Little Bohemia pen ties Dillinger era to local radio
A fragment describes a Little Bohemia inn in Manitowish Waters Wisconsin once tied to John Dillinger and a 1930s FBI manhunt. It mentions pens advertising General Electric and Ohio Edison with quotes from anonymous and Atlee Elyna, plus local police and fire department figures and a playful catalog of potential football players.
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Bob Larkin
Advertising Corps
Little Bohemia
Manitowish Waters
Wis
America
John Dillinger
Dillinger
FBI
Chicago
Wisconsin
Little, Bohemia
General Electric Co
Ohio Edison Co
G.E
Schenectady
N.Y
Atlee
Terry
Elyna
Ohio Edison
Reddy
Bob
Elyria
Lorain
Ken Martin
Mike Firment
Don Wait
Jack Byam
Jack Drage
John Wilbert
Phil Hahn
Robhard Lauterbaugh
Loren Meschke
Ray Pileski
Zig Palagyi
Joe
Tom) Dunlap
Dick McGregor
Chet Seneff
Floyd Rumph
Joe Pronesti
Chuck Boals
Earl Coen
Ken Kauffman
Space shortage prompts staggered classes at Midview High
Midview High School faces space shortages for 1966-67 with a plan for staggered sessions. Principal Richard Stacy reports long student days and crowded facilities as classrooms are repurposed and schedules extended to meet state requirements.
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Grafton
Midview High School
Richard Stacy
Board of Education
Stacy
Ohio Achieves All Time Vehicle Registration Record
Ohio reports an all time vehicle registration total of 5,014,569 with revenue of 86 million dollars. The six month period shows 4,724,150 registrations and 81.8 million in license fees. Passenger cars reach 4,010,188 and motorcycles 61,138. House trailers 40,252 and trucks 325,494.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Chester W. Goble
Goble
Elyria School Funds Boost Tied to 1 Percent Tax Increase
Dr George Smittle. Elyria superintendent. says a statewide 1 percent sales tax increase approved by voters would raise Elyria public schools operating funds by about 736 518. The district projects 1 143 265 from state school funds this year with the tax, bringing foundation program support to roughly 1 490 008. The measure aims to reinforce state public education finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Elyria
George Smittle
Feands
Seattle
Dr Smittle to Be Clambake Guest
Elyria Public Schools staff including teachers and administrators and board members will meet the new Superintendent Dr George B Smittle informally at a clam bake on Wednesday September 22 at Bess and Andy's in North Ridgeville Reservations must be made by Friday through building representatives.
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Elyria Public Schools
Board of Education
George B .Smittle
Bess and Andy's
North Ridgeville
Amherst council overhauls fire unit to support growth
Amherst City Council approved a reorganization of the fire department with a maximum of nine officers and 70 firefighters, all under civil service. The salary schedule includes a chief at 600 dollars annually and four dispatchers to be hired for the police department, with 24-hour police station coverage and a training school for 18 applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Fire Department
Oman
Groomes
Garland Funeral Home
Lorain Crowd Quiets After Racial Tension Incident
A crowd of about 50 in Lorain prevented violence after two black youths fought at a West Lorain roller rink. Police reported arrests for disorderly conduct inciting a riot and resisting arrest, with several officers slugged during the disturbance as crowds urged a Los Angeles style outcome.
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Lorain
Los Angeles
West Lorain
Marvin Moon
West 15Th
Herman Whitfield
West 12Th St
Glen Cutcher
Nat Fag
Melvin Shullick
Cutcher
John Whitfield
Herman
Whitfield
Bruce L. Smith
Parkview Dr
Two Juveniles Sentenced for Rapid Transit Derailment
In Cleveland, two boys aged 14 and 15 were sentenced in Juvenile Court for delinquency in derailing a rapid transit train on August 2. Five people were injured and $7,500 in damage resulted. The 15-year-old was sent to Pennsylvania Junior Republic in Grove City, while the other youth returned to St. Anthony Home for Boys.
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Cleveland
UPI
Walter Whitlatch
Pennsylvania
Junior Republic
Grove City
St. Anthony Home
De Gaulle Threatens to Quit NATO by 1969 Over Reform
French President Charles de Gaulle may demand an end to the integrated NATO command early next year. If allies reject his plan, he could pull France out of NATO by 1969 at the latest, with action unlikely before the December 5 presidential election.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
France
de Gaulle
Tus
Football on film in North Ridgeville Friday night
North Ridgeville Athletic Boosters present film of Friday's North Ridgeville vs Midview game and Browns 194 championship highlights tonight at 3 in the high school cafeteria.
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North Ridgeville
Midview
Cleveland Browns
Fifth inmate sentenced in Lorain jail breakout case
The last of five escapees from Lorain County jail June 24 was sentenced after pleading guilty yesterday. Leroy Scharf, 19, received an indeterminate three to 20 year term for multiple offenses. He will also serve one to 15 years for the jailbreak offenses and one to five years for escape. He was committed to Lima Hospital for psychopathic offender treatment before prison. Other connected men Fred Hill Carl Mahaffey Charles Twyman and Robert Fay had already been sentenced.
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Lorain County
Common Pleas
John ND. Fincura
Leroy Scharf
Cleveland St
Ohio Penitentiary
Scharf
Lima State Hospital
Lima
Pincura
Lima ‘Hospital
Stanley Furline
East River St
Allen Quashnefski
Lorain
George Bingham
Gas firm plans new Lorain service center
Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc will break ground on Sept 20 for a new Lorain service center in the Industrial Park at West 21st Street and West Park Drive. The facility costs about $257,000 for building and land, replacing the old center at 1127 Ith Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
L. P. McIntire
West 21St St
St. Rt
West Park Dr
Columbia of Ohio
Ith St
McIntire
Chronicle-Telegram wins multiple classified ad contests
Herbert M. Guild elected vice president of the Ohio Newspaper Classified Clinic at Columbus meeting. The Chronicle-Telegram captured two firsts for business-building ideas and automotive ads in over 25,000 circulation, beating Akron Beacon Journal. Mt Vernon News won under 25,000 category. new ONCC officers named Charles Householder, W. A. Smith, and Nellie Cox.
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Akron Beacon Journal
Herbert M. Guild
Chronicle- Telegram
Ohio
Classified Clinic
the Chronicle-Telegram
Guid
Columbus
Chronicle-Telegram
Akron Beacon- Journal
Mt Vernon News
Beacon Journal
Manetta Daily Times
Guild
ONCC
Charles Householder
Piqua
W. A. Smith
Cambridge
Nellie Cox
Coshocton
Teeners aim $3 451 blow at leukemia
A teenage fund raising solicitation in Elyria collected 3451 dollars for leukemia research and treatment, 288 dollars more than last year. Over 500 teen volunteers from Girl Scout Troops 413 and 447 and the Salvation Army Cadet Corps canvassed door to door. Mrs George Hallett, area chairman for ALSAC, praised the youths for taking charge of the solicitation.
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Elyria
George Hallett
Fourth St
ALSAC
Girl Scout
Salvation Army Cadet Corps
Man jailed on weapons charge in Lorain County
Flyn Morrs, 49, of 119 Lowell St, indicted for carrying a concealed weapon. He pleaded guilty before Judge John D Pincura and was fined 500 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 30 days in county jail. Police arrested him June 26 after a traffic crash at Middle Ave and Oberlin Rd. a gun was recovered. Charles K Braley, 18, of 4013 Gary Ave, indicted for burglary and referred to probation after pleading guilty yesterday.
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Flyn Morrs
Lowell St
Lorain County Common Pleas
John D Pincura
Morris
Elytia Police
Middle Ave
Oberlin Rd
Charles K Braley
Gary Ave
Probation Department
ERSCO opens under Leighton and Dickelman
ERSCO now run by Harvey L eighton and Edwin D Dickelman hosts an open house at Winckles Street to showcase growth since taking control on June 1. The firm lists six brand name vendors and is the largest industrial supplier in northern Ohio with 125 mile service radius.
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ERSCO
Elyria Rubber and [Supply Co
Winckles St
Harvey JL. Leighton
Edwin D. Dickelman
Charley
Charles B.) Lawton
Leighton
Ohio
Chicago Latrobe
Foc Carborundum Co
Dickelman
Dives
Ronal Perkins
Shaker
Winckles
Elyria Rubber and Supply
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Russy
Johnny Kochan
Dick Griffith
Vic Omahan
Mike Bolvomi
Vic Bulzomi
Joe Mramer
Llewellyn
Lefty) Walters
Camden
Waite
Kipton
Midview Eyes
Home Economics
Dr. Smittle
Amherst Council
Amherst Fire Department
William Groomes
D-4
Council
G. Edward Weaver
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
By Jim Daubel
Timothy Horiton
Canton Ave
Shullick
Gerald Jones
Lowell Ave
George Ritenauer
Robert Pincura
Jones
Horton
Moon
Smith
F.C. Witham
Leighton and Dickelman
B. Sanford
Harvey L. Leighton
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