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Police Warn
Of a New
Con Game
East Cleveland police have
reported a new con game is
being operated in this area.
As yet, according to Det.
Captain Patrick J. O’Malley,
the con artist have not duped
any local citizens, but he is
warning residents—particular
ly senior citizens to be cau
tious.
The new chiseling scheme op
erates like this:
The con artists will call
someone and say there is an
error in their bank account.
Further, they advise they will
send someone to the person’s
house in a cab to ascertain
wherein the difficulties lie.
The next step is to take the
unwary victim to his bank with
the premise of checking up on
the bank
im, the
withdraw
the bank.
tellers,
victim
some
In the inter
is asked to
money from
the confusion
and checking,
wind up
disappear.
Then during
of accusations
the con artists
the money and
(apt. O’Malley says
banks do not use this
proach.
with
that
ap-
that
The police officials say
this trick has worked several
times in Cleveland.
St. Agatha
Dance Hails
St. Patty
rd. and East 123rd st.
Joseph Boland, 1206 Lock
wood ave., heads the committee
arranging the annual evtnt.
He is assisted by Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Johnson, 640
Parkway ave., and John Mc
Kenna, 1279 East 133rd st.
Hostesses will include Mrs.
Patrick Browne. 1858 Taylor
rd., and Mrs. Mary Sullivan,
13501 Milan ave.
Tht former pastor of St.
Agatha’s, the Rev. Stephen
Towell, now stationed at St.
Gregory’s, South Euclid, will
be on hand to greet hk many
old friends.
Volume No. 22—No. 10
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.. adults and 75 cents for chil-j
East Cleveland Police are
still searching for two men who
held up William Strukelj in his
delicatessen at 1201 Eddy rd.,
late Saturday evening.
Music will, be furnished by
Al O’Leary’s Irish Minstrels.
Modem music by the Rocket’s
Orchestra, featuring Michael
Fanning,
songs of 01-1
meat for the evening by the
Luther School of Dancing and
the Theieasa Burke School of
Dancing and the Gaelic League entered the store and threaten
Society and their Choral Group, ed Strukelj with what looked
Irish tenor, with
Entertain-
According to police reports,
the thugs escaped with approxi
mately $140.
The report stated, two men
Special guests of honor will.like a sawed-off shot gun. They
iiK-lude Robert E. Sweeney and forced their victim to lie on the
Judge J. McMahon and State floor behind the counter as
Senator Seamus Kilbane. I they rifled the cash registers.
Dancing will begin at 8:30 The holdup men then fled on
p. m. Coffee, tea. Irish bread foot disappearing from sight
and cake will be served. [on Lake Front ave.
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EAST CLEVELAND KIWANIS LADIES had a treat in store for them at a recent meeting
at Mrs. Stanton Addams* home. Principal speaker at the event was Elizabeth (Bitsy)
Hose who told the gathering about her stay in the Philippine Islands last summer
as an exchange student. As can be seen, she also displayed many items brought
back from the Islands. In the photo, left to right, are Bitsy, Mrs. Willard Dunds, Mrs.
Paul Van Dame, Mrs. Frederick Rose and Mrs. Louis Myers.
ssessww
nual pancake breakfast at the1
East Cleveland YMCA, Lee rd.[.
and Euclid ave., c~
March 31st. Offered on an “all[table hungry.
you can eat basis, the menuj Proceeds from the Pancake
will include a generous portior [Breakfast are given to the East
of pancakes, pure maple syrup, Cleveland YMCA to provide ad
sausage and beverages (coffee,[ditional operating funds for its
milk and orange juice). )numerous and beneficial activi-
Tickets are available at a tjes gome of the equipment pur
very nominal^ cost of $1.25 forLhased in the past includes a
shuttle bus, a TV set for the
lounge, pool tables and
for remodelling projects.
In «h.t has become the tra-.^ (12 an(l FanlilicsI
ditional “opener for St.1 __
Patrick’. Day season in Cleve. “f, mora than four
,Pthe
er3on
land, St. Agatha’s Parish will “ke advan,ta^ a 3!c,,al
hold its 13th annual Irish f“rally tlckct, l’rKe ot *4~a
Dance Sunday evening, in the|ve,Y economical way to treat the
school auditorium at La*eview/ani’’y to a big “economy size
[breakfast before or after church.
Breakfast will be served by
the Y’s Men and Y’s Menettes
from 7 to 2 p. m. Tickets may
Police Seek
Delicatessen
Hold-up Men
i
BOOMING BUSINESS. One of the most
8 of East Cleveland City Hall where
Registrar Don Fisher is shown handing some new tags to William S. Gillenwater,
1520 Pontiac, as Deputy RegHrar Alfred Norwick looks on. Too busy to pose for the
camera is Clerk Ellen Hanel, 1630 Lake Front ave. Fisher reports that hours have
been extended and plates now will be sold Monday through Saturday from 8:30
a. m. until 7 p. m. until Saturday, March 30th.
Y's Men Pancake Fete Set
The East Cleveland Y’s Mert’sibe purchased in advance from I other organization, is
Club will sponsor its fifth an-lthe Y
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Currently, there are 32 mem
bers in the 25-45 age group
most of whom are or have been
East Cleveland residents and
active in YMCA affairs.
The club meets at the Y’MCA
on the first and third Wednes
day of each month and, like any
ECBA Plans
Arena Trip
The East Cleveland Business
Association is holding a night
at the Arena to see the 1963
Ice Follies Thursday, March
14th at 8:30 p. m.
Tickets can be secured from
Fred Henderson at GL. 1-4686
or UL. 1-4625.
East Cleveland. Ohio
busy places in our town these days is Room (Cleveland will total about
1963 license plates are being sold. Deputy 1$ 1.700,000.
1 The state contribution to
.— Men or at the door, hacn to increase its membership. AnvL
|from the county,
year about 500 pancake loversI,
s Men or at the door. increase its membei
are served during this popular terested in furthering the workl. hat loca o icia s wi ave
on Sunday, event and no one has yet left the'of the YMCA is invited to joinl p?nsi ’qJ
I .......... Ith. elub by attending one of its 'oat’"ue 8'' c,mnsland
a lard he State Welfare Depart
future meetings. I haj
Women's AAU
Swim Trials
Scheduled
paint
an in
w i
The Y’s Men’s Club is
ternationl organization
clubs located in every part of
the world whose purpose is to
serve the Y'MCA in its fine work
for people of every age, race
and creed.
In East Cleveland, the Y’s
Men's Club was organized in
1956 with Don Barclay, local
police prosecutor, as its first
president. Other past presidents
include Al Hancock, Dan
Kramer, Gordon McCarter, Bob
Suydam and Bud Fisher.
will decide the United Statesl
women’s swimming team fOr|
the Pan American Games, thpI
top two finishers in each event
qualifying.
East Cleveland Leader
The East Cleveland Leader. The SCOOP and EucBdlNews-Joumcd Give Advertteen Complete Coverage In Northeast Greater Cleveland
aid.
Apthorp and other
in Greater Cleveland
palities are meeting to discuss
the action which saw a massive
10 per cent slash of state re
lief funds. The amount of
Imoney vvihdrawn from Greater
East Cleveland up to last Fri
day when the drastic cut went
into effect was $18,620, or 49
per cent. Now it is $15,200 or
40 per cent.
Of the $38,000 city relief
budget. East Cleveland pays
out of its general operating
fund 27 per cent or $10,270.
Another 24 per cent comes from
public utilities excise taxes,
East Cleveland doesn’t re-
anxiousl ... ..
i. •. Iceive anv direct relief funds
East Cleveland man who is in-l ... ....
The dates for the 1963 Wo-j East Cleveland decided to
men’s Senior National AAL’Imaintain the 80 per eent stan
Indoor Swimming and Divingldard of living it will have to
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Championships, which will bepcre^'Its contribution
Itotal over $14,000.
held in two suburban commu-l______________
nities here, have been set fori
March 28th-31st.
determined families
live in health and
require to
decency.
The cut
allowances
per cent.
has reduced
in Cleveland
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Sponsored by the Berea-Mid-1
park Booster Club under thel
auspices of the Lake Erie Am-I
ateur Athletic Union, the meetl
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tine Klutfr—were named to last Thursda
the AAU All-American Team.phe name of
Official meet headquarterslreceived some
is at Midpark High School! treatmemt as 1
Meet director is C. Allard|cyntrjbuted
hisi
Hardy, business manager ter
Lyle Norton.
Kiwanis Hosts
Top Official
YMCA
By Mail $6.00 Per Year
City Ponders
Abrupt State
Relief Slash
Ohio’s cut-back in relief funds did not affect
[checks sent the first of the month to some 30 families
in East Cleveland, City Manager G. T. Apthorp re
ported. He further stated that until the results of
the state welfare director’s action are fully analyized
[there will be no cut
in local
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The meet is open to all wo-1
men 12 years of age and overl The East Cleveland YWCA
who can pass the minimumlwiH hold its sixth annual meet
time requirements as establish-ljng Monday at 7:30 p. m. at
ed by the National AAU. Gold.lthe East Cleveland “Y.”
Silver, and Bronze medals willl The meetinp will begin with
be awarded for the first s*x|an open Board of Management
places in each event. A lar£epieeting with the annual meet
trophy will be awarded
team scoring the Most
in all events.
to theljnjf session starting at 8. An
points|nuai reports will be given and
Ithe results of the election to
in twoLhe Board of Management will
events|be announced.
The meet will be held
pools. The swimming
will he staged all four days atl 7'
the Midpark High School PoolL-ill feature some of the par
in suburban i 1 e u glticipants from the YWCA
Heights. Iswimming classes Y-Teen
The program for the evening
Diving championships will belciubs Trampoline class and
held at the Shaw High Schoollthe Hobby House group. Tn ad
Pool in suburban East Cleve-jdition the Oil Painting, Draw
land. The one-meter event isling. and Copper Enameling
scheduled -for Friday, MarchlClasses will have a display.
29th, and the three-meter div-l Mrs. George Dion, chairman
ing will be held Sunday, Marchlof the Board of Management.
31st.
will preside and Mrs. Lawrence
One of the outstanding teamslchamhers, chairman of. the
expected to participate in thel,nernbership committee, is in
meet is the Cleveland Swimp barge of arrangements.
Cluh under the guidance of A11, "1Pmabers and f"P"ds .of
coach Bob Bushey, who will beltbe '"CA are cordially in
assistant coach of the LTnitedlv’te^ to atten(i t*1® meeting.
States swim team in the 19641-----
Olympics at Tokyo.
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will be defending their" national
ma Riemenschneider, and Chris-1,"
..
Scheduled to speak to localLhe mother-daughter team was
Kiwanians is Warren Crum-Imost accommodating. Mrs.
bine, lieutenant governor oflQuinlan, wortted the entire
the Kiwanis 15th Division—lunit. from 1 to 7 p. m. Mary
which comprises the easternlhustled over to the Knights of
portion of Cuyahoga county.IColumbus Hall as soon as she
Crumbine is a vice president Iwas finished with classes at
of the National City Bank oflRegina High School, where she
Cleveland. lis in the 10th grade.
a gentleman by
Thomas Quinlan
very preferential
he stepped up to
pint of blood.
I After registering, having his
temperature taken anti being
deemed physically fit for a do
nation, Mr. Quinlan was es
corted to the donor room by a
Red Cross Volunteer his
daughter, Mary. Once in the
room, he was prepared for his
blood donation by a Red Cross
The East Cleveland Kiwanr (Volunteer Registered Nurse
Club will be host to the Ki-I- wife, Ethel.
wanis Club officer in this dis- Needless to say, Mr. Quinlan
trict at its luncheon meeting in was °n® °f the most ^refully
the East Cleveland YMCA attanded donorg'
,, I Other persons who visited
on ay noon. Bloodmobile also found that
JKMKM
63 Is
License
Birthday
officials
munici-
Check your Driver’s
cense now I
The year 1963 is an
niversary year for the three
year Operator’s License and
a great many drivers must
renew their licenses on their
birthday.
an-
Driver's licenses may be
renewed thirty days before
the expiration date. For ex
ample, if your birthday were
April 7th. you could apply
for renewal today, March 7th.
You must renew it within
six months of the expiration
date or you will have to take
the entire written, oral, and
driving examination.
During the six-month period
following the expiration date
you may NOT operate an
automobile until you have
your license renewed.
relief
to 70
We hope “A word to the
wise is sufficient.”
those
The slash has forced
on relief to cut down on al
ready fairly skimpy food
money as rents and other nec
essities will still cost the same.
Want a New
State Law?
Meeting Set
Cuyahoga County's delega
tion to the State Legislature
will give the public a chance
to tell it kind
laws Ohio needs. The
tion will hold an open
for the public. Friday
at 9:30 in chambers
county commissioners.
of new
delega
meeting
morning
of
the
Study Group
Meets Tuesday
Mrs. Robert R. Hamilton.
3422 Rumson rd., will be host
ess to the Windermere Study
Club luncheon Tuesday at 1
p. m. Mrs. Donald C. Fabel,
2188 Charney rd., and Mrs.
Wenner Funk, 877 Selwyn rd.
are assistant hostesses.
History of music will be the
program theme. Mrs. Homer
Geiger’s subject is “From Bar
oque to Jazz.’’ Mrs. Myron
Badger will speak on “Our
City and Music.”
Bloodmobile Visit Here Becomes a Family Affair
championship in the 400-yardl
freestyle relay. Three membersl When the Red Cross Blood-) It was Mary who first in- working as a junior Blood Pro.1 She also worked at Red Cross
of the team—Judy Norton, Wil-Imobile visited East Cleveland terested her mother in Red gram Aide on the Bloodmobile Headquarters in Bottle Assem-
[Cross more than a year ago, in her local area.
History was made in East
Cleveland recently as the revo
lutionary school tuberculin
testing program came to an
end.
sec
said
Rep. Charles Mooney,
retary of
he hoped
wish to
legislation
the delegation
that groups which
sponsor beneficial
will attend,
has
The delegation has also
scheduled afternoon meetings
of one hour each for county
officials, the county judiciary,
and for municipal officials »f
all incorporated towns and
cities in Cuyahoga County.
At the completion of the pro
gram in the community, the
school system became the first
in Cuyahoga County to carry
out a large-scale tuberculin
testing program for two con
secutive years and also the
first to use the new Ster-gun
tuberculin testing method.
Taking part in the testing
program were pupils in the
first, seventh, tenth and special
grades as well as adult school
personnel.
To carry out the combined
tuberculin testing-chest X-ray
survey, a Cuyahoga County
Chest X-ray bus made sched
uled stops at each school.
Cooperative Project
According to school officials,
the program was truly a co
operative project with many in
dividuals, in and outside the
schools, taking part.
The anti-Tuberculosis League
of Cleveland and Cuyahoga
County supplied the schools
with consultants, leaflets, pam-
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU SIR? Mrs. Thomas Quin
lan and her daughter, Mary, are ready to assist Mr.
Quinlan in every possible way as he prepares to donate
a pint of blood at the East Cleveland Bloodmobile.
Thursday, March 7, 1963
“LOOK, MA, NO PAIN!’
liardo is shown getting
J’ ... i bly. This is the important serv
ice which prepares
used in collecting
bloodmobiles.
ALL SET TO BOARD tha Cuyahoga County Chest X-ray Bus are Kirk Junior
School Assistant Principal Qoorge Huxel, and teachers Miss Agnes Curry,
Lillian Michael, Dale Jones, Miss Luna Dawson, Mrs. Laury Lewy and
Carol Thombs.
Tuberculin Testing Program
Here Makes History
In Schools
phlets, and a sound film on tu
berculosis.
The East Cleveland schools’
medical department planned the
program obtained permission
from parents, took part in the
testing, and sent written notifi-
Water Classes
Start on Wed
Water Safety Instructor and
Water Safety Aid Classes will
start at Korb Center Pool Wed
nesday.
Qualifications for the class
include a minimum age of 18.
and a current Senior Life Sav
ing certificate.
class will meet for 12
for a minimum vf 36
Registration fur the
The
weeks
hours.
class will be at 7 p. m. All
classes are open to East Cleve
land School District Residents
only.
For more information con
tact Mel Skinner at the pool
or call GL. 1-1750.
the bottles
blood on
St. John’s
Mrs. Quinlan, a
Hospital alumna, became en
thused about volunteer work in
the Blood Program after hear
ing Mary recount her many in
teresting experiences. She said
“Now I understand Mary’s en
thusiasm for the work.”
Besides serving with Red
Cross Mrs. Quinlan keeps her
self busy by working one day
a week at Charity Hospital in
general duty on the surgical
floor. She is also working pres
ently with the ladies’ group at
her church, Christ the King,
to set up a blood bank in the
parish.
Mary is active in the glee
vlub and in dramatics at the
achrol.
Mr. Quinlan works at General
Electric. The Quinlans have
four other children: Eileen, 11:
Kitty, 7 Jimmy, 4 and Mi
chael, 3. They reside at 1715
Noble rd.
EAST CLEVELAND'S
OFFICIAL FLAG
f-
grade Mayfair School pupil Roseann Gag-
Smiling first
her tuberculin test from Dr. Linda Schneider, Medical
Director of East Cleveland City Schools, during the recent Tuberculin Testing
Program. Parent permission slips in hand, Roseann’s classmates Michael Rossi and
Candy Russell are waiting for their turn at testing.
High
Mrs.
Mrs.
cation of the test result to the
parent of each ehild tested.
One of the amazing aspects
of the project was that out of
1,596 parent permission forme
sent home, only two were not
returned to the schools, and 94
per cent of the parents agreed
to have their children partici
pate.
Clinic Doctors Help
Assisting in the testing were
two county tuberculosis clinic
doctor* and two nurses. The
clinic also supplied the schools
with needed test materials, in
cluding the X-ray bus and
technician.
During the testing period, a
total of 1.547 tuberculin X-rays
were performed.
very grati
proved tu
a serious
The results were
fying in that they
berculosis is not
health problem among the East
Cleveland school children or
adult personnel.
Youth Sponsors
Dance for
Building Fund
kick-off rally and dance
be held Saturday night
8 until 1’1 p. m. at the
Cleveland YM-YWCA for
Cleveland Junior and Sen­
will
from
East
East
ior high students.
This dance will mark the
youth phase of the Building
Fund campaign in East Cleve
land.
Sponsoring the event are the
youth club*. Hi-Y, Y-Teens,
Junior Leaders, and Canteen
Committee to whom, immedi
ately prior to the dance, a
speaker and movie will give
the story of the work of the
Y in Greater Cleveland and
why buildings and additions to
buildings are needed all over
the city.
The dance is a sock hop,
dance group will play, and re
freshments will be served.
In Sorority
Mary Kay Muckley. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Muck
ley, 13511 Mann ave., East
Cleveland, has pledged
Delta Pi at Rowling
Sta^e University. Mary
a freshman at Bowling
Alpha
Green
Kay is
Green.
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