Tennyson Guyer
Norma Jones
Charles J. Hostetter
Svpwepirseff
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